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Lockdown Senator Chris Murphy Calls for a Department of Introducing People to Other People and Agency of Arranging Adult Play-Dates
As Chris Murphy was a vigorous proponent of locking everyone in their homes and making them watch Netflix and porn instead of engaging with friends and family, David Strom calls this a case of the arsonist pretending to be the firefighter.
Chris Murphy has a reason to hire more government bureaucrats sucking money from the taxpayers like vampires: acting as Playdate Chaperones for Adults or something.
I think there's little doubt that this is a problem. However, I'd like Chris Murphy to point to a single social ill that government intervention has cured.
Is there any social issue that elected officials don't think they can solve? Loneliness is a highly complex phenomenon, produced by an interplay of cultural components and personal psychological attributes. One senator thinks he can fix it with bureaucracy and "public awareness." On Tuesday, Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy announced the introduction of his "National Strategy for Social Connection," a bill that would create "a federal office to combat the growing epidemic of American loneliness, develops anti-loneliness strategies, and fosters best practices to promote social connection," as Murphy put it.
... Murphy's bill would create an "Office of Social Connection Policy to advise the president on loneliness and isolation," order federal agencies to implement a "national strategy on social connection," and start a public awareness campaign to educate people about fostering connections. "Similar to existing national guidelines on nutrition, sleep, and physical activity, the Office would issue research-based best practices on how to better engage and connect with our local communicates," Murphy's summary of the bill states. U.S. nutrition guidelines, of course, have a long history of being ridiculously unscientific and plagued by cronyism. And whatever one thinks about nutrition and physical activity guidelines today, there's no denying that Americans are massively overweight and way too sedentary. So, I'd hardly call these things models of efficacy. In fact, national guidelines on how to be less lonely are bound to work about as well as nutrition and physical fitness guidelines have: not at all. The whole project seems designed to create work for people at federal agencies (and ostensibly good press for Murphy.He also proposes to give money to the CDC to study the causes of loneliness. Do you imagine that the CDC will study how its own lockdowns caused isolation and social disconnection? Or do you think they'll conclude this is all due to Global Warming, Gun Ownership, and a Lack of Diversity? And that maybe we can all better connect with each other if we bring our children to Drag Queen Story Hours?
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 02:16 PM (ItjGH)
Posted by: blaster at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (Jk9SN)
Posted by: Bert G at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (VARTN)
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (iayUP)
Posted by: McLurkerson at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (wNDOJ)
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There is no problem so bad that the government can't make it worse.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (aBJcM)
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (okGHj)
I spend about 90% of my free time by myself.
Yet, even I can manage to get out and meet people once in a while. Did that this summer, as a matter of fact, by joining a local church men's group.
It's not hard. Just takes a bit of effort and desire.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (YIVH2)
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (iayUP)
Sign me up!
Posted by: Comic Book Guy at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (PiwSw)
Posted by: Socratease at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (oqnjT)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (WRsWA)
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (yRved)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (xcxpd)
I think there used to be small, informal groups to address this problem. It was called "family."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (lCaJd)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (ppBhU)
Posted by: SH (No more Roe) at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (sX1BW)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (YIVH2)
It's that backlog of unread books that prevents more socialization....
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (okGHj)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (xcxpd)
If it keeps one person from feeling isolated, it will be worth it.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (WRsWA)
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (RFoC2)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (xTRSc)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (eggM4)
A church attendance drops, suicide and depression rise.
Most of my regular drinkers really just want church, but they can't bring themselves to go.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (Y2rTN)
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (yRved)
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Mandatory "buddy system."
Don't like your assigned buddy? Too bad. You can fill out a form at the Buddy System Complaint Department. We'll get back to you in 6-10 years.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (YIVH2)
Posted by: blaster at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (Jk9SN)
Hookers are a loneliness bandaid, not a cure
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (nW4TA)
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Red China does this. In an effort to get young people to get married and have kids, they have state-sponsored "meet markets" to try to get singles together to pair off, and lots of documentation and whatnot for local Party officials on what they can do to get people to get together.
It doesn't work there, and they actually have a strong-compliance system.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (t0OGg)
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Let me guess:
People will need to use their phone app?
Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (y63Pd)
The whole project seems designed to create work for people at federal agencies (and ostensibly good press for Murphy.
As well as giving more young boys for Democrats to molest.
Posted by: Dr.Rev. Senator Your Highness E Buzz Miller, Esq PhD MA MS at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (UCNv1)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (WRsWA)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (17s+e)
You seem nice....
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (okGHj)
Kill two birds with one stone. Create an office the connects lonely people with CDLs. You'll still be lonely but you'll also be busy, making money and listening to Dennis Prager to while away the time.
It's wins all around!
Posted by: Robert at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (ZyuTk)
Throw in some liquor and call it, oh, I don't know, maybe call it a bar?
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (e4fEA)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (17s+e)
This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
So far today.
Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (geLO8)
Posted by: Ben Rothliesbergergler at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (eggM4)
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (okGHj)
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You aren't entirely wrong on that account.
I take great pleasure in just reading quietly by myself.
I don't like noisy crowds or hustle and bustle, unless I'm in the mood for people watching.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (YIVH2)
A church attendance drops, suicide and depression rise.
Most of my regular drinkers really just want church, but they can't bring themselves to go.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger
Have services Sunday mornings at a bar. Twice a month.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (WRsWA)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (N3zMI)
Posted by: Kam Fong as Chin Ho at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (gf7Ez)
So far today.
Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (geLO
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Day's not over yet...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (YIVH2)
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Of course not. "We've spent decades as part of a vast complex that sows disharmony and discontent for the cynical purposes of power, made relationships - both interpersonal and romantic - exceedingly dangerous and high-risk, and then spent damn near three solid years atomizing society by diktat" is never going to cross their lips, nor will anything like it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (AcWfM)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (BdMk6)
"the Office would issue research-based best practices on how to better engage and connect with our local communicates,"
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Thanks, we already got it covered.
Posted by: Tranny lawmaker and daycare procurer from last thread at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (lCaJd)
"The reason that we're in the crisis that we are today is not because of anything that China did"
.. since when do senators make claims like this ?
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (RHGPo)
Here is what I believe is the secret to happiness:
First, the non-denominational things:
1. Find something good to occupy your time
2. Find someone good to love
3. Find something good to look forward to, and work toward that goal
4. Take care of your body
Now, the denominational advice:
5. Take positive steps to improve your relationship with God
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (R38qh)
I have no idea why that came to me right then.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (LvTSG)
A church attendance drops, suicide and depression rise.
Most of my regular drinkers really just want church, but they can't bring themselves to go.
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Ding ding ding
This really is about the only answer. People want "community" but the internet killed it in real life.
Except for church.
Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (y63Pd)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (nW4TA)
.....
We hold a Bible Study at the local beer joint every Monday.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (Y2rTN)
His flock's gain is my loss.
It's for the best, but I'm feeling a little sorry for myself.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (oINRc)
They're gonna make homosexuality mandatory.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (nW4TA)
If you had a buddy he could point out that something's horribly wrong with your diet.
Posted by: Chris Murphy at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (ppBhU)
Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (geLO8)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (eggM4)
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60 years in, and the War on Poverty is on its last legs.
Poverty is winning.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (3edcJ)
Posted by: Chris Murphy at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (ppBhU)
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Not at all.
Nutritional guidelines helped make us fat, and fitness guidelines helped make us weak. If the trend holds, the "anti-loneliness guidelines" will lead to fewer relationships and markedly higher suicide rates.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (t0OGg)
Now now now... don't be calling it re-education sessions.
Posted by: George V at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (ugbqN)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (oINRc)
The only way to curb this crisis is to rid ourselves of this scourge so that everyday Americans can come out of the shadows and create meaningful connections over shared interests such as kid fucking, hating Donald Trump, flicking the bean to Greta Thunberg speeches, more kid fucking, flying Ukraine flags, petting the local blacks, a bit more kid fucking and aborting the kids we don't fuck.
- Your government, soon
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (KbCG3)
Maybe, Chrissy, you dishonest c*ck, you should start there.
Posted by: Marcus T at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (YCv++)
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Kim Jong-il at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (ppBhU)
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After forcing everyone to stay in their homes for two years except to have gay sex and buy alcohol and weed.
