On behalf of the whole C2 Team, I would like to thank this man for his hard work around here.
We'll leave it to you, realwest, to say as much or as little as you'd like about it, but this open thread is for you.
Guys, 6p00e55005f9c78834 (better known as 'realwest'! LOL) is one of the unsung heroes of C2. Please stop in and give him a shout, and buy him a drink if you are so inclined.
P.S. I don't think he'll mind if I tell you that the C2 nickname was given us by realwest. For that alone, he deserves drinks in the pub on the house!
Realwest is da man!
ReplyDeleteSomeone I'm proud to call a friend.
And some one who never should have to pay for a drink in the pub.
And a hearty hip hip ho to Mr. Real.
ReplyDelete{realwest!}
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your help with this endeavor, especially with membership, you social butterfly, you!
/oh, and I'm sorry I've been calling you 3CP0...it can't be helped! ;-)
Realwest rides again!
ReplyDelete6p00e55005f9c78834, I'd be happy to buy you a C2H5OH.
ReplyDeleteThis comment got eated on the last thread....
ReplyDeleteAmericans More Likely to Say Government Doing Too Much
New Gallup data show that 57% of Americans say the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to businesses and individuals, and 45% say there is too much government regulation of business. Both reflect the highest such readings in more than a decade.
*hoists a beer mug* Here's to Special Agent 6p00e55005f9c78834, henceforth to be known as realwest. CHEERS!
ReplyDeletedoppel,
ReplyDeleteReal's more of a C8H10N4O2 guy... ;-)
Belly on up to the bar, {real}. What'll ya' have, sugah?
ReplyDeleteIran and Venezuela plan to build refinery in Syria
ReplyDeleteTarget Practice for the IDF.
Schweet !
/hands Realwest single malt, neat.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Real!
BRB
ReplyDeleteHey RW.
ReplyDeleteI can't drink, but we can swap meds.
Two Ambien regulars for one of your Ambien CR's.
what cha drinking real, next one is on me!
ReplyDeletebeen a while,
NMM
Hmmm, we have a new face in the blog. Welcome newmelleman. Pull up a seat and enjoy the musings we all bring forth.
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ReplyDeleteTranslation for 6p00e55005f9c78834, or anyone else who needs it.
Welcome newmelleman.
ReplyDeletethat would be old face, new blog methinks!
ReplyDelete:)
thanks for the welcome.
Ok, the transaltion is here.
ReplyDeleteNewmelleman, howdy!
ReplyDeleteBTW -- It's Bilbo Baggins' birthday today. Hoist one for the Hobbits.
ReplyDeleteJCM, aren't we all, at least in the morning? I actually wanted to respond with the chemical symbol for beer (there isn't any; it's a mixture), but I came across this. When religious fanatics get a chemistry degree, bad things happen: http://www.1timothy4-13.com/files/family/beer.html
ReplyDeleteGreat message Bare! Very creative. LOL
ReplyDeleteHey Pink...just got here.
ReplyDeleteTrying to figure out who I may know from other places. Looking forward to getting to know the rest!
NMM
newmelleman!
ReplyDeleteBare - I did that crap for 30 yrs - ain't doin' it noe mores, noe sirree.
RB,
ReplyDeleteThere are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
We're real close to launch ....C2 and B2 may share a birthday. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhere is the Guest of Honor, anyway? It'd be cool if this thread made it up to about 300 posts while he's gone. Heh. : ) (I'd like to see his face when he gets back.)
ReplyDeletePretty slick, RB.
ReplyDeletePretty slick.
doppel,
ReplyDeleteBeer and pizza!
A balanced diet!
Realwest ... thanks for your contribution you are great ... sorry cannot stay back to work ...
ReplyDeleteWelcome Home Pink! ...
Crap RB, that looks like a movie I just saw...Knowing!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have the "Outer Limits" tune handy?
Hey...word verification just called me a phick!
ReplyDeleteWhats up with that?
Cool, RB.
ReplyDeleteZigzagging! Nice to be back! I owe you email .....
Oh yeah, we rode bikes, too ....
Let's all jump out and yell "SURPRISE!!!!" at him when he comes in. : )
ReplyDeleteJorline,
ReplyDeleteNO. ;-)
newmellman: This may give you a hint about me. Used to be on the night shift and shared a lot of stuff like that. ;)
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking of what I can get Real to show my appreciation.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's legal.
