tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post113890462314485548..comments2024-02-24T19:56:15.236-08:00Comments on heckasac: in bad companybecklerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488884204422943486noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138988203171472882006-02-03T09:36:00.000-08:002006-02-03T09:36:00.000-08:00It's hard for me to resist erasing all those fake ...It's hard for me to resist erasing all those fake name and anonymous comments (now that I think I have figured out how to do it), but I guess I might as well leave it up. The dumb comments are always the ones that are unsigned!becklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488884204422943486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138987962452714942006-02-03T09:32:00.000-08:002006-02-03T09:32:00.000-08:00Smitty, quit being such a lil' dickens! Go eat som...Smitty, quit being such a lil' dickens! Go eat some granola and hug a tree. I promise you'll feel better.<BR/><BR/>-ConnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138985875258214212006-02-03T08:57:00.000-08:002006-02-03T08:57:00.000-08:00For the dude who didn't think 30,000 was enough de...For the dude who didn't think 30,000 was enough dead people, it's been brought to my attention that the figure I originally posted is the most conservative number (from Iraq Body Count based on reported deaths in western newspapers only) and thus the most frequently quoted number. Epidemiologists have published several studies based on statistical methods (most notably in the Lancet), which put the number closer to between 100,000-150,000.<BR/><BR/>http://www.zmag.org/lancet.pdf<BR/>http://timlambert.org/category/lancetiraq/<BR/>http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3352814<BR/><BR/>-michele<BR/><BR/>P.S. And I agree with Emily, that 30,000 is never going to seem like a low number, even against Dresden figures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138945094861483422006-02-02T21:38:00.000-08:002006-02-02T21:38:00.000-08:00> I'm not a God-fearing man like Mr. Thomas Malthu...> I'm not a God-fearing man like Mr. Thomas Malthus, either.<BR/><BR/>anonymous,<BR/><BR/>The God-fearing Mr. Malthus is an entirely different person--he is the ye olde bizarro world Mr. Malthus. I am typing from the 23rd Century thru a whale blubber powered gonkulator.<BR/><BR/>Your misanthropic man of leisure,<BR/>Mr. MalthusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138944976742090342006-02-02T21:36:00.000-08:002006-02-02T21:36:00.000-08:00No, I have netflix, and you, my peace loving acqua...No, I have netflix, and you, my peace loving acquaintance, should get it. Or ask someone you know to netflix The Happiness of the Katakuris. <BR/><BR/>Should I call myself Emmy? Is that okay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138944032271303922006-02-02T21:20:00.000-08:002006-02-02T21:20:00.000-08:00Thanks, mr. i -know -alot -about -history, but i d...Thanks, mr. i -know -alot -about -history, but i don't have netflix. oh, and emily is my real name... do you have one? or do just prefer to be clever ?<BR/><BR/>your peace-loving hippie, <BR/><BR/>emilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138936364000301202006-02-02T19:12:00.000-08:002006-02-02T19:12:00.000-08:00Welll actually, the Thur at 10 thing was at Sac In...Welll actually, the Thur at 10 thing was at Sac Inn. It was my idea to do it back when I was in (lower) management there. Let's not talk about how no one ever showed up - so it failed miserably, ok? Unless Birdcage "stole" the idea sometime much later, and I never knew about it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138935677755921692006-02-02T19:01:00.000-08:002006-02-02T19:01:00.000-08:00Emily,Just because I know some history about war (...Emily,<BR/><BR/>Just because I know some history about war (and monkeys!) doesn't make me a warmonger. Humans didn't just come from monkeys, we're still primates. Homo sapiens have MORE hair than chimps, only it isn't as dark. <BR/><BR/>I don't think humans will transcend war. We've already lost our gamble on natural selection (it's only a matter of time), so don't worry about the small stuff. Just enjoy life and read blogs about Sacramento restaurants and bands. <BR/><BR/>There's a really good quote about this in The Happiness of the Katakuris. You should netflix it. <BR/><BR/>I'm not a God-fearing man like Mr. Thomas Malthus, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138930516068414802006-02-02T17:35:00.000-08:002006-02-02T17:35:00.000-08:00> Okay, I have to go drink now. i am> super depres...