KOEB 7/20/05

[Berry Cool]

"Hi, everybody. This is John Dean. Sorry to have to deliver the bad news, but well, looks as if Keith has decided at the last minute to skip out on us for another vacation day. But not to worry, fans! I will be filling in tonight as host of Countdown! Hey, I'm on so much, why not?

"Tonight we're going to spend a little time on the Roberts nomination reactions, sure. But after that, we're back down to the meat...and I mean tasty, delicious KARL ROVE prime cut of beef! You're going to hear all about how *I* feel about a guy who blows the cover of a CIA operative, and whether or not he belongs anywhere near the White House! Why..."



"Uh...John, HELLO?!?"

"Oh...uh, hi, Keith!" :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:

"John, it appears we had a bit of a miscommunication here. I AM going to host the show tonight...And no, the game was NOT rained out...Very funny." :-(

:blush: "Sorry, Keith. I'll be a good little guest."

"OK then." (to us) "Please join me tonight for Countdown. We ARE going to have John Dean. And he IS going to talk about Karl Rove. Let's just not forget who is the host of this show, shall we?" *sigh*

[Muffstser]

1. HILARIOUS!!

Oh, this is the best yet. I needed a laugh. As I was leaving home for work today, the police stopped me as I was driving out. To make a long story short, there was a murder in my apartment building, one floor below where I am. I knew the neighborhood wasn't great (the building was okay, it's the neighbors in the cul-de-sac in the back), but this was still not a great way to start the morning.

Needless to say...I won't be renewing my lease come October.

[SharonRB]

2. Oh, my goodness, Muffster, how awful

Glad you can join us for the early show, though.

[Berry Cool]

72. Poor Muff. How terrible.

Not much else to say about that, says Berry After the Show. :-(

[RevCheesehead]

3. Holy crap!

That's just scary! :scared:
Any news on suspects, etc... was it someone known to the victim?

[Patsy Stone]

31. Wow!

You win the "Worst Day" award. :)

[bunny planet]

106. I used to live in a really bad neighborhood in Upper Manhattan about a

dozen years ago. There were so many murders I lost count. It was urban jungle living at it's worst. So sorry, I remember just how fearful we were living there. But then I moved to the safe, leafy little burbs in NJ, and there was a shooting at our post office in the first month we lived here. Too many guns, not enough love, peace, and understanding, and therapy. Good idea to leave in October. ARe the police coming around asking all the neighbors questions about what they heard or saw?

[Muffstser]

118. A question for you, Bunny!

What area of Manhattan was that in? I have some friends that live on the Upper East Side (near Gracie Mansion), and wondered how safe it was there.

The police were talking to several folks in my building. The whole thing is just starting to hit, and it's really scary. This sounds dramatic, but you know what? God literally saved my life this morning. I almost went to the gym at the exact same time this lunatic was roaming my building.

I've always had faith (not like the political psychos, mind you), and this just reinforced it.

[bunny planet]

133. Washington Heights, street drug capital of the Western World.

Every suburban kid with bank would show up to buy their drugs. The apartments were great, with River views but oy vey, the neighborhood.

[Muffstser]

135. Where is Washington Heights located?

I'm trying to remember, but my brain is not functioning tonight.

[bunny planet]

140. It's the upper, upper West Side, above Harlem. Starts at around

157th Street and encompasses a large area, goes right up to the GW Bridge. There is a very good part of the neighborhood on Upper Cabrini, and Pinehurst above 181st St., goes all the way up to Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters. The bad area is east of Fort Washington Ave. and South. It may have changed a lot there too in the past 12 years. That area has Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center there so the emergency room is conveniently located if the crime is still happening.

[Gogi]

172. Honey, I live in the meth capitol of the world.

Not a day goes by but some idiot kills himself trying to steal ammonia or blows himself up manufacturing the crap. Children are removed from homes everyday because their friggin parents allow them to toddle around while they cook meth in the house. One idiot was breaking into people's houses while they were away and using their kitchens to cook the stuff! Imagine coming back from vacation and discovering your house is now a toxic waste dump!

[bunny planet]

136. Gracie Mansion area should be pretty safe. That is practically the only

Manhattan neighb I haven't lived in, ask me anything.

[Gogi]

144. On my first visit to Manhattan, which areas should I avoid?

I'm staying at a hotel on the upper west side near the Natural History Museum.:yoiks:

[bunny planet]

147. That is a great neighborhood. No worries. That's the Upper West Side, look

for KO in all Associated Food stores. That really is my favorite neighborhood in NYC, the one I lived in the longest, first 85th St., then 72nd St. and CPW and then 82nd St. between Columbus and Amsterdam for many, many years. Great neighborhood, perfectly safe. Have a great time.

[Gogi]

166. Could've gotten a room cheaper near Penn Station but, having read

the previous post, glad I did'nt.

[Gogi]

167. Too bad you still don't live there!

We could meet! Thanks for the insight, travel sites tend to emphasize the positive only. If you want to see the best (and the worst) hotel rooms in the world, go to tripadvisor.com, regular travelers are now posting pictures of their rooms.

