Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Backlit Pricks

Photo taken at Anza Borrego State Park.

55 comments:

deborah said...

Lovely.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

I imagine the weaponry is a defense mechanism of last resort. When tasting bad would not work. In the desert the animals will eat whatever is available; taste is the least of their troubles.

I'd also imagine poison is more difficult to produce than the pins. So I'd also must imagine some animals did not mind the pin pricks, so the plants went nukular with poison.

I probably gleamed this in one of the Nature shows.

bagoh20 said...

So was there bloomage out there?

The Dude said...

No worries, bag, the human traffickers made it through with a fresh load of employees for you. Your exploitation of human misery can continue unabated. You will be rich, rich I'm tellin' ya!

chickelit said...

bagoh20 said...So was there bloomage out there?

Minimal. The desert has reverted to the mean & dry. We did find some interesting critters.

chickelit said...
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chickelit said...

Did you all know that tarantulas can throw barbs?

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Tarantulas throw barbs? I knew there was a reason I distrusted them.

bagoh20 said...

Sixty, Have you stopped cheating on your taxes yet?

chickelit said...

Tarantulas throw barbs? I knew there was a reason I distrusted them.

Biting is a last resort defense.

The Dude said...

bagoh20 said...
Sixty, Have you stopped cheating on your taxes yet?

You break employment laws every day, but as a life long democrat that is virtually a requirement. You are a fraud. You do great harm to your fellow humans and those of us who used to be your countrymen. You are a traitor and a hypocrite.

Now get back to whipping your slaves. You know you love it.

bagoh20 said...

You are a liar.

chickelit said...

Lem, please keep an eye on this escalating thread. I'm off to my menial job and will be unable to monitor.

The Dude said...

You are a criminal. You can't even deny that you employ illegals. It's what you do. That is against the law. So call me what you will, you are a morally bankrupt 21st century version of a slave owner. Back to whipping the peons, massa, otherwise they will lose respect for their jefe.

bagoh20 said...

I don't break employment laws. I'm painfully adherent.

You accuse me of what Trump actually does, and then do your posing as some kind of immigration hawk supporting him. That's the fraud. You mistake your feels for integrity.

This is what Trumpism has done to this place. It's a continuous Two Minutes Hate of those not in the Trump bus. I've been called everything and accused of everything for no reason other than I don't agree with a billionaire trust fund politician. The fall has been steep.

bagoh20 said...

"Lem, please keep an eye on this escalating thread."

Don't fret. I'm done.

bagoh20 said...

The echo chamber is nearly sterile. Congrats.

The Dude said...

What a weasel worded answer. Of course you are as pure as the driven snow. You would never break a law, wink wink, those papers your employees provide prove that they are here legally, and you can live in your delusional world while denying reality.

It's all good. Keep making profit, exploiting the downtrodden, and really, who gives a shit about this country any longer? Own it, the decay is all yours.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Sixty bangs tarantulas. Read it on the Enquirer.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Trump is the "No fair!" "I'm not being treated fairly!" "But he stared it!" candidate. Some people like that shit.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Department of Unfortunate Happenings (DUH)

I LOVE that! hehehehe.

deborah said...

I used to know tarantulas threw barbs...thanks for refreshing my memory.

I held my sister's tarantula when I was a teen, but my son's tarantula (same kind) was more reactive...I was afraid to try and would snatch my hand back.

Chick, how much did you worry about scorpions?

edutcher said...

Lem, April is here.

Amartel said...

Run away

The Dude said...

I know - shouldn't she be over at Insty pasting her same stupid, content-free comments over and over, even though all one need do is click here to view the original?

And yet she suggests that others don't have a life.

Carry on, lemmings, may all of you open border types live in the nation you have striven so mightily to build. Or tear down, depending upon how you view it.

Cut, paste, April - your 1st grade skill set remains your greatest strength. Do you still eat the paste?

deborah said...

That rabbit's got teeth!

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Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Amartel - LOL

Scary thoughts! scary thoughts!

The Dude said...

You are a pretty funny little girl, April, but foul mouthed and stupid. I don't have an account over at Instapundit, so someone else is flagging your idiotic repetition.

But have a nice life - you deserve no less.

Amartel said...

:)
Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help, help, I'm bein' oppressed.

The Dude said...

When one reads a retort that pithy one can only think "April".

Jim in St Louis said...

Cool pic, I’ve only been out west for short work trips and never out in the ‘real’ desert. A bucket list thing for sure. I’d like to go on a moonless night and see if all the stories about seeing a million more stars is really true.

Is 60 grit backlit? Chill man.

The Dude said...

Okay. Dude says he doesn't employ illegals, that's between him and his conscience. April posts like a mad woman over at Instapundit - I mean, if you didn't know her and stumbled onto her, I don't know, idiotic repetition, you might get the idea that she is either insane or angry, or maybe both.

So between a congenital liar and a crazy woman, I will allow you all to resume your regularly scheduled programming.

Jim in St Louis said...

Well maybe, but then you are the one who comes off looking like the nutty one. Bags might well be a horrible exploiter of the illegal bean-eaters, but I don’t think you are going to Perry Mason him into a tear filled confession in a comment thread.

April seems pretty stable to me, but I don’t do the Instagram thing- so she could possibly be hiding her crazy personality, and yes it’s possible that you and only you have broken the code and are here to expose her.

