Wednesday Evening Open Post

by | Jun 7, 2023 | Admin, Open Post | 215 comments

 

We’re short on content and the Glibs editorial suite is a ghost town due to vacations, cocaine binges, cryptid moulting, etc. We’ve been debating cutting back on irregular evening posts. Regular evening columns, ie GlibFlick and Tales of Dunham, will continue for as long as the authors keep them going. We’ll continue to accommodate requests for evening timeslots from authors who need that slot to be able to curate their articles. But expect to see evening open posts on occasion.

Please let us have your thoughts on this in the comments.

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215 Comments

  1. Count Potato

    OK, I’ll try to finish some shit.

    • Ted S.

      [gives Count Potato chocolate Ex-Lax]

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        Careful, he’s got his eyes on you!

      • Count Potato

        I’m allergic to chocolate.

  2. Sean

    Yeah, I have some thoughts.

    *Points to crotch*

    • Sean

      Sadly, BAI Chabot would not write an ode to my crotch.

      • R.J.

        Crotch, crotch
        It’s a magical notch
        in between your legs
        It’s a magic spot…

        That’s all I got. Help open source this masterpiece.

      • whiz

        One evening a week could be reserved for a ChatBot creation.

      • R.J.

        That would be a good open post. Let a chat bot explain libertarians.

      • whiz

        Hah, I have played with it a (very) little and it has some interesting responses. In some cases it made up stuff out of whole cloth, in others it was fairly accurate. It doesn’t always go woke, even when it might have been expected to.

  3. Shpip

    You should ask Bro to see what wisdom he can foist on us.

    Foisting seems to be his kink, dontchaknow.

    • Brochettaward

      Is your kink being bitchy?

    • pistoffnick

      I can’t see anywhere that you have contributed.

      How ’bout you step up.

      Or do you have nothing worthy to say, except your peacocking “Firsts”

      The Bro is a shitshow.
      The Bro is a shitshow.
      The Bro is a shitshow.

      • MikeS

        Huh-huh. You said “pee” AND “cock”. Huh-huh

      • MikeS

        Also, do you even thread, bra?

  4. Brochettaward

    It was a good rape.

    IT WAS A GOOD RAPE

    • juris imprudent

      I read that as though it was a chief of police calling it a good shoot.

      • MikeS

        #metoo

        #believehim

  5. DEG

    Boobs

    I was going to comment on the article excerpt (which I always read) but I was distracted by boobs.

    Oh, and this Awkward Libertarian Baby Reveal.

  6. R.J.

    Here, you say you have content through August. So I made nothing extra. Then this. Sad, I am.

    • Brochettaward

      No offense to anyone who contributes content, but I’m find with open posts. But I’ve always preferred more of a romper room environment in general.

      • R.J.

        Every post I do is open post. I do theme them usually. I can crank out a few Glib Glubs or Glib Cars quickly.

      • Count Potato

        What’s a glub?

      • R.J.

        Glib Glub was me reprinting wine and cordial recipes from an old book of country wine recipes. I also occasionally posted my mixed drink recipes.

      • Brochettaward

        You didn’t see me First, Mo? It’s like that?

      • Mojeaux

        I did, in fact, but I wanted to see if you were paying attention.

    • Brochettaward

      It’d be fun to see the Bud Light brand disappear. Not even because of the politics, but just because it sucks so much, anyway. It’s a remnant of the cheap mass produced shit the industrial age brought about that needs to go the way of the do-do.

      Anyone who really believes these corporate fucking hacks when they say they were clueless and blindsided by the Mulvaney shit is an idiot. They are saying what they have to say to try and head off the lawsuits that are going to start coming in as their stock plumets because they are tanking their own brand to build up an ESG score and for social cred.

    • rhywun

      ‘FAMILY-FRIENDLY’ PRIDE PARADE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD HAD MEN DEPICTING GRAPHIC BDSM SEXUAL ACT

      It’s always been like that. Maybe they didn’t used to push the “family-friendly” bit so much but these events have always been filled with filth – hell, it was the point.

      • R.J.

        I remember being at one, Batman started staring at me. He came closer and I saw his utility belt was all dildos.

      • Sean

        Dear Penthouse forums…

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        God, I would kill for a video of Dildo Batman. Adam West, of course. All of those POW’s and KANG’s from being dildo-slapped would be awesome.

        Although Christian Bale would be funny too, now that I think of it.

