Saturday South Park - Cartman Gets An Anal Probe

Going all the way back to Episode One for this week. Cartman thinks he just had a weird dream, but with firey farts igniting things, strange alien communications and various objects coming out of his ass, the truth becomes hard to ignore.

Pork: It's What's For Lunch During Ramadan: Collard Greens

Collard Greens

1 bunch fresh collard greens
1 medium piece salt pork
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon bacon drippings, butter or margarine
Pinch sugar (optional)

Strip the stems from the greens (unless they are very tender) and wash thoroughly. Place the greens in a saucepan and add the pork, water, and salt. Cook, covered, for 45 minutes over medium heat or until tender. Remove the pork and pour the greens into a colander to drain. Place the greens in a pan and chop, scissor-like with 2 knives. If necessary, add more salt, to taste. Keep hot and add the bacon drippings and a pinch of sugar.

Pork: It's What's For Lunch During Ramadan: Good Eats Cardboard Box Smoked Pulled Pork

Good Eats Cardboard Box Smoked Pulled Pork

Brine:
8 ounces or 3/4 cup molasses
12 ounces pickling salt
2 quarts bottled water

6 to 8 pound Boston butt

Rub:
1 teaspoon whole cumin seed
1 teaspoon whole fennel seed
1 teaspoon whole coriander
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon paprika

The Good Eats Custom Corrugated Vapor Colloid Applicator
(Cardboard Box Smoker):

Key:
a) heavy-duty corrugated box (no interior painting)
b) flap door
c) electric hot plate
d) small cast-iron skillet
e) hardwood sawdust (no pressure-treated wood or plywood allowed)
f) small fan (optional)
g) 2 quarter-inch wooden dowels inserted through box in parallel fashion
h) oven rack
i) target food
j) thermometers (although probe styles are shown, standard stem models may be used in a pinch)
k) thermometer probes (one in the box, the other in the food)

(This recipe was originally done in a new ceramic flower pot with the catch pan used as a lid, but there was no diagram for it on the Food Network website, but the basic setup for it is the same as the box shown here, but using the round grill from a Weber kettle grill. And set the pot up on 3 short lengths of 2x4 laid flat to allow for air circulation and to let the cord from the hot plate to run out of the drain hole in the bottom of the pot.)

Prep:

Combine molasses, pickling salt, and water in a 6 quart container. Add Boston butt making sure it is completely submerged in brine, cover, and let sit in refrigerator for a minimum of 8 hours. 12 hours is ideal.

Place cumin seed, fennel seed, and coriander in food grinder and grind fine. Transfer to a small mixing bowl and stir in chili powder, onion powder, and paprika.

Remove Boston butt from brine and pat dry. Sift the rub evenly over the shoulder and then pat onto the meat making sure as much of the rub as possible adheres. More rub will adhere to the meat if you are wearing latex gloves during the application.

Preheat smoker to 210 degrees F. Place butt in smoker and cook for 10 to 12 hours, maintaining a temperature of 210 degrees F. Begin checking meat for doneness after 10 hours of cooking time. Use fork to check for doneness. Meat is done when it falls apart easily when pulling with a fork. Once done, remove from smoker and set aside to rest for at least 1 hour. Pull meat apart with 2 forks and serve as sandwich with coleslaw and dressing as desired.

My America

From P.J.O'Rourke's Holidays In Hell. His response to a typical Euroweenie whining about how Americans don't understand war, that they think war is...

"A John Wayne movie," I said. "That's what you were going to say, wasn't it? We think war is a John Wayne movie. We think life is a John Wayne movie -- with good guys and bad guys, as simple as that. Well you know something, Mr. Limey Poofter? You're right. And let me tell you who those bad guys are. They're us. WE BE BAD.

"We're the baddest-assed sons of bitches that ever jogged in Reeboks. We're three-quarters grizzly bear and two-thirds car-wreck and descended from a stock-market crash on our mother's side. You take your Germany, France, and Spain, roll them all together, and it wouldn't give us room to park our cars. We're the big boys, Jack, the original giant, economy-sized new and improved butt-kickers of all time. When we snort coke in Houston, people lose their hats in Cap d'Antibes. And we've got an American Express credit card limit higher than your piss-ant metric numbers go."

"You say our country's never been invaded? You're right, little buddy. Because I'd like to see the needle-dicked foreigners who'd have the guts to try. We drink napalm to get our hearts started in the morning. A rape and a mugging is our way of saying 'Cheerio'. Hell can't hold our sock-hops. We walk taller, talk louder, spit further, fuck longer, and buy more things than you know the name of. I'd rather be a junkie in a New York City jail than King, Queen, and Jack of all you Europeans. We eat little countries like this for breakfast and spit them out before lunch."

Pork: It's What's For Lunch During Ramadan: Ham Hocks with Navy Beans

Ham Hocks with Navy Beans

4 (1/2-pound) ham hocks, scored
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup minced yellow onions
1/4 cup minced celery
1/4 cup minced green bell pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 pound navy beans, rinsed, picked over, soaked overnight and drained
8 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup minced parsley
1/2 cup minced green onions
(I also mince up a Jalapeno pepper or two and put it in the pot as well)

In a large, heavy stockpot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the ham hocks, onions, celery, bell pepper, red pepper flakes, oregano, thyme and bay leaves, and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, and saute for 1 minute. Add the stock and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer covered for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Add the navy beans and stir. Continue simmering over medium-low heat for 45 minutes to one hour, or until the beans are almost cooked and ham hocks are very tender. Season with salt and continue cooking 15 to 30 minutes, until beans are done and ham hocks are beginning to fall apart.

Remove from the heat. Serve the ham hocks with the beans at the table, sprinkled with parsley and green onions, or cut the meat from the bones in the kitchen before serving, return the meat to the pot and serve with the beans at the table.

(And remember a couple of shots of Tabasco Sauce on your beans if you wanna "Kick It Up A Notch!!")

For me, you just can't have ham and beans without making cornbread. Take your favorite mix or recipe and for an added kick, finely dice a Cayenne or Jalapeno pepper and add it to the batter. And don't forget the sliced onion on the side.

Ed Said That I'm A Gun Nut (Which Reminds Me, The Gun Show Starts The Day After Tomorrow...)

("Say hello to my little friend...")

(I know that I'm not gonna change anybody's mind, no matter how big a clue-by-four I hit them between the eyes with, unless they want to change it, but it's my blog and I can beat any dead horses here that I want to...)

