Comments on Stonekettle Station: 2011 in Review

Pangolin, that's priceless! "...ever inc...

2012-01-12T11:27:05.191-09:00

Pangolin, that's priceless! "...ever increasing amounts of stupidity is what's causing the expansion of the universe." Or, as it's known to scientists, Dark Intelligence.

Christopher I think you're going to be disappo...

2012-01-06T00:25:26.272-09:00

Christopher I think you're going to be disappointed with 2012. Recent findings show that ever increasing amounts of stupidity is what's causing the expansion of the universe.

The GOP is staying right where it is.

Jim yet again you've nailed it perfectly. 2011...

2012-01-05T22:57:20.082-09:00

Jim yet again you've nailed it perfectly. 2011 went overboard at various points for my own personal liking, from the Billionaire Hairpiece's sad attempt to run for President, to dealing with conspiracy theorist after conspiracy theorist (the anti-George Soros ones in particular) and seeing my city's government shut out a relatively harmless group of Occupy protesters by falsely stating that police were being called there more often due to their presence (the police scanner said otherwise for the month and a half the protest actually lasted, as did CSPD's online police blotter). I'm wondering what 2012 has to offer up now. Flying cars, I hope. Oh, and the hopeful demise of the batshit crazy GOP.

Enjoyed the post. 2011 was pretty much like most i...

2012-01-04T09:37:40.550-09:00

Enjoyed the post. 2011 was pretty much like most individual days are to me, it had a beginning, a middle, and an end. None of my loved ones shuffled off the mortal coil (although one moved into what will doubtless be a long-term and permanent limbo status). My health didn't fail me, and, due to diligent flossing, neither did my teeth. Best wishes for the new year.

Are you kidding? 2011 was a GREAT year! I discov...

2012-01-03T09:19:23.617-09:00

Are you kidding? 2011 was a GREAT year! I discovered Stonekettle Station.

Now now, on the flying cars bit and Boston...if yo...

2012-01-02T05:56:46.683-09:00

Now now, on the flying cars bit and Boston...if you can drive here, you can drive anywhere. Yes we have old cowpaths that are now called "streets" that make no sense along with "Tremont Street" that actually makes several 90 degrees turns and like 10 "Washington Streets" (I used to drive an ambulance here) but we're old school. What I fear is a flying car with Florida license plates driving in the left-hand lane with only a pair of white, wrinkled knuckles and a tuft of white hair visible in the entire car.

Btw, one of my best friends is an ex-SEAL. He's gay. How did that happen? You mean those macho, swaggering SEALs can be big homos? What's next? Two hot lipstick lesbian sailors kissing on a dock??? Oh wait, nevermind....

Happy 2012 everyone! Remember for entertainment, nothing beats the Republican Primaries this year!

Sure, JoJo. As long as you give me credit.

2012-01-01T16:46:25.640-09:00

Sure, JoJo. As long as you give me credit.

Jim, once again you knocked it out of the park! I...

2012-01-01T16:06:51.128-09:00

Jim, once again you knocked it out of the park! I simply love you!. Can I post part of this on my face book page? There have been several blockhead commenters lately.

Be sure to tell Dave that for me, won't you? ...

2012-01-01T16:00:13.011-09:00

Be sure to tell Dave that for me, won't you?

:)

BTW, WAY better than Dave Barry's "Year i...

2012-01-01T15:52:38.586-09:00

BTW, WAY better than Dave Barry's "Year in Review".

I must agree with "caryn" about the Flyi...

2012-01-01T15:43:56.822-09:00

I must agree with "caryn" about the Flying Cars and Boston "Drivers". I'm a professional truck driver from South Jersey (our 51st State. Motto: We don't give a damn how you do things up north. Shut up and go the fuck home NOW and stay there.)

I have driven in Boston and its environs and I have PERSONALLY seen old blue-haired ladies do things that would get you black-flagged at Darlington. A New York cabbie wouldn't last 5 minutes in Boston, where, as nearly as I can tell, all driving is done strictly by horn and/or accelerator. Hitting the brakes or directionals only marks one as an outsider and therefore "Fair game" to the residents.

If they ever create flying cars, I humbly suggest that nobody tell Massachusetts.

OUTSTANDING job on "The Year in Review".

No only Stripes Bill Murray as an avatar, but a Fi...

2012-01-01T13:54:50.873-09:00

No only Stripes Bill Murray as an avatar, but a Fifth Element riff too?

Shades of Gray is my new favorite.

I had a flying car once... then this hot alien chi...

2012-01-01T13:50:49.991-09:00

I had a flying car once... then this hot alien chick with a more than passing resemblance to Milla Jovovich came crashing through the roof and cost me the last of my points...

THE BEST END OF YEAR SUMMARY EVER! Please excuse t...

2012-01-01T12:56:36.517-09:00

THE BEST END OF YEAR SUMMARY EVER!
Please excuse the howler, but it was superb.

No apologies necessary in any way, Anon. And thank...

2012-01-01T10:49:32.781-09:00

No apologies necessary in any way, Anon. And thanks for doing what you do.

Jim - on the 160 SOAR input, rgr your "Valley...

