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Colonialism for me, but not for thee [Joe Mannix]
"Colonialism" is yet another example of the Left's assault on language. You see this word all over the place in the writings of the woke, but it is never defined. This is because the definition is insane. In modern Left-speak, "colonialism" translates approximately to "white European influence." It applies specifically to anything American, though the British get a free ride as a result. Like the rest of the stuff that traces back to Postmodernism, colonialism is also, of course, a function of power. If you're powerful, your influence is colonial. If you're not powerful, your influence is non-colonial or even anti-colonial - unless an American does it, in which case it's "cultural appropriation." Nice trap.
So what is it, then? It's a pretty broad definition and is of course meaningless. But for some examples, the fact that English is the international language of business is "colonialism." American cultural exports (TV shows, movies, music, etc.) are "colonialism." Western standards for anything are "colonial" if those standards are extended to, say, a non-Western business partner. This is, of course, absurd. But what isn't "colonialism?" Unsurprisingly, actual colonialism isn't colonialism. The best example of this is the 20-year experiment in Afghanistan. After conquering the country, the US government and countless NGOs flooded the country with all sorts of progressive propaganda and agencies. Western standard were imposed on the conquered. Giant signs and limitless quantities of materials on any given progressive concept - from women's rights to gay and transgender equality to medical care to everything else - were produced and distributed in Afghanistan. It was top-down imposition of alien cultural values on the vanquished population, and much of it was nice and Leftist - and unrelenting. The destruction of these artifacts happened with astonishing rapidity as the Taliban retook control of the country during and after our disastrous and grossly mismanaged withdrawal. The fall of the progressive propaganda complex and various Western good deeds like girls schools in Afghanistan were much bemoaned by the Left. So much progress lost, and the country was returning to oppressive antiquated tyranny. They also didn't get why the Taliban was so enabled to sweep through the country without even token resistance. The two cannot possibly be related in any way whatsoever. The contradiction in this is apparent. Any Western or - heaven forbid - American cultural influence is awful and oppressive and "colonial." Unless, of course, it is the work of the State/NGO complex that is working in accordance with their progressive goals. In that case, it isn't "colonialism" at all, it is just work to further the cause of various hyphenated forms of so-called "justice." It wasn't colonialism machinating in Afghanistan, it was merely justice being spread. Your influence and ideas, whatever they are, are dangerous and oppressive colonialism. Their influence and ideas, even when financed by state actors and backed up with military might projected from the other side of the world, is just progress. Their literal, military-backed, state-sponsored imperial experiments are, somehow, not colonialism. Your insistence that all employees show up on time for meetings, however, is colonialism. Doublespeak. It's what's for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. Unless your culture doesn't value three meals a day, of course. We wouldn't want to be colonial about it.Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 12, 2022 11:01 AM (z5Vrg)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:01 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 11:01 AM (uXonU)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:02 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 11:02 AM (V9UAC)
Posted by: Cosda at January 12, 2022 11:02 AM (dTVVT)
"Decolonize the Climate!" (a sign at the "People's Climate March" some years back)
A phrase completely devoid of meaning. So, popular with the woke set.
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 12, 2022 11:02 AM (sJHOI)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 12, 2022 11:03 AM (mD/uy)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at January 12, 2022 11:03 AM (dfRN6)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at January 12, 2022 11:03 AM (mdjgu)
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko Solutions at January 12, 2022 11:03 AM (Qv0Mi)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at January 12, 2022 11:04 AM (o2MD2)
What's a good travel destination (other than FL since I grew up going there regularly) within CONUS these days? It has been forever (2017, I think) since my fam had a real vacation.
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:04 AM (sadPb)
I can see it because I've been following it the entire time, but it's incredibly complicated and would be absurd sounding to anyone who hasn't.
Until it's over and we're in the camps, of course.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 11:04 AM (6K3w/)
Posted by: The moon at January 12, 2022 11:04 AM (jYQlA)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:04 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 11:04 AM (uXonU)
Posted by: BignJames at January 12, 2022 11:05 AM (AwYPR)
Apparently the only time diversity is a big issue is when there's "too many white people"?
Posted by: Blago at January 12, 2022 11:05 AM (WUBpb)
Instead they wanted to turn 'Stan into the Castro district.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 12, 2022 11:05 AM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Mookie at January 12, 2022 11:05 AM (u+Y3T)
Posted by: Uranus at January 12, 2022 11:05 AM (uXonU)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:06 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 12, 2022 11:06 AM (sJHOI)
More like gibberish. Word vomit.
And, you have to be highly educated to be stupid enough to believe any of it.
Caveat: highly educated is not a rip on the people who actually are educated, it is a rip on those who believe that a piece of paper makes you smaht.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 11:06 AM (MFphb)
Doubleplus Moar Gooderer! Thanks Joe
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 12, 2022 11:06 AM (yrol0)
It's a become a primary language for these miscreants.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 12, 2022 11:06 AM (Xrfse)
So, there's that.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 11:07 AM (MFphb)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 12, 2022 11:07 AM (ESjRY)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 11:07 AM (BFigT)
Posted by: Eromero at January 12, 2022 11:07 AM (0OP+5)
Posted by: Catherine
Free Texas.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 11:07 AM (uXonU)
It's almost like our State Department doesn't like our Constitution.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:08 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Wally at January 12, 2022 11:08 AM (FJYfm)
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 11:08 AM (6RgRK)
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at January 12, 2022 11:08 AM (8548M)
Apparently the only time diversity is a big issue is when there's "too many white people"?
Posted by: Blago at January 12, 2022 11:05 AM (WUBpb)
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Because of that dodge in all of Postmodern philosophy: power. It's the European systems - and the American and to a lesser degree Anglo manifestations in particular - that succeeded and are powerful. Thus, they are oppressive and achieved it illegitimately. Any continuation of their influence is colonial oppression, systemic racism and all the rest. The non-powerful are non-oppressive, by Postmodern definition. Therefore, a lack of "diversity" is not a problem. If anything, imposing diversity on them would colonial.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:09 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: Wally at January 12, 2022
***
First Passenger (scattering strips of paper out of the window): "I do this because it keeps elephants away."
Other Passenger: "There are no elephants in Vermont!"
First Passenger: "See how well it works?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:09 AM (txdEq)
Among the things lost after WW II, was the civilizing influence of the Evil British Empire, but two back to back wars had killed off to many decent young men for them to sustain an empire!
Now they ENT even keep the home island civilized!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 12, 2022 11:09 AM (QkXj0)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 11:07 AM (BFigT)
Is a "cape cod" colonial?...or does it have to have columns?
Posted by: BignJames at January 12, 2022 11:09 AM (AwYPR)
Posted by: Catherine
Depends on what you are looking for of course but - we like rural/small town type places. You know, where the locals say "Yes Ma'am or Yes Sir". Beautiful geography is a plus too.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 12, 2022 11:09 AM (mD/uy)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:06 AM (yQpMk)
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Something grotesque and deeply unsettling.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:10 AM (DU+/6)
Because (in theory at least) the Constitution is a bottom-up system of power. The people in the middle east have no experience and likely no desire to manage that type of system.
Posted by: Mookie at January 12, 2022 11:10 AM (u+Y3T)
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:10 AM (Ectld)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022
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The smartest one in the troop. Now get me a breadfruit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:10 AM (txdEq)
That could be a family, a business, a farm, or maybe just a small patch of land to house yourself. All of the Blue Run cities and states make home ownership unaffordable and then destroy the rental market with price controls.
There have been more low cost housing unit torn down in NYC than built over the last 50 years.
PROGRESS
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 12, 2022 11:10 AM (yrol0)
Posted by: Vermont elephants at January 12, 2022 11:10 AM (jYQlA)
One of the few times where National Review engaged a topic with actual humor. It may just be that it was James Lileks writing the article.
https://tinyurl.com/lileksmeals
Posted by: Homer's Donuts at January 12, 2022 11:11 AM (BCSAN)
What's that?
Coloni-AL?
Oh. Never mind.
Posted by: Muldoon at January 12, 2022 11:11 AM (m45I2)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 12, 2022 11:11 AM (QkXj0)
Posted by: IanDeal at January 12, 2022 11:11 AM (/o2VD)
Other Passenger: "There are no elephants in Vermont!"
First Passenger: "See how well it works?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:09 AM (txdEq)
I have owned 2 Rhodesian Ridgebacks and have never seen a lion near my house!
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 12, 2022 11:12 AM (yrol0)
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:12 AM (Ectld)
My top 3 recommendations ... (1) Mesa Verde - plan at least 3 days to explore cliff dwellings and mesa top sites.
(2) Mt. Rushmore and (since you'll be in the general area) Custer battlefield. (3) Gettysburg and other Civil War battlefields.
Posted by: Lurking Cynic at January 12, 2022 11:12 AM (RS9ZG)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:06 AM
He would NOT be an experimental Fauci induced transgender monkey.
That much is known!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:12 AM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Mookie at January 12, 2022 11:05 AM (u+Y3T)
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You can nation-build if you want to, and you will likely even be successful (see Japan and West Germany after the War), but there's a prerequisite that is almost never met. You must win, unconditionally and without question or opposition. You must break the will of the vanquished. Everyone must acknowledge the utter victory of one side and the utter, irreversible, total and complete destructive defeat of the other.
Nation building absent that level of total victory is a fool's errand.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:12 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:10 AM (Ectld)
Imperialism
Posted by: BignJames at January 12, 2022 11:12 AM (AwYPR)
Posted by: Xipe Totec at January 12, 2022 11:12 AM (o2MD2)
Posted by: Catherine
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You have only a narrow window of time to visit S. Lousy-ana. By March 1 the soggy dispiriting heat will be back. Hurry!
(I liked northern Alabama, the Birmingham suburbs, in Sept. after Hurricane Ida. Maybe Huntsville would be good too.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (txdEq)
Ah, Proboscis monkey.
https://bityl.co/ATKe
Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:04 AM (sadPb)
Looking forward to hearing responses, because I always have a tough time with this. We're taking a weekend trip to NV next week.
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (Ez6QX)
Posted by: Eromero at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (0OP+5)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (w9Wax)
Posted by: squid_hunt
Imperialism
Posted by: BignJames
Isn't that effectively the same thing?
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (Ectld)
Good point.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (Xrfse)
Posted by: Cthillary, dead but dreaming at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (zSyrn)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 11:07 AM
My house is a Colonial.