      • R.J.

        He was wearing the Batman ‘89 outfit which made it extra special amusing. All black dildos swinging off the belt.

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        So, my first wife and I honeymooned in SF, and one night we wondered into a sex shop for laffs (two kids in their early 20’s don’t need much in the way of marital aids) and they had a special basement room. It was all BDSM stuff, but the funny thing is they had a latex, full size fist for like $80, and right next to it was the exact same thing, but in black latex. It was called Sir Fist. $100.

      • Scruffyy Nerfherder

        👆👆👆

        I went to a couple of them in years past. The idea that they’re in any way family friendly is pure perversion.

    • Sensei

      To win back its unhappy customers, Doukeris said the company will triple the amount of advertising money it had planned to spend on Bud Light this summer. Using funds that had previously been allocated for other global purposes, the marketing campaign will especially be aligned with musical and sporting events.

      https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ab-inbev-head-calls-bud-light-controversy-small-compared-to-company-s-global-reach/article_bc4df8e2-ea90-11ed-9fbb-a36c56c6eaa6.html

      I foolishly read that as exclusively music and sports. Good luck AB InBev! Morons.

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        Why do I think they will be sponsoring a Village People concert.

      • Shpip

        They’re already trying. Their latest commercial spot features a trio of cute-ish country girls meeting up at a county fair or somesuch for a concert while the Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried” plays in the background.

        Sorry, Bud. Too little, too late. The current 18-29, 30-49, and 50-64 demographics are gone, never to return.

      • R C Dean

        That’s the weakness of having a commodity product. It’s really easy for people to find something else they like as much, and have no reason to go back.

        It’s all about the brand, and theirs is toast where it counts.

      • slumbrew

        That ad popped on the other day and I almost laughed out loud. Sure, AB Inbev, that’ll get those rubes back.

    • kinnath

      Well, it is Flagstaff.

    • JaimeRoberto (carnitas/spicy salsa)

      If it’s still around I expect the Exotic Erotic Halloween Ball to be marketed as family friendly.

  7. rhywun

    Few of you read these

    I read every one. Mostly for the pics.

    • slumbrew

      As do I.

  8. rhywun

    Please let us have your thoughts on this in the comments.

    I’m perfectly OK with open posts.

    • R.J.

      Cool. In that case, I’d like to apologize in advance for Cocaine Shark. Start open posting immediately. I will finish watching it tomorrow with everyone.

      • Aloysious

        Cocaine Sharknado?

        Cocaine Jaws-nado?

        Cocaine Megalodon starring a Jason Statham drag queen impersonator?

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        “…a Jason Statham drag queen impersonator”

        So, Jason Statham?

      • R.J.

        I was really hoping for a fentanyl raccoon or something. Cocaine shark popped up so I quickly posted, as vacation is ongoing. It is a mystery wrapped in an enigma dipped in a layer of SyFy movie of the week.

      • Count Potato

        I watched the trailer you posted. It looks bad.

      • R.J.

        Whee! We are in for a ride! I think the movie looked at least marginally better than the trailer.

      • slumbrew

        I’d like to apologize in advance for Cocaine Shark

        That bad?

        I will again pitch Trancers. It’s a glorious 80’s attempt to cash-in on the success of Blade Runner.

        It’s Helen Hunt’s first movie credit, if that helps.

        Dry hair’s for squids.

    • R C Dean

      I’m good with open posts. But honestly, you could just not have an evening post at all and we could just carry on in the afternoon links.

      I’ve been thinking about another post but . . . Oh look, a squirrel!

      • Mojeaux

        But honestly, you could just not have an evening post at all and we could just carry on in the afternoon links.

        I would find this satisfactory. That way current conversations would not be interrupted.

    • R.J.

      Where is he posting nowadays? He was on some oddball place pre-twitter buyout. Is he back?

      • LCDR_Fish

        Gord is on substack too – but also back on Twitter again – you can see links from his @driverautonomy account there. He’s been doing some podcasts but I need to make time to listen to them.

    • Brochettaward

      I’ve only ever been jealous of Canadians once in my life and that was seeing such a strong backlash against the Covid tyranny as we saw with the truckers. Americans are fucking pussies by comparison.

