tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post1998153467156945087..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: A Real Piece Of WorkSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-47720425668332926482015-10-07T18:23:07.463-05:002015-10-07T18:23:07.463-05:00I guess if she's hurt her own insurance will p...I guess if she's hurt her own insurance will pay for her healthcare. We know she won't have to worry about bankruptcy because she's out of work and still has medical bills because she told us that doesn't happen very often.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-60577077377810730292015-10-07T18:07:17.696-05:002015-10-07T18:07:17.696-05:00Oh, and I forgot, nor does the Uber driver have a ...Oh, and I forgot, nor does the Uber driver have a Commercial Driver's Licence. <br /><br />Because those are all Barriers to Entry, not proof of skill.<br /><br />Just like Brandon Lee getting shot and killed by a "blank" on the set of <em>The Crow</em> in a Right-to-Die State was the Market in Action.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-12673129961077533952015-10-07T18:04:51.970-05:002015-10-07T18:04:51.970-05:00So when she gets an Uber driver to take her home f...So when she gets an Uber driver to take her home from the bar, but they get into an accident where she is injured and their insurance company correctly refuses to pay any of those costs because the policy doesn't cover commercial use (nor does the Uber driver have commercial plates), she'll still be cheering the Free Market in Action, right?Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-85665251257447839422015-10-06T11:22:28.166-05:002015-10-06T11:22:28.166-05:00Good point.Good point.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-72382153011380312332015-10-05T21:12:56.698-05:002015-10-05T21:12:56.698-05:00> it’s hard to get cabs to come to my neighborh...> it’s hard to get cabs to come to my neighborhood<br /><br />It isn't hard to get a cab in your neighborhood. It's difficult to get a cab to drive you a mile and a half to the bar for an $8 fare. Call a cab to bring you to the airport and they won't have a problem coming to your neighborhood.mewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-3233702373556275662015-10-05T14:25:14.526-05:002015-10-05T14:25:14.526-05:00I think I know what she does.
1. Wait until someo...I think I know what she does.<br /><br />1. Wait until someone far smarter than she posts on the subject.<br />2. Add quotes from anonymous sources/someone she once interviewed/a book she read 10 years ago.<br />3. Interpret the above through her personal prejudices and biases.<br />4. Write a post with what she is certain is Dorothy Parkeresque wit and charm.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-65673991866262956842015-10-05T13:48:52.734-05:002015-10-05T13:48:52.734-05:00http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife...http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/term-paper-tips-from-dave-tomar-professional-cheater.html?_r=0<br /><br />Megan can certainly afford one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-42711351745767118682015-10-04T16:46:07.085-05:002015-10-04T16:46:07.085-05:00I just started season 4 and I've become gradua...I just started season 4 and I've become gradually bored with the GOT bloody violence, gratuitous sex and plots that go nowhere outside of killing off half the cast and introducing a new one just as unlikable as the last. At least the dragons are cool. (PS... Team Lannister wins the death match, season 3, episode 9 ).Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-58270250300564026562015-10-03T19:42:56.617-05:002015-10-03T19:42:56.617-05:00I haven't seen GOT since the 2nd season, tho I...I haven't seen GOT since the 2nd season, tho I did like it (not as good as "Breaking Bad"). What friends & I talked about was WTH? is going on? What just happened? Who was that? Why did he-? and so on. Then I cancelled cable & got Netflix.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-79245846470605927702015-10-03T16:06:15.659-05:002015-10-03T16:06:15.659-05:00Who argues about "Game of Thrones" anywa...Who argues about "Game of Thrones" anyway? Do they all show up in "Team Stark" and "Team Lannister" t- shirts to pick a side? I suspect it's a part of her faux intellectualism shtick, as she's demonstrated herself to be one of them who thinks anything with a British accent is smart. Like "Downton Abbey," as much as I enjoy both shows, they're essentially period drama soap operas that are hardly exercises in mental rigor once you sort the players out.<br /><br />And neither of them would be fun bar conversations as far as I'm concerned.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-70377556398552068752015-10-03T14:40:13.406-05:002015-10-03T14:40:13.406-05:00Instead of getting a real poor person to drive her...Instead of getting a real poor person to drive her to the bar she could just invite the bar's patrons to her home!<br /><br />Its so hard to read anything she writes, that faux intellectual faux Briddish accent, that faux intelligence. Ug. It gives me hives inside my head, which is worse than bees, I can tell you.<br /><br />Its hard to imagine Arglebargle really discussing GOT. Too complicated for her.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-80048282340666974342015-10-03T12:10:30.607-05:002015-10-03T12:10:30.607-05:00+1+1Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-11491341519494628442015-10-03T06:58:23.386-05:002015-10-03T06:58:23.386-05:00"In fact I'm amazed that she hasn't o..."In fact I'm amazed that she hasn't outsourced her writing to an impoverished student."<br />There is not an app for that yet.tony in san diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17610599999844228511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-18701586954451938882015-10-02T23:57:10.510-05:002015-10-02T23:57:10.510-05:00Research cuts into her drinking time and nobody ca...Research cuts into her drinking time and nobody cares if she makes everything up anyway.<br /><br />In fact I'm amazed that she hasn't outsourced her writing to an impoverished student. Piecework for pennies on the dollar. Although any actual scholarship would give the game away immediately, and I do think she would miss sharpening her claws on the backs of liberals.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-11784182871324340612015-10-02T22:17:25.843-05:002015-10-02T22:17:25.843-05:00Whenever I hear somebody use the phrase "But ...Whenever I hear somebody use the phrase "But so far, I don’t see much evidence of..." in an argument, it just sounds to me like a gussied up way of saying, "I can't be bothered to check the facts myself. Ufotofu9https://www.blogger.com/profile/12211994492168099117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-48035988263596797642015-10-02T19:43:24.664-05:002015-10-02T19:43:24.664-05:00Every. Damn. Time.Every. Damn. Time.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-72311828177622997272015-10-02T19:20:21.952-05:002015-10-02T19:20:21.952-05:00(sighs) Douthat? Or Dreher?(sighs) Douthat? Or Dreher?Ellis Weinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288528417668206655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-21360492585420599852015-10-02T17:35:21.578-05:002015-10-02T17:35:21.578-05:00I picked up Ross Douthat's Crunch Con book. So...I picked up Ross Douthat's Crunch Con book. So far Ross is right and you are wrong and Ross would like to explain it to you in great detail.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-62233321775222681272015-10-02T17:34:15.719-05:002015-10-02T17:34:15.719-05:00If you change your low-wage system, wages will go ...If you change your low-wage system, wages will go down.<br /><br />We could keep this up for quite a while.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-84936325416360365252015-10-02T17:30:42.246-05:002015-10-02T17:30:42.246-05:00Firesign Theatre have an album about transport to ...Firesign Theatre have an album about transport to "the future," and a PSA for the service has a guy saying, "This is the Honorable Chester B. Cadaver. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future IS a little like having bees live inside your head. But...there they are."<br /><br />McArdle could deliver that speech with a straight face. "Sure, the System has flaws. But it's better than a better System would be, because this System has to remain the same, and it can't remain the same if it changes."Ellis Weinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288528417668206655noreply@blogger.com