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Regardless of what the FBI has or has not done, the Magistrate Judge gave Tsarnaev extensive Miranda warnings at his initial appearance today. Transcript can be read here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/04/22/dzhokhar_tsarnaev_hearing_transcript_boston_bombing_suspect_said_only_one.html...

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I really hope they clinch so they run out a bunch of second string players next Sunday against Arsenal. The battle for 3rd, 4th and 5th is absolutely insane right now. Seems like it would be a good chance to get the senior players an extended off-season, basically, which is damn near impossible in ...

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If we're going to designate anyone an enemy combatant, let's start with the owners of that fertilizer plant in Texas. They killed more people than the Tsarnaevs.

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Scottie wrote:While visiting Skye, did either of you happen to see Dunvegan Castle?

Yup. It was one of my favorites.

(Though it couldn't hold a candle to Doune.)

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However, Mr. Senator Lindsey Fucking Graham is what sent me into a tizzy. That is the bullshit I fucking hate. Along with the use of the Miranda thing as a sideshow. "Look at how fucking tough we are on this terrorrist--we're not going to tell him he has the right to a lawyer! How about a big ...

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2+ days in Dublin just because why not 7 days in Scotland - 2+ in Edinburgh then hired a car for 5 days. General route was up the A9 through the country, stopping at Pitlochry for tour of Edradour (Scotland's smallest distillery) to buy a bottle, dinner. Inverness. Muir of Ord for a tour of Glen Or...

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"Public safety exception" I hate this fucking bullshit so much. Fuck Lindsay Graham up the fucking peehole with a rolled-up glossy of Ernesto Miranda. And make him choke of a copy of the Bill of Rights if he squawks. I'm fine with then not giving Miranda warnings immediately. The Constitu...

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Johnnie wrote:TurdRyan determined the real answer was 'Cavendish' a while back. So lemme Googlewikisearch something and...

William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Needs more Nigel.

There are Williams and Henrys from the US and other countries.

There are no Nigels.

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Ok, that's an impressive Brush with Evil.

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howard wrote:And it's done. Alive, being taken away by ambulance.

Now can I get me some Jeopardy!?

Talk about beating the odds.

So, I guess it's time for the news to follow the body count in the Texas explosion.

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MaxWebster wrote:Drambuie is a Scottish liqueur.

(i now proclaim myself an expert having just returned from a week there. mmmmm)

kinda sweet. i prefer the single malt whisky myself but hey to each their own.

Hey! Where'd you go, Max?

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garyclark wrote:But what that doesn't answer is this: if they were trying to get away with it, why was the second guy not even remotely concealing his identity at the Marathon?

He's a nineteen-year-old guy.

He's a moron.

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howard wrote:Everyone in Los Angeles went on to work/school.

And got their trucks ventilated by insane trigger-happy cops.

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Wringing out a towel in zero gravity.

That is courtesy of the Science Porn twitter feed, for anyone interested in that kind of thing.

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The Sybian wrote:Gawker isn't exactly a source of journalism. They did a take down piece of me FFS.

Wait ... what?

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howard wrote:Have they burned him out yet? Oh, wait, this isn't LA. (Or Philly. Or Waco.)

Give it time.

Maybe resurrect your poll from the LA guy.

My vote is "kills himself as the cops are closing in."

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So, in good news, apparently one area of federal defense contracting is being cut back.

In less good news, I found out about it when my friend, an engineer for L3, told me he was just laid off.

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Here is an old family photo of the wild and crazy brothers: http://ritakeller.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Wild-and-Crazy-guys.jpg I think that pic belongs in the Fertilizer Go Boom thread. This is nuts. It's like a real-life episode of 24. As someone said on Twitter, this is the week that a...

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degenerasian wrote:And I still don't know who Shirley is.

You can't be serious.

(Sorry.)

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It sounds like the sorority girls weren't going crazy enough for her liking.

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So is that dude leering at the crying-blue-shirt-girl's chest?

