Charles here, posting for Roger again while he’s in the hospital. I spoke with Roger a little while ago and the operation was a success; his gall bladder is now but a fading memory. He wanted me to let you all know that he’s fine, and that it only hurts when he laughs. He’ll probably be going home in a day or two, at which point he’ll be able to fill you in on the gory details…
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Thanks for the update Charles, eases my worries.
Glad to hear it.
Thank you for the update and it is great to hear that Roger is doing fine.
I guess we should refrain from jokes and witty posts to speed his recovery.
Gloomy discussions such as the one on a subject of NorK nuclear capability would seem to fit the billÖ.
Katherine ó Let’s split the difference:
Two North Koreans walk into a bar, and threaten the bartender for a drink…
How many North Koreans does it take to change a lightbulb?
You found a lightbulb in North Korea?!
So this guy walks into a bar and says, “I just heard a really great North Korean joke. Wanna hear it?”
And the bartender holds up his hand. “Before you get yourself in trouble, friend, I’m North Korean. The bouncer is North Korean. The cook is North Korean Those two guys at the pool table are North Korean. You sure you really wanna tell that joke?”
The guy thinks about it. “Nah. Not if I’m gonna have to explain it five times…”
Having had the same operation a year ago (but I was only in the hospital 23 hours), the business about laughing is no joke. I had no pain to speak of – except when laughing!
Now, how do we have a Roger comment section without humor? Or maybe he should avert his eyes, or take the morphine before reading.
Roger – glad to hear you made it through okay. Recovery was very fast in my case, except that I was easily stressed or tired for a few months.
Well, OK, if we’re all gonna be little Sammy Sobersides, lemme repeat this from the previous thread:
Just watched Fox News Sunday here in LA, and was reminded that while we may like some dinosaurs, they are still dinosaurs.
Inexplicably, Joe Biden is still being trotted out as a foreign affairs expert. Has no one else in the Senate ever bought a plane ticket to somewhere east of Paris?
Then we got to the pundit panel, and the brontosaurs paraded. Everybody seemed to think that the selection of Howard Dean was no big deal, that his public statements would be of no matter next to his abilities to organize and raise money (they seemed unaware that it was Joe Trippi who raised the money and did the organizing, but never mind). But Howard Dean didn’t really matter to the Dems’ future, because the electorate doesn’t vote based on the Party Chairman, but because they love old Ironbritches Clinton. So Howard Dean, not really a big deal.
Then they got to the Eason Jordan dismissal. Everyone agreed, the bloggers did old Eason in, although to a man, woman and Juan Williams they were puzzled and surprised by his resignation, because they just didn’t see what he did as a firing offense. In short, after two weeks, these elite journalists were completely ignorant of the story they were blathering on.
And they couldn’t make the important connection. Howard Dean matters because bloggers took down Eason Jordan, and Dan Rather, and Trent Lott. Hillary will not be able to run away from the Howler, whose every speech and comment will be broadcast throughout the internet and hung around her neck like the anchor chain of the Titanic. This is either going to cripple her ability to run to the center, or cripple Dean’s ability to get out his leftwing vote for the party. But not one of the experts, right or left, on TV this morning, got that.
On a genuinely serious note, Ed Morrissey of Captain’s Quarters is asking for our prayers and good wishes for his wife’s pancreas transplant.
A swift recovery, and then back to the grind!
I’ll resist the temptation to engage in any of my usual overwhelmingly witty repartee.
Roger, I wish you a speedy and easy recovery!!
John,
ìNow, how do we have a Roger comment section without humor?î
Too late! I am already laughing hysterically at Richardís jokes. But the key is to prevent Roger from reading them. Morphine dripÖMmmmÖ.
Richard,
Do you really think the bloggers took Jordan down? You don’t think that the suits at CNN have been looking at sinking ratings for as long as they could stand it. Jordan’s announcement that he was enlarging CNN’s anti-American narrative to include unfounded accusations of murder of journalists by the evil Bushitlermilitary may have provided the suits with the opportunity to make a much longed for move against the managerial/editorial idiots responsible for CNN’s slide.
The suits ought to send flowers and thank you cards to all bloggers for offering a new excuse for forcing the use of golden parachutes.
Rick ó from what I understand of the story and context, Jordan hasn’t had much input on actual programming at CNN for a while. According to CNN’s own releases, his job mostly consisted of setting up new overseas offices and dealing with bodies like the WEF and the other venues where he has made similar claims.
I’ve heard intelligent, informed speculation that CNN is worried that it might come out Jordan has been making more censorship-for-access deals as he did with Saddam, with some other distasteful potentates. Thus, they basically cut their losses to avoid having more laundry rummaged through.
Here’s wishing Roger a swift recovery.
I have gallstones. Funny thing is they haven’t bothered me since my wife and I split up, despite my Atkins diet and curry fetishes.
Glad to hear the surgery went well.
Wishing Roger a quick and complete recovery,
Richard, for you an alternate ending.
So this guy walks into a bar and says, “I just heard a really great North Korean joke. Wanna hear it?”
And the bartender holds up his hand. “Before you get yourself in trouble, friend, I’m North Korean. The bouncer is North Korean. The cook is North Korean Those two guys at the pool table are North Korean. You sure you really wanna tell that joke?”
So the guy says, “Nah, you probably heard it already.”