Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

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

We won’t go back.

Second rate reporter says what?

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

The Giant Orange Man Baby is having a bad day.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

The Supreme Court is corrupt. Democrats must win in November and force court reform.

If you are in line to indict donald trump, stay in line.

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

The real work of an opposition party is to oppose.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

I desperately hope that, yet again, I am wrong.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Come on, man.

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

I’m more Christian than these people and I’m an atheist.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

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  1. 1.

    dmsilev

    Did she wear that dino costume on the plane? If not, did it fit beneath the seat or in an overhead bin?

    These are important questions. We need answers.

  5. 5.

    trollhattan

    Spouse is joining a sewing group tomorrow who will be making animal rescue cozies for Australia. There will be beer, since it’s being held at a taproom. I hope to learn the difference between a koala cozie and wombat cozie.

  9. 9.

    The Dangerman

    @trollhattan:

    There will be beer, since it’s being held at a taproom.

    Best be Fosters (though I’ve heard Foster’s ain’t that good; no personal experience, as I live in World Class Pinot Noir country and am perfectly happy to try to find the best one through repeated testing, for the curious, current leader being Adelaida).

    Speaking of local, did your child (daughter? my mind is fuzzy on meds) enjoy SLO?

  10. 10.

    Sloane Ranger

    That Pom should join the look alike circuit, attending parties, opening fetes and acting as a decoy when the real Paddington wants to go night clubbing with his fellow stars.

    Who would have believed that a canine could pass so easily as an ursine.

  11. 11.

    Anne Laurie

    @Duane: The real Paddington Bear was an illegal immigrant:

    Paddington was inspired in part, Michael Bond has said, by his memories of watching evacuee children pass through Reading station from London during the Blitz. “They all had a label round their neck with their name and address on and a little case or package containing all their treasured possessions,” he told the Guardian in 2014. “So Paddington, in a sense, was a refugee, and I do think that there’s no sadder sight than refugees.”
    Immigration has been part of Paddington’s story from the beginning, but it became more explicit in 2014, when the movie adaptation of Paddington hit London just as pre-Brexit antipathy toward immigration was ratcheting up. One review was titled, “Why Paddington is anti-Ukip propaganda.” An immigration lawyer reviewed the movie and concluded grimly that “I would … assess Paddington’s prospects of success before an immigration judge as virtually zero.”

  13. 13.

    NotMax

    @The Dangerman

    In the days before pull tabs on the cans, I convinced some freshmen in college that, since Foster’s came from Australia, it had to be opened on the bottom.

  15. 15.

    Anne Laurie

    @Sloane Ranger: Who would have believed that a canine could pass so easily as an ursine.

    Every Pomeranian I’ve ever met believes themselves to be LARGER THAN  LIFE.  They only get away with it because the actual Big Beings they challenge — humans, but also dogs many times their size — find it entertaining, coming from such tiny fluffballs…

  16. 16.

    trollhattan

    @The Dangerman:

    I wonder if Fosters is one of those several jokes Aussies play on us, because other than the “oil can” size cans, there’s no there there.

    Thanks for inquiring about the kiddo, a schedule conflict now has here going at month’s end. Soccer and track are having a knife fight! The SLO coach is very nice, even offered to put the wife up in a hotel while kid gets the college experience. Plan is for her to train with the team. I’m boggled by the whole thing.

  19. 19.

    Kent

    @Major Major Major Major: My yellow lab would eat pea gravel if I put it in his dish.  He would tear apart that ‘pizza’ and then start working on the cardboard box just because it had vague pizza odors from sitting in Dominos.

  20. 20.

    Kayla Rudbek

    Question for the jackals: how quickly can a credit card skimmer work to steal and transfer card numbers? (Grumbles about how this is the second time in two years my card has been hacked, and I think that I should report this instance to the police as well as my credit card company – I suspect the local gas station although Mr. Rudbek hasn’t had any problems there)

  21. 21.

    The Dangerman

    @trollhattan:

    The SLO coach is very nice, even offered to put the wife up in a hotel while kid gets the college experience.

    Sounds like fun (read: envious as hell, I’d love to do Poly again); to get a read on SLO (the city), try to go on a Farmers Market night (Thursday) if you can. Though Vegans/Vegetarians will have to hide their eyes from all the BBQ action going on.

    Hmmm. Speaking of BBQ, it’s dinnertime!