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sancarlos wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:I figure the guy doesn't ahve to worry about his wife catching eat dessert what with the punctured ear drums and all that.
Coincidentally, AB had his wild and crazy Czech friend write that post for him.

Just got this. Ha!

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Johnnie wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:Young single dudes will see the biggest increases, but they are young, and single, and getting laid, so fuck them anyway.
2 out of 3 ain't bad, Meatloaf.

Congrats on getting laid, Johnnie.

Because I know you're not that young anymore.

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The Sybian wrote:In college, Clockwork was my favorite movie what with the Poli. Sci and Psych majors. And the warped mentality, love of Ludwug van, the Ultra-violence and the ol' In-out in-out.

Wwe dressed up for Halloween as the Droogies.

It was frightening how aggressive we got.

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In my personal worldview, rights do not come from any piece of paper, including the Constitution. The right to life includes the right to the means to protect that life. The right to bear arms is not granted to me by a government; it is mine by dint of my existence. I don't agree with you (shocking...

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When was the last time an American team was named for a non-fierce animal, or at least an animal that didn't sound fierce? The Cardinals and Orioles names are a hundred years old. The Blue Jays are from the 1970s, but that is Canada. The Dolphins? Are marlins supposed to be fierce? Rays? Devil Rays...

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Seriously, and I am not trying to be argumentative or snarky. I see this legislation as a massive continuation of the status quo train wreck. The pre-existing condition is where the rubber meets the road. Both a huge opportunity for improvement, and a huge risk for shit getting worse (you can have ...

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Baucus is a pretty big deal on this. I have no doubt that things like the exchanges are going to be a clusterfuck. It is a big, complex, new program, which is bad enough. And you have governments in many states determined to see them fail. Unfortunately, the only alternative to this train wreck was ...

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I like it, but I still think the Pelican is an odd choice. Sure, it's a bird that eats fish, but it's not that fierce. I guess a Raven isn't that predatory either. Nor are Cardinals, Blue Jays, etc., etc., etc. When was the last time an American team was named for a non-fierce animal, or at least a...

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howard wrote:…the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Hmm. What was in the part that you replaced with the ... ?

Nice lawyering.

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Ah, but to be Lemmy for one day Reminds me of Joe Queenan's "Mickey Rourke for one Day" 5:00. Rise, smoke first Marlboro. 5:01. Smash bathroom mirror with fist (Pope), curse unidentified motherfuckers who want me to compromise my principles and suck their cocks. 5:04. Smoke second Marlbor...

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howard wrote:Whoa. I think the kid's level of freak was perfectly proportionate. He freaked out less than I did, and I was just watching it on youtube.

Oh yeah, the kid definitely had the right idea. But hearing a kid be that scared freaks gets to me.

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This is cool to see and hear, until the kid starts freaking out.

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howard wrote:U.S. takes step toward possible military intervention in Syria
The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan to help deliver aid to refugees and to plan for possible military action, including a rapid buildup of forces.

It's okay, they're just "advisers."

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I will never understand why or how anyone likes Dunkin's coffee. It is the absolute worst coffee of any store, restaurant, cafe or gas station. It is on par with instant coffee or those Keurig things. [\ducks for cover] I occasionally drink it when there are no other options, but it sucks balls. I ...

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Whoa.

Welcome to the Swamp, Mr. Bengal.

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Keg wrote:Thank you for stepping up and taking the keys, Shirley.

And thank you for getting us up and running again, Scottie. I really appreciate the hard work you have put into restoring this place.

I second this.

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And all is right with the world again.

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The bomb threat had to be a smokescreen to bring someone in, right? Listening to the WCVB broadcast, at least one judge went into the building while it was still "being cleared". Probably why there were so many conflicting reports about an arrest, it wasn't supposed to be public yet. It d...

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brian wrote:
bapo! wrote:Free Ed Romero!
He's welcome to return whenever he wants to. He left voluntarily. Him and anyone else who "retired" will be welcome back with open arms.

Hear, Hear.

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