These people are despicable beyond any comprehensible measure.
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (g16rN)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (xcxpd)
You are presuming that he's proposing this to solve a problem.
Posted by: blaster at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (Jk9SN)
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (iayUP)
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That IS the current trajectory
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (h1jJh)
Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (geLO
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Yeah.
And that agent will be a tranny who wants your peanut butter, and if you refuse you go to gulag.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (t0OGg)
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"Look, if you'd just give us more money, I'm sure we can solve this problem eventually."
Posted by: Government Worker at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (YIVH2)
Posted by: Eternity Matters at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (wetnX)
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (RFoC2)
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (FQWHA)
Stress is the result of constantly having to suppress the urge to beat the ever living hell out of someone who desperately needs it.
Avoiding people means never going to prison!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at July 21, 2023 02:25 PM (Wy1BU)
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(opens medicine cabinet mirrored door)
What's wrong?
What's wrong?
Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 21, 2023 02:25 PM (y63Pd)
"I'm from the government, and I'm here to get you laid."
Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (geLO
You can imagine being resented with a 250 pound ham beast or a chick with a duck.
This would swell the ranks of the monasteries.
Posted by: Robert at July 21, 2023 02:25 PM (WNIIx)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (jzzG8)
Now now now... don't be calling it re-education sessions.
Posted by: George V at July 21, 2023 02:23 PM (ugbqN)
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I'm just gonna show up for the "TWO MINUTES OF HATE" while they show a picture of Trump.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (YIVH2)
Posted by: Ad on Fox News at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (fs1hN)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (xcxpd)
You are presuming that he's proposing this to solve a problem.
Posted by: blaster at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (Jk9SN)
Well if you got no problems, hookers are a complete win
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (krqg6)
So which OnlyFans chick has Chris Murphy been sending tips to? Because she's going to be hired on as a "loneliness consultant", guaranteed.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (n+4am)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: SH (No more Roe) at July 21, 2023 02:19 PM (sX1BW)
All i want is 100 acres in the middle of nowhere and a dedicated T1 trunk line.
is that too much to ask?
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (Mkvkw)
Posted by: Eeyore at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (brAQZ)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (Xrfse)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (n+4am)
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You think there's just one?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (oVrDc)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:20 PM (xcxpd)
You are presuming that he's proposing this to solve a problem.
Posted by: blaster at July 21, 2023 02:24 PM (Jk9SN)
Well if you got no problems, hookers are a complete win
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (xcxpd)
Hunter Biden as shown us the way: graft, hookers, and blow.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (dGCAG)
New Hotness: Government Forced Association
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable a Clear and Present Danger at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (17s+e)
Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM
Between wokeness in churches (not that common in my area) and churches apparently having turned into the local episode of "America's Got (No) Talent" (overwhelmingly common in my area), I don't have much desire to attend formal services.
Posted by: Bert G at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (VARTN)
I met my wife by forcing myself to go to a Young Single Adults activity at my church. I didn't want to go. I didn't feel like going. I'm so thankful I went.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023
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My money is on Ashley Tervort.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (J2vNu)
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Me too. Growing up a Service Brat does that to a lot of kids.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (yRved)
But we now have Big Mommy and Big Daddy
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (oVrDc)
Really two Big Daddies. Just like those french guys that gave monkeypox to the kid and dog.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (ynpvh)
These people are not adults, should not be treated as such and must be removed from society and held in perpetual playpens until they can prove they're capable of taking care of their everyday needs without the aid of drugs or shrinks.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (iFTx/)
I have no idea why that came to me right then.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (LvTSG)
My Twilight Zone dvds keep the old commercials and bumpers. One of the more frequent examples of the latter is a 'worship together at your church and synogog'.
The past is another, better, country.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by Ace at 02:15 PM
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With apologies, but there are some things we shouldn't joke about. Ew.
Posted by: 496 at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (kmBwo)
I can see this as the next opportunity for the DIE careerists who are losing their jobs.
Corporate Connectivity Officer requires you to attend a course on Friendly Outreach as part of the hiring process. It would be especially helpful if you connected with some of the company's groups for marginalized populations. Don't join them, mind you -- that's not allowed for those who are not Of Them -- just express your sympathy and spend generously at their fundraisers.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (lCaJd)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at July 21, 2023 02:25 PM (Wy1BU)
At long last I have found you...my soulmate...
Posted by: Robert at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (WNIIx)
Hey I know... maybe quit with all the crazy talk about 50 genders and stop crushing kids with 200k student debt.
Also hang Zuck by his thumbs and blow up all online social media.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (eggM4)
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (krqg6)
Posted by: Puddinhead
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Yep.
Moving every 2-3 years makes one averse to making friends.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (ItjGH)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (lCaJd)
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Ugh. I hope not, but I suspect your crystal ball is pretty damn shiny.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (t0OGg)
is that too much to ask?
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (Mkvkw)
Starlink will give you 100x the speed even in the low service areas.
Posted by: blaster at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (Jk9SN)
Posted by: Marcus T at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (YCv++)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (h1jJh)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023
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My money is on Ashley Tervort.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (J2vNu)
BIG old titties on that girl
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Marcus T at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (YCv++)
Piñata, Piñata!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (ynpvh)
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Me too. Growing up a Service Brat does that to a lot of kids.
Posted by: Puddinhead at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (yRved)
Other way around, too. I wasn't a service brat but my three best friends during my formative years were and they kept disappearing one after another. Finally I said screw it.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 21, 2023 02:30 PM (N3zMI)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023
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They had those in the late Eighties and late into the Nineties. Didn't think churches still did that. Or was this a while ago?
Remember when the local "arts" newspaper, which ran personals ads then, would hold a singles meet night at some venue? That vanished with the advent of the 'Net.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2023 02:30 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 21, 2023 02:30 PM (0EOe9)
Money.
Yes, the Bible says "for the love of money is the root of all evil". That means forsaking everything to get money. Family, friends, morals, etc.
But having money? Not having to worry about paying the mortgage and bills and taxes? Not having to worry where your next meal is coming from or if there will be one?
Having money allows you to pursue any and everything that makes you happy.
Me? I have half of it. I have the land. I just need to build the center and be able to run it and pay the mortgage and all the bills. And i would have the finest wildlife rehabilitation center in Texas. That would make me happy.
But that takes money. Money I don't have.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:30 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: not just a reporter, all reporters at July 21, 2023 02:30 PM (7zEAH)
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There's still plenty teaching Jesus: resurrection and the Devil's Hell. You might have to drive a few minutes to find them, but they're out there.
Matter of fact I'm betting more and more are standing up now that the gays have openly admitted they're after the children.
Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (y63Pd)
Loneliness is low on my list of concerns.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (oINRc)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (ynpvh)
Hakuna Matata!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (xcxpd)
Where do the Democrats find their legions of creeps?
Posted by: Gref at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (AMIL/)
Do these "play dates" involve hand cuffs, lube and safe words?
No? Oh.... Never mind.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (Wy1BU)
And that maybe we can all better connect with each other if we bring our children to Drag Queen Story Hours?
He'll send the Drag Queen to you. Just like the mobile dog groomers.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Marcus T at July 21, 2023 02:29 PM (YCv++)
Piñata, Piñata!
Posted by: jim
Golf clap.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:32 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 02:32 PM (RFoC2)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 02:32 PM (g16rN)
By all means, less us gather at government sponsored social events where we can discuss the benefits of the federal government, how it improves life, also decry the despicable nature of those who think the federal government isn't the solution to all problems.
Now now now... don't be calling it re-education sessions.
Posted by: George V
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Wear onesies.
Drink hot chocolate.
Talk about healthcare.
Posted by: No Longer An Annoying Ad, But A Mandate! at July 21, 2023 02:32 PM (lCaJd)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 21, 2023 02:32 PM (ppBhU)
a bill that would create "a federal office to combat the growing epidemic of American loneliness, develops anti-loneliness strategies, and fosters best practices to promote social connection
They're gonna make homosexuality mandatory.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM (nW4TA)
I TOLD YOU SO I TOLD YOU SO I TOLD YOU SO
Posted by: Zombie Bob Hope at July 21, 2023 02:32 PM (n+4am)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 02:32 PM (g16rN)
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All of the above, but I love people. It just makes me sad to be around most of them because I can see that they are suffering, mostly because they are sooo messed up and what they think they want, is what is actually causing their problems. Its literally crushing to be in a crowd and see the frustration, confusion and despair on the faces of people. I can't fix everybody. So I type little comments in boxes, in case someone wanders by and it might help. I donate and say my prayers and try to keep my family safe.
