Sign of the Times: The Haters Blog Award

The cool nice blogger kids get theirs...

...so I figured we who were raised by wolves and are a little rough around the edges deserved one of our own.

I don't give a fuck how many followers you have, and you can post it in your sidebar or some other place of dishonor or do with it as you wish.

I created and awarded this coveted medallion to those of you who do one or more of the following:

-would willingly gut a fool like a carp.
-string multiple curse words together in a glorious fashion.
-could incite Mother Teresa to turn tricks with your writing skills.
-post mostly original content.
-use a blogger template layout with dark, threatening images and a background that is always mostly all black because it is intimidating and shows you mean business and are not to be trifled with.
-don't post cat pictures.
-dig guns but don't act like an asshole about it.
-exhibit a warped, demented sense of humor.
-make me think I'd like to drink beer and shoot the shit with you.

Feel free to pass it on to anyone you please.

You don't have to link to anybody.

You don't have to give a fuck.

In fact, not giving a fuck is of paramount importance...

There are no rules, except for the rule that there are no rules.

I will get around to passing out more awards later, but right now I need to take a nap and then go to work.

Congrats to those who have already been honored.

You are in rarefied air, my friends.

Huzzah and shit...

A big tip of the hat to walter zoomie's world

And my condolences to Odie, but mine is bigger and meaner than yours...Yo' still the man dude!

And finally...a little side note for those of you who may see me on Facebook from time to time. I may be changing my format somewhat in the near future. Expect even BIGGER and MEANER things to pop their ugly heads up from tome to time.

Recently, I took a sabbatical from my site to concentrate more on my REAL job. Things have gotten back to a somewhat normal schedule for me now as my sales and delivery season has settled down somewhat.

But, in my absence, Facebook took it upon themselves to bestow upon me "THE SPAMMY AWARD". Yes folks, your beloved host of The Scottcarp Dream and The Warrior Bard was declared by Facebook Networked Blogs to have been posting "ABUSIVE" material! I was denied access to the networking site and my posts were no longer being posted to Facebook. These are "UNFAIR" and "UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS" I cried

Well, I was flabbergasted to say the least. MEEE; Little old blogmeister MEEE; being accused of such behavior---CERTAINLY NOT!

Upon further investigation I discovered what is, or what I believe to be the  INSULTING AND DEGRADING MATERIAL in question.

This simple man of extremely discerning taste will now give you the link to what has caused such an uproar in his short absence.
My site has subsequently been reinstated to the ranks of "ACCEPTABLE ONLINE JOURNALISTS" by Facebook....I COULD GIVE  A GOOD RUSTY FUCK!

Well, here goes nuttin' folks....Have a great time out there and expect even more of the same from me, and sometimes I BITE!

The link to this award winning material is http://thescottcarpdream.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-mooch-year.html

And, watch what you post on Facebook...

Halftime in America: Remy Chrysler Ad Parody

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H/T to Mark Scott

Rush: Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Ad Parody

Epic Greenfail

What this story entails is the ongoing battle that the Left has been waging for years against indoor plumbing. The "waterless" toilets described here are nothing more than indoor outhouses. Having experienced these facilities before, upon entering them, one is assailed by the lovely aroma of an unattendened porta-potty on a 90 degree August afternoon. We must go to the Daily Mail to find this report on Moonbattery in several public schools in Boca Raton, FL.

Students step over ‘rivers of urine’ after green bathrooms plan for waterless urinals turns a high school yellow… and it will cost $500,000 to fix.

Students at a high school in Boca Raton, Florida, must step over rivers of urine and endure the stench of rancid waste after a plan to bring ‘green’ waterless urinals into bathrooms backfired.

School officials at Spanish River High School thought they had found an environmentally-friendly, cost-saving solution for their bathrooms when they installed Falcon Waterfree urinals in their boys bathrooms.

But with no water moving through the school’s copper pipes to flush the urine into the sewer system, the waste produced noxious gases that ate through the metal, leaving leaky pipes that allowed urine to drip into walls and flow onto floors.

‘It was pretty disgusting,’ school board chairman Frank Barbieri told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

‘The girls had to step over a river of urine. I could smell it as soon as I walked into the hallway.’

Now, the school district, which was hoping to save $100 a year in water costs for each waterless urinal, must pay $500,000 to repair the damage and replace the appliances with the traditional flush variety in four high schools.

Neither the school, nor Falcon Waterfree Technologies, the Los Angeles-based maker of the urinals, thought to check the pipes before installing the new urinals.

Instead of water, the company’s urinals use disposables cartridges that trap urine odors. They use no water and the company claims the only maintained needed is regular cleaning and changing the cartridges four times a year.

The company promises ‘an odor-free restroom, clean pipes and zero water waste’ on its website.

But officials admitted corrosive sewer gases ate away at the pipes causing urine to flow into the walls and trickle into the school, instead of into the sewer.

As for the company’s odor-free claims: ‘We’re really concerned because we don’t think it’s a sanitary place for our children to be,’ Mara Shapiro, president of the school’s PTA told the Sun-Sentinel.

‘The hallways reek.’

The school district is looking to Falcon to pay for the mess as they order 200 waterless urinals be replaced with water-efficient urinals.

Somehow I expect there’ll be some litigation involved.

(Hat tip: Ben Zycher) and Powerline Blog

Here is more Green news from Powerline...Another Green Prophet Defects

More from the Greenies...

A federal judge for the first time in U.S. history has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller called the hearing in San Diego after SeaWorld asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) that names five orcas as plaintiffs in the case.

PETA claims the captured killer whales are treated like slaves for being forced to live in tanks and perform daily at its parks in San Diego and Orlando, Florida.

"This case is on the next frontier of civil rights," said PETA's attorney Jeffrey Kerr, representing the five orcas.

SeaWorld's attorney Theodore Shaw called the lawsuit a waste of the court's time and resources. He said it defies common sense and goes against 125 years of case law applied to the Constitution's 13th amendment that prohibits slavery between humans.

"With all due respect, the court does not have the authority to even consider this question," Shaw said, adding later: "Neither orcas nor any other animal were included in the 'We the people' ... when the Constitution was adopted."

Read more at The UK Telegraph

I don't know about you, but these big fellows seem quite happy and content to me.

Blow It Up---News From The Ville

Here I am Y'all...reporting from the dead center of flyover country...

Many people feel that we here in the Ohio valley have had; and will continue to have; a solid and lasting effect on the national political scene. I tend to agree. Lil' Barry and his entourage have spent an inordinate amount of time campaigning here, and I believe, will continue to do so in this coming year.

We here in "My Town" are ready to do battle with this Obummer regime.

My man---Governor Kasich is speaking tomorrow at my son's school, BIG RED, sometimes known as Wells Academy. We are lucky to have been the beneficiaries of several years of good conservative manpower,  and an atmosphere which encourages capitalist / entrepeneauristic development.

January 31, 2011

 KASICH ANNOUNCES PUBLIC LOTTERY FOR STATE OF THE STATE TICKETS
 
COLUMBUS – Today Gov. John R. Kasich announced that a block of tickets to his 2012 State of the State address on Tuesday, February 7, in Steubenville will be distributed to the public via an internet lottery. Interested individuals can register for the ticket lottery at: http://governor.ohio.gov/tickets/

The governor’s State of the State address is historically delivered in the Ohio House of Representatives chamber at the Statehouse in Columbus, where public seating is limited.

This year’s address—the first delivered by a governor outside of the Statehouse—will be delivered to a special joint session of the General Assembly convened at Wells Academy, the top-performing public elementary school in Ohio and part of Steubenville City Schools.

Wells shares a spacious auditorium with the Steubenville High School which allows for more Ohioans to attend.

Names will be collected until 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, and individuals selected for tickets by random lottery will be notified via e-mail by noon on Friday, February 3.

The Herald Star...

STEUBENVILLE - The eyes of many Ohioans will be upon Steubenville when Gov. John Kasich brings his State of the State address to Steubenville High School at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Members of the Ohio General Assembly, the governor's cabinet and state Supreme Court will be joined in the school's auditorium by many local officials and community members who won tickets through an Internet drawing conducted by the governor's office.

Kasich has said he wanted to take the annual address away from the statehouse and into other communities.

Wells Academy, a Steubenville City Schools elementary, will be lauded by the governor and was chosen because it is the elementary school with the highest state test scores and received other state honors, an accomplishment school officials have attributed in part to a curriculum that emphasizes mastery of reading and math skills.

Gov. John Kasich arrives in a community today that thrived on the steel industry of past decades but prepares to embrace the natural gas and oil industry of the future.
It is also a city that now may be seeing an upturn in its economic future.

"I believe we are seeing the bright light at the end of the tunnel. People are going back to work, and we are starting to see industry coming back to our area," said City Manager Cathy Davison.

City Finance Director Alyssa Kerker recently reported municipal income tax collection rose $70,000 from 2010 to 2011.

Kasich will deliver the annual State of the State address at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Steubenville High School auditorium and is expected to address the growing shale drilling industry in Eastern Ohio.

"I hope the governor focuses on education in our community as well as economic development in our region. We are seeing small businesses interested in opening in Steubenville, and there are a number of entrepreneurs also expressing interest in our community because of the oil and gas industry," remarked Davison.

"I anticipate the governor will see a city on the upswing when he arrives.

"In the past couple of years we have made major upgrades to our streets and roads, and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, and the Steubenville Revitalization Group has taken the lead in dressing up our downtown. We have seen new businesses in town and construction taking place. This is a city coming back to life," explained Davison.

According to Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols, the area unemployment rate dropped in 2011.

Statistics from the state indicate Jefferson County reported a 13.6 percent unemployment rate in January 2011 compared to a 9.9 percent unemployment rate in December of last year.

Nichols said the governor's speech will include recognition of the shale drilling industry impact on Eastern Ohio.

"Shale, natural gas and energy are a huge component of what we will be doing in Ohio in future years.

"The governor has made it quite clear that he welcomes the energy industry to Ohio but at the same time he has said the state will be watching the industry. We want the industry to do the right thing in Ohio," said Nichols.

"The State of the State address will give the governor a chance to shine a light on the community and the significant economic shot in the arm Eastern Ohio is about to receive," Nichols added.

And Nichols said the governor also will focus on education and the Wells Academy.
"Education is a major issue for the governor and the state in 2012 and going forward.



Members of the 129th General Assembly also are expected in the city to attend the State of State address.

And Nichols said the cabinet members will be at several locations Tuesday including a Department of Development roundtable discussion at the Steubenville University Inn, a roundtable meeting with area military veterans at American Legion Post 33, a visit to the Jefferson County 911 Center and stops at the Steubenville and Jefferson County health departments.

State officials also are expected to tour a Chesapeake oil drilling rig site in Carroll County on Tuesday afternoon.

Mayor Domenick Mucci has called upon all area residents to welcome Kasich to the community today and Tuesday when the state's top lawmaker leads a contingent of state legislators and administration officials to the city.

"We have the opportunity to build on our city's outstanding athletic reputation.

"We have the opportunity to help out-of-town state senators and state representatives to better understand our experienced and dedicated work force. We need to show the friendliness of our city to our visitors," stated Mucci.

"Let the city shine brightly," Mucci added.

STEUBENVILLE - Passersby on state Route 7 or the Veterans Memorial Bridge may have noticed sparks flying from the older Fort Steuben Bridge and heavy equipment parked on it.

That's because crews with the Joseph B. Fay Co. of Russellton, Pa., have begun the first steps in demolishing the 82-year-old span, which was closed in January 2009 by officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation, who said it had become too costly to repair and upgrade it to meet current traffic conditions.

In a brief press release Wednesday, ODOT officials said the crews have begun work to dismantle the outer panels of the 1,584-foot-long span.

They said the $2.3 million demolition project is expected to involve one explosive blast, which is slated to occur in late February or early March.

The officials said at least one northbound and one southbound lane of state Route 7 will remain open throughout the project. They are expected to reveal additional details at a press conference early today.

John Brown, executive director of the Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission, said following the demolition, Steubenville officials plan to convert part of the span's Ohio pier for use as an observation deck, with a pedestrian bridge leading to it and an adjacent parking area.

The contractor has agreed to cut the pier to a specific height and cap it with a concrete base so it may serve as the observation deck.

The span opened in 1928 as a private toll bridge and was the first Ohio River suspension bridge with a concrete floor. It was purchased in 1936 by the State Bridge Commission of Ohio, which removed the toll, though it was reinstated for a time in the 1950s.

The bridge has undergone many renovations, including replacement of the suspension cables in 1941, repairs to a hole in its floor in 1967 and a major rehabilitation in 1972 that included replacing the floor with a concrete-filled steel grid deck.

Other improvements were made in the 1980s and '90s and as late as 2000. But in 2003 ODOT announced plans to close the span, noting the weight limit for the aging span had been lowered in 2004, resulting in less traffic on it. Prior to that, the span was used by many large trucks traveling to and from industries in Weirton. As part of U.S. Route 22 in the 1960s, it carried about 20,000 vehicles daily over the Ohio River.

They added the width of its deck, at just over 20 feet, didn't meet current safety standards and said the cost to upgrade and maintain it wasn't justified.

I will not be able to attend Gov. Kasich's state of the State address due to prior commitments, but for those of you who would like to experience it. HERE is the link to the live stream...Have a great day folks and keep your head up.

Good things are happening out here...Believe it or not!
Rob Nichols, (330) 760-7582, Rob.Nichols@governor.ohio.gov

Media Hypocrisy - I'm Pointing the Finger Right Back at You

Ghetto Hikes

 

H/T to ZIP

Who Said Dat...Nothing is Free - Milton Friedman

1. The best social program is a good job.

2. I’ve noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.

3. The issue of economics is something that I’ve really never understood as well as I should.

4. I know something about killing. I don’t like killing. And I don’t think a state honors life by turning around and sanctioning killing. Now, that’s just a personal belief that I have.

5. In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins.

6. Isn’t it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it.

7 .We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

8. I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.

9. In America, there’s a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world.

10. In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

A: John McCain  B. Bill Clinton  C. John Kerry D. Ronald Reagan E. Newt Gingrich  F. Abraham Lincoln  G. Hillary Clinton H. Mitt Romney  I. Barack Obama   J. Martin Luther King Jr.

H/T to Big Fur Hat

Bill Murray - Best scenes from the "Groundhog Day" - 4

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