KOEB 4-7-06: The "Even Judas Had a Better Week Than Bush" Edition

[bleever]

"Hey, I didn't see you back there. How YOU doin'?"



Starting the thread early because I'll probably never get to use this title again, and I might not be back in time.

:)

[RevCheesehead]

1. OMG - It's ADORABLE KEITH!!!

:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Berry Cool]

3. What the WHAT?!?!?!?!

Who IS this guy, and what has he done with our Keith???????

[ralps]

7. Yes who is this guy? & where's Keith????

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :cry:

[ralps]

23. Hi RevCheesehead, I've posted new photos of Norman & Crook in the

Pets group Yay!! :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[RevCheesehead]

34. I'll be sure to look them up.

How are ya, ralps? :hi:

[ralps]

40. I'm doing good, how are you?

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[RevCheesehead]

44. I had a great day!

On Wednesday, I got my new bed, and today I got new sheets - all on sale - and 2 sets of 300-count sheets, and 1 set of 400-count pima cotton. I'm anticipating a luxurious night! :bounce::bounce:

[Olney Blue]

74. Sweet dreams, Rev!

:boring::boring::boring::boring::boring:

[RevCheesehead]

76. Thanks, Olney!

I've really slept well these last 2 nights. Amazing what a good bed can do for you!

[Patsy Stone]

2. Back in time to do what?

And who is this guy filling in? :hi:

[Berry Cool]

5. I've already decided I don't like him.

I'm also mad at Keith. I know he deserves a day off, but I didn't even see this coming. :cry:

[Patsy Stone]

6. Edited post, because I'm an idiot! It's Brian Unger?

Wasn't he on the Daily Show?

[tatia_s]

20. Brian Unger used to be on The Daily Show n/t

[RevCheesehead]

27. Is that him? Brian Unger?

Is this Felix's kid?? :rofl:

[Olney Blue]

41. He does seem a little "odd."

:rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

45. I like him a LOT better than Alex Witt.

And Alison is busy moving her career along.

He does have a cute smile - and lots of potential. I just don't know if I'm ready for a BUEB. :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

48. BUEB?

For the record, the test pattern would be better than Alex Witt.

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

62. Amen, sister!

She is as dull as they come. :hi:

[RevCheesehead]

63. pronounced "boob", of course.

And let's just compare, shall we?

[gkhouston]

78. yup.

definitely the test pattern. The one on the left makes me want to channel-surf. The one on the right makes me want to turn the set off.

[Olney Blue]

84. Which one is Alex? I'm confused.

[gkhouston]

90. her picture is in post #63

a couple of links upthread from this post.

[Olney Blue]

102. I was trying to make a joke- that she could not be distinguished

from the test pattern. :)

[gkhouston]

107. oops, sorry.

Me stupid -- I've been doing some dental things and the tylenol 3 must be catching up to me.

[Olney Blue]

110. It's not you- I've never been good at delivering a punchline!!

:blush:

Sorry to hear you are recovering from a painful procedure.

[gkhouston]

115. nah, Cheese got it right off the bat

and with the drugs, it's all good.

[SharonRB]

91. Here you go.

[RevCheesehead]

ROFLMAO!

:rofl:

[gkhouston]

98. ???? What's funny? n/t

[RevCheesehead]

103. Olney's post...

which one is Alex? The test pattern or the deadpan anchor?

[gkhouston]

109. got it. Now.

I'm waiting for the cashier to give me change from my recent clue purchase. ;-)

[SharonRB]

49. I like him way better than Alex Witt, but it wouldn't take much

I think he's kind of cute.

[Olney Blue]

55. Yeah, he's not so bad- seems pretty bright.

[Olney Blue]

28. Hi tatia! Nice to see you.

:hi:

[tatia_s]

33. hi!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

35. I edited my post

before I saw yours. I thought he seemd familiar! Hi, tatia.

[tatia_s]

38. :)

:hi:

[SharonRB]

9. Leaky Friday?

I think it's the first time he's ever had a guy fill in for him. And no truth to the rumor KO has gone to "The View."

