Hump Day Happy Hour at the Hotel Kosinental

Come on in, the bar's open.

Hey buddy/lady/sockpuppet. Sit down. Relax. Loosen your tie/scarf/...um, sock.

I know you've probably had a long day/week/laundry cycle. Hey, it's half over. Tell me a story and I'll tell you a joke. Order a drink. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

Talk is cheap, but this is a blogger bar. It's what we do.

Who's up first? Guinness? Gin and tonic? Primary Pinot Noir? Heh. I said I'd tell jokes. I didn't say they'd be good.

•  Sigh....quiet night in the old neighborhood.

  Yep.

  by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:06:31 PM PDT

  •  All day today,

    I kept thinking it was friday. So that was really great every time I corrected myself.

    by MissLaura on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:21:34 PM PDT

    •  I envy you.

      All day tody, I kept thinking it was Tuesday. I even had to think about it a few minutes and correct a comment I was about to post in C&J this morning wishing everyone a "Happy Tuesday". Set me down quite a places in the comments.

      It's hell getting old.

      I'd better get my roots done soon.

      But, ummm, cheers!! Have a drink one me!

      by Jennifer Clare on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:24:37 PM PDT

      •  It WAS Tuesday!

        The spirit of Tuesday lives in your heart.

        Embrace your inner Tuesday.

        Tuesday is like Friday, only without any anticipation or hope.

        SAT time:

        Tuesday is to GWB as Friday is to....

        by vox humana on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:27:51 PM PDT

        •  No way could I answer that analogy

          without starting a candidate flame war. And heaven knows I have gotten in enough trouble as it is. So I will just say, TGIT!!!

          Um, even though it's Wednesday.

          And even though I will probably have a hard time figuring out what day of the week tomorrow is as well, until I think about it for a few minutes...

          by Jennifer Clare on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:32:35 PM PDT

          •  BwaHaHaHaHaHa!

            My plot works!

            And peace and love reign over dKos and its inhabitants as they ALL get in touch with their inner Fridays....

            by vox humana on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:34:16 PM PDT

            •  I took my inner Friday to the park today.

              And I only got arrested once!

              by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:36:05 PM PDT

            •  This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius

              At long last!

              I feel you. I feel my inner Friday. I am saved!

              by Jennifer Clare on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:41:22 PM PDT

    •  I like to think of it as Friday every day.

      I only call it Hump Day Happy hour to get the reality-based crowd in here.

      by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:25:22 PM PDT

      •  Hump Day?

        I have a dirty mind...is there some other reason it's called this?

        by PsiFighter37 on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:29:55 PM PDT

        •  Yes.

          In East Bactria, its the day camels are traditionally brought to market. And yes, they're usually quite dirty.

          by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:31:38 PM PDT

•  Here's what I'm looking for

  And a pinot grigio, please.

  by mem from somerville on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:07:11 PM PDT

  •  He was just in here.

    Sitting with Davey.

    Grigio! It's not just for breakfast anymore.

    by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:09:30 PM PDT

    •  who's still in the Navy?

      by civil wingnut on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:57:44 PM PDT

      •  Yep.

        Probably will be for life.

        by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 09:06:12 PM PDT

•  So, this guy walks into a diary and says:

  No rants today, please. Just a good whine.

  Oh, sorry! You said that's your gig. I just never meta joke I didn't like.

  My story:

  I think people are tired. Machines are so much more efficient. Too bad humans don't understand that that is not always a commendable trait. Of course, by the time we do realize it, we will have stopped running the electricity grid. Two worlds, one with no power - except the heart.

  Except the heart.

  by vox humana on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:11:03 PM PDT

  •  That's rather poetic.

    Kind of like The Matrix written by ee cummings.

    by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:14:32 PM PDT

•  there was one bit of good news today

  Ramielle went home on American Idol...thank god...I was terrified she was gonna be this year's Sanjaya/Jasmine Trias LOL

  by Spedwybabs on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:18:32 PM PDT

  •  I'm afraid I don't know American Idol

    except for George W. Bush. Someone keeps bringing him back for command performances.

    Or is that just commands?

    Anyway, when it is time to vote, Chad reports the phones are just hanging. So next week - the Bush, oh the Bush, yeah, the Bush is back.

    You see, it never ends. Idols are forever.

    by vox humana on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:23:23 PM PDT

    •  NnnnnnOOOOOOOOO!!!

      Heh. More like Groundhog Day. Anybody else wonder what's up with all of these FAA grounding of planes for "safety inspections"? Guess we will find out in due time whether or not this is legit or just another staging for a good 'ol fashioned scare set-up to elect Grampa Simpson.

      by Jennifer Clare on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:28:15 PM PDT

      •  No, I don't think its a scare.

        Just another result of the massive industry de-regulation Republicans are famous for. Hard to keep the planes safe when the government isn't enforcing inspections.

        by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:30:15 PM PDT

        •  But I thought that the unregulated free-market

          R00led, and was the bedrock of our freedom? You tellin' me that's not true?

          Pinko.

          We're Numer Won, Morans!!!

          by Jennifer Clare on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:38:14 PM PDT

          •  It's the heyday of the corporatists

            and they're making us all free
            to live and die in doubletime
            and they're turning you against me.

            It's the prime of the acquisitors
            who ascended to the throne
            by blood and plot and lies and theft
            and they're listening to the phone

            to see if you're still buying
            everything that should be free

            Its the heyday of the corporatists
            can't you see

            by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:47:38 PM PDT

      •  Don't fear (much)!

        A Democrat accidentally got into the FAA and is trying to catch up for the last seven-and-a-half years.... Film at eleven.

        2011.

        Terror alert: chartreuse? or is that cerise?

        by vox humana on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:31:40 PM PDT

        •  Burnt umber, I think.

          Or maybe Tuscany Taupe. It's hard to tell anymore.

          by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:34:24 PM PDT

•  I heard a funny Hillary joke today

  but I don't want to open a can of worms, so...

  by Mber on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:27:31 PM PDT

  •  Ah, go ahead.

    I've got two worm cans opened behind the bar anyway. One more can't hurt.

    by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:28:49 PM PDT

    •  Ok...

      Hillary goes to a fortune teller to get a glimpse into her campaign future.

      The old woman with the crystal ball tells her she sees two major events.
      One, that she fights on as a presidential contender to the convention but that she doesn't win the nomination. And two, that her husband dies a violent death--that he's murdered.

      Hillary sits back, ashen faced, breathing hard, and asks, "Do I get caught?"

      by Mber on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:31:18 PM PDT

      •  Ouch!

        I'm writing that one down.

        by Rob Cole on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 08:32:31 PM PDT

•  Do you come here often?

  Haven't I seen you somewhere before?
  What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?
  Can I buy you a drink?
  Let's blow this pop stand.
  Would you like to come to my apartment and see my etchings?
  Do you smoke after sex?

  by Zwoof on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 09:30:30 PM PDT