[bunny planet]

181. I live 10 miles away. I come into the city all the time. I will be out of

town the last weekend of July but I could buzz in for a spot of tea one of the first three days of August depending, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Let me know if your schedule allows. I met Sharon in the city in May, it was great fun.

[Gogi]

182. Crispini is going to meet me for lunch August 3, don't know where yet.

Got any suggestions?

[crispini]

183. just saw this bit of the thread...

that'd be cool!!! 3 koeb members in nyc, KO had better watch out! :evilgrin:

[Gogi]

184. Yes Crispini, we're still go for takeoff!

eom

[RevCheesehead]

185. Oh, my dear, sweet Jesus....

Keith should be :scared: in his shoes, the thought of you three together!!! :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

186. actually, my crazy friend Mary's going to be in NYC too

but I think it's the next week. If not, you guys should really meet her; you'd get on like a house on fire.

[bunny planet]

187. Just saw this. I'll PM you tomorrow. I would love to meet you crazy KOEB's

for a drinkypoo or a nosh or whatever.

[bunny planet]

149. Didn't see the first question.

Manhattan is really gentrified now, I used to call it 'creeping quiche' when a neighborhood lost some of its character and became uber hip and expensive. Now even the lower East side is pretty safe. Most of the still unsafe neighborhoods are in the outer boroughs. Midtown at night, which is usually the garment district during the day and is relatively unpopulated at night is not so great. The areas around Penn Station and Port Authority are still pretty scuzzy at night and even during the day, that's West side , 8th Ave, 9th Ave, between say 26th and 5Oth Street. Any neighborhoods that have alot of businesses open during the day but are not so populated at night are not the best to walk around in unless you've got a few peeps with you. They are fine during the day.

Nightime neighborhoods with lots of people at all hours are the West Village, EAst Village, on 1st, and 2nd Avenues in the EV, stay on the avenues and not side streets so much there (EV), although some streets are better than others. It's really a much safer city than when I lived there, it's lost a lot of its' edgy charm IMHO though. Upper EAst Side is safe, yet boring. Tribeca has great restaurants. Upper West Side, is now more like the suburbs. There's a fun area near Columbia University around 100th St. and Broadway that's a great area too. LOwer EAst Side is now the new 'creeping Quiche' area. Soho is expensive and overrated. Chelsea is where all the galleris are, and is a great neighborhood, that's the twenties on the west side, 7th Ave, 6th Ave. Also 14th St. has changed, has chi-chi stores like Jeffrey all the way west on 14th (great to look at prices for a laugh), lots of restaurants on 14th too. Hope this helps. Best restaurant on the Upper West Side near where you are staying is Cafe Des Artistes, W. 67th if I remember correctly. My favorite restaurant in the whole city, at least it used to be is Alison on Dominick (on Dominick St.).

OK, I'll stop now. When are you coming?

[Muffstser]

150. What are the rents like these days? And other questions...

I had a friend who lived on East 86th, near Lexington. We visited them on a Sunday night, left around 11:00 p.m., and felt totally safe.

When I was looking to move to NYC about ten years ago, I really liked Forest Hills and Flushing Meadows. (Forest Hills especially was terrific...great neighborhood, subway access, and the view from my friend's studio apartment was amazing.) Any other areas you recommend as being safe, but affordable? (STOP LAUGHING!!! Remember...Seattle was just voted the most overpriced city to live in, and heck...I had a murder in my building this morning!)

One other geography question (didn't know this was a quiz, did ya?) How far out is Secaucus from NYC, and can you get there by subway? (Heck...a girl can dream, right?)

[bunny planet]

152. I am sorry to say but there is nothing affordable in all of Manhattan as

far as I can tell. Greenpoint in Brooklyn is getting trendy, there might be some affordable rents there. Astoria, in Queens is a traditionally Greek neighborhood, very safe, and great food, not sure what the rents are. Best least inflated rents are probably in Queens, Sunnyside, etc. Brooklyn has gotten ridiculous, practically everywhere. How do you feel about roommates, lots of roommates, I hear that's what people have to do these days. I live in a great town in NJ, only 12 miles from Manhattan with a direct train to Penn Station, rents are getting high out here too. Hoboken is really close to Manhattan but rents are high there too as well as in Jersey City. Secaucus is minutes away from NYC in Joisey, there is no subway going there that I know of, although the train from my town does stop there so you can get there from NYC going the other way on the train. You would not want to live in Secaucus, but all the outlet stores are there so it's great for shopping (and stalking KO, just kidding).

[Muffstser]

163. Thanks SOOOOOO much for the info!

I really appreciate the update. Back in 1992, when I was seriously considering moving to NYC, there was an actual relocation assistance office in the World Trade Center. When the towers fell, it really got to me, because I remembered being in the lobby and the offices. Words can't express the grief, ya know?

Secaucus...outlet malls...hm...I'm there! (No stalking for yours truly, I promise! I'm not that kinda girl, and besides: after dodging a bullet...literally...this morning, I'm not going to do anything to hack off the Almighty. I owe Him too much!)

[Gogi]

165. July 31-August 4.

Not my choice, dictated by circumstances.