Posted by: I know the answer for me was Church, hard core, not half assed at July 21, 2023 02:32 PM (sh1GZ)
I'm an American. If I want to be alone, I'll be alone. If I want company, I'll go find some. I don't need some government fucktard telling me if, when, or how I do this.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (e4fEA)
Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (y63Pd)
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Poverty, drugs, and homelessness -- oh my!
You get more of what you subsidize ...
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (XzK8N)
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (RHGPo
Come on stagflation!!! Stagflation is tight. Thanks Brandon
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (eggM4)
So ronery
So ronery and sadry arone
There's no one
Just me onry
Sitting on bed pan eating Tapioca
Posted by: JOHN FETTERMAN at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (2znMt)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 21, 2023 02:35 PM (0EOe9)
Posted by: Greg Garbo at July 21, 2023 02:35 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (iFTx/)
As a man of 29+11, hard to make friends, especially given that I work remote and live in an area where I know no one.
Was out with the wife one night and this guy about our age overhears us talking and butts in. Some small talk about golf and he mentions he's in a league and asks if I'd want to meet up with him and his buddies some time to play.
Straight up told him nope. He couldn't believe it. Told him I'm good and if we exchange numbers, he's just forcing me to lie to him at some point in the near future about why I can't go.
Whole ride home my wife was in awe of how I could be that blunt but also so indifferent to having friends. It's a gift, I suppose.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:35 PM (KbCG3)
I think there used to be small, informal groups to address this problem. It was called "family."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (lCaJd)
Yeah sure, but most of those folks are assholes.
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 02:35 PM (okGHj)
LDS churches have YSA wards for single people from age 18-30. To my knowledge, the LDS Church still does this.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 02:35 PM (R38qh)
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An AI ChatBot in every hand!
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 02:35 PM (XzK8N)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:21 PM (nW4TA)
Ah, yes, the First Baptist Bar and Grille gambit.
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (okGHj)
Same here. Fortunately, my innate "loneliness" allowed me to carry on.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (Xrfse)
Maybe you are a fucking evil, but retarded person who should be...
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (zZu0s)
"Similar to existing national guidelines on nutrition, sleep, and physical activity, the Office would issue research-based best practices on how to better engage and connect with our local communicates," Murphy's summary of the bill states.
Considering how government's advice on nutrition and the rest of it has given us rampant morbid obesity, this would probably work just as well.
Posted by: Insomniac for a moment at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (II3Gr)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (eggM4)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (ppBhU)
Posted by Ace at 02:15 PM
We well be connected and armored from loneliness by the Chain Mail of Togetherness. Remember, if you fail to copy and send on the letter to three other people, terrible bad luck and misfortune will occur to you. The last person who broke the chain had her entire neighborhood seized by the City of New London Connecticut for public/private development
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (h1jJh)
Remember, if you must go outside don't forget your safety helmet and bubble wrap and file a travel plan.
Posted by: Ripley at July 21, 2023 02:37 PM (KrJTL)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 02:37 PM (MNhXM)
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Great. Another money pit bureaucracy, this one led by a
Pimping Czar.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:37 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (lCaJd)
Yeah sure, but most of those folks are assholes.
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Didn't Obama tell your liberal family members to get in your face at Thanksgiving?
Didn't liberals make every fun thing a woke nightmare?
You're darn right I don't want to socialize any more.
Posted by: SH (No more Roe) at July 21, 2023 02:37 PM (sX1BW)
Or do you think they'll conclude this is all due to Global Warming, Gun Ownership, and a Lack of Diversity?
And that maybe we can all better connect with each other if we bring our children to Drag Queen Story Hours?
And a lack of sufficiently gain-of-function-enhanced viruses. Don't forget the viruses.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 02:37 PM (eOEVl)
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 02:37 PM (okGHj)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 02:37 PM (ItjGH)
Far-left Variety reports that Dune 2, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and a musical remake of The Color Purple could be pushed into next year.
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (RHGPo)
Yeah sure, but most of those folks are assholes.
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief
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Heh, true.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (lCaJd)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 02:17 PM (YIVH2)
Wait...didn't I meet you at the Texas MoMe last year?
You weren't significantly more anti-social and odd than the typical Moron. Admittedly, that's a low bar, but still...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (PHmov)
Posted by: Jim T at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (xvARV)
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its not really 1B. That's the 30 year pay out. Interest rates are up. The lump sum is like 516million, before taxes which then takes about half. Which leaves enough for a small island some light anti aircraft guns, and some manpads, maybe some mortars. You may have enough left over for a 130 foot yacht.
Posted by: You'll still have to be frugal at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (sh1GZ)
I'm an American. If I want to be alone, I'll be alone. If I want company, I'll go find some. I don't need some government fucktard telling me if, when, or how I do this.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (e4fEA)
Oooh, looks like someone needs to spend a little time in the Harmony Hut!
Posted by: Gary Granger and Becky Martin-Granger at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (N3zMI)
So which OnlyFans chick has Chris Murphy been sending tips to? Because she's going to be hired on as a "loneliness consultant", guaranteed.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 02:26 PM (n+4am)
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You think there's just one?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:27 PM (t0OGg)
Good point. I should have qualified that as "Which OnlyFans chick has he been sending the most money to?"
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (n+4am)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (eOEVl)
Loneliness is low on my list of concerns.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (oINRc)
Ah, yes, the John McAfee special.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (OpBvH)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (ppBhU)
All the companies going out of business means those HR people need jobs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: We all know it at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (NBVIP)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (lCaJd) "
Also, militias which I really feel are on the verge of a comeback. Like bell bottoms, only different.
Posted by: Marcus T at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (xUajy)
by
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (h1jJh)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (YqDXo)
I do have a bar I go to when I feel a need to be social and get out of the house (I work from home). I know the bartender. He knows my name. We exchange approximately the same 5 or 6 sentences every time (How about those Reds?) Then I'm done for awhile.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (FQWHA)
I think there used to be small, informal groups to address this problem. It was called "family."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:18 PM (lCaJd)
Yeah sure, but most of those folks are assholes.
Posted by: tcn in AK, hail to the thief at July 21, 2023 02:35 PM (okGHj)
I see you've met my family.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (ppBhU)
Posted by: Ben Rothliesbergergler at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (eggM4)
I'm an American. If I want to be alone, I'll be alone. If I want company, I'll go find some. I don't need some government fucktard telling me if, when, or how I do this.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (e4fEA)
Oooh, looks like someone needs to spend a little time in the Harmony Hut!
Posted by: Gary Granger and Becky Martin-Granger at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (N3zMI)
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (zZu0s)
Nerdy Hot Chick: Comb the SweetTarts out of your beard and you're on!
Comic Book Guy: Don't try to change me, baby.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (/BBNv)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (h1jJh)
Being a cynic, I assume this is just another way to funnel money to democrat constituencies. The increasing never-married/divorced/childless eternal cat lady brigade of progressive Karens does seem to be expanding a bit over time.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
A jobs program for all the people getting degrees in togetherness studies.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (63Dwl)
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In my experience, having $$ helps in this endeavor, so your billion dollars will come in handy.
Posted by: SH (No more Roe) at July 21, 2023 02:39 PM (sX1BW)
That will almost immediately become the purpose of this department... One day, the Angkar will be viewed as moderate by comparison to our twisted abomination of a ruling class.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (oINRc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (0EOe9)
Matter of fact I'm betting more and more are standing up now that the gays have openly admitted they're after the children.
Probably 50% of our parishioners drive 30 minutes or more to attend service.
Probably 80% of our parishioners didn't grow up in our denomination.
There are many, many good churches out there for those that wish to fellowship and offer praises to God.
And there are many, many churches that could find their footing again if faithful men and women re-entered the doors and began the reformation of wayward churches.
We often lament at churches "gone woke" but rarely do we think it's our place to go in and lead a church to return to the Scripture. Mostly because we secretly don't want to and don't care.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (Y2rTN)
*makes jerking motion*
Posted by: Marcus T at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (xUajy)
Ah, but are they always glad you came?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (eOEVl)
Step One of another Leftist plan to pander to the LGBTQ'ers, by forcing good-looking normals to have sex with them.
Posted by: Gref at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (AMIL/)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (N3zMI)
Anyone who would use a govt program to make friends isn't someone I would want to hang out with anyway
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (25k9m)
Posted by: It's sacred at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (NBVIP)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (Xrfse)
Posted by: Candidus at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (Q7KYg)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (e4fEA)
Ah...anti-social tendencies among the alt-right!
WE NEED A TASKFORCE!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo...Leftist idiot at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (PHmov)
Being a cynic, I assume this is just another way to funnel money to democrat constituencies. The increasing never-married/divorced/childless eternal cat lady brigade of progressive Karens does seem to be expanding a bit over time.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls -
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A chance for Your Betters to order straight men and lesbians to fuck girls with dicks? Say it ain't so.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (lCaJd)
by
The Government
Posted by: Lemmiwinks
The same government than ran a whorehouse into bankruptcy.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (nW4TA)
Is that you Norm?
Posted by: BruceWayne at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (2D+TA)
Posted by: 80s Mystery Click at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (tGEHT)
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (RFoC2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (zZu0s)
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But half of them are lesbians, and the other half are lesbians with cats. Lots of cats.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (YqDXo)
A musical version of ...
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
It must be like a musical version of "We Were Soldiers"
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (RHGPo)
Or do you think they'll conclude this is all due to Global Warming, Gun Ownership, and a Lack of Diversity?"
Trump caused it with mean tweets.
Posted by: Ripley at July 21, 2023 02:42 PM (KrJTL)
Maybe this is how it gets started for real
Posted by: DB - unaffiliated, unvaccinated & in contempt at July 21, 2023 02:42 PM (geLO8)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:42 PM (lCaJd)
Far-left Variety reports that Dune 2, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and a musical remake of The Color Purple could be pushed into next year.
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (RHGPo)
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What would the strike have to do with releasing an already-completed movie? I think more likely: the studios have seen the blood on the walls from almost all big tentpole movies tanking this past year, and reasoned that now is not the time to release yet more big tentpole movies.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 02:42 PM (iFTx/)
There are many, many good churches out there for those that wish to fellowship and offer praises to God.
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Amen.
Driving 30 minutes is a small price to pay for fellowship with like-minded brothers and sisters.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 02:42 PM (ItjGH)
WE NEED A TASKFORCE!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo...Leftist idiot at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (PHmov)
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And a blue-ribbon panel! And a czar!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:42 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 21, 2023 02:42 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (nW4TA)
You'd think they would have asked sen hirono how to make it work.
Posted by: BruceWayne at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Stacy Loughton at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (sWM8x)
You asked for it:
https://youtu.be/MX6MvV8cbh8
Posted by: spindrift at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (iG1Nf)
Ah, but are they always glad you came?
Posted by: Archimedes
I tip pretty well so I think he goes out of his way to be more friendly than he has too.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (FQWHA)
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Tentpole?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (h1jJh)
That's Murphy's angle. It's just a front to get us in prison. They never miss a trick.
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (3edcJ)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (YqDXo)
Well, the one set of lesbians can help the other set of lesbians watch their cats. Problem solved.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (VdGjU)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (OC6Lw)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice'
The self-same Pol Pot fanbase is embedded in Facebook and helped finance it through the PRC going back to the mid 1970s.
Nobody likes to discuss it as the entire cadre of people in it is 'Jewish' and it makes everyone 'look bad'.
Suck it up.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (/BBNv)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (0EOe9)
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (xhxe8)
Posted by: The Witchita Lineman at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (9X60i)
Posted by: BruceWayne at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (MGB5H)
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"You been foah hoah, you go now!"
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (YqDXo)
I'm an American. If I want to be alone, I'll be alone. If I want company, I'll go find some. I don't need some government fucktard telling me if, when, or how I do this.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2023 02:33 PM (e4fEA)
Exactly Right! Sometimes I can barely stand you people!
I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE, AND NOW YOU"RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT!
Posted by: Archer at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (gmo/4)
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Tentpole?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (YqDXo)
Means the ones they hoped would make money.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: DHS Office of Acceptable Dating at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (haRmj)
How about get out of people's lives and respect the inalienable right to freely associate? Jerks.
Posted by: Minuteman at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (LaNzR)
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 02:42 PM (iFTx/)
The strike is going to drag on a good long time, and the studios are spacing out their winners so they will continue to have income next year, as well as less competition.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (xhaym)
If Aquaman 2 is a tentpole, what are the rest of the movies? Aquaman 1 really blew chunks.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (eOEVl)
Posted by: Rbastid at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (buvPL)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (OC6Lw)
Wait.; wut??? .. You did that without a government grant and a blue ribbon committee?
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (Ed8Zd)
Posted by: Max Power at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Elric Blade
TMJ and I were discussing this earlier. They can't send their little whores out to sell it on late night shows.
Posted by: BruceWayne at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (MGB5H)
In the last few years I've encouraged (more pushed) her to become good friends with another woman we met as part of a local prepping and community preparedness group.
I think it's been good for her and figured it helps for her to have someone to talk to about things you want with me -- including having to deal with me (still a little emotionally immature).
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (XzK8N)
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (RHGPo)
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It inverted ahead of the debt ceiling theatrics, then normalized, and now is inverting again - all the way down the stack into the really short-term stuff that I hold.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: spindrift at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (iG1Nf)
F*ck...Sting is so damned irritating in that video.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (PHmov)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (0GwgI)
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (Ed8Zd)
Posted by: Archer at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (gmo/4)
There are two kinds of people. Avoid them both.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (bNf8H)
If Aquaman 2 is a tentpole, what are the rest of the movies? Aquaman 1 really blew chunks.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (eOEVl)
It supposedly made a billion dollars.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:43 PM (YqDXo)
Means the ones they hoped would make money.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (zZu0s)
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I see. I thought they meant movies that lasted four hours.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:41 PM (nW4TA)
****
Yep that one right outside Reno.
I think it's a Tesla factory now. That's a government whore too.
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (3edcJ)
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (XzK8N)
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (RHGPo)
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It inverted ahead of the debt ceiling theatrics, then normalized, and now is inverting again - all the way down the stack into the really short-term stuff that I hold.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (t0OGg)
Translation please!
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (Ed8Zd)
https://tinyurl.com/2wuhmn22
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (R38qh)
Ah, but are they always glad you came?
Posted by: Archimedes
I tip pretty well so I think he goes out of his way to be more friendly than he has too.
Not a Cheers fan, I guess.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 02:47 PM (eOEVl)
Posted by: Archer at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (gmo/4)
The airing of the grievances. My favorite part of Festivus
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 02:47 PM (OC6Lw)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 02:44 PM (OC6Lw)
gyms used to be a good place to meet friends who like to lift, back in the day before smarthphones and headphones took over
now everyone is in their own world listening to their music, trying not to trip over Zoomers with their tripods filming their workouts for tik tok or making eye contact with gym thots and getting accused of rape
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 02:47 PM (25k9m)
https://tinyurl.com/2wuhmn22
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Is he trying to transition himself?
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 02:47 PM (ItjGH)
Posted by: SH (No more Roe) at July 21, 2023 02:47 PM (sX1BW)
Come to think of it, I'm okay with senator whoever laboring away on this loser of an idea doomed to fail. It's better than them preparing some legislation for greenness or reparations or affirmative action workarounds that would stand a chance of being passed.
Yeah, maybe those of us in blue states ought to contact our legislators and demand action on this time-wasting garbage.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2023 02:48 PM (lCaJd)
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (Ed8Zd)
****
They're AI parents. Sick twisted perverted AI parents.
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:48 PM (3edcJ)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 02:48 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (t0OGg)
Translation please!
