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*** DUzy Awards for week ending June 19, 2009 ***


Welcome to the outraged, fly-supporting DUzy Awards, recognizing putatively funny stuff, things and whatever from the past week on DU. Congratulations to this week's winners!


The DUzy Awards might just be announced every Friday night. Previous awards can be found in my journal.

Note to Mods: Skinner has authorized the DUzy Awards to be posted in GD.


Special thanks to varelse, CaliforniaPeggy, TahitiNut, rocktivity, dixiegrrrrl, krispos42, babylonsister, Commie Pinko Dirtbag, stellanoir, TZ, REACTIVATED IN CT, tavalon, Muttocracy, merh, QueenOfCalifornia, ColbertWatcher, WillYourVoteBCounted, sailor65 and NanceGreggs for their invaluable assistance with this edition.


This should have appeared last week.

On a thread by MaineDem: (GHW) Bush parachutes into churchyard

"President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday today by parachuting from an altitude of 10,500 feet into the churchyard of St. Ann's Episcopal Chapel in Kennebunkport. He landed at 1:44 p.m. and was greeted by his wife Barbara Bush.

The plane, a C-31 Fokker, had to make several passes before finding an opening in the clouds where Bush could make the jump..."

      Robb: Fokkers are dropping crap in the churchyard. nt

LBN, June 12, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3919857



On a thread by Old Coot: Newborn Baby Boy Abandoned in Bushes in Illinois

"Authorities in Illinois are investigating the abandonment of a newborn baby boy in some bushes next to a garage in Wheaton..."

      Ian David: Oh, good. For a second I thought they'd left him with George and Laura. n/t

Illinois (moved from LBN), June 13, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=150x17360



On a thread by Poll_Blind: ONION: Underfunded Scientists Force Lipstick-Covered Rat With Cancer To Run Through Maze

      TahitiNut: Oh, no!! Not another Palin thread!! Don't we have enough?

:hide:

GD, June 13, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5839598



On a thread by McCamy Taylor: We Are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

      Birthmark: UPDATE!!

Due to current financial conditions God has had to let Weapons go. God has contracted that job out to Xe. So it is now the "The Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse and a Private Contractor."

Times are tough.

GD, June 13, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5842352



On a thread by NJmaverick: Are you where you expected to be in life? wanted to be?

      no name no slogan: No. My body count is way off.

Damn those Scientologists.

      rug: I am not yet Aquaman.

      Robeson: I thought I'd be a popular black jazz musician by now...

      NJmaverick: Are you at least working as a musician?

      Robeson: Yes, I'm a musician by hobby....

...but not being black is my first stumbling block.

The Lounge, June 13, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8846255



OP by JimGinPA: Well, Obama Was Wrong

He said the Lakers would win the championship in 6 and it only took them 5.

      NoPasaran: And Game Six was scheduled to be Pony Night!

GDP, June 14, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8471440



On a thread by REACTIVATED IN CT: Yoo is being sued

      tularetom: I is?

I didn't do nuthin.

GD, June 14, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5847516



On a thread by Bjorn Against: All I had to do was read the title of this book to know it must have been written by a Freeper

BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL IN THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES and also ROBBING GOD OF PRIESTHOOD CHILDREN!! (Paperback)
by Eliyzabeth Anderson...

http://www.amazon.com/CONTROL-CHRISTIAN-MARRIAGES-PRIESTHOOD-CHILDREN/dp/1425992609/ref=tag_stp_st_edpp_url

      Posteritatis: ... LOL, the entire book's in caps! (nt)

      Berry Cool: Someone should tell God

to use his Holy Spirit indoor voice.

      Warpy: "People who bought this also bought"

The guffaws just kept on coming.

      Bjorn Against: It gets better if you scroll to the third page where you will find the inflatable party sheep

      Warren DeMontague: You forgot to put the word "written" in quotes. nt

      merh: yeah, it's obvious she used a Holy Ghost writer.

:silly:

GD, June 14, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5849647



On a thread by rug: Shattering The Meat Myth: Humans Are Natural Vegetarians

"There is no more authoritative source on anthropological issues than paleontologist Dr. Richard Leakey, who explains what anyone who has taken an introductory physiology course might have discerned intuitively -- that humans are herbivores. Leakey notes that 'you can't tear flesh by hand, you can't tear hide by hand.... We wouldn't have been able to deal with food source that required those large canines'...

In fact, our hands are perfect for grabbing and picking fruits and vegetables. Similarly, like the intestines of other herbivores, ours are very long (carnivores have short intestines so they can quickly get rid of all that rotting flesh they eat)...'"

      Lerkfish: even if true....so what?

I still savor a good steak.

      rug: How long are your intestines?

      Lerkfish: how big is your ass?

:shrug:

      conscious evolution: Pass the popcorn

shrimp please.

      L0oniX: Why do you hate cannibals?

      Ikonoklast: He doesn't *hate* cannibals.

It's just that he finds them a tad gamey.

      kenny blankenship: Exactly. That's why we have four stomachs.

and that's why first person shooter video games which simulate hunt and kill behavior are such a marginal, tiny sub-category of electronic media culture.

Silly stuff. Our closest genetic and morphological relative is the chimpanzee, which like humans eats both plants and animals.

      rug: Obesity has become a national concern.

      Marr: What is this, Non-Sequitur Theater?

      rug: No, we are discussing prunes.

      Iggo: Damn. If only we hadn't discovered how to make fire.

Damn the luck!

      Canuckistanian: But a drumstick fits neatly into your hand

Therefore that theory is bunk.

      KamaAina: If I have my popcorn without butter, it's vegan, right?

:popcorn:

GD, June 14, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5846249



On a thread by marybourg: "We will response you"

That was the message in the automated e-mail I received from the manufacturer of my tv digital converter box when I e-mailed to tell them that the box, which formerly had to re-scanned every time I turned on the set, now doesn't even bring up its menu...

      Sal Minella: When you are duly responsed as notificated, please to inform us of

resulting clarifying advices. Thanking you for your personally assistants in resolve this matter.

      cloudbase: They're probably busy officing.

Message them again.

      AlCzervik: in Soviet Russia Response will you!

GD, June 14, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5846891



OP or poll or something by Oeditpus Rex: Poll question: *delete*

Thought I was in the Lounge. :blush:

Poll result (2 votes)


      Patsy Stone: I predict 60 recs for this thread

at least.

      Wilms: You talked me into it.

k&r

      Patsy Stone: That makes 13 of us.

And another 47 to go. :toast:

      EFerrari: 46!

      Lochloosa: 47

      NYC Democrat: 48! I win

      BuyingThyme: Correct answer: 71

Did anybody have 71?

      Patsy Stone: Please, hold on to your tickets until we have a winner!

Wow. I love DU. :)

      nichomachus: This is by far the most cogent defense of the DOMA brief I've seen so far

      many a good man: I DEMAND our votes be counted!

What is this? Teheran? Florida? Ohio???

      pleah: K&R Thanks for the birthday thread! What!?

This isn't my birthday thread? Damn!

:evilgrin: :toast:

      tularetom: One word. Just one word

Plastics

      Debi: Heh heh

dupe?

GD, June 14, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5848040



On a thread by Liberal_in_LA: 'Pregnant' anti -abortion blogger's hoax angers readers - anti abortion readers feel exploited

"Pregnant' blogger's hoax angers readers

Illinois social worker Beccah Beushausen’s blog had a vast, loyal following, largely from fellow antiabortion advocates who offered prayers, gifts and other support.

An Illinois woman's online story about giving birth to a child diagnosed in the womb as terminally ill turns out to be untrue. Many of her antiabortion readers say they feel emotionally exploited...

