Random Announcements

[Giles]

Today, I re-engineer the "photo-studio" part of IHUK.  I think I may have worked out a better way of doing things.  New soft boxes ordered, hope to have them next week….

[Snowy]

Sorry to read about your Dad, and thankful that you've got a good support network there with you. My thoughts are with you. Kindly.

[trail and arrow]

my condolences, RP!

[bagley920]

You and your family are in my prayers RP

[MikeC]

Much love RP.

[MikeC]

I'm deleting my account on January 1st, 2014. If anyone wants my real contact info, please PM me. Thanks.

[mclaincausey]

Condolences RP. So sorry for your loss.

[Seul]

@MikeC:

I'm deleting my account on January 1st, 2014.

And there was much rejoicing… By people without a sense of humour...

Stay, asshole...

[Friday]

my condolences and prayers RP

Stay MikeC.. once in  a while contrasting opinions is much needed 

[DougNg]

I'm sitting here waiting for a lane at the shooting range, and a couple guys walk in wearing camo. And at first I'm like "why would you wear camo to an indoor range?!?"  Then I realize they're the kind of people that wear camo ALL THE TIME

[Finn666]

so sry to hear Rich…my condolences mate!

[Megatron1505]

@DougNg:

I'm sitting here waiting for a lane at the shooting range, and a couple guys walk in wearing camo. And at first I'm like "why would you wear camo to an indoor range?!?"  Then I realize they're the kind of people that wear camo ALL THE TIME

I blame Nigo.

[ohighyo]

Under armor and Merica!!!!

[Chris]

@DougNg:

Then I realize they're the kind of people that wear camo ALL THE TIME

You live in Maryland.  I thought you'd be used to that.

[mclaincausey]

Probably will be a lot more of that. Phil Robertson solidarity you know.

[Chris]

If A&E kept him off the air, that might have been the final straw to drive Texas into secession.

[mclaincausey]

I believe it was a conspiracy to drive ratings. A&E execs can't have been surprised by his musings in his outside voice.

[Chris]

Disagree.  Ratings were, and will continue to be, excellent.  A&E execs knew what he believes, (he's never tried to cover it up) they just didn't think he'd say it in the wrong place- i.e., a magazine that liberals read.  After all, up until now the family has been spectacular at matching message to audience.  I think the fact that this will end up proving Andy Warhol's adage that there is no such thing as bad publicity is just lucky.  I think this was a massive miscalculation by A&E, not a successfully calculated ploy.

[mclaincausey]

I struggle accepting that they're that dumb. (If it were a principled stand, they wouldn't have rescinded the suspension. That leaves stupidity.)

The net of this will be a growth in their audience I'm guessing. We'll see.

[DougNg]

Maryland is an unfortunate mix of ultra left wing and traditional Southern living in the same place. The state has a pretty horrific identity crisis.

I loathe living here.