So what is the Official Glibertarian position on …

by | Aug 21, 2023 | Fun, Libertarianism | 219 comments

Once in a while, I have a tendency to ask the fair Glibs a question. It is one of my shticks, you could say. That question is โ€žSo what is the Official Glibertarian position on …โ€. Sometimes I get answers, sometimes I do not. Many answers are snark, not to the point of the questions, though the purpose of the questions is often to invoke snark rather than answers. So I decided to look back, as back as one can – 2020, could not search the archives โ€“ and see what these questions were. Most times I get the boilerplate answer โ€žlibertarians are like a heard of cats, no official positionโ€. This is rather silly. We are an ideology. There needs be an official position on everything. How else do we know what to think? We cannot go forming our own opinions willy nilly.

 

โ€žSo what is the Official Glibertarian Position of risk aversion? Are we with Taleb or with Thaler or with neither?โ€ – No real answers.

โ€žPolandโ€™s Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote. So what is the Official Glibertarian Position on Law and Justice (PiS) party? Authoritarians or just out to own the progs?โ€ – Just conservatives mostly.

โ€žReading this thread, what is the Official Glibertarian Position on 3 strike lawsโ€ฆ I find them to strict as a rule and expect libertarians mostly feel this way, but this guy is allegedly libertarianโ€ – All answers against.

โ€žWhat is the official Glibertarian position on those wet wipes like toilet paper? Butt wipes, for men. It says fully degradable on the pack, but some say they are not and bad for the environment. But I like using them. But I feel guilty for clogging up the sewer.โ€ – Overall position: Do not flush, probably clogs drainage.

โ€žWhat is the Official Glibertarian position on using detergent/soap on cast iron pans?โ€ – overwhelmingly donโ€™t do it, except Mojeaux which is too lazy to own cast iron.

โ€žSo what is the Official Glibertarian position on Jews actually being Khazarsโ€ – No real answers.

โ€žSo what is the Official Glibertarian Position on the vaccines? Safe or not? Especially for the elderlyโ€ on February 2, 2021 –ย  the elderly should be the only ones who take it, if anyone does. Sprinkled with gene therapy fuck it.

โ€žSo what is the Official Glibertarian Position on Woody Allen? Did he do it?โ€ – Various smart-ass answers not really addressing the question.

โ€žWhat is the Official Glibertarian Position on cumin? I canโ€™t really say I like it or dislike itโ€ฆโ€ – Most people enjoy it, some a lot, essential ingredient in chili.

โ€žSo what if the Official Glibertarian Position on lettuce in burrito and pineapple with salmon?โ€ – Lettuce is fine in a burrito, pineapple fine with salmon.

โ€žWhat is the Official Glibertarian position on paying 500 $ on a pair of good quality boots, sound investment or waste of money?โ€ – Paying for high quality footwear is worth it.

โ€žSo what is the official Glibertarian position (sort of pun intended) on Amber Heardโ€ฆ still wouldโ€ฆ I mean bitch be hot stillโ€ฆโ€ – Equal mix between just run and tap and try to run.

โ€žIn local news a truck crashed trying to avoid a deer on the road. What is the official Glibertarian position on deer, if braking is not an option: swerve or hit?โ€ – Never ever swerve, always hit.

โ€žWhat is the official libertarian position on tank top / sleeveless hoodies?โ€ – Depends but mostly no.

 

Well this is it. It is all I got. Silly post you may say. Indeed it is. But thems be the breaks. I just felt like writing it. If TPTB publish it, it is on them. Carry on. Should you feel inclined to comment at all, you can off course comment anything. Choose to answer a question or not, I donโ€™t care. I am not your boss… except for UCS, I am his spiritual boss. I will put them mostly chronologically, in the order of asking.

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219 Comments

  1. Common Tater

    It’s whatever I say it is.
    โ€” TOTL

  2. Common Tater

    “โ€žWhat is the Official Glibertarian Position on cumin? I canโ€™t really say I like it or dislike itโ€ฆโ€ โ€“ Most people enjoy it, some a lot, essential ingredient in chili.”

    Cumin is great. I use both kinds, whole and ground. I go through enough of the ground that it doesn’t lose all it’s flavor.

    • Chafed

      I was really hoping I use both kinds was going to be followed with country and western.

  3. Common Tater

    “โ€žWhat is the Official Glibertarian position on paying 500 $ on a pair of good quality boots, sound investment or waste of money?โ€ โ€“ Paying for high quality footwear is worth it.”