Thanks to Real and all of you who have put in the time and work to hear me rant like an ijit.
{LoL} thanks
ReplyDeleteThere are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
ReplyDeleteI've seen that almost exact quote used in relation to math LOL
CC
ReplyDeleteWhere is the Guest of Honor, anyway?
He takes his medicinally induced nap starting at around 2 pm EST. I imagine he's still in dreamland.
OH BARE! Nice catch on my html mistake!
That's a terrific avatar. Too bad blogspot won't let 6p00e55005f9c78834 use it...
ReplyDeleteIt looks like something from the cover of a Dick Francis novel.
ReplyDeletenewmellman
ReplyDeleteTrying to figure out who I may know from other places.
ahem. I was the last keeper of the prayer list after realwest.
Thanks, Atilla!
ReplyDeleteYeah, lol - it would be nice if he could use it, but he'll definitely be using it on the new C2, and Bare's even thinking of letting him use the name 'realwest' instead of that number.
Maybe.
; )
Hi, newmelleman. I don't know if you remember me but I know your nic. Welcome!
ReplyDeleteAtH
ReplyDeleteI have been offline for quite a while...off my rocker forever. I hope y'all will forgive my feeble memory.
Jorline, the other day word verification gave JCM the word "cackle" when he composed something about Hillary Clinton.
ReplyDeleteI. Kid. You. Not.
doppelganglander
ReplyDeleteYup, I remember you...still owe me $10 don't you?
j/k
AtillaTheHoney said...
ReplyDeleteahem. I was the last keeper of the prayer list after realwest.
I'm still stumped, but I'm sure I'll work it out eventually.
newmelleman, how about I buy you a couple of drinks instead? The Bar Wench serves nothing but the finest in the Liberty Pub.
ReplyDelete6p00e55005f9c78834, Brandy here! The Boss told me to give you all the Jack D. you want, on the house. I hope you're thirsty!
ReplyDeleteCC...now that there's funny.
ReplyDeleteCackles go well with Cankles.
Unrest rises as the sixth Iranian official is killed in Kurdistan
ReplyDeleteLondon (KurdishMedia.com) 22 September 2009: According to a number of independent reports, at least six Iranian officials have been seriously injured or killed by unknown assailants in the Kurdish capital of Sanandaj (Sine) in Kurdistan of Iran. The latest attack came against Sanandaj City Council member, Mehdi Tekhtfiroz, who was shot last weekend. At least five other officials have been targeted in the past couple of weeks.
Why, thank you, doppel. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Pub opens at 7:00PM EST, by the way.
RW...hold out on Bar Wench.
ReplyDeleteGo for what's behind door #2.
Wench, Bare said we had to clean up last nights mess before we could return to the pub tonight.
ReplyDeleteAh Ha, I now know who Atilla the Honey is. Thanks for the clue. :)
ReplyDeleteJust stopping by for a few to leave RW some sparkling cider. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAnother fire has started in Southern California. Winds are driving it, could get . bad
"The Bar Wench serves nothing but the finest in the Liberty Pub."
ReplyDeleteI'm low maintenance, thanks! With a waitress like that, drink quality means little.
{ { {newmelleman} } }
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you made it in, buddy. Now you've got to get your Mizzou avatar posted.
{rsrn}
ReplyDeleteWell, I was just a bit taller than Rodeo Roger's rifle, so they let me on the ride!
Like your new avatar as well.
UFO TOFU has not been able to register here for some reason. Y'all didn't blackball him, did you?
ReplyDeleteAwwwwww, thank you newmelleman. ;-)
ReplyDeleteJorline, it's all cleaned up and ready for you all to pop in this evening. I'll see you there!
"Y'all didn't blackball him, did you?"
ReplyDelete:X
!
UFO TOFU is welcome, redstateredenck. Lots of folks have had trouble getting past google's sentries. Maybe registering a new gmail addy would help.
ReplyDeletenmm
ReplyDeleteThat's our two years in a row first prize Lake St. John Flotilla entry. You can almost see me on the front of the boat behind the woman in black & white. Probably a good thing I didn't show up. I was wearing a red white & blue crown and was pretty drunk.