Ed Raven said...
Apparently you misinterpreted most of my post,

(I just went back and double checked to be sure your comment was in English, and since I've been reading at a college level since the sixth grade, I'll assume I read it correctly. I guess that I'm not "nuanced" enough to understand the peace at any cost crowd. Mebbe that's the same reason that I didn't vote for that idiot Kerry.)

...however I am not surprised as you are a textbook gun nut.

(Guilty as charged, yer Honor! And Proud as hell about that fact, too. Although I'd like to know what "textbook" you get your facts from. I bet it's chock-full of lots of other left-wing hippie bullshit as well. And just for the record, beside my P-90, I also own two rifles. One is a Marlin .22 and the other is a SKS.
OH SHIT!!! HIDE UNDER THE BED!!! THE GUN NUT HAS AN ASSAULT RIFLE!!! AAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!)

A mishandled gun or nuclear weapon can cause chaos, riots, and unnecessary deaths.

(A properly handled gun or nuclear weapon can prevent chaos, riots and unnecessary deaths. Just ask any of the thousands of people who weren't raped or killed because they had a gun. Or you can ask any of the MILLIONS of American Soldiers, Japanese Soldiers and civilians who weren't killed in an invasion of the Japanese home islands in WWII because we used nuclear weapons to stop the war before we had to invade.)

Think of the poor defenseless Muslim children who will be killed in all of this bloodshed! We hear in the news every day of children who die because of the presence of the Marines.

(Think of poor defenseless muslim children whose OWN FUCKING PARENTS will gladly strap a bomb belt around their waists and send them out to kill as many other people as possible. Ever seen photos of the aftermath of a suicide bombing?? Now there's some bloodshed, bubba. That's what's killing the poor, widdle muzzie kids. And don't give me any shit about "Well, if we weren't there, they wouldn't be doing that." They've been pulling that shit in Israel, England and elsewhere since LONG before we ever went to Iraq, just because somebody doesn't believe the way they do. And look on the bright side. Being blown up is a lot less painful than being raped or beaten to death or being fed feet first into a shredder because Saddam wanted to make a point with your parents.)

If we can't trust the Marines, who can we trust?

(Well, there's The Army, The Navy and The Air Force, and their respective Guard and Reserve components, all of whom are pretty adept at breaking things and killing people (AKA: "How to WIN a fucking war"), but The Marines are at the top of that particular food chain.)

We must all learn to love each other and join hands, for every one is equal.

(Sorry, but I don't know the words to Kumbaya. And it's hard for me to love someone who would gladly hack off my head because I won't pray to their god. And just so there's no misunderstanding, I don't pray to any god. And I don't plan on starting anytime soon.)

Thanks for playing, Ed and we have some lovely parting gifts, including a tie-dyed t-shirt and a year's supply of patchouli for you offstage...

Pork: It's What's For Lunch During Ramadan: Cuban Sandwich

Another midday muslim meal that can help use up the leftovers from yesterdays recipe, again courtesy of Good Eats...

Cuban Sandwich

4 hoagie rolls
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1/4 pound baked ham, thinly sliced
1/4 pound roast pork, thinly sliced
1/4 pound provolone cheese, thinly sliced
10 thin dill pickle slices, approximately 2 whole pickles
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature

Slice the bread horizontally in half, leaving 1 edge intact. Lay the bread open and spread each side with the mustard. Divide the ingredients evenly among the slices of roll. Start with the ham followed by the pork, cheese, and dill pickles. Bring the tops and bottoms together.

Heat your panini maker or sandwich press. Butter each side of the press. Place the sandwiches inside, press down and grill until the cheese is melted and the bread is flat and browned, approximately 10 minutes. If you don't have a sandwich press, you can heat 6 fireplace bricks wrapped in foil, in a 500 degrees F oven for 1 hour and then press the sandwich between them for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Ed Said...

I've gotten so used to not having any comments on my posts that I've pretty much stopped looking for them. Apparently, I've missed some. Like this one from Ed Raven regarding " How To Negotiate With Terrorists"...

"I highly disagree with this entire statement."

(It's your right to disagree with what I say in this country. But If the terrorists get their way, your right of free speech will dry up and blow away and you will be forced to think and speak the way they want you to under penalty of death.)

"Terrorists are all willing to make peace with the United States, and merely require the eyes and ears of the ignorant Texan oil-guzzling ranchers up in the White House to do so."

(And their version of "peace" involves our total submission to their 7th century beliefs and way of life, genital mutilation of women to prevent them from being able to have sexual pleasure and therefore wanting their husbands to take a break from beating them and raping the goat and bang them for a change, stonings for women who show the least bit of independent, intelligent thought or show too much ankle under their burkas, death to those who would defame islam in thought, word or deed, no music or TV that does not praise Allah (pork fat be upon him), beheading apostates and infidels on camera, drinking camel piss for health reasons.... the list of atrocities goes on and on... Do I have to??)

"A nuclear bomb will never end terrorism."

(No, "A" nuke won't end terrorism. But several stragetically placed nukes would make those animals sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up...)

"However, negotiations and a peace treaty will."

(Just ask Israel how their negotiations and peace treaties with Hamas and Hezbolla are working out. Mebbe they'll get back to you if they have time to answer between terrorist suicide bombings and rocket attacks...)

"When will our President ever learn this? We should pull out of Iraq NOW."

(One of the things that you and your left-wing, smelly hippie-ilk don't get is the fact that we've flopped our dick out on the table in Iraq and dared the 'slim Tangos to come cut it off. And they've been coming in droves from around the world to try. Ergo, they've been too pre-occupied with the chance to frag yankees in Iraq to frag yankees in The States. And if you ask me, I'd rather blow somebody else's shit up while killing bad guys than blow to shit up over here. But if you don't care that your friends, family and hometown gets fucked up from hi-explosives, I'll be sure to pass the new battle plan on to the DoD...)

"By the way, guns are bad. People kill people, but guns are deadlier than people, because a person can fire a gun by mistake."

(Yeah, people kill people. With guns sometimes. "So remember kids, guns are bad, mmkay..." And a drunken shitbird can mistakenly run a red light and wipe out you and your whole family in a split second. I know, I've bagged a family or two in my paramedic days. A gun is a piece of equipment, a tool.

As I type this I have a Ruger P-90 .45 caliber pistol with seven rounds of 230gr. hollowpoint manstoppers in the mag and one in the chamber, six inches in front of my keyboard. It's there whenever I'm on the computer, it's there under my pillow at night, it's there next to my recliner when I'm watching the tube. It's like my Visa card, I NEVER leave home without it. It has never just jumped up and shot anything that I didn't aim it at and make a deliberate attempt to shoot.

