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Mon Feb-28-11 03:23 PM
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| 1. Huh, so they weren't able to weld wooden window frames shut? |
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 Go figure. RT @News3David: @evale72 why/how are they welding windows shut? Most window frames are wood. http://twitter.com/MikeElk/status/42302621075255296
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| -Oopsie. FDL now reporting that the window-welding story |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:20 PM |
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Huh, so they weren't able to weld wooden window frames shut? |
FSogol |
Feb-28-11 03:23 PM |
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The story sounded bogus to me on its face. In the first place, |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:25 PM |
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Okays, Guv Walker, Youse gottas to submitt a signed werk order between 7 and 2. |
FSogol |
Feb-28-11 03:29 PM |
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Smile. That's about it. Then the maintenace guy goes on his |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:34 PM |
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So all the other windows, if there are any, open fine? |
aquart |
Feb-28-11 03:25 PM |
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Apparently so. Apparently, someone saw someone working on a |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:33 PM |
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Is this the window in the woman's room? |
Ian David |
Feb-28-11 03:26 PM |
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Could be, but that's not what the story was about. |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:32 PM |
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I held off on commenting before. |
louis-t |
Feb-28-11 03:40 PM |
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Yeah. I commented about it not feeling right on the original DU |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:43 PM |
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+1 |
leftstreet |
Feb-28-11 03:45 PM |
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Not embarrassing for DU, really. It should only be embarrassing |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:51 PM |
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Fortunately it doesn't happen often |
leftstreet |
Feb-28-11 03:53 PM |
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Yeah, if someone calls their attention to it and it's patently false. |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:55 PM |
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Ummm... one or two posters getting snarky is now "roundly ridiculed..."? |
LanternWaste |
Feb-28-11 03:52 PM |
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"All the world's a stage, and all the people players." |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:56 PM |
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FDL got it wrong?... |
SidDithers |
Feb-28-11 03:45 PM |
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No, they didn't get it wrong. They just made the usual mistake |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:49 PM |
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To extend my comments on FDL a little: |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:54 PM |
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Feb-28-11 04:48 PM |
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Feb-28-11 06:44 PM |
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As someone who writes there, I find the editorial staff there professional |
mmonk |
Feb-28-11 07:06 PM |
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OK. That's your impression of it. Mine differs, but I don't write for |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 07:08 PM |
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I can only speak from the standpoint they contact you immediately |
mmonk |
Feb-28-11 07:17 PM |
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"You don't report the news". You can say that again. |
Bonobo |
Feb-28-11 09:08 PM |
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Nope. I don't post anything from any source, unless there's |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 09:59 AM |
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Blogs are the BEST news sources! |
EstimatedProphet |
Feb-28-11 03:53 PM |
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Hmm...true enough. |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:58 PM |
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Funny. Correct, and funny, too. |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 07:07 PM |
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The building has windows that OPEN? |
slackmaster |
Feb-28-11 03:56 PM |
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Yah, it's a very old building. All the sashes are wooden, though, |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 03:59 PM |
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The old San Diego County Courthouse building has steel-framed windows that used to open |
slackmaster |
Feb-28-11 04:16 PM |
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Which building is that? When was it built? |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 07:12 PM |
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220 West Broadway in San Diego, built in 1959. |
slackmaster |
Mar-01-11 10:27 AM |
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Ah. Well a building built in 1959 would naturally have metal-framed |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 10:34 AM |
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Any building that old is a maintenance nightmare |
slackmaster |
Mar-01-11 10:39 AM |
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Yeah. It's a never-ending job. Just as you get done working on the |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 10:53 AM |
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It was obviously bogus. |
drm604 |
Feb-28-11 04:25 PM |
