I know that I said I was going to go back to crosswords because a lot of you are Acrostic-ally challenged but I had already started this one. To help I tried to make it very very easy and did make it short. I probably should have posted this one first to ease you neophytes into the wonderful world of acrostics but hindsight and all that. Once again to make it libertarian oriented I chose a quote that touches on some common glibish themes, I expect you all to discuss this in the comments. I mean it this time, last time I was disappoint in all of you. Anyway…Entertainment only…no gambling…have fun…we’re all counting on you…across all obstacles…Epstein’s not dead…
It wasn’t that bad of a movie.
Why do you hate Dogue de Bordeaux?
This is a pass for me, but good on you for providing content that others enjoy. 👍
Also, I may be sort of drunk…
+1
#MeToo
I wish was…
Old Milwaukee?
No, no…Fresh Milwaukee.
Subthread.
“There is a reason why impeachment hrng room is so cold.
The room is a backup Hse chamber. As a security measure, they keep the temperature cold here. If there were a chemical attack, the molecules move more slowly, in the cold. The temperature retards deployment of the agent”
https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1202281655253250050
I’m sure that room already has plenty of retards.
Unless they keep it like a meat-locker, I cant see that really working out.
Where’s OMWC or Don ?
Yeah, I thought it was chilled by the Dem’s hearts.
If “I” isn’t “Nappyheadedho”, I’m gonna be disappointed.
+ Imus
I told you it was an easy one.
Kind of hard to do it in my head, but thanks for easing up on us.
Sigh… why am I studying Japanese again?
My teacher is on vacation, the substitute is one of nicest people in the school, but an absolutely awful instructor.
The subway is messed up and I have to take a $15 cab ride to the train station and miss an earlier train.
And to top it all off we have a new student in the class. Nice women and respectful, but her mother is Japanese and she lived in Japan. WTF is she doing in my intermediate level class? My understanding is she can’t read, but her conversation and accent is essentially native level.
For crying out loud.., I’m this close to quitting and self studying.
She’s looking to meet strange young men?
I’m one out of two.
She is an attractive older lady, but not worth destroying my marriage.
Didn’t realize you were married. Love the tacit accordance of being strange though.
I’m here, right? We aren’t exactly an ordinary bunch.
EXCEPT SP, OF COURSE. SHE IS EXCEEDINGLY NORMAL.
But that would make you unusual in context since you’d stand out from the deviants and degenerates wandering about.
Just remind me, who are you married to SP?
She’s irridarit?
Long day… that one is whooshing by me.
she can’t read
Thx. Yup.
Woohoo! I got A.
The Hyperbole can beat any of you chumps at Earthshaker! the greatest pinball machine of all time.
Greatest? No.
I have this one in my basement. Come over and we’ll see who is the Wizard.
That’s a sweet machine, I wish I had a pinball machine in my basement… or any pinball machine… … or a basement.
I’m terrible. It’s the rest of my fam you have to defeat.
I’ve got a Tekken 2 and a Marvel vs. Capcom cabinet in my basement.
I’ve also got Centipede and Ms. Pac Man.
It cracks me up how much the kids love the stupid old school games.
Hated Centipede, something about trackball games never seemed right to me, ditto games with two joysticks. Galaga,1943, Xevious… those were games.
Galaga and its cousin Gyruss were the GOAT.
I liked those concepts
but feel like Phoenix took it to another level by adding a capstone event when you attack the hive.
Oh man that one was hard.
The fuck? It’s by far my most popular game.
Although I still think Galaga is the Best Of All Time.
I concur that Galaga was one of the best 80’s arcade games. On a hard drive/CD’s somewhere in the house, I’ve got the full MAME library (at the time, and the version of MAME to run them all). I’ve contemplated building a cabinet, but my electrical skills and building skills are lacking.
Some modern games fit the bill for large groups as well. I’ve got a picture from Thanksgiving of my niece, her boyfriend, and my two nephews all deeply engrossed in playing Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. I don’t even think they noticed I took the picture (which was sent to my sister who was upstairs at the time).
Missile Command.
Trackball and all.
