Hi guys. Happy Thursday. I’m starting off a 4 day weekend. Tomorrow is a beginner’s bladesmithing class. I’m gonna make a dagger so bad ass Napoleon Dynamite would think it was more badass than a lyger. Or, with a lot of instruction, something ugly but functional.
Florida schools just became BYOG* for next year. Lock’n’load! I wonder how long before the first brandishing. I kid, kind of. More responsible adults (or teachers in a pinch) with guns, carrying to do well is good.
*Not for students
Huh. This SpaceX failed test thing is weird. Apparently it blew up a half-second before the thrusters were engaged. Its weird because as I understand it, neither component of the hypergolic fuel (which autoignites when mixed) was being moved when it went bang.
News from science — people drink coffee and beer for the effect.
“Frankly, sports fans, he used a word that is a no-no with umpires.” I never really thought of calling a guy a cocksucker as anti-gay. Now I have to find a new derogative for gay men who anger me, because this had made me see that obviously calling a gay man a cocksucker isn’t going to insult him.
Have some guitar and some crazy fretless bass.
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News from science — people drink coffee and beer for the effect.
It’s not as if they drink beer for the taste.
Why not both?
I am not sure those scienticians scienced the shit out this.
The only reason I read that article was because I wanted to see how much money the govt spent on that study. Should I be surprised that the journalo forgot to include the one fact that every normal reader is interested?
Answers Tundra’s question from a couple days ago…
” Many of the participants cited that they chose coffee or sodas in the morning because they liked the euphoric feeling that the caffeine provided”
“The power to banish care.”
I’m embarrassed to admit this study came out of the medical school where I earned my MD.
Oh Northwestern University Medical School, first you changed your name to Feinberg — a name that sounds like it came from an old Mad Magazine cartoon — for a paltry $75 million, and now this. Do you want alumni to hide?
I only drink things I like to drink, and I actually dislike effects of alcohol consumption.
That’s SO wrong!
This here is why I Fucking Love Science.
Is Angel Hernandez gay?
Personally, I like beer for the taste a bit more than the buzz. If I’m just looking for the buzz, I go with hard liquor
Angel Hernandez is still umping? Christ, what an asshole. He’s one of my most hated umps.
Who was it (I think an Indian) who spit in his face some years back? Angel instigated the whole thing. I mean, whoever it was went off the rails, but Hernandez started chirping at him while he was walking back to the dugout and said something to set him off.
At least that’s the way my old, pickled brain remembers it going down. I know I’ve also seen him quickly escalate with other players.
Was going to say Roberto Alomar, but that was more than two decades ago now, and it wasn’t Hernandez.
Also, that was more than two decades ago and I’m really old.
It could be. I think Hernandez has been around that long.
*Heads to wikipedia*
Shit. Um…Mr. Hernandez, I apologize for everything I said. It’s not you I’m thinking of.
It was John Hirschbeck
But yeah. Angel Hernandez is the pits. I think he sued the league a few years ago alleging discrimination, claiming that he was left off postseason crews because he was Latin. No, it’s because you’re awful at your job.
He did. It was a pissing match between him and Torre. Torre won.
No one is as bad as Country Joe West, though.
I’ll see your Joe West and raise you a CB Bucknor
Uffda. Yeah, CB was a piece of work, too. Tough call.
I went looking for a TERRIBLE foul ball call in a Twins/?? playoff game about ten years. Couldn’t find it, but I was reminded of another stinker: Hunter Wendelstedt
It was Phil Cuzzi. I don’t know how blind (or in trouble with the mob) you have to be to miss this call.
This Yankee fan sees nothing wrong at all with that call.
I’d be more upset by that call, except that it screwed
Baby JesusJoe Mauer. I can’t stand him. (mostly because he had tons of talent and absolutely no drive or leadership)Wasn’t Hernandez the one that screwed up the pitcher’s perfect game with a terrible call?
Or am I just ascribing every bad umpiring call in baseball to him? Because he’s involved so often. Except for Livan Hernandez and the 8 foot wide strike zone in the ’97 NLCS, because that was Eric Gregg, who was also terrible as an ump.
No, that was Jim Joyce, who’s actually one of the better umps. Just made a terrible call at the worst possible moment.
MLB ended up recognizing it as a perfect game anyway, so no harm done in the end.
“MLB ended up recognizing it as a perfect game anyway, so no harm done in the end.”
Not according to this: https://www.mlb.com/news/perfect-game-c265862286
Earl Weaver and Ron Luciano. Classic.
There’s an air show this weekend and there’s been jets strafing back and forth all day. Sounds like we’re under attack.
Well, if they are actually strafing, then you are under attack.
Easy: You fucking pussy licker!
The real tricky one will be for bi-guys.
Tribber!
Motherfucker?
For bi guys? “Make up your mind already!!”
blue waffler
DO NOT GOOGLE.
“Get off the fence and pick a hole!”
You can pick a hole and still be bisexual.
The real tricky one will be for bi-guys.