;-)
It was the 4th of July, after all!
redstateredneck,
ReplyDeleteHave him sign up for a gmail account...
rsrn
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have a formula for success!
Health reformers targeting 'enemies'
ReplyDeleteThe plan for a series of grass-roots demonstrations Tuesday to promote President Obama's health care agenda calls for tightly scripted events and an "escalation" of efforts against "enemies" of reform.
Subtext, anyone?
Pinky
ReplyDeleteI was just kidding about the blackballing. He was registered as UFO TOFU before. Wondering if it was a different email. If he's lurking and can't post he'll see this; otherwise, I'll email him. It was killin' him this morning when y'all were talking about California regulations which he is well drilled in (in more ways than one).
Doesn't look too "sub" to me, C2.
ReplyDeletePaladinPhil
ReplyDeleteJust found out who are/were too!
Soooo glad to see you!
Time to head for the house.
ReplyDeleteLater Patriots.
Bye, Jorline!
ReplyDeleteCC,
ReplyDeleteAs grass roots as a demonstration in Pyongyang.
Well done, realwest. I can't wait for the grand opening. Will they give you your old nic back again?
ReplyDeleteJCM, in Pyongyang, they eat the grass including the roots.
ReplyDeleteYeah, JCM. See, it's only astroturfing if there are conservatives involved.
ReplyDeleteFOUND: Bush White House NEA Conference Call Transcript
ReplyDeleteIowahawk. heh.
I'm impressed how fast this blog moves.
ReplyDeletenewmelleman said
ReplyDelete"Sounds like you have a formula for success!"
They said it was our enthusiasm.
We were workin' it, I tell ya'!
Oh, and realwest.....as always, you are a great guy!
ReplyDeleteIt is pouring rain here (Southern Mississippi), y'all.
ReplyDelete"It is pouring rain here (Southern Mississippi), y'all."
ReplyDeleteNewmellewoman finally talked me into putting in a pool. Its not finished yet but with all of the rain we got on Saturday, it just about filled up!
You might have to use your straw like a snorkel!
redstateredneck said...
ReplyDeleteIt is pouring rain here (Southern Mississippi), y'all.
It's 104 degrees here (Southern California),
and sunny.
D/S, I'll second that.
ReplyDeleteOur realwest is one of the most warm, welcoming, cordial debaters I've ever encountered online.
It's an art I'm not so good at myself, but he's a model for it - that's for sure.
Realwest is just a special guy. One of the nicest I've met online.
ReplyDeleteBoss said I can leave.
ReplyDeleteLater, {all y'all}
Newmelleman...don't be a stranger now that you've found us!
Justice Department Inspector General Launches Internal ACORN Probe
ReplyDeleteIs this thing on yet?
ReplyDeleteUfo Tofu
Thanks Realwest for your hard work and dedication.
ReplyDeleteReceived the email thanks again my friend.
Hey UFO!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you. I'm gonna have to abbreviate your new nic though...geesh!
ETBC?
NMM
UFO,
ReplyDeleteYou made it.... after a fashion.....
NMM
ReplyDeleteGood to see you, too. I have remodeling photos to email you. Sorry about the nic, I've been trying to register for over a week. This looks like a good place to be, thanks to whomever for letting get in here!
UFO! Haha ...great nic! Good to see you!
ReplyDeleteRealwest has been been in my opinion, one of the finest individuals I have ever corresponded with.
ReplyDeleteAnd I would be happy to share a few beers with him any day.
ufo!
ReplyDeletethat's one helluva new nic you pic'd. I'll just shorten it a bit.......
etbc
From the thread header:
ReplyDeleterealwest ... is one of the unsung heroes of C2.
He is definitely my hero. Remember Real? That statement got our contact started.
Hi DEZ, glad you found us. :-)
ReplyDeleteU.S. says Pakistan, Iran helping Taliban
ReplyDeletehttp://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-spies22-2009sep22,0,3144734.story?track=rss
Thanks to all for the welcome, I hope to be a sensible contributor. Sorry for the nic, I usually answer to anything. Glad to see realwest (now there's a nic), love to buy him an adult beverage in person.
ReplyDeleteavatar test
ReplyDeletePink Freud!, Sas. and Eric found me wandering around in the parking lot and dragged me in.
ReplyDeleteThey even twisted my arm to make me drink a few beers.
