Pelican Dive Sequence
 

Anyone who enjoys watching Pelicans do their thing, or needs to warm
up, may enjoy this sequence that I took yesterday at Sanibel Island.

http://waynebpelicandivesequence.shutterfly.com/22

Best viewed as a slideshow of course.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578

Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578

Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.


Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. :)

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On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:50 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578

Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.


Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. :)

With the 'leadership' we have in the executive and legislative
branches, that's certainly true! :)

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

On Feb 28, 5:10*pm, Blazer wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:50 -0500, HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578

Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. * :)

With the 'leadership' we have in the executive and legislative
branches, that's certainly true! :)

Blazer, Harry Krausie delights in bad news. It sends him orgasmic.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

Blazer wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:50 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578
Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. :)

With the 'leadership' we have in the executive and legislative
branches, that's certainly true! :)


You must be drinking from the same can of stale beer as Flush Limbaugh.
It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

"HK" wrote in message
m...


It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our current
mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is laughable for
its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you expect from a poster
whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing or...an SUV.



I guess these Democrats didn't get the memo:

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to
develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them.
That is our bottom line."
--President Bill Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear.
We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction program."
--President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great
deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use
nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the
greatest security threat we face."
--Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten
times since 1983."
--Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the
U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if
appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond
effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of
mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton, signed by:
-- Democratic Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others,
Oct. 9, 1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass
destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and
he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
-Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass
destruction and palaces for his cronies."
-- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999

"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons
programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear
programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In
addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless
using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range
missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies."
Letter to President Bush, Signed by:
-- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), and others, Dec 5, 2001

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a
threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the
mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass
destruction and th! a means of delivering them."
-- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical
weapons throughout his country."
-- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to
deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam
is in power."
-- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and
developing weapons of mass destruction."
-- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are
confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and
biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to
build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence
reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
-- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the
authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein
because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction
in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
-- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working
aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear
weapons within the next five years ... We also should remember we have
always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of
weapons of mass destruction."
-- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years,
every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and
destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity.
This he has refused to do"
-- Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show
that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological
weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program.
He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including
al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked,
Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological
and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
-- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that
Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing
capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
-- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002

"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal,
murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a
particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to
miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to
his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass
destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass
destruction is real..."
-- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003

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Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...


It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.



I guess these Democrats didn't get the memo:



There's always lots of rhetoric. Bush was dumb enough to believe his own
and act on it.

The mess we are in was created by the Bush Administration. No matter how
you spin it, the reality of that remains.

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"HK" wrote in message
m...
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...


It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.



I guess these Democrats didn't get the memo:


There's always lots of rhetoric. Bush was dumb enough to believe his own
and act on it.

The mess we are in was created by the Bush Administration. No matter how
you spin it, the reality of that remains.

Just out of curiosity, why don't we hear you rag on Lyndon Johnson for his
Vietnam actions?

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...


It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.



I guess these Democrats didn't get the memo:


There's always lots of rhetoric. Bush was dumb enough to believe his own
and act on it.



Oh. Free pass for the Dems that believed the same thing.
I get it.

IMO, the biggest mistake Bush made was having too much confidence and
loyalty to Donald Rumsfeld and not listening enough to Colon Powell. It was
a classic power struggle and the little egotistical Rumsfeld won. For that,
I blame Bush for having bad judgment.


As for "the mess" there's plenty of blame to pass around. Bush deserves
his share, as does both sides of Congress, business and the public. Special
thanks also to Barney Frank and a couple of others.

It's amazing. The average yearly lobbyist "contributions" to *each* member
of the House and Senate is almost $4 million. Pay for play at it's finest.
Nothing will be cleaned up in Washington until this is addressed.

Eisboch

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D.Duck wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
m...
Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
m...


It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.


I guess these Democrats didn't get the memo:

There's always lots of rhetoric. Bush was dumb enough to believe his own
and act on it.

The mess we are in was created by the Bush Administration. No matter how
you spin it, the reality of that remains.

Just out of curiosity, why don't we hear you rag on Lyndon Johnson for his
Vietnam actions?