      There was one state in the union led by a guy who didn’t lose his shit and he’s not even a favorite in his own party because of a cult of personality. And a number of people even on the right have their panties in a twist because of some stupid spat he has with Disney. Yea, that really trumps being the only guy in power on the side of freedom in the entire fucking country during the biggest infringement of rights we’ve seen in a century.

      • Pat

        And a number of people even on the right have their panties in a twist because of some stupid spat he has with Disney.

        Despite having substantially no corporate/business support left aside from a couple of gun manufacturers and Hobby Lobby, the GOP leadership either still can’t accept that it got cucked by the Chamber of Commerce, or else that’s what gets them off.

  9. Sean

    Dear users,

    At this platform, we strive to maintain an active community of knowledgeable individuals who are passionate about sharing their expertise with others. We believe that the best way to achieve this goal is through user-generated content.

    That’s why we’re reaching out to you today to ask for your help in building and growing our community. Your contributions can take many forms – from answering questions, to sharing insights, to creating informative articles and tutorials. Every piece of content you contribute adds value to our community and helps make this platform a better place for everyone.

    So if you’re knowledgeable about a specific topic or have a unique perspective to share, please consider contributing to our platform. By doing so, you’ll be helping others learn and grow while also establishing yourself as a thought leader in your field.

    Thank you for considering this request. We look forward to seeing your contributions!

    Best regards,

    BAI chatbot

  10. The Bearded Hobbit

    I have a couple of potential articles available but I fear my lack of writing ability has doomed them from the beginning. Back to mostly lurking.

    • The Hyperbole

      Have you read my writing? If TPTB publish my crap they’ll publish anything.

      • R.J.

        Indeed. I was handed Thursday nights. My writing is the equivalent of cat poop on a couch.

      • Mojeaux

        And I took Friday nights because it’s slow and nobody wanted it. I fucking threw myself on the grenade.

      • Fourscore

        And did a great job with keeping some of us hooked and trying to outguess the author, Thanks, Moj.

      • Mojeaux

        Thanks, 4×20!!!

      • R.J.

        Agreed. If I have money left after this vacation I will be getting a copy of your pirate book.

      • Mojeaux

        Oh! I was supposed to send you an ebook.

      • juris imprudent

        Hang on. Yes you’ve contributed, but that’s content you had sitting around. Not even an M-80 let alone a grenade.

        And I am enjoying the hell out of the serialization.

        Open posts on Zoom nights would make the most sense.

      • R C Dean

        I could see an open post with the Zoom link.

      • The Bearded Hobbit

        I submitted a crap article twice and it was rejected both times because it was a crap article.

        I’m working on my writing but so far it’s still crap. If/when I manage to come up with something that isn’t crap I’ll send it in.

      • R.J.

        Email it to me. I will work with you.

      • Count Potato

        “I submitted a crap article twice and it was rejected both times because it was a crap article.”

        Really?

      • The Bearded Hobbit

        Yup.

      • Brochettaward

        I have no idea why the said article was rejected, but I can’t believe it’s because it was poorly written. They let Yusef post his inane ramblings.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        I thought the same thing bro…

      • The Bearded Hobbit

        I had always aspired to be a writer but I see works by real professionals like Mojo and Animal and I realized that I am simply making scratch marks on moistened clay tablets.

        I will continue to write for my own satisfaction but don’t see anything worth publishing in the near future.

        I enjoy Yusef”s posts and I again challenge you to come up with something. When you’re not goofing off you have some interesting things to say.

      • The Hyperbole

        No he doesn’t, bitching about Marvel and Disney and ESPN is anything but interesting, at this point its as tired as his firsting schtick.

      • Brochettaward

        Nagging doesn’t work on Firsters. We know are worth. It is intrinsic within us.

      • MikeS

        That is the most true thing you’ve ever written here.

  11. Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

    I am down with open posts. But I do like the articles, just like Playboy.

    Then again, this should light a fire under my ass.

  12. Sean

    “Write story about Bro firsting with zombies”

    Bro had always been an adventure-seeker, and he loved nothing more than exploring the unknown. So when he heard rumors of a mysterious place where zombies roamed free, he knew he had to investigate.

    One stormy night, Bro set out on his journey through a dense forest. The wind howled, and the trees rustled ominously. But Bro was undeterred. He kept moving forward, his heart pounding with excitement.

    As Bro neared the edge of the forest, he saw a faint glow in the distance. It was coming from a decrepit old building, surrounded by overgrown vegetation and rusted fences. Bro’s curiosity got the best of him, and he decided to check it out.