Their brutal. ;)
Thank you Correspondence Committee!
ReplyDelete*blush*
I hope to talk to some of you tomorrow, gotta run.
ReplyDeleteAll - gotta run but will definitely bookmark on my way out.
ReplyDeleteHave a pleasant evening.
NMM
Oh. Fuck. Molly the Beagle is giving me
ReplyDeleteone of these
Better go check it out.
bbl.
DEZ said...
ReplyDeleteRealwest has been been in my opinion, one of the finest individuals I have ever corresponded with.
And I would be happy to share a few beers with him any day.
My thinking, exactly! A real 'mensch' if there ever was one.
re:
Pink Freud said...
Hi DEZ, glad you found us. :-)
Hi {Pink Freud}, isn't that a fine collection of individuals and 'menschen' that's come together here at C2?
Nice avatar, AtillaTheHoney!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't have said it better, Callahan ...yes indeed.
ReplyDeleteDEZ, you lie. Your arm didn't take much twisting at all. I swear to the powers that be you had it replaced with rubber. :)
ReplyDelete/sorry about the non posting there, had to make the trek home from work.
Later etbc!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome, Atilla! Thank YOU for everything!
ReplyDeleteWake up, realwest!!!
ReplyDeletePaladinPhil said...
ReplyDeleteOkay, ya got me...
I'm easy. ;)
DEZ said...
ReplyDeleteYeah, but you sure as hell aren't cheap. :D
See seers are menschen.
ReplyDelete(Callahan)How ya doing buddy.
DEZ said...
ReplyDeleteI am doing fine, thanks. How could I else!
Being here, together with the finest assortment of people there is. Putting well deserved praise on one of those who did this possible. Swell! :-D
How are you doing?
Doing okay Callahan, just cant stay long.
ReplyDeleteHad to bring my job home with me again. :(
DEZ said...
ReplyDeleteDoing okay Callahan, just cant stay long.
Had to bring my job home with me again. :(
That's one of the things I am lucky I'll never have to do in my line of work. My flat would be quite crowded with all the students in there. ;-)
Callahan: I wouldn't have a flat. It's hard to bring a building home with yo. ;)
ReplyDeleteGeek mode:
ReplyDeleteSeagate 2TB SATA 6GB/s HD!
Drool!
PaladinPhil: I wouldn't live in an apartment if I could afford the payments of a mortgage. My monthly paycheck sucks.
ReplyDeleteHow on earth am I gonna bring in the word 'flat' again?
Callahan23 said...
ReplyDeleteHow on earth am I gonna bring in the word 'flat' again?
Talk about car tires? Reason why I can't bring my work home with me is because I am a security guard. Hard to take the whole building with you. :)
PaladinPhil: We are the lucky ones. No work to take to home. We can just relax and be joining with friends here on C2 of the intarwebs.
ReplyDeletere: JCM
Drool! Yup.
HotAir has the latest on ACORN
ReplyDeleteApparently, Bertha Lewis sent out of fundraising letter, the text of which I'll paste below (they have a financial savior)...but one other interesting point about this is that the person who turned AP/MM/EM onto this letter, John Ziegler, doesn't know how ACORN got his name and address. The only thing he can figure is that he once donated to a Democrat, and his information found its way to ACORN via that connection.
Here's the letter:
Dear John ,
I know I speak for everyone at ACORN when I tell you that we are humbled by the outpouring of support, and we are deeply grateful.
I have an exciting update to share with you. An anonymous donor has offered to match all new donations to ACORN — dollar-for-dollar — up to $20,000.
There will never be a more important moment to donate to ACORN — we are in the fight of our lives. And now, when you donate, your gift will be worth TWICE as much, up to $20,000.
Thank you for everything you do to help people in need,
– Bertha Lewis
PS: Did you see the message below? Please take a moment to read it if you haven’t yet.
Well, Molly is ok. She got one of her tennis balls wedged between a wall and a piece of furniture and needed Mom's help.
ReplyDeleteIn other news - this is beginning to piss me off.
Joe Scarborough says Beck is bad for conservatism
I'm starting to see this meme from a few different places and I'll have more to say on it later. But coming from Scarborough who consistently features that anti-Semite Pat Buchanan on his show, I just want to hurl.
Giving praise to realwest is easy; he deserves it.