:rofl:

[Olney Blue]

12. Hi Sharon! Leaky Friday is cute too.

:hi:

[Olney Blue]

14. Crass my ass!

[gkhouston]

54. now, now, your ass is lovely

it's just your mouth that's crass. ;-)

[SharonRB]

16. Hi, Olney

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

17. LOL

Leaky Friday! :rofl: How are ya?

[SharonRB]

21. I'm doin' okay.

:hi:

[Olney Blue]

22. I've never seen this guy before.....

and I'm a TV addict.

[Berry Cool]

32. I think Bleev meant that he might not be back in time to start the thread

closer to the usual time before someone else beat him to it, and he really wanted to use that opener so he had to strike while he had a moment, which happened to be about a half-hour early.

[Patsy Stone]

39. I see

I was confused because he never starts the thread. :)

[bleever]

77. I'm embarrassed about my KOEBese is my OP wasn't clearly written.

But I found a picture I thought would be well-received.

:)

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

129. The picture was great

And: it's not you, it's me. :hi:

[gkhouston]

135. actually, it was a great pic

the only one I've seen of KO as an adult that reminds me of that picture of him as a teenager. Something about the facial expression? :shrug:

[ralps]

4. Hi bleever, Hi Everyone, Drool!! he looks So Cute in that photo

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Berry Cool]

8. Oh, I love that photo, too...

...but I want the REAL THING on my TV!!!!! WAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

I'm not being very kind, given how good he was about working during his vacations, am I???

[gkhouston]

60. so is there a game in NY or is he flying somewhere to

catch more baseball? No hint of this on DP today, although I don't think Dan plugged Countdown as he usually does.

[Berry Cool]

The Mets are playing Florida tonight at home.

That's gotta be it. The Yanks are on the West Coast playing the LA Angels of Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga and their game doesn't even start for hours.

[gkhouston]

79. so he can go to the Mets game in person

then watch the Yankees on televison. :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

151. I think you pretty much have Keith's Friday night all summed up.

:rofl: His cup runneth over!

[Olney Blue]

10. Hi bleever and everyone- great title!

:hi:

[Muffstser]

11. I like this guy!

He's really funny.

Besides, it could be worse: It could be Alex Witt.

(Does anyone know who he is? I've never seen him before.)

[SharonRB]

13. I've never seen him before either

But he seems okay so far.

Puffy has stretched the English language more than Gumby!

[Berry Cool]

19. I have no clue.

I think he's too slow. He speaks too slowly.

If the writing is as sharp as ever, we have Denis Horgan to thank. He probably wrote the whole show for tonight.

[katamaran]

24. Brian Unger used to be on the Daily Show

Brian Unger used to be on the Daily Show back in the Crail Kilborn days. He's currently on Extra.

[SharonRB]

36. Welcome to DU and the KOEB, Katamaran

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

43. Hi and welcome!

:hi:

[Greylyn58]

108. Welcome to the KOEB katamaran

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

15. I'm so sad I missed Scotty.

I'll have to find a link.

[SharonRB]

18. He had two gaggles today.

I read the transcript of the first one and streamed most of the second one. I can sum it up:

"I'm not going to comment on an ongoing investigation."

"The president declassified the information."

That's about it.

[Patsy Stone]

57. But oh, to watch him dance

and sweat. That's high comedy -- except it's deadly serious.

[SharonRB]

58. It was pretty funny in a perverse kind of way

[Olney Blue]

65. Wish Helen could have nailed him today!

[CBHagman]

99. God knows she tried.

I forget the question, but she was called on and when he tried to wiggle out of it, she pretty much said she'd asked a simple enough question.

Hey, OB! :hi:

[Olney Blue]

106. Hi CBHagman! How was your week?

[CBHagman]

141. Three words: nuclear stress test.

I was radioactive for about three days. Thank God I don't work in a federal building. Gonzales would have had me at Guantanamo before you could say, "Bush sucks."

[Olney Blue]

150. That doesn't sound fun.

:scared:

It reminds me of the movie about Karen Silkwood.

[gkhouston]

153. it definitely does not sound like fun

:hug: At first, I thought "nuclear stress test" was merely describing an especially bad week at work. I think we've all had those...