As more people were drawn to the blog -- which included biblical quotes, antiabortion messages and a soundtrack of inspirational Christian pop songs -- advertisers were queuing up. By the evening of June 7, when the woman blogged that April Rose had survived a home birth only to die hours later, her website had nearly 1 million hits.

There was only one problem with the unfolding tragedy: None of it was true.

The baby in the photos, swaddled in white blankets, was a doll.

'I have that exact doll in my house,' said Elizabeth Russell, a doll maker from Buffalo, N.Y., who had been following the blog. 'As soon as I saw that picture, I knew it was a scam...'"

      grantcart: Ah that would be the rare Munchausen from Beushausen case

GD, June 14, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5845119



On a thread by jefferson_dem: Administration Plans to Move Top Iran Expert to White House From State Dept.

      Captain Hilts: ...in exchange for a bureaucrat to be named later...nt

GDP, June 15, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8473157



Poll question by struggle4progress: Tips and Guidelines for Losing Political Fights! Absolutely Free! Get Yours Now!

:bluebox: Forget about arguments that convince other people! This is all about what I think!

:bluebox: Spurn multi-issue coalitions working on anything related! My issue is the only one that matters!

:bluebox: If you agree with my goals but have different tactical ideas, just go to hell!

:bluebox: Accuracy is unimportant! If I have to misrepresent a situation to get attention, so be it!

:bluebox: Nothing should happen under the radar screen! I like to paint big targets on my friends!

:bluebox: When I want a politician to work with me, I will loudly and often call that person a liar!

:bluebox: History is irrelevant! I really don't need to know anything about the past!

:bluebox: Forget local politics! I expect all change to start at the very top!

:bluebox: People who have worked for years on progressive issues are sell-outs! I can't learn anything from them!

:bluebox: What an asinine piece of shit post this is! Go fuck yourself!

      Toucano: My God! There's no "All of the Above"?

ROFL!

      struggle4progress: Dunno. "All of the above" might be the sense of the last choice. Then, again, maybe not.

At press time, "What an asinine piece of shit post this is! Go fuck yourself!" was winning with 42% of the votes.

GD, June 15, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5850918



On a thread by Pirate Smile: Prairie dogs immediately escape from $500k escape-proof habitat

"The Maryland Zoo spent $500,000 to make an escape-proof prairie dog habitat, called Prairie Dog Town. The prairie dogs escaped within 10 minutes of being introduced to their new habitat. Zookeepers caught the escaped prairie dogs with nets.

Aircraft wire, poured concrete and slick plastic walls proved no match for the fast-footed rodents, the stars of a new exhibit that opens today..."

      Orrex: Awesome!

They should relocate them to Montana.

      struggle4progress: Why? Hasn't anybody found a way to escape from Montana?

GD, June 15, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5854186



Poll question by Richard Steele: Poll question: POLL: When I say "I'm a toothless hillbilly from Polecat Hollow", as I often do, what do you think?

I really -am-, you know.
"Polecat Hollow" is a real place up in Bedford county, PA.
It runs between "Lemnus Ridge" and "River Mountain", and I am *from* there.

:bluebox: Thought you invented the name "Polecat Hollow" as a joke.

:bluebox: Never thought about it at all.

:bluebox: I like to vote on DU polls

:bluebox: Dude, what's up with your teeth?

:bluebox: I like to vote on DU polls, SPECIAL Struggle4Progress category.

:bluebox: Robb is still a dingbat, even after all this time

:bluebox: Huh?

:bluebox: Other- post comment.

:bluebox: OTHER- post kitty pics.

:bluebox: OTHER- post kitty pics.ALERTING MODS- why is this drunk-assed "Dick Steele" idiot still here?

At press time, "Other- post comment." was winning with 38% of the votes.

The Lounge, June 15, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8849727



On a thread by Contrary1: Ancient mass grave found on Olympics site

"An ancient burial pit containing 45 severed skulls, that could be a mass war grave dating back to Roman times, has been found under a road being built for the 2012 British Olympics.

