bxgrl,

can't access, big brother is watching.
gotta wait till this evening.

there are two apocalypse movies coming out,
2012
The Road

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 2:24 PM in response to Open Thread

kens,

many thanks. it wouldn't be the Baku palace by any chance?

bxgrl,

can't get all links here, what's on the video? maya or nostradamus or scripture?

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 2:03 PM in response to Open Thread

the chicken,

thanks for the link. will definitely watch.

Arkady,

you have to see the cat attacking the cop vid?

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 1:24 PM in response to Open Thread

blowfish,
I was watching this last season, just to watch Kimbo Slice. He was less than impressive though, haven't tuned in since.
Other seasons have been really good, Ortiz- Shamrock season was particularly good.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 1:03 PM in response to Open Thread

kens,

sorry, got mixed up,
machida-silva
machida-evans
matchups were amazing.

Anderson silva- Forrest Griffin fight was also killer.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 1:01 PM in response to Open Thread

the chicken/ kens

re; paquito/cotto

it's on youtube? will watch. usually wait for the reruns on sports cable.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 12:57 PM in response to Open Thread

It can be pretty hot to know you are fulfilling your biological imperative. Makes you feel like an animal.

Posted by: lechacal at November 19, 2009 12:46 PM

...so that explains robs post about his X induced bowel movements.lol.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 12:53 PM in response to Open Thread

blowfish,

I don't know, Garafalo seems like she would be too critical, Coulter would give you the thrill of perfidy.;)

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 12:51 PM in response to Open Thread

kens,
haven't been watching the boxing much lately. but the MMA fights have been outrageous.
I was trying to find out what happened in the latest Machida-Rua match, just watched his last two against Griffin and against Evans. Amazing.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 12:45 PM in response to Open Thread

blowfish,

your choice; Ann Coulter or Jeanine Garafalo?

Keith Olberman or Sean Hannity? (no homo)

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 12:38 PM in response to Open Thread

ok, so I'm guessing boxing and ultimate are
out as topics.

...so who saw that latest youtube kitten in the sink video?

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 12:31 PM in response to Open Thread

MMA,

it's like chess with punches and kicks.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 12:22 PM in response to Open Thread

hey,

anyone here watch mixed martial arts?

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 12:22 PM in response to Open Thread

snappy,
I haven't heard of a case where gene splicing was used for malfeaseance but where there's a will there's a way.
DNA samples are a staple of crime prevention today, if a lawyer gets hold of the possibility of playing with DNA samples, it won't be long before there's a test case in front of the supreme court.
Ever seen the movie GATACA? cool movie with a similar premise.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 10:44 AM in response to Open Thread

benson: "I think Carter was an underrated President"

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 10:27 AM in response to Open Thread

snappy,

how you doin?

yes, DNA/gene splicing is possible, the scientist who decoded the human genome, Craig Ventner, has a company that is busy splicing together genes in bacteria for all manner of things. Many times they use viruses which are really natures gene blenders.
as far as hollywood, I don't think your everyday lab tech would have the funding or equiptment(things like viral incubators for just cooking up a fake human DNA strand. But they will in the future, no doubt.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 10:24 AM in response to Open Thread

Hi folks,

"Fourth, you finance the entire process with the profits from narcotics and organized crime that you market into the neighborhood. This enables you to finance your expansion in a manner that lowers your cost of capital in a way that conveniently lowers the initial price of your investment and/or weakens your competition."

Joe,
is this stuff taken out of context? I find it hard to believe that any sane individual in a position of power would actually be advocating/plotting leveraged buyouts of neighborhoods with drug money and intimidation.

...then again, we do have one newly appointed czar who was naming mao tsedong as someone to be admired and another czar who wants to redefine the 1st amendment.

Posted by: Legion at November 19, 2009 10:11 AM in response to Open Thread

Blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

Blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

Blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground

The calliope crashed to the ground

And she was Blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

Blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

Blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

Some silicone sister with her manager mister told me I got what it takes
She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong play that song with the funky break
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside
And little Early-Burly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride.

Asked me if I need a ride

�Cause she was Blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

Blinded by the light.
She got down but she never got tired,
she's gonna make it to the night.
She's gonna make it through the night

But mama, that�s where the fun is.

But mama, that�s where the fun is.

Mama always told me not to look in to the eyes of the sun,
But mama, that�s where the fun is.

Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
Says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least"
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner, watchin' the young girls dance. And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone reminding him of romance.

The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night.

blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night.

(Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat)

blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night.

blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night.

(With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground)

blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night.

blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night.

(And now Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band.)

blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night.

blinded by the light.
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night.

