I checked online because I thought you were kidding, but, sure enough, Basmati really is a rice! "Its name means 'Queen of Fragrance' in Hindi."

Perhaps the uncultivated U.S. version, rather than being fragrant, is malodorous, like the skunk cabbage, so named "because of the malodorous, distinctive 'skunky' odor that it emits."

"Its name is derived from its odor, which is rather mild as long as the plant remains intact [i.e., you don't disagree with him]. To fully appreciate why the plant is so named, one need only tear off a fresh leaf [i.e., STRONGLY disagree with him & use logic rather than unbridled emotion], releasing a pungent odor. Though unpleasant, the smell is also not harmful [you may have to remove yourself from his presence, though]. The foul odor attracts its pollinators, scavenging flies and beetles [I'll let you make that connection yourself!]."

The skunk cabbage is politically correct, though, because it was used as a "magical talisman by various tribes of Native Americans."

BTW, the pronunciation is bahs-MAH-tee or Baas-muhtee.

Go here to see a picture, but be sure to click on the "American basmati" link for the best picture:

foodsubs.com/Rice.html

It reminds me of a scene from Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom.

"This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals." I guess we should be impressed

I have called her rice boy for a long time...nice to see you have all caught up. Fits doesn't it? Ha! She "has a DD214 available on request"! LOL

I find the comment about the dd214 curious, myself, I say I have a Honorable Discharge when asked not a dd214.

I yam what I yam...Popeye

All of this kind of stuff can be duplicated with ease these days.
DD214s do indicate medals, service points, time served and where, etc., Discharges indicate nothing except discharges.
Anyway, talking about it as bragging means nothing.
I have an uncle with THREE purple hearts, who to my knowledge has never discussed any of it with anyone, ever. We knew because the government sent one of those form telegrams each time it happened. His hair was also white at 20 something. He wasn't proud of shooting or getting shot!

And my uncle can beat up your uncle. Otherwise, I will ask Cal to ban you.

and your point would be?
I yam what I yam...Popeye

Me too bud.

Is it a coincidence that "Denise Conner" just happens to be an anagram for "Crone Need Sin"?

Oh, my goodness, it's an anagram for "Nice Nerd Nose" as well!

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AF A-10 "Hack" calls me a "winch" [i.e., a wench = a YOUNG woman] and now you're calling me a crone???

A crone is "an ugly, withered old woman; a hag."

A crone is "a wizened [wrinkled - NOT AT ALL!] old woman, or a kind of fairy ["a tiny imaginary being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievous, and possessing magical powers," such as Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream] or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as 'Hansel and Gretel.'"

"Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good."

[Is it working, Bas?]

"Hags are often seen as malevolent [not malodorous], but may also be one of the chosen forms of shapeshifting deities, such as the Morrígan," a figure from Irish mythology associated with war and death on the battlefield, a "war goddess." [I do like to battle!]

"Crone, properly speaking, means a ewe whose teeth are worn out; but metaphorically it means any toothless old beldam [an old woman, especially one who is considered ugly]." - E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898 -

[I do have all of my teeth & can use them quite well!]

"'Take up the XXXXXXX; take ’t up, I say; give to thy crone.'" — Shakespeare's Winter’s Tale, ii. 3.

"The term appears in Middle English, and might be short for hægtesse, an Old English term for witch."

“‘How now you secret, black, and midnight hags [3 witches, resembling the mythological Fates, impersonally weaving the threads of human destiny, who plot mischief against Macbeth using charms, spells, and prophecies]?’” Shakespeare: Macbeth, iv. I.

(Their most famous line is probably “Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble” in IV.i.10–11.)

“Throughout the play, the witches – referred to as the ‘weird sisters’ by many of the characters - lurk like dark thoughts and unconscious temptations to evil. In part, the mischief they cause stems from their supernatural powers, but mainly it is the result of their understanding of the weaknesses of their specific interlocutors – they play upon Macbeth’s ambition like puppeteers.”

My, how you do like to associate me with evil, but you do credit me with more power than I really have!

"In the Popeye comics and cartoons, Popeye is sometimes pursued by a villainous witch called Sea Hag, who has an unrequited love for the sailor."

[Are you going to call me a "stalker" like you did Enigma in your post "Not gonna happen" on Fri, 04/06/2007 - 10:50am?]

Crone is not to be confused with crony -- "a longtime close friend or companion."

** TO AVOID LIBEL AND-OR SLANDER OR HATE SPEECH CHARGES **

Please note that fairy (Offensive Slang) can be used as "a disparaging term for a homosexual man."

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By the term nerd do you mean a "foolish, inept, or unattractive person" or "a person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept"?

[I'm not the one who's calling names, am I, & I think that I can carry on a conversation quite well. ]

[mainstream slang] "Pejorative applied to anyone with an ABOVE-AVERAGE IQ [How did you guess?] and few gifts at small talk and ordinary social rituals."

WORD HISTORY: "The word nerd, undefined but illustrated, first appeared in 1950 in Dr. Seuss's If I Ran the Zoo .... (The nerd is a small humanoid creature looking comically angry, like a thin, cross Chester A. Arthur.)"

Just a couple of things you should know.

Using Basmati, brain, or exercise in the same sentence should NEVER happen.

Secondly, banmany will try very hard to censor you, or have Cal censor you. He will run and hide from facts or call foul and cry for you to be banned when you best him. He turns nearly every discussion in to a personal attack.

Ultimately, he would like to have your 'dissenting voice of normalcy' banned as he did with Army Major so he can brag about his pro-censorship by making a cute little banner for his moniker that says 'banned'.

Finally, unless you really are a crone then banmany is a liar. If indeed he is a liar, talking to him is useless since he will mold statements to fit his imagination.

Having read your posts, I am glad you are here. You are bright and witty. Best of luck to you Denise!

Enigma

"Using Basmati, brain, or exercise in the same sentence should NEVER happen."

I do keep trying to help him, though, as a compassionate conservative.

I can imagine him seething every time I write him.

I'd not say that he doesn't have a brain; then I'd being calling him a vegetable, the favorite argument used for murdering Terri Schiavo.

"banmany will try very hard to censor you, or have Cal censor you"

I wouldn't expect any less of liberals! The First Amendment is for ONLY for them, isn't it? But it is SO MUCH FUN to make them lose their cool and resort to name-calling, usually within their first sentence!

"Liar" - Only what I expect, but I'll not give up hope that the truth will shine upon him (to quote "Hack").

I'm not a crone at all, mischievous, yes -- evil, no

Be careful, someone with not much manhood could throw a hissy fit and get a lawyer. They might even demand an apology. I'm new here posting but have lurked for a while. Why are you so nasty?

I promise to keep my language angelic as to avoid the fate of my comrade in arms. I'm sure he appreciates all the outpouring of support. Not many people had nice things to say about you. Kinda makes you sad.

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You still owe me an apology for the "child molestor" comment Major.

And you owe this entire board an apology because Cal Beverly said he'd shut this place down and go to moderated comments if banned users insisted on re-registering and posting. I believe Cal also mentioned filing trespass charges.

You never were much for following rules though, were you?

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Wait with your mouth shut.

Deal with it, stalker. Don't you have a cancer victim to mock somewhere?
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Dont you have an old DD214 to go modify?

Shouldn't you be out calling for others to apologize for the same things you are guilty of?

The 'pungent queen of censorship' wants an apology- waaa, waaa, waaa, why not just sue if you think you have a case? Then you can do us all a favor and leave your personal problems out of the blogs like a whiney little crybaby.

Geez, even $ is sick of your crap.

Apparently you don't know the difference in ArmyMajorRetired, and RetiredArmyMajor. It is so easy to fool people any more!

You still owe me an apology for the "child molestor" comment Basmati.

And you owe this entire board an apology because Cal Beverly said he'd shut this place down and go to moderated comments if banned users insisted on re-registering and posting. I believe Cal also mentioned filing trespass charges.

Hey Nazi Hate Boy.... why don't you take your sorry double standard you know what and go lay in your corner and lick yourself.

Sometimes when you and I lock horns we both say things in the heat of the moment that we later regret. I should not let your near-constant attacks on my patriotism and religious faith get to me. Like Hutch once said, I should consider the source.

Nevertheless, it doesn't excuse some of my pathetic attempts to match your sheer crassness and overall incivility.

I therefore apologize for any and all derogatory comments I have ever made about you.

I will pray for you and in the spirit of Christian charity ignore further attacks from you on my faith and patriotism.

Happy Easter!
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Sometimes when you and I lock horns we both say things in the heat of the moment that we later regret

I have a habit of not turning the other cheek. I will be held accountable for that one day. I'm good at escalating the nastiness level when responding to nastiness. I'm sure I'll be held accountable for that down the road. But pleeaaazzze... don't let my bride read any of this. She's an angel but will not hesitate to whoop up on me when she thinks I step out of line. Kind of like Hack. Whatcha wanna bet his wife sets him straight too.

I should not let your near-constant attacks on my patriotism and religious faith get to me.

Now you're getting out of line. I've never attacked you personally regarding your faith. I respond to your attacks on others and myself and step it up to your level in my opinion. Naturally I would expect you to interpret otherwise.

Like Hutch once said, I should consider the source.

Consider the source. In real life I'm the guy you want on your side.

Nevertheless, it doesn't excuse some of my pathetic attempts to match your sheer crassness and overall incivility.

I understand and with that said let me just say this: "Nevertheless, it doesn't excuse some of my pathetic attempts to match your sheer crassness and overall incivility."

I therefore apologize for any and all derogatory comments I have ever made about you.

I accept you apology and I ask that you would reciprocate and accept mine to you.

I will pray for you and in the spirit of Christian charity ignore further attacks from you on my faith and patriotism.

Ditto.

So does this mean we're buddies now? Like when if I ever move I can call up my old buddy Bas and he'll bring his pickup and take a load or two to my new digs?

Happy Resurrection Day indeed.

You just made me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

when i said consider the source, I was talking about in general not anyone specific, in fact I was taking bas to task for doing the same thing he was griping about. thanks just trying to clear up any misunderstandings

I yam what I yam...Popeye

It's OK guys. I'm not going to kiss him on the lips or anything like that. Enigma...buddy... drink some ginger ale. It'll help get that nasty after taste out of you mouth. Sorry about that.

Hutch...consider the source? Hey...thanks for being our official Navy Vet Dude. Hats off to ya!

As far as me and Bas go. Well we'll see how long this peace lasts. Forever I hope. But I fear our new found love and respect for each other will last about as long as it would if you locked Bush and Pelosi in a cell together for a month. Maybe he's going to start showing his Christian love and fellowship to the Major and the rest of the bloggers out there.

Bingo. That's what it is .... reminds me a maggots too. Very nut like too - no doubt about that.

Cute! A little to obvious though.

Wake Up! Hey! Where have you been? Good to see ya!

Love the hair cut. The earring is a little too flashy. I have been around and reading this site a lot. Just did not want to get back into the mix until I saw the Major get the boot. What a shame. Rice Cakes (is that slanderous? Will I get the boot too?) gets away with trash and the same nonsense and he becomes a hero.

I will be checking in some more and I'll stay in touch.

You look just exactly like a guy from the A team....wow...it's uncanny!

Miss you brother- Big news by the way - I am - gulp- a 'Republican' now.

It's wierd over here ... very 'bright' but I think I like it and my parents couldn't be happier

Welcome back from the dark side. Politically speaking I kind of feel like a dog trapped on a cat and flea farm. A Conservative without a party with the likes of Wastemoreland, Specter, Lott and Mitch Seabaugh supposedly representing my ideology. What a freaking joke. (Is freaking a banned word? Please don't let that Nazi Bas see that)

Maybe we could get Samm Nunn to run. And to think I used to think he walked on the left side. Boy have we digressed or what.

Anyways good to see you Enigma. Welcome back again Wake Up. I really, really, really want to see a shuttle blast off in person.

Git Real: You want to know something stranger than thinking Sam Nunn walked on the left side. I don't know if you are old enough to remember him (your picture is ageless) but consider how weird this is: I used to think that Barry Goldwater was a right-wing Republican!

That's funny Jeff. Barry today would make many of the so-called Conservatives in the GOP look like a bunch of bed wetters. No offense.

Hey...my age hint. I was in kindergarten and I live and breathed the Rat Patrol as a kid. So I guess it would be safe to say that Barry didn't have a big impact on my life.

In 79 I saw my first president at the National FFA Convention that took place in November of each year in KC. In a hotel that used to supposedly house Truman from time to time and I think they reserved it for the presidents. The secret service wouldn't let me past a glass door. Shortly there after President Jimmy Carter got off the elevator and headed for his ride. I was disappointed though. I thought a president stood 10 feet tall. Heck he was my size. I then got to hear him speak at our convention. Hmmm...I can't remember a word he said.

Jeff. How about a myth buster moment. An acquaintance once told me that he used to see your dad (while Governor)jot down the names of his detractors in a little black book he kept in his front pocket so he could add them to his shoey list. Any truth to that?

Happy Easter Folks. Remember.... it's all about the resurrection.

While stationed with the 5th Combat Com Group in Warner Robbins at Robbins AFB, I stood guard for your father's entourage (and your mother once) on the multiple occasions when they flew in to Robbins.

In fact, your father was responsible, in a way, for me becoming a Combat Controller (specializing in weather). I was a part of his "deploy anywhere in the world in 24 hours - ready to go" Quick Reaction Package, QRP. It was (alleged to be) his (your father's) brainchild and Air Force Special Forces really blossomed after that.

One year I spent nearly 300 days Temporary Duty (TDY). Ouch.

Just thought you might find it interesting.

Sam Nunn, Zell Miller, Nathan Deal, we used to have some great dems - I'm a confused puppy now but I know I am NOT a Democrat anymore.

Oh well, time to watch and see – someone will reflect my views. I still like Richardson - but I have a friend who works with his campaign and it's not good stuff I am hearing ..... shhhhhhh!

Can anyone verify if Mr. T was ever credited with inventing Bling?

Seems I have seen a few of these {{{{Edited and Warned}}}} on here now and again. But Major got the boot.

Anyone that uses a DSL or similar type connection can easily by-pass your posting security. It was done before to the point Cal had to take down the forum as the Citizen's hosting company doesn't have the equipment or qualified personnel to run an appropriate trace on the IP.

Heck, there are a few of us that can mask or otherwise counterfeit the broadcast IP or MAC address we use. Not a very difficult thing to do.

So, if RetiredArmyMAJ decided to join the forum you would have no way to stop him.

If the hosting company had it's act together they would add a filter table of "Banned" and/or "Edited" words that would be either replaced or blanked out prior to a post making it to display. That wouldn't take a rocket scientist to code. Just do us all a favor and add the phrase "basmati" as the first word.

ArmyMAJretired did not use any words that have not been used here before. That the Citizen chose to make an example of him for what ever reason shows us clearly that the Citizen has some type of ax to grind.

When the Citizen stood up to the the so-called lawyer of Westmoron, that was a dog with no bark or bite, over what a poster posted we were led to believe that the Citizen had some modicum of class if not an outright backbone.

I guess we were all fooled.

Has the Citizen ever had fellow bloggers stand up for one of our own before?

I think if you look at the posts over this issue you would find that the overwhelming majority of us would rather you {{{ EDITED AND BANNED }}} basmati for inciting the issue in the first place.

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You got yer name bassackwards, major. Sorry you didn't git to drap eny bombs upon Iran!

Ditto!

Major, I hope you are reading all of the comments supporting you!

I'll have to pass that along.

The only problem is his (ArmyMajorRetired) name has been banned (and besmirched) and he will have to return under another name – same ISP and IP address, yes; regardless, like you so eloquently stated, he has been made an example of and it stinks to high heavens.

Nice way to treat a retired veteran for retaliating against a thousand cuts from a vicious dolt isn’t it?

I was online during the entire time basmati and ArmyMAJ were going at it and never saw "foul language" whatsoever. It was several hours after the hub-bub that ArmyMAJ's posts got edited and those posts didn't contain any "foul language" or "inappropriate words" for that matter, unless it is now considered that the term "child molester" is an inappropriate term of some sort.

I think we'd all like to know besides the very dumb implication that basmati is something what exactly he posted that the Citizen took exception to. I KNOW why The Citizen would have a problem with the "child molester" bit, but now you bring up foul language and inappropriate words that we have never seen posted here.

NUK

Nuk, Major was using some scatological references in his post at the end. He thought he was being cute by substituting some asterisks.

Cal Beverly was very clear last year,
"Obscenities -- including disguised obscenities containing marks like $$ in place of the actual letters -- will result from this point on in your posting being obliterated and your posting privileges removed.

The obscenities, profanities and curse words -- some of which are contained in the infamous "seven forbidden words" -- are forbidden on this site in any form, including a disguised form like a$$."

(emphasis added)

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Using double dollar signs?

Potty mouth!

He's special - he doesn't count like 'us' - he holds Cal in the palm of his hand.

I do remember that from yesterday, though I'm a little skeptical of that being the reason for anything. I've seen that done plenty of times without being an issue.

For the record, I will say that his comment about child molesters and yourself was way out of line and I agree with it being deleted. If no one at the Citizen had said a word, I think everyone would agree that they did what they had/should do. The "foul language" and "inappropriate terms" and then "not banned for upsetting user basmati" seems to imply he was banned for something entirely different than what he was obviously banned for. They wouldn't have edited his post where he made that insinuation otherwise.

NUK

I feel you are on to something here. Just in case they boot you without warning (or me) - thanks and we will miss you. Shhhhhhhhh...here they come!

I remember Michael B. jumping all over a guy named 'spidyman' who, without profanity, complained about the slogan of a local high school on the gym wall.

Boykin went after the blogger quite rudely and I defended him (Spidyman) and Myword_Mark went after Boykin attacking 'spidyman' much to the dismay of the 'often offended' king of censorship (basmati).

You guys are not exactly “blogger friendly” if it's not your point of view being espoused are you?

Seems like a terse warning after you deleted the man's blogs would have sufficed - it has for others in the past.

Hey Enigma, I remember that. I defended Myword_mark too. Bas accused me of "enabling mark."

Ban me instead of the Major Cal, I don't care. The Major should be allowed to post on here.

I am sure I will be banned soon too. I welcome it. I do not believe that the major was treated fairly at all. NUK seems to be on top of it as well. Unlike some cafeteria liberals, I feel that we should all be treated equally and fairly - that includes the 'conservatives'.

I disagree with much of what some people on here say, but I applaud their right to say it when they say it without making it in to a personal attack.

There is nothing in the world wrong with any point of view that is sincere. I fought for that right and so did Army Major. Discussing the origin of one's opinion, or the rational behind it, is what this form is for.

What this form is NOT for is to call people names like inbred, mouth breathing, knuckle dragging etc., etc., as one has done. Apparently though, if you suck up to the staff of the Citizen when they attack a blogger like they did ‘spidyman’ they don’t mind if you call people racists, or post Klanpoints ©, (or call Myword_Mark a pedophile as our little cry baby censor beggar did at least once in the past) it’s just for our veterans to be banned.

In my opinion, despite the Major's alleged transgression and the crying of one HUGE censorship cry baby hypocrite, the Citizen ‘censored’ the wrong blogger.

P.S. I see Col. Mark everyday and I'll tell him you said hello. (My sister is a lawyer who represents his businesses).

God bless you - and if I get banned - you take care!

I didn't see any "foul language" or "inappropriate terms" or *****.

I think simply deleting the offending posts of ArmyMAJ and saying "cool off" would have been enough, but I don't make the rules:)

NUK

Is an ice cold enforcer. You won't be having any problems from us. Trust me on that. I do look forward to a new member I hear is comming to the boards: USA O-4inactive.

Cheers,

Kevin "Hack" King

I haven't been reading the posts for a while.

Will someone please tell me why the Major was banned.
What did he say to Bas?

It must have been something really bad, after some of the things Bas has said to almost everyone on here.

If you can't say it, spell it.

there weren't any profanities. He said something like "speaking of child molesters, why haven't they picked you up" to basmati and then basmati started demanding an apology and blah blah blah. Libel! Cal delete this! NO, you go pound sand! And so forth.

All that is seen here is that the post where ArmyDude said the above was "edited." It didn't appear like any "profane words" were used whatsoever. I saw all of his posts before they were edited and no bad language or anything resembling such was used. The posts were simply edited because of the child molester bit and the demands of basmati or whatever.

NUK

You are wrong. Just because you say you didn't see the words, doesn't mean they weren't there. I actually did see the posts before they got edited, and there were quite a few words that I was surprised lasted any length of time on here given Cal's guidelines. It's convenient for you to say that the words didn't exist, but you are straight up wrong. And this is outside of the remark about "child molester" - these were straight forward profanities that I know my mom and dad didn't allow me to use growing up. And just to clarify, besides the one thinly masked word in the "child molester" post, the followup post is the one I'm referring to with at least 4-5 curse words. There is no excuse for allowing another poster to get you so riled up that you will post crude language on a site children may see. I don't care what your personal feelings about basmati or armymajor are, that's a simple truth.

Are you talking about actual WORDS or this ****** ? Just curious. Also, I said what I saw before the posts were edited, not that "whatever" never existed in the first place. I was not here every second of the day but saw a lot of posts that are now edited before they were edited. People can also edit their own posts so if ArmyMaj/whoever changed something, it could be missed.

As far as letting someone get under your skin and so forth, I totally agree. Sometimes you have to just step away from the computer if you feel the need to trash someone so much that it might get the siteowner and yourself into trouble. Let it go:)

NUK

I'm talking about actual words, and there were quite a few of them, not just the one disguised word with *** going on.

"Sometimes you have to just step away from the computer if you feel the need to trash someone so much that it might get the siteowner and yourself into trouble. Let it go:)"

Well said.

I think people often forget that this is a privately owned site, and not a right that people have.

If I told you the answer, it would be my last post as AF A-10. Suffice it to say the s word and a word were used with great vigor. It is easy to forget that even though we are mostly adults, young eyes are privey to our words. Let's all consider this a learning tool.

Cheers Tug,

Kevin "Hack" King

Hope all is well with you and yours also.

Hack, I was kidding. I didn't really expect anyone to answer my question.

I'm thinking that Bas probably provoked the Major. (my opinion)
I've lost my temper on here a few times too.
It's easy to click on post comment, before you think about it.

Who will I spin yarns of war stories with? How will he answer my statements on Jebb Bush and wind mills and Rudy Guliani's son? Think of it as an Easter present.

Kevin "Hack" King