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-I disagree with you about blogs not being news sources... |
trumad |
Feb-28-11 04:41 PM |
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Please feel free to disagree with me about anything. |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 06:50 PM |
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Where's the story here? |
girl gone mad |
Feb-28-11 04:43 PM |
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I do not wear panties, and my underwear is not in a twist. |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 06:47 PM |
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Bingo. There are probably still people looking for those WMD's. |
mmonk |
Mar-01-11 03:38 PM |
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UPDATES, PhotOh! AFL-CIO filing for temporary restraining order to open WI capitol. Windows bolted. |
Ian David |
Feb-28-11 04:55 PM |
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I wonder if anyone here will notice your post? |
mmonk |
Feb-28-11 08:24 PM |
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I did. |
City Lights |
Mar-01-11 10:06 AM |
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And you believe FDL? |
walldude |
Feb-28-11 06:49 PM |
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No, I don't read FDL. They've proven to be unreliable too many times |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 06:53 PM |
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Hey you're welcome.. |
walldude |
Feb-28-11 07:03 PM |
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LOL |
Forkboy |
Mar-01-11 11:18 AM |
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That's the problem with twitter. Many of the posts are nothing more |
madinmaryland |
Feb-28-11 06:55 PM |
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Yes. Twitter is even less reliable. Anyone can post a tweet, and |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 06:57 PM |
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Perhaps if the mainstream media was covering this people wouldn't have to depend on blogs. |
Puregonzo1188 |
Feb-28-11 07:01 PM |
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Covering what? This was a non-story. Why should anyone have |
MineralMan |
Feb-28-11 07:06 PM |
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If CNN et al had been covering this story the speculation would have been just |
gkhouston |
Mar-01-11 10:18 AM |
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Wait! You just de-bunked a blog with a blog!? LOL. OMG! |
Bonobo |
Feb-28-11 08:44 PM |
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The information that it was welded came from the AFL-CIO website. |
mmonk |
Feb-28-11 08:57 PM |
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Wait, I'm confused. Did this turn out to be true and if so, where is the OP? nt |
Bonobo |
Mar-01-11 09:52 AM |
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Hiding? |
mmonk |
Mar-01-11 09:58 AM |
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No, not hiding. I'm not sitting at my computer 24/7. |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 10:05 AM |
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Glad you aren't. So who's at fault for the welded comment, the |
mmonk |
Mar-01-11 11:12 AM |
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The AFL/CIO blog was first to post this. FDL posted a story |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 11:13 AM |
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Very good. My point was why attack FireDogLake? |
mmonk |
Mar-01-11 11:19 AM |
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Actually, I credited them for making the correction. |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 11:23 AM |
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You said the following which stirred up the Jane haters here for no good reason |
mmonk |
Mar-01-11 11:51 AM |
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No, it's no big deal. But they didn't fact check this one before |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 12:25 PM |
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Because attacking FDL is sexy. |
EFerrari |
Mar-01-11 12:30 PM |
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Yep. The old double standard because I don't like them thingy. |
mmonk |
Mar-01-11 12:39 PM |
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It turned out not to be true. There was a window in a ladies |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 10:01 AM |
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bolted, not welded? |
Bonobo |
Mar-01-11 10:37 AM |
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And how many windows are kept from opening with a bolt? |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 10:56 AM |
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Mar-01-11 10:56 AM |
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I beg your pardon. What are you talking about? |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 11:12 AM |
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Mar-01-11 11:25 AM |
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Not surprising for FDL and their knee-jerk reporting. |
AtomicKitten |
Mar-01-11 12:14 PM |
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Isn't that amazing? |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 01:01 PM |
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Going after Rachel was a big mistake. |
AtomicKitten |
Mar-01-11 09:48 PM |
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So, Mineral Man, how was the Solidarity Rally in St. Paul on Saturday? n/t |
robdogbucky |
Mar-01-11 01:19 PM |
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About 1000 people showed up. It was cold. I was there for about |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 01:34 PM |
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Yup, in SF |
robdogbucky |
Mar-01-11 01:58 PM |
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I think we'd have had a better turnout, except for the weather, |
MineralMan |
Mar-01-11 02:04 PM |
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