KOEB Meeting 6-19-09: Best. Election. Ever. Edition

[bleever]

:hi:

"Aw jeez, not THIS again."

[ralps]

1. Hi bleever! Hi Everyone

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

5. Hi ralps!

:hi:

[ralps]

8. Hi SeattleGirl!!! Oh I Must have that Kitty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

11. Isn't it great?

It's all yours!

[ralps]

17. I saved that website too! It looks fun!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

22. Cool!

Hey, I just noticed your gif today is actually 4 different kitties!

[SeattleGirl]

2. Hi bleev! You and the rest of the clubhouse gang can belly up to

the bar!

[SharonRB]

4. Whoa!

You've outdone yourself. Now I'm sorry I just had a sandwich.

[SeattleGirl]

6. You can always have a drink!

And it's okay if you want to grab some food and save it for later!

:hi:

[SharonRB]

10. I'll have that cosmo in the lower left

Maybe by the end of the show I'll be ready for something else to eat.

Thanks!

[SeattleGirl]

12. Those drinks ALL look yummy, don't they?

:toast:

[PSzymeczek]

92. Crabcakes

and Kashi. And fresh veggies.

[Patsy Stone]

14. Delish!

And the glasses are simply divine. I can't choose my favorite, so I'll start with the last one first because it caught my eye. :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

15. Salute!

:toast:

[bleever]

16. I'll try the one in the lower right corner in the swingin' glass.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

19. As you wish. But you're going to have to wear a hat and a narrow tie.

:toast:

[bleever]

30. Not a problem.

[SeattleGirl]

38. Oh my! Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!

:loveya:

[bleever]

42. I always dress for Friday's Countdown.

It's how I roll.

[SeattleGirl]

43. Very cool!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[GigiMommy]

88. Woo Hoo!!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[SharonRB]

3. Hi, Bleev

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

7. Eric Cantor needs to shut up.

:hi: Happy Friday!

[SeattleGirl]

9. Shabbot Shazzam, Patsy!

:hi:

[SharonRB]

13. Hey, Pats

How'd you like the finale of RH of NJ? I'm hooked -- can't wait for whatever the next one is. And that new one about the rich high school students will definitely pull me in even though I know it will disgust me. When I see the previews I keep thinking about how these kids will be the ones running our country some day.

[Patsy Stone]

21. Bernie Kerik!

:rofl:

I want these women on a 24 hour channel. Oh, lord. I taped the "director's cut" of the dinner last night, but I haven't watched it yet. I can't wait for the reunion. They (at least Caroline and Dina) have blogs at Bravo's site. Best.Show.Ever.

[SharonRB]

31. Yeah, when they showed Kerik I about died.

It explained a lot. I'm sure at least a couple of the husbands are in the mob. Who spends cash like that? I taped the director's cut and watched it this afternoon -- I stayed home today and worked a bit from here, but mostly took the day off. I wasn't going to watch the reunion, but now I'm going to. I can't wait.

[Patsy Stone]

39. So, you've seen all of them?

Did you see Teresa's little girl behind the register in the fancy kids' clothing store throwing the money out of the till? That woman put up with that because she knew Teresa was going to drop 3 or 4 grand.

[SharonRB]

47. I watched part of the marathon last Sunday

I saw the last five or six episodes, but I want to see the earlier ones now. I did see the one in the store. I couldn't believe the cash she pulled out, and then Joe paid the furniture guys in cash, too. Who does that unless they're in the mob or drug dealers?

[Patsy Stone]

54. No one.

Which makes it all so much better.

I love Caroline. She's one tough, tough mama.

[SharonRB]

60. Me, too

I went out to the site the other day and discovered that Dina and her husband were on one of those giant wedding shows -- they spent over $1 million on it. When they showed Dina and Caroline going around for flower, gown, etc., Caroline was much thinner thin. Still very busty, of course, but much thinner than she is now.

[Patsy Stone]

68. I had no idea.

That's hilarious. He was quite absent from the show. I don't think he was ever on. There are only, like, 6 episodes. I don't know why it's such a short season. http://www.tv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/show/76950/episode.html?tag=page_nav;episode

This guy has some of the early ones. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPNTkJSktNc

[SharonRB]

71. Looks like I only missed the preview and Episode 1

Thanks!