    As he approached the building, he noticed a group of zombies emerging from the shadows. Their eyes glowed green, and their skin was pale and decomposing. Bro froze for a moment, but then he remembered why he was there. He wanted to experience something new and exciting, and this was his chance.

    Bro took a deep breath and stepped forward. The zombies shuffled towards him, their arms extended, ready to grab him. But Bro wasn’t afraid. He had a plan.

    He began to dance.

    At first, the zombies were confused. They had never seen a human act like this before. But soon, they joined in. Their stiff limbs began to move in time with Bro’s rhythmic steps. It was as if they were part of some macabre dance troupe.

    Bro and the zombies danced together for hours, lost in the exhilaration of the moment. Eventually, the sun rose, and the zombies retreated into the darkness. But Bro knew he would never forget this experience. He had connected with creatures he never thought he’d encounter, and it was all thanks to his courage and willingness to explore the unknown.

    From that day on, Bro became known as the first human to “bro-first” with zombies. His story became legendary, and many adventurers followed in his footsteps, seeking out the thrill of dancing with the undead. But Bro knew that he would always be the original, the one who started it all. And he was proud of that fact.

    -BAI Chabot

    Content is easy!

    • Brochettaward

      As long as you aren’t asking the AI to First, I am ok with this. People crafted legends and tales about the greatest Firsters in history. The stuff of legends and folklore for millennia.

      • MikeS

        “Write a story about Bro firsting MikeS”

        AI isn’t yet capable of writing such obvious nonsense.

        -BAI Chabot

      • Brochettaward

        I wouldn’t even fourth you.

    • Plinker762

      Sounds like chatbot plagiarized “Dance of Death”

  13. Penguin

    Well, shit. I’ll try to expedite getting Photoshop on my new computer so I can put out more crappy cartoons sooner.

    Also, RJ (and anyone else), I’m on the Zoom if you want to talk ‘face to face’.

  14. Tundra

    Every post turns into an open post.

    The only thing that would bother me is losing You People.

    • MikeS

      We’ll always have Broadway Bar & Pizza

  15. The Gunslinger

    Mo’s Kansas City Chiefs went to the white house. The kicker is a devout Catholic, just like PPP. So he wore a tie with Vulnerari Praesidio printed on it. Translates to Protect The Vulnerable.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.catholicnewsagency.com/amp/news/254503/nfl-champ-harrison-butker-makes-a-statement-with-pro-life-necktie-at-white-house-visit

    “The gray tie was created in conjunction with the pro-life advocacy group Live Action.

    According to the organization, accompanying the tie on Butker’s suit is a gold pin of two tiny feet — the exact-size feet a 10-week-old baby would have.”

    • Mojeaux

      I knew they went to the White House. I knew Travis Kelce thought he was the featured speaker and Mahomes steered him away gently. I did not know about Butker. That’s neat!

  16. The Other Kevin

    Got one done, just need to add the photos which will happen tomorrow night.

  17. Fourscore

    Reading an earlier post about Tucker’s Twitter coming out party plus Fox and CNN’s viewership problems and the union strife in Hollywood got me started to thinking about the future of TV.

    I never watch any network programming, my wife watches the shopping channels and some nature (Nat Geo). I catch Fox news for a few minutes every day while I’m eating. In the before internet days TV was the go to time waster in the evening, some of the programs entertaining because we laughed at ourselves.

    I’m thinking that a lot of viewership had dropped away, old people miss the comedy, youngsters have their games and cellphones. So many kids are growing up without any engagement with sports that the major league stuff may not appeal to them. We used to worry about our kids watching 6-8 hours of TV and never going outside, now with fewer opportunities and the availability of the internet will TV as we know it suffer and slowly die?

    • R.J.

      It has already changed. Anyone can watch programming that affirms their core beliefs. There is no common ground anymore. Big TV, like big arena rock, is dead.

      • Fourscore

        We’re seeing outdoor recreation slowly dwindle. Fewer hunting/fishing licenses being sold, not so many snow mobiles and ATVs, except for the big 4 passenger models. There are fewer opportunities because of land restrictions but also because of the aging population. The younger crowd just doesn’t seem to be so willing to get out of a warm bed at 5 AM and sit out in the cold deer hunting or ice fishing.

