ASTB 12/21/05 - See the Lady in Red.

[RevCheesehead]

[spooky3]

1. ok, Snotty, answer the question: Were domestic calls tapped?

:hi: Rev! Are you as cold as we are here?

[RevCheesehead]

4. Cold? We were warm today!

Nearly 20. Right now, a mere 16 degrees. :hi:

[Patsy Stone]

5. How does he do that everyday?

He must have no stomach lining left. Mainlining Maalox. Damned to an eternity in the hot place.

Hey, Spooky! It's even cold here. :scared:

[spooky3]

7. brrrr, 7-8 degrees below normal for all of Dec!

[RevCheesehead]

23. Hi, Patsy!

Define "cold," please.
:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

32. Nope

'cuz you'll make fun of me. :( Okay, it's 58.

[SharonRB]

34. I don't know if we'll make fun of you, but we will be

very, very jealous.

[RevCheesehead]

37. Hell, I'm moving in to her place.

That'll show her.

[bettyellen]

2. driveby: Happy Holidays Y'all!

hope you all have a lovely end to the year, whatever and however you choose to celebrate!!
:loveya:

[spooky3]

3. same to ya!

[RevCheesehead]

6. and whomever, too!

Hi--------->Bye! :hi:

[Patsy Stone]

9. Hey, betty!

I hope to celebrate with a special someone, warming our hands and feet in front of a pile of roaring indictments. If only I had a fireplace...

:hi:

[SharonRB]

10. Hey, bettyellen

Have a great holiday!

[WolverineDG]

14. hi be!!

hope your holidays are happy & bright, filled with fun & good times. :)

:loveya:

dg

[bleever]

18. Happy Holidays to you, betty.

:toast:

[ralps]

8. Hi RevCheesehead, Hi Everyone

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

[RevCheesehead]

25. Hi, ralps

I still love that dancing banana. :)

[SharonRB]

11. Hi, everyone

:hi:

[spooky3]

16. hi Sharon!

[RevCheesehead]

26. Hi Sharon.

Thanks for posting in the Lounge thread! :)

[SharonRB]

29. You don't have to thank me -- it was my pleasure.

Just looking at your opening post was really a pleasure!

[RevCheesehead]

12. Here's a better photo for Botany:

[WolverineDG]

13. hi rev!

i suppose now wouldn't be the time to tell you that ice cream trucks are still trolling the streets of laredo.... :evilgrin:

:hi:

dg

[SharonRB]

19. Definitely not.

[WolverineDG]

20. well, they are.

;)

[SharonRB]

21. I thought I told you not to tell me.

[WolverineDG]

51. but it's the truth

:(

you want me to lie to you? :cry:

dg

[SharonRB]

52. No -- I don't want you to be like *.

Just don't say anything. I'd rather be kept in the dark.

[gkhouston]

66. So I guess I shouldn't tell you

it will be in the 70's here on Christmas Day. My daughter's quite disappointed. We actually had a few flakes of snow last year on Christmas Eve, to my great surprise.

[WolverineDG]

77. downside to living in south texas

you get to hear "musicbox dancer" & "turkey in the straw" blasted from ice cream trucks all year long. :(

dg

[RevCheesehead]

28. And?

Hey, I just bought Peppermint ice cream a couple of days ago. :9

[WolverineDG]

47. that's perfect

for this time of year! :)

dg

[bleever]

15. Alison better not wear that shirt in Pamplona.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

30. Bleev, I have to ask you...

Do you even notice her face? her hair?
I looked for a better red-shirt shot for you, but no luck.

[bleever]

43. Of course. I am mesmerized by the way her mouth moves when

she finds something amusing.

I'm also curious about how much work it takes to get her hair like that, or if that's its natural wave.

Inquiring minds want to know.

[SharonRB]

17. Yeah, Craig

The "I" word.

[Patsy Stone]

24. Hey, Sharon

It does have a nice ring to it. Here's Fineman's article from Newsweek, if you haven't seen it. It has its moments.

