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Day of Thor Open Thread

by Betty Cracker|  October 13, 20167:04 pm| 45 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Politics, Assholes

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Went down to the beach for the sunset and saw the ultimate asshole golf cart:

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What a dick. Open thread!

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  1. 1.

    Ian

    October 13, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    I thought the Trump campaign decided to avoid that symbol because it makes the T look like it is having intercourse with the P.

  2. 2.

    Baud

    October 13, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    I like that it has the old fucking symbol at the top.

  3. 3.

    slag

    October 13, 2016 at 7:07 pm

    Trump-Pence: Giving New Meaning to Letting Your Freak Flag Fly

  4. 4.

    dirk walls

    October 13, 2016 at 7:07 pm

    There was a big lifted 4×4 that drove through a busy intersection the other day. It was probably a $50K truck and had at least 4 teenage boys in it, including the driver.

    In the bed they had mounted a very large Trump flag and they were driving around, yelling and flipping off people, having a good old time. They were basically a rolling youtube comments section.

    Hopefully none of them will actually vote.

  5. 5.

    greennotGreen

    October 13, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    The Lewis Country Store near me has an electronic sign that has recently read “Trump that Bitch,” but has now switched to, “The only pussy Trump grabbed was Paul Ryan.”

    Nice. So sorry to see the store still has customers.

  6. 6.

    lollipopguild

    October 13, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Nothing like letting yur Freak Flag fly. Great Minds think alike.

  7. 7.

    greennotGreen

    October 13, 2016 at 7:10 pm

    Changed spelling to escape moderation.

    The Lewis Country Store near me has an electronic sign that has recently read “Trump that Bitch,” but has now switched to, “The only pu$$y Trump grabbed was Paul Ryan.”

    Nice. So sorry to see the store still has customers.

  8. 8.

    Baud

    October 13, 2016 at 7:10 pm

    @dirk walls:

    Hopefully none of them will actually vote.

    Unfortunately, you can expect to see them at the polls on November 28.

  9. 9.

    Major Major Major Major

    October 13, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    @Ian: Not to mention a sideways swastika.

  10. 10.

    Mnemosyne

    October 13, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    I’m just killing time at work today. My boss is in Paris, my project manager is on jury duty, and half the staff is either on vacation or out sick with the same plague I have. I got all of my files switched over for FY17 and now I’m twiddling my thumbs.

    Fortunately, tomorrow is a vacation day, so I’ll be taking Amtrak up to Santa Barbara for the weekend — woot!

  11. 11.

    trollhattan

    October 13, 2016 at 7:20 pm

    @Mnemosyne:
    Santa Barbara–lucky! IIUC you’ll be south of the big storm headed to N-Cal and the PNW. Remnants of a super typhoon predicted to dump as much as 17 inches in places.

  12. 12.

    sukabi

    October 13, 2016 at 7:20 pm

    @Ian: maybe it was being flown ironically… and the p stands for püşşÿ…

  13. 13.

    Major Major Major Major

    October 13, 2016 at 7:21 pm

    @sukabi: Pence did get screwed…

  14. 14.

    redshirt

    October 13, 2016 at 7:22 pm

    @dirk walls:

    They were basically a rolling youtube comments section.

    LOL. That’s some nice imagery.

  15. 15.

    redshirt

    October 13, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    @trollhattan: Santa Barbara might be the most perfect spot on Earth. Agree/Disagree?

  16. 16.

    Pogonip

    October 13, 2016 at 7:24 pm

    @greennotGreen: I think that second one’s pretty funny.

    Campaign, go away!

  17. 17.

    Mnemosyne

    October 13, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    @trollhattan:

    I have a friend in Ben Lomond (I think that’s it — she just moved there) who says she’s battening down the hatches. I’m assuming that, once again, the rain will go east and miss So Cal.

  18. 18.

    sukabi

    October 13, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    @Major Major Major Major: anybody that was even semi conscious over the last year should have KNOWN drumpf was a rolling disaster..Pence screwed himself…no sympathy from me.

  19. 19.

    Ian

    October 13, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    @sukabi:

    anybody that was even semi conscious

    Are we talking about the same Mike Pence?

  20. 20.

    PaulWartenberg2016

    October 13, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    anybody else taking the deal on Southwest flights from Tampa to Havana starting in December?

  21. 21.

    Mnemosyne

    October 13, 2016 at 7:36 pm

    @redshirt:

    It’s pretty close. Though I was sad to have someone who used to live there tell me that it’s kind of a crappy place to live full-time. It’s great for a visit since it’s completely walkable. Most of the time, we park our car at the hotel on Friday and don’t drive again until we leave on Sunday.

    Carpinteria is also nice, and not quite as frou frou.

  22. 22.

    trollhattan

    October 13, 2016 at 7:37 pm

    @Mnemosyne: Predicted to track east and north, with only the southern extent still unknown. Nothing will dip south, which after five dry years would be really, really welcome.

    Long-range forecast is for a “La Nada” pattern in the Pacific while there’s still an enormous blob of historically warm water off the coast. The forecasters are hiding under their desks at this point, rather than predict based on the oddball conditions.

  23. 23.

    Betty Cracker

    October 13, 2016 at 7:37 pm

    @PaulWartenberg2016: considering it!