But I guaran-goddamn-tee you, if you jump up, start acting weird and shouting "Inshallah" or "Allahu Akbar" I WILL give you a new 11.4 mm assshole in the middle of your forehead before you can blow your stupid ass up and possibly take me and my loved ones with you.

Guns are not deadlier than people. I can kill you just as dead with my bare hands, a shoe-lace or a glass of water as a maniac with a .50 BMG caliber rifle can. And just about as quick. Idiots with guns are dangerous.)

Ed, I encourage you to go back and re-read what I wrote in " A Few Thoughts On 9/11 and Islam" and " Fisking "The Apostle"" and to do a little research and verify my statements as the facts they are. If I am mistaken, I welcome corrections. As Johnny-5 said, "INPUT!!"

Knowledge is power.

Pork: It's What's For Lunch During Ramadan: Baked City Ham

Todays recipe comes courtesy of Alton Brown and Good Eats. It's also what I had yesterday along with Ol' Lady's signature Cheesy Taters. Yum, Yum, get you some.

The leftover ham makes excellent ham sammiches you can take to work and share with your muslim friends to help ease their midday hunger pangs during their ramalamadingdong fast.

Baked City Ham

1 city style (brined) ham, hock end*
1/4 cup brown mustard
2 cups dark brown sugar
1-ounce bourbon (poured into a spritz bottle)
2 cups crushed ginger snap cookies

Heat oven to 250 degrees F.

Remove ham from bag, rinse and drain thoroughly. Place ham, cut side down, in a roasting pan. Using a small paring knife or clean utility knife set to the smallest blade setting, score the ham from bottom to top, spiraling clockwise as you cut. (If you're using a paring knife, be careful to only cut through the skin and first few layers of fat). Rotate the ham after each cut so that the scores are no more than 2-inches across. Once you've made it all the way around, move the knife to the other hand and repeat, spiraling counter clockwise. The aim is to create a diamond pattern all over the ham. (Don't worry too much about precision here.)

Tent the ham with heavy duty foil, insert a thermometer, and cook for 3 to 4 hours or until the internal temperature at the deepest part of the meat registers 130 degrees F.

Remove and use tongs to pull away the diamonds of skin and any sheets of fat that come off with them.

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Dab dry with paper towels, then brush on a liberal coat of mustard, using either a basting brush or a clean paint brush (clean as in never-touched paint). Sprinkle on brown sugar, packing loosely as you go until the ham is coated. Spritz this layer lightly with bourbon, then loosely pack on as much of the crushed cookies as you can.

Insert the thermometer (don't use the old hole) and return to the oven (uncovered). Cook until interior temperature reaches 140 degrees F, approximately 1 hour.

Let the roast rest for 1/2 hour before carving.

*Cook's note: A city ham is basically any brined ham that's packed in a plastic bag, held in a refrigerated case and marked "ready to cook", "partially cooked" or "ready to serve". Better city hams are also labeled "ham in natural juices".

Pork: It's What's For Lunch During Ramadan: Stuffed Pork Chops with Grits

Today we have a recipe that has grits in it. While I'm no big fan of grits, this comes from Paula Deen, so I'm sure it's gotta be good. It sure looked yummy on TV, so be sure to invite all your muslim friends over for this one...

Stuffed Pork Chops with Grits

4 (1 1/2-to 2-inch thick) pork chops, bone-in, split to bone
1 pound bulk sausage, split into 4 equal portions
House Seasoning, as needed, recipe follows
Olive oil, for brushing
Grits:
2 cups water
1 1/4 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup quick cooking grits, not instant (suggested: Quaker)
1/2 cup butter

Grits Prep:

In a small pot, bring water, milk, and salt to a boil. Slowly stir grits into boiling mixture. Stir continuously and thoroughly until grits are well mixed. Let the pot return to a boil, cover pot with a lid, lower the temperature, and cook for approximately 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Add more water if necessary.
Grits are done when they have the consistency of smooth cream of wheat. Stir in half the butter and serve with remaining butter divided equally on top of each portion, or serve with fruit or with a savory meal.

Pork Prep:

Set up grill for direct grilling. When coals are white hot, spread them evenly and place grate on top to heat. Meanwhile, stuff each pork chop with sausage and rub meat liberally with House Seasoning. Secure each pork chop with a wooden skewer or toothpicks (remember to remove before serving). Brush oil on grill grate to prevent sticking. Place pork chops on grate and grill until nicely browned, about 5 to 6 minutes. Turn and repeat process. An internal temperature of 160 degrees F is recommended for pork. Make sure your sausage stuffing and pork chop is thoroughly cooked.

House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.

Kissing Muslim Ass Will Get Us KIlled

I found the latest example of PC madness concerning how best to deal with our jolly jihadi enemy over at Michelle Malkin's site...

(from the London Sunday Times 24 SEPT 2006)

POLICE have agreed to consult a panel of Muslim leaders before mounting counter-terrorist raids or arrests. Members of the panel will offer their assessment of whether information police have on a suspect is too flimsy and will also consider the consequences on community relations of a raid. Members will be security vetted and will have to promise not to reveal any intelligence they are shown. They will not have to sign the Official Secrets Act.

Before you say to yourself, "Shit, dude, that's over in London. That kind of dumb-fuckery couldn't happen here...", I present Dumb-Fuckery Exhibit A:

(from worldnetdaily.com 18 AUG 2006)

The Department of Homeland Security took a Muslim group with known past ties to terror organizations on a VIP tour of security operations at the nation's busiest airport at the same time British authorities were working to break up a plot to blow up U.S. airlines.

On June 21, a senior DHS official from Washington personally guided Muslim officials from the Council on American-Islamic Relations on a behind-the-scenes tour of Customs screening operations at O'Hare International Airport in response to CAIR complaints that Muslim travelers were being unfairly delayed as they entered the U.S. from abroad.

CAIR is a spin-off of the Islamic Association for Palestine, identified by two former FBI counterterrorism chiefs as a "front group" for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Several CAIR leaders have been convicted on terror-related charges.

The Department of Homeland Security took a Muslim group with known past ties to terror organizations on a VIP tour of security operations at the nation's busiest airport at the same time British authorities were working to break up a plot to blow up U.S. airlines.

On June 21, a senior DHS official from Washington personally guided Muslim officials from the Council on American-Islamic Relations on a behind-the-scenes tour of Customs screening operations at O'Hare International Airport in response to CAIR complaints that Muslim travelers were being unfairly delayed as they entered the U.S. from abroad.