Buy guns, ammo, booze, and beans.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 02:48 PM (eOEVl)
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (Ed8Zd)
They think they are God
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 02:48 PM (g16rN)
Posted by: Archimedes
Slipped right by me! Yeah, it would be even funnier if my name was Norm.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 02:48 PM (FQWHA)
It's tough making good friends when you're an adult. As a kid or a teen at school, sure. But now you and the potential new friend have baggage -- which is also part of why our childhood/adolescent friendships don't often last into adulthood. Asa the Statler Brothers sang, "Things get complicated/When you get past eighteen . . ."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2023 02:48 PM (J2vNu)
Posted by: Aquaman at July 21, 2023 02:48 PM (AD14M)
Posted by: brak
Join a gym where people workout together and this isn't an issue
Posted by: BruceWayne at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (MGB5H)
Posted by: Just Lily at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (RLLZj)
Posted by: ...
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Boy, are they in for a rude awakening when they actually meet Him.
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (ItjGH)
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Tentpole?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
One of the main poles holding up a three ring circus tent = one of the main movies they are betting on to prop up their failing studios.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (0EOe9)
https://tinyurl.com/2wuhmn22
hahahahahahaha (gasps for air) hahahahahahaha
Posted by: Archer at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (gmo/4)
Posted by: Olson Johnson at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (Zvtjl)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2023 02:47 PM (eOEVl)
NORM!!! - The entire Cheers gang
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (OC6Lw)
https://tinyurl.com/2wuhmn22
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (R38qh)
Owww, my balls
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (3edcJ)
1) Actively cultivate a problem
2) Present The State as the solution to the problem
3) Consolidate power
Posted by: Emmie at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (Emce2)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (bNf8H)
Lol.
I love misanthropes. I always make them talk for at least a minute or two.
Then they sit there with their drink for 5 minutes. Then they get to thinking about it and talk to me.
Good company, they are.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (Y2rTN)
Shit...I chose the wrong class. I want to die.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (LvTSG)
Being a cynic, I assume this is just another way to funnel money to democrat constituencies. The increasing never-married/divorced/childless eternal cat lady brigade of progressive Karens does seem to be expanding a bit over time.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at July 21, 2023 02:36 PM (ppBhU)
Being even more cynical, I'm assuming that this is just battlespace prep for the Donk commie cocksuckers to make it a Federal Crime to refuse a trannie when he demands that you take him out to dinner before going back to your place where you will be compelled to suck the lady-cock.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (n+4am)
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (RFoC2)
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2023 02:31 PM (RHGPo)
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It inverted ahead of the debt ceiling theatrics, then normalized, and now is inverting again - all the way down the stack into the really short-term stuff that I hold.
==
Write off billions in student debt. What could go wrong?
Posted by: Pruhezedent Yolo at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (sh1GZ)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (h1jJh)
Posted by: brak
Join a gym where people workout together and this isn't an issue
Posted by: BruceWayne at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (MGB5H)
You want to make friends? Join a rec softball or baseball league.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (Ed8Zd)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (zZu0s)
Then they sit there with their drink for 5 minutes. Then they get to thinking about it and talk to me.
Good company, they are.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (Y2rTN)
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"What's that? A misanthrope?"
"It's someone who hates other people."
"Is that what we are? Misanthropes?"
"No. We're a family!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (3edcJ)
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
--
That could be genuinely interesting if it started out in 1883 and the character flashed twenty years forward through time (but remained exactly the same character) until ending up in 2023.
And she was constantly struggling to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others in her community, decade after decade.
Have the promotional posters feature a purple crab pot.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (oxVgP)
sounds like Crossfit. nah, that's a bridge too far
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (25k9m)
Posted by: BruceWayne at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (MGB5H)
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Join a baseball league. I've literally got dozens of good buddies from that, guys whom I look forward to seeing each week.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
That's because he hot his wings.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: Regular joe. Not just mad, Samuel L Jackson mad at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (nnp+f)
I’m a gadfly. But my wife’s boyfriend is a loner. This makes for awkward Sunday mornings. Any advice?
—Pierre Delecto
Posted by: Sexy in Salt Lake at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (haRmj)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (KbCG3)
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Sorry, just saw this.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (a51b3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Norman Bates
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (bs+z0)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (g16rN)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at July 21, 2023 02:25 PM (Wy1BU)
At long last I have found you...my soulmate...
Posted by: Robert at July 21, 2023 02:28 PM (WNIIx)
Heh, sometimes people who know me find it hard to understand why I'm so willing to talk to strangers in public.
Other times, it's prolly best if none of y'all try to get anywhere near me.
I'm flexible like that.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: ADMIRAL LEVINE at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (2znMt)
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (Ed8Zd)
It means that long-term interest rates are lower than short-term interest rates.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (PHmov)
*makes jerking motion*
Posted by: Marcus T at July 21, 2023 02:40 PM (xUajy)
Anna Puma needs to move to Cali
Posted by: dee-man at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (bQ/08)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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My grandfather was a Clarence. His son, my uncle, is a Clarence. His son, my cousin, is a Clarence, but he goes by Walker.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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IllTemperedCur you are fined 10,000 credits for violation of the verbal morality statute. Hate speech.
Posted by: Moral Statute Machine at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (sh1GZ)
https://tinyurl.com/2wuhmn22
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (R38qh)
Interesting. The confiscators suck at gun safety.
Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (2D+TA)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
One of the main poles holding up a three ring circus tent = one of the main movies they are betting on to prop up their failing studios.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (nW4TA)
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I know. I was making a PornHub joke.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (YqDXo)
https://tinyurl.com/2wuhmn22
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (R38qh)
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Does that retard really have the muzzle pointed right at his nuts???
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (iFTx/)
Shit...I chose the wrong class. I want to die.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (LvTSG)
Extreme
Menstrual
Orthodontic
Manipulation?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (zZu0s)
In my neighborhood, you could hear a mouse fart for the first 6 months of the panicdemic. The quiet was disturbing, to say the least.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (Xrfse)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (0EOe9)
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I suspect range day with cool seized stuff if pretty common.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (oxVgP)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
One of the main poles holding up a three ring circus tent = one of the main movies they are betting on to prop up their failing studios.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:49 PM (nW4TA)
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I know. I was making a PornHub joke.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (YqDXo)
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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (LvTSG)
Except for the problems incurred, I thought being Chris Platt in the movie Passengers was awesome. (If I could have had the captain’s access card. )
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (MNhXM)
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023
***
You met Zombie Michael Rennie?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (J2vNu)
Gardeners are the nicest most generous people.
Even the loaners among them. Ask a plant question and the most reserved of them will light up and be anxious to help you.
Posted by: Just Lily at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (RLLZj)
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (VdGjU)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:50 PM (KbCG3)
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Sorry, just saw this.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:51 PM (YqDXo)
I don't know if you really meant that sorry. I suppose I'll accept it.
Also, made my only non-work or college friends through a wood bat league I joined in my 20s. 15 years later and I still keep in touch with a few, even though I've left the area.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (2D+TA)
Darwin is a heartless and hungry bastard.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (zZu0s)
Menstrual
Orthodontic
Manipulation?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (zZu0s)
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Incorrect. It is:
Elementary
Milking
Over
Manhattan
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (LvTSG)
--
He's must be a tobacco expert.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (oxVgP)
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:46 PM (Ed8Zd)
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"Yield curve inversion" is what it's called then US government debt interest rates start favoring short-term instruments.
In a normal market, the interest rate goes up the longer it is to maturity, because the risks are higher. A 4-week Treasury bill will pay less - that is, have a lower interest rate/lower-yield - than a 30-year Treasury bond will. The shorter the term, the lower the risk and therefore the lower the rate.
During an inversion, this starts shifting. The short-term debt starts costing the government more (and therefore paying the investor more - two sides of the same coin) than the longer-term debt. When this happens persistently, it is almost always because either there are default risks (debt ceiling fights, government shutdowns, etc.) or because the players in the market fear a recession is here or coming soon, and so move their investments around into relative safety by moving to different positions, especially with regard to maturity time.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Ligma Balzak from Fuggencrass, Vulgaria at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (JNTt1)
Posted by: Regular joe
Last place in the world I want to be around other people is at a gun range.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (bs+z0)
I actually have a newish friend (go figure) but it turns out she's a dumb lib so I'm trying to back away. God help me, I fucking hate them. She's not actively political and she's actively Christian so all this time I figured she was fine but nope.
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 02:55 PM (g16rN)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (YqDXo)
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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (LvTSG)
That's why you're on pornhub.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:55 PM (zZu0s)
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But no dancing at the VFW so not hypocrites!
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 02:55 PM (krqg6)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 02:55 PM (g16rN)
Yeah. It is always bad when you are trying to feel them out. You think you are good. Then, they make some offhand comment. Oh well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:55 PM (zZu0s)
Gardeners are the nicest most generous people.
Even the loaners among them. Ask a plant question and the most reserved of them will light up and be anxious to help you.
Posted by: Just Lily at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (RLLZj)
When my wife got into gardening, she was struggling with a few things. Some internet rando in a gardening group in our state offered to help and then set up a 1 hour zoom call with her.
To me, that sounds awful but the chick legit talked her through everything, shared a hand-drawn layout and asked for zero in return. Glad there are good people around to blunt the a-holes like me.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (KbCG3)
It's not just political it's sexual.
I will not go anywhere NEAR a USA 'female' real or otherwise. They have decided to commit to a harem value, with Uncle Sugar as their daddy that supplies them and might step out for some clitoris sex. There is zero value in USA women.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (/BBNv)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (0EOe9)
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Chauncey Gardner!
And to think we have a real-life versian now in the White House.
Wifey's birth name was Cora (but she goes by her middle name); her parents were Leonard and Imogene. All disappearing names ...
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (XzK8N)
But Connecticut is on CNBC's states you want to move to! Great senators!
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (j4U/Z)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (KbCG3)
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I did mean it sincerely. I didn't mean to echo what you'd said.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:55 PM (zZu0s)
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Tangential, but funny:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NCsIFenuwQ
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (nW4TA)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (bs+z0)
The horde has solved the "loneliness epidemic" in 10 minutes, without costing a single tax dollar. Nicely done.
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (Ed8Zd)
Posted by: John Fetterman at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (5hfjS)
In my neighborhood, you could hear a mouse fart for the first 6 months of the panicdemic. The quiet was disturbing, to say the least.
Posted by: Notorious BFD
My first trip through our little town the first week of that felt eerily like I was entering a dead town while playing Fallout.
Posted by: Biergood at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (FQWHA)
New California fire insurance policies are locked up by the insurers so home mortgage market is near zero to cash only buyers.
That means counties are facing Armageddon because they always budget for the future expected increase in property taxes. And state government looking for future capital gains that won't be happening.
Gavin Twosome looking to GTFO before his house of cards collapses...and people can't leave because buyers of the houses can't get fire insurance.
It's a game being played by the insurers. This is a calamity.
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (3edcJ)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (KbCG3)
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I did mean it sincerely. I didn't mean to echo what you'd said.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (YqDXo)
Ha, never a need to apologize.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (KbCG3)
Just got here.
Almost didn't make it in today...barely missed getting Deleted on my bike ride this morning.
Rancher kid was attempting to blow a stop sign on an access road. He barely saw me, locked them up, spun out on the gravel and across the intersection missed me by about 4 feet and hit a power pole.
Saw every last second of my life flash before my eyes, there.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (xChBq)
My son goes to a gym. I don't think any of them wear headphones and they tend to do classes together. They seem to be nice people although none of them are his age, and I give the owner credit. He opened the business during Covid and managed to keep it going, God bless him.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (Keyt1)
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (ItjGH)
That means counties are facing Armageddon because they always budget for the future expected increase in property taxes. And state government looking for future capital gains that won't be happening. ...
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (3edcJ)
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So you can't get an insurance policy that covers fire (I assume wildfire) in CA's fire territory now? And so only cash buyers (buyers who can choose to *not* carry insurance, because there's no lender involved) are in the market?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (J2vNu)
He pretended not to notice us.
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 02:59 PM (RFoC2)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 02:59 PM (MNhXM)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 02:55 PM (g16rN)
Yeah. It is always bad when you are trying to feel them out. You think you are good. Then, they make some offhand comment. Oh well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:55 PM (zZu0s)
Not often my experience. They usually hammer something in almost right away, regardless of current topic.
"Yeah, giraffes are beautiful animals. My mom thinks so even though she's always watching Fox News. Ugh. Guh."
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:59 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (xChBq)
God wants to inflict garrett on ace longer!
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 02:59 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 02:59 PM (63Dwl)
Sounds scary. Glad you're ok. Was the kid ok.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 02:59 PM (Keyt1)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at July 21, 2023 02:59 PM (AcWfM)
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Percy.
We knew he was gay by the Percy carried.
Percy.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at July 21, 2023 03:00 PM (lf83v)
Posted by: Chauncy Biden at July 21, 2023 03:00 PM (sWM8x)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 03:00 PM (g16rN)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:59 PM (KbCG3)
See, kentucky is weird (look at the asshats we keep electing for governor.) People can be the biggest rednecks or down home gals and then...
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 03:00 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:54 PM (t0OGg)
Thank you! I've been seeing this in the T-bill/cd market and didn't understand why it was happening. It makes sense now.
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 03:00 PM (Ed8Zd)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2023 02:52 PM (bs+z0)
___________________
I once had a flaming leftist feminist (is there another kind?) whine to me that her workmates never invited her to come along when they went out for a drink, and that after all she'd done for them to point out any and all sexist or otherwise inappropriate comments they'd ever made.
She apparently thought that they'd be grateful. Amazing.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:00 PM (YqDXo)
And I'm betting that name isn't a detriment with that type of personality.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (oxVgP)
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Today is not your time to die.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (lf83v)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (0EOe9)
I met a Wesley last month! Great guy, nice wife, and he had two left hand bolt actions in his safe that he had no use for.
I don't have any use for them either, but guess where they are!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (PHmov)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (xChBq)
Did you see any regrets about wearing crocs?
( glad you’re alright)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (MNhXM)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (xChBq)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (g16rN)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (Keyt1)
And maybe that co-ordination could be facilitated by clubs and sporting leagues and so forth being subsumed and organized by a department of the State... Maybe we could call it "Gesund durch Freundschaft."
*cough cough*
Excuse me. I meant to say "Healthy through Friendship."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (oINRc)
Gardeners are the nicest most generous people.
Even the loaners among them. Ask a plant question and the most reserved of them will light up and be anxious to help you.
Posted by: Just Lily at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (RLLZj)
When my wife got into gardening, she was struggling with a few things. Some internet rando in a gardening group in our state offered to help and then set up a 1 hour zoom call with her.
To me, that sounds awful but the chick legit talked her through everything, shared a hand-drawn layout and asked for zero in return. Glad there are good people around to blunt the a-holes like me.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (KbCG3)
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I think most enthusiasts in any subculture would be happy to help out a newbie. That's how most of them got started. Whether it's gardening, hiking, skiing, shooting, car culture, bird watching, anything. That's why I never believe all the bullshit about how certain demographics get deliberately excluded from participating in activities.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (oxVgP)
So, gay?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 21, 2023 03:02 PM (zZu0s)
ATF Houston posted a picture of a range day ATF Austin hosted. Anyone who knows anything about gun safety should notice some issues here.
https://tinyurl.com/2wuhmn22
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Is he trying to transition himself?
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 02:47 PM (ItjGH)
What? Is he a sharpshooter now?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 21, 2023 03:02 PM (n+4am)
Good news is the new Road Bike is great. Brakes work, too!
Posted by: garrett
Seriously, glad you are ok.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:02 PM (nW4TA)
It's OK for THEM to have guns like that, silly. They're experts! They know what they're doing and they're totally trustworthy.
/HEAVY SARCASM
Posted by: Tom "Saucer Nips" Nichols at July 21, 2023 03:02 PM (R38qh)
Nice. Covid was awful on independent gyms so opening during it must have been rough.
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:02 PM (25k9m)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:02 PM (xChBq)
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 21, 2023 02:53 PM (VdGjU)
****
Uhm nobody was uh more surprised than me.
Posted by: Barak Obama at July 21, 2023 03:03 PM (3edcJ)
This really is about the only answer. People want "community" but the internet killed it in real life.
Except for church.
Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM
^ You realize we are discussing this on the internet. As an internet community...
So AoS + Church is the answer! :-)
Posted by: Iris at July 21, 2023 03:03 PM (n3DL0)
To me, that sounds awful but the chick legit talked her through everything, shared a hand-drawn layout and asked for zero in return. Glad there are good people around to blunt the a-holes like me.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 02:56 PM (KbCG3)
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Yep. That's how they are. Our local Extension Office Master Gardener's Club has a booth every Saturday at the local Farmer's Market and we sit for 4 hours every week and answer questions from the public and take donations for bedding plants etc. It's great fun. Some of the gardeners rarely say a word to anyone, but when someone asks them for help they just light up.
But it doesn't have to be gardening, if you are lonely, go volunteer somewhere. It does your heart good.
Posted by: Just Lily at July 21, 2023 03:03 PM (RLLZj)
Probably because I'm such a misanthrope.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:02 PM (xChBq)
Nah... We need you around for entertainment.. Just kidding... Glad you're alright
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2023 03:03 PM (bs+z0)
You weren't significantly more anti-social and odd than the typical Moron. Admittedly, that's a low bar, but still...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 02:38 PM (PHmov)
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Oddly, the TXMOME is one of the very few places where I don't feel like a stranger, even though I've only been there twice. The ARMOME this past weekend was the same way.
Joining the Horde has been one of the most rewarding personal experiences in my life.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2023 03:03 PM (YIVH2)
I hope you took the opportunity to say "Well, you are hard to deal with. People don't really like that."
It's rare you get the chance to be honest with one of these types.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (Y2rTN)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
Doh! Totally missed it.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (nW4TA)
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I was trying (for once) not to be too graphic.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (iFTx/)
Shooting for sure. Can attest to that. I do think there are things, more around the arts, where people are less likely to be helpful.
I will say, almost anything you could connect to conservatism seems to automatically come with a group of people wanting to help you.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (3edcJ)
It makes sense for the insurers to bail; I can't believe anyone wants to do business in California if they don't have to. And I'm so glad we (finally) sold last year. *Whew.*
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (Ed8Zd)
Posted by: 13times at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (RFoC2)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (R38qh)
Thanks Rick. Just glad I had my head up at the time. Otherwise....eesh.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (xChBq)
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Also martial arts gyms can be a good way to do dude stuff. I did that for a while, when I was younger, and wish I had done it sooner.
Its useful, builds fitness, coordination and strength and confidence. You get to know people over time and can decide whether or not you want to be just gym buddies or hang out more.
Posted by: Moral Statute Machine at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (sh1GZ)
Fire Engulfs Sen. Rand Paul’s Kentucky Office Overnight
https://tinyurl.com/ytc7vt2t
Posted by: SMH at what's coming at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (ItjGH)
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (3edcJ)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (MNhXM)
I hope you took the opportunity to say "Well, you are hard to deal with. People don't really like that."
It's rare you get the chance to be honest with one of these types.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (Y2rTN)
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The same gal once called me at home at 0800 Saturday to complain that the graffiti in the men's room was "disrespectful to women." (Imagine.)
I asked her what she was doing in the men's room.
She hung up.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (YqDXo)
I hope you took the opportunity to say "Well, you are hard to deal with. People don't really like that."
It's rare you get the chance to be honest with one of these types.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (Y2rTN)
You'd only be doing it for your satisfaction. She'd never absorb the lesson.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (KbCG3)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:00 PM (YqDXo)
They WERE grateful! She self-identified, and spared them the unpleasantness of figuring it out at a restaurant table.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (PHmov)
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2023 03:06 PM (3edcJ)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:07 PM (xChBq)
Go eat a flaming donkey dick covered in David French's vaginal secretions and shit
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 03:07 PM (g16rN)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 03:07 PM (oINRc)
President Joe Biden has chosen Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, a senior administration official said Friday. If confirmed, she would be the first woman to be a U.S. military service chief.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recommended that Biden select Adm. Samuel Paparo, the current commander of the Navy’s Pacific Fleet, several U.S. officials said last month. But instead, the administration official said Biden is nominating Paparo to lead U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2023 03:07 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (xChBq)
I assume you are leaving your messenger bag collection to Ace and all of your marijuana to JackStraw...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 21, 2023 03:07 PM (PHmov)
It's the only gym I've ever been in where that was true.
OTOH, I see guys in the locker room preening and posing in front of the mirror, and photographing themselves. I didn't know it was THAT kind of a gym.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:07 PM (YqDXo)
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So, gay?
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It doesn't usually come up in conversation, but if his blonde haired midriff-baring companion walking the dog was any indication, I'm going to wager no.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (oxVgP)
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (krqg6)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:05 PM (KbCG3)
Probably.
But you'd also be surprised at what worms it's way into the subconscious.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (Y2rTN)
Might need a new Brush guard up front?
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (xChBq)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
Doh! Totally missed it.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 02:57 PM (nW4TA)
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I was trying (for once) not to be too graphic.
probably a good idea, since we can't post images anymore.
Posted by: peasant scum anachronda at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (edU/H)
I asked her what she was doing in the men's room.
She hung up.
She didn't even compliment your handwriting?
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (oINRc)
It's the only gym I've ever been in where that was true.
OTOH, I see guys in the locker room preening and posing in front of the mirror, and photographing themselves. I didn't know it was THAT kind of a gym.
that's gym culture now, especially among Gen Z. it's most common at large commercial gyms
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (25k9m)
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (iFTx/)
Shooting for sure. Can attest to that. I do think there are things, more around the arts, where people are less likely to be helpful.
I will say, almost anything you could connect to conservatism seems to automatically come with a group of people wanting to help you.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 21, 2023 03:04 PM (KbCG3)
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I think the arts are mostly leftwing fucktards who hate the world, so yea. But literally every other subculture I've been involved in or even know about, they have always been welcoming to newbies. I might add: newbies who are genuinely interested in the culture. Assholes who come to scold or know-it-all will get kicked right to the curb, as they should.
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (xhxe8)
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (krqg6)
Ace isn't in the Will.
The Bong goes to JackStraw.
He's got all the weed he needs.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (xChBq)
Some Lefty Fauci advocate.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (MNhXM)
Posted by: Prove me wrong at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (NBVIP)
"There she sat, broken hearted..."
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:07 PM (xChBq)
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Srsly, what did she expect I would do? I'd be patrolling the men's room at all hours (even assuming I gave a rat's ass about the graffiti and/or her butthurt)?
People would begin to talk.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (oINRc)
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What? Goblins at the heights of state power looking to created structured, state-sponsored friendship for the people doesn't strike you as wholesome?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (t0OGg)
They still do. Some younger YouTubers I watch in Utah who are married specifically said they met the wife at one of those. I'd suggest mainstream Christian churches do that, but these days it'd be all gay all the time.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (KSNKu)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
*All*? WTF? I even made comment of the week.
Posted by: SFGoth at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (KAi1n)
Ace isn't in the Will.
The Bong goes to JackStraw.
He's got all the weed he needs.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (xChBq)
Can I have at least one of your pinball machines?
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (MNhXM)
So AoS + Church is the answer! :-)
Posted by: Iris
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We were discussing this here recently. I think it was Mannix that pointed out that internet community/interaction has replaced real-life community/interaction for most people, which is sort of disturbing to think about.
It's good to have real life community, too. Church is a clear answer to that question.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (oxVgP)
Posted by: Elric Blade at July 21, 2023 03:01 PM (iFTx/)
I also have found that listening to someone talking about stuff they love and are familiar with is interesting even if I don't much care about the subject. YT is good for that, for a while I listened to a lot of a hairdresser who duplicated historical hairstyles from roman times with period tools, ladies who recreate Edwardian clothes and wear them about...all good.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (eoQWY)
Seems sharks are feasting on cocaine dumped overboard off Florida's coast.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (nW4TA)
It's the only gym I've ever been in where that was true.
OTOH, I see guys in the locker room preening and posing in front of the mirror, and photographing themselves. I didn't know it was THAT kind of a gym.
that's gym culture now, especially among Gen Z. it's most common at large commercial gyms
Posted by: brak at July 21, 2023 03:09 PM (25k9m)
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The funny part is that apparently they're concerned that working out with a workout buddy looks gay, but then they shave their chests, preen and pose in front of the mirror, which strikes me as gayer than Liberace's hairdresser.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:11 PM (YqDXo)
It's the only gym I've ever been in where that was true.
OTOH, I see guys in the locker room preening and posing in front of the mirror, and photographing themselves. I didn't know it was THAT kind of a gym.
I'm confident big box gyms like that are where a lot of old gay dudes go trawling for sex. When I belonged to LA Fitness, every time I went in the locker room, there were naked old dudes hanging out. I never saw any of them on the gym floor actually working out. As far as I could tell, they were there to show their balls to everyone who went to the locker room.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (R38qh)
Posted by: Trump poisoned my cat at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (KSNKu)
What is amusing is that if we ever got accustomed to eating bugs and living in pods the powers-that-be would start trying to take it away from us. The problem is never what we do, it's that we LIKE it and they want to see us miserable.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (eoQWY)
Rancher kid was attempting to blow a stop sign on an access road. He barely saw me, locked them up, spun out on the gravel and across the intersection missed me by about 4 feet and hit a power pole.
Saw every last second of my life flash before my eyes, there.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (xChBq)
Were you wearing crocks. Because being found on the side of the road wearing crocks could be a major embarrassment. Especially with black socks. Unless it's a pron movie.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (Zvtjl)
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Ha. If it's one of those flimsy superficial ones and not a frame-mounted ARB style there's a good chance he did a tremendous amount of damage when it moved around.
Those things are terrible ideas.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (oxVgP)
I imagine competition will be stiff for those...
but, WTF will I care?
Honestly, I'd be looking to walk out with the right guitar case. Buy any number of pins if you grab the right one.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (xChBq)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (xChBq)
If you're about to die, wouldn't you want a better movie to be shown?
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (dGCAG)
Yes, it was, and of course our Governor was awful about it. I think this guy had classes outside as much as possible, and people either wanted to get out of the house and/or they wanted to support his new business. The advantage for an Independent gym is that the if the owner see you he says hello. We were having car problems and so had to drop our son off. He got confused on the schedule and arrived late, but the guy still said "He's doing a great job" which I thought was very nice.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (Keyt1)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (R38qh)
Well, it is LA Fitness, can't say you didn't get fair warning.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (eoQWY)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2023 03:13 PM (g16rN)
That was close!
Posted by: Just Lily at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (RLLZj)
What...like The Three Amigos?
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (xChBq)
These days if you aren't sufficiently rich and handsome and so much as look at a girl at the gym you're gonna get cancelled. If you actually try to help her or talk to her, she'll call your work and have you immediately fired. That was a big topic about 6 months ago.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (R38qh)
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The guys who are preening in front of the mirror are young. Maybe they figure it pays to advertise.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (xChBq)
If you're about to die, wouldn't you want a better movie to be shown?
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:12 PM (dGCAG)
If this reliably happened, we would be effectively immortal, just reliving our lives faster and faster because at the end of your flashback you would flashback.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (eoQWY)
Seems sharks are feasting on cocaine dumped overboard off Florida's coast.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (nW4TA)
Did you happen to see the RLM video released this week, on what they call "watchbait" titles?
I'm pretty sure there WAS a movie released recently called "Cocaine Shark."
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:15 PM (dGCAG)
"Cocaine Bear". But "Cocaine Shark" is funnier.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (ZGrMX)
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But if you're going for a one-rep maximum (which I don't do anymore, being 29+) you really need a spot, especially on bench press. Girls don't typically do one-rep maximums, and so don't really need spotters.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (oINRc)
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What? Goblins at the heights of state power looking to created structured, state-sponsored friendship for the people doesn't strike you as wholesome?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (t0OGg)
Sounds like the youth camps that Obama used for his vote fraud machine in the early century. Just pay money to the Democratic Party and to faceless bureaucrats.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (eoQWY)
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What...like The Three Amigos?
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:14 PM (xChBq)
If one is allowed to "participate," I'll take "The Lady Eve," with Barbara Stanwyck, and me in the Fonda role.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (dGCAG)
It's more a highlight reel and a list of things left un-finished/done/said.
All piled into an absurdly brief flurry.
Weird. But I've experienced it a few times and it is real.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (xChBq)
Saw every last second of my life flash before my eyes, there.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (xChBq)
Sounds like the kid will be paying for his stupidity. That's good, right there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2023 03:20 PM (uSX7C)
Except for church.
Posted by: Have you figured out that the gay flag is a p3d0 flag? at July 21, 2023 02:22 PM
^ You realize we are discussing this on the internet. As an internet community...
So AoS + Church is the answer! :-)
Posted by: Iris at July 21, 2023 03:03 PM (n3DL0)
Community was pretty dead where I was in the 80s before the internet.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (eoQWY)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2023 03:08 PM (oINRc)
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What? Goblins at the heights of state power looking to created structured, state-sponsored friendship for the people doesn't strike you as wholesome?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 03:10 PM (t0OGg)
Sounds like the youth camps that Obama used for his vote fraud machine in the early century. Just pay money to the Democratic Party and to faceless bureaucrats.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:17 PM (eoQWY)
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Out: Shovel-Ready Jobs.
In: Shovel-Ready Friends.
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (QSLiO)
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"Cocaine Bear". But "Cocaine Shark" is funnier.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2023 03:16 PM (ZGrMX)
No, that's what I'm saying. There are tons of shitty movies being released these days, taking advantage of "known" titles, using some well worn concept, and just making money off nitwits who think the "new" movie will be like the old one.
So there are movie titles like "Shark Exorcist" and "Insidious Conjuring Shark Walking Death Nightmares."
I may have made the last one up, but I'm almost certain "Cocaine Shark" is real.
Posted by: BurtTC at July 21, 2023 03:22 PM (dGCAG)
Posted by: Elric Blade
TMJ and I were discussing this earlier. They can't send their little whores out to sell it on late night shows.
Posted by: BruceWayne at July 21, 2023 02:45 PM (MGB5H)
Given how producers and actors these days love to crap on the customers even before they buy in, this would be a positive benefit, saving the crushing disappointment for until at least one showing was purchased.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:24 PM (eoQWY)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 21, 2023 03:29 PM (hFLBN)
So AoS + Church is the answer! :-)
Posted by: Iris at July 21, 2023 03:03 PM (n3DL0)
Community was pretty dead where I was in the 80s before the internet.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:21 PM (eoQWY)
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Out: Bowling Alone.
In: Browsing Alone. [Shamelessly stolen from Novum Newsletter substack author & historian Anton Cebalo]
Posted by: ShainS at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (idbzh)
That is a great film. It is always a pleasure for our son to see some of these old films he hadn't seen before. A coupld of months ago it was "The Lady Eve' and a few days ago i was "Kind Hearts and Coronets" with the great Alec Guiness.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (Keyt1)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 21, 2023 02:58 PM (t0OGg)
Friend of mine had a house in a tony development here in SoCal and in the wildfires took out some 20-30 homes in it. Turns out that the government is so incompetent that most won't be able to rebuild them. These are Hollywood stars and producers and the like.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:32 PM (eoQWY)
All piled into an absurdly brief flurry.
Weird. But I've experienced it a few times and it is real.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2023 03:18 PM (xChBq)
you need to change where you ride your bike if this keeps happening!
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (eoQWY)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 21, 2023 03:33 PM (hFLBN)
Posted by: Paul at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (O6Idd)
That is a great film. It is always a pleasure for our son to see some of these old films he hadn't seen before. A coupld of months ago it was "The Lady Eve' and a few days ago i was "Kind Hearts and Coronets" with the great Alec Guiness.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 03:31 PM (Keyt1)
What's funny is that even crap films from those days seem really good compared to modern stuff. No 20 minute breaks for CGI , actual acting and dialogue. Watched "The Brain that wouldn't die" on a comedy channel and it was enjoyable, and short. You actually worried some when the fanatic doctor was working to lure a woman with a scar downstairs to put his fiancee's head, alive on a table, onto her body.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (eoQWY)
Posted by: Paul at July 21, 2023 03:37 PM (O6Idd)
That's cause they are murdered first. Duh.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2023 03:38 PM (eoQWY)
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Yeah, because lots of rural folks don't want to go to nursing homes or burn through all of their hard-earned cash to accomplish nothing, so they off themselves when they get news of terminal illnesses. It's pretty well known and a fairly common occurrence.
Next question?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 21, 2023 03:40 PM (oxVgP)
I have never seen that film; it sounds entertaining.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 21, 2023 03:51 PM (Keyt1)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at July 21, 2023 05:06 PM (wGqjj)
What kind of new bike?
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John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)