  24. 24.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    October 13, 2016 at 7:38 pm

    @Mnemosyne: I’ve been thinking to taking Amtrak to Ventura or Santa Barbara for some pics.

  25. 25.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    October 13, 2016 at 7:39 pm

    @redshirt: It’s nice, but disagree.

  26. 26.

    redshirt

    October 13, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    @Mnemosyne: It is frou frou, but how can that be blamed since geographically it’s perfect. An East West Sunrise Sunset in the ocean – rare for the West Coast. Perfect weather with enough rain to keep everything green. Nice beaches. A pier. A downtown. A University. Hills to hike and bike a couple of miles away.

    Money is drawn to such a location.

  27. 27.

    redshirt

    October 13, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    @BillinGlendaleCA: What’s better?

  28. 28.

    NotMax

    October 13, 2016 at 7:52 pm

    @redshirt

    Um, Maui.

    Also too, parts of New Zealand.

  29. 29.

    Roger Moore

    October 13, 2016 at 8:02 pm

    @dirk walls:

    In the bed they had mounted a very large Trump flag and they were driving around, yelling and flipping off people, having a good old time.

    I guess the Trump flag does an even better job of pissing people off than the Confederate battle flag.

  30. 30.

    Roger Moore

    October 13, 2016 at 8:04 pm

    @trollhattan:

    Remnants of a super typhoon predicted to dump as much as 17 inches in places.

    Why does it have to go north? We could use some of that rain down here in Southern California.

  31. 31.

    Villago Delenda Est

    October 13, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    @greennotGreen: You should thank him for giving Nancy Smash her gavel back.

  32. 32.

    redshirt

    October 13, 2016 at 8:07 pm

    @NotMax: Too far away. DC/NYC/Boston metropolis is the capital of the Empire. You can’t be too far away.

  33. 33.

    NotMax

    October 13, 2016 at 8:12 pm

    @redshirt

    You can’t be too far away.

    Unfortunately, you’re right. You can’t be too far away. Would that we could.

  34. 34.

    redshirt

    October 13, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    @NotMax: There’s always Manilla.

    Or at least, there used to be, until they elected their own Trump.

  35. 35.

    NotMax

    October 13, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    @redshirt

    Too humid.

    Maybe Amir can build a very large guest bungalow.

  36. 36.

    scav

    October 13, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    Too funny. Now even the bleeding Chicago Tribune is poking about in its vaults and found a story of Donald talking up some carol singers outside Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel in ’92, learning they were 14 and, you got it — ” Wow! Just think — in a couple of years I’ll be dating you.” Ah, ’92, the little clip is titled Such a comedian

  37. 37.

    Mnemosyne

    October 13, 2016 at 8:34 pm

    @BillinGlendaleCA:

    It’s a nice ride, and surprisingly inexpensive — my one-way coach seat was $18. Plus you can catch it right from the Glendale station and don’t have to trek down to Union Station.

  38. 38.

    L Boom

    October 13, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    So … since this is an open thread. For those in New England looking for some leafpeeping – it’s peak foliage in Vermont right now, and in the 25ish years I’ve been living here, it’s one of the best I can remember. Went into the office today,and the morning traffic to Burlington was shockingly slow because of all the rubber-necking at the foliage from people who actually live here.

    And if anyone’s interested, I’d be happy to help with suggestions for beer/food, in Chittenden/Washington Counties especially …

  39. 39.

    redshirt

    October 13, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    @L Boom: It’s like looking at a bowl of Fruity Pebbles right now at my compound. So beautiful.

  40. 40.

    workworkwork

    October 13, 2016 at 9:14 pm

    Finally got home from the hospital this afternoon.
    Quick summary:
    Went in to my PCP on 26th about a non-stop bloody nose
    Went to ER on 27th – platelet count slammed down to zero – checked ini
    Many medical things later, got my spleen taken out on the 9th.
    More medical things – Finally got signed out.

    My wife is still in respite care until next Thursday at least (she has M.S. and requires assistance.)
    I’ll be winding down on the ster01ds for the next three weeks while checking my blood sugar.

    The cats don’t know what to make of me. The little one keeps sniffing at me to make sure I’m really me and the tom is keeping his distance for now.

    Anyway, I need some serious sleep at this stage. I asked a friend to come in and help me adjust the apartment tomorrow to help with my temporary lifting restrictions.

  41. 41.

    L Boom

    October 13, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    @redshirt: I know, right? I almost hit someone this morning while I was zoned out looking at the foliage. The Richmond/Bolton part of 89 is pretty amazing.

    Looks like a trip to Hill Farmstead for some growler refills is in order this weekend, for sure.

  42. 42.

    trnc

    October 13, 2016 at 9:19 pm

    When that flags waves in the breeze just right, I bet it looks a lot like this.
    https://twitter.com/FullFrontalSamB/status/754005058786910208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    October 13, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    @workworkwork: That’s quite a couple weeks you’ve had, so glad to hear that you are back home now. Take care of yourself and don’t forget that it’s okay to ask for help.

  44. 44.

    M. Bouffant

    October 13, 2016 at 10:18 pm

    Only political signage I saw today was an Obama-Biden sticker on the rear window of a Ford Fusion (or Focus or something).

  45. 45.

    Mnemosyne

    October 13, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    @workworkwork:

    Yikes! Hopefully all’s well that ends well at this point. Good luck!

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