[CBHagman]

173. There's always some of that, too.

:hi: Hey, gkh!

[gkhouston]

174. hey. Is it fun being

nu-ku-lar? :hi:

[CBHagman]

210. LOL!

The technicians didn't even laugh when I brought up that "alternate" pronunciation. I guess they've heard it all.

As to the test itself, much of it is spent waiting and/or keeping perfectly still while they make images.

[RevCheesehead]

25. Any comments on this guy's tie?

Any wardrobe critiques you'd like to pass along to whazizname?

[Greylyn58]

26. Howdy All

Okay...Where is our guy and who is this pretender?? This is not our Keith!! :eyes:

:hi: bleever and my fellow KOEBers!! :grouphug:

Does Snotty Scotty look in a thesaurus before going before the WH reporters?? He is soooo just a joke! :crazy:

[Muffstser]

29. Just realized something:

A lot of the nighttime folks are off this week: O'Reilly was off until today, and so is Anderson Cooper and Joe Scarborough.

(I am curious who wrote the show tonight. It's still sharp and witty, though I miss KO.)

[Olney Blue]

46. Spring break?

:shrug:

[Muffstser]

73. That's a possibility.

My boss is on vacation because his daughter's on spring break.

[gkhouston]

93. that kind of made it sound like

O'Reilly was going on vacation to cruise Girls Gone Wild. :puke:

[gkhouston]

86. just 'cause he's at the game now

(presumably) doesn't mean he didn't do some writing this afternoon. Not dissing the staff; just sayin'.

[Berry Cool]

155. Well, this could be true.

So if the snark is the same, we either have Denis, Keith or both to thank. Not the reader of said snark, most likely.

[RevCheesehead]

30. And you guys thought KEITH was orange!!

Who's in charge of lighting the Secaucus studio?? :rofl:

[gkhouston]

95. someone who's red-green *and* blue-yellow color blind? n/t

[RevCheesehead]

100. Apparently so.

Lighting by Stevie Wonder, no doubt.

[Olney Blue]

31. I needed Keith tonight.

[Berry Cool]

37. I needed Keith too.

I mean, it was nice hearing him on Dan's show--where he was changing his mind about Pete Rose and waxing rhapsodic about the beauty of Julie Christie--but dammit, I've had a shitty couple of weeks and I NEEDED HIM TONIGHT. :cry: :cry: :cry:



I added a picture of Julie just to show Keith what he's missing by not being with us. So there. ;(

[Greylyn58]

51. What was he saying about Pete Rose?

Pete Rose, for all his faults, has been my favorite ball player since I was young.

My dad, who is a major Reds fan, took the family to see our first pro baseball game when we were living in California. Pete Rose had only been with the Reds a couple of years at the time. I grew up watching and cheering on the Cinci Reds(the Big Red Machine).

[SharonRB]

56. Keith told Pete on the phone today that he's changed his mind

and now he thinks they should let him into the Hall.

[Greylyn58]

68. Really

I'm pleased to hear that. Considering some of the players that already inhabit the Hall of Fame, I think he deserves to be there. He might have bet on baseball, but he didn't take any drugs to make himself a better player. All his stats were earned through his talent and to leave him out of the Hall would be a crime. Especially since there are already some players in the HOF that gambled.

[Berry Cool]

64. Dan and Keith interviewed Pete on Dan's show today

about the whole steroid mess, and Pete actually sounded remorseful for the first time I can recall about the fact that he had bet on games. Keith said that he was changing his mind about Pete and that he now believed Pete deserves another chance to be in Cooperstown. He said part of the reason he had changed his mind was Pete's attitude and part of it was because of the steroids thing. I think he really thinks steroids are worse.

edited to add: and that is the last I will say about baseball tonight, so that those who don't like hearing about it can enjoy their night baseball free, as it no doubt will be with no Keith. :sniff:

[gkhouston]

104. snort. Maybe she listens to Dan Patrick too

and he's out on a date. That's the way to get the ladies. :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

157. Oh no, that's IT. Keith accepted a last-minute date with Julie Christie!

She heard Dan's show this afternoon and called him to ask him out. He said yes. The rest is history.