[gkhouston]

122. oh jeez

bet you won't be sleeping much between now and then, either. Here -- I'm sure you could use one of these: :hug:

[RevCheesehead]

4. Another Keith intro before the music...

I could get used to this. :)

:hi: hi, everyone!

Floaties for Keith: :loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Berry Cool]

73. I am hoping he is going to make this a permanent thing.

It looks as if MSNBC as a whole has decided to do away with the local-station affiliate shout-outs separating their shows and move right from one to the next.

Look at how Keith's camera-smash tonight segued right into Tucker.

Not that that was particularly pleasant, but hey.

:loveya: for Keith's new intros.

[Gogi]

93. Probably trying to capitalize on Countdown's momentum.

Hoping we'll stick around for Bowtie Boy. Does that make KO Batman to Tucker's Robin? :hi:

[gkhouston]

125. snort. I don't think so.

I'm guessing the bird segment just ran a little longer than planned. Man, that ring tone was eerie!

[Gogi]

134. I did think about that, too.

Did you notice that Takei got cut off? Perhaps somebody in the booth was having a bad day. It'll be interesting to see what happens tomorrow.

[gkhouston]

137. I did notice that Takei's final remark

was muffled. Damn, I hope they show the Dean segment tomorrow. I'm sure he hasn't canned it permanently; it wouldn't be like him to sit on something good indefinitely. If he doesn't show it, all we can conclude is that Dean himself decided the big find was somehow a bust and that doesn't seem likely.

[Gogi]

139. Perhaps Dean had a scheduling problem or

something came so he had to beg off. (Then, perhaps, a juicy tidbit came his way and it has to be checked out!)

[gkhouston]

143. more likely he wants to put Dean and that story in the

sweet spot at the top of the show where they cover something for up to 15 minutes.

[Gogi]

145. Too true! Too true!

eom

[Catherine Vincent]

5. Keith will be showing the video of the Roberts kid acting up

during his dad's announcement with the Chimp.

[RevCheesehead]

8. Reminds me of Rudy Guiliani's kid...

Dave Letterman kept showing that film for weeks. Gotta love the little kids, who steal the show.

Hi, catgirl! :hi:

[Catherine Vincent]

29. Yep. No wonder the wife was quiet.

She probably wanted to smack him. LOL! That boy reminds me of my little nephew.

:hi:

[Gogi]

94. KO was probably that little boy!

Can't imagine how rowdy KO was at that age! His mother probably wanted to :banghead: many, many times.

[gkhouston]

126. *was*?

you mean he's changed? O8)

[Gogi]

127. He's now much more suave!

(and still bratty!).

[Clark2008]

6. SCOTUS produced a big yawn

Too bad the Bushies couldn't knock Rove off the front page. :evilgrin:

Seriously, Roberts isn't MY choice (and may even take away MY choice), but it could have been worse - much worse.

[SharonRB]

7. I think that's the ugliest tie I ever saw Keith wear

[Clark2008]

12. It's not as garish as that tie the guest, Gregory Garre, has on, though.

:puke:

I hate the faux patriotism look.

[SharonRB]

13. I know -- I thought the same thing when I walked in the other room

It's the battle of the ugly ties.

[Berry Cool]

76. I didn't mind it

but what I think is interesting, is I think it really IS new.

[Clark2008]

9. Roberts is a Mench?

Where's Patsy, our Yiddish translator?

Did I even spell that correctly?

[SharonRB]

11. Nope -- it's mentsch

[Clark2008]

20. What does it mean?

I need to learn these things to impress the boyfriend's Mom. LOL!

[SharonRB]

27. It means someone who does the right thing,

is a nice person.

[Clark2008]

34. Thank you Sharon!

You're a mentsch! :hug:

[SharonRB]

37. Thanks, Clark.

Dave and I were trying to think of some examples for you, but they're so hard to find. The non-mentsches were easy, but a real mentsch is hard to find.

[bleever]

10. Nice intro, Berry.

And Keef's not letting a day go by without a Rove update.

:)

[Berry Cool]

77. Thanks, but what I wanna know is

what happened to Dean?

Did Keith kick him off for trying to take over the show? :-)

It's annoying me a bit that Keith is making promises on the Web site and in the newsletter and then not delivering. I end up loving the show anyway, but the loose ends are a little strange.

[bleever]

100. My guess is the SCOTUS nominations ate some time, and they knew

that they could give more time to Dean tomorrow. But that's just a guess.

And sources suggest that the transcript of the show John Dean supposedly tried to take over was, in fact, a forgery which may have originated in Italy with people connected to Michael Ledeen before it was found in Africa.

[Patsy Stone]

102. Okay

Now you're just making stuff up. :hi:

[bleever]

104. Sorry; that was just too crazy. Nobody would believe something

that goofy.

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

107. Yeah!

Stupid-head. :)

[bleever]

158. Hey!! If I could find the alert button

I'd be surprised.

:)

[Patsy Stone]

160. LOFL.

How many fingers am I holding up? :) And, reeeaaaally, I meant it in the nicest possible way.