Now that you have done that- you can be a regular person.

The Dude said...

Instapundit - read the thread about Trump's visit to West Hollywood. She has posted or pasted the same comments 100 times. That suggests mania.

I used to like this country but clearly I am outnumbered by those who want the entire world to move here and vote.

So be it - too bad we don't have immigration law enforcement as tough as Mexico's.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Trump supporters have serious issues with free speech. Like Trump, they want to stomp on it.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

There is a difference between speaking freely and spamming a comment section with the same comment and complaints over and over and over and over and over and...... Also bitching and whining about being reported for spamming over and over and over and over and over and over and.........

Make some points that others can respond to is the way to go instead of calling everyone names and spamming. You win no one to your side when you become as annoying as a 3 year old having a snotty temper tantrum in a restaurant. You are better than that.

Personally, I would prefer that Instapundit have an upvote/downvote system instead of blanking out the comment. Thumbs up/Thumbs down to see how many people agree or disagree with a comment. If the comment is merely blanked out, I most always look at it anyway to see what it is. The comment isn't banned or deleted. Just blanked out.

In addition, since on the Insta site, you can only report (I believe) 5 times in a day to prevent constant reporting abuse by any one person, the fact that many of April's comments are reported, tells us that it is more than one person who is irked by the spamming.

Just my 2 cents.

Trooper York said...

Not all Trump supporters April. I enjoy what you and bags have to say. Sixty is very firm in his beliefs and has no problem in asserting them in plain language. You should do the same.

The internet can be a tough place. You have to defend yourself at all times. People get pissed and get mad and spout off. You can't take it too personal.

I hope bags realizes that. It is not an echo chamber because you and bags post here. I hope you continue to support that whore mastering hypocrite Ted Cruz to the best of your ability.

Amartel said...

"the fact that many of April's comments are reported, tells us that it is more than one person who is irked by the spamming."

True. It also tells us that Trump supporters feel opposing viewpoints should be reported and banned. Pussies. Also, free expression is now "spamming." Nice. If you can't beat them, down-twinkle them.

Amartel said...

April has no problem asserting her beliefs in plain language or defending herself and doesn't appear to take any of the bullshit personally.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

Also, free expression is now "spamming." Nice. If you can't beat them, down-twinkle them.

First, I would like to say that I appreciate that at this place we can civilly discuss different viewpoints. I like it when people make good arguments with viewpoints that make me/us stop and think. I recognize that there isn't any one absolute correct true irrefutable view point. Well, perhaps with the exception of the chemistry that Chick presents. Can't argue with molecular science.

I love a good argument and the sparring and jousting that go along with it. Bags and April have made some good points on this blog, which is how I know that she is better than she is showing herself to be on Instapundit. The back and forth or a good real reasoned and referenced debate is stimulating. Nanny nanny boo boo.....is not stimulating.

Spamming the same comments and complaints over and over and especially calling each other names is NOT making any intelligent arguments. Sure....you can stand on the street corner and shout over and over, carry signs express your opinion. As long as you are not harming anyone, impeding others who want to go their way or calling for death and destruction you have every right to have opinions and every right to express them. However, when you go into someone's home or attend a party at that home, which is how I view a blog, and repeatedly shout over everyone so that no one else can be heard.....which is what page after page of the same comments are.....it is not free speech....it is just rude.

When the loud and obnoxious guest happens and begins yelling and insulting the other guests, people have some choices. Ignore, which is to say just scroll on past the comment. Stick a gag in his mouth....put a sock in it. Move on, which is move the party somewhere else. Kick the crap out of the obnoxious guest.

Just my opinion :-D

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...
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Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

So tell me why my comments are reported in the first place, DBQ?
You're basically siding with the people who hit the "Abuse button" from the very start.

I never repeat ANY of my posts unless the abuse button is abused by free-speech stompers. & There are a few others who are as irked and as sick of it as I am at the abuse button abuses. Talk about babies with daddy issues. Sheesh.

If Glenn were smart he'd simply remove the "report abuse" and return the place back to those who comment an opine. Also- I do not stop anyone from having THEIR conversation.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Good Lord what a waste of my time. I will readily admit that posting with Trump supporters showcases how Trump supporters (not all) have as thin of a skin as he does.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Troop. My dude.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

That report abuse button abuse goes way beyond me. It's a pack of hyenas sitting around pushing buttons all day. Same pack of tweeters who ruin twitter and vote on Drudge polls all night, I suppose.

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bagoh20 said...

I like puppies.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Bagoh - THE Dude!

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Amartel - thank you. You get it.

"the fact that many of April's comments are reported, tells us that it is more than one person who is irked by the spamming."

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True. It also tells us that Trump supporters feel opposing viewpoints should be reported and banned. Pussies. Also, free expression is now "spamming." Nice. If you can't beat them, down-twinkle them.

This!

Well, Trump does want to "open the liable laws". Pussy.

Chip Ahoy said...

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chickelit said...

The cacti look like fuzzy antlers.

Joe Biden, America's Putin said...

Chip creates art even when he isn't trying to.

rcocean said...

"I used to like this country but clearly I am outnumbered by those who want the entire world to move here and vote."

Just to get back to politics, I feel the same way. I'm beginning to wonder if the USA is really a country anymore. It seems like its just a collection of bi-peds occupying the same geographical area.