A regional variant of this game, "Duck Duck Gray Duck", is played in the north central part of the United States, specifically Southern Minnesota/Twin Cities and surrounding areas, and is considered a cultural marker for that region. The game dates back to the early 1900's, the first recorded playing of the alternative was at Madison School in Minneapolis, where teacher Paul Connaker (October 25, 1883) used the alternative version of the game. Two versions of the regional rules exist. In the first, the "picker" will describe the "ducks" as different colors or adjectives — for example, "blue duck, white duck, lazy duck". It's more of an educational game than an alteration of the "original", in that one not only recites colors, but also tries to say "gray duck" as casually as possible, hoping to deceive the gray duck and gain time (a technique that is less successful in the classic version). The second version is played exactly as the original, with the picker saying "grey duck" instead of "goose".
Venezuela Dictator Vows To Bring Down U.S. Government
Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo gasoline company
Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez, president of Venezuela, told a TV audience: "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."
The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela, was Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world."
Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, the issue here is that we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal!
The Venezuela government, run by dictator Chavez, is the sole owner of Citgo gas company. Sales of products at Citgo stations send money back to Chavez to help him in his vow to bring down our government.
Take Action
Please decide that you will not be shopping at a Citgo station. Why should U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dictator who has vowed to take down our government?
Very important. Please forward this to your friends and family. Most of them don't know that Citgo is owned by the Venezuela government.
Netlore Archive: Email flier urges Americans to boycott Venezuela-owned Citgo gas stations in response to anti-U.S. statements made by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez
Description: Email flier
Circulating since: Jan. 2006
Analysis: See below
Variant #1:
Email example contributed by Roger C., 11 February 2006:
Subject: Citgo gas
We must not buy from Citgo anymore! Americans can put a chokehold on this despot by cutting off this major money source... yet again, it's time to take action!!! I did check this and it does appear to be true.
Butch
Venezuela Dictator Vows To Bring Down U.S. Government
Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo gasoline company
Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez, president of Venezuela, told a TV audience: "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."
The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela, was Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world."
Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, the issue here is that we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal!
The Venezuela government, run by dictator Chavez, is the sole owner of Citgo gas company. Sales of products at Citgo stations send money back to Chavez to help him in his vow to bring down our government.
Take Action
Please decide that you will not be shopping at a Citgo station. Why should U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dictator who has vowed to take down our government?
Very important. Please forward this to your friends and family. Most of them don't know that Citgo is owned by the Venezuela government.
Thanks for caring enough to get involved.
Variant #2:
Email example contributed by Elna S., 21 February 2006:
CHECK THIS OUT!
Cindy Sheehan and Hugo Chavez
Cindy Sheehan & Chavez
Venezuela Dictator Vows to Bring Down U.S. Government
Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo gasoline company
Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez, president of Venezuela, told a TV audience: "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."
The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela, was Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world."
Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, the issue here is that we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal!
The Venezuela government, run by dictator Chavez, sole owner of Citgo gas co. Sales of products at Citgo stations send money back to Chavez to help him in his vow to bring down our government.
Take Action
Please decide that you will not be shopping at a Citgo station. Why should U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dicator who has vowed to take down our government?
Very important. Please forward this to your friends and family. Most of them don't know that Citgo is owned by the Venezuela government.
Comments: Is it just me, or has this whole notion of trying to punish countries and companies we don't like by boycotting their products at the gas pump reached the pinnacle of absurdity?
In the present case we are asked to eschew gasoline from Citgo, a subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned petroleum company, because that nation's president has made anti-American statements. Sounds straightforward enough, but another very popular email flier says we shouldn't buy gas from the Middle East because terrorists come from that region (in fact, Citgo is named as a preferred alternative to these brands). Yet another forwarded message calls for a one-day boycott of all brands of gasoline to let OPEC know we're fed up with inflated prices. What's a consumer to do?
About Poll
Did this email convince you to boycott Citgo gasoline?
Yes.
No.
Undecided.
Current Results
Further confusing the issue is the fact that most of these companies import crude oil from more than one region, they trade supplies back and forth to meet demand, and they share pipelines as it suits them -- meaning, ultimately, that no matter where you buy your gas, you can never really be sure what country it came from. Case in point: According to U.S. Department of Energy records for 2005, BP, Chevron, Conoco, Exxon Mobil, and Valero, to name but a few, all bought crude oil imported from Venezuela.
The upshot? By all means, boycott Citgo gasoline if your conscience moves you to, but keep in mind that if you continue to use gasoline at all, whatever the brand, you can't help but put money in Hugo Chavez's pocket.
Q & A: Where did this message come from?
It was originally issued in January 2006 as an "action alert" by the American Family Association, a conservative Christian group.
Is it true that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez vowed on television to "bring down the U.S. government"?
That depends on how one interprets his actual televised words, "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."