That was impressive to watch someone who was really good at that game with the trackball. I remember when I was maybe 8 or 9, there was some 15 or 16 year-old kid in my neighborhood with a leather jacket, billfold with a chain in his back pocket, and a cig in his mouth, and that guy was a fucking wizard at Missile Command with the trackball. I used to just watch him sometimes when I was on a break from my game. Dude had skillz; always had the top score, too.
Seriously!? I have am upright Ms. Pac Man. In my dining room.
I’d prefer a morally degenerate Ms. Pac-Man.
Wait…she isn’t a degenerate??
So, it’s not the ‘Wizard’s Staff’, then?
You’ll have to go over to find out.
…..Why do you hate me, bruh?
You’re the one who thinks Tundra won’t give you a bit part in his production of Silence of the Lambs.
😲
Hey, how do you know what I thWait–are you saying he will? I was always kind of partial to Chris Isaak’s role as the SWAT officer…
Golden Axe or GTFO! (Battlezone also acceptable.
Sigh.
Can’t find your puzzling gloves?
No, it’s unrelated malaise.
I wanted to write this afternoon – but fell asleep.
Heaven forbid you get the sleep that you need.
Yeah, we’ll have none of that.
So I answer the clues, then what?
I think they then become more clues.
Use the numbers in the clues answers box ( i.e. the first letter of answer A is T and that box is 98 so in the grid find the 98 square and put a T) to fill the grid and reveal a quote, the line under the grid is the author of the quote and the work it is from. If you can’t get all the clues sometimes filling the grid partially will give some hints to the words in the quote ( ie. if you get T_E the blank is most likely a H use the letter and number in that box to put that H into the porpoer clue/answer section maybe that will help you get the clue, rinse and repeat till done. Also some of the clues and answers are semi-hints at the quote/author/book. In this puzzle clues /answers C,H,L and M are such.
Ignore ^this and just do it the same way you’d do a crossword. Enjoy the frustration.
I would have never guessed the author, work thing.good to know.
Oh, also the author/work line is made up of the first letter of each clue in order. Which as I mentioned before is one of the tricks to constructing these things in that the quote you chose must contain the necessary letters to spell out the author and work.
OT: Author and activist Dave Eggers chats about ‘The Captain and the Glory,’ his hysterical, scathing satire of the Trump administration
Finally.
The funny, incisive allegory
I assume it’s none of these things.
A San Francisco based author doesn’t like Trump or the people who voted for him! Prepare my fainting couch.
WTF
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/12/05/multiple-gunshot-victims-reported-active-shooter-situation-pearl-harbor-naval-shipyard/?fbclid=IwAR2mmMSdF56r41oGbtlQq53HMfD3ItsdA1pFgh5dwbDN_9OMen6Z1TXYUPE
I would have expected a shipyard worker, but sounds like it might have been a sailor.
3 days early this time.
We were locked down for almost two hours but then were told to leave. Reports so far is that a sailor shot three civilian engineers then himself in the shipyard.
From the updated article I linked – looks like a submariner from the Columbia.
Usual problem. Didn’t account for the time difference.
And the screen grab looks like it was taken from a bomber or perhaps a Zero. Nice.
“Tora! Tora! Tora!”
While they were locking the building I was in down I slipped out a side door and went to my car. If I’m going to be trapped I prefer to be outside and with a book to read.
Why would you want to be outside in Haw- oh….
I still don’t get it.
I don’t usually work on Pearl Harbor. I was in a maze of a building with no windows which I didn’t know, surrounded by navy and air force officers who I don’t know. While the USN and USAF have their places, being in a shooting gallery with them does not instill me with confidence. Outside inside a car in a parking lot where I can notice the approach of a bad guy and get out of there. Since PH is huge, the odds of a shooter anywhere near me is remote. If it turns out to be a non-threat then I can enjoy a beautiful day and get some reading in.
Better quality of life if no threat and better chance to survive if a threat. It was a no brainer for me.
And if you happen to get popped, at least you’ll go out with a sunbeam on your face and a good book on your mind, rather than miserable inside.
UCS was expressing his preference to avoid the outdoors at all costs.
That is correct, Chafed.
/Guy who goes from deathly pallor to sunburn red with no intermediary stages.
#metoo. I quick-fry to a crackly crunch. In my case, the downside of being Auburn-American. #youtoo? Or other variant of the melanin-challenged?
I’m Irish.
Just because I’m dark-haired doesn’t save me from the genetic predispositions.
Yup! I suspect even most Scandinavians tend to be darker-complected than we are.
I only tan in Europe. Two weeks in the Texas heat with no sunscreen and I hadn’t changed colo(u)r at all. Do y’all have some kind of high tech UV shielding projected into the atmosphere?
Automobile glass? I’m not sure what you were doing in Texas or Europe, so that’s the first difference that comes to mind.
When I was young & dumb & still had delusions of tanning, someone assured me that even I could tan in Florida, but I’ve never been there to test that hypothesis. The few times I’ve been in Texas I was otherwise engaged and didn’t spend any considerable time exposed. Never been to Europe – once had a desire to go, but now I feel as if it’s no longer worth the trouble.
If I want to burn I think I’d have to do some high amperage welding while shirtless. I cooked my left bicep pretty good once. Never again.
That’s a good point. The best comparison I have is Italy in 100-104 F, but I feel like I spent more time actually in the car there than I did in Texas, and I was pretty fastidious with sunblock. Italy was earlier in the year (July vs September), and by September I’ve spent all summer outside here in the UK (pretty reasonable weather) and possibly picked up a light tan already? (My neck is perma-browned finest tan leather upholstery)
Oops – response to UCS above
Oh, Palmetto State Armory, why must you send me deals that are too good to pass up? $350 for an AR? I guess so, especially since this exists which will let me make an PCC that takes CZ75 mags. Which I have plenty of, and it would be vastly more convenient to only have to carry one type of pistol magazine for 2×4. Though 9mm uppers cost more than the original rifle.
I haven’t bought from Palmetto since they sent me an e-mail that demanded I send them money for sales tax.
That seems like something they should’ve factored into the initial sale. What was their leverage with that email? Stern language? Pleading? A picture of a puppy next to a recent newspaper with a guy holding a machete next to it?
Sometimes to placate regulators you have go through the show of asking recognizing the responses will approach zero.
No idea about this specific issue, however.
I think you’re right. I never responded and never heard from them again. Nowadays, sales tax for the state you’re in are usually figured into the final price.
Shocking development
Unpossible!
US mulling 14,000 more troops for Mideast: report
Trump takes out just enough to win.
Iran is about the collapse. They are murdering even more than the usual number of their own people.
From your lips to Allah’s ears.
DHS proposal to require U.S. citizens undergo airport facial scans draws fire
Thanks, President Trump!
But hey, let’s obsess about Ukraine some more.
Not that Dems are put out by the thought of mass surveillance.
Do we have the choice of just getting a facial instead?
Only Q knows.
What are you? Some kind of Yang voter?
facilitate the implementation of a seamless biometric entry-exit system
This is a sea change. Unlike many other countries, the US has not controlled departures from this country. Goodbye international departures from the same part of the airport as domestic departures. It will essentially require segregated international facilities.
Naw, that’s too hard, just photograph the domestic travellers too.
/TSA
I read some more, and that pretty much what they want to do, along with scans at the gate while boarding. Fuck you if they screw up and won’t let you board your flight.
Just don’t suggest even 1% of this before letting people vote.
Most OverRated Football Program Results
1 Cincinnati
2 Baylor
3 Utah
4 Boise St
5 Georgia
Minnesota and Virginia Tech (bagged and off the list!)
Most UnderRated: Alabama
Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice
She is teaching us young women how to journal.
Push-lease.
Speaking of retards…
https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrimariesSoWhite
“This “Kamala is a cop” meme wasn’t about opening up a nuanced discourse about progressive views on law enforcement. It was about giving douchey white dudes an excuse to claim self-righteousness while dunking on black female candidate.”
https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/1202001548496244737
Actually dark skinned lady cops are good.
Always with the evil white male angle. I think we know who the real bigots are.
Why is she a black candidate and not an Indian candidate, Amanduh?
One drop rule?
The Homo Rodeo Rides Off Into the Sunset
I’ll say it – gays are weirdos.
That being said gay rodeo dance night is endearing.
They’re just like us!
Jessie or Tonio hardest hit?
https://twitter.com/PetiteNicoco/status/1202034449287991297
Gay?
“[VIDEO] Andrew Yang Sprays Whipped Cream into Supporters’ Mouths Because Why Not”
https://pjmedia.com/trending/andrew-yang-sprays-whipped-cream-into-supporters-mouths-because-why-not/
He heard rightwingers were calling him the least crazy person running for the D nomination and upped his game.
Impressive way to self immolate.
Yang to feature in SF’s next Extended Universe installment.
Why? It’s impossible to parody that. Maybe getting Yang to fill two girl’s cups with Nutella. Other than that, I got nothing.
You know what’s interesting? I only like Nutella when I’m in France.
I loved it living in Germany.
Haven’t touched the stuff in years. Maybe the formula is different here in the US.
Of course it is. The European version must be made in the Nutel region of the Cxech Republic.
/snark
Or it could be the Soy
You have something in common with the French, then.
Responding to a comment with “You know what’s interesting?”. Evidently not my comment.
A visual may help.
https://i.imgflip.com/3igo4r.jpg
A 103 mph average speed, anti-air collision radar and a tricked out Benz: two dudes drive New York to LA in wildly illegal record time
Actually millennials aren’t garbage.
Last gasp of liberty?
Ok, Boomer.
I think you are older than me Boomer!
Gotta take advantage of opportunities. We live in a postmodern world.
Total pros.
This shade of green looks really good on me.
Did those bastards even think about their carbon footprint?
Yippeee!!! Another acrostic!!! I haven’t read any of the comments because I don’t want to see any spoilers.
Thanks, Teh Hype, especially for the better visibility. I just right-clicked on the grid and then on the clues, picked “View Image,” and printed them as PNGs. The numbers and letters in the squares are much more legible this time, even without using the PDFs. (I didn’t see that option until I’d already printed the puzzle.)
Back later. Carry on.
How about A spoiler on a spoiler?
Obligatory
My takeaway: carpenters can make six figures
What could go wrong with the housing authority hiring felon to conduct maintenance?
He did his time. Either he can be productive, or a ward of the state.
If he’s a state employee then he isn’t productive. (Not you UCS.)
Sigh – yeah, prolly.
Heavan help us, Al Sharpton is right.
Hush, Chafed…that’s a sure way to get us enrolled in the Rainbow Coalition!
If that happens then I’ve got a new anthem for them.
https://youtu.be/RG69PMDBfaE
So…you hate them, and not me!
Hate? Getting drunk in Texas brings people together. It’s a love song.
I was referring to my question to you vis-a-vis the ‘wizard staff’.
How to be Radical Without Sacrificing Anything
Some people just get it.
If white men are evil, they should stop trying to piss us off.
I used to be a regular reader of Reductress – they were a pretty good parody of Salon/Cosmo/Etc but then they got skinsuited and lost a lot of the funny, sadly.
Done!
Aww. You missed all my spoilers.
Saw ’em after I came back & responded accordingly.
[Insert one-liner response]
/falls asleep at keyboard.
::chuckles at witty banter, notices time, shuffles off to take shower::
I got nearly nowhere
Really? I thought almost all those clues were dead gimmes?
I used linear regression to solve it.
No fair using math!
At yet you haven’t discussed the quote and it’s relevance to liberty and libertarian thoughts.
Sorry – couldn’t get past the references to “the wad.” That was a big ol’ “Huh??”
Thanks for doing another acrostic, even if I’m the only weirdo who relishes them.
Alright all, hold down the fort. I’ll be gone for the next week or so playing board games in Philly.
What? There’s no internet in Philly?
Actually, that wouldn’t surprise me.
There’s internet, but the convention runs from 10:00 – 00:00 Friday and Saturday, and until 19:00 Sunday. Add in talking to some acquaintances who will be there, and hitting up some bars and breweries, all while trying to squeeze in a workout or two, means my time will be short.
They should hold it in Atlantic City. ::waxes nostalgic for childhood marathon Monopoly games::
We used to vacation there in the 70s. I loved it – it was so delightfully plebeian; all honkey-tonk and rickety amusement rides and carnival barkers.
…..You’re nostalgic for headaches? ‘Cause, that’s pretty much the only thing all that waiting around for others to take their turns ever did for me.