Bill Maher Sez: The Problem in America is Old White People.

By Saturday April 24, 2010

Being that Maher is 54 and white, he’s probably right on this if he’s pointing the finger at himself:



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  1. bobbo, better living thru chemistry says:
    4/25/2010 at 10:10 am

    Animby–so knowing yourself isn’t that high on your list? Giving names to your kiddies is too much work?

    The whole point in getting specific is that it reveals more about the speaker than the subject addressed.

    Animby has been caught too many times having an opinion based on nothing and has learned to sidestep that trap. Heelllooooo?

    Coffee? Na. I thought you were into espresso? I’m busy roasting my own beans and trying to find a consistent grinder. Brewing the perfect cup has come down to grind and tamp with the variation appearing to come in the grind but my machine lacks confirming instrumentality to check on temp and pressure. Just too many variables for this home barista to master.

    Oh for the simple days when anything black and bitter would do.

    MORE–just rememebered our last related exchange==I asked the tech/repair department at DeLonghi why espresso machines were so expensive given they all performed essentially the same exact task. He fumbled a bit but finally relied on “features” which he could not elaborate on. Kinda like having an opinion on Bill Maher.

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  2. pedro says:
    4/25/2010 at 11:00 am

    #59 Yes, it is an English word. Educate yourself, although it is a fatuous effort from myself to get you any education, specially since you’re bent over backwards in being just like me.

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  3. bobbo, Looking for definitions in all the wrong places says:
    4/25/2010 at 11:28 am

    Hey Pedo==got a link to that definition page?

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  4. pedro says:
    4/25/2010 at 1:34 pm

    #63 I’ll paste the definition, but try to educate on your own.

    verilogue (noun) : a long speech, sermon, lecture or one-sided conversation that is truthful, honest, or telling; a combination of verus (Latin for truth) and monologue

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  5. bobbo, course, language is meant to grow says:
    4/25/2010 at 3:13 pm

    Speaking of truth and the definitions of words lets go with

    “Pedospeak”: (1) made up words that when challenged will also have made up definitions. Often revealed by having Latin prefixes attached to Greek base words. (2) Ain’t no thing. (3) Don’t step in that verilogue!

    Pedo, so cute, you gotta smile when he drools.

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  6. Animby says:
    4/25/2010 at 4:01 pm

    #65 – Bobbo – Pedro may not be making it up COMPLETELY. Just the spelling and defintion. I had to look it up to make sure I wasn’t misremembering but there is a word “veriloquent” which means speaking truthfully. And there is a word “verilog” which has something to do with electronics – something about gate level stimulation. You know, magic. Isn’t it cute how children get their words mixed up? Pedro, want some pisghetti?

    #61 Bobbo : “so knowing yourself isn’t that high on your list? Giving names to your kiddies is too much work?” You’re absolutely right. I do not need to retaste the Ipecac to remember the effect. I could if I wanted to but it simply is not worth that much to me. However, accusing me of having opinions based on nothing? That is not veriloquent! (See, Pedro?) My opinions are always based on something, I simply do not always explain myself to your satisfaction. This may be by choice, omission or inability. My apologies.

    Your coffee troubles make me sigh. Sigh. I have lived so much of my life where a good cup is coffee is spelled Nescafe. Quite cruel in places where they actually have good coffee. I was in northern Laos a few weeks ago where they grow some wonderful Arabica beans. The best coffee I could find was a cup of Nescafe with condensed milk! I drank tea. On the other hand, when I lived in Cairo, there was a custom roaster not two blocks from my house and I don’t think Egypt has grown a coffee bean since the last ice age. Go figure.

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  7. bobbo, the evangelical anti-theist says:
    4/25/2010 at 5:50 pm

    Animby–the coffee thing is weird. I have taken many tasting classes: wine, cheese, tea, beer, olive oil, herbs, spices, chocolate and while all categories have my favorites and can’t stand, it has been coffee that has captured my taste buds trying to select, roast, grind, tamp and brew my own cup. For some reason, making my own cheese and beer left me quite happy with store bought. Why do I have to make my own espresso?

    Its a darn bother when your actually develop a taste that makes the pedestrian unacceptable.

    When my machine broke, I got by (almost) with a double shot from a French Press. I made do with it.

    Gosh–if espresso really isn’t available in Mai Chang (?) ((I thought you were a member of an espresso club?)) that would strike me as a great hobby to pursue.

    Or not as your pleasure dictates.

    Hah, hah. I just read that again: Just the spelling and definition. Nicely veracious.

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  8. goreacle says:
    4/25/2010 at 7:17 pm

    maher is a dickhead

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  9. Animby says:
    4/25/2010 at 10:35 pm

    # 67 bobbo, said, “Gosh–if espresso really isn’t available in Mai Chang (?) ((I thought you were a member of an espresso club?)) ” Oh, so sorry to insinuate I could not get a cup of coffee worth it’s egg shells here in Chiang Mai, my home base. There are some very fine beans grown by the hill tribes in the north. The roasting leaves a little to be desired but… I am not a member of an espresso club and can’t think what I might have said to suggest it. Thailand is awash in coffee shops ranging from street carts to national chains. Even Starbucks. I tend to hang out at a small cafe cum bookstore that gives me excellent coffee and a nice wifi connection.

    I’m a little jealous of your “tasting” experiences. I’ve only had the chance to do three: coffee, cheese and Scotch whiskey in Aberdeen. Though I have some trouble remembering much of that last one.

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  10. pedro says:
    4/26/2010 at 3:46 am

    #66 said: “However, accusing me of having opinions based on nothing? That is not veriloquent! (See, Pedro?)…”

    It is if he believes it, which he does.

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  11. brm says:
    4/26/2010 at 4:15 am

    #56 bobbo:

    ‘too general. Again nothing specific.”

    He’s a fucking entertainer.

    My explanation is as lengthy as he is relevant.

    This would be like asking you to be real specific and thoughtful about why Sean Hannity sucks.

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  12. bobbo, the evangelical anti-theist says:
    4/26/2010 at 6:54 am

    Easy to be specific about Hannity:

    1. He asks questions and then interrupts an answer if it goes against his preferences.

    2. He is completely hypocritically partisan using a set of responses depending on the party invovled: Eg–Obamn is responsible for what he does, don’t blame Bush. Othertimes: Don’t blame Bush, look at what he inherited from Clinton. Pure BS artist, without much art.

    3. He will continue using old statements even when guests inform him he is wrong. Eg–Obama is taxing us to death. Fact: Obama gave a tax reduction to 95% of American. Response: Obama is taxing us to death.

    I could go on. Hannity is an idiot and so are the people who drink his Koolaid. About as smart as people who think avoiding a question satisfies it. Think of the question on its merits for YOUR OWN BENEFIT. I know thinking is hard, but over time, it can become a habit.

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  13. brm says:
    4/26/2010 at 2:00 pm

    #72:

    “Think of the question on its merits for YOUR OWN BENEFIT. I know thinking is hard, but over time, it can become a habit.”

    If I had a bunch of tapes of episodes I’ve seen, and a lot of extra free time, I *could* write pages about why I don’t like Bill Maher.

    IT’S NOT WORTH MY TIME.

    It’s not that I’ve never ever thought about it. And you’re annoying for basically arguing that I need to write a well-researched legal brief about Maher in order to say “I don’t like the guy.”

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