2012-01-01T10:43:40.123-09:00

Jim - on the 160 SOAR input, rgr your "Valley of Death" post. I had not read that deep into the thread. You are deeply committed to the forces, I just added my shallow 2 cents on SOF teams. My apologies.

On the 2011 post - in addition to Gadhafi's demise, another success was the March recovery of 2 x F-15E crew downed in Libya. The pilot by Marines and the WSO by other means.

My day job is support to PR/CSAR ops. So, I twig on issues dealing with personnel recovery and downed airplanes. I still think Danielle Pletke is a shrew faced, neo-con hag. (Which is unfair to shrews.)

Jim, I was in a flying car once, it landed upside ...

2012-01-01T08:49:51.766-09:00

Jim, I was in a flying car once, it landed upside down, backwards, and in a bar ditch. I was trying to avoid an airborne deer, and land based autos at five am on my way to work. Afterwards, I recieved serious comments from my co-workers on how not to park next to any of them in the parking lot when I get my next "flying" car. Thanks Jim for your clarity of thought this past year.

On the Mayan calender, the guys who were chipping away on the rock, decided just as they were chipping, Dec. 21 2012, they just said "fuck it." and left to go have a beer. Then their civilization crashed, and the rest is history.

Anon, you have a point. Several in fact. Since thi...

2012-01-01T08:29:52.814-09:00

Anon, you have a point. Several in fact. Since this post was intended as a snarky end of year wrap up, high on the humor content, I didn't want to veer too far into serious subject matter.

If you follow the links, you'll see that I did however remember to acknowledge the contributions of the SEALs supporting forces (having been in one of those support roles myself more than once) in the post that directly addressed both the Osama Bin Ladin raid and the downing of the MH-47 in the
Valley of Death post

Come on Warrant - Not too surprising that the Navy...

2012-01-01T08:06:36.883-09:00

Come on Warrant - Not too surprising that the Navy was the first with a service approved post-DADT "2 hot chicks in uniform making out". On the other end of the USN activity scale - good on the SEALS for the Bin Laden hit as well as their continuous high ops-tempo. Hard to take a break in that line of work.

Gotta say though that the SEALS don't fly anywhere on their own. Most SOF airborne inserts in AF/PAK are accomplished by the US Army 160th SOAR. There were 160th soldiers involved in the Bin Laden op as well as lost in the MH-47 downing in August.

2011 was obviously the all clear year for Cheney (Bush) admin assholes to come out of their undisclosed locations and start stirring pots again. (War with Iran anyone??). I can't believe that the MSM is posting op-eds by Feith, Wolfie, Bolton, etc as if they have anything to add.

Last week AEI war slut Danille Pletka dared to bust on the DoD withdrawal from Iraq as if we had "lost Iraq". What a bitch! (I always thought Pletke, Coulter and Malken should have been dumped naked in 2004 Ramadi. If they wanted the war so bad they could entertain the troops. On the OTHER side.)

What did NOT happen in 2011? - No Bush/Cheney chicken-hawk war cheering fucks, or banker fucks styling orange jumpsuits. Obama has no intention of cracking that can of worms. So no perp walks for weakening America in all regards. So we still have to read and hear their spew on MSM. Fuckers.

On a positive note, 2012 offers the opportunity to vote most of our the least effective elected public-servents out of office. No problem.

Brilliant Jim. Again. Simply brilliant. And the ...

2011-12-31T22:03:12.395-09:00

Brilliant Jim. Again. Simply brilliant.
And the picture of President Obama carrying donuts...priceless.
I'm going to send it to the cookhouse at the ranch for all of the right-ish leaning wingnuts. I'm sure they'll choke on their own donuts and spew coffee out of their collective noses as they sputter in outrage.
Kudos. And Happy New Year.

Low expectations are the key to lasting happiness....

2011-12-31T19:07:11.070-09:00

Low expectations are the key to lasting happiness.

That's the spirit. Embrace the mediocrity!

2011-12-31T18:17:52.511-09:00

That's the spirit. Embrace the mediocrity!

Ah c'mon; there were some great disaste...

2011-12-31T18:14:11.500-09:00

Ah c'mon; there were some great disasters in twenty-'leven. It refused to rain in Texas and Oklahoma and Rick Perry and James Inhofe got to look like incredibly daft twits trying to deny that climate change might be a little scary. There were some fantastic tornadoes that took out portions of the South, East, North and West while killing less people than our annual motor vehicle carnage. There were the Republican primary debates. Also Herman Cain; no explanation needed.

On the plus side Occupy Wall Street demonstrated that the american people might not be 100% in favor of untethered greed. There was the release of some really good online games and as always there continues to be a plentitude of free porn.

Flying makes me queasy anyway.

Wait, wait. We've just learned that the Mayan...

2011-12-31T16:56:08.465-09:00

Wait, wait. We've just learned that the Mayan calendar has been re-calibrated from 2011 to 2012. (I'm not kidding.) It wasn't supposed to be 2011 in the first place. Now the prospects for 2012 will be even more exciting.

Flying cars? This is Alaska! We don't drive ...

2011-12-31T16:07:07.705-09:00

Flying cars? This is Alaska! We don't drive girly flying cars, fer christ's sake; we drive flying monster trucks! With big, loud oversized props, enormous landing gear, pterodactyl nuts on the tail wheel and "slednecks" and nobama decals on the empennage!