ReplyDeleteCallahan, P2, Dez - I always take my work home with me because I always work at home. Benefits: working in pajamas, flexible schedule, no commute, no expenses for clothing or lunches. Downside: I'm free to futz around on the Internet all day. That sounds like a benefit, but in fact if I don't work I don't get paid. So I should probably do some more work now.
ReplyDeleteGeepers? Man, I haven't seen you in about a hundred years! How've you been?
ReplyDeletedoppel: Yeah that downside is pretty insidious isn't it?
ReplyDeletere: DEZ & doppel
ReplyDeletesee you both later. After work maybe? ;-)
re: Geepers
Long time no see!
Welcome.
Hey doppelganglander!
ReplyDeleteDoing just fine thanks.
Glad to be here among friends.
Callahan23,
ReplyDeleteGood to see you again too.
From the Attorney's with idiots for clients file.
ReplyDeleteCalif. Judge says Duncan can act as own attorney
Joseph Duncan will be allowed to act as his own attorney in a trial in which he faces the death penalty if convicted of the 1997 slaying of a 10-year-old Beaumont, Calif., boy, an Indio judge ruled Monday.
Duncan is worst form of two legged vermin to walk and every day he draws breath is a travesty, he's already been convicted of the savage murder of a family in Idaho, and the butchery of a young boy.
There is no doubt about his guilt. He's admitted to the CA murders.
JCM
ReplyDeleteWasn't the Long Island railroad shooter - Colin Ferguson? - allowed to act as his own attorney?
AtillaTheHoney said...
ReplyDeleteJoe Scarborough says Beck is bad for conservatism
I've heard this too. And of course my former blog is all over Beck like a bunch of rabid dogs.
Me, I don't care. If Beck gets people involved and motivated, more power to him. He may not be representative of all conservatives, but it doesn't matter. Conservatism should have a big tent where ALL voices are heard. I've never understood this 'purge' mentality of people to silence anyone who doesn't espouse their brand of conservatism. I say let all voices be heard and let people sort it out for themselves.
Feds Issue Terror Bulletin on Stadiums, Hotels
ReplyDeleteThe FBI and Homeland Security Department sent two bulletins Monday to police around the country but said they know of no specific plots and did not mention the ongoing high-profile investigation of a possible terrorist plot involving a Colorado man and associates in New York City.
New thread upstairs...we'll continue realwest's party in the Pub at 4:00PM PST/7:00PM EST when Brandy unlocks the doors.
ReplyDeleteAtillaTheHoney,
ReplyDeleteIIRC yes, and he got like 200 years of 3 squares and a cot.
CC,
ReplyDeleteDang...
Hides key he copied to the pub....
Realwest:
ReplyDeleteLate to dance as usual.
Over the last couple of years we have become good friends. When thing have been bad for me,you helped guide me through it all and for that I'm eternally greatful.
I wouldn't be here if not for you and for that I thank you.
The work you've helped with here is a testament to your wanting to do right by those needing a place to call home on the net.
Thanks, sure glad I can call you my Friend!
Top
1SG(ret):
ReplyDeleteHe is one of those very few very valuable menschen.
Callahan
ReplyDeleteAmen brother
Top,
ReplyDeleteHere, here!
Well said!
Well said Top. Now I am going upstairs and will be here for the pub when Brandy opens up. :)
ReplyDeleteAw, shucks folks, tweren't nothing (puts hands in jeans pockest, kicks rock with toe)!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I am really, really sorry that I got here after the thread was over - Thank you all very, very much especially the CorresspondenceCommittee!!
I do appreciate the Thank you's and comments very much, they mean a lot to me.
{6p00}!
ReplyDeleteHere's a tonic with a whole lot of lime.
I promise you, it's so good you don't miss the gin.
Thanks so much for your contributions to this wonderful place!
It's almost my bedtime, and I'm sorry to be late to this thread; but it was very important to say something sincerely serious to a wonderfully wonderful friend {realwest}. Thanks again and again for your niceness, and the education.
ReplyDeleteRealwest, its not over until the Bar Lady opens up with jelly shots.
ReplyDelete$00.05 beer too, too,
Now you are good at the final argument and got me here with less than the loud mouth I use in other bars and honkey tonks.
You do good work.
Should you need it destructed let me know, that part I'm well trained for.
thanks
mr kft