Hey, look what I found:

[RevCheesehead]

14. Hey, Crispini (whenever you read this)

Did you see David :loveya: Gregory hosting Hardball? He was wearing a grey suit, and looked mighty fine. B-)

[Patsy Stone]

25. And then read this, Crispini

Please catch Keith's tie on the replay. Thanks. :hi:

[SharonRB]

32. It's awful, is't it?

Looks like a shmata. (Clark, that means rag.)

[RevCheesehead]

35. Oy.

My head is spinning in Yiddish! :)

[gkhouston]

131. so that means it's spinning from right to left

Right?

[gkhouston]

129. maybe he's borrowing

from Dan Abram's now? :shrug:

Hi, Crispi! :hi:

[crispini]

162. LOL, I love it. The first two things I post about before I even read

the thread.... David :loveya: Gregory and that FUGLY tie! and here are shoutouts to me about those EXACT same things! :rofl: It's the estrogen, we're all on the same wavelength! :rofl:

[Gogi]

95. Give Matthews the shove and keep David Gregory.

eom

[RevCheesehead]

15. OMG!!! It's Puppet Theatre Network!

Surely, they're reading us daily. :)

[SharonRB]

16. It's a whole new genre!

And if they don't get some new footage of * I'm going to puke. I'm so sick of seeing that stupid wave and that silly way he leans back as he's walking. :puke:

[RevCheesehead]

21. Um, what makes you think it's the same footage?

He always walks and waves that way! :rofl:

They need to be careful not to overdo puppet theater... it can lose it's special appeal.

[Berry Cool]

80. But it's just too funny!

I say, as long as they can keep it up at this level, puppet away!!

:loveya: to Keith for puppets.

[gkhouston]

132. excuse me, it's got Keith

isn't that it's "special appeal"? :7

[WolverineDG]

19. and riffin' on john roberts

of CBS!!! :rofl:

all this AND KRPT TOO! :)

dg

[Berry Cool]

78. It's starting to look as if we may get DAILY Puppet Theatre!

And tonight's was just plain hilarious!

He even had a Keith puppet!!!!

Can KOEB Puppet Theatre be far behind??

[Patsy Stone]

17. RIP, Scotty.

Hi, all. :loveya:

[SharonRB]

23. Alova Shalom -- May he rest in peace

[RevCheesehead]

18. Sorry, Keith - you got that wrong.

Dee Kelley died a few years ago. And, of course, Gene Roddenberry.

[Patsy Stone]

24. For you

"Captain! There be whales here!" :)

Who has a better voice than George Takei?

[RevCheesehead]

26. Aye, lassie - ye got that right!

Sulu has a sexy voice, no doubt! :loveya:

[Clark2008]

28. I'm so totally lost.

Don't hit me, but I never liked Star Wars OR Star Trek and barely know the difference.

I know, I'm a :freak:

[SharonRB]

30. Don't feel bad, Clark, I never liked either of them either

I only know what I know because Dave is a big fan, especially of Star Trek. In fact, I always called in "Star Drek" when he watched it. (Another Yiddish term -- Drek means shit.

[Patsy Stone]

38. I call it Star Dreck! :)

I never spelled it with the "t", I always spelled it "mensch"; and, really, he can speak Yiddish anytime. :loveya:

[SharonRB]

41. LOL -- see my post -- that's what I always called it.

[Patsy Stone]

101. I was responding to that post

I was agreeing and laughing with you. :)

[SharonRB]

42. There are always different ways to try to transliterate Yiddish

into English. I think both ways are right.

And you're right about drek -- I forgot the "c."

[RevCheesehead]

33. That's OK, we love ya anyways.

:hug: Trek is not just a show, but a way of life.

How wonderful for Keith to get George in to remember Jimmy Doohan. This Trekkie geek is very happy. :)

[Berry Cool]

81. OK, Rev...

did YOU email him during the show???????

[RevCheesehead]

169. Nope. Not me.

Pinky-swear. Cross my heart.

There are enough Trekkies in this world to take care of that stuff. :)

[Patsy Stone]

22. Tucker's outfit doesn't look nearly as awful as yesterday's.

And what's with the PA/Floor Manager guy helping him with the tease? Does he think he's Letterman now? Oy, Tucker.

[Clark2008]

36. I've never even seen *ucker's show.

It was on, once, but that because I was too busy to turn it off. I certainly was paying attention to more interesting things in the room.

:blush:

[Patsy Stone]

52. I don't know what's trying to be.

It's like "spend an hour listening to Tucker". Whatever. I usually don't get to the remote in time because I'm typing and end up watching the beginning until it enters my consciousness. Then I have to get up and change the channel.

And a mensch is a good person. A real stand up guy. Maybe like your Brooklyn boy? :)

[Berry Cool]

82. Tucker's outfit couldn't POSSIBLY look worse than yesterday's!

He looked as if he dressed in the dark!

And what's with them getting rid of that conservative guy? Rumor has it that although he gave some story about MSNBC not giving him sufficient transportation or something, that they really dumped him because they found out he was shtupping an MSNBC employee!

[Patsy Stone]

86. On Tucker's show? And what a lovely story regardless.

The Pepto-Bismol pink shirt with that tie yesterday should have been accompanied by a ticket from the Fashion Police. :)

[Clark2008]

39. Awwww.... that Springer Spaniel is aDOGable!

I love doggies!

:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

40. I'm sorry, but...

tattooing pigs is just wrong. Nobody asked them.

[Clark2008]

43. Well, at least they get to live and not become food.

(Of course, I'd say that, I'm allergic to pork.)

[spooky3]

44. does anyone know which poll Keith's about to talk about?

[RevCheesehead]

48. Hi, spooky.

:hi: as you can tell by now, it's the blivet's trustworthiness.

[spooky3]

99. Hi, Rev, did he say it was Pew? They tend to be kind to *.

[RevCheesehead]

170. I think it was.

Sorry I didn't see this before the re-air.

[RevCheesehead]

45. Well, technically, nobody asked them about that, either.

So, are you on a semi-kosher diet? Sounds like you & BF are "meant to be" :)

[SharonRB]

49. And "meant to be, " for those who want more Yiddish tonight

is "bashert."

[RevCheesehead]

53. Accent on which syllable?

BAshert? or baSHERT?

(I love learning a new language!)

[SharonRB]

54. baSHERT -- and the "ert" part is pronounced "airt."

[Clark2008]

62. Sharon! I'm so taking notes tonight!

You're gonna make me even more of a hit than I already am!

(Did I tell you the story about his mother hugging me? If I didn't, I'll tell it, but I don't want to repeat myself and bore everyone).

[gkhouston]

141. you did and it was good

you are definitely on the inside track. :bounce:

Are things going any better with Ramzey?

[Clark2008]

58. BF doesn't practice. He eats pork and considers himself

an agnostic (ironically, a trip to Jerusalem turned him. He hated the militant methods involved in a "church," erm, "temple" state.) I told him he was probably Unitarian. LOL!

His mother, however, *IS* Jewish. :)

My ex is Muslim - he didn't eat pork, either. My son had never even eaten pork until he tried a pepperoni pizza at a school party. Luckily, it didn't make him sick (pork is hard to digest if you're not used to it).

Oh! I have a great "religious" joke for you, Rev!

How do you get a Unitarian to leave your neighborhood?

Burn a question mark on their lawn! :7

A UU member at the Clarkie convention told me that - cute!! :)

[RevCheesehead]

61. LOL

:spray: that's a good one!

[Berry Cool]

83. Actually, Pat Buchanan himself told the question mark joke

to Keith back during the Pope coverage when Keith first revealed that he was raised Unitarian.

Does no one remember this stuff but me???? :-(

[Clark2008]

103. I think I just tune Pat Buchanan out.

Seriously. I remember him being on with Keith, but I don't remember that joke at all.

[Berry Cool]

176. It was actually Pat and Tweety together at the same time

having a "More Catholic Than Thou" WWE smackdown, while Keith tried desperately to play referee.

Tweety, who tends to be a progressive as far as Catholicism goes, was saying something about how he'd like a new pope who would face the reality of how many Catholics disagree with the church's teachings on birth control, women priests, etc. And Pat, who is of course Mr. Conservative Catholic, was disagreeing with him on that point. At which point they began to argue at each other and Keith stepped in and said that well, he was raised in the Unitarian church and they learned that one of their goals was to learn a lot about other religions in the hopes of bringing them together. At which point Pat made a "Unitarians burn a question mark on your lawn" joke. (Maybe he got it wrong.)

[Berry Cool]

87. Loved the Top 3 Newsmakers tonight!

TWO SCTV refs! ("Hoser" and "Ooh, scary!" in the Transylvanian accent a la Count Floyd)

[WolverineDG]

173. and an SNL shout out too

"Never mind."

Although they left out the tag line "bitch." ;)

dg

[RevCheesehead]

46. Ooh - nice, ugly pic of the blivet.

"What, me worry?" :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

47. Rove's got to go!

How great is it that people are realizing how much KKKarl sucks? Yessss.

[RevCheesehead]

50. Yeah -

so much for "bumping" the story for SCOTUS, eh? :thumbsup:

[SharonRB]

51. It's the best news in 4-1/2 years, this whole Rove affair

[Patsy Stone]

55. It has really made me smile.

Happier than I've been in a long while about the momentum. The fact that polls show that a huge majority want the Dems to control Congress in 2006 is another faboo thing.

And they can't be allowed to steal it again.

[Berry Cool]

84. Not the best news for America.

Would've been better had Plame never been outed at all.

That is, after all, the point. :-(

[Patsy Stone]

56. Okay, fess up! Who e-mailed him about James Doohan? n/t :)

[RevCheesehead]

57. I think he reads us during the commercial breaks.

:) At least, that's how "Sparky" used to post...

[SharonRB]

59. And what was that about there being no global warming...

sure there isn't.

[Berry Cool]

85. Oh, yet ANOTHER "Sparky is Keith" rumor.

Now we know why Sparky has such special appeal for you! Hmph!

Really, I doubt he reads us during commercials. Most likely someone else on staff was reading email and noticed that people were emailing in, told him and he fixed it.

My admiration for the man just goes through the roof. I made a mistake today at work and just lost it, I was so upset with someone always finding some mistake I had made after I checked something THREE times to make sure it was right. I was in self-hate mode. Hearing Keith blame himself for this slip did a lot to make me feel better.