[SharonRB]

69. Here's a link to some video - My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding

http://www.momlogic.com/2009/05/dina_manzo_real_housewives_of_new_jersey_husband.php

[WolverineDG]

24. I've spent the past 2 days watching a weeks' worth of I'm a Celebrity

o.m.g. Spencer Pratt thinks he's a bigger star than John Salley (some nba player) & Lou Diamond Phillips. His hissy fits were priceless! :rofl:

dg

[PSzymeczek]

93. Next one

is RH of DC. Should be interesting.

[bleever]

18. And get his head serviced;

it looks under-inflated on one side recently.

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

His brain

is shrinking.

[WolverineDG]

20. Sooo, I trust everyone survived the 2009 Great Lounge Purge?

:hi: :loveya:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

23. Ain't that some shit?

:hi:, madame!

[WolverineDG]

28. about damn time, if I say so myself

I was beginning to hate going into the lounge....you could only post if you were one of the "kewl kidz" (who are now temporarily banned ha ha)

dg

[SeattleGirl]

25. Wolvie!!

I survived, 'cause I wasn't in either clique,

I'm actually not scared to post there right now!

[Patsy Stone]

27. May I please have a Cliff's Notes version?

I'm never in The Lounge.

[WolverineDG]

29. Group of Assholes A squared off against Group of Assholes B

that's basically it.

dg

[Patsy Stone]

32. What was with the Jabberwocky poetry?

:shrug:

[WolverineDG]

35. I don't know

but of course their little toadies are kicking up their old threads as fast as they can. So fucking high school. :eyes:

dg

[SeattleGirl]

40. Ain't it though?

[SeattleGirl]

36. I'm not entirely clear on the whole thing,. It basically boils down to

two different groups of people who, for some reason, decided to go after each other. It got REALLY ugly one night, with a couple of people using words that my mother would have washed my mouth out for using.

IMHO, those folks should have been suspended then, but I'm not an admin or a mod, so I just mostly laid low. I did, however, encounter a few of those folks in GD-Pee, and it wasn't pleasant.

[Patsy Stone]

No one ever talks to me in there. so I don't go.

I don't really know what possessed me to go there last night, but it seems it was fortuitous timing.

This was my last big foray into The Lounge: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=8401234

[ralps]

33. Hi WolverineDG What 2009 Great Lounge Purge?? I almost never go in there!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :wtf:

[SharonRB]

34. What happened?

I almost never go in there anymore. I don't even know who I know at this point.

[bleever]

37. Wha' happened?

Details, if you please.

[ralps]

26. Here's the link to the JibJab Barack Obama video

http://sendables.jibjab.com/originals/hes_barack_obama

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SharonRB]

45. That was great!

[SharonRB]

56. I thought CSPAN was showing the dinner live

but I keep checking and it's not on.

[WolverineDG]

41. Great Lounge Purge explained by Skinner

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8861514

You'll notice he had to update the list as the day went on.

dg

[SeattleGirl]

46. I am really glad the admins decided to do that.

It was becoming almost unbearable, not only in the lounge, but some of it was spilling over into other forums.

I know GD and GD-Pee can get pretty heated, but it was getting downright ugly (even in the lounge).

[SharonRB]

52. I know a bunch of people in the first group

None in the second group.

[GigiMommy]

44. Happy Friday Everybody!!!

:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

I'm here but multitasking. Busy grilling burgers for Cassie and me BEFORE it starts stormin'.

[SharonRB]

48. I hope it's not as bad as the one we had this morning

The thunder was so loud it shook our house. I've never heard thunder that loud. I wound up staying home from work -- the storm totally threw me off, since it hit about an hour before my alarm went off.

[SeattleGirl]

50. Yikes! That sounds scary!

:scared:

[GigiMommy]

64. Hi Sharon!!!

:hi: It woke us up too. It REALLY scared Cassie. She went under the covers right after she heard it.

[SeattleGirl]

49. Hi Gigi!! And hi Miss Cassie!

Oooooh, I'll take a burger!