  24. 24.

    Jerzy Russian

    @Kayla Rudbek:   I think the answer is “pretty fast”.  My credit card company has flagged a few attempts of theft over the past few years.  Usually there would be a $1 charge attempt.  I was told that if that attempt worked, then they would go on to charge more.

    I no longer use the card readers at the pumps.  I always go inside and use the chip reader.

  25. 25.

    chris

    Heh. Must-not-see TV.

    Goop’s Netflix series: It’s so much worse than I expected and I can’t unsee it
    Vulvas, psychics, and junk science, oh my. I watched so you don’t have to.
    BETH MOLE – 1/17/2020, 4:01 AM

  26. 26.

    FlyingToaster

    @Kayla Rudbek: Usually next business day.  My most recent experience is September, when I had to use the lobby “after hours” parking payment kiosk instead of the one on the floor where I was parked (only open 6am-midnight).  Sunday morning  1am; three charges Monday am before it was put on hold, all charges reversed.

    The 10 days waiting for the new card was a pain in the tuchis.

  28. 28.

    Kayla Rudbek

    @FlyingToaster: Hmm. Maybe it was the parking garage payment machine at work for me as well (garage is totally open to the public, and the payment machine is notoriously finicky so I’ve had my suspicions about it as well). Or it could be Apple or my Democratic donations…and some idiot is still trying to use the card (in a completely different state so that was how my credit card company caught it yesterday)

  32. 32.

    Nicole

    My 9-year-old is working on “Dance of the Hours” by Ponchielli, but of course all I can hear every time he practices is, “Hello Muddah…. Hello Faddah…”

    Since it’s an open thread- my cancer update is… pretty good, actually!  Ten lymph nodes were removed, but only one was malignant, and while the Ki-67 indicated it’s a faster grower than the last time, my oncologist said, as it was still the same type as before, it’s not aggressive enough for chemo to be beneficial, so it’ll be 6 weeks of preventative radiation and then hormone therapy.  Keyword being “preventative” as, for all they can tell, there’s no cancer left, but after a recurrence they want to be more aggressive in follow-up treatment, ergo the radiation.  Which is fine with me.

    So I got my hair cut and colored today (I’d been holding off since I figured why bother if I have chemo and it all falls out).  My roots were looooong.  It was a good day.

  34. 34.

    Kent

    Watching the Gonzaga vs BYU basketball game on ESPN right now.  Swear to God this is about the whitest thing I have ever seen outside a Trump rally.   There are even 9 white boys out of 10 on the court right now.  And the fans?  99.999% white.  Or maybe 100%

    Kind of weird for a nationally broadcast basketball game in this day and age.

  37. 37.

    Nicole

    Thanks, guys; yeah, I’m feeling much better than I did this time last week. Fun fact I learned at the oncologist office- after you’ve had lymph nodes taken out from under an arm, that arm is no bueno for blood pressure readings or blood draws for the rest of your life.

  40. 40.

    Kattails

    @Nicole: That’s ok, I’m sure your blood pressure is much better anyway now that all this has been worked out. Wow. Just so happy for you that the prognosis is good. You have a 9-year-old and had to think about not bothering to color your hair… how awful.

    Now I’m going to go all hippy-dippy and remind you that your skin absorbs 30% or so of everything you put on it, so be careful of chemical stuff (says she who’s drinking wine).

  45. 45.

    slightly_peeved

    @Roger Moore:

    Pretty much; it’s no worse or better than any other generic conglomerate-brewed Australian lager (XXXX, Tooheys New, Carlton Draught, VB).

    The Australian interest in craft beer appeared a bit after US or the UK, but we’ve caught up a long way. While my city is still better known for its Pinot Noir, some of our better craft breweries will hopefully start exporting to the US soon.

  46. 46.

    MisterForkbeard

    @trollhattan: SLO is awesome – I went to school there 15 years ago.

     

    For the best mexican in town, go to Chili Peppers. Not the one on Foothill near the schools that one sucks. Go to the one on the east side of town.

    Visit the Madonna Inn for breakfast. and for champagne cake. You’ll thank me later. :)

  50. 50.

    WaterGirl

    @Jay: Your comment went into Spam because it had more than 7 links.  Nothing personal!

    Once in Spam, it thinks you are a spammer, so everything goes into spam until we click “not spam” and then release the comments.

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