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The Daily F Bomb, Saturday 3/16/13

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Happy Saturday, Bombazinos. Where I live the days are hitting highs in the low 80s, and the Jasmine is starting to bloom. Alas, foggy morning bring smoggy afternoons, so there is a trade-off.

Interrogatories

When is it permissible to lie? What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy? What is the first thing you notice about people? If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give? How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

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On This Day

In 37, Caligula became Emperor of Rome after the death of his great uncle, Tiberius.

In 1850, “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published.

In 1861, Edward Clark became Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who has been evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy.

In 1935, Adolf Hitler ordered Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

In 1968, U.S. troops gunned down hundreds of unarmed civilians in the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War.

In 1988, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

In 2003, Vice President Dick Cheney predicted on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that American troops would be “greeted as liberators” by the Iraqi people.

In 2003, Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American, was killed when she was run over by a bulldozer while trying to block Israeli troops from demolishing a Palestinian home in Gaza.

Born on This Day

1473 – Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)

1687 – Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Queen consort in Prussia (d. 1757)

1751 – James Madison, American politician, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)

1771 – Antoine-Jean Gros, French painter (d. 1835)

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1789 – Georg Simon Ohm, German physicist (d. 1854)

1822 – Rosa Bonheur, French realist painter and sculptor (d. 1899)

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1839 – John Butler Yeats, Northern Irish artist (d. 1922)

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1873 – Hippolyte Daeye, Flemish painter (d. 1952)

1897 – Conrad Nagel, American actor (d. 1970)

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1902 – Leon Roppolo, American jazz clarinetist (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1943)

1905 – Elisabeth Flickenschildt, German actress (d. 1977)

1906 – Henny Youngman, American comedian (d. 1998

1911 – Dr. Josef Mengele, German physician and SS officer (d. 1979)

1912 – Pat Nixon, American First Lady (d. 1993)

1916 – Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (d. 2004)

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1920 – Leo McKern, Australian actor (d. 2002)

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1926 – Jerry Lewis, American comedian

1927 – Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American senator (d. 2003)

1927 – Ruby Braff, American jazz trumpeter and cornetist (d. 2003)

1936 – Fred Neil, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)

1942 – Jerry Jeff Walker, American musician

1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor

1949 – Elliott Murphy, American singer-songwriter

1951 – Kate Nelligan, Canadian actress

1953 – Isabelle Huppert, French actress

1961 – Todd McFarlane, Canadian comic book artist, writer and media entrepreneur

1964 – Patty Griffin, American singer and songwriter (Band of Joy)

1967 – Tracy Bonham, American musician

1982 – Brian Wilson, American baseball player

Died on This Day

1485 – Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456)

1737 – Benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard University (b. 1670)

1838 – Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician (b. 1773)

1890 – Zorka of Montenegro, Princess of Serbia (b. 1864)

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1898 – Aubrey Beardsley, British artist (b. 1872)

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1903 – Roy Bean, American jurist

1935 – John James Rickard Macleod, Scottish-born physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)

1970 – Tammi Terrell, American singer (b. 1946)

1971 – Thomas E. Dewey, American presidential candidate (b. 1902)

1971 – Bebe Daniels, American silent film actress (b. 1901)

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1975 – T-Bone Walker, American musician (b. 1910)

1980 – Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (b. 1898)

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Today is

National Artichoke Hearts Day

Everything You Do is Right Day

Freedom of Information Day

Lips Appreciation Day

National Quilting Day

International Sports Car Racing Day


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54 comments

  2. plf515

    When is it permissible to lie?

    When a) It doesn’t really matter and b) It doesn’t hurt anyone (both must be the case for it to be OK)

    e.g “How are you?” “Fine” well, even if you aren’t fine, this is fine, depending on who’s asking.

    What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy?

    I like playing competitive games (bridge, Scrabble), my wife doesn’t get this but I don’t think she thinks it’s crazy.

    What is the first thing you notice about people?

    In meat-space, their physical appearance. Probably first thing is hair color, unless the person has some unusual characteristic. One thing I like about the internet (also see IRITI’s post from yesterday) is that physical characteristics are invisible. So I notice whether the person makes sense.

    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give?

    It gets better. Either that or maybe “don’t jump”.

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

    Huh? I’d still be the same age, I just wouldn’t know it. I don’t understand.  

  3. Melanie in IA

    Bonus for me.

    When is it permissible to lie?

    Almost never. Ends don’t justify means.

    What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy?

    I have some “conservative” relatives so they probably think my librul views are crazy.  

    What is the first thing you notice about people?

    Usually their teeth, in terms of physical characteristics. In terms of character, it’s how they treat other people.

    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give?

    Don’t be afraid.

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

    Late 30s, probably.  

  4. blue jersey mom

    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give? Stay out of the sun.

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? I still feel like 25 although I am 61.  

  5. Jk2003

    When is it permissible to lie? What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy? What is the first thing you notice about people? If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give? How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

    When I can lie:  I don’t lie often.  Am blunt to a fault sometimes.  I have lied to protect the kids from knowing too much about the harsh world.  Other than that it is just easier to tell the truth.

    I am into never using paper towels.  My mom cannot handle it.  I have drawers of rags, cloth diapers that I use to clan, they get washed with the laundry.  Easy peasy and cheap.  My mom and I are both clean freaks but she just can’t imagine living without paper towels.  I have tried to convert her but she is one stubborn lady.  Also…I don’t use my dryer if it above 60 degrees.  My neighbors think I am crazy.  I love the way my clothes feel and smell when they hang out to dry.

    First thing I notice:  hair

    Advice to younger self:  study a little harder, don’t go out with Chris, give yourself a break

    How old would I be:  I think I am right about where I belong now…38 feels good.

  6. Its the Supreme Court Stupid

    When is it permissible to lie? Apparently, when you write one thing which has an error, but that thing is changed, you can come in three hours after it has been changed and claim that the thing that is wrong NEEDS to be changed, and that the writer is a dishonest shill for having written it.  Under those circumstances.

    What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy? This place (and its cognates)

    What is the first thing you notice about people? Their hair.  Do they have it, and, if so, what color,style etc and do I like it.

    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give? DON’T!!!!!!!!!!!

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?  What was the question?

  7. JG in MD

    When is it permissible to lie? I can’t lie worth a damn. But I can be tactful.

    What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy? I read labels and talk to myself in the supermarket. I wrote about it yesterday: http://www.motleymoose.com/sho…

    (I have a big box of rags too.)



    What is the first thing you notice about people?     Eyes. They tell all.

    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give? Let’s see, what are those seven deadly sins again… and those ten commandments…

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? –Satchel Paige About 45, I think.

  8. DeniseVelez

    When is it permissible to lie? When to tell the truth will ge you locked up 😉

    What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy? talking and singing to my plants



    What is the first thing you notice about people?     their eyes



    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give?     To avoid marrying my first husband



    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?     depends on the time of day and the weather – when it’s damp and dreary I feel 80ish.  When the sun is out and shining I feel about 30 something (as long as I don’t look in the mirror)  

  9. JG in MD

    Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.

    Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.

    If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.

    Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.

    http://www.brainyquote.com/quo…

  10. GlenThePlumber

    also love lips…more for kissing than talking.

    oh crap…”National Quilting Day”..!!..reminds me…I’m supposed to be part of a quilt-a-thon…on the orange…due on Monday…I’m a plumber…not a quilter…how do I get myself into this stuff..??..it is for a good cause…but I’m going to be stressing all weekend.

    you know…I would answer all the ??’s…but I would probably just lie anyways.

    peace…and good morning all.

  11. GlenThePlumber

    When is it permissible to lie?

    never

    What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy?

    reality

    What is the first thing you notice about people?

    their toes

    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give?

    don’t lie so much

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

    13

  12. Avilyn

    I promised silks I’d post this, so here it is!  This makes about 4 dozen soft batch (chewy) chocolate chip cookies.  And I say ‘My’ recipe, although it comes from the King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion cookbook.

    3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks, 6 ounces) unsalted butter

    2/3 cup (5 1/4 ounces) dark brown sugar

    2/3 cup (4 3/4 ounces) granulated sugar

    2 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) light corn syrup

    1 tablespoon cider vinegar or white vinegar

    2 large eggs

    1 tablespoon vanilla extract

    1/2 teaspoon salt

    1/2 teaspoon baking powder

    1/4 teaspoon baking soda

    2 1/4 cups (9 1/2 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour

    3 cups (18 ounces)* semisweet chocolate chips

    *[I usually use more than this – adding the 3 cups to the batter to start with, but after the first 2-3 dozen cookies have been scooped out, usually the batter that’s left is low on chips, so I add more based on what it looks like it needs]

    1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.  Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.  [I prefer using parchment paper]

    2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, corn syrup, and vinegar, then beat in the eggs.  Beat in the vanilla, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.  Stir in the flour & chocolate chips.

    3. Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets.  Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, until they’re just set; the centers may still look a bit underdone.  Remove them from the oven, and transfer to a rack to cool.  [Basically the edges will just start to look a little brown; I use a flat metal spatula that doesn’t have slits in it to transfer the cookies so they don’t fall apart in transfer.]

    Nutrition Info (per 1 cookie/29g):  124 cal, 6 g fat, 1 g protein, 5 g complex carb, 12 g sugar, 1 g fiber, 17 mg cholesterol, 40 mg sodium, 60 mg potassium, 31 RE vitamin A, 1 mg iron, 11 mg calcium, 25 mg phosphorus, 7 mg caffeine.

  13. Avilyn

    Having company over this afternoon.  Have to finish up cleaning floors and getting dinner ready (roast beef in the crockpot).  Also, I love artichoke hearts!  Yummy!

    When is it permissible to lie?

    White lies I think are acceptable.  Just need to be careful that you’re not fooling yourself about what is and isn’t a white lie.

    What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy?

    Hm.  When I was a practicing Wiccan most people thought it was strange.  These days?  I dunno.  

    What is the first thing you notice about people?

    Online?  Usually the style of their writing (misspellings, grammar, etc.)  In person?  Facial features/expression (do they look annoyed? happy? sad?)

    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give?

    Tough one.  I probably wouldn’t want to change too much, because I like who I am and where I am today, and part of that is lessons learned.  Maybe “Think things through”?

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?  About 45.  Sadly I’m 36.  Need to change things so those numbers are reversed.

  14. slksfca

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

    Until this past year or so I’d have instantly answered ten or fifteen years younger. But I look in the mirror now and see every year of my age (58) swiftly catching up to me.

    Friends used to joke that I had a painting in the attic that grew old while I stayed forever young. I think we’ve come to the end of that novel. 😉

  16. Adept2u

    Made me remember the first time I got turned on to PBS outside of Sesame Street and that was I Claudius.  First of all it was sexy violent and I was shocked my parents let me watch it at the time, but it was so good.  My Pop went out and got me the 12 Caesars by Suetonius and I knocked out at least 3 monster term papers from that experience.

  17. anotherdemocrat

    When is it permissible to lie? When it does no harm. Sometimes it is, if not necessary, at least needed for sanity: When a customer is rattling on & on about something that has nothing to do with the service we provide, I will tell them that our phone queue is blinking, whether it is or not.

    What is something you believe in/are into your friends and family think is crazy?  Not “crazy” but my family is amused by my love for science fiction.

    What is the first thing you notice about people? eyes

    If you could go back in time and advise your younger self, what advice would you give?  I would say: “You are not fat! Believing you are, and your crazy dieting, will make you fat. You’re messing up your metabolism by not eating. Eat food.”

    How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? 30 – still young enough, but old enough to know a thing or 2

  18. JanF

    @serenetwit tweeted a message which is one character per line and runs down a page.

    I can’t post it because I am mobile but it seems like this will NOT be good news for twitter followers.

  20. Pam from Calif

    Jan 20, 2013

    P012013PS-0665

    President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia, center, join extended family for a group photo in the Blue Room of the White House on Inauguration Day, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Joining the First Family from left are: Craig Robinson, Leslie Robinson, Avery Robinson, Marian Robinson, Akinyi Manners, Auma Obama, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Konrad Ng, Savita Ng, and Suhaila Ng. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/w…

  21. slksfca

    Now I’m going to lie down and watch some TV. I must have something worthwhile DVR’d, at least I hope so, because they are broadcasting awfully slim pickings tonight.

    See you all in the morningtime!

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