(Some silicone sister with her manager mister told me I got what it takes
She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong)

She got down but she never got tired,
she's gonna make it through the night.

Posted by: Legion at November 18, 2009 10:39 PM in response to Open Thread

whatever you do,

Do Not combine the sodium hypochlorite in the bleach wipes with the ammonia in the windex wipes.

You will end up with explosive diarrhea or at the very least a gaseous mess.

Posted by: Legion at November 17, 2009 4:35 PM in response to Open Thread

now, what was that about Sarah Palin?

I saw her on the cover of Newsweek.
gotta say, she looks good.
I know people hate to hear that,
but give the woman her due.

Posted by: Legion at November 17, 2009 4:18 PM in response to Open Thread

dirty hipster,

In my studies I have found out that the obsession with all things poo harks back to the anal phase of development in which the child of 2-3 refuses to let go of Mr. Hankie and is afraid of the finality associated with Mr. Pottie and that thunderous flush.
Likewise the obsession with fuzzy critters is associated with the little understood phase of development known as the fuzzy fours in which the child obsesses over animated creatures of all types from teddy bears to pink bunnies.
Problems arise when the two obsessions inter-twine at some point of development and result in a fixation on furry poo and an unusual attachment to bathrooms in barbershops or drawings of bearded turds.

Posted by: Legion at November 17, 2009 4:09 PM in response to Open Thread

...hey,

what the hell is going on in here?

and why is the toilet overflowing with beans and rapberries?

Posted by: Legion at November 17, 2009 3:54 PM in response to Open Thread

There's also a product available online, manufactured by RESULTS Indoor, which contains;

pyrethrins
butyronyl
silicone dioxide

It's in powder form, the product is aimed at bedbugs. It seems to be very effective since it is picked up while they crawl around and kills them by several methods including dessication.

I think that manufacturers are responding to the recent explosion of these once common bugs.Widespread use of DDT had virtually eliminated them. The newer products are targeting these pests specifically without the need for DDT of course.

Remember, all cracks must be dusted and sealed.

I've also heard that a portable steamer is good for those hard to get or treat places. at least 150 degrees.

Posted by: Legion at November 16, 2009 3:30 PM in response to Bed Bug Question

small clarification,

You are allowed to deduct up to the amount of passive income on that property. You are allowed an additional 25K in deductions (special allowance) if you "actively" participated in management of the income property. That 25K special allowance is phased out between 100k-125K of active income.
You are only allowed to deduct the entirity of passive activity loses from all income (passive + active) if you are a "real estate professional". That is, you meet the two criteria stated above.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 5:22 PM in response to Audit Hell

dibs,

the consensus opinion is that world banks are moving towards making gold the reserve currency of choice...
that or oreo cookies.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 5:10 PM in response to Open Thread

rob,

I have to admit, give me a Taco Bell chalupa and a cold beer and I'm better than a mouse on a Junior's cheesecake.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 4:19 PM in response to Open Thread

rob,

the operative word there is TACO BELL.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 4:07 PM in response to Open Thread

cobble,

I've been meaning to try that cheese stuffed crust pizza,
which pizza hut will you be going to?

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 4:02 PM in response to Open Thread

cobble,

yeah, that was it, Mr. Rogers was like some form of mood stabilizer. That, and the Magic Garden.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:46 PM in response to Open Thread

Expert

For the sake of propriety,
I wouldn't go near that story with a ten foot pole.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:41 PM in response to Open Thread

biff,

WTF, I just looked down and realized I'm wearing loafers!

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:36 PM in response to Open Thread

...Mr. Rogers Neighborhood,
I used to sit there motionless for an hour, watching him take off his cardigan, slip out his loafers,
put on his skips, talk to puppets and tell jokes.

...then I would remember that I was late for work.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:30 PM in response to Open Thread

biff,
...baby got back?;)

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:17 PM in response to Open Thread

snappy,
funny story, her doctor was the head of the Ob/Gyn dept. at the hospital. Her private office hours were inconvenient so my wife decided to go for the "clinic" visit where the same doctor worked twice a week.
That was the last time. lol.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:16 PM in response to Open Thread

brokedevelopor,

lol, yeah, I get the picture of a guy walking out of a clinic with his arms around both pregnant women, a cheeky Mentos smile and a wink.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:09 PM in response to Open Thread

snappy,

apparently talk is cheap and so is ass.

no other explanation.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:07 PM in response to Open Thread

true story,

When my better half went to her ob/gyn a few years back, she overheard two women talking about a particular fellow. About how he was no good, how he was basically a piece of crap. Both of them were pregnant. Both of them slowly came to realize they both had children by this same guy.