When the opportunity arises and comments like that are appropriate, I
toss one at Johnson and Nixon and even Kennedy and Eisenhower for trying
to pick up where the French left off.

We don't discuss Vietnam a whole lot anymore in this country. Too bad,
because we apparently forgot some of the lessons we should have learned
there.

Bush is responsible for the mess in Iraq, and our current financial
demise can be pinned on the mal, mis, and non-feasance of the Bush
Administration. Greed is *not* good.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...


It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its
knees. Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out
of our current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the
Democrats is laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then,
what would you expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a
piece of clothing or...an SUV.



I guess these Democrats didn't get the memo:


There's always lots of rhetoric. Bush was dumb enough to believe his
own and act on it.



Oh. Free pass for the Dems that believed the same thing.
I get it.

IMO, the biggest mistake Bush made was having too much confidence and
loyalty to Donald Rumsfeld and not listening enough to Colon Powell. It
was a classic power struggle and the little egotistical Rumsfeld won.
For that, I blame Bush for having bad judgment.


As for "the mess" there's plenty of blame to pass around. Bush
deserves his share, as does both sides of Congress, business and the
public. Special thanks also to Barney Frank and a couple of others.

It's amazing. The average yearly lobbyist "contributions" to *each*
member of the House and Senate is almost $4 million. Pay for play at
it's finest. Nothing will be cleaned up in Washington until this is
addressed.

Eisboch



The Dems were smart enough to NOT start a war with Iraq.


I caught a few minutes of "Rush" speaking today at a conservative's
orgy. He thinks the GOP can win with the right candidate. So, who is
leading in the straw polls there? Romney, Palin, Jindal. The only
Republican who might have a chance because of his broad appeal to the
middle is Charlie Crist. Crist came in last in the straw poll.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:16:01 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578
Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

There are at least 2 nests in the scrub park behind our neighborhood.
My buddy Steve Giguere is the ranger who has primary responsibility
for that area. He tries to keep track of where they are but they don't
like to publicize the locations so people will leave them alone.
It always makes me feel good to see an eagle flying by.


We saw an Andean condor earlier this week. :)

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

"HK" wrote in message
...


The Dems were smart enough to NOT start a war with Iraq.


They advocated it, that's for sure, before and after Bush took office.
Kerry even recommended to Bill Clinton that we should take action to get rid
of Sadam.
Why are facts like this so easily brushed off?

You have to remember, Clinton was in his final two years as POTUS. There's
no way he would take any risks with an election coming up for his then
apparent successor, AGore.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"HK" wrote in message
...


The Dems were smart enough to NOT start a war with Iraq.


They advocated it, that's for sure, before and after Bush took office.
Kerry even recommended to Bill Clinton that we should take action to get
rid of Sadam.
Why are facts like this so easily brushed off?


Democrats comments? Just asking.




You have to remember, Clinton was in his final two years as POTUS.
There's no way he would take any risks with an election coming up for his
then apparent successor, AGore.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...


The Dems were smart enough to NOT start a war with Iraq.


They advocated it, that's for sure, before and after Bush took office.
Kerry even recommended to Bill Clinton that we should take action to get
rid of Sadam.
Why are facts like this so easily brushed off?

You have to remember, Clinton was in his final two years as POTUS.
There's no way he would take any risks with an election coming up for
his then apparent successor, AGore.




You might want to look up "brinkmanship." Bush, apparently, never did.
We managed to avoid a shooting war for about 50 years with the Sovs via
brinkmanship.

The problem with Bush was that he wanted a shooting war with Iraq.

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GC Boater wrote:
On Feb 28, 5:10 pm, Blazer wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:50 -0500, HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:
This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578
Those are good.
We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.
Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. :)
With the 'leadership' we have in the executive and legislative
branches, that's certainly true! :)

Blazer, Harry Krausie delights in bad news. It sends him orgasmic.

With Obamanation in office? He should be in spin mode.

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...


The Dems were smart enough to NOT start a war with Iraq.


They advocated it, that's for sure, before and after Bush took office.
Kerry even recommended to Bill Clinton that we should take action to get
rid of Sadam.
Why are facts like this so easily brushed off?