Now, the only question is, how is she gonna stay entertained for the whole nine innings while Keith watches the game.

[gkhouston]

158. you don't get it:

In his dream world, she's a fan, too. They watch the Mets live, and later they watch the Yankees on TV. In between, they watch each other. ;-)

[Berry Cool]

172. Ohhhh, I get it now. We're talking about the Friday night Keith's having

IN HIS DREAMS! :rofl:

Uh-oh. I'm now imagining Keith taking the subway back from that game (please watch the door frame, sweetie--as if you NEED TO BE TOLD), going home, watching the Yankees game and scoring at home, uh, even though he's alone. :scared:

[gkhouston]

175. I wasn't going to discuss

the seventh-inning stretch...

[RevCheesehead]

177. ...

:wow:


:spank::spank:



:rofl:

[gkhouston]

181. really, I wasn't going to go there.

I thought of it after my first post, and considered editing and then decided I wouldn't go there unless someone trotted along and um, presented an opening.

[Berry Cool]

192. Well, all I can say to that is

"Take me out to the ball game..."

(Kinda gives new meaning to the phrase "it's one, two, three strikes you're out," doesn't it?)

[gkhouston]

194. I guess after three strikes

it's time to go pick up some Viagra? :shrug:

[SharonRB]

42. Yeah, just imagine if this had come out before the election...

We'd be looking at President Kerry. The vote would have been too far apart for them to fix.

[RevCheesehead]

47. I dunno about that....

The fix was in, and Kerry already knew he was going to lose. Nothing anyone can say will convince me otherwise. I just hope history will vindicate both him and Al Gore.

Shabbat Shalom, Sharon! :hi:

[SharonRB]

53. Shabbat Shalom to you, Rev

:hi:

[Olney Blue]

80. In regard to intellect and class,

history has already vindicated Gore and Kerry.

:hi:

[gkhouston]

114. I think Kerry knew they could fix it

he was hoping the turnout would be large enough that it wouldn't be possible for them to rig it without it being obvious. Getting a good turnout in the fall is essential.

[Patsy Stone]

50. You know what Einstein said...

"...an hour sitting with a pretty girl passes like a minuite, but a minuite sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour -- that's relativity."

[Berry Cool]

52. Ya think???

Couldn't they have just had the results they wanted reported?

:hi: Sorry I'm being late in saying hi to all. I'm just so depressed...

I wonder how many rumors will start on DU tonight that Keith has been fired for criticizing the president. (Which would of course be absurd, given that tonight's show is as snarkily written as all the others.)

[Olney Blue]

133. Berry, why are you depressed?

[Berry Cool]

159. Depressed for many reasons.

My life has just been stressful lately. I needed it to be Friday and I was so looking forward to Keith. Now it'll be two long days before seeing him again, is all. *sigh*

[gkhouston]

160. aw, Berry.

:hug: Sorry things are stressful.

[Olney Blue]

170. I'm sorry about the stress.

It's been a rollercoaster of emotion this week. At first I was happy about the Libby revelation,
but now I am angry as hell that the chimp stayed in the White House after 2004.

It's comforting to me to hear Keith put things in perspective by speaking the truth.


:hug:

[Berry Cool]

189. Thanks for the sympathies, kids.

I'm just needing to vent a bit. Maybe things will be better next week.

[Greylyn58]

59. Wow ...Bush has polluted our Community College.

I went to CPCC. I'll never be able to go back....Eeeewwwww!!!

[Olney Blue]

61. Harry Taylor brought out the smirking chimp's smirk big time.

Give him hell, Harry!

[ralps]

66. I don't know if you all have seen this but headonradionetwork.com posted

2 photos, one of Harry Taylor & the other of a Norman Rockwell painting. The likeness is remarkable. here is the link- http://www.headonradionetwork.com/
:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SharonRB]

67. It's an amazingly similar image

[Patsy Stone]

71. Wow

That's an interesting comparison! Thanks. The people in the Taylor photo are also so expressive. That woman's in the front with that "Ohnoyoudidnt!" look on her face is priceless. :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

83. Is it the "Freedom of Speech" one?

America needs you, Harry Taylor. Harry, won't you please come home? :-)

[Patsy Stone]

96. Yep.

Quite a similarity.