:loveya: for Keith again.

[RevCheesehead]

60. A call-out to Crispini....

talking about sex, videotape, and TRO's....

[SharonRB]

65. The three worse people were definitely not mentsches

[Berry Cool]

88. Loved how he said the Washington Week's guy had more viewers

than any cable news show ever..."even more than people who THINK they're running a news show..."

The snark continues to fly!!!!

[RevCheesehead]

63. Parrots for the Bleever!

Arrrgh! ;)

"HEL-lo!" Keith :loveya:

[Muffstser]

64. WHY aren't they doing a split screen during this segment!?!

What I wouldn't give to see KO's face during this segment.

[Berry Cool]

90. They showed just enough of him

to show how delighted and amused he was!

:loveya: for amused Keith.

[Berry Cool]

89. You know that if Keith had a parrot

it'd eventually be growling "Houston, HELLLLOOOOOOO!"

[Gogi]

113. How about, "Play ball!"

Or "Giambi sucks"! Even native wild birds will imitate sounds they hear repeatedly. I once read about a mockingbird that imitated someone's phone so well that the homeowner was constantly being fooled.

[Muffstser]

151. STTTTTTTTTTTTTTTRIKE ONE!!!

Works for me.

(My NYC friends actually have two parrots, a gray and a green one (don't know the breed, sorry). They're the sweetest birds, and smart as all heck!

Now, with my luck, if I got a bird, it would probably say "Mariners Suck!", "Go Yankees!", or the worst of all:

"A-ROD!" (Yes, we're still bitter out here about that.)

[Gogi]

168. Used to get an Atlanta station on satellite.

Appreciate what you're saying.

[Berry Cool]

177. Of course, this would assume that Keith, like a pirate,

wears his parrot on his shoulder wherever he goes.

ARRRRRHHHHHHH!

Then again, taking it to a Yankees game would be a very bad idea unless he *wanted* it to develop the vocabulary of a drunken sailor.

[RevCheesehead]

66. Oh, my dear Lord....

It looks like Tucker took Keith's tie, and made a bowtie out of it!

[Berry Cool]

91. Call Scotty to beam us up! It's a Vulcan mind-meld!

I was going to say the same thing about Tucker's tie!!!! :rofl:

[ewagner]

67. Dammit!

I just ran downstairs to answer my CELL PHONE!

But it was that BIRD on KO's show....That's frickin uncanny!

[RevCheesehead]

68. ROFLOL

:rofl: Take a breath, Ed.

[SharonRB]

70. I missed the whole story.

My daughter called and I had to talk to her. She needs money (so what else is new) to pay the collection agency for her Discover card before they start legal action. She's in so deep, it's not funny.

[RevCheesehead]

74. ouch.

Saw a story on consumer debt today, and how people need to be paying off their credit cards, since interest rates are/will be rising. It's a serious problem, affecting millions.

Catch the repeat if you can - these birds can imitate a cell phone ring. See what they did to Ed? :)

[Gogi]

121. People are moving their credit card debt to home equity lines of credit

and home equity loans, which is okay if you don't use your credit cards and pay off the loan. Many people could lose their homes if they don't practice fiscal responsibility.

[gkhouston]

146. Sharon -- have you heard the minimum monthly payment

will double soon? If she's going to need to consider filing for bankruptcy, she needs to do it NOW.

[SharonRB]

189. She doesn't want to do it.

The money I just sent her will take care of the settlement Discover was willing to make -- I think about 50-60% of what she owed them. That was her biggest debt and now it will be off her head. They were calling constantly.

[gkhouston]

190. If she's in ANY doubt about her ability to pay

she should declare bankrupty now. She can always go back and pay her creditors after declaring bankrupty. They wouldn't object to taking her money. :-)

Things are about to get very, very bad for folks with unsecured debt.

[WolverineDG]

174. tell her to file bankruptcy

while she still can. really, credit cards are unsecured debts. yes they can sue you & get a judgement, but if you're "judgment-proof" that's about all they can do, at least in texas. we don't have debtor's prisons in the US....yet.

dg

[SharonRB]

188. She's really been trying to avoid doing that.

We did a Chapter 13 many years ago and it was the best thing we ever did. Once we came out of it, we've never had another problem.

[WolverineDG]

75. that bird segment was unreal

:rofl:

if rainbow had said "hello" one more time, i think i would have had a stroke :rofl:

dg

[Berry Cool]

92. I thought that was a joke.

I thought they were playing a ringtone off camera while showing the bird, just to pull Keith's leg...

[noamnety]

110. My parents have an African Grey

The same kind of bird as was in the center in that segment. He does phone rings regularly. The best is when he does an entire phone conversation, and starts getting an attitude halfway through.

Ring Ring ... Hello? Yes? Mmmmmhmmm... mmmmmmhmmmmm. Okay, I'll be there. I SAID I'd BE there!"

[WolverineDG]

69. Emily "blown out of proportion"

Yah, tell that to all the rain coming down outside my window & the various tornado warnings we had here today.....180 miles inland.

tourists :eyes:

dg

[RevCheesehead]

71. Geez, girl -

Hang on tight!