You have to remember, Clinton was in his final two years as POTUS.
There's no way he would take any risks with an election coming up for his
then apparent successor, AGore.




You might want to look up "brinkmanship." Bush, apparently, never did. We
managed to avoid a shooting war for about 50 years with the Sovs via
brinkmanship.

The problem with Bush was that he wanted a shooting war with Iraq.


The Soviets played brinkmanship in the same manner that we did and with
nuclear weapons enough on both sides to destroy mankind several times over,
there was much more at risk. So it worked.
You can't play brinkmanship with a bunch of religious fanatics, brainwashed
from
childhood that the only good American is a dead American by their "leaders".
Different game altogether.

In times of actual threat, those who think too long end up dead.

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On Feb 28, 6:50*pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:16:01 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578
Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

There are at least 2 nests in the scrub park behind our neighborhood.
My buddy Steve Giguere is the ranger *who has primary responsibility
for that area. He tries to keep track of where they are but they don't
like to publicize the locations so people will leave them alone.
It always makes me feel good to see an eagle flying by.

We saw an Andean condor earlier this week. *:)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Hey von Kruasenstein, what was the condor like when you were in
college wit him.

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On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:03:16 -0500, HK wrote:

Blazer wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:50 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578
Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. :)

With the 'leadership' we have in the executive and legislative
branches, that's certainly true! :)


You must be drinking from the same can of stale beer as Flush Limbaugh.
It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.


--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

Pelican Dive Sequence
 

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:03:16 -0500, HK wrote:

Blazer wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:50 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578
Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. :)

With the 'leadership' we have in the executive and legislative
branches, that's certainly true! :)


You must be drinking from the same can of stale beer as Flush Limbaugh.
It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.

No, I simply stated the truth.

You sound like a typical liberal with his head in the sand. Believe
what you will. I think you sound rather stupid, but you do seem to
entice people to put up with your stupidity.


--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

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John H wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:03:16 -0500, HK wrote:

Blazer wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:50 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578
Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. :)
With the 'leadership' we have in the executive and legislative
branches, that's certainly true! :)

You must be drinking from the same can of stale beer as Flush Limbaugh.
It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.

No, I simply stated the truth.

You sound like a typical liberal with his head in the sand. Believe
what you will. I think you sound rather stupid, but you do seem to
entice people to put up with your stupidity.


--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson

That asshole who couldn't keep a successful boat dealership afloat,
couldn't get admitted to a respectable college, couldn't build a
successful jingle writing business, couldn't get a woman to change her
surname for him, can't put two sentences together without insulting
somebody, Thinks the soulution to the World's problems can be had by
electing Democrats who want to control every aspect of a citizens life.
Now that's laughable!

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On Mar 1, 6:53*am, "Mr. Jim" wrote:
John H wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:03:16 -0500, HK wrote:

Blazer wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:19:50 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:29 -0500, wrote:

This guy has some great Osprey pictures
http://www.miguellasa.com/photos/ssp...lbumID=1001578
Those are good.

We had an eagle fly over the house the other day headed south, one of
the biggest I've ever seen.

Symbolic of this country's prosperity...heading south. * :)
With the 'leadership' we have in the executive and legislative
branches, that's certainly true! :)

You must be drinking from the same can of stale beer as Flush Limbaugh..
It was the Bush Administration that brought this country to its knees.
Obama inherited the mess, and just maybe he may lead us out of our
current mess. Your attempt to blame where we are on the Democrats is
laughable for its stupidity and naivety. But, then, what would you
expect from a poster whose handle is derived from a piece of clothing
or...an SUV.

No, I simply stated the truth.

You sound like a typical liberal with his head in the sand. Believe
what you will. I think you sound rather stupid, but you do seem to
entice people to put up with your stupidity.

--
John H

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not." *
Thomas Jefferson

That asshole who couldn't keep a successful boat dealership afloat,
couldn't get admitted to a respectable college, couldn't build a
successful jingle writing business, couldn't get a woman to change her
surname for him, can't put two sentences together without insulting
somebody, Thinks the soulution to the World's problems can be had by
electing Democrats who want to control every aspect of a citizens life.
Now that's laughable!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You're right. It makes for a good belly laugh.