[Olney Blue]

136. That's amazing, ralps!

[Janice325]

69. Shoot!

I didn't get to start watching until five minutes into the program. My first reaction was "where is Keith? and who the hell is this guy??"
However, I've calmed down now since some of ya'll in this thread have said who it is and that he's ok. I trust ya'll's judgement, but I think I would have preferred Alison.
But if you say Brian's ok, he's ok by me.
Thanks!:yourock:

[bleever]

70. Rabbit season!

:rofl:

Curse of the were-rabbit.

[bleever]

72. The Frist belt buckle story is just too, too weird.

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

You couldn't make this stuff up!

[RevCheesehead]

75. And -

it's a fund-RAISER. :scared:

[bleever]

87. I heard they put that invitation together on the fly.

:7

[RevCheesehead]

111. I can't help but wonder...

just who put their heads together for this one. :spray:

[Berry Cool]

113. Oh, bleev, that was a bad one.

But of course, not everyone was invited, so they told the recipients to keep it zipped around people who were not.

[RevCheesehead]

118. You don't suppose...

that Jimmy-Jeff is the guest speaker, do ya?? :evilgrin:

[Berry Cool]

88. Oh my gosh, you caught that.

Scary indeed! :scared:

I KNEW that guy in Athens, Ohio was going to make it--the chiropractor. He CALLS people on the phone and "fixes" their back problems.

His Web site includes a testimonial from a dog.

on edit: Oh, and he said he first discovered his healing gift one day when his foot was hurting, and he told it to stop hurting, and it just stopped. :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

117. a DOG???

What does it say? "Woof-woof-woof" :wagging tail furiously: :Bark::crotch-sniff: :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

168. The dog's testimonial:

"I am a 10-year-old Bassett Hound and I have been in a lot of pain in my neck area. I would even wake up during the night and yowl from the pain. My owner called Jim Burda and described the way I was moping around and walking with my head down. Over the phone he was able to work on me...There hasn't been a reason to yelp now for several weeks! Thank you. Daisy Mae."

No, I am not kidding. They actually reported this in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

[RevCheesehead]

169. Over the phone???

Damn, that's one hell of a chiropractor!! :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

176. That's how he did ALL of his business--over the phone.

Now they want to shut him down. Isn't it terrible what they will do to an American businessman? Why are they hurting America? :shrug:

[RevCheesehead]

179. What'd he do?

The Hokey-Pokey?? :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

195. He told their bodies to stop hurting.

Over the PHONE.

And yes, they tell him he can't be a chiropractor anymore. The nerve!

[Olney Blue]

94. It's not very Christian now, is it?

[bleever]

147. No, but it does seem to be characteristically Fristian.

:scared:

[Olney Blue]

152. Holy Frist, that's a good one!

[gkhouston]

156. it's very good snark

:applause:

but it does bend one's mind towards Frist's sexual predilections. x(

[gkhouston]

119. I certainly wouldn't want to. Ish. n/t

[RevCheesehead]

81. oh, that poor kitty.

:cry:

[ralps]

82. Awww Poor Kitty, Blegh- selling it to a creationist museum???

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :puke: :grr:

[RevCheesehead]

92. The very idea that God "creates" birth defects...

offends me as a Liberal Christian. Fuckin' Fundamentalists. :grr:

[Greylyn58]

85. Does anybody else feel creeped out

by the picture of that poor kitty? I remember seeing the picture of this kitty after reading the story after it was born. :scared:

[Berry Cool]

116. Sure, the poor kitty creeps me out.

It's really quite sad.

[CBHagman]

89. Bill Nye ROCKS!

This Brian Unger fellow is too arch for me, though. I was looking forward to Keith.

That said, Harry Taylor and Bill Nye on the same show, and it's a great night!

[bleever]

101. Brian's done well up to this Nye interview. He's not giving him the room

to speak and get a full train of thought out.