CAIR is a spin-off of the Islamic Association for Palestine, identified by two former FBI counterterrorism chiefs as a "front group" for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Several CAIR leaders have been convicted on terror-related charges.

And I'm sure that Hadji pinky-swore to Allah (pork-fat be upon him) that he'd never tell his jihadi buddies any of the details of any of these operations, unless of course the info could be helpful in killing more of the infidels.

While the fuck-tards in charge of protecting us are jamming their heads farther up their asses to keep from "offending" members of the Religion of Piss, here's a little reminder of what they'd do to us infidels in a heartbeat...

(from http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/184744.php)

An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Saturday purporting to show the bodies of two American soldiers being dragged behind a truck, then set on fire in apparent retaliation for the rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by U.S. troops from the same unit.

The Mujahedeen Shura Council _ an umbrella organization of insurgent groups, including al-Qaida in Iraq _ posted another video in June showing the soldiers' mutilated bodies, and claiming it killed them. It was not clear whether the video posted Saturday was a continuation of that footage, or why it was released.

It was impossible to identify the bodies, but the footage was believed to be of Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, and Pfc. Thomas Tucker, 25, who went missing after being attacked by insurgents on June 16 at a checkpoint south of Baghdad. Their remains were found three days later, and the U.S. military said they had been mutilated.

If the fuck-heads we have in charge today were responsible for running WWII, we'd all be speaking German or Japanese today. And unless they un-fuck themselves, the way things are going, our grand-kids will be speaking Farsi at some point

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go celebrate Ramalamadingdong with a HamBOLT (Ham, Bacon, Onion, Lettuce and Tomato) sammich.

Pork: It's What's For Lunch During Ramadan: Chicken-Fried Pork Chops with Andouille-Milk Gravy over Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Well kiddies, it's that time of year again, 24 Sept 2006 is the first day of the Pisslamic holiday Ramadan. From 24 Sept until 24 Oct one of the things the muslim hordes will do to celebrate Ramalamadingdong is observing a sunup to sundown fast.

(From factmonster.com)

Fasting serves many purposes. While they are hungry and thirsty, Muslims are reminded of the suffering of the poor. Fasting is also an opportunity to practice self-control and to cleanse the body and mind. And in this most sacred month, fasting helps Muslims feel the peace that comes from spiritual devotion as well as kinship with fellow believers.

(Mebbe a mushroom cloud over mecca would remind these goat-raping, camel-piss drinking backwards-assed primitive motherfuckers of the suffering of the poor families of the folks they've beheaded on camera while practicing their self-control...)

Well, because I hate (muslims) to see anybody going hungry, I've decided to post a daily, delicious pork recipe that you can prepare and share with your muslim friends for lunch. So let's get the party started with Sunday after mosque dinner...

Chicken-Fried Pork Chops with Andouille-Milk Gravy over Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

22 saltine crackers, finely crushed
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt, divided, plus more for seasoning
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided, plus more for seasoning
3/4 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence, recipe follows
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 large eggs
3 cups plus 1/3 cup whole milk
8 boneless breakfast pork chops (small, thin cuts, about 1/4-inch thick each)
2 to 2 1/2 cups vegetable oil
8 ounces cooked and crumbled andouille sausage
Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes, recipe follows

In a shallow bowl combine the crushed crackers, 3/4 cup of flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, Essence, and baking powder.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together the eggs and 1/3 cup of milk.

Season pork chops lightly with salt and freshly ground pepper on both sides. Dust pork chops, one at a time, with the cracker-flour mixture and then dip in the egg mixture. Dredge pork chops with the cracker-flour mixture a second time, pressing to coat, and shaking off any excess flour.

Heat the oil to 375 degrees F in a large skillet with 2-inch deep sides. (The oil should be about 1/4-inch deep.) Add the pork chops to the preheated oil, being careful not to over-crowd the pan. Pan-fry the chops for 2 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn the pork chops and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through. Place the pork chops on a paper towel-lined plate and keep warm while you make the gravy.

Carefully discard most of the oil from the pork chops, reserving 2 tablespoons plus any browned bits in the bottom of the skillet. Heat the oil over medium-low and add the andouille sausage, stirring until warmed through and fragrant. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of the flour to the oil-sausage mixture, stirring constantly to keep from burning, about 2 minutes. In a slow, steady stream, add the remaining 3 cups of milk, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking continuously. Bring the gravy mixture to a simmer, and cook 8 to 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Season the gravy with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately over chicken fried pork chops and buttermilk mashed potatoes.

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

2 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Place the potatoes in a medium pot and cover with cold water by 1-inch. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, until the potatoes are fork tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain potatoes in a colander.

Return the potatoes to the cooking pot and add the buttermilk, butter, salt, and black pepper. Mash with a potato masher or heavy fork until fluffy, about 4 minutes. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper, to taste. Place potatoes in an ovenproof dish and cover with aluminum foil. Place mashed potatoes in a low (275 degree F) oven to keep warm until ready to serve with the pork chops.

Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast)

2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme

Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

Yield: 2/3 cup

Saturday South Park - Goobacks

In this episode, humans that speak a strange language from the 31st century travel back in time to escape the over-populated, bankrupt, desolate world of the future in an attempt to make a better life for themselves in 21st century South Park by doing the jobs that present-day humans won't do for greatly reduced wages.


Sound familiar??

How To Negotiate With Terrorists

(Given the recent events in Israel and the current goings on with Iran, this seemed to sum up the situation quite well...)

This brief blog entry takes you through a series of negotiations over time between peacemakers and terrorists:

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of a line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker introduces himself. The terrorist kills him.

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of the line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker asks, "why did you kill my friend?" The terrorist kills him and rapes his wife.

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of the line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker says, "Stop that!" The terrorist kills him, rapes his daughter and kills his wife.

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of the line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker says, "I'll pay you $1000 if you stop attacking us." The terrorist agrees to the deal, takes the $1000, and kills him.

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of the line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker appeals to the United Nations. The United Nations says the peacemaker is at fault. The terrorist kills him.

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of the line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker now has a gun, and threatens to use it. Other peacemakers start chanting the old 60's whine, "Can't we all just get along?" The peacemaker hesitates. The terrorist kills him.

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of the line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker tries to convince his peacemaker friends that the terrorists aren't going to respond to negotiations, but they insist that if he kills the terrorist it'll just make the other terrorists mad. The peacemaker reluctantly agrees to try negotiating again. The terrorist kills him., his entire family, and his neighbor's family.

A heated debate now ensues between the peacemakers who want to be nice to the terrorists and the peacemakers who believe that there can never be peace until the terrorists are all dead. While they are debating, the terrorists kill 15 more peacemakers.