Following the established pattern, I’d say “incel” works fine. It’s doubly harsh for someone who has not committed to one team or the other.
Whatever was said to Angel Hernandez, it wasn’t enough.
I hope they sat him down and taught him some history. He sure could learn from Carl and his poultry pop problems.
The decline of TOS continues unabated:
“The Special Counsel’s investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election,”
It’s pretty fucking clear to anyone but an abject retard.
I mean even the progressives have abandoned that hill…
Actually it’s not surprising. The people who claimed for years that they were very concerned about the state of mass surveillance in America ended up defending the Deep State that spied on and framed its domestic political opponents. They cling to the Big Lie instead of admitting that they are complete frauds.
Mueller explicitly cleared Trump and the people around him of collusion. What the fuck are they talking about?
I think it comes down to: He may have cleared him, but he didn’t “clear him, clear him”, if you know what I mean.
It’s like watching an old friend slip into senility.
That is… spot on, Tonio.
Look, Trump said mean things about NATO, and Welch loves himself some NATO.
Opinion writers, too.
Pretty the brink was passed long along
The TOS take is even more retarded when you realize that neither the Mueller report nor the Barr summary ever refer to “collusion” (likely because its a legally meaningless term in the context of that investigation). So wittering on about exactly what might constitute “collusion” is particularly pointless.
numerous attempts by both the Trump campaign and the Russian government to find common ground during 2016
What bullshit. There were several approaches by people associated with the intel/law enforcement community, or Fusion GPS, to attempt an entrapment. Those don’t count as Russian government anything, as far as I can tell. They were also rejected by the Trump campaign. I think this is just another fact-free TDS claim. I haven’t heard of a single actual Russian government representative approaching the Trump campaign. Am I missing something?
You must have forgotten a meeting between the Russian Ambassador in the US and a US Senator who joined the Trump campaign. That’s treason, straight up.
Right there on the second page of the report – it’s almost as if people didn’t even read the report before spouting off.
I think this is all a ruse to distract from the Democrats and their own activities with the Russians.
They’e the criminal element.
And I’m sorry, that Seth Rick thing is just too weird.
Rich.
The Seth Rich thing is weird, but it could be a coincidence. But I pointed out after the report came out that the “hacking” timeline in the Mueller report does not make sense:
Ukraine not Russia.
For the life of me how do they get away with jailing Manafort while Podesda walks a free man.
“Yeah, but can you prove it didn’t happen? Wait, why do I have all of this egg on my face and crow on my plate?
Finding common ground, WTF? So does Boehm think Obama should be investigated for the world tour he took before the 2008 election?
I hate everyone involved.
Fretless bass? I didn’t listen the whole way through, but from what I saw it looked like the bassist was playing a standard Rickenbacker.
Gary Clark jr kicks ass. Can’t wait for him to play somewhere around here.
Fretless bass, I believe.
Fretless bass on sale, surprisingly affordable.
Boo! Boo! Rubbish! Filth! Slime! Muck! Boo! Boo! Boo!”
Sounds like one. Here’s another.
No, I don’t drink those for the buzz.
I love the taste of beer and a properly brewed espresso. The buzz with the former is just an added bonus or feature and the lingering effect with the latter magnifies the experience.
Beer tastes like shit and there’s no reason to drink it other than (a) to get drunk or (b) you’re an asshole hipster beer snob who wants to show off his triple IPA brewed by a microbrewery who sells one gallon a year only on a farm in Iowa for one night a year.
Fite me irl.
I don’t get drunk and not a hipster.
Asshole is up for debate.
Uffda. For fuck’s sake Rufus. Just admit you are a drunk hipster asshole. It is the first step to recovery.
/Drops head. Gets on one speed bike. Sorrowfully strokes hipster beard while riding. Goes get new tattoo.
Beer tastes like shit to you. Many (I am not really an IPA guy, more an ale aficionado) beers taste just fine to me….and many, many other people.
*sharpens pike*
*readies shield*
It’s whiskey or it’s just bear piss there Swissy.
Oh sit down, Cliff.
Beer is for the poors! – muh battlecry
/sets down a 4-pack of Dogfish Head Raison D’Extra, 120 Minute, or World Wide Stout.
You sure about that? I could raise you a Founder’s CBS.
*readies lightning bolt beanbags*
Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!
^^^ Here’s a guy who doesn’t let some trifle like “work” get in the way of Glibs ^^^
Bravo. Nice callback.
I thought if Bill was
foolishbrave enough to lay all that out there, I should give him a hat-tip.*grabs beer, waits for show*
triple IPA
I think I know why you think beer tastes like shit.
I’m going off to demolish half of the facade off of the community pool changing / pump room building.
And over the weekend it will be pool repair and painting. Argh!
So… the changing rooms will now be Xir and Xe rooms?
*runs from room, cackling*
Read that as *runs from room, caulking*
I was so ready to make a really witty joke about you and your homonyms. Then while I was copying it, I noticed that I was the one who was wrong. Way to fuck up the joke Swiss!
