On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:40:03 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 1/18/16 7:19 PM, wrote:

Brain fart. I notice you didn't bother to see what I meant or post the
rest of the message.


Perhaps you've noticed I rarely anymore get "involved" in your quests
here to see how many elephants can fit on the head of a pin.

It is possible you don't understand the import of a "landslide victory"
in the national popular vote, or that it isn't necessarily connected to
huge voter turnout, and that no matter how many people vote (turnout) a
"landslide" can help downticket candidates.

Oh, I know what you meant. But that's not what I was discussing, nor was
I discussing the electoral college, per se.

When the down ticket is a political hack like Steny Hoyer or DUI
lawyer like Mike Miller, there is not much of a challenge anyway.
If it makes you happy to be part of the landslide, go for it but don't
delude yourself that you are actually instrumental in the process.

On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:16:47 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Actually, it was a cultural allusion I left for Greg, considering his
career at IBM, in the vein of "IBM bringing out a personal computer
would be like teaching an elephant to tap dance," but, of course,
"getting it" would require some amount of cultural literacy, which is
pretty much lacking among you and yours.


AKA another off topic brain fart.
The quote itself wasn't even from IBM, it was a 3d party consultant.
The other "Elephant" reference was Gerstner, the asshole who laid off
100,000 people in his effort to "make the elephant dance".
It was "dance" in the sense of those old cowboy movies where you dance
to the beat of gunfire at your feet.

On 1/19/16 11:59 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:40:03 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 1/18/16 7:19 PM, wrote:

Brain fart. I notice you didn't bother to see what I meant or post the
rest of the message.


Perhaps you've noticed I rarely anymore get "involved" in your quests
here to see how many elephants can fit on the head of a pin.

It is possible you don't understand the import of a "landslide victory"
in the national popular vote, or that it isn't necessarily connected to
huge voter turnout, and that no matter how many people vote (turnout) a
"landslide" can help downticket candidates.

Oh, I know what you meant. But that's not what I was discussing, nor was
I discussing the electoral college, per se.

When the down ticket is a political hack like Steny Hoyer or DUI
lawyer like Mike Miller, there is not much of a challenge anyway.
If it makes you happy to be part of the landslide, go for it but don't
delude yourself that you are actually instrumental in the process.




You're a trip. In his last four elections, Hoyer's Republican opponents
could do no better than 35% of the vote cast, and his Libertarian
opponents got 1 to 2% of the vote case. I wouldn't call Hoyer a
"political hack," but, then, I don't have your bizarre views on politics.

If Hillary ends up running against the Donald, and she gets 55% or
better of the vote cast nationally, it'll be considered a landslide, and
it may be enough for the Dems to recapture the U.S. Senate and gain some
seats back in the House. Thus, a Hillary victory of that magnitude will
likely carry some downticket Dems into national Congressional office.

On 1/19/16 12:11 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:16:47 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Actually, it was a cultural allusion I left for Greg, considering his
career at IBM, in the vein of "IBM bringing out a personal computer
would be like teaching an elephant to tap dance," but, of course,
"getting it" would require some amount of cultural literacy, which is
pretty much lacking among you and yours.


AKA another off topic brain fart.
The quote itself wasn't even from IBM, it was a 3d party consultant.
The other "Elephant" reference was Gerstner, the asshole who laid off
100,000 people in his effort to "make the elephant dance".
It was "dance" in the sense of those old cowboy movies where you dance
to the beat of gunfire at your feet.



I didn't say the quote was *from* IBM, but it was *about* IBM. Glad you
were able to google it up.

On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:20:57 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 1/19/16 12:11 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:16:47 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Actually, it was a cultural allusion I left for Greg, considering his
career at IBM, in the vein of "IBM bringing out a personal computer
would be like teaching an elephant to tap dance," but, of course,
"getting it" would require some amount of cultural literacy, which is
pretty much lacking among you and yours.


AKA another off topic brain fart.
The quote itself wasn't even from IBM, it was a 3d party consultant.
The other "Elephant" reference was Gerstner, the asshole who laid off
100,000 people in his effort to "make the elephant dance".
It was "dance" in the sense of those old cowboy movies where you dance
to the beat of gunfire at your feet.



I didn't say the quote was *from* IBM, but it was *about* IBM. Glad you
were able to google it up.

You don't think I might have heard that before?

I was in Kingston when they were working on this, before it got
shipped to Boca

On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:16:47 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 1/19/16 9:18 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:04:40 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:40:03 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Perhaps you've noticed I rarely anymore get "involved" in your quests
here to see how many elephants can fit and dance on the head of a pin.

===

Funny stuff considering the source.

One who should not be discussing 'pinheads'.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



Actually, it was a cultural allusion I left for Greg, considering his
career at IBM, in the vein of "IBM bringing out a personal computer
would be like teaching an elephant to tap dance," but, of course,
"getting it" would require some amount of cultural literacy, which is
pretty much lacking among you and yours.

Shouldn't you be out in Oregon, delivering snacks to your Teabagging
heroes?


Speaking of allusions, have you had any more Ansel Adams moments with those birds
down by the creek?
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

On 1/19/16 12:55 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:20:57 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 1/19/16 12:11 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:16:47 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Actually, it was a cultural allusion I left for Greg, considering his
career at IBM, in the vein of "IBM bringing out a personal computer
would be like teaching an elephant to tap dance," but, of course,
"getting it" would require some amount of cultural literacy, which is
pretty much lacking among you and yours.


AKA another off topic brain fart.
The quote itself wasn't even from IBM, it was a 3d party consultant.
The other "Elephant" reference was Gerstner, the asshole who laid off
100,000 people in his effort to "make the elephant dance".
It was "dance" in the sense of those old cowboy movies where you dance
to the beat of gunfire at your feet.



I didn't say the quote was *from* IBM, but it was *about* IBM. Glad you
were able to google it up.

You don't think I might have heard that before?

I was in Kingston when they were working on this, before it got
shipped to Boca


Remember? I said I left you a cultural allusion.

On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:48:23 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

You seem to think that pols cannot ever change their positions. Just the
other day, you called Bernie a "commie" because of some of his positions
40+ years ago, positions he has for the most part vacated.

If that's how you use your knowledge base, you are out of date.


I am just remembering that you folks were willing to dredge up things
GW did in the 70s like it was relevant.
.... and I have not really seen Bernie move that far right since his
hippie days.

On 1/19/16 8:02 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:48:23 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

You seem to think that pols cannot ever change their positions. Just the
other day, you called Bernie a "commie" because of some of his positions
40+ years ago, positions he has for the most part vacated.

If that's how you use your knowledge base, you are out of date.


I am just remembering that you folks were willing to dredge up things
GW did in the 70s like it was relevant.
... and I have not really seen Bernie move that far right since his
hippie days.


GW Bush was a drunk and drug addict in the 1970s through at least 1990,
and he skipped out on his Air National Guard duties, apparently.

On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:07:04 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 1/19/16 8:02 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:48:23 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

You seem to think that pols cannot ever change their positions. Just the
other day, you called Bernie a "commie" because of some of his positions
40+ years ago, positions he has for the most part vacated.

If that's how you use your knowledge base, you are out of date.


I am just remembering that you folks were willing to dredge up things
GW did in the 70s like it was relevant.
... and I have not really seen Bernie move that far right since his
hippie days.


GW Bush was a drunk and drug addict in the 1970s through at least 1990,
And Bernie was a communist until at least 1990, assuming you can 12
step that out of your system Whats you point?

and he skipped out on his Air National Guard duties, apparently.
It wasn't apparent to the National Guard