Arguably, when Chavez said "down with the U.S. empire," he was referring to U.S. foreign policy, not the country itself. This is standard far-left rhetoric, and was certainly interpreted as such by the mainstream press. AP characterized the speech as an invective against "U.S. dominance," for example. Reuters described it as a campaign against "U.S. free-market policies in South America."
In any case, while it is crystal clear that Chavez hates the United States government, his statements fell well short of a declaration of war.
Was anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan present when Chavez made the speech?
Yes. The photograph above showing the two standing arm-in-arm was distributed by Reuters. Both Sheehan and Chavez made statements from the podium criticizing President Bush and the U.S. presence in Iraq.
Did Harry Belafonte also make a TV appearance with Chavez during which the entertainer called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world"?
Yes, on January 8, 2006.
Is Chavez an ally of Fidel Castro, and is he "pushing a socialist revolution"?
Yes, and yes.
Is Hugo Chavez a "dictator"?
Here we have another exercise in semantics. Based on a survey of published mentions of the Venezuelan leader, it appears the way one answers this question depends upon one's political bias. Though Chavez was democratically elected -- twice -- and continues to be regarded as a populist visionary by leftist supporters inside and outside Venezuela, right-of-center detractors tend to use words like "strongman," "on the road to becoming a dictator," and just plain "dictator" to describe him. U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld compared Chavez to Hitler; televangelist Pat Robertson actually called for his assassination. At the other extreme, certified lefties like Cindy Sheehan and Harry Belafonte have praised Chávez for "supporting life and peace." Go figure.
Is Citgo owned by the Venezuelan government?
Yes.
Can American consumers avoid contributing dollars to Venezuela's treasury by boycotting Citgo gasoline?
Women: Since the presence of “fair sex” has a soothing effect on the male beast and is found to be simulating and occasionally elevating, women may, from time to time, be allowed to attend Society events at the special invitation of The Society’s Membership. It is best, however, if they are seated at a separate table. We ask only that they take pity on our wretched souls.
Irish whiskey and manly red meats are what's going to be served at the Sacramento Chartering.
eyeroll.
I guess what I find funny is, these 'light brigade' guys in Wisconsin have never seen a twenty-thirtian party. if they had, they'd change the rules to:
Women are allowed, and more so encouraged to attend cause typically where there is women and alcohol there is sheding of clothing.
had I read this prior to choosing my on-line alias... I would have named my self fuzzy-bunny
West Wind
Zephyrus and Hyacinth, from an attic red-figure cup from Tarquinia, c. 480 BC
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Zephyrus and Hyacinth, from an attic red-figure cup from Tarquinia, c. 480 BC
Zephyrus, or just Zephyr, in the original Greek Zephuros (ΖÎφυÏος), was the Greek god of the west wind. The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring. It was thought that Zephyrus lived in a cave in Thrace.
Zephyrus was reported as having several wives in different stories. He was said to be the husband of his sister Iris, the goddess of the rainbow. He abducted another of his sisters, the goddess Chloris, and gave her the domain of flowers. With Chloris, he fathered Carpus ("fruit"). He is said to have vied for Chloris's love with his brother Boreas, eventually winning her devotion. Additionally, with yet another sister and lover, the harpy Podarge (also known as Celaeno), Zephyrus was said to be the father of Balius and Xanthus, Achilles' horses.
One of the surviving myths in which Zephyrus features most prominently is that of Hyacinth. Hyacinth was a very handsome and athletic Spartan prince. Zephyrus fell in love with him and courted him (see also: Mythology of same-sex love), and so did Apollo. The two competed for the boy's love, but he chose Apollo, driving Zephyrus mad with jealousy. Later, catching Apollo and Hyacinthus throwing a discus, Zephyrus blew a gust of wind at them, striking the boy in the head with the falling discus. When Hyacinth died, Apollo created the hyacinth flower from his blood.[2]
In the story of Cupid and Psyche, Zephyrus served Cupid by transporting Psyche to his cave.
Zephyrus' Roman equivalent was Favonius, who held dominion over plants and flowers. The name Favonius, which meant "favorable", was also a common Roman name.
---Just remember the many wives part, and forget the whole same sex thingy...
Um Sorry bud!! But I was the first to coin the WTF acronym not WTH. Although it was printed earlier, those misinformed geeks must have edited that true information because of some other misinformed geek. I have posting proof that no one can deny.
It's for meeeeeeee you goof
just for you.....
"from, me2" :ooh: :sheepish:
here you go...
you will become a firefox user in no time :smile:
Ask Kitch Anything
Are you running for Prez of MnGCA ??
:chagrin: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
I hope I can get to the bottom of this one....
wow...
gray was the color of a goose...
but I'm still diggin' for more info...
I'm going to say....well...what comes after DUCK DUCK???
I'll know if he's tellin' the truth or not!!!
......drunks.....hahahahaha
Now I'm a switch hitter in my duck duck games.
Cindy & Chavez
Venezuela Dictator Vows To Bring Down U.S. Government
Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo gasoline company
Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez, president of Venezuela, told a TV audience: "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."
The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela, was Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world."
Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, the issue here is that we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal!
The Venezuela government, run by dictator Chavez, is the sole owner of Citgo gas company. Sales of products at Citgo stations send money back to Chavez to help him in his vow to bring down our government.
Take Action
Please decide that you will not be shopping at a Citgo station. Why should U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dictator who has vowed to take down our government?
Very important. Please forward this to your friends and family. Most of them don't know that Citgo is owned by the Venezuela government.
YOU CAN VERIFY THIS ON THE CITGO WEB PAGE.
http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO.jsp
Netlore Archive: Email flier urges Americans to boycott Venezuela-owned Citgo gas stations in response to anti-U.S. statements made by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez
Description: Email flier
Circulating since: Jan. 2006
Analysis: See below
Variant #1:
Email example contributed by Roger C., 11 February 2006:
Subject: Citgo gas
We must not buy from Citgo anymore! Americans can put a chokehold on this despot by cutting off this major money source... yet again, it's time to take action!!! I did check this and it does appear to be true.
Butch
Venezuela Dictator Vows To Bring Down U.S. Government
Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo gasoline company
Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez, president of Venezuela, told a TV audience: "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."
The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela, was Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world."
Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, the issue here is that we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal!
The Venezuela government, run by dictator Chavez, is the sole owner of Citgo gas company. Sales of products at Citgo stations send money back to Chavez to help him in his vow to bring down our government.
Take Action
Please decide that you will not be shopping at a Citgo station. Why should U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dictator who has vowed to take down our government?
Very important. Please forward this to your friends and family. Most of them don't know that Citgo is owned by the Venezuela government.
Thanks for caring enough to get involved.
Variant #2:
Email example contributed by Elna S., 21 February 2006:
CHECK THIS OUT!
Cindy Sheehan and Hugo Chavez
Cindy Sheehan & Chavez
Venezuela Dictator Vows to Bring Down U.S. Government
Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo gasoline company
Venezuela Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez, president of Venezuela, told a TV audience: "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."
The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela, was Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world."
Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq, the issue here is that we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal!
The Venezuela government, run by dictator Chavez, sole owner of Citgo gas co. Sales of products at Citgo stations send money back to Chavez to help him in his vow to bring down our government.
Take Action
Please decide that you will not be shopping at a Citgo station. Why should U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dicator who has vowed to take down our government?
Very important. Please forward this to your friends and family. Most of them don't know that Citgo is owned by the Venezuela government.
Comments: Is it just me, or has this whole notion of trying to punish countries and companies we don't like by boycotting their products at the gas pump reached the pinnacle of absurdity?
In the present case we are asked to eschew gasoline from Citgo, a subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned petroleum company, because that nation's president has made anti-American statements. Sounds straightforward enough, but another very popular email flier says we shouldn't buy gas from the Middle East because terrorists come from that region (in fact, Citgo is named as a preferred alternative to these brands). Yet another forwarded message calls for a one-day boycott of all brands of gasoline to let OPEC know we're fed up with inflated prices. What's a consumer to do?
About Poll
Did this email convince you to boycott Citgo gasoline?
Yes.
No.
Undecided.
Current Results
Further confusing the issue is the fact that most of these companies import crude oil from more than one region, they trade supplies back and forth to meet demand, and they share pipelines as it suits them -- meaning, ultimately, that no matter where you buy your gas, you can never really be sure what country it came from. Case in point: According to U.S. Department of Energy records for 2005, BP, Chevron, Conoco, Exxon Mobil, and Valero, to name but a few, all bought crude oil imported from Venezuela.
The upshot? By all means, boycott Citgo gasoline if your conscience moves you to, but keep in mind that if you continue to use gasoline at all, whatever the brand, you can't help but put money in Hugo Chavez's pocket.
Q & A: Where did this message come from?
It was originally issued in January 2006 as an "action alert" by the American Family Association, a conservative Christian group.
Is it true that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez vowed on television to "bring down the U.S. government"?
That depends on how one interprets his actual televised words, "Enough of imperialist aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to bury imperialism this century."
Arguably, when Chavez said "down with the U.S. empire," he was referring to U.S. foreign policy, not the country itself. This is standard far-left rhetoric, and was certainly interpreted as such by the mainstream press. AP characterized the speech as an invective against "U.S. dominance," for example. Reuters described it as a campaign against "U.S. free-market policies in South America."
In any case, while it is crystal clear that Chavez hates the United States government, his statements fell well short of a declaration of war.
Was anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan present when Chavez made the speech?
Yes. The photograph above showing the two standing arm-in-arm was distributed by Reuters. Both Sheehan and Chavez made statements from the podium criticizing President Bush and the U.S. presence in Iraq.
Did Harry Belafonte also make a TV appearance with Chavez during which the entertainer called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world"?
Yes, on January 8, 2006.
Is Chavez an ally of Fidel Castro, and is he "pushing a socialist revolution"?
Yes, and yes.
Is Hugo Chavez a "dictator"?
Here we have another exercise in semantics. Based on a survey of published mentions of the Venezuelan leader, it appears the way one answers this question depends upon one's political bias. Though Chavez was democratically elected -- twice -- and continues to be regarded as a populist visionary by leftist supporters inside and outside Venezuela, right-of-center detractors tend to use words like "strongman," "on the road to becoming a dictator," and just plain "dictator" to describe him. U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld compared Chavez to Hitler; televangelist Pat Robertson actually called for his assassination. At the other extreme, certified lefties like Cindy Sheehan and Harry Belafonte have praised Chávez for "supporting life and peace." Go figure.
Is Citgo owned by the Venezuelan government?
Yes.
Can American consumers avoid contributing dollars to Venezuela's treasury by boycotting Citgo gasoline?
Not entirely. See above.
more on the topic.
Duck duck goose or Duck duck grey duck?
he is a grey duck kinda guy.
The BF and some of his buddies are forming a Sacramento Chapter.
Women: Since the presence of “fair sex” has a soothing effect on the male beast and is found to be simulating and occasionally elevating, women may, from time to time, be allowed to attend Society events at the special invitation of The Society’s Membership. It is best, however, if they are seated at a separate table. We ask only that they take pity on our wretched souls.
so I guess they don't serve wieners?
eyeroll.
I guess what I find funny is, these 'light brigade' guys in Wisconsin have never seen a twenty-thirtian party. if they had, they'd change the rules to:
Women are allowed, and more so encouraged to attend cause typically where there is women and alcohol there is sheding of clothing.
ACCORDING TO MY MANLAW...NEVER BE INVOVLED IN SOMTHING THAT STARTS WITH "LIGHT"
OR IF THEY LIKE POEMS
WEIRD...i'LL LOOK INTO IT 2NITE
if Potassium Bicarbonate is K2C03 ...
what is Potassium Chloride, POTASSIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM METABISULFITE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE and POTASSIUM SORBATE ???
And do you have a good link to looking these up.
bleech. my brain hurts.
because people can add and take away information to topics - so if you know more to a subject than you can add to it.
Theres an actual geek squad that polices wikipedia to make sure things are correct and people arn't messing it up too bad---
what a fun job-
such as did you know that WTH was first said by CLUEMASTER?
and here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluemaster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posen_Township%2C_Minnesota
West Wind
Zephyrus and Hyacinth, from an attic red-figure cup from Tarquinia, c. 480 BC
Enlarge
Zephyrus and Hyacinth, from an attic red-figure cup from Tarquinia, c. 480 BC
Zephyrus, or just Zephyr, in the original Greek Zephuros (ΖÎφυÏος), was the Greek god of the west wind. The gentlest of the winds, Zephyrus is known as the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring. It was thought that Zephyrus lived in a cave in Thrace.
Zephyrus was reported as having several wives in different stories. He was said to be the husband of his sister Iris, the goddess of the rainbow. He abducted another of his sisters, the goddess Chloris, and gave her the domain of flowers. With Chloris, he fathered Carpus ("fruit"). He is said to have vied for Chloris's love with his brother Boreas, eventually winning her devotion. Additionally, with yet another sister and lover, the harpy Podarge (also known as Celaeno), Zephyrus was said to be the father of Balius and Xanthus, Achilles' horses.
One of the surviving myths in which Zephyrus features most prominently is that of Hyacinth. Hyacinth was a very handsome and athletic Spartan prince. Zephyrus fell in love with him and courted him (see also: Mythology of same-sex love), and so did Apollo. The two competed for the boy's love, but he chose Apollo, driving Zephyrus mad with jealousy. Later, catching Apollo and Hyacinthus throwing a discus, Zephyrus blew a gust of wind at them, striking the boy in the head with the falling discus. When Hyacinth died, Apollo created the hyacinth flower from his blood.[2]
In the story of Cupid and Psyche, Zephyrus served Cupid by transporting Psyche to his cave.
Zephyrus' Roman equivalent was Favonius, who held dominion over plants and flowers. The name Favonius, which meant "favorable", was also a common Roman name.
---Just remember the many wives part, and forget the whole same sex thingy...
God Damn Nerds! :angry:
:eyeroll:
I'm glad the project is over. I spent most of yesterday evening, researching the differences of flavoring extracts based on batch number.
bleech.
That's it. If there's bleech in wine, I ain't gettin' it enny mo'
And they wonder why I'm not a big fan of drinking :wink: