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Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls 2 years from now.

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

We still have time to mess this up!

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Dear elected officials: Trump is temporary, dishonor is forever.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

If you thought you’d already seen people saying the stupidest things possible on the internet, prepare yourselves.

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

There are no moderate republicans – only extremists and cowards.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

This blog will pay for itself.

American history and black history cannot be separated.

Giving up is unforgivable.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

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  1. 1.

    Keith P.

    Relaxing to the Auburn game with a bowl of truffled polenta. Last week’s win over Manziel and Co. was great but tense, so this game is essentially a bye week.

  3. 3.

    different-church-lady

    Oh, no, I’d much rather be having endless, tiresome, repetitive O-bot v. Firebagger arguments fueled by trolling headlines…

  4. 4.

    Steeplejack

    Intently watching my Mizzou Tigers vs. Clemson. Mizzou just scored at the end of the first quarter, so that’s good.

  5. 5.

    Cacti

    “We are all black people now” says emcee at overwhelmingly white “Stop Watching Us” rally.

    Of course you are dears, of course you are.

  8. 8.

    Corner Stone

    Betty? I need you Betty. Please come and tell everyone how much you want the Mizzou team to win today.

  11. 11.

    Nicole

    Left our new dog (got her from the shelter ten days ago) for her longest stretch alone today- 3 hours, and came home to an apartment that that looked the same as when we left. Whew. Every day a little more progress. For a dog that was picked up off the street and then in the shelter for 5 weeks, she’s doing pretty well. Very proud of her. Working with a great dog trainer on her issues, and am cautiously optimistic.

  18. 18.

    trollhattan

    Soccer tourney this weekend. Two games today and one, perhaps two tomorrow. As our girls have yet to give up a goal I suspect they’ll be playing that second game tomorrow afternoon. “Your reward for playing soccer? Moar soccer!”

    I’d complain but there are teams from six-hundred miles away, so…. But boy, does my lawn look long.

  19. 19.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    Whew. I don’t know what it is about Bemidji but they consistently give us fits far beyond what the standings indicate they should. They played great, we played poorly (particularly on defense; Garzone, Ramsey and Wolfe struggled badly) and Hannah Brandt came up with two goals and an assist to push us to our 57th straight win.

    Next week we continue the tour of outstate Minnesota with the Purple Cows of Mankato.

  20. 20.

    MomSense

    @Nicole:

    I hope it continues to go well!

    We had some friends who came home to an entirely shredded living room but I think they left the dog out of the crate so they could replace some well loved furniture.

  24. 24.

    Yatsuno

    Is that a bruise on her arm or a terribly placed tattoo?

    @jeffreyw: ZOMG KITTEH!!! Was Mama straining to get out? They can count when one isn’t accounted for.

  28. 28.

    burnspbesq

    Ladies and gentlemen, that score in the crawl at the bottom of your teevee screen is not — repeat, not — a mistake.

    Duke 13, Virginia Tech 10.

  30. 30.

    eemom

    Who won the Hokies-Duke thing, anyone know? I’m remotely curious.

    eta: Ah, thanks, Burnsie. That explains the radio silence on my FB feed.

  35. 35.

    burnspbesq

    @efgoldman:

    Duke has State, Miami, Wake, and Carolina left. People are getting a little goofy. They’re actually saying “well, why can’t we go 10-2?”

  36. 36.

    Corner Stone

    Apparently, every single player in the Gamecocks team hates their coach as much as the Tampa Bay Bucs hate theirs.

  37. 37.

    raven

    @eemom: Duke, the reunion I was at was deep in Hokie territory and at the farm of the 92 year old aunt who is failing. The hard core waited until there was about 5 minutes to go before they went in to watch it.

  41. 41.

    Nicole

    @MomSense: I would not have been surprised if we came home to shreds- she really eyeballed our preschooler’s stuffed toy horse the first day, but so far she has left it be.

    We do keep the door to his room shut when we’re out. I mean, she’s been very good so far, but that’s just too many toy temptations to ask her to withstand.

  43. 43.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    Cardinals up 2-0 in the bottom of the first. Their fanbase is marginally less annoying than Boston’s, so go St. Louis.

  47. 47.

    eemom

    I think I’m in over my head here. All I actually know is (1) I have some relatives who are rabid Hokie fans, and (2) I dislike the institution that is Duke University, notwithstanding that I went to law school there.

    So I guess this is sad news for me, or something.

  53. 53.

    Yatsuno

    @efgoldman: That missed field goal might haunt the Quackers. And Mariota is not looking sharp, at least not in the first half. This might be a long night for the Fighting Fashion Atrocities.

  54. 54.

    Corner Stone

    I take it all back. In actuality, the coach actually hates every player on the Gamecocks roster.
    That’s two fucking weeks in a row that someone has decided timeouts have no value.

  55. 55.

    JPL

    @Nicole: Tomorrow, it will be two weeks since Mr. Finch arrived in my home.
    He sleeps in his crate and stays there when I’m out. I’ve been thinking about letting him roam but it might be awhile. He’s a tubby little terrier that after the first week, dug under the fence and escaped. Today a son came over and helped me secure the fence with chicken wire, landscape timber and stones. I fixed us a late lunch and I didn’t clear the table. I heard the sound of a tag hitting a metal dish, and thought he was eating his food. About a minute later, I realized there was not food in his dish and ran into the kitchen. The little mutt, about twelve inches high is on my table enjoying the leftovers, He must of used a chair to get up but had no idea how to get down.

  60. 60.

    Nicole

    @JPL: That is hilarious. I’m convinced that “terrier” is actually a misspelling of “terror.” Are you sure he used a chair? ;)

    We live in an apartment, and Ripley is a 35 pound terrier mix of some kind, so our main concern is making sure she gets enough exercise. Thanks to making sure she gets at least 4 miles of walking/running every day, I’ve already dropped two pounds since we adopted her. And my legs hurt.

  63. 63.

    MikeJ

    @efgoldman: I thought the pink hats were brilliant. I realilse I’m in the minority among the trufen, but I like the idea of getting girls into the game.

    Also, I’ve had no luck finding false beards in Seattle, pink or not. I think they’ve all been diverted to New England. The Halloween aisle at Fred Meyer’s did have a five pack of mustaches, but no beards.

  64. 64.

    Yatsuno

    @Nicole: They ain’t called Jack Russell Terrorists for nothing. This just makes me want a corgi more and more.

    @burnspbesq: The why is irrelevant. There are lines people!

    @MikeJ:

    Also, I’ve had no luck finding false beards in Seattle, pink or not

    Remember: slightly douchey beards are a major hipster mark these days. Odds are the falsies were sold out long before Costume Day.

  65. 65.

    JPL

    @Nicole: Mine is about five years old and nineteen pounds. The vet wants him to lose two or three pounds, then we will see if we can feel ribs. That’s going to be tough with Thanksgiving coming up. I can’t imagine what happens if he hops on the counter. I noticed that he’ll go from the arm of the sofa to the chair before so who knows. fun times.

  68. 68.

    JPL

    @caring and sensitive: Look up Glory Days….

    My son’s dog is visiting for the weekend and she doesn’t understand the colorful language that I’m using while watching the Sox game. I thought I raised my son better than that.

  74. 74.

    The Sailor

    I’ve always hated that song.
    and that guy next to the Obamas is Mel Brooks. No, the other guy.

  77. 77.

    eemom

    pink beards

    Pink snowman! Pink snowballs! And little pink pills!

    /if no one gets I shall haz a sad.

  84. 84.

    different-church-lady

    @Corner Stone: Oh c’mon bub, you know how this place works: people say any old thing about anybody. And sometimes the more deliberately remote from reality the better the effect.

    Friends?

  86. 86.

    Cassidy

    Speaking of drinking, I’m trying to decide if Knob Creek or Pennypacker should be my next trip down bourbon lane.

  94. 94.

    eemom

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Normally, you are just caustic until 9pm Central time. Spiteful and obnoxious usually come later in the evening.

    Occasionally followed by spittle-flecked, flailing vicious after the thread is dead…..but who’s counting?

  96. 96.

    NotMax

    @MotMax

    Pardon the blockquote failure – just awoke from a nap which raged out of control – obviously responding to comment about bourbon.

  97. 97.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Cassidy: Aha… Not for drinking straight. Dude, make yourself proper whiskey sours. Whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, and ice.

  100. 100.

    Cassidy

    @Omnes Omnibus: I’m not really a fan of sour mix related drinks. I’m working my way to finding a bourbon I can drink straight. It’s a slow transition from a lifelong beer drinker.

  102. 102.

    Steeplejack

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    You betcha. Really good black-and-white photography, not too cheesy plot. TCM’s whole lineup tonight is good: Bride of Frankenstein earlier, Cat People (another one by one of my favorite B-list directors, Jacques Tourneur) and White Zombie coming up later. Psychomania (1971) is probably a clunker, but The Witches (1966) might be good.

  104. 104.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Cassidy: I was once given this advice on learning to appreciate scotch: Buy a good bottle. Sit down and pour some in a glass. Drink it. Wince. Pour and drink some more. Wince. Repeat until you discover that you kind of like the taste – usually about 1/3 of the way through the bottle.

  106. 106.

    Cassidy

    @Omnes Omnibus: I think I’m suffering from choice overload. It’s hard to find one when there are so many good (reviewed) ones out there. Although, $60 for Japanese whiskey is a bit much.

  107. 107.

    Steeplejack

    Okay, that “French the rainbow” Skittles ad is skeeving me out. Apparently I’m not as secure in my sexuality as I thought.

  112. 112.

    Cassidy

    @Omnes Omnibus: I most likely will. I’m not quite halfway through a double shift so this is a decision I have to put of until Monday. Just figured there were enough drunks connoisseurs here to point me in the right direction.

  114. 114.

    trollhattan

    @Cassidy:
    Got a 1.5L jug o’ Knob Creek on a whim, turns out I don’t care for it all that much. Lacked balance and finesse. Have not tried the other you mention.

  115. 115.

    Dolly Llama

    God damn, what a South Carolina/Mizzou game. Brutal on both sides.

    ETA: I was for Mizzou until Mike Davis went down. Good on the Gamecocks. As a Bulldog fan, I sympathize with injuries.

  117. 117.

    Corner Stone

    @Steeplejack:

    Oops, my bad. I am enjoying that Mizzou is beating up on the South Carolina Gamecocks, not the Clemson Tigers. Correction noted.

    Ahhh, sanctimony. It gets us all in the end, eh?

  124. 124.

    Steeplejack

    @Corner Stone:

    So glad you learned a new word tonight. Maybe someday you’ll also learn the actual definition.

    I am disconsolate about the game, but Mizzou is still in the driver’s seat to face Alabama in the SEC title game.

  127. 127.

    NotMax

    @Omnes Omnibus

    The Kirkland brand French vodka at Costco is as good, or better, than Grey Goose. Much less costly, but comes in the most user-unfriendly bottle ever.

  128. 128.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @NotMax: I am not a vodka guy. I only got that bottle because it was a gift. Gin, I like gin – standard Bombay, unless it is for a martini and then Sapphire is worth it.

  130. 130.

    NotMax

    @Omnes Omnibus

    Tanqueray when I can afford it. Bols when really flush, budget-wise.

    Otherwise, good ol’ reliable Beefeater* suits this codger just fine for martinis (and perfect for G&Ts**).

    But the vermouth in the martinimust be Noilly Prat. No other will do.

    Tried a bottle of Bombay once when it first appeared on the shelves, and was not impressed. No taste improvement commensurate with the price difference, IMHO.

    *Back in college, was most fond of filling a 12-ounce glass with ice, pouring straight Beefeater to the top, and drinking it that way, perhaps with a wedge of lime.

    ** But the tonic must be Schweppes. No other will do.

  132. 132.

    NotMax

    @Omnes Omnibus

    Nuthin’ wrong with that. As an acquaintance was wont to say, “Takes all kinds to make a horse race.”

    If you ever get hold of a bottle of Bols, though (Dutch gin in an earthenware bottle; the gin itself is pale blue), give it a sample.

  134. 134.

    handsmile

    @Cassidy:

    Single malt guy myself (Highland Park neat), but mrs. handsmile is a real commonsewer of bourbon and her choices, in order, are: Bookers, Bulliet (NotMax’s choice above as well), Knob Creek or Basil Hayden. Assume you’re drinking it neat. For a bourbon mixed drink, a perfectly good choice is Makers Mark.

    Slainte!

  136. 136.

    Ruckus

    @tybee:
    It is rare to find another who appreciates Dickel. That is some smooth drinking juice. Has to be the #12 though. If I was still drinking that would be the only thing. Was introduced to it by an ex, and I still like it. Hard to find out on the left coast but sure worth it.

  137. 137.

    tybee

    @Ruckus:

    old No 12 is good stuff but i’ve also drunk a boat load of numba 8

    good stuff.

    I also appreciate Bushmills, Jamesons, Makers Mark, the aforementioned Knobcreek and have been known to swill other swill as well but dickel is schizznit.

    interesting whiskey data: my FIL used to drink jack daniels. a right smart amount of jack, too. someone gave him a bottle of Early Times. he said he liked it as much as he did the jack.
    after a bit of research, he found that Early Times is basically jack daniels aged in a used barrel. to be “bourbon”, the barrel must be new so Early Times is sold domestically as “Kentucky Whiskey” and exported as “bourbon”.
    I keep a bottle around for those who don’t appreciate good whisky (dickel) and to use in mixed drinks.

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