tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post116342644949545583..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: Two RantsSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-32097779849345452582006-11-15T16:46:00.000-05:002006-11-15T16:46:00.000-05:00Um, I suppose that joke would work better for ever...Um, I suppose that joke would work better for everyone else if I let you know that Whaledancer is from Montreal? Yes, it would.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-74561114217065069562006-11-15T16:45:00.000-05:002006-11-15T16:45:00.000-05:00Well, see, Whaledancer, in order to diss your Than...Well, see, Whaledancer, in order to diss <i>your</i> Thanksgiving, they would have had to have started hanging the stuff out sometime in September. Since they probably thought they couldn't get away with tht (yet) they decided to screw Hallowen, instead.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163516346027463582006-11-14T09:59:00.000-05:002006-11-14T09:59:00.000-05:00In my town they started trotting out the Christmas...In my town they started trotting out the Christmas stuff BEFORE Halloween!!! How weird is that?? Ghouls and goblins at one side of the store, evergreen and baubles at the other.<BR/> Also, before halloween,while out on a stroll in our 'hood we saw a house with their xmas decorations up outside. The house beside it had a mock cemetary filled with creep stuffs on their lawn.<BR/> Freaky....Ali Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015782002583625223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163456521933433212006-11-13T17:22:00.000-05:002006-11-13T17:22:00.000-05:00Christmas started at wal*Mart the day after Hallow...Christmas started at wal*Mart the day after Halloween.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368654034853253265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163447754536642432006-11-13T14:55:00.000-05:002006-11-13T14:55:00.000-05:00Hah! You fell into my clever trap! I just wanted t...Hah! You fell into my clever trap! I just wanted to see if I could get <I>you</I> to argue the Libertarian side of the issue! Hah-HAH! (twirls evil black handlebar mustache, while simultaneously tieing innocent girl to railroad tracks)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163444921903276632006-11-13T14:08:00.000-05:002006-11-13T14:08:00.000-05:00Oh, I understand now:Because some stupid/uninforme...Oh, I understand now:<BR/><BR/>Because some stupid/uninformed/apathetic people might make bad choices based on what they read or watch, the government needs step in?<BR/><BR/>(Sorry if that sounds too pissy. I'm still upset about the upset at Foxboro yesterday. Speaking of which, give my best to Flutie!)<BR/><BR/>--JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163442767832533612006-11-13T13:32:00.000-05:002006-11-13T13:32:00.000-05:00I'm with you, Suldog. I love Christmas as much as ...I'm with you, Suldog. I love Christmas as much as the next person, but I have a rule about it. IT DOES NOT START UNTIL I SEE SANTA CLAUS MARCHING DOWN BROADWAY IN THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. I felt that way as a little kid, and I still feel that way. Anyone who talks about it before hand is jumping the gun...BklynSoxFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163442108328820142006-11-13T13:21:00.001-05:002006-11-13T13:21:00.001-05:00Here, here! I, for one, actually enjoy listening ...Here, here! I, for one, actually enjoy listening to Christmas music at other times of the year (especially the summer), but I do so in the privacy of my own home and don't subject others to it (except my husband). I agree whole-heartedly with the day-after-Thanksgiving rule for Christmas. Let each holiday have their own time.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on the election issues as well. At least this year it seems the minor party candidates didn't have to battle just be included in the debates. I wrote a bit about that in my Election Day post:<BR/>http://friday18.livejournal.com/17929.html<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for providing much amusement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163442087348700922006-11-13T13:21:00.000-05:002006-11-13T13:21:00.000-05:00Yeah, I know, it seems totally contrary to everyth...Yeah, I know, it seems totally contrary to everything I usually espouse. However, I feel that it <I>is</I> justified.<BR/><BR/>(Well, duh. If I didn't, would I have said it?)<BR/><BR/>I think the publishing of polls does the same thing as the networks or TV stations calling a winner in a race prior to the polls closing. That has been proven to stop people from actually voting, or to change their intended votes, and I think polls do somewhat the same thing. The practice of calling winners early on has been abolished. Why not a limit on polling?Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163441783872583552006-11-13T13:16:00.000-05:002006-11-13T13:16:00.000-05:00Wow - that was fantastic! I never really "get" the...Wow - that was fantastic! I never really "get" the American electoral system, but you spelled things out really well.