    I agree, but $500 is a bit much.

    • rhywun

      Yeah that’s… wow.

      I haven’t needed boots in a long time because it doesn’t snow much here. So the pair I have is nice but not THAT nice.

      • Ted S.

        I think that thread was talking about workboots, not snowboots.

        For the record, I spent $110 on my new pair of hiking shoes a few months back.

      • rhywun

        I do agree with the sentiment – you get what you pay for, for sure, at least for boots. It’s not like handbags or some shit.

    • The Hyperbole

      A buck-eighty for a pair of Redwings every three or four years seems about right. plus you rotate through three pair, the oldest pair is for when you know you’re going to be in the shit, concrete, wet nasty mud, and what not, second oldest is everyday work boots, newest is the good pair you wear after work and on special occasions like weddings and funerals. when the ‘shit boots’ get too shitty you buy a new ‘good’ pair and the other two migrate down the boot chain.

      • Shpip
      • creech

        Like my Sketchers.

      • MikeS

        You only wear out workboots every three or four years? Damn, must be good to be the boss.

    • Grumbletarian

      Yeah, I’d rather pay <$100 on the boots, and add in insoles and comfy socks.

  4. Common Tater

    “โ€žIn local news a truck crashed trying to avoid a deer on the road. What is the official Glibertarian position on deer, if braking is not an option: swerve or hit?โ€ โ€“ Never ever swerve, always hit.”

    No idea why you would want to hit it. I always swerve, and never got into an accident because of it.

    • kinnath

      My son swerved to avoid a deer on a wet gravel road. He rolled the car and totaled it. You always go straight ahead and hit the fucking deer. They only do sheet metal damage.

      • mikey

        Not much sheet metal in the front clip of a modern car. Lots o plastic. $9000 worth on the last deer I hit. Still – hit the sucker.

      • Chafed

        What if it goes through the windshield?

      • UnCivilServant

        Then you get some new antler-piercings.

      • MikeS

        What if you swerve, lose control, hit a tree, and YOU go through the windshield?

      • Chafed

        Pick your poison I suppose.

      • UnCivilServant

        Why has everyone failed to mention braking? Or is it assumed that it’s assumed.

        Naw, you lot are probably accellerating into the deer.

      • Gender Traitor

        Best bad attitude bumper sticker: “Caution: I speed up to run over small animals.”

      • MikeS

        I didn’t realize there was a contrarian opinion to this. Get on the brakes but do not fucking swerve should be the default. Hitting a tree or rock or abutment or oncoming car or ad infinitum is worse in almost all circumstances.

      • Chafed

        I’m not trying to be contrarian but that isn’t so clear to me. I have a Canadian lawyer friend who has numerous horror stories of people hitting moose. Many have died. Others were horribly injured. I recognize a moose is much larger than a deer. It just seems to me if something that large comes through your windshield, it’s going to be a very bad day.

      • MikeS

        Sorry. Contrarian was unfair. I blame winning an earlier argument with Hyperbole.

      • MikeS

        Yeah, throwing moose into this discussion is kinda apples/oranges. Moose/horse/cow are a different situation. What you are driving becomes an extremely important factor into your split-second decision.

      • cyto

        Moose and deer are very different.

        In midwestern deer states, “Hit the damned deer” is taught in driver’s ed. People die trying to avoid the deer all the time. They are super common on the roads in large swaths of the country.

        Moose are not just larger, they are taller. Their longer legs place their body mass above the hood of a family sedan. This means they can come right into the cabin during a collision. They are also darker in coloration, making them even more difficult to see properly during late twilight hours. Hitting them at highway speeds is dangerous…. but swerving at highway speeds is even more dangerous. That is a classic lose-lose scenario. Best to know how to handle your vehicle and stay within its limits – something many people cannot do in a panic situation.

    • DrOtto

      Hit the brakes & horn and pray the stupid fucker is startled enough to run before you get to him. This technique has worked for me, as well as failed. Do better, northern Oklahoma.

      • Zwak , โ€œThere is infinite amount of hope in the universeโ€ฆ just not for us.โ€

        Gas it at the very last second. This will raise the front end, and hopefully they go under, and not over into the windshield.

      • kinnath

        I hit a deer at highway speed in one of these: Nissan 200sx.

        My wife and I were driving home from vacation where we were both driving separate vehicles. She was in a 99 Altima, and I was driving a 98 200sx.

        We were both in the right lane on an Interstate. She was about a quarter mile ahead of me. And a semi was just passing me, when I saw a deer run out of the ditch in front my wife. She hit the brakes, and the deer dodged in the left lane right in front of the semi. I thought, man that’s going to be ugly. Then the deer dodged back into the right lane, and I thought wow that was close.

        A few seconds later it dawned on my that the deer was now running straight at me. I slammed on the brake. The deer suddenly realized it was running straight at me and then reversed course. Shortly thereafter, I saw a big fluffy white butt slide up the hood of my car and disappear over the roof plainly visible in the fancy moon roof in the vehicle.

        I never stopped and just kept going.

        It actually did minimal damage to the car. Dumb luck.

      • Zwak , โ€œThere is infinite amount of hope in the universeโ€ฆ just not for us.โ€

        Nice.

        200SX’s were nice, the first ones had dog-leg 5speeds.

    • Drake

      This – twice they’ve messed up a new car of mine. But far less than the nearby trees or oncoming traffic.

      My position on squirrels is to ignore them and let them chose life or death.

      For geese I will slow down enough that they won’t damage my car, but I won’t stop. Go back to fucking Canada if you want to loiter in a road.

      • Fourscore

        Small critters don’t raise an eyebrow, OTOH I don’t go chasing them either.

    • Fourscore

      Brake if possible, run over the deer at slowest speed. I stopped the other day on a state highway to let a momma duck cross with her babies. Kept my eye on the rear view mirror. She arrived safely and so did I.

    • MikeS

      Ah, the old, “I make poor choices, but luck has been on my side, so I must be right” answer.

  5. Sean

    Kinda mean scheduling Pie’s article after his bed time, isn’t it?

    • Ted S.

      I thought Pie’s bed time was sunup.

  6. Sean

    “Many answers are snark”

    Around here?

    I’m shocked!

    • MikeS

      I can’t wait for Snark Week.

      • UnCivilServant

        It’s always Snark Week.

  7. rhywun

    Many answers are snark

    Get out!

  8. rhywun

    What is the official Glibertarian position on those wet wipes like toilet paper?

    LOL I missed that one.

    Amusingly, I just stocked up and what do I get in the email yesterday from NewLandlord – NO BUTT WIPES DOWN THE TOILET. I haven’t even moved in yet but apparently this is an important thing.

    Fuck.

    • Sensei

      But P&G says they are flushable.

      Pay no attention to the clogs or plumbing billsโ€ฆ

      • rhywun

        I have no idea or not but(t) I don’t want to piss them off so I’ll err on the side of caution.

    • DrOtto

      Many illegals here already practice this with regular TP.

    • Drake

      If I need baby-wipes for swamp-ass. they go in the trash, not my septic system.

      • Sean

        You people are so weird.

    • John Nerfherder

      My position is

      GET A WASHLET BIDET AND LOVE LIFE AGAIN

      • Zwak , โ€œThere is infinite amount of hope in the universeโ€ฆ just not for us.โ€

        Or, start taking diet Metamucil, and be stylin’ and profilin’!

        (yeah, being 50+ is awesome…)

  9. Zwak , โ€œThere is infinite amount of hope in the universeโ€ฆ just not for us.โ€

    Mojo understands the value of cast iron: none.

    • Sean

      Philistine. You probably cook with seed oils.

      • Zwak , โ€œThere is infinite amount of hope in the universeโ€ฆ just not for us.โ€

        No, Olive. But only because that is what the wife buys.

      • Rat on a train

        Real men cook with West Texas Intermediate.

      • Zwak , โ€œThere is infinite amount of hope in the universeโ€ฆ just not for us.โ€

        That is a really crude joke.

      • Fourscore

        I’m not gonna make an ethnic remark

    • Mojeaux

      value of cast iron: none

      This here is the correct answer.

      • MikeS

        I’ve never tried one, but with all the “seasoning” talk, and “don’t do this or that” talk, I can’t imagine why in the hell one would bother it it. I mean, do these people also heat their stove with wood and hunt every day for the nightly meal?

      • Mojeaux

        with all the โ€œseasoningโ€ talk, and โ€œdonโ€™t do this or thatโ€ talk, I canโ€™t imagine why in the hell one would bother

        Me too, which is why Pie said I was too lazy to do it.

      • MikeS

        Besides, everyone knows copper pans are where it’s at.

      • UnCivilServant

        Those are enamel pans, which aren’t bad.

        Bare copper would change the taste of the food.

      • UnCivilServant

        I’ve never gotten one to a state where it wasn’t guaranteed to adhere to the food no matter what you did to try to keep them from sticking.

  10. The Hyperbole

    What is the Official Glibertarian position on using detergent/soap on cast iron pans?

    Go for it, my understanding is this ‘rule’ came about when cleaning agents were much more harsh, todays soaps/detergents are rather mild in comparison. Unless you’re breaking out an SOS pad and scrubbing the shit out of your pan a good seasoning will stand up to a light soapy wash and rinse. I do it all the time and my cast iron is none the worse for it.

    • pistoffnick

      As do I. I have never tasted soap in my cast iron after washing.

      I wouldn’t dare wash my mother’s cast iron in soapy water though. She’d have a kiniption.

    • The Other Kevin

      Thirsted. A well seasoned pan can take a little soapy water. Just never soak.

  11. pistoffnick

    What is the Official Glibertarian Position on bay leaves?

    I stand with Hype, they are superfluous.

    • MikeS

      Agreed.

    • Ownbestenemy

      On long cook soups/stews I can get their floral notes. If you toss em in a 30 min sauce you aren’t getting anything and just supporting Big Bay Farmers

      • MikeS

        Hey. In dead thread you commented that you’re sure FedGov is moving towards another mask mandate. Could you give example(s) why? I admit I’ve been purposely avoiding news about this.

      • Ownbestenemy

        Just a feeling and could be very wrong. Nothing has crept up in my agency. I know there have been supposed whistle-blowers in TSA saying it’s coming but usually if one agency has been told, all the rest catch wind.

      • rhywun

        Plus it’s all over the non-mainstream press so there is that.

  12. Zwak , โ€œThere is infinite amount of hope in the universeโ€ฆ just not for us.โ€

    Also, I hit a deer with the old Toyota once. Got super lucky with that, no damage to the car.

  13. rhywun

    What is the official Glibertarian position on โ€žGerman-style quotation marks?โ€œ

    • Sean

      ๐Ÿ‘Ž

      • rhywun

        I like these also ยปGerman-style quotation marks.ยซ

        My favorite SF imprint used them.

      • Rat on a train

        How about ยซRussian-styleยป?

      • rhywun

        I’ve always thought of that as French-style and therefore *spit*.

    • Ted S.

      I prefer ยปGerman-style quotation marksยซ.

      • rhywun

        inorite?

    • "Tulsi Gabbard Apologist"

      The upside down question mark is where it’s at. It prepares the reader for the change in voice inflection associated with a question.

      • rhywun

        I like those too and am kind of surprised it didn’t catch on more widely.

      • slumbrew

        What, no love for the interrobangโ€ฝ

      • rhywun

        I don’t like it because there is a clear difference between !? and ?!.

      • slumbrew

        There is?

      • Mojeaux

        Absolutely.

        ?! is a question, without question. It’s an excited question, but still a question.

        !? is an exclamation with a random character to make sure you know it’s a super-exclamation.

      • slumbrew

        Can you provide examples? Iโ€™m not grokking the distinction.

      • Mojeaux

        OMG YOU’RE TAKING ME TO DISNEYLAND?!?!?!?!?!?

        OMG YOU’RE TAKING THIS WAY TOO SERIOUSLY!?!?!?!?

      • rhywun

        Yeah, ?! is an excited question.

        !? is a baffled exclamation. Admittedly, this one is rare. I used it this morning but… yeah, it doesn’t come up much.

      • slumbrew

        Flipping the order of the punctuation marks still reads the same to me on those two (the second one doesnโ€™t really scan for me at all), but we can chalk that up to my latent autism. Iโ€™ll take your word for it.

      • rhywun

        There is a conlang which has separate words for all these petty distinctions.

        I can’t wrap my brain around a lot of it but there are nerds who can.

      • slumbrew

        I had to look up conlang.

        I think this is how one summons Heroic Mulatto.

      • rhywun

        I can bluff my way through bachelor-level discussions of this shit. I did major in it, FFS.

      • UnCivilServant

        Because it’s awkward and difficult to differentiate.

    • Sensei

      ใ€Œๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ€style.

      • Rat on a train

        Is that unique to Japan or shared with China and Korea?

      • Sensei

        I donโ€™t know.

      • Gender Traitor

        I thought in Korea it was Gangnam style.

      • Not Adahn

        Not for those that have Itaewon Freedom.

    • Rat on a train

      What about Russian-style capitalization like Supreme court of the United States or Federal bureau of investigation?

      • rhywun

        Or german-style Capitalization.

      • Gender Traitor

        I’m not familiar with German-style capitalization, but from what little I know about German word formation, the German term for “German-style capitalization” is one word that’s at least eight syllables long.

      • Rat on a train

        Germans capitalize every Noun in a Sentence.

      • rhywun

        And they don’t capitalize adjectives even “proper” ones like English does.

        They are very strict about this stuff. (!)

        Fun fact: the Scandinavian languages shared all of this until the 20th century.

      • Rat on a train

        Russian is similar. They don’t capitalize adjectives formed from nouns like “american”, days of the week, months of the year, seasons, languages, pronouns. They only capitalize the first word of a proper noun except for countries, people’s names, some organizations, and parts of a multi-word noun that would be capitalized on their own.

    • UnCivilServant

      They are terrible. Like “smart quotes” they need to go away.

    • MikeS

      I approve. Once I got used to it, I also really like the handwritten 1 and 7 in German (and I assume other European languages?).

      • rhywun

        I do those too. I feel dirty.

      • MikeS

        Es muss getan werden!

  14. The Bearded Hobbit

    Anti state, anti war, pro market.

    Enemy of The State.

  15. J. Frank Parnell

    What is the Official Glibertarian Position on cumin?

    Mostly depends on where she is on the hot/crazy matrix.

    • The Bearded Hobbit

      I know that you are jesting but this is entirely on-topic of what Pie is asking

      Cumin?- Enjoy if you like it, pass if you don’t

      Pineapple on pizza? Enjoy if you like it, pass if you don’t

      Deep dish? Well, you get the picture.

      You own yourself. You are responsible for your achievements and your mistakes.

      You have freedom on one hand, government on the other. They are polar opposites. The only question is where you are on the balance.

      I see that the problem is that government has its thumb on the scale. Freedom is no longer an option.

  16. UnCivilServant

    I’m afraid you have that backwards again, Pie.

    And we’re going to have to cut your salary to make our quarterly expense goals.

  17. Tundra

    We cannot go forming our own opinions willy nilly.

    And yet we do.

    • UnCivilServant

      Neither Willy nor Nilly have a say in my opinions.

      • Tundra

        Are you sure?

      • UnCivilServant

        No, I’m UnCivilServant. I mean, the comments are all tagged with handles, man.

      • Fourscore

        You’re assuming a gender

        Masc Tundro
        Fem Tundra

      • UnCivilServant

        Duuude…

        But I’ve met Tundra.

      • Fourscore

        Then you agree

      • Tundra

        Nice. This is why I love you freaks!

      • MikeS

        Definitely Fem Tundra.

      • Tundra

        You just hate me because I’m so damn pretty.

    • Gender Traitor

      Speaking of forming opinions, it is my official position that “influencer” is not a job title.

      • UnCivilServant

        Of course not, it’s a red flag ๐Ÿšฉ

      • Chafed

        It’s important to consult the hot/crazy matrix before deciding.

      • Homple

        “Influencer” is Newspeak for “shill”.

  18. Tundra

    What is the official Glibertarian position on those wet wipes like toilet paper? Butt wipes, for men. It says fully degradable on the pack, but some say they are not and bad for the environment. But I like using them. But I feel guilty for clogging up the sewer.โ€ โ€“ Overall position: Do not flush, probably clogs drainage.

    The best alternative to a bidet, which is Euro-gay.

    • MikeS

      /Takes back previous, slightly upthread comment.

  19. The Other Kevin

    I think we can all agree that anyone who puts a recipe on the internet with more than one paragraph of intro before the actual recipe should be taken out back and shot.

    • UnCivilServant

      No, no we can’t.

      While you might not care that you’ve just condemned me, you are threatening Tulip. You can’t do that!

      All Glib food articles have plent of text before the recipe proper.

      • The Other Kevin

        Thatโ€™s different. We come here for the story and stay for the recipe. The top result for โ€œhow to cook a leg of lambโ€ should not have a novella attached.

      • rhywun

        This. There’s a difference between Glibs and the Rest of the World.

      • UnCivilServant

        Ingroup versus outgroup.

      • Not Adahn

        My ingroup is correct. If they were not correct, they’d be my outgroup.

      • UnCivilServant

        You sound a little biased.

      • Not Adahn

        That’s an unusual way of saying “completely correct.”

      • UnCivilServant

        Thats because I’m not saying that.

        I mean, look at who you associate with.

      • Chafed

        TOK gets it.

  20. Aloysious

    You can only have My cumin when you pry it from my cold, stiff, bloody, dismembered fingers.

    • UnCivilServant

      Eww, you bled on the bottle.

    • Fourscore

      “If cumin ain’t a lot like ketchup, I don’t want to know”

    • rhywun

      Cumin is weird. I never knew what it was until recently when I bought a jar and I was like, “Oh, it’s powdered meat.”

      Of course it isn’t but it’s so closely associated with meat that that is what comes to mind.

      • UnCivilServant

        To me it is the aroma of Taco Seasoning.

      • Tundra

        Critical for certain dishes. My chile verde would probably suffer greatly from the omission.

      • Ownbestenemy

        Used right it adds the right amount fragrance and earthiness. Used wro g its like walking into a locker room after a rugby match.

      • Mojeaux

        Yeah, I’ve been around people who sweat cumin. It’s not pleasant.

        That said, I can’t imagine taco spice or chili without it.

      • hayeksplosives

        The Iโ€™m not a cumin fan. As a kid, I associated cumin smell with wetbacks.

        Even today as a skilled cooker of Indian cuisine, I use black cumin (kal jeer) instead of regular cumin

  21. whiz

    If TPTB publish it, it is on them.

    This. Although my next article (note to TPTB: it has been submitted) may strain people’s opinion on this.

    • MikeS

      Is it more in-depth analysis of word games. Because, I actually liked that.

      • whiz

        No, it’s a proof of a math conjecture that Derpetologist made a week ago in the comments.

  22. Mojeaux

    I bought my Walmart steel-toed boots (men’s size 5) for $60 or thereabouts. I used them for 2-3 summers. They did me right. Sometimes I wear them in the winter if it’s really snowy or something.

    Now, if we’re talking Birkenstocks … Ugly motherfuckers, but yes, I will drop $150 on a pair just to keep my plantar fasciitis in check. With re-soling, they’ll last a good 8 years (so far).

    • MikeS

      My first real job that required steel toes, being a broke young dude, I went to Walmart and bought some $30 boots. My goodness those were shit. And I was too young and dumb to realize how badly those boots were hurting me for months. I assume they were leftover from what they sent to Gitmo.

    • UnCivilServant

      Something makes me suspect you’re not wearing the steel-toed workboots daily as part of work-required PPE.

      • Mojeaux

        Of course not. I was doing my little DIY thingimabobs. The point is, I HAVE steel-toed boots.

      • MikeS

        I HAVE steel-toed boots.

        And that is who they are meant for. Good for you. Too bad 25 year old MikeS didn’t understand the difference.

      • Mojeaux

        I understand what you mean to say. I was replying to UCS’s little snipe. I’m just over here making conversation with y’all.

      • MikeS

        ‘sall good. We’re on the same page.

      • MikeS

        My “good for you” was not meant to be dismissive. DIY folks and weekend warriors is who should be buying those. They should have warning signs about standing in them for more than a couple hours straight.

      • UnCivilServant

        Even I have steel-toed boots, and I’m the laziest fat bastard I’m willing to associate with.

      • CPRM

        Liar! You associate with me!

      • UnCivilServant

        If I wanted to be cruel I could point to the word ‘willing’ in my sentence and assert this association is forced.

        I really don’t want to make the effort to argue who is the lazier.

      • CPRM

        That sounds lazier fair.

    • CPRM

      menโ€™s size 5

      That guy ain’t impressing any ladies.

  23. DrOtto

    I am laying claim to the phrase “environmental-case”. As in “Did you hear Al just bought a new EV? Yeah, he thinks it helps the environment, but the reality is, he’s just an environmental-case.

    • MikeS

      Too many syllables to catch on.

  24. Mojeaux

    Also, Capaldi YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!

    • cyto

      Hahaha! What a waste of the perfect actor for the job. Such a great start – Jenna Coleman and Capaldi, what could possibly go wrong.?

      Oof. Who knew writers could be that bad?

    • Not Adahn

      *considers posting link to Yayaya!, decides it’s too close to AM links time*

  25. Plinker762

    What is the official position about posts with too many questions? I’m getting a Napolitano vibe here, ๐Ÿ˜‰

  26. Derpetologist

    It’s amusing to me that even the worst dictators did not mandate masks or vaccines.

    At least wearing an armband or carrying around a little red book does not interfere with breathing.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyt3_fZ4_KE

  27. robc

    This calls for a repost of robc’s two rules of (g)libertarians:

    1. Everyone agrees with (g)libertarians about something.

    2. No two (g)libertarians agree about anything.

    • Plinker762

      I don’t agree with either of those.

      • Rat on a train

        I agree.

  28. dbleagle

    Commissioner Hayek. Will there be a GlibFL formed?

  29. Brochettaward

    It’s only 4 in the morning and you people are sleeping. I’m out here getting an early start on a First that will help lay the foundations for the First That Shall Change Everything.

    • Stinky Wizzleteats

      Are they really enraged? Seems pretty prudent to me, if smartphones had been a thing back in my day and weโ€™d been allowed to use them at will I wouldnโ€™t have learned shit.

      • Not Adahn

        I’d bet it’s more about preventing the little tykes from gathering evidence against members of the union.

    • hayeksplosives

      DUDE!! Keep it down. Iโ€™m just getting to bed.

      Sheesh.

    • Gender Traitor

      Good morning, Sean, Shirley, and Roat, good afternoon, Pie (thanks for the post!), and ::softly:: good night, hayek!

      • Gender Traitor

        And good morning to you, too, U! How are you today?

      • Gender Traitor

        I’m sorry. ๐Ÿ™ I guess it’s a necessary prerequisite to working. Maybe after a little longer in your current position you’ll be able to do it in your sleep.

  30. Shirley Knott

    I promised you Brian Eno, and Eno you shall have. From his early work post-Roxy Music:
    Here Come the Warm Jets>/a>

    on Some Faraway Beach

    A true representative sample of his work would require a 14 hour multi-media installation, but these are a couple of my favorites.

  31. PieInTheSky

    Surprising number of on topic comments. Did not expect.

    • Gender Traitor

      Well, you provided a wealth of topics upon which to opine, which is what we do best.

      • Gender Traitor

        IT IS NOT!!

      • UnCivilServant

        Lets not argue about who disagrees with who about what.

      • Grosspatzer

        I paid for an argument!

      • Fourscore

        Can’t argue with that, especially with a cup of hot coffee. In days long ago I’d get up early, turn on the world news and start swearing, arguing with the TV set.

        Now I don’t get up early or turn on the early news and the coffee stays hot as I drink it.

  32. Grosspatzer

    Mornin’, reprobates!

    • UnCivilServant

      Who are you talking to every morning? We only have the most upstanding people here.

      • Shirley Knott

        Now, now, some of us are posting from bed. Upstanding comes later.

      • Grosspatzer

        Upstanding Reprobates – my new band name.

      • UnCivilServant

        Playing Redgrass and Light Metal?

      • Not Adahn

        *toy piano tinkles*

        RAWAWARARAEAR!

        *Girl from Ipanema guitar*

    • cyto

      Has to be spoken in the voice of Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom.

      • UnCivilServant

        Normal Judge voice, or after the steamroller incident?

  33. Gender Traitor

    Wow! Just found out that my first musical passion, The Manhattan Transfer, are on their final world tour and are coming to scenic and charming Bellefontaine (pron. “Bell fountain”), OH, to play at the quaint and comfy Holland Theatre! (That date isn’t even showing on their website’s “Tour Dates” page, but I now have tickets for it, dammit!) I haven’t been as interested in them in recent years, but I really have to go see them one last time!

      • Gender Traitor

        Also from the album whence came “Birdland,” my particular favorite.

      • Grosspatzer

        Notice!

        *commences chair dancing*

    • Fourscore

      Morning to all, even those late night rowdies that will be along in say, 2-3 hours.

      Looks like summer has returned, weather in the 80s for at least 10 days, time to water the garden and keep on being surprised. Mrs F thinks my thumb has turned green, she doesn’t realize I’m taking advantage of Climate Change and I’m out front.

      • Grosspatzer

        Mornin’. Autumn is making an early entrance here. Upper 70’s and low humidity is a rare treat in August. If this be climate change, I’m good with it.

      • Fourscore

        Morning, G’Pat, That’s last week’s weather, it felt good in the mornings.