      • The Bearded Hobbit

        The shutting down and gating of National Forest roads doesn’t help. I moved to this area 35 years ago because of the forest access. Nearly all of it has been shut down to motor vehicles in that time. Gone from hundreds of miles to dozens. And now those dozens are full of citiots driving their 4-passenger models like they’re at Indy.

      • Gustave Lytton

        Similarly, I’m expecting a year round charcoal bbq fire ban “because of fire danger”. Fucking pussies in the state forestry dept have taken precautionary principle to the extreme and are scared of any possible flame. And when there is a fire, their goal is manage it, not put it out, until the winds shift and it jumps “containment” and really does damage.

        After previous burn cycles (and the wildfire severity is on a reoccurring cycle), there was a big civic push to replant the burn area. Now it’s permanent ban on public access due to dangers of snags or other debris.

      • Plinker762

        Sounds like an ADA lawsuit.

        Reducing motorized access areas so that the there is a higher density of riders makes it easier to close more areas due to environmental damage.

      • rhywun

        I still prefer the Big TV model because it’s just background noise to me and not worth putting any effort into “choosing” something.

        Most of it’s old reruns and shit anyway but it fits the bill. Other than that I channel surf and find old movies that are worth watching all the time.

        This morning I came across “Coma”. Love that movie, but only just enough to be pleased that it was on when I was surfing.

      • Mojeaux

        My background TV noise is true crime.

      • rhywun

        Fine, yesterday.

        You’re lucky I can estimate anything within a week anymore.

      • R.J.

        I watch kung fu films with the sound off. Either that or TV time is spent finding ridiculous films for here. It’s like a new odd hobby for two years now.

    • Brochettaward

      When good content is produced, people will watch it. They may not do so in the traditional format, but they will find it and they will consume it.

      The problem is the content has never been worse. There are plenty of guys who would come home and gladly turn on some mindless sportsball talk on ESPN if it was what it used to be. But it isn’t. There are plenty of people who would watch sitcoms on the networks if what they produced was even remotely funny instead of being the most bland, non-offensive crap more focused on checking diversity boxes than making anyone laugh.

      Some of the top streaming shows remain old sitcoms like The Office and Friends (not my cup of tea, but hey…). TV shows and movies are struggling because4 what Hollywood is putting out blows and they’re charging more and more for it.

      • Tundra

        There are plenty of guys who would come home and gladly turn on some mindless sportsball talk on ESPN if it was what it used to be. But it isn’t.

        This is so true.

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        The Bra is right. The wife and I will often put something fairly mindless on in the background, something that I don’t need to “binge watch” as I want to be able to go down to my shop and do something, she might have work to do, and it is easier to put on something that you can either watch closely for an hour or two, or dip in and out of, without missing anything but a joke. I don’t need to be lectured like it is an After School Special (“see the black kids talk to retards!”). And I sure as shit don’t need bad writing, unbelievable plot lines and holes, and idiots taking acid/MDMA and going lesbian for one hour as titillation.

        Just let me watch a movie that isn’t stupid, or a series that isn’t too involving. But, no. They had to screw it up.

    • Pat

      will TV as we know it suffer and slowly die?

      It depends on what you think of as “TV” I guess. People will continue staring at screens hooked up to a network that delivers a wide variety of shitty content created by studios and supported by advertising for the foreseeable future. Whether the screen is affixed to an ATSC tuner, or a cable box, or a satellite dish, or a fiber optic line to pull in the content is pretty much immaterial.

    • Mojeaux

      We used to worry about our kids watching 6-8 hours of TV and never going outside,

      Well, one thing is that kids aren’t much ALLOWED to go outside in case the clown in the candy van comes along to snatch them.

      youngsters have their games and cellphones.

      Yes, this was a topic of discussion many moons ago when I first started self-publishing, that younguns weren’t reading long-form books. I mean, they were, but very few series, whichever one caught on. Funny thing is, my generation embraces ebooks. My kids … do not. IF they read books (XY is the bigger reader), they have to be paper books. Ebooks are not that popular with kids who read.

      • Pat

        Ebooks are not that popular with kids who read.

        Most of the younger people with whom I used to play video games weren’t big readers, but when they did read, same thing. They’d go buy a dead tree copy from Amazon. Which is weird, because they literally refuse to own any type of physical media, or even their own digital downloads, for any other form of content, from music, to TV series, to movies, to video games.

      • Mojeaux

        I camped out at the library when I was a kid. Would I have liked to own more books myself? Sure, but I knew I would never read most of them again, so I didn’t care. For whatever reason, XY wants to own all the books he reads. He’s okay with the library in a pinch, but he’d prefer to have a shelf full of books. *gives own bookcases the side eye* Don’t know where he got that.

      • The Bearded Hobbit

        I desired a library of my own from a very young age. I’ve managed to acquire some hardbound books of my favorite authors (mostly Clavell and Michener). Today I bought a first edition of a book that I’ve wanted since 1982; Moon: Mans Greatest Adventure.

        I have a Kindle and read ebooks on my phone but there is nothing like a good hardbound book sitting in your lap. Currently re-reading The Source and I’m taking my time, savoring each chapter.

      • The Hyperbole

        He’ll be cured of that after he moves three or four times, outside of reference/how to books very few books are worth toting around.

      • The Bearded Hobbit

        very few books are worth toting around.

        When I graduated from college I kept a lot of the textbooks “for reference”. As I tossed all of them into the recycle bin when I retired I realized that I had never opened a single one, despite moving them from job to job.

      • The Hyperbole

        I’d wager most peoples libraries are filled with books that haven’t been opened in twenty plus years.

      • rhywun

        Guilty as charged, but I have certain fields of interest that I still pull of the shelf regularly.

      • rhywun

        I have two bins full of paperbacks many of which I replaced with Kindle versions anyway. I’m wondering if they’re even worth carting to my next residence and I think they are if only to remind me of the many books that I want to reread and haven’t kindled yet.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        And the the internet went away and all you were left with were wandering minstrels…

      • rhywun

        If the internet goes away I’m going to have way bigger problems than downloading the next volume of The Expanse.

        Like, earning a living.

      • Mojeaux

        I replaced as much as I wanted to to Kindle and the rest are hardbacks I want to own. Many times, if I love a book I read in ebook, I will get the hardback, if it’s available, to put on my shelf.

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        /thinks about the 57 cases of books he has toted around for 20+ years. Still happy with it.

      • rhywun

        I haven’t bought a physical book in at least a decade.

        Kindle is so massively more convenient I just can’t even.

      • UnCivilServant

        My Kindle Keyboard was convenient. When they took away all of the physical buttons, it became a chore to use.

      • rhywun

        I have never had a need to press a letter on my Kindle. Good riddance to that stupid keyboard.

      • The Hyperbole

        I still have a keyboard on my kindle, why did you let them take away your physical buttons? or I guess I should ask how did they take away your buttons?

      • Mojeaux

        I keep my Kindle keyboard (without wifi) active so that Amazon has to let me download the actual book files so that I can store them on my hard drive. No, I didn’t LEASE the book content, mofos. I BOUGHT it and I’mma KEEP it.

      • MikeS

        I have a tablet and a laptop that doing typing things. My Kindle is for reading books.

      • Gender Traitor

        A keyboard is handy for searching for a specific book on your e-reader or for searching for specific words in the text, and physical keys are almost always easier than the tiny touchscreen keys. I think I’m on my third Nook, but I can’t remember if the first one had physical keys. I think it’s still somewhere in the graveyard of dead/obsolete electronics, but it’s not worth digging through the stacks to find it.

      • Pat

        No, I didn’t LEASE the book content, mofos. I BOUGHT it and I’mma KEEP it.

        This is why I don’t really feel any anger at those hooligans who pirate e-books. I, of course, would never do such a thing, piracy being both illegal and immoral.

      • UnCivilServant

        @ Hyperbole – I didn’t let them, there was a hardware failure and they no longer offered a model with physical forward and back buttons.

        @ All – I ended up using my kindle for non-amazon ebooks far more than for from Amazon for a reason unrelated to the device – they only wanted to sell ebooks with “1-click purchasing”. I wanted to stack options in a shopping cart then throw back those I was less interested in to get within my an acceptable expense. – ie, the way I shop for everything else. Since they twice refused to allow that, I just walked away from their marketplace as a customer.

      • The Hyperbole

        I only buy dead tree books when they aren’t available on kindle (old out of print pulp novels usually) or when buying a used copy is 5$ or more cheaper than the kindle version (which is surprising often). But yeah, Kindle is the way.

      • R.J.

        I do both. And I prefer reading physical books. I also have a fair collection of rare books.

