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Darius, context on the photo? What is he reacting to? 
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No matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
"I played it [Civilization] for three months and then realised I hadn't done any work. In the end, I had to delete all the saved files and smash the CD." Iain Banks, author -
I was there, too. We had a blast! Most surprising moment for me was when the crowd (at least where I was, just north of the Washington Monument -- DanS, where were you?) erupted into cheers when Barney Frank appeared on the Jumbotrons. All the other cheering (Obamas, Bidens, Clintons, Gore, Kennedy) and booing (Bush, Cheney, Lieberman) was predictable, but spontaneous applauding of Frank really took me by surprise.
Anyway, great time, great vibe in the crowd, pretty great speech. Glad I went, even if it took me two hour to walk the 1.7 miles back to my apartment.
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"I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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No parade for you?No matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
"I played it [Civilization] for three months and then realised I hadn't done any work. In the end, I had to delete all the saved files and smash the CD." Iain Banks, authorComment
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I was at the Lincoln Memorial. We had almost no booing where I was.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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You have to do one or the other. The parade route was full, and closed, by 10 am, so you could either see the parade but skip the Mall, or vice versa. We went with my daughter and 3 of her friends from college, and they're all headed back to school on a 5:00 bus, so it was the Mall for us; besides, I think we were all more interested in the inaugural address than in the marching bands.Originally posted by Blaupanzer View Post"I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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No clue, but I'm guessing it's directed at a GOP member.Originally posted by Blaupanzer View PostDarius, context on the photo? What is he reacting to?Comment
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I'd love Emanuel forever if it had been Cheney...Originally posted by Darius871 View PostTutto nel mondo è burlaComment
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If that is even his hand.It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
RIP Tony Bogey & Baron OComment
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Originally posted by Boris Godunov View Post The minute we saw him, we began doing Potter impersonations. ("You're worth more dead than alive!") Glad we weren't the only ones!
"I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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actually a valid theory, IMO.Originally posted by Boris Godunov View PostRoberts tried to sabotage Obama! ****ing up the Oath on purpose, no doubt!
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Seriously, don't they usually pre-arrange where the pauses will be? Copies of what scripts they typically use would settle the question rather easily.Originally posted by AAHZ View PostComment
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Clearly, it was rehearsed. You don't wing it in this situation.
And clearly, someone blew his line.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-ArmsComment
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I know they do, I mean the scripts would settle which one flubbed first.
Anyway about the whole inauguration thing, can someone explain to me what all the teary enthusiasm's about? So another blob of flesh transported itself to a spot, put a portion of itself on a rectangular prism of cellulose matter, moved over to a transducer device, and contracted vocal cords to convey to other blobs of flesh a bunch of sappy hokum that an army of speechwriters previously imprinted onto a piece of cellulose matter. Was there something more to it, like magical pixie dust in the air, or am I just cynical?Last edited by Darius871; January 20, 2009, 22:01.Comment
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If I'm not mistaken what happened is:
Roberts flubs a line
Obama starts repeating but then realizes that Roberts screwed up and stops
Roberts flubs the line AGAIN with one word out of place
Obama thinks "eh, close enough" and repeats it.Stop Quoting BenComment
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You're pretty cynical. Good for you.Anyway, can someone explain to me what all the teary enthusiasm's about? So another blob of flesh transported itself to a spot, put a portion of itself on a rectangular prism of cellulose matter, moved over to a transducer device, and contracted vocal cords to convey to other blobs of flesh a bunch of sappy hokum that an army of speechwriters meticulously drafted in advance. Was there something more to it, like magical pixie dust in the air, or am I just cynical?
To your main question: I think a lot of people are hurting economically and can use a break in the action. And obviously, a lot of people feel that this election result is pretty historic. So there's a need for some sort of release. And this is it.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
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