here's the kick in the ass...

they laughed about it like a Jerry Springer episode.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 3:01 PM in response to Open Thread

expert textpert,

...in a nutshell, you just described the entire problem with our current society.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 2:52 PM in response to Open Thread

The IRS has made the investor/owner deductions a "project" issue over the past few years. This means the IRS is aggressively pursuing all those folks who invested in real estate over the past run up and took large deductions from passive income off their entire (passive + active) income.
Northridger has it right about the specifics as far as I understand them.
You have to consider if you want to fight this, if you do,you must be able to prove more than 750 hours spent in real estate activity over each of those years. This should not be difficult for any active homeowner/landlord. Keep in mind the second stipulation though; your hours spent in real estate activities have to be more than those spent in your profession/job. So you must have more hours in real estate activity documented on a log/calender with specific activities, than you do on accumulated W-2 forms from your day job.
Of course, you will also have to back up all your deductions with receipts and checks and bank statements.

If you do not meet those criteria, you are only allowed to deduct up to 25,000 per year (special allowance) which phases out between 100k-150k per year. The overages can be applied as deductions on successive years or upon sale of the property.
Do not give the IRS anything regarding schedules or hours until the Tax attorney has approved it. Everything you give them can be used against you later.
Good luck.

Posted by: Legion at November 12, 2009 2:43 PM in response to Audit Hell

cargar,
that should be good. looking forward. If you're still at gmail.com, I'll send over my email to keep me posted.

Posted by: Legion at November 10, 2009 2:55 PM in response to Open Thread

bxgrl,
I heard that Michelle Bachman, Sarah Palin and Katherine Harris are planning a rally in Central Park soon. ;)

Posted by: Legion at November 10, 2009 2:53 PM in response to Open Thread

hi CG,
long hours. they should have a late night version of the OT. might be fun, you could text in from the local pub.

Posted by: Legion at November 10, 2009 2:49 PM in response to Open Thread

...yeah, the What,
he and I used to rank on each other pretty badly on late night posts.
Mr. B would end up pulling them down half the time.

Posted by: Legion at November 10, 2009 2:39 PM in response to Open Thread

Hi folks.

what's new on the OT today?

Posted by: Legion at November 10, 2009 2:36 PM in response to Open Thread

Ask yourself if you want this person as a tenant.
If you do, go with the vacancy increase, explain to her that she was not on the original lease and so is considered a new tenant. Succession does not apply here as this is not a legal relative. She should be satisfied with a good apartment at a good price.
If you do not want her in, proceed with a holdover proceeding, which is what's done when the issue is not about rent payments but about the person living in the apartment. Start with a 30 day notice, served by a process server, then move to the petition.
Don't be so afraid of going to court, the judges are no BS types, she will have to prove her case as a legal tenant. Does she have a lease, is she succeeding a relative, is she married to the previous tenant. Prior to the hearing a court officer will sit down with the two of you and try to hash out an agreement, a stipulation, that's where you get your increase and she learns that you mean business. If she is persistent, the judge will hear your case. She will be given about 3 months to leave. If not, the city marshall pays a visit with a locksmith and yourself.
Most people are reasonable, just let the tenant know you have rights as well and aren't afraid to use the court to seek a resolution.

Posted by: Legion at November 10, 2009 9:44 AM in response to Rent Stabilization Succession

lol, that should read "throw".
sorry, I'm ignorant some times

Posted by: Legion at November 5, 2009 4:52 PM in response to Open Thread

bxgrl,
I tend to agree with you about the early stages of pregnancy. Again, I have no religious horse in that race.

12/3? only if everyone steers clear of politics and religion. lol.

Posted by: Legion at November 5, 2009 4:43 PM in response to Open Thread

townhouselady,
I hear you. So I will through out this question:

does the 7, 8, 9 month fetus have rights as a human being?

no need to answer. just further illustrating the point to 11217 about how our concepts can change on both sides, and they don't necessarily denote "ignorance".

Posted by: Legion at November 5, 2009 4:38 PM in response to Open Thread

11217,

but I was only pointing you to the scientific consensus.
now who is being close minded?

you see 11217, there is the double edged sword.

Posted by: Legion at November 5, 2009 4:30 PM in response to Open Thread

11217,

or stated more succinctly:

go look at a 3 dimensional sonogram of a six month fetus and come back here to tell us that that is NOT a human being in there.

I suspect your ideas of what's right and wrong will be re-defined. mind you, I'm not advocating a particular side on the abortion issue. Just pointing out the science of it.

Posted by: Legion at November 5, 2009 4:17 PM in response to Open Thread