I finally know why I identify as an AOS Moron!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (tkyK5)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (YIVH2)
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If anyone talks about hyphenated justice (social justice, etc) I'll paraphrase C.S. Lewis when talking about mere Christianity
Justice is justice. When a modifier is added to the word justice, such as in social justice, then the meaning becomes something other than justice. I assume then that you mean "injustice".
Or maybe just say "sod off, Francis"
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (fs1hN)
Liz Cheney Is Using The Jan. 6 Committee To Persecute An Activist Running A Super PAC To Unseat Her - someone completely unrelated to J6 events!
Posted by: SMOD at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Eromero
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Double-egded sword.
Being a beacon to the world, and setting a good example is good; exporting our vices, not so much.
Posted by: How the Left sees blacks. at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (Oy+3b)
We weren't called the American colonies for nothing. Just because times change doesn't mean words do.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (ZLI7S)
https://bityl.co/ATKe
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (yQpMk)
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That might fit the bill. If I ever end up with another Rant, I'll try to remember to use it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (txdEq)
Went to Huntsville for the first time to see college hockey, just before Covid hit. Was pleasantly surprised by the Space Museum.
Posted by: Wally at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (FJYfm)
Posted by: Muldoon at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (m45I2)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (uXonU)
Posted by: squid_hunt
Imperialism
Posted by: BignJames
Isn't that effectively the same thing?
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:13 AM (Ectld)
Imperialism is empire building, colonialism implies establishing colonies.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (z5Vrg)
Posted by: Colonial Williamsburg at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (jYQlA)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (XvPQV)
Posted by: Axeman at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (XHhHI)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:04 AM (yQpMk)
One of the reasons Afghanistan was lost is that there was no effort made to colonize the place. Remember the story of the American soldier who was punished for trying to stop one of his Afghan colleagues from buggering a little boy?
You want to change Afghanistan? Kill all the mullahs, bulldoze all the mosques, burn all korans. Turn Christian and Mormon missonaries loose on them. Basically enslave all who do not convert. For a start.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (P3gRi)
Posted by: Cosda at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (dTVVT)
Fair points. I'm not convinced the islamic lands would still be open to "democracy", but we did it half-assed. If even that.
Posted by: Mookie at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (u+Y3T)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (fs1hN)
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This is, nearly word for word, how I have described it in the past. I didn't know there was an equivalent CS Lewis observation on other topics, at least not consciously.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar
I usually get a bit of schadenfreude when people rale against the Apple devices they have purchased.
But, in your case, CH, I just cringe for you.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (RWv+/)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022
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South Dakota? Might be too cold and snowy. CO, NM, and AZ outside the blue cities would be great, I'll bet. Though since the first 2 are also blue *states*, that might not work out well.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:16 AM (txdEq)
Used to love the Outer Banks in June/July but it's been a while.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 12, 2022 11:16 AM (Xrfse)
Liz Cheney Is Using The Jan. 6 Committee To Persecute An Activist Running A Super PAC To Unseat Her - someone completely unrelated to J6 events!
Posted by: SMOD at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (RHGPo)
Abuse of Power! We got Drumpf on that charge, we have to apply it to Cheney too! RRRREEEEE!
Posted by: Darth Maul's Spawn Must Go at January 12, 2022 11:16 AM (BCSAN)
Good point.
Posted by: Notorious BFD
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Have you seen or heard these kids lately?
It's a valid fear for them.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 11:16 AM (dhhKu)
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That and trillions of dollars in corruption, grift, and graft ... but mostly trillions of dollars in corruption, grift, and graft.
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:16 AM (9hQ2U)
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I find it interesting that we as a nation have been unable (or unwilling) to inflict this on our opponents abroad since WWII. But the Leftists infesting our institutions are absolutely ruthless about pursuing this agenda on us regular folks here at home.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (YIVH2)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (utMrO)
When the colonizing is controlled by non-Lefties, it has to be bad, by definition, since the Lefties aren't in control. If controlled by the Lefties, it's great and "progress." Best recent example is the heel turn of the ACLU. "Speech restrictions imposed by tradition and/or conservative societal norms ARE absolutely the worst thing ever. BUT speech restrictions imposed by Lefty college campuses and/or Lefty-controlled government agencies are actually pretty cool."
Posted by: Match Checksout at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (dYe5S)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:12 AM (DU+/6)
You got that right!
Although, it also helps that Japan and Germany knew how to be "civilized" long before they went mad and needed the beatdown.
Getting an alien society to conform to your values is going to take generations, and starts with cultivating the best and brightest of that society.
Our country and the west in general doesn't think like an old man who plants trees anymore.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (MFphb)
He doesn't realize the shit he is regurgitating makes him sound like an idiot.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (uXonU)
Posted by: Colonial Sanders at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (z5Vrg)
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Right. But those kinds of nuances have no place in the leftist tropes. They mean effective colonialism (as in, the imposition of your ways on others) but the means is always imperialism rather than direct colonization.
As always, they use imprecise language. Afghanistan was an imperial experiment, not a colonial one - but it engaged in every single thing the Left talks about when it talks about "colonialism." They have never been known for word choice.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: Axeman at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (XHhHI)
Posted by: Count de Monet at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (4I/2K)
Posted by: Wally at January 12, 2022 11:14 AM (FJYfm)
I'm old enough to remember when the Space and Rocket Center was a couple of Quonset Huts out at Redstone Arsenal.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:18 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Catherine
**
Hershey, PA if you've never been. It's my top recommendation for everyone, old and young alike.
And +1 on the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 11:18 AM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:18 AM (Qb5mb)
He doesn't realize the shit he is regurgitating makes him sound like an idiot.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (uXonU)
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"He's an expert. I must be too dumb to figure it out. He's obviously right because he's an expert."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:19 AM (LvTSG)
It's not a very American model and we suck at it.
We tend to think our ideas are best and universal (half right).
What we do well is cultural imperialism, importing goods, entertainment, etc. That does tend to dominate without us needed to do much. Mercantile imperialism, call it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 11:19 AM (XvPQV)
Posted by: Wally at January 12, 2022
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I planned to road-trip up there after Christmas during my work break. Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat's health issues canceled that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:19 AM (txdEq)
You would settle for mRNA shots that provide better than 50/50 odds
You got buttfucking monkeys
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 12, 2022 11:20 AM (yrol0)
The Campaign to Thwart Paleogenetic Research Into North America's Indigenous Peoples
(long read)
https://tinyurl.com/mrxsfh2n
Posted by: Gref at January 12, 2022 11:20 AM (AMIL/)
Posted by: The Jamestown Colonial Settlement at January 12, 2022 11:20 AM (jYQlA)
Our country and the west in general doesn't think like an old man who plants trees anymore.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 11:17 AM (MFphb)
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Yeah, whether "nation building" could work in a primitive land is an open question. The British have a mixed track record in the Middle East and Central Asia, and much of their gain was lost later. Iran is an example. It went from a fairly modern state to the nightmare it is now quite quickly once the Ayatollah took it over and imposed his will with an iron fist.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:20 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: Catherine
We've taken a number of trips to eastern TN and western NC/VA. Just loved them - as I said, we stay out of the bigger cities since those aren't our style but we really like that general area.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 12, 2022 11:21 AM (mD/uy)
This would be a fun game to play with the karen's who live in such homes. Shame them. Shame them good. Guilt them into leaving.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 11:21 AM (BFigT)
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I thought this couldn't be real. It would be like a US politician hiring someone to translate his speech into ebonics.
youtu.be/48ZiyoPldOk
quote - He gonna get reealy sick one... he time to get himda needle, keepall da people da strong one....
Posted by: Coquettish Haberdasher at January 12, 2022 11:21 AM (buTO7)
I was told the Ark Encounter can take two or three days for a full tour.
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:21 AM (Ectld)
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Coming #Soon: Doublespeak AND Insects, in one new convenient package!
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:21 AM (9hQ2U)
He doesn't realize the shit he is regurgitating makes him sound like an idiot.
Posted by: rickb223
"He's an expert. I must be too dumb to figure it out. He's obviously right because he's an expert."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
Honestly, he's a fucking hack and I've lost all respect for him.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 11:21 AM (uXonU)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:21 AM (6Je/Q)
Lots of fun, just go with a designated driver or a van tour.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (XvPQV)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (axyOa)
I am personally shocked that satire hasn't made a raging comeback in the last couple years. The environment is ripe for it.
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (Ectld)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022
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South Dakota? Might be too cold and snowy. CO, NM, and AZ outside the blue cities would be great, I'll bet. Though since the first 2 are also blue *states*, that might not work out well.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:16 AM
Custer State Park (in SD) is very nice in late spring or summer. It is like Yellowstone-lite, but it has 1/100th of the people so that is a huge plus if your vacation goal is to "get away".
P.S. If you go the week before Sturgis, you must have reserved a campsite earlier. There will be bikers in the park that have tiny trailers behind their Harleys. My kids invited over our "neighbors" for s'mores because they had a giant pirate flag at their campsite that was exactly the same as the AOS banner!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (tkyK5)
Department of War >> Defense Department
You can win a war, but it might get messy
If you play defense, you'll never win anything, and the bill will probably be even higher!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (QkXj0)
Posted by: Purple Hair and Nose Ring Nonconformist at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (8LlYR)
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Guarantee it's healthy people needing tests for work or school.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:18 AM (Qb5mb)
"Where" in Tennessee is important.
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (6Je/Q)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022
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I've been to Knoxville in May. Not as hot as Da Swamp, but just as humid and damp. Otherwise nice, though it has been a long time. There's Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, TN, near Knoxville, and the Blue Ridge Mountains too.
SD should be okay in late May through early Sept., shouldn't it? Barring a freak thunderstorm or early/late snow?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (txdEq)
Posted by: irongrampa at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (KATBx)
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Youngest kidlet and sorority sisters rented an RV and spent a few days in Arkansas. They had a great time (of course, they stopped in other states) and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere. I snorfled at how a few of the young women were amazed that the bookstores were so 'sophisticated', but I thought it was a good trip for them all.
Posted by: mustbequantum at January 12, 2022 11:24 AM (MIKMs)
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (Ectld)
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Two words: Cancel culture. Other than Babylon Bee, who's producing quality satire these days? Sure you can find endless memes written by nobodies, but where are the cultural revolutionaries pushing back against this nonsense?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 12, 2022 11:24 AM (YIVH2)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:24 AM (ONvIw)
I am personally shocked that satire hasn't made a raging comeback in the last couple years. The environment is ripe for it.