Archaeologists, who have only just begun excavating the site, say they do not yet know who the bones might belong to..."

      eppur_se_muova: "do not yet know who the bones might belong to"?

Just look for people without heads -- how hard can that be?

GD, June 15, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5856260



On a thread by Perky: He is simply brilliant politically

      Clio the Leo: Glen Beck said that Obama is smarter than Thomas Jefferson...

      NYC_SKP: He was probably thinking of George Jefferson.

:P

GDP, June 15, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8472074



On a thread by tekisui: Haley Barbour Testing the 2012 Waters in Iowa, NH

      camera obscura: Because an old, fat, white guy with a racist record is just what their party needs

      saltpoint: "And now, here's Buddy Hackett for Slim-Fast."

      hatrack: Haley - for those who just couldn't take the adrenaline rush that is Fred Thompson

:rofl:

      BeyondGeography: Haley Barbour for President...who said the Republican Party wasn't diverse?

GDP, June 15, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8471637



On a thread by Hamlette: I heard Levi wasn't the father which is why he "dumped" Bristol.

      jobycom: I heard there was a different blind poet named Homer who really wrote The Odyssey.

      fishnfla: I had a turkey sandwich for lunch

plain, no mayo or mustard. Pretty good

      Critters2: And I should believe this, why?

:)

      fishnfla: damn

burned by that 2 source rule again! Curses!

:P

      ksoze: Alex Rodriguez maybe? I heard that somewhere.

      jmondine: Wait a minute. If that's true...

... I still don't care!

GDP, June 16, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8474712



On a thread by undeterred: Where is the outrage for poor Alex Rodriguez?

He's the real butt of Letterman's joke. Will nobody come forward to defend him?

:popcorn:

      ColbertWatcher: I refuse to defend slutty baseball players.

He brings this on himself by the way he dresses.

      TheCowsCameHome: Two balls and you're out, Alex.

New rules.

GD, June 16, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5864023



On a thread by kpete: Obama blocks list of visitors to White House

      Cherchez la Femme: The Audacity of Nope

:cry:

      katandmoon: He likes DADT so much he's applying it to everything!

LBN, June 16, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3925001



On a thread by rcrush: Holy Crap! NASA To Blow up the MOON!!!!!

"In an unprecedented scientific endeavor — and what may be one of the coolest space missions ever — NASA is preparing to fly a rocket booster into the moon, triggering a six-mile-high explosion that scientists hope will confirm the presence of water..."

      Codeine: This is gonna fuck up SOOO many periods. nt

      rcrush: Think of the Werewolves!

      Dr. Strange: It's a simple question:

If the moon were made of cheese, would you blow it up to determine if there is water under the surface?

      dorkulon: What kind of cheese?

If it's Velveeta, nuke the fucker. Roquefort? Give me a baguette and step back.

      madeline_con: Lunacy. n/t

      Robb: Thank god, finally

That glowy fucker's been keeping me awake.

      BuyingThyme: The moonbats aren't gonna like this.

      myrna minx: Yay! Free cheese from the sky makes this Wisconsin girl's dream come true. n/t

      Warren DeMontague: We must quickly construct a Space Dworkin to stop this interplanetary phallus problem. nt

      DS1: It was always lookin at us wrong anyway, needs a smack upside the head

      dorkulon: I wish they'd write "CHA" on it in huge letters.

      uppityperson: Probably funded by Big Pharma

      Codeine: Fuckin' Lunesta, I'm willing to bet. nt

      pipi_k: So if they blow up the moon, does that mean

we'll have to give songs a different title?

"Blue chunk of rock in the sky"

"Small round dustball River"

"Fly me to the leftover crater floating in the sky"

"Dark side of the shiny little sandball revolving around the earth every 28 days"

Just think of the trouble it'll be to change the lyrics!

:cry:

      ChickMagic: Don't forget Blew Moon!