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of the line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker asks himself, "Which is more important: being liked by everyone, or protecting my family?" The terrorist pulls a knife to kill the peacemaker, but the peacemaker pulls a gun and kills the terrorist first. The United Nations condemns the peacemaker's use of unproportional force. Many of his peacemaker friends turn against him.

A peacemaker walks up to the left side of the line. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line. The peacemaker apologizes for what his friend did to the other terrorist. The terrorist kills him, his entire family and his neighbors, and threatens to destroy the city as soon as they develop a bigger weapon.

A peacemaker refuses to meet at the line because every time a peacemaker goes to the line the terrorist kills him. A terrorist walks up to the right side of the line and fires rockets into the peacemaker's town. The United Nations condemns the way the peacemaker provoked the terrorist by refusing to come to the line and meet with him.

Generations pass and not much changes until one day when the son of a peacemaker decides that the old strategy simply won't work. He walks up to the left side of the line a little early. As the terrorist approaches the right side of the line the peacemaker shoots him. Another terrorist approaches to replace the first, and the peacemaker shoots him too. This scene plays out several more times. Then a terrorist approaches carrying a white flag, but he also has weapons. The peacemaker shoots him. A terrorist next approaches with a ceasefire resolution from the U.N. The peacemaker shoots him also. A large group of terrorists approach and the peacemaker shoots them all and drops a nuclear bomb on the city they came from. The peacemaker continues killing the terrorists until the terrorists are all dead.

There is finally peace on earth and the United Nations takes the credit.

You Can't Always Believe Your Eyes

Here we have a couple of pix of the famous Lockheed C-17 cargo plane...








HERE we have a pic that puts things into perspective...





This 1/9th scale radio-controlled C-17 model was built in the United Kingdom. To date it has about 20 flights. It was built as the centerpiece of a 15 program television series produced in the U.K. for the Home and Leisure satellite TV channel. Built with the aid of three friends, it took one year to build and is powered with 4 Jetcat P-120 turbines with a total thrust of 108 lbs. The model weighs over 250 lbs fuelled, and carries 12.5 liters (3.3 US gallons) of 95% kerosene and 5% turbine oil fuel. Other details include 5 Futaba PCM receivers, 16 battery packs (93 cells), 20 Futaba servos, on board air compressor; electro/pneumatic retracts, etc. Wingspan is 20 feet 8 inches, and the top of the fin is 74 inches (6 feet 2 inches) above the ground. Takeoff weight is 264 lbs. The rear cargo doors open and they drop an r/c jeep on a pallet, as well as 2 free-fall r/c parachutists. The model also has smoke systems both of the inboard turbines, and uses 2.4 GHz data link to provide real-time data to a laptop computer on the ground while in flight, this data includes airspeed, turbine RPM, EGT, fuel consumption, etc. It is covered in fiberglass and epoxy resin. The craft is built mainly from balsa and ply, with many glass and carbon fiber moldings to reduce weight. This C-17 Globemaster III is one of the largest jet models in the world today! Complete with retractable landing gear and pneumatically operated flaps.

Fisking "The Apostle"

"You know. I think that what really needs to happen is for someone who has either been there or knows soneone close to them who has been there, to speak to you guys. What a coincidence, my brother is on his 3rd tour in Iraq. I have seen things that some of you have NEVER seen and heard things that MANY of you have NEVER heard."

(What a coincidence, my roommate's a Spec-4 in the Army Reserve who got back from Iraq in January and is going back next year. He's shown me several citations he's recieved for spotting and removing IEDs and developing up-armor kits for humvees thus saving untold U.S. lives. Oh and he's also saved three Troops lives with his own hands after the humvee they were riding in was blown up and flipped over by an IED planted by muslim terrorists. And that's not counting all the photos and videos he took while over there. So I think I have a pretty reliable source of information on what is going on in Iraq, in addition to spending 2-3 hours a day on the net reading news stories on blogs by mil-bloggers who are or have been there and not getting my news filtered by terrorist enabling sources like AP, NY Times, or any of the mainstream TV stations that wimp out and use words like "insurgent" or "militant" or "gunman" instead of calling a spade a spade and calling them terrorists.)

"As far as a religious war...maybe. You have to realize that just what you are saying. you said it yourself not all islams are terrorists but all terrorists are Islam.(i think it was you Confused ) One of my wifes friends are Islam and I have spent countless hours trying to understand the religion for which he believes. Islam is not a religion of hatred, but yet of peace through submission."

(Yes it was me. Is this an example of your peaceful, submissive religion??
While looking for that image, I found several other examples of the "Religion of Peace", but I can't post them here because pix of a beheaded body laying in a pool of blood with it's head on it's torso don't belong here.)

"Now the Islamic extremists these days take a line here and there out of its context and they put them together to say "kill all who oppose." thats not what it says, and I know, because I have read it. I was shown by this friend where in the kuran that these extremists have it wrong."

(So I guess that means the former Grand Poobah of Islam, Ayatollah Khomeini was wrong back in 1942 when he said, "Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those who say this are witless." To repeat what I said earlier, "Egyptian born, ex-muslim, daughter of the founder of the terrorist organization Fedayeen in Gaza, Nonie Darwish says, "In the arab world we were only taught one meaning for Jihad, and that is: A religious holy war against infidels and armed struggle against anyone who is not a muslim." Infidel means anyone who is not a muslim." I guess someone that was born into islam, raised in islam and is risking a death sentence under islam by saying that is wrong too??)

"The statments that you have written so far are MOSTLY true. I commend you for that and I do agree with most of the statments that you have made."

(Thank you and please feel free to correct any errors...)

"But, you have to relize that WE are not Islamic extremists that HATE EVERYONE WHO OPPOSES us. You haveing hatred toward an Islam or Muslum is mearly a hatred toward a religion and not a specific person because of a specific event."

(I believe that the terrorist attacks that killed 2,996 INNOCENT Americans on 9/11/01 WERE a specific event. As I said "The only people that I "hate" or have a "prejudice" against are those that either hate or are prejudiced against me first. Such as the thug, rapper wannabe with his gold teeth and skid marks showing that curses me simply because of my skin color, or the followers of a "religion" that preaches the death of me, my family and my country simply because I choose not to worship their god. And just to set the record straight, I don't worship any god, so when I denounce islam, it is not the rantings of a christian crusader.")

"Just think, WWII was not a war against the Germans, it was a war against the Nazi regiem. <~~ however you spell it Smile"

(WWII was a war against a bunch of lunatics, one of whom happened to be the duly elected leader of Germany, who wanted to take over the world and force everyone to follow his beliefs. Hmmm, sounds kinda like what we're fighting against now, don't it??)

"A good example might be gay and lesbian rights. Just recently events have happened that are really cutting though the moral values of todays society. Let me ask you a question. Do you hate a person because they're gay or do you hate the gay lifestyle and have pity for the person who CHOOSES that lifestyle? I know MY answer. A student who was in my class at school was gay. He was a great guy and very nice. You would never even be ablt to tell that he was gay, BUT he was not afraid to let everyone know. Did that make me hate him, NO. But it made me feel pity for him because he was not only (in my belief) living in sin, but he chose a lifestyle that was not persay "kosher" in todays society.

(I couldn't care less if someone is gay. My wife and I had a roommate that is queer as three dollar bill, big deal. The only thing I cared about was that he paid his share of the rent and utilities on time. If you wanna ride your buddy's saddle, go for it. I just don't wanna see the rodeo.)

"So that brings me to my final point. If you see a middle-eastern man and women walking down a street all alone and you were with, say, 5 of your buddies. And you stopped them and asked them if they were Muslum or Islam. What would you do if they said yes."

(Not a damn thing. But if he starts shouting "ALLAHU AKBAR!!!" and acting strange, I'm gonna put a new bunghole 0.45 inches in diameter in the middle of his forehead.)

"Well, i've seen pictures IN AMERICA of Middle-eastern people beated to death by crowds because they were middle eastern, NOT because they were ISLAM. Hatred stirs hatred, right JMo! Smile These people were killing them not because they were Islam or Muslum or Jew or Christian. They were killing them because they looked different and because of and event that happened that stirred hatred in there hearts.."

(Where can I find these pictures??? As I stated above, I spend 2-3 hours a day on the net getting my news and I think I would have read about such a thing somewhere, and I don't remember EVER seeing such a thing.)

"Now, Im the new guy here and I dont want you to take this post as offensive, so I leave with one scripture from the bible that I read (and others here). Sabre has just been reminded of this scripture and i think that all of use need a little wake up call. Its a scripture in Proverbs 25:22-23 and it reads like this:

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, in doing this you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

("What's "offensive" is 2996 dead Americans. What's "offensive" is innocent people being forced to choose between falling to their death or burning to death. What's "offensive" is millions of "peaceful" muslims around the world dancing and cheering and shouting "DEATH TO AMERICA!!" in the streets when the towers came down." A person's opinion is not offensive.)

"You have to remember, many of our enemies are pushing because WE are pushing back. Overcomming good with evil, doesn't that sound more realistic..."

(We are pushing back because our enemies pushed first. "Overcoming good with evil" sounds exactly like what muslim terrorists are trying to do.)

A Few Thoughts On 9/11 and Islam

I know that last Monday was 9/11, but I felt the need to post these here today after some of the replies that I got to a 9/11 post over at my Bro's Counter-Strike clan web site.

In the picture, he departs from this earth like an arrow. Although he has not chosen his fate, he appears to have, in his last instants of life, embraced it. If he were not falling, he might very well be flying. He appears relaxed, hurtling through the air. He appears comfortable in the grip of unimaginable motion. He does not appear intimidated by gravity's divine suction or by what awaits him.

Yeah, a photo of a person jumping off of a building to avoid burning to death is a disturbing image, but we have to forever remember them as we do the people lost at Pearl Harbor.

Anyone who can look at the images of 9/11 and not feel a white-hot, teary-eyed, body-quaking rage does not deserve to be called an American.

While those around you do their best to live in 10 Sept 2001, remember that the world made a complete rotation that night and brought us 11 Sept 2001 and TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX Americans lost their lives that September morning because the followers of a "religion" based on the B.S. of a pedophile "prophet" from the 7th century preached "kill the infidel".

NEVER FORGET, NEVER AGAIN
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"because the followers of a "religion" based on the B.S. of a pedophile "prophet" from the 7th century preached 'kill the infidel'"
...is still pretty offensive."

What's "offensive" is 2996 dead Americans. What's "offensive" is innocent people being forced to choose between falling to their death or burning to death. What's "offensive" is millions of "peaceful" muslims around the world dancing and cheering and shouting "DEATH TO AMERICA!!" in the streets when the towers came down.

What I wrote above is the truth.

Mohammad married a SIX YEAR OLD GIRL. but he was kind enough to wait until she reached the ripe old age of NINE before he consumated the marriage. What part of Mohammad's actions are not pedophilia??

My post has brought charges of "hatred", "prejudice" and "weak". I assure you I am neither weak of will or mind. Dodging the gunfire of some idiot who is off his meds and is shooting at the pretty lights flashing on top of your ambulance in the St. Louis projects while trying to render aid to a heart attack victim or rapelling down a cliff to effect a rescue is not for the "weak". I cannot deny feeling "prejudice" or "hatred", because I have felt them both, but not without a good reason.

The only people that I "hate" or have a "prejudice" against are those that either hate or are prejudiced against me first. Such as the thug, rapper wannabe with his gold teeth and skid marks showing that curses me simply because of my skin color, or the followers of a "religion" that preaches the death of me, my family and my country simply because I choose not to worship their god.

And just to set the record straight, I don't worship any god, so when I denounce islam, it is not the rantings of a christian crusader. And Plat can vouch for that, because he was there the night when I told the christian god to bugger off.

Y'all have used those words against me, now I have some words for you, and I hope that you'll please read them and learn from them the roots of my "hate" and "prejudice"...

One of the basic rules of war is "know your enemy". In the mosques of this "peaceful" religion, one of the recurring themes that is preached is "jihad". People who like to make apologies for muslims say "jihad means a peaceful muslim striving for spritual perfection".

Egyptian born, ex-muslim, daughter of the founder of the terrorist organization Fedayeen in Gaza, Nonie Darwish says, "In the arab world we were only taught one meaning for Jihad, and that is: A religious holy war against infidels and armed struggle against anyone who is not a muslim." Infidel means anyone who is not a muslim.

Another of the big hits coming from the mosque is "Sharia". This is the set of islamic legal principles that our enemies wish to impose on us. Some of the fun things to do under sharia include subjugation of women, stonings, death threats against film-makers, cartoonists and apostates who renounce islam (like Nonie Darwish), and beheading all who insult islam.

There's a word for life under sharia, "Caliphate". This is a muslim world government ruled according to sharia. "Jizzya" is the tax infidels living in the caliphate must pay in hopes of buying off their muslim overlords so that they might not lop off your head

Another of the islamic top 40 is "Taqiyya". This means "religious deception", such as to lie in claiming "There is no compulsion in religion" while forcing conversions to islam at gun point. Just ask Steve Centanni and Oleg Wiig about it. Lying for the sake of islam is sanctioned in the koran.

And one for the road, "Dhimmitude" - The offical state of inferiority of non-muslims under islam. The bowing and scraping of vanquished infidels under their muslim conquerors.

I say these things not to hack anybody off, but to enlighten people about our enemy. Not all muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are muslims.

One last definition and I'll dismiss class - "Islam" means submission. Submitting to 7th century ignorance is submitting to defeat. Honor the victims of 9/11 by making a pledge, "I WILL NOT SUBMIT."
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"Most "modern" muslims kinda pick and choose and read in-between the lines. The radical and fundamentalists are the ones perpetuating hatred and propaganda."

Granted, the radicals are the ones who flew the planes and are the ones blowing things up and killing people, but as I said, they ALL hear the same sermon of jihad at the mosque. And to me that makes any "moderate" muslim who refuses to do or say anything about it a collaborator.

And I'm not playing politics, I'm just stating fact. And the sorry truth is that our "politicians" don't have the huevos to say or do what is needed to win this war. If the clowns running this circus were in charge of WWII, we'd be speaking German or Japanese now.

We've killed 13,000 civvies?? Drop in the bucket compared to just about any SINGLE bombing raid over Germany or Japan in WWII. And no one in charge shed a tear for them because it was just part of the cost of winning the war. But I forget that we're living in a kinder, gentler America where it's better if Americans die just as long as we don't hurt or offend our enemy.

If this country doesn't wake up and commit to doing what it takes to win, one day our grandkids will be living in the caliphate and speaking farsi.
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In order to keep this from getting too long, I'm gonna make a seperate post about the last reply I got and the "fisking" he got back.

Islam Is The Disease, This Is The Cure

Saturday South Park - Fun With Weapons

I thought I'd add some other recurring themes to the blog in addition to "I Gotta Get A Grant" (which reminds me that it's about time for a sequel...), so in that vein please welcome "Saturday South Park".

I have never really watched South Park, but with the endless desert that television is I had to add something besides FoodTV and History Channel and Fox News just for some variety. Having seen the South Park movie and Team America, I figgered that I'd give the show a shot.

I caught an episode one night recently after "Mind Of Mencia" and laughed my ass off, and thought, "Dude! You have missed out!!". So I thought I'd Google up some South Park on the net and lo and behold YouTube has episodes posted.

So as I go thru them, I'll be doing a regular feature on Saturdays of the ones that catch my eye.

So click on the title and get you some South Park, Ninja Style...

Dear Mr. & Mrs. U.S. Citizen, FUCK YOU! Love, Your Government

(The following is from a post I did just before Memorial day, updated to be current with the upcoming election...)

"Since we in congress are nothing more than a bunch of self-serving, power-mad, intoxicated by our authority, lying, thieving bastards that could care less about the general populace because we know as long as we keep them fat, sated and stupid, they'll continue to maintain us in our priviledged ruling class positions over the peasants with their vote...

And knowing that if we talk loud and long enough about something it will appear to the ignorant masses, if they happen to look up from American Idiots long enough, that we are doing everything in our power to do something about the problem, when in fact, we still haven't done a fucking thing and won't do anything until we figure out how We, The Powerful, can profit most from it...

And since that pesky Democratic Process doesn't allow us to install ourselves as your Overlords for life, we can't do a fucking thing about illegal aliens before the election without pissing off those peons upon whom we depend for votes, and the thought of losing an election and having to go back out among the unwashed masses and get a real job scares the living shit out of us. But once we've secured our positions of power again, we'll get around to it. Honest Injun. But don't hold your breath.

And besides, we know that which ever side does the best job of hispandering can count on 12+ million new votes in the next election, and with things being so 50-50 the last few times out, we need every vote we can buy."

Latest Poll Numbers Show:

43% of Americans say that illegal immigration is a serious problem.

57% percent said, “No hablo inglés"

Learning About Islam

Heros

Broken Heart

While a lot of people in this country are trying their damnedest to forget 9/11, this cartoon describes the ache in my heart better than any words I could try to put down.

The King Of Kings Or The King Of Rock & Roll??

While The Ol' Lady and I were on I-55 going to Jefferson City Friday AM, we passed by the above Ford Exploder, and we both had the same thought, "Kinda looks like Elvis...".

But in my twisted, heathen mind (aided the fact that I had recently watched Penn & Teller's BULLSHIT! about folks seeing the virgin Mary in their grilled cheese sammiches and other religious icons in odd places), I also wondered if The Holy High Roller had put a mojo on the wiper blade to make it produce an image of Numba One Son.

What do y'all think, should I track down the rig and get the back window and...

A: Sell it on Ebay to the same casino that bought the virgin Mary Grilled Cheese sammich for $28k or...

B: Tote it down to Graceland in Memphis and see what I can get outta Elvis Presley, inc.???

A Road Trip And Midget Sisters Strip

Blogging tonight from the Days Inn in Jefferson City, MO. Had to bring the new land speeder back to the dealer to get a couple of minor details corrected. Repair a cigarette burn in the headliner and getting the exterior detailed properly.

While Ol' Lady is out doing the family thing, I'm sitting in the motel room jamming to the local classic rock station and surfing the 'net, getting my news fix. More Same Shit, Different Day. Then outta the corner of my ear, I heard "STRIPPERS" go over the radio, so I engaged auditory sensor auto-tracking and pay attention to the commercial on the radio.

As it turns out, one of the local titty bars is having "SIX FEET OF STRIPPING MIDGET SISTERS!!!" (3 ft. tall stripping midget sisters X 2 = 6 feet). All of a sudden I feel like I'm driving past a crashed flaming car with bodies hanging outta the windows. You don't wanna look but you feel your head being pulled around to take in the whole twisted scene.

Having managed a nudie bar in a previous life and being a 'net porn aficionado, I don't know why it caught me off guard. I mean, I've seen midget porn, heard of midget ho's, but the thought of midget strippers has never crossed my mind. Much less stripping midget sisters. There is something mildly unsettling about such a idea. Something that causes a disturbance in The Schwartz.... something....

OH SHIT!!!! I gotta get outta here!!! The show starts in 20 minutes...

U.S. Armed Forces Rules For Gunfighting

1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns.

2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.

4. If your shooting stance is good, you’re probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.

5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)

6. If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.

7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on “pucker factor” than the inherent accuracy of the gun.

9.5. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. “All skill is in vain when an Angel shits in the flintlock of your musket.”

10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

12. Have a plan.

13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won’t work.

14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The visible target should be IN FRONT of your gun.

15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

16. Don’t drop your guard.

17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.

18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them).

19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.

20. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.

21. Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

23. Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.

24. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a “4.”

25. Train, Train, Train. The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat.

Making Relationships Safer With Information For Men

Any of you with experience in dealing with chemicals in the workplace have seen Haz-Mat Data Sheets. But there are potentially dangerous substances in the home as well that aren't covered in the workplace manuals.

Presented here for your safety is information for men on what can be the most hazardous thing found in the home.

Start 'Em Young And Raise 'Em Right

The Management assumes NO responsibility for any damages or injuries caused by your Ol' Lady throwing an iron skillet at you. You shoulda ducked faster.

From now on, the link in the title will take you to the "found at X" page.

Help Stop Bat-Shit Craziness, Have Your Moonbat Spayed Or Neutered

(Found at Gateway Pundit)

"A groundswell of few dozen protesters showed up yesterday in Washington as "Camp Freedom" kicked off in the nation's capital.

The protesters were without Mother Sheehan who was hospitalized during the Texas protest for dehydration and underwent a hysterectomy."

If they would have spayed that bitch 27 years ago, we wouldn't have all this Code Pink bullshit to put up with now.

I wouldn't trade one Spc. Casey Sheehan for a million Libtard hotties (if you could even find a million of 'em), but his mother isn't worthy of sucking the gout-induced, shit-thru-a-screendoor, projectile diarrhea skid-marks outta my skivvies.

9/11 BULLSHIT!!!

With the Fifth Anniversary of 9/11 a week away, I am sure that like me, you are beginning to wonder why we still have a "hole in the ground" (to quote NOLA mayor Raycist Nagro) where we should have new World Trade Center towers standing as a big FUCK YOU, RAGHEAD MOTHERFUCKERS!!

Well, Don't worry Dear Readers, I have found the answer...

Over at Google Video someone has posted several episodes of Showtime's Penn & Teller's BULLSHIT! There's episodes about how Self-Help gurus, second-hand smoke, bottled water, funeral homes and several other hot-button issues are BULLSHIT!

But the link above will take you to the one about all the BULLSHIT the self-promoting, political hay-making, money grubbing pat-each-other-on-the-back fuckwit politicians are pulling in the wake of a national tragedy, instead of getting the fucking job of rebuilding the WTC done.

Somebody needs to start a WTC Common Sense Commission and take all the fucktards that are in charge of rebuilding Ground Zero and some very large, very pissed 9/11 Family members with a bundle of Clue by Fours and lock them in a room, and leave them there until a plan acceptable to the families is beaten out of them.

I personally like the plan that Penn & Teller came up with, partially because it's the same thing I've said since day one, and mostly because it's the right fucking thing to do... It can be found at 27:25 minutes into the episode.

Miller Brewing Co. Backstroking In Beer

Update on Miller Brewing Co. support of Illegal Invaders from Michelle Malkin's site:
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After the Chicago Tribune reported last week that Miller Brewing provided $30,000 to pro-illegal alien activists for a planning convention, materials and newspaper ads publicizing a protest this weekend, the company defended itself in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Here are the headline and subhead:
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"Miller denies financing march
Brewer supports reform, not illegal immigration, it says"
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Here's the spin:
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The Chicago Tribune reported that Miller had paid more than $30,000 for "a planning convention, materials and newspaper ads" connected to this weekend's "Immigrant Workers Justice Walk."

"Not so, Miller spokesman Peter J. Marino said.

"The money supported a recent convention on immigration issues in Chicago, which provided attendees with information on how to become legally naturalized citizens of the U.S.," he said.
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Yes, it all depends on what the meaning of "finance" is. See, they didn't "finance" the march. They just helped pay for the planners to plan it, advertise it, and publicize it. And, oh yeah, they handed out information on how to get citizenship.

(And will probably have beer wagons on hand to sell their swill... Go read the rest)
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Miller's actions have no effect on my libation of choice, but once again I ask that if you or anyone you know drink any of the over 50 kinds of wetback wizz they produce, take any unopened stock you have and return it to the place of purchase and exchange it for a beer made by a company that is Anti-Illegal Invasion.

Not being a beer drinker, I can't recommend one beer over another, and opinions on "Good Beer" are like assholes... everybody has one and they're all different.

And don't give me any shit about vodka not even being American. If I want any of your lip, I'll scrape it offa my zipper.

Tastes Great, Less Filling, Supporting Illegal Wetback Invaders

From Michelle Malkin's site:

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Illegal alien march...sponsored by Miller Beer!
By Michelle Malkin · September 01, 2006 09:09 AM

Ready for your blood-boiler of the morning? Via the Chicago Tribune:

"Marchers had to duck into fast-food restaurants for water when they first took to Chicago's streets in support of illegal immigrants five months ago. At the next two marches, family-owned grocery stores offered free bottled water from trucks emblazoned with their names.

This time, as demonstrators march from Chinatown to House Speaker Dennis Hastert's (R-Ill.) Batavia office this weekend, they will have Miller Brewing Co., as a sponsor. The brewer has paid more than $30,000 for a planning convention, materials and newspaper ads publicizing the event.

The support of a major corporation for a controversial political cause shows how fierce the competition has become to woo the growing market of Latino consumers.

For Miller, the march offered a special chance to catch up. This spring the brewer drew the ire of pro-immigrant forces over contributions to U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who sponsored legislation that would crack down on illegal immigrants. That prompted a short-lived boycott by some Latino groups.

Now, march advertisements feature not just the organizing committee's trademark blue globe but Miller's logo and a Spanish translation of its "Live Responsibly" slogan, a company effort to build goodwill among Latinos."

Live responsibly? By supporting law-breaking?

Miller is not only helping illegal alien activists thumb their noses at the law, it's also thumbing its corporate nose at you:

"...Romero said he wasn't worried that some opponents of illegal immigration would be upset at the company's support of "the free movement of people, labor, goods and services."

"As long as you are stacking facts against facts, they are free to make their own decisions. We will stand by our positions," he said."

Live responsibly: Don't drink Miller this Labor Day weekend. Or any weekend.

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If you or anybody you know drinks any Miller Beer products, pass this on and encourage them to return what the have to the retailer and explain to them why they want a refund and to change brands.

And to make sure you don't switch to another Miller product, be sure to see the list of swill that Miller makes on Michelle's site. It's pretty long at 53 items, so check it first before you decide to pick up that sixer of The Beast.