<BR/><BR/>The Christmas rant is soooo true! In Canada, as soon as the Halloween things are packed up, we get the Christmas stuff. Then when that's over - it's time for Valentine's Day. Then Easter, and well, you get the picture. Very annoying. It's like stores can't sell merchandise without the words "____ Sale!" in their front windows.<BR/><BR/>London looks pretty Christmasy now - lights everywhere - as nice as it is, I agree that it should start a month before the holiday. One month before and two weeks after is the perfect amount of time to see lights and decorations everywhere. Too long and they start losing their meanings...<BR/><BR/><BR/>anyway - great post Abdullah ;)Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991977217122899608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163437594793061022006-11-13T12:06:00.000-05:002006-11-13T12:06:00.000-05:00"Make The Publishing Of Polling Results Illegal" ?..."Make The Publishing Of Polling Results Illegal" ???<BR/><BR/>Granted, I work in the news industry, so perhaps I'm biased but I figured that Libertarians were into, like, The First Amendment? <BR/><BR/>-- Your smart-ass Brother-in LawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163436980288070532006-11-13T11:56:00.000-05:002006-11-13T11:56:00.000-05:00As for the term limits thing, intelligent people c...As for the term limits thing, intelligent people can disagree. I suppose it's a matter of whether or not we both think that fair elections can be had. I do believe they can, but there are changes needed to accomplish that. I think we both believe the same thing, basically, but may not agree on whether or not what is needed is possible?Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163436753489527782006-11-13T11:52:00.000-05:002006-11-13T11:52:00.000-05:00Thank you, folks.Ericka - One of the reasons I abs...Thank you, folks.<BR/><BR/>Ericka - One of the reasons I absolutely abhor early Christmas stuff is because my job involves listening to Christmas music from September until mid-December. My firm does on-hold telephone messaging as a large amount of our business and, although I do voice-overs and production, my official title here is "Music Director". Therefore, whenever someone orders a production for the holiday season, it is my job to pick out, record, and produce the musical background.<BR/><BR/>I love Christmas music, but having had to listen to it as part of my job has dulled my appreciation for it somewhat. Therefore, it annoys me to no end when I hear it outside of my job AND outside of what I consider the Christmas season.<BR/><BR/>By attacking those who would foist Christmas upon us early, I am only trying to protect my real love of the music and not become totally sick of it.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163434980065730072006-11-13T11:23:00.000-05:002006-11-13T11:23:00.000-05:00Brilliant!Brilliant!Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291201381446319777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163433386717081482006-11-13T10:56:00.000-05:002006-11-13T10:56:00.000-05:00well, abdullah, for the most part, i agree with yo...well, abdullah, for the most part, i agree with you - about christmas AND the elections. <BR/><BR/>you know, there were places around here playing christmas music in OCTOBER?!? nearly makes my head implode just thinking about it. my mother, a pollyanna if ever there was one, says that it's 'cause people want the spirit of christmas to last all year. i'm more of the opinion that they're all a bunch of soulless, money-sucking parasites.<BR/><BR/>i have ranted on several occasions about the media. when did the news become entertainment? i'm going to be bitter for a long while about the election results on cnn being interrupted by a news flash of the pop tart's impending divorce. also, personally, i don't believe that any purported news outlet should be allowed to endorse a candidate, or an issue. it is contrary to their stated purpose.<BR/><BR/>but... on the subject of term limits: i agree with you in principle, but since "so long as that person keeps winning clean and fair election to the office" is not, in my view, possible (and do you think it is, with your view of media bias?) then i believe term limits to be necessary to prevent the abuse of power. i'm in favor of term limits across the board - in congress and the judiciary as well. just my two cents...Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624706433945857931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1163432983320787812006-11-13T10:49:00.000-05:002006-11-13T10:49:00.000-05:00I agree with the Christmas rant! I am so pissed t...I agree with the Christmas rant! I am so pissed that NOTHING has been offered up about Thanksgiving, and it's NEXT WEEK!! Bah.Sassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513049512220102206noreply@blogger.com