Any power outages? And if you would, please send some of that rain up here. We got about three drops today.

[WolverineDG]

79. Not yet

and I'm in the part of town where if you look at a powerline cross-eyed, you lose power....

we're still under a severe weather & flood warning, but from the satellite pics, it looks like we're almost done with it.

dg

[Berry Cool]

97. Well folks, gotta go.

You all can have the fun of starting the thread for the rest of the week. I'm going to be without Internets access for a few days.

Keep your knees loose! :-) Somewhere, I'll be watching Countdown with you!

[bunny planet]

96. this is my new post after the show schtik. I hope someone's still here,

I haven't read down thread yet.

1.KO, just when I had begun to think stripes were boring, you pull out that psychadelic little number and surprise me. You're strobing just a bit but who cares.:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

2. Howie Fineman 'they'll take any diversion they can get.' You got that right Howie. Tells Keith the story is going away for now because there's not that much new to report without Patrick Fitzgerald telling what he's got. That's the attitude that has you boldly going where no journalist has gone before Howie. KO says "It ain't dead yet' about the story. I'm more inclined to agree with Keef of course

3. Roberts gives out his cellphone #, is a mensch and has a bald spot.
Guliani's son is at university INTERCOLLEGIATE GOLF. He must be so proud. Keith asks talking head 'You couldn't want to speculate on his opinion (Roberts not Guliani) on abortion, school prayer, and endangered species." So Roberts is a warm and cuddly human being who just might take away my daughters rights over and privacy concerning their own bodies, but he's a mensch, so no worries.

4. I almost cried when they showed the pic of the Kerry and Edwards families. The pic of what should have been our 1st and 2nd families.

5. Ha, Puppet Theater Network, wrong John Roberts, I posted today on DU about another wrong John Roberts (I got it from Kos, don't yell at me) Boy was my cyberface red!

6. Beam me up Scottie. I'll bet our little Scottie McClellan wishes he could be beamed up temporarily during his next press conference if the press formerly known as poodle continues to make a pinata out of him with all Rove all the time questions. One can hope.
Not the first Star Trek actor to pass on to that great Enterprise in the sky, didn't Doc die a few years ago. KO must not be a trekkie, thank Gawd.
Apparently Solo and Scottie really liked to tie one on together. It's been mentioned a few times now. Scottie really liked sushi and Scotch. Overshare!!!
Segment was way too long. I want the Rove story and not just Turdblossom Theater either.

7. Tattooed pigs, I love it. Oink ink.
8. There's a Weekee WAtchee in South Korea. Will wonders never cease.
The shirts say head, the catch of the day is Scrod. LOL

9.KO does his best Bela Lugosi. It sucked but it was cute anyway because it's KO

10. What does Blivet have to do to make a large overwhelming majority of people realize he's not trustworthy about ANYTHING, EVER. Don't answer that.

It's so obvious that Rove just didn't think he'd get caught. I'll bet he did lie and omit with the FBI. I sure hope KO has John Dean on this week with his theory on what law the Pillsbury Roveboy may have broken and can get nailed on.
Is this the new RW meme, or MSM echo sentence, the coverage will slow down for awhile and then heat up again in October. I'm sorry, I'm sure that's just what the repubes hope will happen. This must be kept at least on simmer, not allowed to cool down at all, keep digging and exposing the story and keep it well within the public eye. The fact that only 50% of the public is paying attention is somewhat encouraging and somewhat depressing, it is a convoluted story (deliberately so) but the % must go up, not down. The only way to do that is to keep it's little legs going. That Vanderhei guy is cute, so young to be a WH correspondent, he looks like a kid off Degrassi.

Miss the last 10 minutes. That's Bunny Planet Countdown Schtik for now. Now I'll read what everybody else wrote.

[Berry Cool]

98. Love your comments as always, Buns.

but look at it this way, if Roberts tries to take our rights away, people will finally realize the very real consequences of having a too-conservative justice...and maybe it's damn time they did.

And I don't think KO was trying to do Bela Lugosi, it was more like Count Floyd.

And like you, I do eagerly await John Dean and am wondering what the hell happened to him tonight. AND what happened to the little-known legal precedent Keith supposedly discovered that is going to nail Rove.

NOW I really have to go...

[Gogi]

105. He was'nt imitating Lugosi.

He was imitating Count Floyd from SCTV imitating Lugosi. Count Floyd would introduce these boring movies because he could never get horror films and then try to talk the imaginary kiddies into believing that what they just saw was scary. One of the best parts of a really funny show. (SCTV stands for Second City Television, the late, great John Candy was a member of Second City comedy troupe.)

[bunny planet]

108. LOL, you don't have to explain SCTV to me. It was one of my favorites.

I loved Andrea Martin's characters best, Edith Prickly and the Word Fairy were my faves. I LOVED John Candy, was so sad when he died. One of my family's favorite movies is 'Trains, Planes, and Automobiles with Steve Martin and John Candy. That beat up, burnt up car they are driving around in, makes me laugh so hard I can't breath everytime I see it. I had forgotten about Count Floyd though, still can't really remember it that well.