Well, it could have been *runs from room, spackling*.
Light beer? Might as well be water.
Then there is Coors Light that has more water than actual water.
144-hour training course.
Jeez. Do cops even do that much?
Only if they take that optional urban combat course.
My Florida CCL required some sort of training but that was waived upon presentation of my DD214 (military discharge papers). I never once had any training or even laid hands on a handgun during my years in the Army.
I was wondering that too. I’m reminded of those 4,000 hour courses some states require so you can braid hair.
What about wine? Do people drink it for the buzz too? Albeit a pompous buzz. Nonetheless….
I drink wine for the buzz. If it’s really high-end wine, that’s a plus too. It is known.
34 comments.
DON’T ANY OF YOU WORK?!
We do, just not very hard at this time of day.
You got time to count comments then you have time to work for your rents.
Yes. And the work on our plan for the conquest of Canada is coming along swimmingly! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sir, the subversion of Tim Horton’s Plan is ready for your review!
/salutes
returns salute/
Excellent! Without their ketchup chips and double-doubles, they’ll be all run-down and logy! Ripe for conquest!
You’re too late. Timmy Ho’s incompetent head office management has already achieved that objective. Now their doughnuts taste like sawdust and their coffee’s so bad a cup of Mickey Dee’s comes off favourably in comparison.
I don’t understand how anyone can drink that crap let alone brag about it.
Oooo, we’re Canadians drink our coffee, eh! It’s the best!
Fack off.
Back In The Day™†, TimmyHo’s coffee had a recognizable, consistent aroma and flavour — it wasn’t high-end coffee, but it worked with doughnuts, breakfast and late-night study sessions when you needed a hit of caffeine, and of course many of the Tim’s were open 24 hours. You knew what you were getting, it was still better than Nabob or Folger’s or other supermarket shite, and it was affordable.
Now it’s just a mess.
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† “The Day” being my University senten … er, attendance during the 1980s.
That’s, like, a long time ago bro.
That’s, like, a long time ago bro.
Correct. There’s a great deal of ruin in a nation, and in a national franchise. Tim’s has been gently sliding downhill for decades.
Brett,
You serious about blade smithing? I would be interested in a sword. There can be only one. Email me for real.
over 200 women’s hockey players to boycott the NWHL’s (or is it WNHL?) next season unless they get health insurance, some real sponsors, media deals, merchandise sales, stadiums, paychecks, facilities, plane tickets, fans, season ticket holders, blah blah etc etc.
https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/5/2/18526819/over-200-players-set-to-sit-out-upcoming-professional-season-womens-hockey
#ForTheGame
Maybe get spectators’ butts in the seats first?
PS. I almost expected to read that the league was going to allow men to play as women.
They will but only as scabs
I don’t think it’s necessary of them, mind you, but I’d love to see the NHL subsidize a womens’ league the way the NBA does the WNBA. Wouldn’t cost a ton.
I just like more hockey.
Slower hockey, less physical hockey, more falling down hockey?
All the hockey.
how many 1500-seat hockey arenas are there? b/c that’s the top end for their games in their strongest market Minnesota.
Say what?!?
Women’s hockey is way more expensive than women’s basketball. Hoopettes just need some shorts, shoes and a jersey. Those last the whole year.
You have to replace the women’s hockey equipment all the time. Like they need new pads every period.
Booya!
*narrows gaze*
We need to find you some good *narrows gaze* GIFs.
For when Straff deserves a NG
Excellent.
This may be worthy as well.
Um… good luck with that, ladies.
They’re going to boycott themselves out of a job.
seems counterproductive.
Lol. Yeh, that’s how you get those things.
It’s funny how all women sportscaster vie to get jobs with male sports leagues. If they cared so much, go pump up the women’s game.
But nope. They bitch and nag.
DON’T MAKE ME SAY JUST LIKE A WOMAN!
Bobby Bowden, is that you?
The contrast between the comments here and on Twitter is electrifyingly different. Oh well.
https://twitter.com/27Knoxy/status/1123965517633609736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1123965517633609736&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theicegarden.com%2F2019%2F5%2F2%2F18526819%2Fover-200-players-set-to-sit-out-upcoming-professional-season-womens-hockey
In all seriousness, the problem, I think, is they look at the men and want what they’ve achieved fast. They seem to forget it took decades to build. They should focus on growing the game they laid the ground work for. They also need to manage realistic expectations. When they demand they be paid the same as men, they’re being unrealistic.
They can carve themselves a niche market. Maybe it can be feasible. But they have to stop measuring it against men’s sports.
Market the crap out of the league, get some dedicated leaders to run their leagues and develop talent. That’s the recipe for success, no?
Yeah, that stuck out at me. It took women’s tennis decades to build up a market with enough interest to generate the big bucks.
And they get paid well in tennis.
But again. They compare it to men and feel cheated.
They should just focus on them. It’s like the Boy Scouts. Instead of hijacking it and ruining it. They could have just, you know, added the activities to the girls.