Spying, the Constitution — and the ‘I-word’
2006 will offer up Nixon-era nastiness and a chorus of calls to impeach Bush

<snip>

"Which presents the disturbing image of the White House as a series of nesting dolls, with Cheney-Bush at the tiny secret center, sifting information that most of the rest of the people around them didn’t even know existed. And that image, in turn, will dominate and define the year 2006 — and, I predict, make it the angriest, most divisive season of political theater since the days of Richard Nixon.

"We are entering a dark time in which the central argument advanced by each party is going to involve accusing the other party of committing what amounts to treason. Democrats will accuse the Bush administration of destroying the Constitution; Republicans will accuse the Dems of destroying our security."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10561966/

[SharonRB]

27. Thanks, Pats

I think we better take out stock in Orville Redenbacher's company -- plenty of popcorn will be consumer on DU alone during the coming months.

I hope we can celebrate closure on at least something by the time we all meet in NY in February.

[gkhouston]

67. how are the Democrats destroying our security?

are they the ones breaking the law to spy on us? Remind me again how the party not in control is supposed to be responsible for all the bad shit that goes down...

[Greylyn58]

22. Evening All

Hope everyone is doing well tonight. I'm missing Keith - :loveya: - but Alison is doing a great job.

Today is a special day for me and my baby-boy Sheridan. Today Sheridan is 10 years old. :party: :party:
He is looking good for an old man. Just as perky as ever. He got a special cup-cake for his birthday--and is still licking his lips! :9 :9 :9

He gives a big WOOF WOOF to all his friends on the KOEB!!!

[SharonRB]

31. Happy birthday, Sheridan

And :hi:, Grey!

[ralps]

35. Hi Greylyn58 & Happy Birthday Sheridan

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[RevCheesehead]

36. Happy Birthday, Sheridan!!

:party:

Here's your b'day gift:

And Hi to your mommy! :hi:

[Greylyn58]

45. You gave him his favorite goodie!!

[RevCheesehead]

48. And, just for today...

he gets to eat a whole bunch of them, OK?

It's nice to see ya, Grey. :hug:

[Berry Cool]

54. Happy birthday, Sheridan!!

and :hi: to Grey and everyone else from Berry Only Half Watching the Show...

[gkhouston]

69. can you tell us

what your other half was doing? :blush:

[RevCheesehead]

75. Bwahaha!

:evilgrin: Yeah, I'd like to know that, too. :rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

61. Happy Birthday, Sheridan!

He's just such a beauty, greylyn! :loveya:

[Greylyn58]

63. Thank you...

I think so too, but then I'm prejudiced. :)

[gkhouston]

68. Happy birthday, Sheridan!

That's some fine-looking dog, Grey. You can tell he gets a lot of TLC. How goes Walmart Hell? I've been thinking of you this past week. I feel sorry for folks who work retail during the holiday season; it must be nightmarish.

[SharonRB]

33. Of course it was used wrong during the Clinton years

But it's not being used wrong now.

[Patsy Stone]

38. The Clenis

will do that everytime. :loveya::loveya::loveya:

[SharonRB]

40. Nice picture, Pats.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

I miss Bill so much.

[Patsy Stone]

41. Buh-illl.

(sigh)

What's with the Santa hat on the Pope? OMG. My boss sent me this picture, I couldn't believe it.

[gkhouston]

70. hey, the rest of his clothing is medieval

and so is most of his mindset... we should be surprised by the hat?

[Berry Cool]

55. Well, we sure didn't have to miss the O'REILLY Bill

Really, if he gave up his "War on Christmas" claptrap and admitted he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about, FOR THE RECORD, it's a real shame Keith is not here to gloat over the victory.

[SharonRB]

39. Hard to keep your knees loose for that baby!

[RevCheesehead]

42. Poor Loofah man.... he made a mistake.

I guess I would have loved to hear KO's snark on this one.

And what's with Pope Santa?? Aaack!

[Patsy Stone]

46. But, he keeps making the same mistake

year after year. This is at least his second or third attempt at it. For some reason (maybe it's the whole SOTU?) it's all come to a boil this year. I don't know. The John Birch Society declared a "War on Christmas" in the 50s.

:wtf:

[gkhouston]

71. I'm guessing we'll get the KO snark on this next Monday. n/t

[ralps]

44. Have a good evening everyone

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

[RevCheesehead]

49. Congratulations, Elton and David.

Please don't show the "Rude, vile pig" video. please.

[gkhouston]

72. fortunately, they only showed that bit at the beginning

the "rude, vile pig" video is wearing pretty thin with me. So EJ had a diva fit. At least it wasn't a mouthful of something they'd have to bleep.

[Patsy Stone]

50. Okay... "sending him thoughts of love"

"Marry me, Oprah!" That's actually code meant for her. :crazy:

Why David Letterman? Is this number two or number three?

[Berry Cool]

53. Oh man, this Star Wars feature dates back to the last century!

Sorry Alison, it's NOT made up of stuff that hit the cutting-room floor. We have ONLY seen this one now THREE times. Does Keith really have to run it again as part of "Favorite Things"?

edited to add: once again, we get to hear Keith snark on Star Wars fans who have dating problems and can't reproduce...can you say "ironic"?

:rofl: (but gently--sorry Keith)

[Patsy Stone]

59. Maybe there was a holiday party in Secaucus

they needed to attend which prevented them from putting together new video montages? Of course, however, my theory would only work if the parties began in November. Between this and the infrequency of the newsletters, you gotta wonder if they didn't start hitting the nog a little early.

:hi: Berry!

:loveya: Countdown.

[Berry Cool]

56. David Letterman seems to be a schizo magnet.

And that's exactly what anyone who really thinks he sends secret coded messages to her over the TV is...a schizo.

Of course, that's different from the relationship we have with Keith. We KNOW that he really IS sending coded messages and shout-outs to us.

(Note to law enforcement personnel: the above was a JOKE. Note. Ha ha. Funny. Joke!)

(Besides which, how "coded" can a Bay Air reference be, anyway?)

[Patsy Stone]

60. Agent Mike

will figure the whole thing out. :)

[WolverineDG]

64. Happy Holidays, Agent Mike!

didn't want ya to feel left out. :hi:

dg

[RevCheesehead]

65. Ditto!

Agent Mike, did you see on the "Who is your DU crush?" thread that I named YOU?? :hi:

(I figured I didn't need to name Sparky, since everyone here would simply reply "well, DUH!")

(Oh, and Sparky: :loveya:)

[WolverineDG]

76. i'm glad we're including Agent Mike

in our holiday greetings. i bet surveilling the nightly koeb blog is the most exciting thing he does all day.

btw, agent mike, if you want to join us in nyc, feel free, but you'll have to get your own room. :)

dg

[gkhouston]

78. but what if Mike

is a Michelle? And secretly :loveya: for Keith? :evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

79. Well, what if Mike

were a Michael? And secretly :loveya: for Keith? :shrug:

[gkhouston]

81. If it were a Michelle, I'd be willing to

share a room with her. A Michael... not so much, but he could still come drinkin' with us. :-)

[WolverineDG]

80. i'd tell her to

get in line & take a number. :evilgrin:

dg

[gkhouston]

73. three, I think

Maybe the combination of that gap-toothed smile and the weird hair sends a come-hither message to stalkers? I don't get it.

[Patsy Stone]

57. Hot Rita on Natalee action!

Sorry, Natalee. O8)

[Berry Cool]

58. Oh, I thought Rita was now hot on the Missing Honeymoon Guy who Died.

I thought that was her latest kick. But it's ever so comforting to know she hasn't given up on Natalee as a ratings-getter yet...

[Patsy Stone]

62. He's story number 2...

Oy.

[gkhouston]

74. do they know he died?

maybe he secretly left the boat and abducted Natalee. :sarcasm:

Yes, I realize both of them are probably dead, which is the only way Rita's getting off the hook for vivisection charges...