:hi:

[GigiMommy]

65. Hi SG!!! Oh yum!!!

:hi: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

If I knew you had food, I wouldn't have bothered grilling.

[SeattleGirl]

66. You two can have some of the stuff as side dishes!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[GigiMommy]

67. Help yourself!!!

[SeattleGirl]

70. Drool!!!!!

[PSzymeczek]

94. Rained here

all day, until about 2:30. No thunder, just steady. Nice.

[PSzymeczek]

95. Sounds good.

Sunday (I guess) is bisonburgers and fries. Tomorrow, I'm stuck with the rabid right in-laws.

[SeattleGirl]

51. Okay, I know I missed this one: What/who is ":Liz:"?

I'm confused!

[bleever]

55. You must have been driving home at the time.

Here comes the recap.

[SeattleGirl]

58. Yikes! She works in MY representative's office!

That's scary.

[ralps]

57. It was Keith's WTF moment last night

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Patsy Stone]

59. Here's ya go. Prepare to be amazed.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677#31435502/ns/msnbc_tv-countdown_with_keith_olbermann

[SeattleGirl]

63. Rats! Nothing's playing!

x(

[Patsy Stone]

72. Try this one:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/31435502#31435502

[SeattleGirl]

75. It works! Thanks, Pats!

[bleever]

53. "Don't Call Me Liz" is the name of my next band.

First album includes such tracks as "Who Told You?", "I Want Their Name", and "I Occasionally Leave My Desk".

[GigiMommy]

73. ...

:rofl:

[ralps]

61. Today's worst person in the world is Jeffrey Smith of the DOJ

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :wtf:

[WolverineDG]

62. PUSH HIM!!!

Sorry, conditioned response. :evilgrin:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

74. And we get bonus Obama!

This is a good night. :toast:

[SharonRB]

76. Whatever

He's off to a good start.

[Patsy Stone]

90. Whatever

meaning Rachel's lead in? Whatever is right.

[SharonRB]

91. No. Barack said "whatever" about something in his opening

[SharonRB]

77. Good dig at Joey Scars

[SeattleGirl]

79. I cracked up at that one!

:rofl:

[bleever]

78. Scarborough zing!

:rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

80. That was nice!

"Leave it to Uighurs" LOL!

[SharonRB]

81. Dancing with the Czars

John and Kate plus Peter Orszak
Leave it to Uighers

:rofl:

You're cracking me up, Mr. President.

[SeattleGirl]

83. "I'm a Celebrity. Get me Outta Here!"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[SharonRB]

82. I was supposed to be going out for Thai food with Michelle

In Bangkok

[SeattleGirl]

84. I love his laugh!

[SharonRB]

85. I love how he laughs at his own jokes

[SharonRB]

86. And, Fox, you get AIG

:rofl:

I'm laughing out loud here.

[Patsy Stone]

87. "C'mon, work with me! I've got cars to move, people!"

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

89. He's cracking me up!

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

96. Hey, kids. Sorry I missed you.

:hi: Was spending time with my friend. She doesn't seem to be into Keith but wanted to see the new JibJab video and was interested in hearing Obama talk at the dinner. (She went to the inauguration and just about froze the lower half of her body off.)

Earlier in the day, I must confess, we made it to neither of Bot's suggested restaurants because our big mission was to hit a particular store in Easton Town Center. I should have researched, before we went, exactly what Easton Town Center is. I figured it would be one of those "lifestyle centers" you see so often nowadays--a "small town" of stores all built at the same time but all built to look different, with streets and town squares and a bandstand and all that crap. Well, it was exactly that, only times 10. Call it Six Flags Over Ted Strickland. The kind of place where they have a trolley running to get you from one end to the other so you don't have to walk.

So, we ate there. And drove into a storm on the way back and had to wait it out a bit on the return. But boy, the shopping was great.

Too bad I missed all that good food and drink you guys were serving up!

Man, this "Don't call me Liz" chick is a psycho-bitch if there ever was one!

And speaking of bitches, and bastards, I missed all the fracas in the Lounge. Guess I didn't miss much...yuck. Maybe the fact that I don't go there much is not such a bad thing.

See you tomorrow! :hi: