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Chasing Tales
If you love dogs you'll know how hard it is to watch. For neurological or
physiological reasons, a dog may spend hours chasing his tail. If he catches
it and causes injury it could, if left untreated, cause further injury and
worsen the whirling behavior.
I sense five perceptions to this problem.
To the dog: His tail preoccupies him for long periods of time. It is the
reason for, and the solution to, all of his problems. Left untreated, he
will chase it until hunger, thirst, or fatigue overtakes him. When rested,
he will continue his pursuit. Until treatment, training, and rehabilitation
are provided, the dog will likely die after breathlessly wasting his life.
To pet owners: The disturbing behavior interferes with their otherwise
healthy relationship with the family pet. Tail-chasing also distracts him
from the security that comes with his territorial instincts.
To underdeveloped adults: Like porn, a tortured dog can provide hours of
entertainment, especially for those desperate to relieve their own pain.
To disinterested neighbors: Although annoying, the dog seems active and
fully engaged.
To criminals: Whirling dogs are too busy to protect territory or confront
evil.
So how did whirling dogs get my attention? If you said "global warming" you
would be correct!
Let me explain:
The dog's tail presents an imagined source of anxiety. Healthy dogs hardly
notice their tails until caught in a door or stepped on. But to mentally
disturbed animals, their obsessive compulsion resembles the paranormal
hysteria that preoccupies our global warming alarmists.
Except for the meteorologists and climatologists who have studied our skies
for centuries, most people hardly notice the weather until the game gets
rained out. But to Al Gore, hot and cold days, thickening and melting ice,
rain and drought, day and night, deserts and mountains all remind him of his
scabbed little tale. If Gore was alone in this endeavor he'd be viewed as a
deranged mongrel that needs help. The difference is that, this time, Gore
has convinced other dogs to enlist more dogs to chase their tails and to
recruit other whirling crazies, as if scouting for the canine version of
Dance Fever.
The pet owners represent the grown-ups of America. Those of us who embrace
what Thomas Sowell describes as a "significant stake in society" look at the
weather as the inexact science it is. Unless you belong to the Flat Earth
Society you'll agree that the planet has warmed considerably since the Ice
Age. But how can we believe scientists can predict the next 100,000 years
when AccuWeather barely grasps the next 100 hours? And when leftist
politicians dismiss internationally-recognized climatologists (1,2,3) for
their heliocentric blasphemy, it's time for America's grown-ups to call the
dog whisperer.
America's underdeveloped adults will resist. After all, these cultists have
invested much time and energy in the global warming tale. The orgy of
concerts, fundraising, domestic terrorism, moonbat romances, and political
enablers feel too good to surrender to the dysphoric sobriety of a wasted
life. Like the seduced child who is suddenly too old for his priest, America's
moonbats have wasted too much of their lives to chase another tale. But
before they start passing the Kool-Aid I have some good news - there's
always Obama and "racial profiling."
America's disinterested neighbors are too preoccupied with their own lives
to worry one way or the other. They hear Al Gore's growling snarls and
suppose he's doing what dogs do. Gore sounds really busy, he stays active,
and he makes lots of impressive noises, so he must know what he's doing. And
regardless of what Gore's up to, the neighbors are too busy working, raising
families, punching clocks, baking cookies, and suing corporations to worry
about Gore's tale. They know that when the dust settles, Gore will take a
well-deserved nap. After all, he's been busy protecting the planet from
greenhouse gases. I'm amazed that secular moonbats so willingly genuflect to
cow farts. No wonder they chase their tails.
Criminals are a threat. While America is distracted by the growls, dust, and
snapping of fake issues like global warming and racial profiling, immediate
problems like Islam, medicine, Social Security, gangs, and public schools,
are killing and crippling Americans today! To avoid any agreement with the
Bush Administration, politicians seeking the moonbat vote will finance the
ambitious scientists to promote the global warming issue, as long as those
politicians keep the grant money coming in.
I must admit, ever since I learned that global warming will drown San
Francisco, Santa Monica, and Boston I've been burning old tires in my back
year. But the reality is that the planet will continue to warm and humanity
will adapt as we always have, as long as we survive the present global
crisis.
America's grown-ups see the dog chasing its tail. We've looked for parasites
and mange but see nothing but bite marks and scars. We gather information,
study the behaviors, and take steps to calm the animal.
As much as I like Rudy, Newt, Condi, and Mitt, I think America needs Cesar
Millan in '08!
If you love dogs you'll know how hard it is to watch. For neurological or
physiological reasons, a dog may spend hours chasing his tail. If he catches
it and causes injury it could, if left untreated, cause further injury and
worsen the whirling behavior.
I sense five perceptions to this problem.
To the dog: His tail preoccupies him for long periods of time. It is the
reason for, and the solution to, all of his problems. Left untreated, he
will chase it until hunger, thirst, or fatigue overtakes him. When rested,
he will continue his pursuit. Until treatment, training, and rehabilitation
are provided, the dog will likely die after breathlessly wasting his life.
To pet owners: The disturbing behavior interferes with their otherwise
healthy relationship with the family pet. Tail-chasing also distracts him
from the security that comes with his territorial instincts.
To underdeveloped adults: Like porn, a tortured dog can provide hours of
entertainment, especially for those desperate to relieve their own pain.
To disinterested neighbors: Although annoying, the dog seems active and
fully engaged.
To criminals: Whirling dogs are too busy to protect territory or confront
evil.
So how did whirling dogs get my attention? If you said "global warming" you
would be correct!
Let me explain:
The dog's tail presents an imagined source of anxiety. Healthy dogs hardly
notice their tails until caught in a door or stepped on. But to mentally
disturbed animals, their obsessive compulsion resembles the paranormal
hysteria that preoccupies our global warming alarmists.
Except for the meteorologists and climatologists who have studied our skies
for centuries, most people hardly notice the weather until the game gets
rained out. But to Al Gore, hot and cold days, thickening and melting ice,
rain and drought, day and night, deserts and mountains all remind him of his
scabbed little tale. If Gore was alone in this endeavor he'd be viewed as a
deranged mongrel that needs help. The difference is that, this time, Gore
has convinced other dogs to enlist more dogs to chase their tails and to
recruit other whirling crazies, as if scouting for the canine version of
Dance Fever.
The pet owners represent the grown-ups of America. Those of us who embrace
what Thomas Sowell describes as a "significant stake in society" look at the
weather as the inexact science it is. Unless you belong to the Flat Earth
Society you'll agree that the planet has warmed considerably since the Ice
Age. But how can we believe scientists can predict the next 100,000 years
when AccuWeather barely grasps the next 100 hours? And when leftist
politicians dismiss internationally-recognized climatologists (1,2,3) for
their heliocentric blasphemy, it's time for America's grown-ups to call the
dog whisperer.
America's underdeveloped adults will resist. After all, these cultists have
invested much time and energy in the global warming tale. The orgy of
concerts, fundraising, domestic terrorism, moonbat romances, and political
enablers feel too good to surrender to the dysphoric sobriety of a wasted
life. Like the seduced child who is suddenly too old for his priest, America's
moonbats have wasted too much of their lives to chase another tale. But
before they start passing the Kool-Aid I have some good news - there's
always Obama and "racial profiling."
America's disinterested neighbors are too preoccupied with their own lives
to worry one way or the other. They hear Al Gore's growling snarls and
suppose he's doing what dogs do. Gore sounds really busy, he stays active,
and he makes lots of impressive noises, so he must know what he's doing. And
regardless of what Gore's up to, the neighbors are too busy working, raising
families, punching clocks, baking cookies, and suing corporations to worry
about Gore's tale. They know that when the dust settles, Gore will take a
well-deserved nap. After all, he's been busy protecting the planet from
greenhouse gases. I'm amazed that secular moonbats so willingly genuflect to
cow farts. No wonder they chase their tails.
Criminals are a threat. While America is distracted by the growls, dust, and
snapping of fake issues like global warming and racial profiling, immediate
problems like Islam, medicine, Social Security, gangs, and public schools,
are killing and crippling Americans today! To avoid any agreement with the
Bush Administration, politicians seeking the moonbat vote will finance the
ambitious scientists to promote the global warming issue, as long as those
politicians keep the grant money coming in.
I must admit, ever since I learned that global warming will drown San
Francisco, Santa Monica, and Boston I've been burning old tires in my back
year. But the reality is that the planet will continue to warm and humanity
will adapt as we always have, as long as we survive the present global
crisis.
America's grown-ups see the dog chasing its tail. We've looked for parasites
and mange but see nothing but bite marks and scars. We gather information,
study the behaviors, and take steps to calm the animal.
As much as I like Rudy, Newt, Condi, and Mitt, I think America needs Cesar
Millan in '08!
Re: Chasing Tales
On 22.02.2007 03:16, Mitch A wrote:
>snipped a very poor attempt at analogy<
> While America is distracted by the growls, dust, and
> snapping of fake issues like global warming and racial profiling, immediate
> problems like Islam, medicine, Social Security, gangs, and public schools,
> are killing and crippling Americans today!
You sound like a fucking communist. I didn't know you had it in you.
>
> I must admit, ever since I learned that global warming will drown San
> Francisco, Santa Monica, and Boston I've been burning old tires in my back
> year.
You sound so mature, so reflecting, so kind, so... understanding and
willing to coexist with everyone. Hats off everyone.
> But the reality is that the planet will continue to warm and humanity
> will adapt as we always have, as long as we survive the present global
> crisis.
When the shit hits the fan, I am sure you will "adapt" just fine in your
own eyes. If you adapt equally well to the future world as you adapt to
the present world, you'll do just fine. Ignorance is bliss.
>
> America's grown-ups see the dog chasing its tail. We've looked for parasites
> and mange but see nothing but bite marks and scars. We gather information,
> study the behaviors, and take steps to calm the animal.
You make it sound like we actually could lay or world in the hands of
american grown-ups. Amazing how much good faith you have in american
voters when you currently have a majority of what you call "leftists".
My single point of argument is this: I don't care who can prove what in
regard of the current global warming issue. What I do care about is if
we can afford to take that chance or not. The global warming issue is
not a lawsuit, it is a matter of a future habitable world or not. In
other words; it's not a matter of prove or prove wrong, it's a matter of
our willingness to play hazard with our actions when the worlds future
is at stake.
---A---
On 22.02.2007 03:16, Mitch A wrote:
>snipped a very poor attempt at analogy<
> While America is distracted by the growls, dust, and
> snapping of fake issues like global warming and racial profiling, immediate
> problems like Islam, medicine, Social Security, gangs, and public schools,
> are killing and crippling Americans today!
You sound like a fucking communist. I didn't know you had it in you.
>
> I must admit, ever since I learned that global warming will drown San
> Francisco, Santa Monica, and Boston I've been burning old tires in my back
> year.
You sound so mature, so reflecting, so kind, so... understanding and
willing to coexist with everyone. Hats off everyone.
> But the reality is that the planet will continue to warm and humanity
> will adapt as we always have, as long as we survive the present global
> crisis.
When the shit hits the fan, I am sure you will "adapt" just fine in your
own eyes. If you adapt equally well to the future world as you adapt to
the present world, you'll do just fine. Ignorance is bliss.
>
> America's grown-ups see the dog chasing its tail. We've looked for parasites
> and mange but see nothing but bite marks and scars. We gather information,
> study the behaviors, and take steps to calm the animal.
You make it sound like we actually could lay or world in the hands of
american grown-ups. Amazing how much good faith you have in american
voters when you currently have a majority of what you call "leftists".
My single point of argument is this: I don't care who can prove what in
regard of the current global warming issue. What I do care about is if
we can afford to take that chance or not. The global warming issue is
not a lawsuit, it is a matter of a future habitable world or not. In
other words; it's not a matter of prove or prove wrong, it's a matter of
our willingness to play hazard with our actions when the worlds future
is at stake.
---A---
Re: Chasing Tales
>You sound like a fucking communist. I didn't know you had it in you.
Lol, you actually bothered to read that post? :D
Cheers
Andre
>You sound like a fucking communist. I didn't know you had it in you.
Lol, you actually bothered to read that post? :D
Cheers
Andre
Re: Chasing Tales
That was funny Andre!!
"Andre Warringa" <a.warringa1@chello.nl> wrote in message
news:dq7st2p769oavdpg1prdvq8mn9demnd5aj@4ax,com ...
>
>>You sound like a fucking communist. I didn't know you had it in you.
>
> Lol, you actually bothered to read that post? :D
>
> Cheers
> Andre
That was funny Andre!!
"Andre Warringa" <a.warringa1@chello.nl> wrote in message
news:dq7st2p769oavdpg1prdvq8mn9demnd5aj@4ax,com ...
>
>>You sound like a fucking communist. I didn't know you had it in you.
>
> Lol, you actually bothered to read that post? :D
>
> Cheers
> Andre
Re: Chasing Tales
> current global warming issue.
Greenhouse gasses rated by effect:
Water vapor - 95.000%
Carbon Dioxide - 3.618% - man made .001170%
Nitrous Oxide - 0.950% - man made .000469%
Methane - 0.360% - man made .066000%
CFCs + other - 0.072% - man made .047300%
Global warming started 18000 years ago. Since then, the ice sheets
that once convered much of the USA have receded to northern Canada.
A link to some real data:
http :// www .clearlight,com /~mhieb/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html
> current global warming issue.
Greenhouse gasses rated by effect:
Water vapor - 95.000%
Carbon Dioxide - 3.618% - man made .001170%
Nitrous Oxide - 0.950% - man made .000469%
Methane - 0.360% - man made .066000%
CFCs + other - 0.072% - man made .047300%
Global warming started 18000 years ago. Since then, the ice sheets
that once convered much of the USA have receded to northern Canada.
A link to some real data:
http :// www .clearlight,com /~mhieb/WVFossils/greenhouse_data.html
Re: Chasing Tales
"Asgeir Nesoen" <asgeir.nesoen@hf.uio.no> wrote in message
news:erk7uk$qsi$1@readme.uio.no...
>
>
> On 22.02.2007 03:16, Mitch_A wrote:
>>snipped a very poor attempt at analogy<
>
>> While America is distracted by the growls, dust, and snapping of fake
>> issues like global warming and racial profiling, immediate problems like
>> Islam, medicine, Social Security, gangs, and public schools, are killing
>> and crippling Americans today!
>
Is there anything particularly wrong with public schools in America. Have
you ever been in one, or are you simply going by what television tells you
to think about them. I've been in plenty of public schools (including in
the large inner cities) and they're pretty decent. Sure, schools have
problems. But that's been going on for centuries. Kids rebel against
learning, generally, because it is too hard and right now they don't like
doing things that are too hard and don't like doing things that others tell
them they must do. A great majority of us are the products of public
schools, and many of us turned out just fine.
Don't believe the media. The media's sole purpose is to sell. They will do
anything to raise ratings, including lying and exaggerating.
Alanb
"Asgeir Nesoen" <asgeir.nesoen@hf.uio.no> wrote in message
news:erk7uk$qsi$1@readme.uio.no...
>
>
> On 22.02.2007 03:16, Mitch_A wrote:
>>snipped a very poor attempt at analogy<
>
>> While America is distracted by the growls, dust, and snapping of fake
>> issues like global warming and racial profiling, immediate problems like
>> Islam, medicine, Social Security, gangs, and public schools, are killing
>> and crippling Americans today!
>
Is there anything particularly wrong with public schools in America. Have
you ever been in one, or are you simply going by what television tells you
to think about them. I've been in plenty of public schools (including in
the large inner cities) and they're pretty decent. Sure, schools have
problems. But that's been going on for centuries. Kids rebel against
learning, generally, because it is too hard and right now they don't like
doing things that are too hard and don't like doing things that others tell
them they must do. A great majority of us are the products of public
schools, and many of us turned out just fine.
Don't believe the media. The media's sole purpose is to sell. They will do
anything to raise ratings, including lying and exaggerating.
Alanb
Re: Chasing Tales
Mitch being concernced about medicine, social security and public
schools was what triggered my ironic communist-calling-of-names comment...
I have nothing against public schools, on the contrary, I have never
been at any other kind of school in my life. I live in norway, where all
schools are public, and it is a very important part of the social
heritage found in many norwegians.
The way things work in US makes public schools of tremendous importance
because that is where most people will be educated, and even more
important where the poorest or less fortunate will be educated.
A democracy is never stronger than its weakest link, and if people
aren't educated and with an perspective, democracy will not work, period.
And don't get me going on social security, because people will call me
names when I state my opinion! Hehehe
---A---
On 27.02.2007 05:16, Alan Bernardo wrote:
> "Asgeir Nesoen" <asgeir.nesoen@hf.uio.no> wrote in message
> news:erk7uk$qsi$1@readme.uio.no...
>>
>> On 22.02.2007 03:16, Mitch A wrote:
>>> snipped a very poor attempt at analogy<
>>> While America is distracted by the growls, dust, and snapping of fake
>>> issues like global warming and racial profiling, immediate problems like
>>> Islam, medicine, Social Security, gangs, and public schools, are killing
>>> and crippling Americans today!
>
> Is there anything particularly wrong with public schools in America. Have
> you ever been in one, or are you simply going by what television tells you
> to think about them. I've been in plenty of public schools (including in
> the large inner cities) and they're pretty decent. Sure, schools have
> problems. But that's been going on for centuries. Kids rebel against
> learning, generally, because it is too hard and right now they don't like
> doing things that are too hard and don't like doing things that others tell
> them they must do. A great majority of us are the products of public
> schools, and many of us turned out just fine.