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (Ectld)
Too indistinguishable from reality.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at January 12, 2022 11:24 AM (z5Vrg)
Afghanistan is an outlier in a region of outliers.
The Afghans have no respect for human life, they have embraced the most brutal aspects of Islam, they are incredibly tribal, and see the outside world as active enemies.
They like the chaos of conquest, because it allows them to unleash their most savage instincts.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 11:24 AM (Q9lwr)
That's because they changed their original model which helped create the greatest empire in the modern world.
You don't just import ideas, you import people to implement your ideas in a new colony and manage it. It worked in areas as diverse as the US, Australia and India. It only stops working when you lose the will or the means to keep imposing your will.
You know who else is really good at colonialism? Communists. They don't tend to lose their nerve or focus and don't worry about the niceties. They just crush opposition.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:24 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (6Je/Q)
East Tennessee > Central Tennessee > West Tennessee
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:25 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 12, 2022 11:25 AM (YFAIE)
Posted by: PoliticalMcGuffin at January 12, 2022 11:25 AM (md5vd)
Posted by: Catherine
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Mount Rushmore is a must-see if you haven't been yet.
ProTip: See it before the sculpted faces are replaced with Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, and Fauci.
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:25 AM (9hQ2U)
CS Lewis was defending "mere" Christianity from the many variants pointing out that to modify "Christianity" the adherents to the modified version were making up their own version of Christ and worshipping their made-up god. At least that's how I understood it.
I think this also ties into the argument for the "rectification of words" that Confucius advocated. Long overdue.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 12, 2022 11:25 AM (fs1hN)
Of course, French postmodernists contributed to this whole academic line of thinking, so no matter how much Macron tries to blame this activism on American universities, it's not all American.
South Africa is getting real goofy with this "colonialism" thing, too.
Posted by: KT at January 12, 2022 11:25 AM (0ghg2)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (6Je/Q)
East Tennessee > Central Tennessee > West Tennessee
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:25 AM (yQpMk)
Then there's Memphis. And Chattanooga.
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:26 AM (6Je/Q)
Posted by: Rex B at January 12, 2022 11:26 AM (eFXb/)
The Afghans and etc. trace their cultural lineage through an unbroken line of theological autocracy and tribal warfare.
We can't overcome millennia of chaos with purple thumbs.
Posted by: Lurking Cynic at January 12, 2022 11:26 AM (RS9ZG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (P3gRi)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 11:24 AM (Q9lwr)
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Certainly possible. Afghanistan is also the linchpin of Central Asia and has known more or less constant war, as everyone in the world fights over it. It's called "The Great Game" for a reason, and no one ever wins it.
Afghanistan is likely unwinnable. For anyone. Even for themselves.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (6Je/Q)
(CNN) Hillary Clinton is perfectly positioned to step into the breach created by an unpopular Joe Biden...
https://tinyurl.com/2p9bhzb4
Posted by: t-bird at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (9Fwwf)
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (V9UAC)
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (Ectld)
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There is one side that doesn't just want to gibe what they see as the failings of their social targets. They want them gone or dead.
That's why satire tends on the conservative side these days.
Posted by: Axeman at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (XHhHI)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 11:28 AM (dhhKu)
ProTip: See it before the sculpted faces are replaced with Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, and Fauci.
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:25 AM (9hQ2U)
I think we're going to do that this year for our anniversary trip. We really wanted to go to Spain last year for our 30th, but that didn't happen and looks like it won't anytime soon.
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 12, 2022 11:28 AM (Ez6QX)
It is a blast with kids! My wife was not a camping person. After a few RV trips, she wanted to buy one!
IMHO, renting >> buying unless you will use the RV frequently.
You can reserve your RV right now (at cheaper rates) if you know your vacation dates. (Don't know how COVID has changed things though.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:28 AM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Brother Tim has nothing much to say, lately at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (OUMaO)
All the 'Stans do not qualify and never will.
Caliphate is an undeniably chilling look at what the EU has to look forward to...
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (RWv+/)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (6Je/Q)
I recommend Walking in Memphis.
Posted by: Marc Cohn, who still does it but packs heat at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (MFphb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:15 AM (P3gRi)
Hate to break it to you, but it is impossible to become a Christian by coercion. I don't know about Mormonism.
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (6RgRK)
(CNN) Hillary Clinton is perfectly positioned to step into the breach created by an unpopular Joe Biden...
https://tinyurl.com/2p9bhzb4
Posted by: t-bird at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (9Fwwf)
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1) Admitting that Joe is unpopular is interesting, an important early step in creating distance between the Democratic Party and...their standard bearer.
2) Ignoring Kamala is fucking hilarious, but not quite as hilarious as looking to Hillary Clinton as a savior.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: t-bird at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (9Fwwf)
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:22 AM (Ectld)
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There is a comedian that shows up on Gutfeld, that I thought would be great at delivering the satire we needed. He was a runner-up I think on some comedian search show. He had a great delivery like an idiot savant. It looks like he got fat and possibly lazy and missed out on his chance.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (fs1hN)
Posted by: TrivialPursuer--F*ck Joe Biden at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (k4dH2)
You can reserve your RV right now (at cheaper rates) if you know your vacation dates. (Don't know how COVID has changed things though.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022
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Talk to your bank about a loan so you can buy gasoline later this year.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (txdEq)
Posted by: The Colonial Athletic Association at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (jYQlA)
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Guarantee it's healthy people needing tests for work or school.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 11:23 AM (6K3w/)
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When I put on my Hunter/Gatherer coat and go looking for coffee, I see the same thing in the parking lot where I find Mrs D's lattes. The line if frequently out the door with a dozen or so standing there.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (axyOa)
Afghanistan is likely unwinnable. For anyone. Even for themselves.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
To quote the classic: A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
Posted by: Brother Tim has nothing much to say, lately at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (OUMaO)
One can add a related term, 'hegemony". All three are different modes of the same goal- the enrichment of the dominant country. They differ in terms of the degree (time, geography and intensity) of the commitment.
Posted by: Muldoon at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (m45I2)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (BFigT)
They might have a point if they didn't have to keep inviting the whites back to run the country every time they stage a revolution.
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (Ectld)
I snorfled at how a few of the young women were amazed that the bookstores were so 'sophisticated', but I thought it was a good trip for them all.
Posted by: mustbequantum
What makes a bookstore "sophisticated?"
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (63Dwl)
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This is true.
You either follow Christ or you don't.
He doesn't force you to follow Him.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (dhhKu)
You read it from John Adams.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (6RgRK)
You don't coerce them into becoming Christian, you coerce them out of being muslim. It worked for Cortez.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (P3gRi)
Posted by: Erik In Texas at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (2siSk)
You read it from John Adams.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (ZLI7S)
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I refer to him as His Rotundity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:23AM
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I recommend Walking in Memphis.
Posted by: Marc Cohn, who still does it but packs heat at January 12, 2022
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As somebody pointed out earlier today, Memphis glories in the nickname "Mogadishu on the Mississippi." (I contend that Noo Awlins has the better and older claim)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (txdEq)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (63Dwl)
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No Covid.
Posted by: Axeman at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (XHhHI)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM
Palm trees in Alberta? Global warming is real and it is fabulous!**
** Direct quote from the new NASA director appointed by the Biden administration.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:18 AM (Qb5mb)
So you can catch the Sturgis biker rally?
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (6RgRK)
I have no doubt that it is. When you enter the "real world" totally unprepared for everything that it entails, that's gotta be a slap in the face. Hate to say it but the "remedy" many of them have embraced is to eliminate the competition.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (Xrfse)
That's reparations for the sin of colonialism.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (Q9lwr)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
******
Or just rent the RV and park it in your driveway for 10 days. Pseudovacation.
Posted by: Muldoon at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (m45I2)
No, we want you to die!
Posted by: The Harvesters at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (w9Wax)
There are other sites like Sedona (unfortunately much of the charm lost over the past few decades owing to CA imports), the Navajo Reservation slot canyons near Page, the two big dams and lakes along the Colorado River, et. al.
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (ANssJ)
(CNN) Hillary Clinton is perfectly positioned to step into the breach created by an unpopular Joe Biden...
https://tinyurl.com/2p9bhzb4
Posted by: t-bird at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (9Fwwf)
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Look for Team Obama to fight back by having Durham release something bad on Team Clinton.
Obamaworld will not tolerate a resurgence of Clintonworld.
Posted by: Revenant at January 12, 2022 11:33 AM (b9Gb2)
Afghanistan is likely unwinnable. For anyone. Even for themselves.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
If you were to win it what would you get?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022 11:33 AM (63Dwl)
Posted by: mustbequantum
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What makes a bookstore "sophisticated?"
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022
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To them, copies of any book by Hilary Clinton. (To be expected in Arkansas, I guess.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:33 AM (txdEq)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM (P3gRi)
Thanks for the clarification.
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 11:33 AM (6RgRK)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM (BFigT)
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One of the best things to do is drive the Blue Ridge Turnpike through North Carolina and down into Tennessee (Great Smokey Mountains National Park) in the Autumn. Sensational.
The downside is that you go out through Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge, which are tourist traps and often have very bad traffic.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM (ONvIw)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM (6Je/Q)
Careful there CN, you might get reported to the federal dept of muz defense!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM (5gwjl)
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 11:29 AM (6RgRK)
You don't coerce them into becoming Christian, you coerce them out of being muslim. It worked for Cortez.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:31 AM
The old convert or die dilemma. The muslims used that in the Middle East during the Crusades when they captured Christians.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM (bVYXr)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM (dhhKu)
Posted by: irongrampa at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM (KATBx)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022 11:33 AM (63Dwl)
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Control of routes between Asia and Europe.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (DU+/6)
At one time, being Christian was defined as 'getting baptized' so while you're technically right, not historically unknown to force people to become Christian.
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (Ectld)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022 11:33 AM (63Dwl)
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Control of routes between Asia and Europe.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (DU+/6)
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*scribbles madly*
-Alexander the Great
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: DaveA at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (FhXTo)
You can reserve your RV right now (at cheaper rates) if you know your vacation dates. (Don't know how COVID has changed things though.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022
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Talk to your bank about a loan so you can buy gasoline later this year.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:30 AM
I am only planning to drive the RV downhill, so I will get awesome gas mileage.**
** Newly-minted college graduate with a degree in engineering education.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022
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On the gripping hand, Pigeon Forge seems to think they invented the pancake. There are (or were in 200
a ton of pancake houses on the highway leading into Gatlinburg.Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (txdEq)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (wzTRY)
You forgot Obama...
Posted by: Mookie at January 12, 2022 11:36 AM (u+Y3T)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:36 AM (OalnH)
There are other sites like Sedona (unfortunately much of the charm lost over the past few decades owing to CA imports)...
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (ANssJ)
Northern AZ is one of my favorite places on earth.
Sedona is useful as a base, but damn, what a disappointment as an actual town.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 11:36 AM (Q9lwr)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022 11:33 AM (63Dwl)
Rare earth minerals?
Nothing civilized though!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 12, 2022 11:36 AM (5gwjl)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM (dhhKu)
Waves back. Maranatha.
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:36 AM (6Je/Q)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:36 AM (ONvIw)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:37 AM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:37 AM (OalnH)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:37 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:37 AM (wzTRY)
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:32 AM (ANssJ)
We were looking at doing that, but saw that you had to wear a mask OUTSIDE because it's a national park. Is that true?
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 12, 2022 11:37 AM (Ez6QX)
This ain't my planet, boss.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (txdEq)
Posted by: JackStraw
*****
So Jack Straw's real identity is Yogi Berra!
Posted by: Muldoon at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (m45I2)
(CNN) Hillary Clinton is perfectly positioned to step into the breach created by an unpopular Joe Biden...
https://tinyurl.com/2p9bhzb4
Posted by: t-bird at January 12, 2022 11:27 AM (9Fwwf)
She's not "stepping" into anything, much less a breach.
Ain't this the same lady what needed tossing into a van, propped up against a bollard? Ain't this the same lady who slipped and slid down a flight of stairs, only saved by her assistants from assplanting all the way down?
She couldn't step into anything, and that was years ago. Maybe if they put her in a wheelchair and cover her legs with blankets she'll harken us back to the glory days of yesteryear, with its crushing poverty and hunger, and privation for everyone!
happy days are here again.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (MFphb)
Posted by: every Leftist ever at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (cupoy)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (wzTRY)
A friend of mine is big on the local comic scene here in the Pac NW. That is funny since he is only about 4'3" tall. Anyway, he and his buddies do Sturgis every year. Says it is the best show he does and has a blast doing it.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (6Je/Q)
No shit. It's why I've never bought one. Or a boat.
Neighbor once had a travel trailer. He was always fixing something on it. Always. Then he got an RV bus thing. It stranded them at least 3 times in 2 years. And was in the shop every month for something broken.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (BFigT)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
If you were to win it what would you get?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022 11:33 AM (63Dwl)
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$80 billion in 2021-era U.S. military equipment and all the 1980s-era Man-Portable Rocket Launchers and Stinger Missiles you can carry.
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (/5KmD)
Inflation Jumps 7 Percent Annually in December, Fastest Pace Since 1982
https://bityl.co/ATLm
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (ytSiK)
This ain't my planet, boss.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (txdEq)
Happens literally all day every day here.
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (Ez6QX)
Inflation Jumps 7 Percent Annually in December, Fastest Pace Since 1982
https://bityl.co/ATLm
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (yQpMk)
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Just pump more money into the overall supply to fix it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (ONvIw)
https://is.gd/xZr7el
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:40 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:34 AM
I am pretty sure that the auto workers that were fired from their union jobs for gross incompetence, have all been hired by the manufacturers that make RVs.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:40 AM (tkyK5)
Demographic group with the lowest vaccination rate is blacks.
I checked latest PA stats...just under 40% AA population fully vaxxed. Adult age range
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (DJFLF)
The cited "Decolonize the Climate" sign gives the entire game away: the goal is neo-feudalism where there is no middle class, only the elites and the serfs. And the serfs don't get cars or electricity.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: Mookie at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (u+Y3T)
Posted by: Muldoon at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (m45I2)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (ONvIw)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (6Je/Q)
Grab your ankles. They never get tired of BOHICA.
Then you'll need your anti-virals.
Oh joy in libtardland.
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:42 AM (TYS2T)
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Apparently, for the girls there were Obama, Clinton, and other well-known leftists, as well as 'heavier' ancient classics. The impression I got was that some of the girls were surprised that Southerners could read at all.
Posted by: mustbequantum at January 12, 2022 11:42 AM (MIKMs)
Neighbor once had a travel trailer. He was always fixing something on it. Always. Then he got an RV bus thing. It stranded them at least 3 times in 2 years. And was in the shop every month for something broken.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 11:39 AM (BFigT)
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Eh. I have a boat and an RV. Yeah things break. And you fix them. It's really no big deal. For my RV, I pay about $500ish a year on maintenance, which includes winterizing and summerizing. With the boat, about $1000-1500 a year.
But the way people mythologize this stuff it's as if you're spending $100K a year or something.
Same with a pool. I've lived in a house with a pool about 1/2 my life. I love it. But then I always read about how pools are such a HUUUUUUUUGE pain in the ass. And I'm like, how? who? what? huh? I spend 20 minutes a week fucking around with the ph balance and cleaning the filters. And that's about the extent of my effort.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:42 AM (OalnH)
At one time, being Christian was defined as 'getting baptized' so while you're technically right, not historically unknown to force people to become Christian.
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (Ectld)
I'm reminded of All in the Family where Archie was explaining to Meathead how we made the Indians civilized.
"They held their heads underwater until they saw God."
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 11:43 AM (MFphb)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:43 AM (ZLI7S)
"McMansion" is another term used by the elites to indicate their disdain for the middle class.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:43 AM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:43 AM (ONvIw)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (yQpMk)
Years ago we went to a small town bar in Canada for standup night. The first up was a typical standup, not great but good. The second was a ventriloquist with a foul mouthed dummy. The actual ventriloquist said about 4 words mostly trying to stop the flood of insults from the dummy who did all the talking. It was like something from the Twilight Zone. The audience ate it up especially the shots at Quebec. On the way out the neighbor said "the little wooden guy was pretty funny " Thats Joe Biden; The little wooden guy.
Posted by: Senor Coffee at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (iSbhf)
I am only planning to drive the RV downhill, so I will get awesome gas mileage.**
** Newly-minted college graduate with a degree in engineering education.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
Yup, 3mpg downhill with 40mph tailwind.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (RWv+/)
I checked latest PA stats...just under 40% AA population fully vaxxed. Adult age range
Posted by: kallistx
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Being half&half, I think I'll count myself as black in this case, because I will never, evereverever, get the jab.
I have no idea what the count is here in IL.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (dhhKu)
heh
Depends on the boat and where and how you use it.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (ZLI7S)
https://is.gd/xZr7el
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:40 AM (DU+/6)
Maybe not, but she's a stranger in paradise....with a great rack
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (XvPQV)
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So all of the particles that were floating in the air immediately dropped to the floor when he put the mask on?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Mookie at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM
I am pretty sure you are already dead, like Bruce Willis' character in the "Sixth Sense".
Fauci said so - so that makes it true!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (tkyK5)
Will it sink the grifting pedo Brandon?
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (TYS2T)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (ONvIw)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (6Je/Q)
It's brass ring that you can never catch. So don't even bother trying.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (P3gRi)
Posted by: Colonial Penn Life Insurance at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (4I/2K)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (6Je/Q)
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Also does he have a doorknob or any surfaces that are touched?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (XvPQV)
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The arm squish makes accurate reading of the rack all but impossible.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (LvTSG)
"They held their heads underwater until they saw God."
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LOL
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (dhhKu)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (ZLI7S)
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BOAT: Break Out Another Thousand
Boat: A hole in the water in which you throw money
Two best days of a boat owner's life: the day he buys the boat and the day he sells it
Those are the only ones I know. I am sure there are others.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: Mishdog at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (/VWLE)
But the way people mythologize this stuff it's as if you're spending $100K a year or something.
It's the same as with cars. People refuse to do regular maintenance and then are shocked and horrified when something expensive breaks.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (ZGrMX)
If looks could kill...
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (Xe+Zn)
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That's always been my favorite.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (6K3w/)
Ain't this the same lady what needed tossing into a van, propped up against a bollard? Ain't this the same lady who slipped and slid down a flight of stairs, only saved by her assistants from assplanting all the way down?
She couldn't step into anything, and that was years ago. Maybe if they put her in a wheelchair and cover her legs with blankets she'll harken us back to the glory days of yesteryear, with its crushing poverty and hunger, and privation for everyone!
happy days are here again.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (MFphb)
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"You have nothing to sneer but sneer itself. Forget a chicken in every pot ... there's a deplorable under every rock!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (/5KmD)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (ONvIw)
I saw a video the other day about the Eartmover. It's a super luxurious and rugged customized camper van. It retails for $650;000
Posted by: N.L. Urker, resolved to lurking at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (eGTCV)
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (6Je/Q)
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Your shoulder looks like a junkie's forearm.
Posted by: Axeman at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (XHhHI)
Already had my Covid infection in '20 (both of us, actually, both recovered nicely).
I'm all through with the masking, social distancing and paranoia.
Posted by: irongrampa at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (KATBx)
Posted by: Mishdog at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (/VWLE)
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Heh. Thanks, but it would be much more grotesque.
G'Rump proposed the proboscis monkey.
https://bityl.co/ATKe
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (njfCw)
"McMansion" is another term used by the elites to indicate their disdain for the middle class.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:43 AM
Yep. We should strive to be better grifters like the Obamas and get a REAL mansion!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (tkyK5)
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (TYS2T)
"McMansion" is another term used by the elites to indicate their disdain for the middle class.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:43 AM (ZGrMX)
This.
On the other hand, I will say when I think of McMansion, a particular 'style' of house is pictured. A compact and dense (even if large) multistory house that has a tendency to look exactly like the one next to it. I have never liked this style.
I prefer the rambling ranch style house.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (dNqv+)
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:44 AM (ZLI7S)
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Between May and Sept I use several times a week. The really high end ones, I guess are more expensive or the 40 foot yachts. But for the 20-25 foot boat power boat, that cost is pretty typical.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (OalnH)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (DU+/6)
Whatever. I find it boring and avoid those people.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (XpMSh)
Boat: A hole in the water in which you throw money
Two best days of a boat owner's life: the day he buys the boat and the day he sells it
>>Those are the only ones I know. I am sure there are others.
Sailboat Racing: Standing in a cold shower tearing up $100 bills
Although that one is dated. Needs larger denominations today.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:48 AM (ZLI7S)
Would be great for the pet thread
https://www.boredpanda.com/vitamix-cats-box/
Posted by: vmom - link to Red's fundraiser at January 12, 2022 11:48 AM (lCui1)
Posted by: Theskepticalschnauzer aka Lonebadger at January 12, 2022 11:48 AM (h+7ej)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (pNxlR)
To the NCAA it now means having a couple shots or previously having Covid. Gotta keep that sweet basketball money rolling in.
Posted by: lowandslow at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (4thlk)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (LvTSG)
I'm willing to do more research
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (XvPQV)
Based on the media's treatment of Barry Obama and Megan Markle, half & halfs are the most black, or bestest black, or something like that.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: DOJ at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (ONvIw)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 12, 2022 11:47 AM (XpMSh)
Pride in ownership is not a bad thing- in of itself.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (dNqv+)
Posted by: Catherine at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (wzTRY)
A friend of mine is big on the local comic scene here in the Pac NW. That is funny since he is only about 4'3" tall. Anyway, he and his buddies do Sturgis every year. Says it is the best show he does and has a blast doing it.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 11:38 AM (axyOa)
I did it 10 years in a row. Its a serious blast. Its not so much "sturgis", but all the stuff around it. Mt Rushmore, crazy horse monument, devils tower, needles highway, spearfish canyon, etc. All are must see, and are all pretty short drives, but amazing scenery. Back when I was doing it I called it the land that time forgot.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (ZGrMX)
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Exactly!
I mean hell, a boat's engine is nothing magical. Change the oil, belts, hoses, etc on schedule and make sure it never freezes. They'll last forever.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (OalnH)
They didn't have horses or roads.
How could they raid and enslave their neighbors?
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (TYS2T)
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:43 AM (ZGrMX)
Well, I am scarcely "elite", and I use the term "McMansion" to describe a honkin' big house on a postage-stamp lot, jammed in cheek-by-jowl in a development with other honkin' big houses on postage-stamp lots.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (P3gRi)
He will just disappear now. Which is fine by me.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:50 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Mookie at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (u+Y3T)
I'm 28 days out myself. I'll let you know when I snuff it.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at January 12, 2022 11:50 AM (ZSK0i)
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (ZGrMX)
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I am borderline fanatical about car maintenance. I want mechanically sound cars that last a long time.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:50 AM (DU+/6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:45 AM (LvTSG)
I'm willing to do more research
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (XvPQV)
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I do not discourage the pursuit of science, but I do demand that the scientific method be followed. The hypothesis is that she has a great rack, but evidence given is lacking.
More evidence must be gathered. You will be doing this for science.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:50 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Mishdog at January 12, 2022 11:46 AM (/VWLE)
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Seconded. After all, the HQ is the home of Trump's mythological "Gorilla TV" channel.
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 11:50 AM (/5KmD)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (P3gRi)
Yeah, this too. Big house, tiny yard. I like trees (even if they are a pain in the ass.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 11:51 AM (dNqv+)
7%, my ass. The dollar is tied to gasoline, in my opinion.
Posted by: t-bird at January 12, 2022 11:51 AM (DMQdU)
Posted by: Mookie
Tap, tap, tap...
Posted by: The Grim Reaper at January 12, 2022 11:51 AM (w9Wax)
A lot of them are ugly or uninspired or derivative, but there's a strong element of "know your place" the way it's been used in the media.
This crosses over with recent media bleatings that a preference for classical architecture is racist.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:51 AM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:51 AM (TYS2T)
Posted by: Senor Coffee at January 12, 2022 11:51 AM (iSbhf)
Posted by: CN at January 12, 2022 11:51 AM (ONvIw)
What does " fully vaxxed" even mean anymore?
Posted by: kraken
Dunno, but gettin' jabbed is a great way to get free pizza and free donuts!
-- schoolkids in the hands of a vengeful faculty
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2022 11:52 AM (pNxlR)
Exactly!
I mean hell, a boat's engine is nothing magical. Change the oil, belts, hoses, etc on schedule and make sure it never freezes. They'll last forever.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (OalnH)
I would guess that most boats don't have a lot of hours on their engines and other parts, relative to say an auto. ( Especially in seasonal boating areas). I wonder if all of the idle time is bad for them.
Posted by: kraken at January 12, 2022 11:52 AM (6Je/Q)
As far back as I can remember, it's a label progressives attach to the uncouth, culturally insensitive American traveler who expects far-flung cultures to conform to their every ideals.
Sounds like behavior of the everyday progressive, to me -- their in-border assault on others' values and traditions and the diverse in-country cultural norms. Coast to coast, across the airwaves, across the internet, they demand that all conform to their ideology that itself is internally inconsistent and ever-changing.
Posted by: Coki at January 12, 2022 11:52 AM (9ULwW)
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (Ectld)
I'll grant that people can be forced to undergo a baptism ceremony, but they can only be Christian by a free act of their own will.
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 11:52 AM (6RgRK)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 11:53 AM (MFphb)
'tis. Particularly in saltwater environments.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 11:53 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:50 AM (DU+/6)
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I buy used cars from people like you.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:53 AM (OalnH)
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So all of the particles that were floating in the air immediately dropped to the floor when he put the mask on?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022
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Exactly. As I say about the notion of wearing the muzzle to your restaurant table but not while you're seated, the virus is very polite. It hovers in the background while you eat your scallopini, but surges to the attack when you get up to go to the bathroom.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:53 AM (txdEq)
Posted by: Tonypete
If ya go to Frisco, people say "Hey buddy, you got something I can wipe my ass with ?"
Posted by: JT at January 12, 2022 11:53 AM (arJlL)
Brandon did that. Hair Gel clapped like a trained seal.
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:54 AM (TYS2T)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at January 12, 2022 11:54 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:54 AM (OalnH)
Posted by: ... at January 12, 2022 11:54 AM (cENgf)
The Monty Python skit of this deadly pandemic would look really different, wouldn't it? "Bring out yer tested-positives..."
Posted by: t-bird at January 12, 2022 11:54 AM (l0Lgi)
Posted by: Muldoon at January 12, 2022 11:41 AM (m45I2)
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AttenTion!
Present Arms!
Order Arms!
Sir, the Horde is ready for inspection...including the brunette in a bikini friend of Private Mannix and who insists she is not a colonial!
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 11:54 AM (axyOa)
On the other hand, I will say when I think of McMansion, a particular 'style' of house is pictured. A compact and dense (even if large) multistory house that has a tendency to look exactly like the one next to it. I have never liked this style.
Two (or more) story monstrosities topped by roofs with multiple dormer windows and more gables and valleys than you can shake a stick at.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2022 11:55 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:55 AM (TYS2T)
Posted by: Senor Coffee at January 12, 2022 11:51 AM
For "Listen to your betters, peasant!" to work, we are going to have to drastically improve our "betters".
As of right now, only the Morons and deplorables have realized this. Hopefully, more of the population will be red-pilled in the near future.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 12, 2022 11:55 AM (tkyK5)
I saw a video the other day about the Eartmover. It's a super luxurious and rugged customized camper van. It retails for $650;000
Posted by: N.L. Urker
When you need to bring your sports car with you *in* your Motorhome. https://is.gd/yec5wl
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 12, 2022 11:55 AM (RWv+/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:50 AM (DU+/6)
Ditto.
I have a 2005 BMW 330ci that just wenot over 50k in miles. It is almost as cherry as the day I bought it. Runs like a top and I baby the hell out of it.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 11:56 AM (axyOa)
-- schoolkids in the hands of a vengeful faculty
My youngest boys(10 yr old twins) informed me that even though their teacher is a psycho leftist(their words), she is as anti-covidian as they come. She sounds like a rare bird, indeed. But even if it was pushed in school, they both agree that if faculty starts showing up with needles, theyre bugging out and calling me. Good boys.
Posted by: Theskepticalschnauzer aka Lonebadger at January 12, 2022 11:56 AM (h+7ej)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 11:56 AM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Fool Otto at January 12, 2022 11:57 AM (DB16e)
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Also does he have a doorknob or any surfaces that are touched?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022
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Door handle, yep. Possibly the arms of the chair his visitor uses while in there.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 11:57 AM (txdEq)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 12, 2022 11:55 AM (RWv+/)
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Talk about a Toy-Hauler.
Posted by: Turn Two at January 12, 2022 11:57 AM (w4999)
The valleys are lap shingled to eliminate the cost of a valley pan. The roofs leak 20 years early.
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:57 AM (TYS2T)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 12, 2022 11:55 AM (RWv+/)
Don't want. Can't fit a Studebaker in there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:57 AM (P3gRi)
Neither does the left when spreading their religion. It's not that the left rejects theocracy, they want to be one and all others are essential competitors with their faith.
Posted by: mikethemoose at January 12, 2022 11:57 AM (S3ur0)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 11:49 AM (P3gRi)
Yup, thats how it is where I am. Not so much in my immediate area where the properties are pretty big (dude a few houses down got 18 acres), but if you leave my area and just go up the street all you see are giant houses so close to each other you better have the shades down when you pee. Huge developments of huge houses on a postage stamp plot of land.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 12, 2022 11:58 AM (VwHCD)
At that point isn't the car just the land based version of a lifeboat?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at January 12, 2022 11:58 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at January 12, 2022 11:58 AM (FCAbp)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2022 11:58 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Diogenes
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Hub babies his 2000 Chevy Silverado.
It has almost 390,000 miles on it.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 11:59 AM (dhhKu)
"Colonialism" is yet another example of the Left's assault on language.
Now do "scholarship"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2022 11:58 AM (pNxlR)
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But first, "men" and "women".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 11:59 AM (LvTSG)
I used to tell 'em: "Sorry. I bummed this one off *that* guy" and gesture vaguely towards somebody some distance away.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at January 12, 2022 11:59 AM (njfCw)
Ask Fauci.
Posted by: torabora at January 12, 2022 11:59 AM (TYS2T)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 12, 2022 11:59 AM (Xrfse)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:53 AM (OalnH)
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I do, too. I drive them until they are end-of-life, usually.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:59 AM (DU+/6)
And it's okay to accept that America is gone btw. I don't know what comes next, but the moment you have that talk with your child is the moment you realize that it is true.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:00 PM (6K3w/)
It has almost 390,000 miles on it.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022
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By comparison my '16 Buick LaCrosse, 57K miles, is a newborn.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:00 PM (txdEq)
We do need a coalition of countries that are at least more like us, and that stand for Liberty. The Western allies have been selling out to the globalists, paradise lost. But we also need alliances with less Western places ... India, maybe Vietnam ... Saudi Arabia for example.
Coalition Building ... with rules (no slavery, no genocide, some kind of military commitment stronger than the NATO failures?)
Posted by: illiniwek at January 12, 2022 12:00 PM (Cus5s)
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It's a hell of a virus, that COVID.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:01 PM (6K3w/)
Apparently the only thing that doesn't is the mRNA shot.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at January 12, 2022 12:01 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 12, 2022 11:58 AM (VwHCD)
It's basically inner-city housing density, plopped down in the suburbs. Kind of like how the Commies want us to live.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:01 PM (P3gRi)
It wasn't colonialism machinating in Afghanistan, it was merely justice being spread.
Justice being spread is akin to spreading extra chunky peanut butter on a low quality gluten-free bread (BIRM) -- chunks of it will be evident in your stools.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2022 12:01 PM (pNxlR)
I have a 2005 BMW 330ci that just wenot over 50k in miles. It is almost as cherry as the day I bought it. Runs like a top and I baby the hell out of it.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 11:56 AM (axyOa)
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Oh you and your bragging about BMWs!!! Don't you know that is forbidden here. You are only allowed to talk about shit that brings everyone down.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (OalnH)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (V9UAC)
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I used to tell 'em: "Sorry. I bummed this one off *that* guy" and gesture vaguely towards somebody some distance away.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at January 12, 2022
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I smoke a pipe. I'd be glad to share a little leaf from my tobacco pouch with another piper. Except that I never see one except at a real tobacco shop, and those are rarer than sensible Democrats.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (txdEq)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (BFigT)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:53 AM (OalnH)
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I do, too. I drive them until they are end-of-life, usually.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
Nothing newer than 2003 for me. Even put a salvage motor into an old durango to keep the streak goin. The wife...well...she gotta drive something that makes her feel the status.
Posted by: Theskepticalschnauzer aka Lonebadger at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (h+7ej)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 12, 2022 12:03 PM (UuD2k)
I really enjoy reading about other people's lives. I'll/ we'll never own luxury items or travel, but, if we did I would mention them as part of my life. Same as folks that talk about going to the Texas moron meet-up, I don't tire of reading about others being able to travel and enjoy luxuries that not everyone can afford.
Either by hard work or a lucky life.
Posted by: old chick at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (sOete)
Apparently the only thing that doesn't is the mRNA shot.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at January 12, 2022
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I don't inhale my pipe smoke. I'd know it if I did. But I wonder if the occasional smoke (I've been using a pipe again since last Jan.) might inhibit the virus in my mouth . . .?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (txdEq)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 12, 2022 11:37 AM (Ez6QX)
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Unbelievably, yes (thanks Biden Junta Overlords, Tyrants, and Tools -- I still have to wear one in VA facilities) in some cases -- which I didn't know; just looked it up on their website and found the following:
"Wednesday, January 12, 2022: Masks Are Required In All NPS Buildings and On Park Shuttle Buses
-- Regardless of vaccination status. Additionally, masks must be worn in busy outdoor areas. Signs are posted where mask zones are located."
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (/5KmD)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (OalnH)
Dude! It's just a 330ci. That's okay.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (MFphb)
Either that or Williamsburg, VA.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (BFigT)
Now I have the old Battlestar theme in my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzyHxYxc-Mo
It is good music.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (dNqv+)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 12:05 PM (uXonU)
Apparently the only thing that doesn't is the mRNA shot.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at January 12, 2022 12:01 PM (SchxB)
If thats the case I can probably run through the wuhan lab naked. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 12, 2022 12:05 PM (VwHCD)
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at January 12, 2022 11:06 AM (sJHOI)
Hate to break it to you, ants, like bees, are
mostly females. No balls to bust.
Posted by: Fox2! at January 12, 2022 12:05 PM (qyH+l)
Whereas "Ryan homes" are tracts of mid-size homes (3bdr/2ba) squeezed on small lots of a former farmer's field, and painted in two-color schemes, the first sign of an HOA dictatorship.
Posted by: Coki at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (9ULwW)
I don't love driving the Venza that replaced it, but it functions and maintenance costs are lower and that's what I need.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (cMXNt)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change
Great having the precious norms restored...as was promised
Posted by: Theskepticalschnauzer aka Lonebadger at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (h+7ej)
No it's simply an American who goes to another country and acts like he does at home, following his own cultural norms on what is polite and impolite.
Generally American culture is more brusque then what most cultures can understand. But while every other culture visiting the US whom might violate *our* norms etiquette supposedly gets a pass. We are expected to conform perfectly with another culture even though we don't have the relevant norms understood or praxis known.
Posted by: mikethemoose at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (S3ur0)
Hey, Hey, Hey!
You been here 4 hour. You go now. This is lab!
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (ZLI7S)
One good thing about high cigarette taxes.
I quit. Fuck the man.
Posted by: rickb223
Why do you hate the chirruns?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (pNxlR)
"McMansion" is another term used by the elites to indicate their disdain for the middle class.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 12, 2022 11:43 AM (ZGrMX)
Ironic, since the whole point of the CA high speed rail system is to subsidize work transportation for Frisco leftists who want to buy McMansions in the San Joaquin Valley for less than they'd pay for a closet-sized Frisco condo.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (n+4am)
Everybody must get stoned!
Posted by: Guy Smiley at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (njfCw)
There are those who believe that life here began out there. /Steed voice
Posted by: Fox2! at January 12, 2022 12:07 PM (qyH+l)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 11:53 AM (OalnH)
++++
I do, too. I drive them until they are end-of-life, usually.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:59 AM (DU+/6)
____
I bought a car 2 summers ago, which I found on Craigslist. I looked at the pics and he had 2 sports cars in the garage next to this car. You could eat off the floor of that garage. Looking at those pics, was enough to tell me this dude was meticulous. And sure enough he had a book of maintenance records, including car wash receipts showing full details every 6 months. All for a car with only 55K miles. He was doing shit every 10K miles that only is needed every 20 or 30.
We were about 400 miles away from each other and met 1/2 way to do the deal. The dude damn near cried when he gave me the title. But he said he had to start selling off some things to fund his business which was growing like crazy, but he didn't want to go into debt.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:07 PM (OalnH)
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at January 12, 2022 12:07 PM (K58O6)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at January 12, 2022 12:07 PM (YynYJ)
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 12:07 PM (V9UAC)
Posted by: Megthered at January 12, 2022 12:08 PM (XZyRq)
Whatever.
I have all I need.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 12, 2022 12:08 PM (RIsTZ)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (MFphb)
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Heh. I know, but a lot of people think every BMW costs $100K. Which is why the 3-series was created I suppose.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:08 PM (OalnH)
mikethemoose at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (S3ur0)
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"Ugly American" is a pejorative. I don't like the term, think it's thrown around too much, but I do think it fits progressives in-country, judging by their behavior.
Posted by: Coki at January 12, 2022 12:08 PM (9ULwW)
Whereas "Ryan homes" are tracts of mid-size homes (3bdr/2ba) squeezed on small lots of a former farmer's field, and painted in two-color schemes, the first sign of an HOA dictatorship.
Posted by: Coki
"Those street side mailboxes had better toe the line or we'll know the reason why!"
-- HOA Karens
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2022 12:08 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:02 PM (OalnH)
Dude! It's just a 330ci. That's okay.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (MFphb)
***
Hey...thats my midlife crisis toy.
Years ago before I bought it, I told Mrs D that I had reached that point in life where it was going to be a hot redhead or a convertible sports car. She thought for a moment and said OK, but remember, both will get you taken to the cleaners, but only one gets you a ride home.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 12:09 PM (axyOa)
And they had it done to them in Hong Kong and Macao.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 12:09 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022
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I loved the '15 328 I had, but the rainstorm flood that totaled it might have been a blessing. That happened 3 months into my ownership, before I had any service costs. The Buick has been as pleasant to drive in a different way, and has been utterly reliable without any costs other than fuel and maintenance -- and new tires in 2020.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:09 PM (txdEq)
Because the left loves authoritarians. They admire those who would bend others to their will.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (FCAbp)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:01 PM (P3gRi)
Well I'm right in the middle of what was a shitload of farms. Many are still there, but some sold out, and thats where the mcmansions came in. Oh how many can we cram on these 50 acres. Shit like that. They are building a massive development around the corner. I don't even know how many units are in there, but it's unreal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (txdEq)
No it has to be cannabigerolic acid and cannabidiolic acid
not oil, which is what it turns to when heated
Posted by: vmom - link to Red's fundraiser at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (lCui1)
Posted by: Megthered at January 12, 2022 12:08 PM (XZyRq)
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Great list! Yes - it really is an amazingly beautiful country!
Posted by: Coki at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (9ULwW)
Posted by: Roy at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (FMzXL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (dNqv+)
Posted by: Little Ant'ny Fauci at January 12, 2022 12:11 PM (x980n)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at January 12, 2022 12:07 PM (YynYJ)
___
North Italy too. Which is why Italy was the Euro hotspot for Covid. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese live there, mainly working in Prada and Gucci sweat shops.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:11 PM (OalnH)
I quit. Fuck the man.
Posted by: rickb223
Why do you hate the chirruns?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
If I didn't have the fun of making them, don't expect me to care for them.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 12:11 PM (uXonU)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
**
I went in a "Pipe Shop" when I was on a vacation recently because I decided I was going to make that my souvenir from now on.
It was not what I was thinking when I saw the word Pipe Shop.
I was very, very out of place.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:11 PM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 12, 2022 11:50 AM (DU+/6)
Ditto.
I have a 2005 BMW 330ci that just wenot over 50k in miles. It is almost as cherry as the day I bought it. Runs like a top and I baby the hell out of it.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 11:56 AM (axyOa)
We need a Moron Car Thread. I know almost nothing about cars.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at January 12, 2022 12:12 PM (mdjgu)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022
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My '15 328, purchased in 2019 as a CPO, was about $17K.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:12 PM (txdEq)
We are your overlords.
That's how I colonize, bitches.
Posted by: Archer at January 12, 2022 12:12 PM (gmo/4)
Krystal Ball
@krystalball
If you want accountability for 1/6 you should care deeply about what sort of insight and active presence the feds had. NYT has already reported on presence of at least 1 informant. You don't have to go down the rabbit hole of false flag conspiracies to want answers here.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at January 12, 2022 12:12 PM (njfCw)
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 12, 2022 11:37 AM (Ez6QX)
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The engine on my 2006 Prius just quit with 446,000 miles on it (bought it used for $4200 with 142,000 miles on it in 2018 -- and drive 85,000 miles/year). Never had to replace the hybrid battery and fuel mileage stayed constant (average 45 MPG).
