tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post8660236559311526043..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The Macedonians Are Coming! The Macedonians Are Coming!Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34834368612498781032019-12-27T19:12:40.828-08:002019-12-27T19:12:40.828-08:00Thank you, your article is very good
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I'm there all the time!Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14996602660533233792016-11-26T23:23:11.874-08:002016-11-26T23:23:11.874-08:00Whilst there's a debate about who said it firs...Whilst there's a debate about who said it first, the phrase "A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on" is timelessly apt.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21024481731572356402016-11-26T17:29:01.620-08:002016-11-26T17:29:01.620-08:00Birdgardens, I'm sorry it took so long for me ...Birdgardens, I'm sorry it took so long for me to see this and reply, and of course you may share.bpadgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517111873755808766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73605807179527241052016-11-24T11:51:49.396-08:002016-11-24T11:51:49.396-08:00That reminds me: I won the D.A.R. "Excellence...That reminds me: I won the D.A.R. "Excellence in History" award in high school by sitting in a classroom after hours with a few other volunteers and writing an essay. The teacher who made the determination told me afterwards that it was clear I didn't know much about history, but that nobody else could write coherently.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14130327594602656612016-11-24T10:08:53.328-08:002016-11-24T10:08:53.328-08:00A non-sequitur as most of my comments are: My godd...A non-sequitur as most of my comments are: My goddaughter, now nearing her PhD at Cal in some obscure field of biochemistry, entered two different essay contest her senior year of high school here in Montana. One sponsored by the Daughters of the Revolution, the other by the ACLU. Both awarded 500 bucks. <br />She did both in less than a day. One extolled love of flag and country, the other the Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-81746071777214307492016-11-23T22:12:14.619-08:002016-11-23T22:12:14.619-08:00But formerly than that...it was just plain Macedon...But formerly than that...it was just plain Macedonia! (Cue the goat bagpipes and the pope hats.)Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3502970833263051392016-11-23T20:47:07.044-08:002016-11-23T20:47:07.044-08:00bpadgett.....thanks for the advice. I don't t...bpadgett.....thanks for the advice. I don't think it would have helped me in this last election. Your comment that I should be on the lookout for headlines that "make me angry or appeal to people's prejudices" would have applied to tons of stuff this time! Don't know if I could have told the difference.joyceettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917345843912445569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5460971839234759812016-11-23T20:41:02.956-08:002016-11-23T20:41:02.956-08:00Gotta love the Google machine!Gotta love the Google machine!joyceettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917345843912445569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84531360182990832352016-11-23T19:55:06.897-08:002016-11-23T19:55:06.897-08:00"former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" ... "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (Googled it!)sculptor1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01342942066482312114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23012053062197295902016-11-23T19:32:43.965-08:002016-11-23T19:32:43.965-08:00I wasn't sure where Macedonia was either, exce...I wasn't sure where Macedonia was either, except somewhere near Greece, so I looked it up and it says MACEDONIA(F.Y.R.O.M.)<br />Any idea what the FYROM means? <br />Anybody?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54164704251472901092016-11-23T18:43:35.815-08:002016-11-23T18:43:35.815-08:00See? I don't even need to be smart as long as ...See? I don't even need to be smart as long as I accumulate smart friends. It's been a life strategy.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61053855275185541312016-11-23T18:34:00.127-08:002016-11-23T18:34:00.127-08:00What I WOULD like to share on FB are bpadgett'...What I WOULD like to share on FB are bpadgett's comments. Best summation of signs of fakery that I've seen. Bpadgett, permission please?birdgardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192307375822551474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16160623073176230992016-11-23T18:16:14.270-08:002016-11-23T18:16:14.270-08:00Well, there you go, and to that I would add if you...Well, there you go, and to that I would add if you write a blog post about some ridiculous thing that still seems like it could be true (current events being what they are), and your good friend Barb Padgett tells you it was a fake site, after you've already published it on your blog, that's a sign too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30261355918284083682016-11-23T17:38:41.218-08:002016-11-23T17:38:41.218-08:00There are always some clues. If the headline is o...There are always some clues. If the headline is obvious click-bait, intended to make you angry or appeal to people's prejudices; if the actual article doesn't back up what the headline says; if the article makes assertions without giving sources; if the article uses biased or inflammatory language; if the page has tons of skeevy ads and pop-ups, it should raise your suspicions. Click onbpadgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517111873755808766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52691871131602483802016-11-23T16:30:49.493-08:002016-11-23T16:30:49.493-08:00Ah, but he's melting on that. Stay tuned.Ah, but he's melting on that. Stay tuned.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6984064158126089092016-11-23T16:30:28.627-08:002016-11-23T16:30:28.627-08:00I think of them as wearing giant shield-shaped pop...I think of them as wearing giant shield-shaped pope hats. All of them. I do not know why.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-73704697196209987082016-11-23T16:28:37.987-08:002016-11-23T16:28:37.987-08:00Most people just go straight to Snopes.com, but th...Most people just go straight to Snopes.com, but there are a lot of articles on the web and lists of fake news sites if you want to poke around.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83108334924505803122016-11-23T14:46:41.127-08:002016-11-23T14:46:41.127-08:00Y'know, Murr, the difference between The Onion...Y'know, Murr, the difference between The Onion and <br />Mainstream News has really blurred recently. <br /><br />Frankly, in the vernacular of Eastern Oregon, "We got hosed"<br />I'd like to have hope for this country, but its gone. <br />I fought in one of our goddamn wars, and I'm thinking I was on the wrong side. <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving, Murr. <br />Bare yard, noShould Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45268044112038968402016-11-23T13:09:37.013-08:002016-11-23T13:09:37.013-08:00I don't think I ever saw one of those fake sto...I don't think I ever saw one of those fake stories - but maybe I wouldn't know because I would have gotten as far as the headline and thought "oh for F#*K's sake" and just moved on. Wasn't there a Philip of Macedonia? Like you, I thought of it as someplace that only existed in the olden days and figured in events I briefly learned about and promptly forgot many years ago.Kimbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603650665536244583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-79239004382817772212016-11-23T12:17:15.866-08:002016-11-23T12:17:15.866-08:00Ok......here is a dumb question: other than it no...Ok......here is a dumb question: other than it not agreeing with my way of thinking, how can one tell if it is a fake news site? I would ban them and call my friends out about them if I knew how to identify them.joyceettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917345843912445569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62302259093200313252016-11-23T11:30:51.236-08:002016-11-23T11:30:51.236-08:00A girl can dream.A girl can dream.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31815905459540221292016-11-23T11:23:37.697-08:002016-11-23T11:23:37.697-08:00Don't expect too much from Farcebook!Don't expect too much from Farcebook!dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54129799602687326792016-11-23T11:05:12.611-08:002016-11-23T11:05:12.611-08:00Unfortunately, people'll do anything for a buc...Unfortunately, people'll do anything for a buck. What's the Macedonian currency? Old goats?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41653582103019326862016-11-23T11:04:28.065-08:002016-11-23T11:04:28.065-08:00All right, so everybody in the whole world knows M...All right, so everybody in the whole world knows Macedonia is a real place except me. I was so bad at geography that when I went from D.C. to Massachusetts to go to college, I was surprised to see New York City in the way.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com