I’m reminded of the kerfuffle over awarding equal prize money at the tennis slams. British player Tim Henman pointed out that there was a much larger disparity in the regular men’s and women’s tours, and the women would probably be better in the long run trying to get more money in the regular events. He was pilloried for not staying on message.
Is it equal now? They are constantly pounding us over the head with that story in the “human interest” segments between matches but I haven’t seen the actual numbers.
And yes, it’s complete bullshit at the slams unless the ladies want to start playing five sets.
At the slams, yes. On the regular tour, not by a long shot. Last year’s Cincinnati event, which is roughly the same level of points on both tours (half a Slam), awarded twice as much prize money to the men as to the women.
$6M pot for the men. Half of that is not shabby at all.
Again, butts in seats. Even The Tennis Channel’s coverage of the non-slams tells me that there is not equal interest.
There was an issue a while back about the Olympic committed not giving women the same stipend as men. I think that was a legitimate complaint. Men and women are both at the same Olympics, and the gold medals are identical. So they should have the same financial support.
In this case, I think we can use the NHL as a good example. While it is still not as popular as the other 3 major sports in the US, it’s made huge gains in the last 20-30 years. But as you said, it took developing talent, marketing, and well-run teams. And a lot of time.
Public funding. So I get that.
It would be a little silly and unfair if the men on the speed skating team got more than the woman.
Sponsorship tends to sponsor all athletes.
But in the private realm. You need to attract fans to attract advertising and sponsors in order to grow, make money and pay athletes. Different ball game and pretending it’s some sort of public enterprise that owes them just because they play and work hard isn’t going to wash – or improve their game.
I was looking at the attendance figures for some of the recent IIHF Women’s Championship games. Quite a few of the games had ridiculously low attendance, including just 897 at the semifinal between the US and Russia.
The other part is – and this is a conundrum I’m not sure how they can work around – you need to get women supporting women and into the stands. But women prefer men’s sports when given the chance and choice. And not sure you can attract enough men to make up the difference.
Tough one.
Tennis seems to do well on that front.
But women prefer men’s sports when given the chance and choice. And not sure you can attract enough men to make up the difference.
And men tend to prefer to watch men’s sports as well, with the huge exception of volleyball.
Correction. BEACH volleyball.
I can’t imagine why
I remember some femtards complaining about the women’s volleyball uniforms, iirc, most of the players were very much against any change.
They know it would have meant a big pay cut.
NASA saboteurs.
Or maybe aliens.
“Donna D’Errico PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Former Baywatch actress, 51, sizzles in polka dot bikini while cuddling billionaire boyfriend Donald ‘DJ’ Friese on the beach”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6985763/Donna-DErrico-PICTURE-EXCLUSIVE-Former-Baywatch-actress-51-sizzles-polka-dot-bikini.html
her inner thigh flab indicates she lost a lot of weight lately.
“Several years ago, the actress underwent an extensive plastic surgery transformation in order to get her bikini body back.”
RE: Concealed carry in schools
Of course the article does not mention that this could be a very big deterrent. The goal of mass shooters is to kill as many people as possible. Will they be as likely to go through with it if there’s a good chance any or all of the adults in the building will pull out a handgun and return fire after the first shot is fired? Unfortunately there is no way we could determine if it’s actually working.
Commenter on Carlson’s show earlier in the week (paraphrased): “We keep seeing these shooters choose soft targets and we just dont know what to do about that.”
To the average brainwashed gun controller it is unthinkable to arm people even if it means an end to mass shootings. They cant even consider the obvious solution. To the people driving the movement of course, getting more shooting victims is a means to their preferred end. In both cases both are consummate liars, one lying to us, the other to us and to themselves. It is pathetic and evil.
“Straight outta Compton! Michelle Obama shows off her rock hard abs in a Compton College top as she celebrates school signing day with 10,000 screaming students at UCLA and highlights the importance of community colleges”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6983163/Michelle-Obama-celebrates-college-signing-day-UCLA.html
Narcissist Wookiee Abdominals?
Yeah. No way I’m clicking on that.
My corneas were already burned by Nancy Pelosi in the AOC comic. This can’t hurt me.
Yeah, no. There’s a little peek of skin. It’s the Fail doing its usual click-baity nonsense.
i clicked. that’s a delusional headline.
I also clicked. And I could not find any photos that showed off any type of abs, rock hard or otherwise.
Why in the name of God would I want to see that?
“The latest chapter in the battle between congressional Democrats and Bob Barr played out in big-top circus fashion during an abbreviated hearing Thursday, with President Trump’s attorney general represented by an empty chair and his enemies gloating that Barr was too ‘chicken’ to show up.
Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen brought a bucket of KFC to drive the point home, eating a piece at 9:00 in the morning while reporters gawked and camera shutters clicked. The food ended its brief cameo on the witness table, along with a ceramic chicken, next to what would have been Barr’s name placard.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler opted to convene the hearing rather than waste a made-for-TV tableau after Barr refused to show up, with the Justice Department citing Nadler’s demand that staff attorneys should be able to question him in addition to elected lawmakers.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6985139/Democrats-call-Bill-Barr-chicken-refusing-House-committees-Mueller-grilling.html
Also, fried chicken.
The serious party.
Did they really call him Bob Barr?
“Close enough for us!”
Barr should have sent a staffer (ideally, a black woman in a wheelchair). When asked where Barr was, the staffer could say that the AG had been informed that the committee would be represented by its staff, and so it seemed only appropriate that the AG be represented by his staff as well.
“I filed a police report against my rapist who else is proud of me?!??!!!”
https://twitter.com/bimboheavenn/status/1123759712808382465
OFFS
If ever there was justification for ‘Don’t stick it in crazy’, that’s it.
“Looking for a #sugardaddy #sugardaddywanted”
https://twitter.com/bimboheavenn/status/1123427411259822081
“Someone take me to Vegas”
https://twitter.com/bimboheavenn/status/1123413899565387776
I cant wait for the wails and gnashing of teeth over the florida teachers gun law. In spite of what they say what they mean is “Oh shit. What if a teacher manages to stop a school shooting? We wont have martyrs for our cause and will be proved wrong yet again! Plebes cannot be able to defend themselves! This cannot stand!”
I noticed that school districts have to opt in. I wonder which ones will do so.
people drink coffee and beer for the effect.
Water is wet.
It’s Not a Comedian’s Job to be ‘Fair and Balanced’ Politically, Kumail Nanjiani Says
Yea, sure. You’re job is to be funny. But you don’t help yourself by alienating half of your prospective audience. And it is annoying if you all have the same theme(s) in your shows.
Actor and Comedian Kumail Nanjiani said that “every piece of comedy is always going to be one-sided” and it’s not a comedian’s job to be fair to both sides of the political spectrum.
Comedian Jay Leno, former host of the Tonight Show, recently said that “when people see you as one-sided, it just makes it tough” and that he would like to “see a bit of civility come back to it.” Leno later clarified he was not only referring to late-night television hosts but comedians in general.
Nanjiani, star of the comedy The Big Sick, was asked for his reaction to Leno’s assessment.
“A comedian’s job is to represent their point of view. I don’t think it’s their job to do a fair and balanced thing. You speak about what you believe so every comedian, every piece of comedy is always going to be one-sided – that’s kind of the point,” Nanjiani said on the red carpet before a screening of his new comedy Stuber with actor Dave Bautista.
In response to Leno’s call for more “civility” in comedy, Nanjiani said, “This is not about Jay Leno but I feel like whenever people are complaining about comedy being anything it’s because they are not doing well on stage. So, I think people are always trying to blame comedy and trying to be like, ‘oh, it used to be like this and now it’s like this,’ that’s not true. There’s been civil comedy and there’s been uncivil comedy – always. I mean, look at Lenny Bruce, that’s not civil or look at Richard Pryor – that’s not civil.”
Lenny Bruce didn’t toe the party/ideological line.
I remember many moons ago I went to see Margaret Cho doing stand up at DePaul and it did nothing for me. Back then, I wasn’t super political but all I wanted do was fucking laugh, not hear an extended profanity laden version of what I had to listen to in my sociology class.
a)never heard of this guy
b)George Carlin was a leftist, but he was actually funny and only a minor part of his act was political in nature.
I just watched the new Anthony Jeselnik special on Netflix last night. I get that his comedy isn’t for everybody but at least he keeps politics out of his acts.
He’s the guy who’s incredibly edgy, right? I think I saw one of his specials once. Hilarious, if it’s who I’m thinking of.
His ‘I love to drop babies’ bit on this one was pretty good.
As I suggest below, Carlin was funny because, although he was a leftist, he was a leftist who could see above the weeds of his own side’s bullshit.
And when Carlin was political he was saying things that were going to cause controversy. He knew it could get him in trouble (with the law for BS obscenity laws and with his more conservative fans). He still did it.
My guess is that today he’d be taking on the outrage mobs and antifa. He’d be risking the wrath. None of these hacks dare to buck the mob and say conservative stuff.
That is what is boring about it. Make Trump jokes. Never mind that everyone is doing that. Go with the herd. Never, ever make fun of Obama. Or even get spittle spewing mad that Obama is killing 16 year-old American citizens with no due process, just on his own say so. Do that and I’ll listen to you.
The true test of someone’s sense of humor is whether they think Samantha Bee is hilarious.
Laughing with v laughing at?
You are implying that there are people who think she is funny? There are? I woulda bet that person is in the same category as hen’s teeth, but then I dont get out much.
I don’t think it’s their job to do a fair and balanced thing.
True.
…every piece of comedy is always going to be one-sided – that’s kind of the point
False. The point is to be funny.
I think a comedian limits themselves if they refuse to find humor in certain categories, but it absolutely is their right as at the end of the day they should be comfortable standing behind their routines. If being one-sided is what makes you comfortable, that’s fine, but it’s not the point of comedy.
A comedian’s job is to represent their point of view. I don’t think it’s their job to do a fair and balanced thing.
I have no problem with this. In fact, I agree with it. But, here’s the rub, at a certain point, when your material winds up toeing the party line, rather than recognizing the objective absurdity of both sides, you’re going to stop being funny. You wind up coming across as a haranguing scold, as well as a hack. And hacks and haranguing scolds aren’t very funny. You look at Lenny Bruce or Richard Pryor (Nanjiani’s choice, not mine), their routines didn’t come off as copyright for a political party’s campaign commercials. They expressed larger points.
Lenny Bruce had bit wherein he advocated expanded non-pejorative use of ethnic slurs so as to remove their power and he jailed for mocking religion. I’mma go out in a limb and posit that he wouldn’t really care for the modern Progressives.
Working from home again tomorrow. Man, I have a fucking hangover. Now mind you, a fucking hangover is worse than a regular hangover. I’m trying to cure it by, guess how? That’s right, drinking more of the fucking shit that gave me the hangover. Chili on the stove simmering, wife says it’s good, and getting ready to make a gallon of fresh salsa. It’s hot here today, 86F and 61% humidity as of a couple hours ago.
I’m heading back to Elswyr, see ya’ll in a bit…
“Working” from home.
We have late afternoon, evenings here on the EC. You don’t get those in your timezone? Last night, after sex, I got up and got on my puter to play ESO from 2-6AM to let my wife sleep.
I was referring to “Man, I have a fucking hangover” – as a work-from-home fella, I know that some days I’m just not as productive as I might be, for that reason.
I like elder scrolls alot. I hate MMOs. So I’ve never tried ESO
You can play ESO totally single player, no one will ever bother you. You may get few friend invites, which you can ignore. And you will run into other players who will help you clear dungeons, cave, tomb, etc. But outside of that, ESO is totally a single player game and in my opinion, superior to Skyrim or any of it’s predecessors.
Cocksucker
Not clicking.
You really should, unless you’re in polite company. It’s a tapestry of vulgarity.
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https://observer.com/2019/04/leonardo-dicaprio-please-get-your-ex-girlfriend-out-of-debt/
Feminism
JFC.
Now reverse the sexes and let me know how that goes.
I have bad news for her. As a private citizen, you can no longer file for bankruptcy, OK, well you CAN, but you will still be liable for all the debt and in most cases, you will be a lot worse off than if you had just talked to the parties you owe and made arrangements to pay, on your own. If you don’t take that advice, you will be subjected to the decree of some idiot judge somewhere.
Yeah, I had a doctor who owed us $120K declare bankruptcy, literally the day before the sheriff was going to start hauling his shit away for us to sell. I had plans to sell his boat in our physician parking lot (pour encourager les autres). He also had a sweet motorcycle, the only time I’ve been tempted buy a motorcycle (because it would have been a smokin’ deal).
Turns out we got a payment plan for the full amount, enforced by the federal courts anywhere he went. It was quite convenient when he moved from Texas to NY – the checks kept on a-comin’.
Wow! I’m poor and in debt (far, far, far less than the young lady in the article) but I would be absolutely mortified if someone took to the public square to barber an ex to pay my debts.
Hey, you stick your dick in it, you owe it a living for life. /femtards
“New York bill would allow kids to run lemonade stands without a permit”
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1123970802800525313
https://nypost.com/2019/05/02/new-york-bill-would-allow-kids-to-run-lemonade-stands-without-a-permit/
But will be forced to pay a minimum wage and health plans.
Libertarian moment!
The funny thing about that, is that in my hood, there are always kids running lemonade stands all summer long and no one bothers them. And I’m in Balmer City. Fuck NYC, what a shithole.
Here on the Rockaway Peninsula (Southern end of Queens) there are a half dozen or so that will pop up throughout the Summer and I’ve never heard of any getting hassled. I’ve flogged bottled water on the beach boardwalk a few times and was always Johnny-on-the-spot with complimentary bottles for New York’s Finest and have never had a problem.
The original incident was far upstate, not NYC. Probably some officious prick wanting to throw his weight around.
Ah, I see. I thought the upstate guys were conservitards? Are you trying to tell me they can be assholes also?
Can confirm. Live upstate. Am asshole.
Yes, yes. The solution to a stupid law is another law that corrects a few of the flaws in the first law. doG forbid you would just get rid of the stupid law.
Of course, the solution to too much government is always more government.
OT:
If you ever need the exterior of your house repainted, I suggest moving. Burning it down is also an option, but I suggest moving first.
We found a GC who returns calls, delivers for the price quoted and runs a tight ship. He’s worth his weight in gold.
Exterior was painted on time and on budget. Just did the roof, too.
Fly me out to Zona, Dean. I’ll do it on the cheap.
What issues are you having? I might know a workaround.
Oh, nothing, really. Its just taking longer than we thought. Price is locked down. There was some plaster repair, which drags it out, and they had to redo part of it because the primer wasn’t right.
Mainly, it means the Beasts are cooped up inside with Mrs. Dean, because the She-Beast hates strangers on her turf with the white hot fury of a thousand suns. She gets all aggravated, and takes it our on her hapless brother, who is velcroed to Mrs. Dean. I get home, and everybody is crabby and, of course, its All My Fault.
On the plus side, the new color is really, really nice. Will make the house just settle into its desert setting.
It was wise to get that set price. Many paint crews will screw you seven ways to Sunday, as I’m sure you already knew.
Yeah, I passed on STEVE SMITH PAINT INC. Their tag line was “AND BY PAINT, MEAN . . . “.
Our next door neighbor is a painter and a helluva nice guy. We haven’t needed exterior painting, but he’s done a few rooms for us. Does great work and gives us quite a discount.
Good interior painting is a royal PITA. It’s all about surface prep, which I do not have the patience for.
Sigh… I LOVE both painting and pressure washing. I find them incredibly relaxing activities but I am nowhere near quick enough to do them professionally.
Exterior, too.
(1) Power wash.
(2) Plaster repair.
(3) Caulk.
(4) Mask.
(5) Prime.
‘It’s all about surface prep, which I do not have the patience for.’
^ This. 90% of my job is taping, covering, spackling, mudding, punching in nail pops, cleaning, and running up and down a ladder. Painting is the easiest part.
Painting is the easiest part.
And the most satisfying/relaxing part for me. I loves me a good paint job.
My biggest problem is keeping my OCD under control while painting. I have to remind myself it isn’t going to be perfect on the first coat, stop trying. Two coats minimum.
This is why we need a 2nd Amendment:
https://twitter.com/AristaFbabi/status/1123258643732934656
It would only be a non-vegan dish if it had dairy, IOW, cheese on it. Not sure what she’s talking about. It actually looks good to me.
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No. Vegan ricotta exists. I use a non meat substitute in my sauce, too.”
Just get this civil war over and done with already.
The only annoying vegans are the eco-Nazi sort. Most of my fav foods are vegan. Almost every day when I’m at my office in the city, I get a black bean burrito from a vendor near my workplace. Black bean burger, lettuce, tomato, corn, avacado, red onion, cilantro, and a wasabi/chipotle sauce, wrapped in a soft tortilla . Fucking delicious.
I think that should just about cover it.
It would be better with cheese.
And meat.
non meat substitute
If a meat substitute isn’t meat, wouldn’t a non meat substitute be . . . meat?
Beans are an excellent non-meat substitute if you want to eat a mostly plant based diet. They have plenty of protein. It’s what I do. I’ve lost 60 lbs. Well, I guess stopping being a couch potato and walk/jog/running at least 5 miles a day (7.6 miles yesterday) along with push ups, other body weight exercise, and some yoga, has helped. Fight me!
Fight me!
No. You sound like you’re in too good a shape. ;-)
Not so much as I’d like to be. But better than at any time since I was in my late 40s, and I turn 60 this year. From 230 lbs to 170 and more muscle mass and definition. I’m pretty happy about it, but I want to improve. Also, getting a lot more attention (compared to none) from the ladies. Not sure wifey likes that too much.
Eating beans is fine…as long as you put lots of meat in them. Does chili with beans count? Bean soup with a pound of salt pork? Those are beans, right?
Obligatory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_laNt7Sh6g
Let us not give short shrift to ham hocks and beans.
…and split pea soup… All the above named dishes we ate (and still do) a lot back in the day.
That may be a NAP violation.
It’s a nicely organized salad in a deep pan.
Fair enough – a taxonomy-violation. If someone said “I’m going to bring you a nice piece of lasagna” and presented me with that, I’d be enraged. “Here’s some salad” would be fine.
Deep dish salad?
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Definitely. Not. Lasagna.
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I agree with LOL.
But I mean, only if she doesn’t have to be my server. I’d prefer someone with a functional brain.
I LOL’d.
OT: Well, we’ve received an offer on the house. The good news is that it’s for full asking price (rare these days in the Lower Rainland™). The bad news is that it’s subject to sale of the aspiring purchaser’s own house, which is smaller and in a somewhat less desirable neighbourhood (not that ours is any great shakes, but it comes off okay in comparison). Of course, we retain the right to continue to market the house and sell to another buyer making a better offer, but houses on the market with STS offers sitting on them automagically seem to be less attractive to potential buyers. Requests for private showings have already dried up, and I suspect our realtor’s gonna be very bored at the next Open House.
Man, I hate real estate stuff. This is the third time within 5 years we’ll have moved. The big upside is we continue to shed junk we don’t need.
I’ve sold houses that way. Fortunately, not all of them. We had one deal fall through because we were at the end of a chain of about 5 of those deals, and the dominos . . fell? didn’t fall? Whatever. We had to carry the house for another couple of months.
I would find that depressing and infuriating in equal measure.