Weird chemistry.

[Greylyn58]

97. Okay Brian

you were doing well up to now, but let Bill Nye-the Science Guy talk. Quit interrupting him.

Keith is a good interviewer. He lets people talk.

[bleever]

112. What you said. Brian's trying to be funny before Bill gets through a

thought.

[SharonRB]

105. Extreme Makeover -- Judas Edition

:rofl:

Now THAT was funny!

[SharonRB]

120. How much more can there be to say about Paula?

Didn't KO cover this story last night?

[RevCheesehead]

121. I have a theory about Star Jones.

That with all her makeovers, she's no longer the same person... while she was away, they found someone to play her in real life.

[gkhouston]

122. who would want to be her? n/t

[SharonRB]

123. I hadn't heard about her makeovers

That sure didn't look like her from what I remember her looking like. It could be a totally different person.

[gkhouston]

124. she'd better stay away

from the Capitol Police. Just sayin'. ;-)

[SharonRB]

125. LOL

:rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

128. ....

:spray:

[RevCheesehead]

126. I wonder if she's still shilling for Famous Footwear.

From what I've heard, she dropped the weight and gained an attitude.

[Berry Cool]

161. Could she have been killed and replaced with someone else?

You know, like Paul McCartney?

[ralps]

127. Darn it Brian forgot the Worst Person in The World!!!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :cry: :grr:

[gkhouston]

130. maybe it's a test

to see how much people will complain when the segment is missing? :shrug:

Or maybe they decided it wouldn't be such a hot idea to have to name the President WPITW? :evilgrin:

[SharonRB]

132. LOL

:rofl:

You're really on tonight, Gina!

[gkhouston]

137. I was going to type

a mambo dance of "codeine is your fri-end" but apparently codeine is not too friendly when it comes to having nimble fingers! :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

162. I think gina is more fun under the influence of Tylenol 3.

We should make sure she stays in stock.

[gkhouston]

163. Yeah, the DEA is going to go for *that*. n/t

[Berry Cool]

182. Well, Agent Mike is watching all of us anyway.

Besides, he'll never know if I make a little trip to Canada.

LOL. Just kidding.

[Berry Cool]

180. Maybe they thought it would be

unnecessary. I mean, why insult the audience's intelligence by telling us what we already know?

[SharonRB]

131. Ooh, you're right

It's kind of late, isn't it?

[RevCheesehead]

134. That's a given:

[SharonRB]

140. That's a great one, Rev

Thanks for posting.

[Berry Cool]

164. I wonder if that presidential ratings thing is anything like

the Wonderlic test.

[Berry Cool]

142. OK, the origami crane was kind of funny.

I give him credit for being able to come up with something original.

But I'm still glad he said "Keith will be back Monday." Whew.

[ralps]

145. LOL Rev, a Great Doonesbury!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl:

[gkhouston]

148. *So* true

makes you wonder if Trudeau has a bud at the NSA...

[RevCheesehead]

138. LOL - the origami crane!

on edit: I think I'll name him Bob. :)

[gkhouston]

144. ...

:spank:

[SharonRB]

146. Everyone's a comedian tonight

:rofl:

I missed the origami crane.

[bleever]

139. Good close, with the paper stork.

Overall, I'd say he did a good job.

:thumbsup:

Now bring Keef back.

[Botany]

165. "Keef?"

I would say that the estrogen is getting deep in the Bleever pond.




Drinks some beer and talk about some T & A ......

[Berry Cool]

184. It's all damm(n)ed up with no place to go.

Bleev, T&A? Slap yourself before the Rev slaps you.

[RevCheesehead]

186. That ain't bleev - - it's Cuddles.

And he's hopeless. I just absolve him, and move on. O8)

[Berry Cool]

196. Sorry, Bot, I"m getting my horny men mixed up.

So, you absolve him, Rev? Exactly how do you do that? Laying on of hands?

[bleever]

188. Hey, I did make a marginally risque remark about Wonder Woman the

other night, that was met with embarrassed silence.