> Okay, I have to go drink now. i am<BR/>> super depressed from all this WAR<BR/>> talk.<BR/><BR/>Ok, my sincere apologies to the person who posts as ez/emily.<BR/><BR/>I did not mean to depress you with all this bantering of death tolls and all. Nothing wrong with a little drinky drink to cure what ails ya. <BR/><BR/>Mr. Thomas MalthusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138929829800998852006-02-02T17:23:00.000-08:002006-02-02T17:23:00.000-08:00> i am sorry but the fact that i refuse> to accept...> i am sorry but the fact that i refuse<BR/>> to accept that as humans we cannot<BR/>> transcend war, does not make me a<BR/>> hippy<BR/><BR/>Ummm...YES it does make you a hippie. <BR/><BR/>> unless of course "hippie" means "romantic"<BR/><BR/>That's the worse kind of hippie. If you're talk'n the MC5 variety of hippie, then that's very different.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Thomas MalthusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138929723220158822006-02-02T17:22:00.000-08:002006-02-02T17:22:00.000-08:00Okay, I have to go drink now. i am super depressed...Okay, I have to go drink now. i am super depressed from all this WAR talk. i don't care about the size of a war---war is war. and it sucks. and i think there are others who agree with me that , while it may be a part of our history, that does not make it okay. -ez<BR/><BR/>p.s. i am scared of you, mr. thomas malthus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138929318901851252006-02-02T17:15:00.000-08:002006-02-02T17:15:00.000-08:00okay, i guess "normal" and natural" are the same w...okay, i guess "normal" and natural" are the same word. i forgot. and, yes, if it's good enough for a monkey, it's good enough for me. although i thought we came from monkeys i didn't realize we were monkeys still. i sure hope monkeys eat granola and hug trees. because i sure do. <BR/><BR/>i am sorry but the fact that i refuse to accept that as humans we cannot transcend war, does not make me a hippy, unless of course "hippie" means "romantic". i am really glad to know that a bunch (or is it one anonymous person) of warmongers have enough time to read this blog....shouldnt you be busy colonizing some part of thre world? if it is good enough for bush, it's good enough for you? <BR/><BR/>emilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138929188692188922006-02-02T17:13:00.000-08:002006-02-02T17:13:00.000-08:00Yea...take that, you Damn, Dirty ez!Mr. Thomas Mal...Yea...take that, you Damn, Dirty ez!<BR/><BR/>Mr. Thomas MalthusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138928980990076952006-02-02T17:09:00.000-08:002006-02-02T17:09:00.000-08:00Hell, even monkeys have wars. A chimp, our closes...Hell, even monkeys have wars. A chimp, our closest living relative, have wars all the friggin' time. If it's good enough for a chimp, it's damn well good enough for you, ez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138928329879788742006-02-02T16:58:00.000-08:002006-02-02T16:58:00.000-08:00> Dude, a "normal war"????????? Fuck> that. War is...> Dude, a "normal war"????????? Fuck<BR/>> that. War is not normal. I don't care<BR/>> if it is a GIANT part of our history<BR/>> (and by "our" I don't just mean<BR/>> American, I mean human), it still is<BR/>> not normal. -ez<BR/><BR/>War IS normal, you tree hugging granola eat'r.<BR/><BR/>More war! More pestilence! More disasters! More Soylent Green factories!<BR/><BR/>Mr. Thomas MalthusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138928029352111162006-02-02T16:53:00.000-08:002006-02-02T16:53:00.000-08:00Yea, the high Dresden figure above is one of the h...Yea, the high Dresden figure above is one of the higher ones bantered about. These Dresden figures often depend on your source--not only do you have to account for the city's original inhabitants you also have to add the large number of Eastern European refugees (just pass'n thru) killed whilst fleeing the advancing Russkies. Anyway, I've seen estimates for Dresden that range from 20,204 (the official German count) up to the 250,000 quoted above. <BR/><BR/>The tactic that destroyed Dresden was more of a Brit thing as they were into night time carpet bombing. The USAAF (USA! USA! USA!) just did the clean up bombing. The USAAF did kill 250,000 to 270,00 in their firebombing of Tokyo though.<BR/><BR/>But anyway, the main point was to illustrate how much smaller our death tolls have become in our puny contempory "wars". There were many battles and campaigns during WWII that had taken tens of thousands of lives (and HIGHER) in a blink of an eye--the 31K Iraqi dead in three years pales in comparison.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Thomas MalthusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138927911590982572006-02-02T16:51:00.000-08:002006-02-02T16:51:00.000-08:00Dude, a "normal war"????????? Fuck that. War is no...Dude, a "normal war"????????? Fuck that. War is not normal. I don't care if it is a GIANT part of our history (and by "our" I don't just mean American, I mean human), it still is not normal. -ezAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138927556968348802006-02-02T16:45:00.000-08:002006-02-02T16:45:00.000-08:00I think a "normal" war is different. When we get ...I think a "normal" war is different. When we get involved in something that makes no sense to most people, it's different. <BR/><BR/>We showed 'em in Granada though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138924613764314142006-02-02T15:56:00.000-08:002006-02-02T15:56:00.000-08:00Those numbers look pretty high compared to what I'...Those numbers look pretty high compared to what I've read. (Especially for a single day as opposed to the full assault on Dresden which went over several days). Anyway, no fair to blame the brits for all of it... the USAAF (GO USA!) had a strong hand as well.<BR/><BR/>http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWdresden.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138921565167178762006-02-02T15:06:00.000-08:002006-02-02T15:06:00.000-08:00> I was curious, so I looked this stuff> up. Thoug...> I was curious, so I looked this stuff<BR/>> up. Thought I'd share it with you:<BR/>><BR/>> 28,293-31,900 civilians in Iraq killed<BR/>><BR/>> 2242 american military killed<BR/>><BR/>> 16549 american military wounded<BR/>><BR/>> 203 coalition troops killed<BR/>><BR/>> -michele<BR/><BR/>To put the figure of 31,900 civilians killed in three years into perspective: The British killed 250,000 civilians in ONE SINGLE NIGHT during their bomb run on Dresden, Germany. Contemporary society doesn't seem to be able to stomach wholesale slaugher the way we used to in the olde days...<BR/><BR/>War is hell, and all that.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Thomas Malthus<BR/><BR/>--Thomas MalthusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138916676980929912006-02-02T13:44:00.000-08:002006-02-02T13:44:00.000-08:00Good catch on the Heckerling, Connie. Remember the...Good catch on the Heckerling, Connie. Remember the great Spanish-subtitled print of "Fast Times" in the halcyon days of Minor midnight movies? Even though the subtitles themselves were of dubious accuracy?<BR/>I passed on "Elizabethtown" -- I do seem to recall Slate's film critic made a comment that he went into such a state of stupefying boredom that he could hear the sound of the film traveling through the projector overhead. That told me all I needed to really know.Stephen Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043446868931847078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138915436492143342006-02-02T13:23:00.000-08:002006-02-02T13:23:00.000-08:00Connie,yeah, I know. It's just wierd, since it's b...Connie,<BR/><BR/>yeah, I know. It's just wierd, since it's been 3 years now the Iraq war is part of our daily life. But 3 years of war can kill off 30,000 civilians pretty easily I guess. And that's a lot of wounded American soldiers, especially since "wounded" means missing limbs.<BR/><BR/>-micheleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138915087735625862006-02-02T13:18:00.000-08:002006-02-02T13:18:00.000-08:00oh yeah, crowe just wrote it, so he's not responsi...oh yeah, crowe just wrote it, so he's not responsible for any classics in my opinion. Like I said I haven't seen Elizabethtown but the trailers and ads were so barfy I don't think I probably will.becklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09488884204422943486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138914599914935242006-02-02T13:09:00.000-08:002006-02-02T13:09:00.000-08:00Michele,Too sad for words.-ConnieMichele,<BR/>Too sad for words.<BR/><BR/>-ConnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694733.post-1138914503427354562006-02-02T13:08:00.000-08:002006-02-02T13:08:00.000-08:00I thought Fast Times was Amy Heckerling.-ConnieI thought Fast Times was Amy Heckerling.<BR/><BR/>-ConnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com