The one nice thing about this is that the buyer’s house is more of a starter home, so it’s less likely they’ll encounter a STS offer for their place as well. On the flip side, they’re simply less likely to get any offer in this market. The Greater Vancouver area has seen quite the slowdown since four summers ago when you could sell a mountain of garbage for seven figures.
The wife and I looked at a weird 600 sq. ft., 4 storey condo for $500K in Kitsilano about 14 years ago. It was frightening then. I can’t imagine what it’s like now.
It’s probably an empty lot worth ten mil being prepped for a bitchin’ luxury mansion.
… Took a breath and then I said…
Relax, pretty honey…
It’s Uncle Joe…
Spud shot at little orange, clay frisbees today. Many little orange, clay frisbees were broken. Given recent outings, Spud is pleased enough that he is speaking in the third person. Spud has drank a celebratory beer and is now sipping a celebratory cocktail.
Sounds like a good day.
Yeah, it was. I needed to get out for a few hours. The sporting clay course we like is out in the middle of nowhere. It’s run by an old farmer and his wife, and he takes good care of the property. Walking in the door is liking walking into Idaho, circa 1970. And she grills burgers for you when you’re done shooting.
I have been fascinated with sporting clays since reading one of the Bob Lee Swagger books.
It’s like shotgun golf, which sounds fantastic.
Miniature golf with shotguns. The Skeet and Trap guys look down their nose, which makes me like it better.
Oh yeah, Spud’s ready. Spuds’s got some new ammo. Check Spud out. Oooh, Spud’s down!
And THAT is why drinking commences once the gun is back in the safe.
Spud’s spent too much time in the sun. Spud’s skin was burned. Spud thinks he’s a peeling now.
Until June, Spud is the whitest potato you’ve ever seen.
Sounds like Spud feels like a stud.
Studalicious would make an awesome nom du comment.
*blushes* Women have called me that before.
/ valiantly resists the temptation to reply since she knows Spud IRL
Hey! You leave my bubble alone.
Our “win the lottery plan” involves buying a fancy condo on the resort just to be close to this: https://www.7springs.com/resort/sporting-clays/
The place is fantastic.
Just received this message from a recruiter:
“I am reaching out to you because of your industry experience. We are seeking an Operations Manager for our office in *******. Would you know of any friends and/or colleagues that would be interested? ”
I read that as I’m reaching out to you because I’m too lazy to do my job, will you do it for me?
The funny thing is this job is in the hospitality industry which I have 0 experience in. Unless you count serving tables in college 12 years ago. Which isn’t listed on my resume…
Cast a wide net and you catch more fish.
That is all.
Send the recruiter Steve Smith’s e-mail address. He’s very hospitable.
If it’s Truman Medical Center you probably couldn’t fuck things up much worse than they already are.
Shit, that was for LJW.
He said “hospitality”, not “hospital”.
Believe me, they have nothing in common.
Actually, he typed hospitality, not hospital.
/pedantry for the pedantic
Out this on the list of things Scruffy could have told you not to do for a fraction of the cost.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/2/18527177/verizon-seeking-tumblr-sale-rumor-blogging
Jesus… what a bunch of has-beens – Yahoo, Tumblr, Flickr… time for another dot-com bubble-burst.
They should just can the entire Verizon Media Group. It’s a monumental failure and anyone who understands how telecom companies work could have told you that it was going to be a monumental failure.
Their only faint hope was a broader deployment of FiOs which would have locked in more dedicated subscribers, but even then the trend has been for consumers to not buy packages and only get the data service.
It’s sad that all the truly funny people in the corporate world are limited to porn sites these days.
On Thursday evening, Pornhub VP Corey Price claimed in a statement to BuzzFeed News that his company is “extremely interested” in buying Tumblr and “very much looking forward to one day restoring it to its former glory with NSFW content.” The company did not say whether it has actually made any legitimate offer to Verizon, however.
It would be good if Price bought tumblr. There used to be some good porn on tumblr.
Tumblr was the only social media platform I ever actually used. They purged my account for wrongthink shortly before the porn ban though, so I walked away and didn’t look back. If PornHub bought it I might consider going back.
It was a hardcore purge too. They erased all record of anything I’d ever posted with no warnings and no possibility to appeal. Unpersoned as though I’d never been there.
I don’t know what your blog contained, but it’s pretty well known on Tumblr now that testing the algorithm they used to try to block/take down porn was completely fucked, and led to people’s accounts being purged. Those people could appeal just by going through support at the main page and get it restored. I don’t know if you care at this point, but it’s probably still there if you wanted to try to get it back.
Have some guitar and some crazy fretless bass.
Not bad.
Just about hockey time.
I have to confess, I’m not feeling great about the Bruins chances for this series; I fear Boston’s long, 88 day championship drought will continue.
Yeah, not feeling great about the Carolina-Columbus conference final.
Probably neither is the league.
Note to everyone else.
The Jonah Hex movie sucks balls.
Thanks for the tip.