Okay.
Presidents are tired.
Tired people make gaffes.
Presidents talk alot.
Tired people who talk alot and fly all over make gaffes.
Regardless of whether you're still butthurt about the ribbing Dan Qayle received over his Hawaii statement, that's the jist of it.
Obama is smarter than most of you; not me of course, but most of you.
End of thread.
I win.
I can almost legitimately say that I'm one of the smartest people on the boards ...
Right, I'll keep that in mind...not. If people feel so insecure about themselves they want to make unfounded boasts about how smart they supposedly are, to find something that alleviates that angst, it isn't my problem.
There. Fixed that for ya ;)
Taig: Damn you to hell for making me looking at this thread. And not the cool hell that DF and I made up, but the bad one. DAMN.
Removed a couple posts. Remember, we're all too smart for Mensa here.Speak for yourself, I have Mensa members kneel before my chair so that I can use their backs as footstools. Heck I can think of a dozen uses for Mensa.
I'm glad to hear it. I was worried about what happened to those slobs after I fired them.
I'm glad to hear it. I was worried about what happened to those slobs after I fired them.
Spoiler:"You're fired!"
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the toughest m%~&$@!~++&& that ever came to this place never talked about it either.
Good thing this thread didn't get closed. It has SO MUCH potential left.
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the toughest motherf&##er that ever came to this place never talked about it either.
Conan?
Or Chuck Norris?
Right, I'll keep that in mind...not. If people feel so insecure about themselves they want to pick apart my statements to find something that alleviates that angst, it isn't my problem.
This is, of course, the only possible explanation.
Removed a couple posts. Remember, we're all too smart for Mensa here.Speak for yourself, I have Mensa members kneel before my chair so that I can use their backs as footstools. Heck I can think of a dozen uses for Mensa, but then again my ASVAB proves how much better I am than you :D
Mensans ask too many questions to make good footstools. They're good for stuffing and hanging on the wall, though.
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the toughest motherf@#*er that ever came to this place never talked about it either.
I don't know what you're talking about. I constantly post about what a badass I am.
Hey...waitaminute...are you saying I'm not the toughest m+~!#@~*&%!+ ever to come to this place? Because I'll have you know that I'm a certified Internet Tough Guy.
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the toughest motherf@#*er that ever came to this place never talked about it either.I don't know what you're talking about. I constantly post about what a badass I am.
Hey...waitaminute...are you saying I'm not the toughest motherf@!#er ever to come to this place? Because I'll have you know that I'm a certified Internet Tough Guy.
You aren't on my Official List of Certified Internet Tough Guys. Plus, I just beat Chuck Norris down to ask him...he says he doesn't know you.
You're lucky you can hide behind your computer, pal. I'd SO KICK YOUR ASS!
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the toughest motherf@#*er that ever came to this place never talked about it either.I don't know what you're talking about. I constantly post about what a badass I am.
Hey...waitaminute...are you saying I'm not the toughest motherf&*%er ever to come to this place? Because I'll have you know that I'm a certified Internet Tough Guy.
Certifications that come from boxes of pseudo-popcorn don't count. Even if they are framed.
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Certifications that come from boxes of pseudo-popcorn don't count. Even if they are framed.(lol)
the toughest motherf@#*er that ever came to this place never talked about it either.I don't know what you're talking about. I constantly post about what a badass I am.
Hey...waitaminute...are you saying I'm not the toughest motherf&*%er ever to come to this place? Because I'll have you know that I'm a certified Internet Tough Guy.
Pfft. Next you'll say that my law degree isn't real just because Chuck E. Cheese, Esquire, signed it.
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the toughest motherf@#*er that ever came to this place never talked about it either.I don't know what you're talking about. I constantly post about what a badass I am.
Hey...waitaminute...are you saying I'm not the toughest motherf@!#er ever to come to this place? Because I'll have you know that I'm a certified Internet Tough Guy.
You aren't on my Official List of Certified Internet Tough Guys. Plus, I just beat Chuck Norris down to ask him...he says he doesn't know you.
You're lucky you can hide behind your computer, pal. I'd SO KICK YOUR ASS!
I see your problem. You were looking at the publicly available Official List of Certified Internet Tough Guys. I'm actually listed on the Secret Official List of Certified Internet Tough Guys Who are so Badassed that They Must Register their Fists as Deadly Weapons in 49 States.
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Pfft. Next you'll say that my law degree isn't real just because Chuck E. Cheese, Esquire, signed it.Certifications that come from boxes of pseudo-popcorn don't count. Even if they are framed.(lol)
the toughest motherf@#*er that ever came to this place never talked about it either.I don't know what you're talking about. I constantly post about what a badass I am.
Hey...waitaminute...are you saying I'm not the toughest motherf&*%er ever to come to this place? Because I'll have you know that I'm a certified Internet Tough Guy.
Naw. That's real. That's where all lawyers get their certifications from.
I see your problem. You were looking at the publicly available Official List of Certified Internet Tough Guys. I'm actually listed on the Secret Official List of Certified Internet Tough Guys Who are so Badassed that They Must Register their Fists as Deadly Weapons in 49 States.(lol)
the toughest motherf@#*er that ever came to this place never talked about it either.I don't know what you're talking about. I constantly post about what a badass I am.
Hey...waitaminute...are you saying I'm not the toughest motherf@!#er ever to come to this place? Because I'll have you know that I'm a certified Internet Tough Guy.
You aren't on my Official List of Certified Internet Tough Guys. Plus, I just beat Chuck Norris down to ask him...he says he doesn't know you.
You're lucky you can hide behind your computer, pal. I'd SO KICK YOUR ASS!
Tellingly, Texas is the one state that doesn't belong to CITGWASBATTMRTFADW. We have our own list. And were does Chuck Norris live?
In one of those desert countries, the teleprompter-programmer would have been tortured to death for this gaf.
I think his name was john.
Beep.
Beep.
Blee-zooouup
Beep.Blee-zooouup
TRANSMISSION RECEIVED. ACKNOWLEDGED.
Conan?
Or Chuck Norris?
No, the REALLY tough guy... Conan O'Norris. Pretty funny guy, too.
Taig: Damn you to hell for making me looking at this thread. And not the cool hell that DF and I made up, but the bad one. DAMN.
+1
Beep.
Query: Is this where the droids are gathering to plot our campaign of destruction against the meatbag infestation?
Beep.Query: Is this where the droids are gathering to plot our campaign of destruction against the meatbag infestation?
This is not the thread you're looking for.
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So the definition of intelligence is "an inverse proportion to how often one mixes up two minor state holidays in a verbal slip?"
They may be minor holidays to you, but Obama is supposed to be the Commander-in-Chief. So I would hope that he would at least show enoug respect to those holidays to not mix them up.
Then again, why should he? After all, his wife has blatantly admitted to never being proud of her country until he was nominated as President.
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So the definition of intelligence is "an inverse proportion to how often one mixes up two minor state holidays in a verbal slip?"They may be minor holidays to you, but Obama is supposed to be the Commander-in-Chief. So I would hope that he would at least show enoug respect to those holidays to not mix them up.
Then again, why should he? After all, his wife has blatantly admitted to never being proud of her country until he was nominated as President.
And this is why I'm sick of our politics, Hey you know what, I don't even know the dates of any holidays other than the big 3 (christmas, thanksgiving, easter). I don't know the difference between memorial day, or labor day, or presidents day, or Wednesday. Knowing inconsequential days we've decided to honor or remember something is not the hallmark of a great leader. I'm not even saying that Obama's a great leader, but whether he is or not doesn't have a dang thing to do with which made up holidays he keeps track of.
They may be minor holidays to you, but Obama is supposed to be the Commander-in-Chief. So I would hope that he would at least show enoug respect to those holidays to not mix them up.
Then again, why should he? After all, his wife has blatantly admitted to never being proud of her country until he was nominated as President.
Clearly her "I love the USA" credentials are not in order.
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oh Smurf it!
United States Legal Federal Holidays 2010
• January 1, 2010 (friday): New Year's Day [Jan. 1 every year]
• January 18, 2010 (monday): Martin Luther King Day [3rd monday in Jan]
• February 15, 2010 (monday): Presidents Day (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
note: Presidents Day is also Washington's Birthday (observed)
• May 31, 2010 (monday): Memorial Day (observed) [last monday in May]
• July 4, 2010 (sunday): Independence Day [July 4th every year]
July 5, 2010 (monday): federal employees extra day off for July 4th
• September 6, 2010 (monday): Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
• October 11, 2010 (monday): Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
• November 11, 2010 (thursday): Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
• November 25, 2010 (thursday): Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
Christmas Eve December 24, 2010 (friday): federal employees extra day off for Christmas
• December 25, 2010 (saturday): Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]
So now you do!
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and just in case the math is hard
United States Legal Federal Holidays 2011
• January 1, 2011 (saturday): New Year's Day [Jan. 1 every year]
• January 17, 2011 (monday): Martin Luther King Day [3rd monday in Jan]
• February 21, 2011 (monday): Presidents Day (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
note: Presidents Day is also Washington's Birthday (observed)
• May 30, 2011 (monday): Memorial Day (observed) [last monday in May]
• July 4, 2011 (monday): Independence Day [July 4th every year]
• September 5, 2011 (monday): Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
• October 10, 2011 (monday): Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
• November 11, 2011 (friday): Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
• November 24, 2011 (thursday): Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
• December 25, 2011 (sunday): Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]
December 26, 2011 (monday): federal employees extra day off for Christmas
Extra Federal Holiday every 4th year: Inauguration Day - next on January 21, 2013. It happens on Jan 20th after the U.S. Presedential Election, held every 4 years. Since January 20th in 2013 is on a sunday, observance is on monday, Jan 21st.
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February 16 - Mardi Gras
February 17 - Ash Wednesday
March 28 - Palm Sunday
April 1 - Maundy (Holy) Thursday
April 2 - Good Friday
April 4 - Easter Sunday (Western Christianity - Roman Catholic, Anglican Communion, Protestant Churches, etc.)
April 4 - Easter Sunday (Orthodox Christianity - Eastern Orthodox Churches)
In Western Christianity, Easter is always celebrated on the Sunday immediately following the Paschal Full Moon.
March 8 - Mardi Gras
March 9 - Ash Wednesday
April 17 - Palm Sunday
April 21 - Maundy (Holy) Thursday
April 22 - Good Friday
April 24 - Easter Sunday (Western Christianity - Roman Catholic, Anglican Communion, Protestant Churches, etc.)
April 24 - Easter Sunday (Orthodox Christianity - Eastern Orthodox Churches)
Now this one is and will always be confusing since it is based off of and near the time of passover which is based on a lunar not a solar calendar. I always have to look up Easter.
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oh Smurf it!
United States Legal Federal Holidays 2010
• January 1, 2010 (friday): New Year's Day [Jan. 1 every year]
• January 18, 2010 (monday): Martin Luther King Day [3rd monday in Jan]
• February 15, 2010 (monday): Presidents Day (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
note: Presidents Day is also Washington's Birthday (observed)
• May 31, 2010 (monday): Memorial Day (observed) [last monday in May]
• July 4, 2010 (sunday): Independence Day [July 4th every year]
July 5, 2010 (monday): federal employees extra day off for July 4th
• September 6, 2010 (monday): Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
• October 11, 2010 (monday): Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
• November 11, 2010 (thursday): Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
• November 25, 2010 (thursday): Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
Christmas Eve December 24, 2010 (friday): federal employees extra day off for Christmas
• December 25, 2010 (saturday): Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]So now you do!
Wanna bet, I've forgotten already (I actually read the entire post), and I'm not gonna bother re-reading to memorize it.
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Wanna bet, I've forgotten already (I actually read the entire post), and I'm not gonna bother re-reading to memorize it.oh Smurf it!
United States Legal Federal Holidays 2010
• January 1, 2010 (friday): New Year's Day [Jan. 1 every year]
• January 18, 2010 (monday): Martin Luther King Day [3rd monday in Jan]
• February 15, 2010 (monday): Presidents Day (observed) [3rd monday in Feb]
note: Presidents Day is also Washington's Birthday (observed)
• May 31, 2010 (monday): Memorial Day (observed) [last monday in May]
• July 4, 2010 (sunday): Independence Day [July 4th every year]
July 5, 2010 (monday): federal employees extra day off for July 4th
• September 6, 2010 (monday): Labor Day [1st monday in Sept]
• October 11, 2010 (monday): Columbus Day (observed) [2nd monday in Oct]
• November 11, 2010 (thursday): Veterans' Day [Nov. 11 every year]
• November 25, 2010 (thursday): Thanksgiving Day [4th thursday in Nov]
Christmas Eve December 24, 2010 (friday): federal employees extra day off for Christmas
• December 25, 2010 (saturday): Christmas Day [Dec. 25 every year]So now you do!
Nor should you thats what a calendar is good for. ;)
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I thought only easter changed every year?... I don't even know the dates of any holidays other than the big 3 (christmas, thanksgiving, easter).I don't even know the dates of two of those since they change every year.
Any holiday that is "the first/second/third/whatever Monday/Thursday/whatever of some month" makes it a little more difficult to determine what date it will end up falling on from year to year. I can figure out what date Independence Day will fall on each year pretty easily. But what date in 2015 will Thanksgiving fall on? (And I know that some smartass will Goggle it. But my point is that no one -- without looking it up -- knows the date that it will fall on.)
And how Easter is determined is really odd.
And how Easter is determined is really odd.
Got to love those schisms.
Lunar holidays for the WIN!
Yet another reason to hate the holiday - it's unpredictable and sneaks up on you...
Inquisition Day?
"Oh, dear, is it here AGAIN? I never expect it, you know..."
Yet another reason to hate the holiday - it's unpredictable and sneaks up on you...Inquisition Day?
"Oh, dear, is it here AGAIN? I never expect it, you know..."
Everyone expects the overused meme.
(I love Monty Python but I couldn't resist the subversion.)
Everyone expects the overused meme.
(I love Monty Python but I couldn't resist the subversion.)
(Grins) I can't stand Monte Python, and couldn't resist throwing the fans' favorite line back at them.