This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here

Author: Hondo

  • One of the Best “Put-Downs” Ever

    Gotta love a company president with a sense of humor.

    Taco Bell President Says Canada Will Get Breakfast ‘When You Take Justin Bieber Back’

    Now I absolutely gotta try Taco Bell’s new breakfast menu.  (smile)

  • More Troubles in the Ukraine

    While the western portions of the Ukraine – which have historical ties to Poland and other nations to their west – remain quiet, the same isn’t true for the Ukraine’s eastern provinces.  Those parts of the Ukraine have closer historical ties to Russia, and are becoming unruly.

    Pro-Russia protestors in Donetsk, Lugansk, and Kharkiv stormed Ukrainian government offices yesterday, taking them over.  In Lugansk, they freed a number of pro-Russian activists previously arrested by Ukrainian police for allegedly plotting to take over government buildings using “arms and explosives”.   In Kharkiv, police reportedly refused to stop protestors from entering government buildings in strength.

    Pro-Russia protestors in these regions have called for a referendum on rejoining Russia similar to that held in the Crimea when the Ukraine holds snap Presidential elections in late may.  Those regions also were strong supporters of the now-deposed former President of the Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych.

    I’m sure our “nuanced and astute” POTUS and SECSTATE have something uniquely effective planned in the event that the eastern Ukraine tries to break away from the central/western Ukraine and rejoin Russia.  After all, their response to the situation in Crimea last month was as effective King Canute’s orders to the tide.

    Yeah, it looks like this one could get . . . pretty interesting before it calms down.  Might want to stay tuned.

  • Excellent WSJ Article

    The Wall Street Journal has an excellent – if longish – article discussing why our economy is still in the toilet despite a falling unemployment rate.  It specifically addresses the issue of our current low labor participation rate.

    Highly recommended.  Grabbing a cup of coffee and taking a few minutes (well, 15-20, maybe) to read and think about it is IMO worth your while.

  • Yer Sunday Funny: “Truth In Advertising”

    Meet Ross McMakin, a 21-year-old resident of Corvalis, Oregon.

    Yeah, you guessed it. He was recently busted for DUI while wearing that shirt. That’s his mug shot.

    At least he was honest. (smile)

  • Who Might This Be?

    I was perusing the Internet, and ran across this video.

    I must be getting old. It reminds me of someone – one of our fine poser “brethren”, I think. But I can’t quite decide which one.  It fits so many of them so well.

    Can you TAH readers help me out here? (smile)

    Just remember, some real “pieces of work” have been exposed here TAH.  They sometimes read the site, and TSO’s pretty busy already.  Keep that in mind when commenting, OK?

     

  • ObamaCare in Maryland

    Well, numbers are out on how well ObamaCare did in one of the most liberal states in the Union – Maryland.  It must have worked well there, right?

    Um, not exactly.  The numbers ain’t pretty.

    I’ve previously reported that Maryland spent $125M on an ObamaCare exchange that didn’t work worth a damn.  It was so bad, Maryland finally decided to pull the plug on it and use the BD Federal insurance exchange instead.

    Well, signup numbers are now out.  In Maryland, 60,000 people signed up for ObamaCare.

    However, during the same period 73,000 Maryland residents also lost their existing health insurance due to ObamaCare’s rollout and its new requirements.  That means ObamaCare resulted in 13,000 fewer Maryland residents having health insurance when was forced on the American public.

    That bears repeating:  if ObamaCare did not exist, 13,000 more people in Maryland would have health insurance today than they do under ObamaCare.

    Help people get insurance?  Sounds more to me like “helping people lose their existing health insurance”.

    We really need to sh!tcan this idiocy.  Pronto.

  • A Third Tune for Our Poser “Friends”

    Like the previous tunes I recently posted for our poser “friends” to enjoy (here and here), no apologies for this one either.  It’s also IMO apropos for the subject.

    However, do use care when viewing/listening – it includes language which is probably unsuitable for small children, around clergy or prudes, and in most work environments.

    This one’s also for you, Posers. “Enjoy”.

     

     

    Yeah, IMO that one kinda sums things up pretty well, too.

    PS: don’t like the above, Posers?  Tough.  Just like before, you can look right here for my alternate reply; please take this one to heart, and execute.  (Note: this one’s not so short, but is likewise very NSFW/around prudes, small children, or clergy.  Discretion advised.)

    And as before for your benefit, WitLessOne: my name isn’t “Miles Betterman“, either. (smile)

  • Yer Friday Funny – Language and Meaning

    I’ve heard it said that the US and British are “two Nations separated by a common language”.  IMO, that’s pretty close to 100% correct.

    And the results are sometimes absolutely hilarious.

    What follows I believe to be true.  It is a second person account, related to me by someone who claimed to have seen the document in question, many years ago.  I do not believe the individual was BSing me.

    . . .

    Scene:  a NATO HQ in Europe.  A document is being staffed.

    The document has a staffing sheet, which identifies who will review the document by name.  Those various names are from multiple NATO nations.  At least one of them is an American.

    The document has already been partially staffed.  It has been through some of the NATO national contingents.  It is now being staffed through the British contingent.

    The document, or one of the sheets attached, has notes in the margin.  One of those notes is next to an underlined name – an American name.  There is an arrow pointing at the American’s name.

    The comment reads as follows (language approximate).

    “We really need this bloke to support our position.  Have someone give him a head job.”

    The words “head job” in that comment is in turn underlined.  Immediately below it, in very different handwriting, is the following comment:

    “Take care in using this term around our Yank allies.  It has, shall we say, a somewhat different meaning to them.”

    In British slang, “give a head job” means “appeal to their vanity” in order to get them on your side.  I don’t think I need to spell out the common American interpretation.

    . . .

    You gotta love that dry British humor – even when it’s unintentional.  (smile)