:woohoo:

      rateyes: By the light of the silvery dust.

      flvegan: There must be oil under the surface. That's why we usually bomb places.

      jmondine: ... with an Illudium Pew-35 Explosive Space Modulator?

"Oh, that makes me very angry!" (pace, pace, pace)

GD, June 16, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5861623



On a thread by avaistheone1: The Greedy Old Party unveils their health plan for the country.

      baldguy: "Don't get sick."

And see below for a Special Visual Achievement award from this thread.

GDP, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8478607



On a thread by LoZoccolo: K&R if you are PRO-OBAMA!

      Aloha Spirit: I'm amateur Obama. Hope to go pro one day

k/r

GDP, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8476168



OP by Dr. Strange: Tales of WTFery, Volume 21: ByTor and the CreekDog

Go to the link if you have a lot of time handy.

The Lounge, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8855665



On a thread by arcadian: Have you ever seen this on DU?

Somebody posts a poll and the poll doesn't match up with the comments. Say %95 of the people in the poll respond in the affirmative, but the comments portray a negative POV.

      InternalDialogue: You should have posted this as a poll

:shrug:

The Lounge, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8857775



OP by Philosoraptor: How would dubya have dealt with the terrorist interview interrupting fly?

I saw the clip of President Obama doing the smack down on the errant insect in his no fly zone, he never missed a beat, so cool under pressure, so quick on the response, it was brilliant.

It got me to wondering how dubya might have handled the bothersome bug. Would he have declared it an enemy combatant? Would he have declared war on ALL flies? Would he have eaten it with a flick of his reptilian tongue?

      Warpy: He'd have stormed off in full pout

and only returned when his underlings assured him the miserable thing had been exterminated, the office thick with bug spray fog.

      sinkingfeeling: First he would have nuked the interview set and then he would have repeatedly dipped the

fly into his beer, pulling it out right before death, and repeating it.

      Philosoraptor: Beer boarding a fly, I wouldn't put it past him

      REACTIVATED IN CT: He would have asked Dick to shoot it n/t

      LostInAnomie: Probably would have choked on it....

... then passed out and hit his head.

      Tierra_y_Libertad: He would have invaded Botswana and told the CIA to prove the connection.

      Stephanie: Bush would have ducked, then accused Democrats of being soft on flies

      EOTE: I think he would have started off by swatting wildly.

Then the swats would get more furious as he stands up and starts chasing it maniacally around the room. Then he'd start screeching like a howler monkey and baring his teeth at it and would eventually resort to flinging his own feces at it. His handlers would have eventually calmed him down with the promise of warm milk and cookies, and he'd fall asleep, perhaps in their arms. He'd wake up fresh the next morning, ready and able to reproduce the previous day's performance, this time in front of some foreign dignitary.

      gratuitous: Mobilize the military

And then, when someone told him the fly was exterminated*, he would have donned his flight suit, strutted around the deck of an aircraft carrier as if he'd done it himself, and basked in the man-love of Chris Matthews and Gordon Liddy.

Oh, and let a few dozen no-bid contracts. Don't forget the contracts.

*In reality, nobody had done anything about the fly.

      11 Bravo: He would have launched an all-out assault on the nearest ladybug.

      Philosoraptor: And send all the terrorist bugs to Gnatmo

      Forkboy: By declaring war on Jeff Goldblum.

      Philosoraptor: The consensus so far is that cheney would've handled the whole thing himself

      REACTIVATED IN CT: Of course - why would this be different from anything else

Shrub did while in the White House?

      Mnemosyne: Swat and Awe. n/t

GD, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5869203



On a thread by sabra: Judge: (John) Hinckley Can Drive, Take Long Trips

"A federal judge says John Hinckley, the man who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan, can spend more time away from his psychiatric hospital and apply for a driver's license.

In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman says Hinckley's health will probably improve with more freedom and that he wouldn't be a danger to himself or others.