      • Raven Nation

        I read to help me get to sleep and a screen messes with that

      • Pat

        You can still find e-ink displays without backlighting.

      • R.J.

        Yeah. Book with a light works better than black background. Or e ink.

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        No one can see what you are reading if it is on your phone. Even kids who read still signal.

        But, I was talking to a used bookstore owner, and while I thought SF paperbacks would go the way of the dodo, he was telling me that, no, they still sold like hotcakes. i think part of it how that genre is really back catalog driven, and so much of that isn’t available. A lot of people who read that stuff (me included, but not as much) read 4+ books a week, and

      • rhywun

        I have a section of one bookshelf reserved for the few items that are not available on Kindle – and as the years go by more and more of it shows up on Kindle. But really? I may be a basic bitch but is there that much that is not available?

      • R.J.

        Tons. Also special things, like a woodprint version of the Odyssey from the 1800s. Old Judge Dredd comic collections. Technical manuals on how to cast metal, or do machining from the 1800s. Old history books, that nobody can go back and edit.

      • Mojeaux

        I still have Foxfire books.

      • MikeS

        and…and…????

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

        Same Dildo Bat time, same Dildo Bat channel!

        Seriously, people who read that fast and much don’t want to miss out on older books just because they aren’t available online. They still want them, for much the same reason that people buy vinyl; namely that they like the art, and the physical idea of reading an actutal book is appealing. It settles you and keeps distractions away. Here in a minute, I will shut the computer off, go upstairs and sit down and read. No distractions, no email, nada.

      • MikeS

        I like my Kindle, but I still have hundreds of paper books, and would buy more if I was still reading like I used to. I getchu.

      • Chafed

        Let’s also remember a physical copy of a book can’t be retroactively censored. I have some Richard Scarry books from my childhood that I read with my daughters. Some are no longer available for the wrong reasons. I’m saving them for my (someday) grandchildren.

    • DrOtto

      I told my wife when SkyNet comes, I want to watch fire inside of a hollowed out TV like in one of the flashback (look forward?) scenes of the first Terminator.

  18. Yusef drives a Kia

    I’m working on 2 articles right now, been rather busy lately,
    Cheers!

    • MikeS

      Prost, my friend. Hope you’ve been throwing lots of discs. I hope to make it out this weekend for the first time this year. 😳

  19. Spudalicious

    We debated it, and in the end decided that we wanted to maintain the schedule as it has been for a number of years now. Even if it’s an open post more often that not, the goal is to have someplace to come together and interact on a reliable(bwahahahahahah!!!) schedule.

    As things ebb and flow, so will we.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      I haven’t been too active lately but I’m glad we still exist, you guys are cool.

    • Chafed

      👍

    • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

      One big happy family. A first for many of us.

      • Brochettaward

        I’m not even the same species as the rest of the Glibertariat. How could I possibly be family? It does not make biological sense and Firsters are biological absolutists.

      • R.J.

        Points to Avatar/self portrait
        <==

  20. Grumbletarian

    Heading out of state on Friday for two weeks, and suddenly there’s a slow leak in the attic of the place I’m renting. Awesome.

    • MikeS

      Like, information from the Hunter Biden FBI investigation? Details of the PGA/LIV merger? Jeffery Epstein’s contact list?

      • Grumbletarian

        No, just water from a PVC pipe. Not like the leaky pipe in Georgia, a real one.

      • Chafed

        Probably more like black mold.

      • R.J.

        This is the music link I wanted.

      • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!
      • MikeS

        I got something to say,
        I killed your six-pack today

      • Chafed

        Much better

      • MikeS

        🤨

      • Chafed

        No offense. I’m not much of a Kings X fan.

  21. Chafed

    Why am I just learning there is a sort of spinoff of Children’s Hospital?

    • Zwak , who will swing for the crime, in double time!

      Wait, what? Clown face is back?

      And we will always have Carnivale?

      • Chafed

        It’s called Medical Cops. The first episode has most of the original cast. After that it’s Drs. Lola Sprat and Owen Maestro. At least I think so. I’ve see two episodes. It’s on Netflix.

    • MikeS

      I don’t understand why any of her handlers would allow her to speak on anything remotely serious…unless they want her to fail.

    • R.J.

      Of all the people, she should shut up. During the Vice Presidential Debates, she voiced that she would pack the court. Totally for dominating the courts.

