The Good Banter Thread

[haver79]

Currently -4 and strong winds. Burrrrr single digit highs tomorrow.

 

[sissy]

we are down to 22 degrees and tomorrow daytime high only 19 and over night only supposed to be 5 degrees

 

[j.w]

Man CE that driver really was lucky he didn't freeze to death! Wonder if he still has a job now. Poor guy.

 

[j.w]

Had to share this w/ you all. It is something I never would have thought about and could happen so easy to anyone. I did hear the beeps in this video and thought my smoke detector was beeping.

Published on Apr 11, 2012

Video 1 - After living through a fire in his own house, Dave shares the lessons he learned during his experience. In this first video, he shows how a simple 9 volt battery started his house fire. Please share this message with friends and families so that they can learn to be safe with batteries.
PLEASE NOTE: Because the power had been turned off, the remaining smoke detectors in the house were beeping periodically. Some viewers thought their alarms were beeping so we wanted you to know. Thanks!

 

[addy1]

-2 at home toasty 45 here, nothing but cold alerts on the news. Telling people down here to dress warm............ 32 states posting dangerous deep freeze conditions Artic express, next week cold diving down

Looks like more blizzard conditions coming across from you darn westerners to hit the east again. More snow on saturday, Everybody is getting one cold winter, glad I put out the seed, they will take off wonderfully in the spring.

 

[j.w]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr, addy and glad you are down in a warmer climate for right now even tho it appears Florida is having a bit of a cold snap also.

 

[HARO]

It's nice to see Westerners being blamed for the cold for a change, instead of us Northerners! :cheerful:
John

 

[koiguy1969]

This Map of Who Googles What Gives A Very Telling Glimpse Into The Mindset Of America






Emily Hulsey | On 22, Jan 2014

Have you ever used Google’s auto-complete feature, which displays a drop-down list of the most popular phrases that include the words you’ve already typed? It is supposed to list the most commonly searched phrase first, and sometimes the results can be wildly amusing.
Well, the folks at Mashable conducted an experiment to see what people in each state want the most according to Google auto-complete. For example, when they searched “West Virginia wants,” the first phrase to appear was “West Virginia wants to know.” They composed a map of the results:

A couple of notes:

• If a state is blank, that means that Google did not provide any auto-complete options for that phrase.
• The winning phrase for Georgia is misprinted; it is actually “Tennessee water,” which refers to a dispute between the two states over custody of a portion of the Tennessee River.

While some of the results are just plain bizarre (“Bama?” “To be the mitten state?”), the majority of results are tinging with signs that the American people are majorly frustrated with the federal government. According to Google, sixteen (if you count “independence” and “to join with Canada”) of the fifty states want to secede from the U.S. more than anything!
It’s not that surprising, considering the President’s and Congress’s pathetic approval ratings these days, but it should be taken seriously nonetheless. This should serve as a wake-up call to those who dismiss the extreme right as a tiny, insignificant faction that doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously.
Of course, the most amusing answer has to be Alabama’s, which I only make fun of because I’m from there. Are you surprised at what your state wants the most? And what do you think this map says about our nation?

 

[HARO]

I'm sure those 16 states will be welcomed with open arms by Canada! In exchange for Quebec, that is. :cheerful:
John

 

[koiguy1969]

only 0ne wants to join Canada...the seceders want to become their own county... we can already buy LABBATS and MOLSONS!.....lol.

 

[koiguy1969]

HA HA...LOL

 

[HARO]

only 0ne wants to join Canada...the seceders want to become their own county... we can already buy LABBATS and MOLSONS!.....lol.

OK, we'll take Vermont in exchange for Quebec!
John

 

[koiguy1969]

O.K BUT YOU GUYS GOTTA THROW IN MY FAVORITE MAYOR....!!!!....lol

 

[HARO]

YOU GOT HIM!!!! :banana:
John

 

[HARO]

And we'll throw in Justin Bieber as a bonus!!!
John