[Gogi]

109. I can't remember the guy's name right now but

he also played the owner of the station, Guy Caballero. He was really funny!

[bunny planet]

112. Oh yeah, that guy, he's the one who never really made it (in America

anyway) after SCTV went off the air. All the rest kind of transitioned to the movies, Eugene Levy, Candy, Andrea Martin, and Catherine (can't remember her last name, O'Hara) did though.

I also was a big 'Kids in the Hall' junkie for awhile. Another great Canadian comedy group. 'I'm crushing your head', is still a bit we do around the dinner table. I hope you know which bit I'm talking about otherwise it just sounds so strange and is impossible to explain.

[Gogi]

115. Oh yes! Watched Kids in the Hall, too.

I have this weakness-----men in drag cause me to go into gales of laughter! Loved the skits where they dressed as women at work in an office.

[bunny planet]

116. I'm hysterical just thinking about it.

Are any of those shows out on DVD I wonder, would they stand the test of time?

[Gogi]

117. They're both out on DVD.

I know for certain SCTV is.

[bunny planet]

123. I'm updating my Netflix queue doll.

I love to harrass my children and make them watch comedy shows from the good old days. They really like them though, they love Jim Carey's Velma and Fire Marshall Bill on In Living Color too. I went into labor watching the first episode of that show, it was that funny.

[Berry Cool]

179. There are three SCTV DVDs...

...go out and buy!!

[Patsy Stone]

120. Kathy with a "K" and Cathy with a "C".

I love 'em. :)

[Berry Cool]

178. You're thinking of Joe Flaherty.

Who is actually from Pittsburgh, incidentally.

He was on "Freaks and Geeks" for a while. THAT was a great show.

[Patsy Stone]

111. I loved Perini Scleroso

Andrea Martin's cleaning woman for the studio. Also Tex and Edna Boil. Edna, it turns out, is Edith Prickley's sister. We found this out when Tex left Edna and Edith filled in at the other organ and sold off his wardrobe. :)

[bunny planet]

114. OMG. Tex and Edna Boil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I still have my Edith Prickly leopard pillbox hat I wore for Halloween one year, along with the red pointed rhinestone substitute teacher glasses.

[Patsy Stone]

119. "Prickly, here."

LOL. Andrea Martin is one of my dream dinner guests.

[Gogi]

124. Loved Edith Prickly.

Also loved Catherine O'Hara's takeoff on Joey Heatherton, "I want to have all your children!!"

[bunny planet]

130. Oh yes, writhing around on the Serta sleeper mattress.

[Gogi]

138. I did it! I did it!

I've been promoted! :toast: :party: :beer:

[bunny planet]

142. Congrats Gogi.

Mazel tov Luvvy.:party: :toast: :bounce:

[RevCheesehead]

171. Did you hit 1,000 tonight?

Congrats, girl!!!!!

Now you can post in style and liberal snark. :woohoo:

[bunny planet]

128. Me too Pats.

I adore her. She had the best line in My Big Fat Greek Wedding too, but of course I can't remember it now, something about a perfectly formed twin with a spinal column, what was that line?

[Patsy Stone]

154. "It was my twin!"

I'll find the line.

I loved "Whaddya mean he don't eat no meat?!?" "I'll make lamb."

Not much in the way of eating would be done, I'm thinking. I have lists of dinner parties in my head. Hers includes Olympia Dukakis, Catherine O'Hara and Joan Cusack. I wouldn't have to make any food at all! We'd be too busy laughing.

[bunny planet]

155. I love Joan Cusack. I'd have John Cusack too, but not for dinner.

:evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

157. He's on my list, too. :) n/t

[WolverineDG]

175. Desert, right?

I agree, John Cusack is yummy. :)

dg

[Patsy Stone]

156. Here you go, madame...

Aunt Voula: You family now, so I tell you a story. All my life ... I have this lump on the back of my neck. When I reach the menopause, the lump get bigger. I go to the doctor, and he performs a ... bo-bo-bobopsy. And inside the lump, he finds teeth, and a spinal column. The lump ... it was my twin.

[bunny planet]

159. That's the line. I saw it in a theater in the Outer Banks in NC while on

vacation with my two close girlfriends and their husbands. We literally laughed so hard at that line, we all fell off the chairs onto the floor in unison, gasping for air. Mr. Bunny was on the vacation but for some reason did not come to the movie that night. He fell off his chair when he watched it at home with us at a later time.

[Berry Cool]

180. I think I love you, bunny!

"So come on down to Tex and Edna Boil's Prairie Warehouse and Curio Emporium..."

[crispini]

148. Howdy ladies, just hanging out waiting for the rerun

:hi: having a glass of wine and watching my new favorite Countdown guest host, David :loveya: Gregory. Anyone around?

[crispini]

164. Ooops, I meant HARDBALL.

Gregory, charming as he is, has not yet evinced the level of snark necessary to guest host *Countdown*.

[Patsy Stone]

153. Testing

Groovy, baby! Yeah!

[crispini]

161. What's with this FUGLY freakin tie he's wearing?

Jeez! WORST TIE EVER! What, did he borrow it from Dan Abrams? :crazy:

Ok, off to read the thread. :hi: