I Cried Too....

A new FOX NEWS poll states that one quarter of Americans were brought to tears at the inauguration.

At first blush my response was "Bullshit!"

Then I realized that I cried too.

I cried because I saw my liberties being eroded.

I cried because I saw Socialism taking over Capitalism

I cried because I realized that The Far Left now had the chance to make real all their hair-brained schemes they had been planning since the Clinton era.

I cried because I knew that far from being 'post-racial', this new administration was going to be all about race and every minority in the country, especially blacks, were going to wag a collective finger in the face of white America and say "See M---f----r, we in charge now"

So thanks Obama.

Thanks for making me blubber like a High School Prom Queen candidate seeing the tiara go to the pretty girl who you know only got selected because she blew half the Senior class and a couple of faculty members under the bleachers.

TIME TO SPEAK UP

First they came for the SUV drivers

I remained silent.

I drive a compact car.

Next they came for the TV watchers

I said nothing.

I don't watch TV.

Then they came for the church goers.

I didn't say a word.

I wasn't religious.

Next they came for the smokers.

I did not protest.

I don't smoke.

Then they came for the gun owners.

Again, I remained silent.

I don't own a gun.

Then they came for me.

And there was no one to speak out for me

and no weapons to defend me.

*taken from and with apologies to Rev. Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemoller

Dear Readers, now is the time to speak up. Now is the time to make our voices heard. We can not and must not sit on the sidelines whilst our country is being hijacked by Far Left loons whose agenda is to destroy the values and ideals that we have always held near and dear to us as Americans.

Think about this for a moment. What will this country look like for your children? For your grandchildren? I'm afraid it will be very different than the one you and I grew up in.

Only by making our voices heard now can we stop this perversion of the American Way.

As a public service, I have provided links here for you to write or email your Congressmen.

Don't just say " Yeah, I oughtta do that sometime" . Do it NOW! It takes only a couple of minutes and no matter what you think about uncaring and corrupt politicians, if enough people write or email them, it makes an impact. Do it now...for you..for your children...for your grandchildren....for OUR future.

Thanks.

*click on the link below. It will take you to the KCMO site where it lists all the State and U.S. House and Senate links. If you don't know who your Congressman is, shame on you! Find out and write.

http://kcmoam.dnn.cumulus.net/GovernmentAccountability/tabid/209/Default.aspx

Kill 'Em All

In my last post, I hit on President Obama's plan for the the Gitmo terrorists. I wanted to elaborate a bit on that.

First, a little quiz for you: What do the most of the countries that the terrorists have struck have in common?

Give up? Their liberal laws and Western style democracies that put a premium on humane treatment and rule of law. The United States, Great Britain, France, Spain, The Netherlands, Australia , etc., etc.

Guess who the terrorists don't target? China, Saudi Arabia and other countries with martial law and a kill 'em first, ask questions later attitude.

These animals may be medieval, but they're not stupid. They know we are the weaker choice.

The Liberals have for years been complaining that other countries find our methods barbaric and our supposed harsh interrogation techniques inhumane. What they don't tell you is the ones squawking are the Far Left Loons in those countries.

Most sane people in Europe and other civilized countries understand that extraordinary evil require an extraordinary response.

Even ordinarily intelligent people in this country ( you know 'em, I know 'em) will say that we ought to obey our normally lenient and humane laws. What they fail to understand is this:

THE ONLY THING THESE MURDEROUS BASTARDS UNDERSTAND IS FORCE....CRUEL, MEAN, DEADLY FORCE. To treat these animals humanely is to signal weakness. To negotiate is to expose our soft underbelly to them.

These aren't German soldiers, they aren't civilian criminals, they are the embodiment of pure evil and the ONLY ANSWER is complete and utter annihilation of them.

Then and only then will we be safe. Anything less is a postponement of our destruction.

I don't think we will fall apart as a country nor do I think that the torture of these filthy pigs will somehow compromise 200 plus years of the democratic rule of law.

If you bleeding hearts want to feel pity for someone, I'm sure I could get you in touch with the families of 3,000 or so of your fellow citizens that have died at the hands of these fuckin' animals.

They deserve our sympathy.

Think about it.

*the photo at top is of journalist Daniel Pearl shortly before being beheaded. Fuckin' beheaded!

TWO-FACED OBAMA

Two things jump out at me about the last few days in the Obama presidency.

First, he issued an executive order that will ultimately close Gitmo, the base in Cuba where we are currently detaining terrorist enemy combatants. He said that we as a country must provide the full measure of law to these detainees/prisoners. That every human, be they citizens or enemy combatants, have rights.

Contrast that with another of Obama's executive orders restoring funding to abortion clinics overseas and in Mexico. Yes, you read that right; your tax dollars are once again going to foreign countries to pay to abort their babies!

Let me get this right....terrorists that will readily behead our citizens and fly planes into buildings full of civilians deserve rights and humane treatment, but innocent babies, as yet unborn ,don't?

This is the best we could do for President? This is the man that will unify this country?

No, this is the man that is taking our country down a path of no return and if we as citizens allow it to happen, we are just as guilty.

Look, I don't come to my anti-abortion stance from any kind of religious viewpoint. I find it horrendous and despicable from a purely moral standing.

The argument I have heard from the Left is " Conservatives call themselves Pro-Life, yet they are for the death penalty" as if those two things were mutually exclusive.

I think it's a hell of a lot better than calling yourself liberal and advocating humane and just treatment for a terrorist, yet turning a blind eye to, nay... actually demanding, the murder of millions of the unborn.

To show you how fucked up the Left's priorities are, a Leftie reporter once asked Sarah Palin how she could be pro-life yet still aerial hunt wolves in Alaska! The Far Left equates a human baby with wolves....to them there are no differences. (Actually, they probably care more for the wolves if truth be known.)

This is who is running our country.

Be afraid.

Be very afraid.

More Thought Barnacles Scraped from My Brain

It's 10 o'clock and the cable has been out all night and I am ashamed at how dependent on TV I am. I thought I would spew forth some more deep thoughts.

TALK RADIO - A target for the Far Left in the coming years with the disingenuously named Fairness Doctrine. Why is it that Libs can't stand dissenting opinion? Is it because the Far Left liberal argument won't stand up to scrutiny or fair discussion? Methinks I have it!

Funny how they never were in a big hurry to feature Rush Limbaugh on NPR but now they want Lefties on all the radio stations that carry Conservative talk.

SURVIVALISTS - I always laughed at these types before. Imagine....stocking up your basement or worse, your bomb shelter, with bottled water, canned food, ammo, guns, generators, water purification tablets, solar blankets, batteries, more ammo and more guns because you thought civilization as we knew it was on the verge of collapse.

In the immortal words of Buckwheat..."me no laugh no mo' "

NAZIS - Anyone familiar with the movie "Boys From Brazil" might find it a bit eerie that it has come to light that a small town in Brazil evidently has a plethora of twins born in the mid to late 60's and they all seem to have blond hair and blue eyes in a region known for dark haired olive skinned people. It also might seem a bit odd that these twins' mothers were attended to before and after their pregnancies by an itinerant doctor by the name of Rudolf Weiss....and ol' Rudy turned out to be none other than the Angel Of Death himself...Dr. Josef Mengele.

Seems the good Doctor found a new place to practice. Google the story..it is very scary.

TRAFFIC LIGHT CAMERAS - I don't like 'em. I think they smack of Big Brother in the worst way. The argument for them is of course safety. Weak. Somehow, the risk of being captured on film and paying a big fine for running a red light is more of a deterrent than being seen by a real live cop and paying a big fine? No, this is yet another example of government interference and another brick in the wall of total government control. The sheep always agree to things contrary to their liberties when told it will keep them safe. Anytime you hear a government entity talk about keeping you safe from something, be prepared for an ass raping. I don't need the government to keep me safe from every little perceived threat. Deal with terrorists and I will deal with those dastardly red light runners.

RELATED JOKE: Ted was riding in the car with his friend Bill when Bill all of a sudden floors it through a red light. "Whaddya doin' Bill?" Ted cried. Bill replied "Don't worry about it, my brother drives this way".

They continued on for a few miles when Bill again gunned it through the intersection at a red light. " Jesus, Bill! You're gonna kill us! What the hell are you doing?" Ted screamed. " Hey, I said don't worry about it...my brother drives this way" Bill said.

Five or six miles further along they come to an intersection and the light is green. Bill suddenly slams on his brakes!

"Now what the hell are you doing? The light is green!" Ted exclaimed.

Bill said...."My brother might be coming the other way"

Well Dear Reader, that's it for tonight. Let's hope tomorrow is a better day for all.

A Big Salute to President Bush

While searching the Internet for a photo of George W. Bush for this post, I saw some of the most disrespectful, horrible and raunchy photos/caricatures of our President that you could imagine.

Pictures of GWB as a monkey, a dunce, as Hitler and worse. Despicable stuff.

Which pretty much illustrates the whole point of this post...namely, that our outgoing President was and continues to be treated with derision and contempt never before seen in this country. The Far Left Libs have hated this man since the disputed 2000 election and have done their level best to destroy him in the political arena.

GWB could have walked on water and the Libs would have complained about his insensitivity to marine life. He could have stayed out of Iraq and would have been accused of being a coward by the Left. In other words, he couldn't win, no matter what.

I have but a few requirements of my President. First, it is his job to protect the American people from threats both foreign and domestic. Secondly, that he have the best interests of the American people first and foremost in every action of his Presidency. And that's about it.

Guess what? George W. Bush passed my litmus test. He kept us safe from the terrorists for 8 years and whatever missteps he made in his two terms were mistakes made with the best interests of the American people in mind. I feel that this President will be judged favorably by history. Remember, Lincoln, Truman and Teddy Roosevelt were all derided and scorned at the end of their respective terms, yet today are considered some of our very best.

I think what I like most about GWB was the fact that he knew what was right and he went forward, to hell with popular opinion and polls. Right is right, no matter what the media or naysayers say.

I don't know what our new President will do to fulfill my meager requirements, but I do know that George W. had my back for the last 8 years and for that I say "Thanks, Mr. President"

p.s. The photo I did use reminded me that our President was a fun guy and that made me like him even more.

R.I.P. Simon

We had to put our dog Simon to sleep today. It sucked royal.

He was a 6 year old dachsund and by all accounts was abnormally well behaved for his breed.

No biting, no barking, no chewing, no digging, nothing. He lay around the house like Jed Clampett's old hound dog Duke. In fact, if you ignored the size difference, he looked like ol' Duke too.

If the measure of a man is in how he treats his animals, then regretfully I was lacking.

It is painful to say, but there were too many times I yelled at Simon and even more painful and embarassing to say, there were a few times I gave Simon a swift kick in the ass.

He never deserved that, especially since his worse transgression was peeing in the house.

The last couple of years I treated Simon much differently, having learned that no amount of yelling was going to break him of peeing in the house and actually just made the matter worse.

I learned to be more patient with him and I think he responded to that.

I hope that if dogs have the capability for forgiveness, he forgave me for being a less than perfect master.

He was a good dog and I am a better person for having had him.

Happy Trails Peebody.....

Here Soo-ey! Soo-ey, soo-ey, sooey!

I ran across this in my travels throught the InterWeb. Some of you might have already seen it. If so, forward it on to someone who hasn't. It bears repeating.

It also begs a few questions; namely, who is feeding the corn?And are YOU eating the corn?

Several years ago I was supervising a beginning teacher in a city school system. One day during our end-of-the-day feedback conference, the young man gave a facial grimace and began to rub his back. I asked him if he had strained his back in the school lab. After a long period of silence, he sat down at his desk and explained that he had immigrated to the United States because of political problems in his native country. The discomfort in his back was caused by a bullet wound he had received while fighting the Communists who were trying to take over his country's government. He was then a member of the underground nationalist force.

Then he asked me a surprising question: "Dr. Hedges, do you know how to catch a wild hog?" The question was completely out of context regarding the day's classroom and lab teaching. I replied, "I'm not sure what you are talking about. Tell me."

"First," he said, "you find out where the wild hogs are roaming and feeding, and then you put some corn out in the field. Soon they will come to eat the corn. You keep putting out the free corn. More wild hogs keep coming to eat the corn."

"So what?" I said. "That's normal for any animal."

"Be patient. I will tell you what comes next," he said. "After the hogs get used to your free corn, you put up a length of fence along one side of the feeding area. The hogs get used to it. You keep giving them the corn. Then you put up another section of fence at right angles to the first. You keep giving them the corn. The hogs get used to the second fence. Then you put up another length of fence at right angles to the second section. You now have a U-shaped fenced area. The hogs get used to that section of the fence. You keep giving them free corn. Then you put another section of fence with a gate in it, making a closed area except for the gate. You keep giving them corn. Now, the hogs no longer are out in the fields, working to find their own food. They keep coming into the area to eat the free corn. They get used to the fenced area with the open gate. Then, one day you slam shut the gate when the hogs are inside the fenced area. The wild hogs are caught - they are your prisoners."

I understood then that the wild hogs were really the people of his native country, and that the free corn was the enticements that the Communists were giving to the people. "That's correct," the young man said. "Now, the hogs will not get anything to eat unless you give them food. You are in control. They depend on you to feed them, or they will starve. They can't get out into the fields and forests anymore to find their own food. They have probably forgotten how, as it is. They are your servants, your prisoners. They must obey you. Or else they starve.

"The hogs," he said, "were so accustomed to having the free corn, that they ignored the building of the fences that would eventually trap them. When the gate slammed shut, it was too late for them to realize what they had been blind to. The free corn was enticing, so effortless to obtain, but eventually the cause of their loss of freedom. The fence had been built; the gate had been shut."

At this point in our conversation, the young teacher, in a voice shaking with emotion and with fists hitting the desktop, loudly exclaimed, "This is what I see happening in America today! People are being offered free corn by the government. People are being blind to the fences being built around them by the liberals - the socialists - and that is what frightens me! Just like it was happening in my homeland. The American people do not learn from history. And history shows that socialism/communism does not work. Take note of Russia .Has socialism been the best thing that ever happened to that country? Absolutely not! But socialism is what the American people are being fed, and they don't realize it. All they can focus on is the 'free corn.' They want more and more of the 'free' corn. And this free corn is being fed to us little by little, and soon the gate will slam shut. I am very frightened, and also amazed, that the American people don't see what is being fed us, and for what purpose." With that said, the young man sat down at his desk and continued to rub his painful back.

And I was silent in my chair. And afraid.

For I could visualize the supposedly "free corn" being fed to our nation's people, and our growing addiction to the "free corn." And I could see the gate being slammed shut. We, the people of the United States of America , because of our ignorance of history, because of our addiction to the supposedly "free corn," could soon be prisoners of liberal socialism. Along with this fighter for freedom from socialism/communism, I, too, wanted to slam my fists on the desktop and cry out in a loud voice for all to hear, "Wake up, America ! The fences are being built! Don't you see what is happening to us?" In the agenda of the new Congress governed by the liberal Democrats, there is much "free corn" being promised the American people. In our greed for this "free corn," will we ignore the incremental building of the fences, and the inevitable shutting of the gate? As I ponder the building of the fences now underway by the new Congress, I remember the old adage, 'There is always free cheese in a mousetrap." It seems the only thing we learn from history is that we do not learn from history.

Lowell E. Hedges is a retired associate professor of teacher education and a former superintendent of Elgin Local Schools.

More random thoughts from the dark recesses of my brain

A few posts ago, I offered some thoughts on assorted stuff that I have strong opinions on. I thought I would include a few more here. Thanks for indulging me.

ROSEANNE - Oh God, here's another fat, whiny Hollywood Liberal who thinks her opinion means something. The latest from this trailer trash swine is to bash Israel, calling them "Nazis" and "murderers" and worse for daring to defend their land from terrorists.

I have an idea....instead of lobbing rockets into Gaza, lets catapult her over into Hamas territory. It would not only offend them (because she's a pig), but maybe she could screech out their anthem while she's over there.

GAYS - OK, I get it. You're here, you're queer, get over it. I don't care who you co-mingle your genitals with, just keep it to yourself. I don't go advertising my fondness for 10W-40 motor oil and fuzzy pink slippers, do I?

Let's make a deal: You give up on insisting on being "married" and I will promise never to march in a parade under the rainbow flag wearing nothing but a shiny gold thong, OK?

FUEL EFFICIENT CARS - Ever see footage from Europe on the news or scenes of France in a movie? See the little cars those people drive around? Not me pal..... I'll pay more for gas rather than look like Pepe LaPew driving a kiddy car.

The next thing you know, they will suggest we need those whiny little sirens for our cop cars....WEE-O, WEE-O, WEE-O!

LOTTERY TICKETS - Could we just have separate Lottery Stores or something? Nothing burns me more than standing in line at the local convenience store to pay for my gas and getting behind the guy who is betting his kids college fund one and two dollars at a time. And while we're on the subject, what moron came up with the idea that lottery tickets were a viable Christmas/Birthday present? Nothing like giving a gift where the odds are 1,200 to 1 that it's worth something.

ENERGY DRINKS - When did we become a nation of fatigued zombies? It was bad enough seeing the construction worker sucking down the 64 oz. Diet Coke at 6:00 a.m., now we have teenagers drinking the equivalent of 4 pots of coffee and 1/2 gram of coke just to get through Geometry class. Here's a hint: GET SOME SLEEP!!

Well, seeing how it is Friday, and the clock on the wall says it's quitting time, I am suddenly in a much better mood and don't feel like bitchin' about anymore stuff. Rest assured, Dear Reader, that come Monday, I will be primed for more!

Have a safe and fun week-end.

What part of "Shall not be infringed" don't you understand?

Dear Reader Dan was kind enough to send the following email to me and I thought I would reprint it here. It concerns the reasons why we keep guns.

This issue is front and center in my mind lately and has been for some time for the simple reason that the Left would like nothing better than to disarm us.

I've talked on this blog about the Left and the myth

of global warming, and the Left and media bias and many other nefarious actions of the Left, but the assault on our Second Amendment rights is the scariest and the one that we must fight the hardest.

The newest assault? There is a bill being proposed or in the works now that would require ALL ammunition to be laser engraved with a serial number....think about that, billions and billions of rounds a year engraved!

Besides making ammo prices soar, it has a more sinister effect. In the bill is a provision that allows a three year grace period. After that period, possession of un-engraved ammo is a MISDEMEANOR. The second offense is a FELONY. What happens when you get convicted of a felony? Why, you lose your right to own a firearm!! Sneaky, huh?

See, the Far Left has as it's goal to take your guns and since an all out frontal assault would create too much public outcry, they are going in the back door. Does this remind anyone of anything? Like ....uh, I don't know, maybe....Smoking bans???

Same tactic, different product.

I cannot stress enough getting involved in your local and State government when it concerns gun rights. Support the NRA and other gun rights organizations. Buy guns and use them responsibly. Teach your kids the value and safe use of firearms. Don't let this right and heritage disappear.

Here is Dan's excellent email:

Why I have a Gun:

My old grandpa said to me 'son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops busting knuckles and starts busting caps and usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin'.

I don't carry a gun to kill people.I carry a gun to keep from being killed.

I don't carry a gun to scare people.I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.

I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid.I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I'm evil.I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government.I carry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

I don't carry a gun because I'm angry.I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone.I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.

I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy.I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man.I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate.I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don't carry a gun because I love it.I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

Police Protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves.Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.

Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.

Until Next Time, Dear Reader....shoot 'em if ya got 'em!

Todays Lesson: Israel and the Jews

In light of the days current events, namely Israeli infantry pouring into the Gaza strip, I thought a little primer on all things Israeli might be in order.

To completely understand the history of the area that comprises Israel would make anyone a little meshuggana, so I will attempt to boil it down to it's essence.

1. Following World War I, the British controlled the area known as Palestine as part of war reparations from the Ottoman Empire, which backed Germany in the war. Britain committed itself to administer this area giving equal rights to Palestinian Arabs and Zionist Jews that lived there. It didn't work so well. They fought amongst themselves a lot. Oy Vey!

2. After World War II, the British had enough of all the infighting and said "We're outta here...let the newly formed United Nations deal with it" and so they did.

3. The United Nations decided to divide the area up equally between Palestinian Arabs and Zionist Jews, creating independent Arab and Jewish states.

4. Most UN member nations agreed to the plan, including the U.S. and Soviet Union and most of Europe. The five nation Arab League did not.

5. The Jews declared that anyone living in their state would be treated as an equal, be they Jew or Arab or Bedouin or Christian.

6. The Palestinian Arabs declared all Jews must die.

7. On May 14, 1948 future Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion declared independence for the State of Israel.

8. The next day, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya attacked the brand new country.

9. The one day old Israel proceeded to kick the shit out of these six countries and took about half of the Palestinian independent state. The other half was divided up between Syria and Egypt. So much for the other Arab's concern for the Palestinians, huh?

10. Israel has been defending itself up to and including today. It will continue to do so to the bitter end.

The bleeding heart Liberals and the pussies in this country that decry Israel's bombing of the Gaza strip might wanna think about this:

Imagine you move to a new neighborhood and the neighbors behind you and in front of you and on either side of you decide they hate you and want you to move out. Not only that, but they beat up your kids on the way to school and set fire to your car in the driveway and throw shit at your house and shoot at you when you're out watering the garden. At what point do you say "Enough" and pull out the big guns and start mowing these bastards down? And you damn sure aren't going to feel restraint, not after trying repeatedly to get along with these medieval morons, right? Well, that's where Israel is at now, and I say "go get'em boys!"

I say Israel is in the right.

I say Israel is justified.

I say Israel has the balls I wish we had.

Whadda you say?

In lockstep with the Greenies

In response to my previous post concerning the most annoying things of 2008, Dear Reader STEVE ( a most learned man indeed! ) mentioned the Green Movement as one of his most annoying things.

We both agree that mankind needs to be conservators of planet Earth, and I think most people can get aboard that train.

The conservative and conservation mindset is pretty simple really... don't pollute, conserve natural resources when possible, think of planet Earth as your environment, not your trashcan, etc., etc.

But STEVE'S point, and I agree, is that the Greenies are shoving all kinds of crap down our throats under the guise of being " environmentally friendly ". Be it a gas tax or wetlands protection or no-smoking policies, the Far Left has very cunningly pushed their agenda on the American public by relying on guilt and junk science.

My favorite comedian/commentator Greg Gutfield makes the point brilliantly here:http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,474451,00.html

According to his piece, now "researchers" have identified yet another killer in our midst, the dreaded Third-Hand Smoke!!

This is the smoke that gets in the carpets, curtains and furniture in your house and will kill generations of your family ad infinitum.

As Greg points out, this is a means to an end...namely banning smoking even in your own house!

To paraphrase the old adage " Say it often enough and it becomes fact" is exactly what is happening here. Ask any person you know in your daily life about global warming and they will most likely regurgitate the Far Left party line..." man is responsible, destruction is emminent, yada, yada, yada..." Yet, responsible scientists will tell you that far from being fact, the global warming theory is just that, a theory. Unproven and unverified.

So what do we do Dear Reader? Well, for starters we need to arm ourselves with the facts. Dear Reader STEVE sent this link:http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=315533893763712

Information like this and from other sources tell quite a different story and we need to use this as a rebuttal when discussing green issues with our friends. Let's face it, not everyone is as smart and discriminating as you, Dear Reader, and most will swallow hook, line and sinker any crap fed to them . The Greenies rely on this.

I've said it before, fight with everything you have; write to your State and Federal Congressmen protesting any bill or measure that uses junk science to infringe on your liberties or steal your tax dollars.

Now, I'm going to go have a smoke while idling my Hummer in the drive-up lane at McDonalds, waiting for my Spotted Owl sandwich in the Styrofoam container....