>
> Don't believe the media. The media's sole purpose is to sell. They will do
> anything to raise ratings, including lying and exaggerating.
>
> Alanb
>
>
Mitch being concernced about medicine, social security and public
schools was what triggered my ironic communist-calling-of-names comment...
I have nothing against public schools, on the contrary, I have never
been at any other kind of school in my life. I live in norway, where all
schools are public, and it is a very important part of the social
heritage found in many norwegians.
The way things work in US makes public schools of tremendous importance
because that is where most people will be educated, and even more
important where the poorest or less fortunate will be educated.
A democracy is never stronger than its weakest link, and if people
aren't educated and with an perspective, democracy will not work, period.
And don't get me going on social security, because people will call me
names when I state my opinion! Hehehe
---A---
On 27.02.2007 05:16, Alan Bernardo wrote:
> "Asgeir Nesoen" <asgeir.nesoen@hf.uio.no> wrote in message
> news:erk7uk$qsi$1@readme.uio.no...
>>
>> On 22.02.2007 03:16, Mitch A wrote:
>>> snipped a very poor attempt at analogy<
>>> While America is distracted by the growls, dust, and snapping of fake
>>> issues like global warming and racial profiling, immediate problems like
>>> Islam, medicine, Social Security, gangs, and public schools, are killing
>>> and crippling Americans today!
>
> Is there anything particularly wrong with public schools in America. Have
> you ever been in one, or are you simply going by what television tells you
> to think about them. I've been in plenty of public schools (including in
> the large inner cities) and they're pretty decent. Sure, schools have
> problems. But that's been going on for centuries. Kids rebel against
> learning, generally, because it is too hard and right now they don't like
> doing things that are too hard and don't like doing things that others tell
> them they must do. A great majority of us are the products of public
> schools, and many of us turned out just fine.
>
> Don't believe the media. The media's sole purpose is to sell. They will do
> anything to raise ratings, including lying and exaggerating.
>
> Alanb
>
>
Re: Chasing Tales
"Mitch_A" <naman@nospam.pacbell,net > wrote in message
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>
> As much as I like Rudy, Newt, Condi, and Mitt, I think America needs Cesar
> Millan in '08!
Put a bullet in your head.
"Mitch_A" <naman@nospam.pacbell,net > wrote in message
news:C17Dh.1390$re4.78@newssvr12.news.prodigy,net ...
>
> As much as I like Rudy, Newt, Condi, and Mitt, I think America needs Cesar
> Millan in '08!
Put a bullet in your head.
Re: Chasing Tales
Mitch A wrote:
> To the dog: His tail preoccupies him for long periods of time.
And how does your pathetic fixation with those evil 'liberals' differ?
> Let me explain:
Ah... no. Why don't you STFU instead?!
The US must depolarize or it will die. Fuckheads like you are the real
traitors, Mitch.
-Greg
--
"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face, it’s just a goddamned piece
of paper!" - George W. Bush.
Mitch A wrote:
> To the dog: His tail preoccupies him for long periods of time.
And how does your pathetic fixation with those evil 'liberals' differ?
> Let me explain:
Ah... no. Why don't you STFU instead?!
The US must depolarize or it will die. Fuckheads like you are the real
traitors, Mitch.
-Greg
--
"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face, it’s just a goddamned piece
of paper!" - George W. Bush.
Re: Chasing Tales
> The US must depolarize or it will die. Fuckheads like you are the real
> traitors, Mitch.
>
No irony in that statement ;)
> The US must depolarize or it will die. Fuckheads like you are the real
> traitors, Mitch.
>
No irony in that statement ;)
Re: Chasing Tales
In article <C17Dh.1390$re4.78@newssvr12.news.prodigy,net >,
naman@nospam.pacbell,net says...
>America's grown-ups see the dog chasing its tail. We've looked for parasites
>and mange but see nothing but bite marks and scars. We gather information,
>study the behaviors, and take steps to calm the animal.
>
>As much as I like Rudy, Newt, Condi, and Mitt, I think America needs Cesar
>Millan in '08!
Damn!
You're really fucking stupid!
-Tim
In article <C17Dh.1390$re4.78@newssvr12.news.prodigy,net >,
naman@nospam.pacbell,net says...
>America's grown-ups see the dog chasing its tail. We've looked for parasites
>and mange but see nothing but bite marks and scars. We gather information,
>study the behaviors, and take steps to calm the animal.
>
>As much as I like Rudy, Newt, Condi, and Mitt, I think America needs Cesar
>Millan in '08!
Damn!
You're really fucking stupid!
-Tim
