FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE:
Bill is getting his annual proctoscopy exam on vacation today, so instead of the witty punditry and political snark you’re used to seeing on Monday mornings, you’ll be a pathetic imitation from me.
Since everyone who’s anyone was at NN10, there was no one around to interview for the normal Yes, We’re All Staring At You segment, but I did manage to come by some really juicy bits of gossip from the dKos community. Feel free to tweet and re-tweet to your little hearts’ content, and remember – you heard it here first.
Follow me over the hump for the hot-skinny
Cheers and Jeers starts in There's Moreville... [Swoosh!!] RIGHTNOW! [Gong!!]
Moodyinsavannah and Moody Loner both showed up at NN10 wearing identical "Sarah Palin – and you thought Bush was stupid" t-shirts. LOL! Moody Loner immediately changed his to one saying Palin Is My Paladin!
GreenDog, Birddog, Doggie 269, and surfdog gave dalfireplug a big, warm, if slightly disgusting, welcome in the lobby.
Just as Predictor said he would, Weatherdude followed PerfectStormer and stormserge everywhere, tweeting updates on their locations.
Sobermom agreed to sponsor mydailydrunk. They were last seen heading to a meeting.
Asterkitty and TheMomCat cornered angry mouse behind the dais in Brasilia 6, but just then, flumptytail and daddybunny ran by, and a merry chase ensued.
No one knows who left the Steaming Pile in the elevator, but CT Donkey was spotted in the gift shop buying Imodium.
Desert Scientist kept stalking dinotrac and Fossil while carrying a magnifying glass and a small trowel.
McMom, Deweysmom, mommyof3, and blue jersey mom spent most of Thursday night in the VooDoo lounge trying to drink Bonddad under the table.
BlueJessamine , blueyedace2 , EdgedInBlue , blueoregon , Blue In A Red State , and Texas Blue Dot were the stars of karaoke night with their rendition of Neil Diamond's "Song Sung Blue"
Frankenoid and JekylInHyde won the costume contest Saturday night, even though both denied they were wearing one.
BFSkinner and Granny Doc tried to organize an intervention for I Love OCD , but Escapee tipped her off, and she was able to make herself Scarce . She was later seen at the airport lining up luggage according to size and color.
Wonderful World and Joyful tried hard cheer up Maudlin after Land of Enchantment told her no, she could not come home and live with her.
Pam from Calif , DemFromCT , Bill in Portland ME , Ed in Montana , N in Seattle , Observerinvancouver , DudeinKY , Leo in NJ , Bfitzin AR , Debbie in ME formed a new PAC - Noweasels Allowed.
Note: There are no basements in FL, so I'm writing this in my garage. Anyone know how to get oil stains out of silk pajamas? BTW - Cheetos in milk turns your milk orange! (but does not make it taste like orange juice.)
By the Numbers:
Percent of the $35,000 goal raised by Kossacks at Netroots for the Troops : 100%!
Number of boxes packed : 300
Number of minutes it took to assemble all the boxes: about 45 Number of Kossack volunteers who toted, lifted, packed, sealed and stacked : a bunch!
Number of pictures of busy Kossacks in RLMiller’s diary . : 13
Number of NN10 photos taken, uploaded, and posted in diaries and on Flicker by Navajo : Eleventy billion . Check them out!
Nevada Nugget - Brought to you in memory of NN10:
The Golden Nugget On Fremont Street (that’s downtown, where the REAL casinos are), has been raking it in since 1946. Yes folks, it’s actually older than me! It stared in its very own movie, The Casino, and had a supporting role as a backdrop for the famous car chase scene in the classic James Bond movie, Diamond’s are Forever. Inside, you can see the world’s largest gold nugget on display, which weighs 875 troy ounces. It’s worth about $1,041,250 according to Friday’s gold prices. Aren’t you sorry you missed it?
Puppy pic of the day: Is THIS America’s Cutest Dog? I think it might be.
CHEERS to Plastiki. Why build a ship in a bottle when you can build a ship out of bottles? the 60-foot catamaran made of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles, docked in Sidney Monday (well, actually yesterday, which was our Sunday, because they’re a day ahead, but... oh, never mind) after 125 days at sea. Project leader David DeRothschild expects to get approximately $7.85 of his original investment back after he tows Plastiki to the local recycling
center.
JEERS to Chickens of the Sea. BP ordered all its cleanup workers to cut and run in the face of approaching Tropical Storm Bonnie, which packed all the punch of a two-year-old whizzing in the potty for the first time. It will now take several days to put everything back in place and re-start the mopping up. Next time, guys, hire the crews from Deadliest Catch. They’re real seamen, not a bunch of wimps. [heh – I said seamen]
CHEERS to Pilfering Pooties. Residents of Portswood, England were baffled by the strange disappearances of undies, socks and gloves. Turns out a cat burglar was at work in the neighborhood. Oscar, a 13-year-old kitteh being fostered by the unsuspecting Weismantel family was surreptitiously
swiping the skivvies, and leaving them as presents - possibly in hopes of impressing them enough to adopt him. It worked. The couple did agree to give Oscar a forever home, but have no plans to return the stolen loot, saying "We can’t give them back now as he makes such an effort with all
these gifts." Word to the wise in Portswood, lock up those unmentionables. There’s a lingerie looter on the loose!
JEERS to Repubs whining that "middle class" and "small business owners," will suffer if the Bush tax credits expire. Several
studies show that on average, small business owners earn well below $250,000, and that the vast majority of people who comprise that category are CEOs, Investment Bankers, "old money folks," professional athletes, and entertainers. Last time I looked, that group was not stimulating the
economy and creating jobs so much as they were vacationing in Miami and dating other snobs.
CHEERS to Howard Dean for his use of the "R" word on Fox News Sunday. "Absolutely racist" is as good a description as any I’ve heard regarding Faux Noise’s use of the doctored Sherrod tape to manufacture "news." The station's new motto:
If we can’t find a true "scary Black person" story, you can count on us to make one up!
Five minutes ago in Cheers and Jeers: I downed my third cup of decaf. Please don’t say anything funny in the comments, because when my bladdder’s this full, I tend to pee a little when I laugh.
And Just One More:
Comic Con is becoming so mainstream that the freaks, geeks, and herds of nerds are going to have to find another venue for their inner avatars, unless they don’t mind rubbing shoulders with the geriatric generation - Bill Shatttner, David Hasselhoff, and Silvester Stalone all made appearances. Rumor has it that next year’s convention will be co-sponsored by Hoveround .
Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today?
Today's Shameless C&J Testimonial:
"What Bill in Portland Maine did was morally wrong" – Rev. Jessie Jackson
7/25/2010
Personal note to Bill: Da-yam, this is a lot of work. Whatever we are paying you, it's not enough.