      • MikeS

        Yeah, the left condemning Netanyahu on this is a lesson in hypocrisy.

      • Brochettaward

        Principles are passe.

      • Brochettaward

        Also, this is a pretty blunt comment in response:

        The comments prompted Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to claim that Harris doesn’t know what she’s talking about. “I can tell you that if you ask her what bothers her about the reform, she won’t be able to tell you,” he told Kan public radio.

        I have been well assured that Biden and Harris are the serious adults in the room after that Trump guy and his team of buffoons. He couldn’t possibly be implying that she is an ignorant, uninformed imbecile.

      • MikeS

        That Jew is obviously racist.

      • Chafed

        I’d say relations have gotten pretty frosty.

      • Brochettaward

        The Biden administration has managed to piss off the Muslims AND the Jews.

        Outside Western European countries who are glad to have a guy who will protect their interests, what the hell good can anyone say about the foreign policy? O

      • Chafed

        Agreed. Biden’s attempted rapprochement with Iran is a huge strategic error. No one in the region has any faith in Biden.

      • Brochettaward

        It’s also just kind of funny that the left judges their foreign policy entirely on the opinions of the all white populaces of Western Europe.

        It’s sort of like how they freaked out about Trump calling places shithole countries, but the second anyone compares America’s crime stats to those countries they scoff. It’s their own racism being displayed.

  22. R.J.

    I am sitting in the dark, outside in Estes Park. Almost too cloudy for stars.

    • MikeS

      That sounds glorious. Are/have you going to The Shining Hotel?

      • R.J.

        Already went once today. One of my favorite places on earth. Going again tomorrow. It’s paradise, ghosts or not.

    • slumbrew

      My cousin sent me this shot of the NYC skyline which is just crazy: https://ibb.co/4KB6ZbQ

      • Chafed

        You know how many office tower owners are praying for Godzilla to take care of their problem?

      • slumbrew

        Krugnut’s erection would be life-threatening.

      • R.J.

        Mexico has caught fire repeatedly. Not to mention the whole immigration thing. No calls for reparations there. You should ask for Trudeau’s head instead.

      • Sean

        *upvotes*

  23. Brochettaward

    Anyone around here have contact with Festus?

    • Mojeaux

      Sometimes he is on the Zooms, but now that you mention it, he did drop an ominous little comment the other day, didn’t he?

      • Brochettaward

        Yes. Which isn’t that uncommon for him. But it’s hard to tell what’s going on with him sometimes.

  24. hayeksplosives

    I happen to be up unusually late and am on the zoomies. So is penguin in theory, but he is unresponsive.

    • Gender Traitor

      Good morning, Sean!

      • UnCivilServant

        Morning, GT.

        Morning, Sean.

        Morning, Canadian Haze

      • Gender Traitor

        Good morning, U. How are you today?

      • Gender Traitor

        Well, we already had “crazy” covered, and thanks to the Canuckistanis, we now have the hazy. [TW: despite the caliber of the artist, this performance approaches Ted’S. levels of cheesy.]

    • Stinky Wizzleteats

      Too early for a bunch of Armenian communists.

  25. Timeloose

    Good morning Glibs and Gilbetts.

    I’m hoping all have been well.

    • Gender Traitor

      Good morning, ‘loosey! I’m fine. And my cat, recuperating from an infection, has (mostly) been upgraded from the Cone of Shame to the Donut of Dignity.

      • Timeloose

        Great news GT.

  26. Not Adahn

    I have received my stage assignment for Nats, and it troubles me.

    It’s “Demo Bay.” I would like to hope it’s where I’ll be put in charge of exploding any ammo deemed unsafe, but I don’t think that’s what it is.

    • Gender Traitor

      What do you think it’s most likely to be?

      • UnCivilServant

        It’s the harbor where they dock the trial versions.

      • Not Adahn

        I hope it’s not “stand around all day and yell at people coming in to check the zeros on their red dots when they violate any rules.”

  27. Fourscore

    Good morning all. Good to see so many up and at ’em.

    In the not too distant path we would see many burned over patches of Canadian landscape. Occasionally while we were in the boat we could see smoke in the distance. The big difference is today we don’t like the encroachment of “their” smoke.

    20-30 years ago or so, Yellowstone had some bad fires, we visited 10 years later and the recovery was spectacular. Time heals all wounds, it has been said.

    • Fourscore

      path or past, almost the same thing, only 1 letter difference