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I. Fun With Sig Lines
OK, so here's yet another sig line diary. Got nothing else for you tonight. Here are parts one, two, and three.
Again, what I've done is collect little snippets of comments or diaries that I felt would make funny signature lines. In fact, I now have people emailing me comments for these diaries. So if you come across a good one, and you are so inclined, shoot me an email. All of these have cracked me up for one reason or another:
How dare you call me a troll- I'm Precinct Committeeman in Illinois - I've taken the oath...have you?
Oh now your gangsta[.] You need to go read the constituion.
you can't say that i'm a troll dude when i'm not. that's not cool.
He belongs to a gang that calls itself the "troll hunters."
A Swordfish sank the Bismarck.
Fuck me a giving break
It delves into the topics of religion, international banking, and some interesting coincidences regarding 9/11/Pearl Harbor/Lusitania/Gulf of Tonkin. IT IS NOT A CONSPIRACY THEORY FILM.
Don't let the media brain wash you. Do you home home on the candidates.
Don't be lazy. I am teaching you to fish and not giving you fish
Your candidate would eat the baby Jesus if given a chance.
You have a gift. I like you a little less with every post I read.
I am personally rather calm about all this since I foresee Obama becoming more and more like Neo at the end of the Matrix.
that's a private matter . . . none of our business unless you're a panty-sniffer like Ken Starr
And with deepest apologies to PhillyGal:
Cats are useless
Let's hear your favorite sig line candidates in the comments!
II. Tonight's Top Comments
Via trashablanca:
Flint provides us all with a good motto.
Via va dare:
Frankenoid provides us with a useful bit of history to remember about 'mean times' and depression.
Via Dreaming of Better Days:
In sd4david's inspirational diary, rserven describes the difference between Democrats and Republicans.
Via indycam:
Dave from Oregon, in describing his "hopes and aspirations" for the 2008 election, hits the nail on the head.
Via ?:
NearlyNormal dicusses the consequences of republican rule on the justice system from the perspective of a criminal defense attorney.
Via MissLaura: [please don't ban me!]
DHinMI has some rules for observing politics.
Top Mojo
Top Mojo excluding search-identifiable tip jars and first diary comments:
1) May I suggest we all take a moment and let Cigna by Persiflage — 199
2) Thanks. by ichi brown — 151
3) So their kids are more important by bam bam — 96
4) an industry that legally thrive on killing people by cosbo — 95
5) the argument is not of their child vs your child by wade norris — 91
6) Accordong to Forbes by drewfromct — 69
7) Great Update, Scarce . . . by nyceve — 68
8) Ridiculous and disingenuous? by freemark — 65
9) Thanks Jerome by NearlyNormal — 64
10) can anyone be secure in an anarchous situation? by teacherken — 63
11) Jerome, I'm so glad you've posted this . . . by nyceve — 63
12) HMO killed my Uncle by judybrowni — 61
13) The CIGNA treatment by DBunn — 59
14) Not a peep out of the Repubs by sherlyle — 58
15) You have to say no to these people! by TomP — 56
16) SALUTE I am one of those disabled Vietnam era by testvet6778 — 54
17) What can I say? by Jerome a Paris — 52
18) That letter was absolutely perfect! by Newzie — 51
19) This is correct, cosbo . . . by nyceve — 51
20) Merry Xmas, gardeners! by blue jersey mom — 50
21) Have some chocolate on me! (3 pics) by Kayakbiker — 49
22) It isn't the health care system; by hannah — 49
23) CBS: Five Things I Learned in Ten Days With Edwa by TomP — 48
24) Her doctors recommended the procedure. by zephron — 48
25) No FP tonight, but by blue jersey mom — 46
26) If Taylor Marsh told me the sky was blue by arielle — 46
27) So this is Christmas. by highfive — 45
28) It's Faux News, the MSM arm of the by blue jersey mom — 45
29) and I feel sick at paying taxes to benefit by LindaR — 45
30) Yes, Edwards gets it by NCDem Amy — 44
Top Mojo with No Exclusions:
1) I don't think it's going . . . by nyceve — 326
2) tips for a fighter for us by wade norris — 309
3) Maybe Nataline should have been sent abroad by Jerome a Paris — 206
4) May I suggest we all take a moment and let Cigna by Persiflage — 199
5) Tips welcome by Scarce — 193
6) Thanks. by ichi brown — 151
7) not a long diary by clammyc — 131
8) Shame by bink — 126
9) tip jar by xofferson — 124
10) Tip jar by MattBellamy — 111
11) Tips for a by TomP — 97
12) So their kids are more important by bam bam — 96
13) an industry that legally thrive on killing people by cosbo — 95
14) the argument is not of their child vs your child by wade norris — 91
15) Tips / Mojo: 22 Dec 07 by A Siegel — 89
16) All quotes are provided... by wiscmass — 89
17) Merry Solistice! by Frankenoid — 70
18) Accordong to Forbes by drewfromct — 69
19) Great Update, Scarce . . . by nyceve — 68
20) tips, recs, etc by Adam B — 68
21) I hope Jonah Goldberg by calipygian — 67
22) Only One Candidate Has This Kind of Experience by Alegre — 66
23) Ridiculous and disingenuous? by freemark — 65
24) Thanks Jerome by NearlyNormal — 64
25) can anyone be secure in an anarchous situation? by teacherken — 63
26) John Edwards is closing his case with voters! by mdgarcia — 63
27) Jerome, I'm so glad you've posted this . . . by nyceve — 63
28) HMO killed my Uncle by judybrowni — 61
29) Your lips say no, but your irises say yes. by Rob Cole — 60
30) The CIGNA treatment by DBunn — 59