:7

[RevCheesehead]

191. I was contemplating the wisdom of testosterone.

Or is that Testosteroni? The San Francisco treat? :D

[gkhouston]

193. did you? Darn, I missed it.

(How can you tell an electronic silence is embarrassed?)

[bleever]

187. Hey, at least I didn't call him "Keefie-poo"...

this time.

:)

And what's that thing in the bottom pic? Beaver condo?

[Berry Cool]

197. Ooh, don't say "beaver condo."

It gets the boys WAY too excited.

They will think it's a new reality show.

[Botany]

201. You never did woods tromping did you?

That is a tree stump after being chewed down by a bleever.

[bleever]

204. Now I see it.

Once a friend and I found a couple of good logs, threw them into the Cannon River in Minnesota, and jumped in and used them to float down the river, not knowing where we'd end up. That's beaver habitat, and we got some strange looks from them, and more than one tail slap.

Might have gotten giardia too, now that I think back on it.

[gkhouston]

205. yeah, wandering into beaver habitat uninvited

can lead to tail slaps. ;-)

[Botany]

206. or worse

[gkhouston]

207. wow. Someone needs to give up the coffee and cigarettes.

is that Rita?

[Botany]

208. How dare you insult the world's largest rodent?

[gkhouston]

209. you're right

and the beaver gives better tail, too. ;-)

[Janice325]

143. They're liking Brian elsewhere on DU.

Someone referred to his delivery as "wry."
I'm still kinda getting used to him. I've already heard folks say he should replace Tweety or Bowtie boy. That would certainly work for me.
I'm waiting to see how he introduces Rita.
Any "worst person in the world" tonight, or did I miss it?
Oh, yeah. It's Friday. No Rita, thank god. Or Joe or Tucker! :applause:
I loved Brian's closing! :rofl:

[SharonRB]

149. Don't get too used to him

Keith will be back Monday. They could replace Rita with him -- I'd have no complaints.

[Janice325]

154. Oh, good god, yes.....

How could I possibly forget about someone replacing Rita???
I guess I was so thrown off by "Brian the new guy" being on instead of KO, then it being Friday and no Rita being there to grate on my nerves.Yippeee!!!
Sure, he can replace Rita any day!
The oragami was cute.

[Berry Cool]

166. I wouldn't have a problem with him replacing Tweety or Tucker

Just don't even BEGIN to think about replacing my Keith!! :mad: :nuke:

[gkhouston]

167. check the ratings

Tucker or Dan Abrams would be likely targets.

[RevCheesehead]

171. That's really unfair.

I think Tucker and Reeter should switch time-slots. The main reason Tucker's ratings are down is that he's up against "The Daily Show." Compared to the other shows on MSNBC, Tucker's not too bad. Seriously.

[gkhouston]

178. Given a choice between watching Tucker and Rita

I'd watch Tucker. On codeine. If I had to watch Rita, I'd OD on purpose.

I'm guessing MSNBC paid too much for Rita and they're still not ready to admit it and cut their losses. How's she doing in the money demo? I know her overall ratings aren't bad.

[Berry Cool]

183. As far as I'm concerned, they could replace Rita with a monkey

wearing a stethoscope and smoking a cigar, and that would be an improvement.

Although I'm not quite sure how Keith would throw to a monkey.

[RevCheesehead]

185. Like Dave Garroway, I'd guess.

Barring the monkey, perhaps we could use the above-mentioned test pattern? :evilgrin:

[bleever]

190. "J. Rita Muggs"? Tonight: Sniffing the Dunes in Aruba!

:)

[Berry Cool]

199. I'd definitely vote for the test pattern over Rita.

The Indian doesn't talk in that horrible voice, for one thing.

[bleever]

198. 200 posts, and we didn't even have to talk about *'s known treachery.

:toast:

[gkhouston]

200. or Katie Couric!

:toast:

[bleever]

202. Phew!

Both of those situations will sort themselves out.

[gkhouston]

203. one will be far more easily replaced than the other.

:-(

on edit: how long before CBS realizes Katie can't do the job? And then what will they do?

[Berry Cool]

211. If Bob Schieffer is still alive by then

they may just bring him back.

Imagine, him getting the last laugh!