Bought a 2011 Prius with 138,000 miles on it for $7900 last week from a private party. On my way home, having owned it for a mere 10 minutes, a deer slammed into me at full speed and crumpled the left front quarter panel and headlamp assembly/bumper.
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 12:12 PM (/5KmD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:09 PM (txdEq)
I thought long and hard about getting a Buick too, or something in that class (recliner with wheels
)
But in the end, I wanted AWD and decent ground clearance in case we got snow. Was going to get a 6 cyl Subaru but waited too long to pull the trigger on one....the Venza was cheaper, available and a Toytota when my Beember finally had one repair bill too many.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 12:12 PM (XvPQV)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:13 PM (OalnH)
Posted by: Loud Pipes Save Lives, Brother at January 12, 2022 12:13 PM (x980n)
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We have so many car guys here. It would be a lot of fun.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:14 PM (6K3w/)
It was not what I was thinking when I saw the word Pipe Shop.
I was very, very out of place.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:11 PM (6K3w/)
You've made me curious.
Posted by: N.L. Urker, resolved to lurking at January 12, 2022 12:14 PM (eGTCV)
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 12:14 PM (V9UAC)
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:04 PM (MFphb)
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Hey...thats my midlife crisis toy.
--
Im not ripping on your toy, just having a little fun.
I'd like one of those in ragtop please. My wife would be happy if I got rid of the bikes. Just not quite ready yet.
Soon .
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:14 PM (MFphb)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:14 PM (OalnH)
Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (FCAbp)
I seem to remember that in the original novel, or was it a movie, the "Ugly American" was actually a real fine individual, almost heroic?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:15 PM (P3gRi)
Plumbing supply?
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 12:15 PM (V9UAC)
I thought long and hard about getting a Buick too, or something in that class (recliner with wheels )
But in the end, I wanted AWD and decent ground clearance in case we got snow. Was going to get a 6 cyl Subaru but waited too long to pull the trigger on one....the Venza was cheaper, available and a Toytota when my Beember finally had one repair bill too many.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022
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Ah, even the Buick luxo-sedans have been infected with the notion that everything in the suspension and tires has to be stiff, for "handling." The LaCrosse is better than most, but I read reviews from people who loved the car but were disappointed that the ride was not as comfortable as they remembered Buicks being.
AWD can be had in Buick's SUVs, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:15 PM (txdEq)
**
Think watermelon flavored cigarellos and glass pipes with swirly colors throughout.
And maybe a $2 pack of Swisher Sweets pipe tobacco for $12.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:15 PM (6K3w/)
It was not what I was thinking when I saw the word Pipe Shop.
I was very, very out of place.
Posted by: Moron Robbie
You've made me curious.
Posted by: N.L. Urker
Gay bar?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 12:15 PM (uXonU)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 12, 2022 12:16 PM (x980n)
Posted by: Coquettish Haberdasher at January 12, 2022 12:16 PM (buTO7)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:17 PM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Megthered at January 12, 2022 12:08 PM (XZyRq)
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Great list! Yes - it really is an amazingly beautiful country!
Posted by: Coki at January 12, 2022 12:10 PM (9ULwW)
Aerial America is best show on TV if you ignore the Woke narration.
Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at January 12, 2022 12:17 PM (FCAbp)
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 12:17 PM (V9UAC)
I'd like one of those in ragtop please. My wife would be happy if I got rid of the bikes. Just not quite ready yet.
Soon .
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:14 PM (MFphb)
;-)
I keep a very close eye on the basics. Brakes, tires, battery, tune-ups. I found a European car shoppe that is about 40% cheaper than the BMW dealer and they do great work. every time I take it in, they make me an offer for it. I pay particular attention to the canvas. I know that once that goes, replacing it will be $$$.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 12:17 PM (axyOa)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 12, 2022 12:17 PM (F4b8f)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 12, 2022 12:18 PM (dhhKu)
I was very, very out of place.
Posted by: Moron Robbie
You've made me curious.
Posted by: N.L. Urker
Gay bar?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 12:15 PM (uXonU)
Can you say "drug paraphernalia"? I knew you could.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:18 PM (P3gRi)
Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at January 12, 2022 12:17 PM (FCAbp)
I have that on pretty much every morning while I'm getting ready.
Posted by: Jordan61 at January 12, 2022 12:18 PM (Ez6QX)
There are all kinds of shapes and sizes of pipes. That's part of the fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:18 PM (txdEq)
Posted by: Fox2! at January 12, 2022 12:07 PM (qyH+l)
Is that the one that goes - Dum, dum, dum, dit da dum, dum dum. or the one that goes WoooOooo, oooo, oooo ooo oooo oooooooh, Dooooo doooo deeee doooo
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 12, 2022 12:18 PM (fs1hN)
Instead they wanted to turn 'Stan into the Castro district.
Posted by: 18-1 at January 12, 2022 11:05 AM (ESjRY)
well, they already like to bang little boys in the 'stan, so they're half way there...
Posted by: SturmToddler (8D42x) at January 12, 2022 12:18 PM (8D42x)
Looking at you Ventura county California.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko Solutions at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (Qv0Mi)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (uXonU)
I hear "colonial" and I think of Battlestar Galactica.
Either that or Williamsburg, VA.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
I think of a house.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (DJFLF)
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Oh man, one of our favorite vacations was a boat ride at Okeefanokee (sp?) in a state park.
It was really neat and the kids loved it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (6K3w/)
Those hippies must've known weed kills the 'ro before the NY Post.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (njfCw)
Not a typical car thread topic, but I love my MDX. Good set of electronics, but not too much. Comfortable as hell. Drives well in all conditions. I've got a DVD player in the back for kiddo on long drives. So far its been rock solid. No complaints and plenty of comfort items.
It's not speedy, but it goes when I need it to.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (x980n)
The rule is buy German for fun, buy Japanese for quality, buy American for neither.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (OalnH)
Always wanted to see the Badlands
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 12:14 PM (V9UAC)
Their first album was awesome. I was always sad that I missed the opportunity to see them live at the Cow Palace.
Then again, I'm not sure I would have been up for watching the infamous in-concert meltdown between Jake E Lee and Ray Gillen.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (n+4am)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022
My brother has a 740. The funny thing is, he paid $1400 for it. lol. It seems that it just got passed from owner to owner as shit happened to it and ended up sitting in a driveway in his area. He got it for 1400, did a little work and its good to go.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 12, 2022 12:20 PM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at January 12, 2022 12:20 PM (FCAbp)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at January 12, 2022 12:20 PM (njfCw)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 12, 2022 12:20 PM (F4b8f)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward
Because they're dumb !
Posted by: JT at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: Fox2! at January 12, 2022 12:07 PM (qyH+l)
Is that the one that goes - Dum, dum, dum, dit da dum, dum dum. or the one that goes WoooOooo, oooo, oooo ooo oooo oooooooh, Dooooo doooo deeee doooo
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 12, 2022 12:18 PM (fs1hN)
***
Well here she comes just flying through the Fleet, singing Doo waa diddy diddy dum diddy due!
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (axyOa)
Years ago before I bought it, I told Mrs D that I had reached that point in life where it was going to be a hot redhead or a convertible sports car. She thought for a moment and said OK, but remember, both will get you taken to the cleaners, but only one gets you a ride home.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 12:09 PM (axyOa)
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While listening to a comedic radio show this morning, a listener sent in the following experience with his wife:
During a heated argument, he accidentally called her by the name of an old girlfriend.
After a few days and things that settle down, they were getting intimate and when she pulled off her top, there was a name tag attached to her left breast that said "Hello, my name is Jen."
LOL. She's a keeper ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (/5KmD)
Posted by: Skip's Phone at January 12, 2022 12:14 PM (V9UAC)
Head north on 4th Street, keep going. You'll know when you get there.
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (DJFLF)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (BFigT)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (F4b8f)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at January 12, 2022 12:12 PM (XvPQV)
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When I had to replace my AWD Infiniti (deer) I couldn't find another Infiniti, so looked for a Venza. None to be found in my area.
Posted by: Turn Two at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (w4999)
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (DJFLF)
I don't have any news.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (Q9lwr)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (uXonU)
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (DJFLF)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 12:17 PM (axyOa)
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Yeah absolutely never step foot inside a BMW dealership (or any dealer really) once it's out of warranty. Especially on older models. The guy who's been working on BMWs for 30 years at the Indy shop knows exponentially more about a 2002 model better than the techs at the dealer who graduated from a 6 months course 2 years ago.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (OalnH)
I was very, very out of place.
Posted by: Moron Robbie
You've made me curious.
Posted by: N.L. Urker
Gay bar?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 12:15 PM (uXonU)
Can you say "drug paraphernalia"? I knew you could.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:18 PM (P3gRi)
A lot of places here that sell that kind of thing also double as "adult novelty" stores. There's a shop back home called Pokey's Planet. Someone built a church next door. Was a really swell thing for them to build that church cuz the building obscures the parking lot.
Posted by: Robert at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (KoYhj)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (F4b8f)
Posted by: mikethemoose at January 12, 2022 12:06 PM (S3ur0)
I have twice been grabbed by the arm by Frenchmen, strangers, and had to jerk myself free. Does that make them "ugly" or am I ugly for not wanting to leave my arm in their clutches?
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (6RgRK)
**
Oh man, one of our favorite vacations was a boat ride at Okeefanokee (sp?) in a state park.
It was really neat and the kids loved it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022
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I second Carlsbad Caverns. Be sure to take a light sweater or a jacket with you when you go in. It's always in the 60s inside there, dry but cool, no matter how hot it is outside. In August, I think it is, you can visit and watch the clouds of bats take off in the evening to hunt insects.
Carlsbad in 1993 seemed as though, if the Caverns fell in one day, the town would dry up and blow away within a week. Caverns Motel, Caverns Diner, you name it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (txdEq)
I would love to do that. My friends did an airboat tour in the Everglades and that's on the list too.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (ZLI7S)
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Easy answer?
It's hard to buy a bad car these days, and you can get a good product that can be worked on at any shop in any town anywhere. I love my weird cars and my euro stuff, but maintenance and upkeep is a concern. Heck, it was mentioned in this very thread.
And I would absolutely recommend someone buy a$4000 100K Buick over a 100K BMW.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (6K3w/)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (Q9lwr)
Please to let him know we are thinking of him and miss him! Thanks
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (DJFLF)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 12, 2022 12:20 PM (VwHCD)
Want a fun BMW? Get a 2002, the model that earned the marque its name in North America.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (P3gRi)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (BFigT)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (TdaKq)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward
Because they're dumb !
Posted by: JT at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (arJlL)
And they believe their own communist propaganda. Which I guess brings us back to stupid.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (dNqv+)
Krystal Ball
@krystalball
If you want accountability for 1/6 you should care deeply about what sort of insight and active presence the feds had. NYT has already reported on presence of at least 1 informant. You don't have to go down the rabbit hole of false flag conspiracies to want answers here.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at January 12, 2022 12:12 PM (njfCw)
Sigh, I think I've seen this play out before.
a) "Embedded agents, that's a conspiracy"
b) "Well, yes there were some agents that were monitoring the situation from a distance"
c) "We've always said we had agents, and yes, some acted inappropriately, but they have been punished by having their book release delayed by 30 days. Gawd, have a heart!"
We're somewhere between a and b I think.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (fs1hN)
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward
Because they're dumb !
Posted by: JT
Because they think they'll be in charge.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (uXonU)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (F4b8f)
I'm a fan of the big box profile. Which is why my next vehicle will have to be pre-owned
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (DJFLF)
That used to be the case for Volvos. They spent their design money making it consistently good rather than chasing aesthetic novelty.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (x980n)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (TdaKq)
I see someone else asked...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (TdaKq)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (6K3w/)
What was the name of the other breast?
Posted by: f'd at January 12, 2022 12:24 PM (vrz2I)
Posted by: It's me donna at January 12, 2022 12:23 PM (TdaKq)
see 453
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:24 PM (DJFLF)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (Q9lwr)
I find this concerning. I'm glad you checked in from time to time so we knew you were doing okay.
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 12:24 PM (6RgRK)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (x980n)
Well, it's a gussied up Pilot. So, big.
You want faster, there's the RDX.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:24 PM (MFphb)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (n+4am)
Oh? Meltdown?
*Googles*
Posted by: Robert at January 12, 2022 12:24 PM (KoYhj)
What was the name of the other breast?
Posted by: f'd at January 12, 2022 12:24 PM (vrz2I)
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Not sure, but her wooden leg was named Smith.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 12:24 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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(fistbump)
I'm currently looking.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:25 PM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:25 PM (dNqv+)
Posted by: JT at January 12, 2022 12:25 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 12:26 PM (Q9lwr)
The rule is buy German for fun, buy Japanese for quality, buy American for neither.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022
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Buicks are excellent cars. Mine has 300 hp, all the bells and whistles that you could want (more than I want), and has been utterly reliable. I've had multiple MBs, I drove and enjoyed the BMW, but my Oldsmobiles and Buicks have been superb too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:26 PM (txdEq)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (Q9lwr)
Please to let him know we are thinking of him and miss him! Thanks
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (DJFLF)
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Yes. Please let him know that we really miss him.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 12, 2022 12:26 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 12, 2022 12:26 PM (x980n)
Posted by: Coquettish Haberdasher at January 12, 2022 12:27 PM (buTO7)
Posted by: JT at January 12, 2022 12:25 PM (arJlL)
Just worked out!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Nice !
Posted by: JT at January 12, 2022 12:27 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (P3gRi)
Maybe for a guy like you that can fab the unobtainium parts. The rest of us would end up with trailer queens or parked cars.
2002tii?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:27 PM (MFphb)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:27 PM (dNqv+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:27 PM (dNqv+)
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He's on the eternal quest for the perfect porn.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 12:28 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: JT at January 12, 2022 12:25 PM (arJlL)
Just worked out!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 12:26 PM (Q9lwr)
Going with the Ginsburg 40 day bulk-up plan?
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2022 12:28 PM (axyOa)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 12:21 PM (Q9lwr)
Please to let him know we are thinking of him and miss him! Thanks
Posted by: kallistx at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (DJFLF)
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Yes. Please let him know that we really miss him.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 12, 2022 12:26 PM (NpAcC)
Same. I hope his wife is OK, as well. I believe she had C-19 as well at one point.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at January 12, 2022 12:28 PM (mdjgu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 12:28 PM (LvTSG)
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Aren't we all
Posted by: ballistic at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (oXNqT)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (6K3w/)
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Excluding oil and tires, I spent more money for repairs on my 99 BMW bike in one year than I spent on my 84 Honda bike in 25 years.
Posted by: Turn Two at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (w4999)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Searching with John Ford at January 12, 2022 12:28 PM (LvTSG)
Aren't we all.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:25 PM (dNqv+)
https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/
internal-hospital-data-confirm-a/comments
remove space
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (6RgRK)
2002tii?
Posted by: OneEyedJack
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Fun fact: BMW maintains a full catalog of all the parts for that car. You could, if you wanted to, build one from scratch from OEM parts. It would cost $300K+, but you could.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (6K3w/)
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (F4b8f)
2002tii?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:27 PM (MFphb)
Never checked, but since it's a cult car, it's almost certain to have a club, and a number of specialist vendors to service that market.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (P3gRi)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (Xrfse)
https://bit.ly/3rc4nut
Done deal boys and girls. Russia's taking Ukraine and Biden ain't doing shit about it.
Posted by: bonhomme at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (x980n)
Posted by: ballistic at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (oXNqT)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 12, 2022 12:26 PM (Q9lwr)
Isn't it early for that? I would be worried about heart inflammation.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (UuD2k)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (dNqv+)
I second Carlsbad Caverns. Be sure to take a light sweater or a jacket with you when you go in. It's always in the 60s inside there, dry but cool, no matter how hot it is outside. In August, I think it is, you can visit and watch the clouds of bats take off in the evening to hunt insects.
Carlsbad in 1993 seemed as though, if the Caverns fell in one day, the town would dry up and blow away within a week. Caverns Motel, Caverns Diner, you name it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
stay local, go in the summer. schedule your spelunking to fi ish about 45 minutes prior to sundown. watch the bats exit for dinner. the drive west on the highway towards el paso until the kights of carlsbad are over the horizon. stop and enjoy the milkyway and view of the stars with limited light pollution.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at January 12, 2022 12:31 PM (IJES/)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (x980n)
These people are just hopeless fucking retards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:31 PM (dNqv+)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:31 PM (OalnH)
Posted by: Coquettish Haberdasher at January 12, 2022
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True, I did have to buy a battery in August of 2020 for the Buick. It was the original, and annoyingly gave no warning that it was weakening. Fortunately I was at home. AAA came out, installed the new one, made sure everything worked, charged my credit card, done. About $150 all told, I guess.
A battery is a consumable item, so that's not a failure of the car. Before 48 months is up, if it's low enough on charge, AAA will replace it for free.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:31 PM (txdEq)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (UuD2k)
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The collector/performance car market has gone absolutely bananas.
That you can't sniff a good example of a Ford Bronco for less than $30k is nuts.
Posted by: ballistic at January 12, 2022 12:32 PM (oXNqT)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (dNqv+)
You are welcome, but it is really thanks to Publius and his email newsletter.
Posted by: Emmie at January 12, 2022 12:32 PM (6RgRK)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 12, 2022 12:32 PM (F4b8f)
I've got five years to go on my truck and it'll be a "classic automobile." At least according to how it's registered. It'll still be a 20 year old beater.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at January 12, 2022 12:32 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2022 12:32 PM (P3gRi)
Posted by: RUReadingthis at January 12, 2022 12:32 PM (RzLGh)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 12, 2022 12:33 PM (dNqv+)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:19 PM (OalnH)
Hey! People like us built this country. Which is why we get the beenies, freebies and payola due us. We are still here...building shitty cars for a shitty price for shitty people.
Posted by: UAW #256 Layabouts at January 12, 2022 12:33 PM (Xe+Zn)
The first step in his promised Dark Winter of Death for the Unvaxxed.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at January 12, 2022 12:33 PM (yQpMk)
2002tii?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022
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I see a BMW 2002 parked, and sometimes being driven, on my way home every day. Looks almost new.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:33 PM (txdEq)
He used the word "Trump voters", or what context was the word "domestic enemies" used?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 12, 2022 12:33 PM (k49Sx)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (6K3w/)
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Excluding oil and tires, I spent more money for repairs on my 99 BMW bike in one year than I spent on my 84 Honda bike in 25 years.
Posted by: Turn Two at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (w4999)
*******
Yikes. I really love the new BMW SUV X7 and have been waiting for one since July.
Now y'all are making me worried about even getting a BMW.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 12, 2022 12:34 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: bonhomme at January 12, 2022 12:30 PM (x980n)
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What would you have us do exactly? I'm not defending Brandon, so don't go there. But I'm tired of hearing this shit. What do you want to do, go to war over Ukraine? Thanks but no.
And shit like sanctions won't do anything since Putin gives no fucks about it. The west needs his natgas, so they won't say boo.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:34 PM (OalnH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 12, 2022 12:34 PM (k49Sx)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:34 PM (txdEq)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:29 PM (6K3w/)
Huh. That is a fun fact!
Posted by: OneEyedJack at January 12, 2022 12:35 PM (MFphb)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 12, 2022
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Learn how to change simple things like oil and filters, and find a good independent mechanic.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:35 PM (txdEq)
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at January 12, 2022 12:22 PM (OalnH)
Same with harleys. I'm tooled up to work on everything back to the 1930's. The techs in the harley dealers wouldn't even recognize the tools.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 12, 2022 12:36 PM (VwHCD)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022
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I think MB does as well.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:36 PM (txdEq)
Volvo, P-2 chassis based is the way to go.
Reliable, and easy to fix.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice. Asymptomatic raycist at January 12, 2022 12:37 PM (PTO9s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Please let me know if you ever see a for sale sign put up on it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022 12:37 PM (6K3w/)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Please let me know if you ever see a for sale sign put up on it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - CDC releases COVID study proving masks don't do sh1t, literally not even 2% change at January 12, 2022
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I will.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at January 12, 2022 12:40 PM (txdEq)
At one time, being Christian was defined as 'getting baptized' so while you're technically right, not historically unknown to force people to become Christian.
Posted by: squid_hunt at January 12, 2022 11:35 AM (Ectld)
Is anyone here remembering the history of the Inquisition? That was basically forced Christianity l.
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