The judge ruled that Hinckley can increase the length of his visits to his mother's hometown of Williamsburg, Va., from six nights at a time to nine. He'll also be able to do volunteer work and take driver's education..."

      peekaloo: eventually he'll fulfill his dream of becoming a Taxi Driver.

LBN, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3927038



On a thread by sabra: McDonald's Custer toy angers Indian Country

"Custer rides again, although he's atop a plastic motorcycle and in a McDonald's Happy Meal box.

And that doesn't sit well with some in the Native American community.

Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was killed in 1876 along the Little Big Horn River by Native Americans he aimed to destroy.

But Hollywood brought him back to life as a character in the Ben Stiller comedy “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” which opened in theaters May 22. McDonald's included characters from the movie as toys in its kid-sized Happy Meals.

The fast food chain's decision to circulate the toy in Indian Country is akin to circulating a Hitler figure in Israel, according to Laurette Pourier, executive director for the Society for the Advancement of Native Interests-Today. 'It's insensitive and disrespectful...'"

There's a pic of the toy in the OP.

      hatrack: I only hope he's wearing an Arrow shirt . . . hard to tell from the image, though . . .

:evilgrin:

      orestes: Should've made him with a removable scalp

      Deja Q: Coming next month: John Bobbit with detachable, er, head...

      montanto: Plus, McDonald's should have remembered Custer's age inappropriate last words.

"Holy shit! Where'd all them Injuns come from?"

Not to mention the motorcycle he's riding is an Indian.

      Arugula Latte: There are a lot of holes in this story.

Ba-dum-chh

      cpompilo: Sounds like a Custerf**k to me n/t

LBN, June 18, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3929309



On a thread by Born_A_Truman: Hillary Clinton fractures elbow in fall

      ddiver: Thank God she has healthcare.

GD, June 18, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5872837



OP by TPaine7: Princeton woman, 77, escorts armed intruder from home at gunpoint

"A 77-year-old Princeton woman faced down a man armed with a sawed-off shotgun and sent him running after she pointed her own gun at him, according to court documents."

I for one, realize that this story must be fiction:

1) It is impossible to use a gun to successfully defend against an armed assailant--the bad guys always win.
2) A gun in the home is 75,000 times more likely to be used against you than to be used defensively. This woman would have died several thousands of times before this single defensive use, even if she beat the odds considerably.
3) If she had gotten a shot off before the felon killed her, it would have missed him and killed her daughter (or a neighborhood kid, or a puppy or a kitten or a butterfly...).

I can't imagine why news organizations--and even court documents--lie like that.

Guns, June 18, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x230941



On a thread by Mrs. Overall: Olive Garden pulling ads from Letterman over Palin joke (owner donates to Republicans)

"Following a week of back and forth between CBS late night comic David Letterman and Sarah Palin over a crude joke he told about the Alaska Republican governor’s daughter, the Olive Garden restaurant says it is cancelling (sic) all of its scheduled ads on Letterman’s “Late Show” for the rest of the year.

In an email to a Letterman critic obtained by POLITICO, a spokeswoman for the Italian restaurant chain wrote that 'there will be no more Olive Garden ads scheduled for "The Late Show" with David Letterman in this year's broadcast schedule,' citing the talk show host’s 'inappropriate comments...'"

      sniffa: Oh heavens no!

Where will people in NYC now find out where to go for Italian food?

      MineralMan: What happened was

that Jim Robinson threatened not to hold any more post-Freep gatherings at the Fresno Olive Garden. Faced with the loss of so much revenue, what else could they do? I mean... really...

      bullwinkle428: WHAT??!?!? An Olive Garden thread located somewhere other

than the Lounge?

This cannot be!

      AlCzervik: Oh no, now where will i find Tuna Parmigiana Rollatini?

      Arugula Latte: You've inspired me to create some new dishes for Olive Garden to add to their menu:

Of course, no self-respecting Italian person would be caught dead eating them, but they SOUND Italian-ish, and that's good enough.

Tuna Casserolini
Corndogatoni
Fettuccine Velveeta
Tatertotagiano

      AlCzervik: ooohhhhh! Linguine with Spam sauce!

      Arugula Latte: Yes! but maybe it should be called "Linguine a la Spamatini" or something.

GD, June 18, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5875181



On a thread by sabra: Ensign Helped Mistress's Husband Get Jobs

      Stevenmarc: Well that's certainly nicer than sending him a, I Screwed Your Wife, fruitbasket.

LBN, June 19, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3930352



On a thread by Hoopla Phil: Man brandishes gun at delay in his order at McDonalds.

"A Denver police officer has been suspended after allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant in Aurora after his order took too long to fill..."

      coyotespaw: Of course, he might have gotten the wrong toy EOM

      MADem: He's lucky Rambo wasn't running the fryolator.

You want fries, I'll give ya fries.....

Guns, June 19, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x231246



OP by unblock: the public option to mail letters cheaply will put fedex and ups out of business!

oh wait, fedex and ups charge many times more that usps and yet they've been profitable for years (present extreme recession excluded).

but that could never possibly apply to the health insurance debate. any public option means the instant death of private enterprise. it's a shame capitalism is so fragile that it can't stand any form of choice.

GD, June 19, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5881742



And don't miss these laughs from Twitter:

OP by babylonsister: Twitter Users Heckle Hoekstra En Masse

GD, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5870772





On a locked thread: OK...so what does Obama owe YOU an apology for?

      greatauntoftriplets: Locking.

Please leave the political flamefest to GD and GDP. Let's talk about fun stuff in the Lounge like the Olive Garden and breastfeeding.

greatauntoftriplets
DU moderator

The Lounge, June 13, 2009



On a locked thread by the late SamCooke: I'm sorry but illegals don't deserve Health Care.

      rasputin1952: I am going to lock this...

Please forward posts through nuclearhell.com as the member has taken the express to said destination.

GDP, June 15, 2009



On a locked thread by the late the high priestess: It looks like DU may be imploding...

      wakemeupwhenitsover: Locking.

The OP, for the dozenth time, is no longer with us. I wish she'd get a life.

beset,
wakemeupwhenitsover

GD, June 18, 2009





On a thread by Jackeens: PHOTO Caption it?

responses #1 and #9 by Ian David

response #2 by DJ13

response #6 by MoonRiver

response #10 by sakabatou

response #14 by GivePeaceAchance

response #21 by ElsewheresDaughter

GDP, June 13, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8469564


The Duzy AwardsTM received no promotional consideration from either Tea Party Czar or the Spiegel Catalog (Chicago 60609!) for this award. Honest.

OP by Trocadero: On the 4th of July, you will want to be ready if you see any teabaggers>>>>

response #1 by Rowdyboy

response #2 by 47of74

DU Marketplace, June 15, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=213x5700


OP by A HERETIC I AM: Pie chart that explains everything.

response #25 by cascadiance

response #17 by AtomicKitten

response #18 by A HERETIC I AM

response #19 by AtomicKitten

response #30 by AwakeAtLast

GD, June 18, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5878849


On a thread by avaistheone1: The Greedy Old Party unveils their health plan for the country.

response #5 by AndyA

GDP, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8478607


On a thread by Timefortruth: Who does Sen. Ensign look like?

response #3 by Horse with no Name

GD, June 17, 2009: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5870927


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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 08:13 PM
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1. Hilarious!
Even though *I* am no longer funny...

Thank you, my dear JeffR!


K&R

:patriot:

:rofl:

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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 08:18 PM
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2. Thank you JeffR!!!!!1!! k+r, n/t
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 08:22 PM
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3. After a week like this one, the DUzys are both a great luxury and
an elemental necessity.

Thank you, JeffR et al.
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 08:24 PM
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4. I really love our droll and dry-witted mods.
:toast:
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 08:28 PM
Response to Original message
5. Ack, my last-minute nom didn't make it
:-(




Despite that tragic fact, this was still, somehow, an exceptionally good week for the DUzies. That moon thread... :rofl:
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 08:30 PM
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6. Thanks for the DUzy!
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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Sheepshank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 08:45 PM
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7. what a crack up...
I'm obviously missing some DUzy's...thanks for bringing them together here.
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 08:47 PM
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8. I haven't looked forward to Friday nights this much since I was a teenager.
Thanks JeffR.
And the amazing inhabitants of Duzyland.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 09:06 PM
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9. I haven't either
Edited on Fri Jun-19-09 09:06 PM by gratuitous
That is, look forward to Friday nights so much since you were a teenager. :evilgrin:

It's a little-known fact that in those days, "safe sex" for dixiegrrrrl meant setting the parking brake.
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beac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 09:09 PM
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10. Thanks for another great week of DUzys! n n/t
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 09:46 PM
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11. yeah, I was so afraid no one would like my funny
:woohoo:

thanks so much for putting these together, JeffR.


I.won.a.DUzy :woohoo: :woohoo:

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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 09:51 PM
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12. Awesome. Simply awesome.
Thanks JeffR!

:toast:
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 10:53 PM
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13. I believe the Lounge itself deserves a DUzy this week
for the Great Meltdown and Purge of 2009.
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:05 PM
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14. What did I miss?
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:13 PM
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15. Erm...
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:17 PM
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16. Ah, I did miss that.
Edited on Fri Jun-19-09 11:17 PM by Hissyspit
Thanks.

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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:20 PM
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17. The Lounge deserves something.
I'm still trying to figure out exactly what.

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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:22 PM
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18. A padlock?
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:58 PM
Response to Reply #18
21. Adding that to the list of possibilities.
:think:

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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:40 PM
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19. ..
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:59 PM
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22. !
:spray:

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Kaleko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 02:01 AM
Response to Reply #17
25. More nurses in tight little
uniforms. And squadrons of qualified therapists.
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 02:18 AM
Response to Reply #25
26. Might not help.
But I guess it wouldn't hurt.

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Kaleko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 03:19 AM
Response to Reply #26
27. It's less obvious than controlled demolition
with a small nuclear device. But also a much slower process.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 10:05 AM
Response to Reply #26
31. Oh, okay!
I guess it wouldn't be bad for me to put on my hot nursey outfit and kick some ass over there. Actually, come to think of it, it wouldn't be good either. My hubbies don't know I have such an outfit. They think I just wear scrubs.
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 01:10 PM
Response to Reply #17
33. Think child-proof cap. nt
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WillYourVoteBCounted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-19-09 11:48 PM
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20. thanks Jeff, great stress reduction therapy
:toast:
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 12:23 AM
Response to Original message
23. Hell, Yeah!!! Thanks for this hard work JeffR!!!
:woohoo!

:bounce:

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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 01:43 AM
Response to Original message
24. Proud to be Rec #26
(And I promise to be funnier next go-round)

:blush:


:dunce:
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 03:47 AM
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28. My poll on Michelle's organic garden was much more popular. eom
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 06:50 AM
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29. About the picture in the "Who does Sen. Ensign look like?" thread.


:wtf:

Does Google have a special category for scratchy black and white photos?
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 06:58 AM
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30. K&R Wow! I made it!
:wow:

And, it really was my birthday!


Thank you!:toast:
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ihavenobias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 11:21 AM
Response to Reply #30
32. Congratulations!
:)

K & R
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 01:26 PM
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34. Vegan popcorn for everyone!!
:bounce:
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badgerpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 01:35 PM
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35. K & R
Thanks, JeffR and Company! :yourock:

:kick:
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-20-09 01:37 PM
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36. Wow, my third DUzy in a row --
I'd like to thank an extended period of unemployment for making it all possible. :party:
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