Let’s Get Drunk and Chew: A Glibtastic Glibcation Proposal

by | Jul 25, 2023 | Florida, Food & Drink, Fun, Sexuality, Travel, Welcome to the Party | 177 comments

A few weeks ago on a particularly drunken Zoom, we got to talking about group cruises. Our friend Shpip has some experience in this area, and we have been working behind the scenes to come up with a modest proposal: a Glibcruise Glibcation.

Shpip has been doing a ton of legwork on this project and has come up with something that is hopefully appealing to a bunch of us. More from him on that in a bit.

I’m here to tell you why you should join in.

As you know, I went on my first cruise last year. I want to iterate how skeptical I was of my ability to enjoy such a vacation. I hate people, I hate humidity, I hate heat, and I hate the ocean. WTF. I had no business going on a cruise – to the Caribbean!

At any rate, I had the most wonderful time. I woke up every day without a care or worry. I ate whatever and whenever I wanted. I pickled myself with alcohol (as one does when one buys a drink package). I met some very cool folks (for example, a Brit AvGeek who was on the deck taking pics of planes landing at St Kitts, just as I was). I didn’t even mind being on the ocean, as I was gently rocked to sleep every night like a baby. It was the most worry-free I’ve been in years.

If you’re the type of person who can lounge all day, doing nothing, a cruise may be just what the doctor ordered. If you like getting out-and-about and seeing and doing things, a cruise is great for that, too.

Hate people? Cruise ships generally have a selection of quiet corners to get away. Love people? Well, obviously you’re on a ship with 2000+ other folks.

For this venture, we need to reach a critical mass of people to get our group discount, so please consider vacationing with us.

Bitchy Karen Note: if you don’t want to go on a cruise, it’s not mandatory. If you would rather do something else, go forth and organize it yourself. We (mostly Shpip) have put quite a bit of time in researching and choosing a cruise that hopefully has mass Glib-Appeal. We took into consideration the departure port, the ports of call, the length of the trip, and the cruise line. Other ideas are welcome, but you’ll be the one on the hook for all the logistics and cat-wrangling, and Shpip and I will bow out gracefully.

That being said, let’s see the details of the cruise Shpip has come up with…


After a bit of research and discussion, we’re offering our inaugural GlibsCruise on Celebrity Cruise Lines, round trip from Fort Lauderdale, departing on October 21, 2024.

We chose Celebrity because it’s a fairly upscale cruise line – there are a few luxury lines out there, but they have a price to match, and we’re trying to keep this affordable for the Glib demographic. On the other hand, it’s not one of those bargain-basement lines where you’re likely to be annoyed by college kids getting loud on four Michelob Ultras.

We chose this particular itinerary because:

  • It’s a seven-day cruise, typical for the industry and not too expensive,
  • The Fort Lauderdale cruise port is very near the airport, making connections a cinch for those who would be flying in, and
  • The cruise touches at St. Maarten, which was KK’s only request, and home to one of the
    more bonkers* things you can do on a Caribbean vacation.

We also chose October because it’s after hurricane season (for the most part), and school-age children will, for the most part, be in school and not running around a cruise ship. This part of the year is also “shoulder season” for cruising the Caribbean, which is keeping the costs down (the same cruise in January would run you at least $600 more).

While I’m a veteran of several cruises, I’m not a travel industry pro. Fortunately for us, the cheerleader who was nice to me in high school Latin class is, and I’ve handed the nuts-and-bolts of the trip to her.

Her name is Suzanne Klasen, and she’s the consummate professional in her field, not some housewife who acts as a travel agent part time for pin money. She’s reserved a block of cabins that’s far larger than I expect we’ll need, in order to offer an array of choices to you.

Standard-issue would be a balcony cabin, which fits two. We’re hoping that at least some of you malcontents will drag your spouses along for some fun in the sun. Others who will travel solo can be matched with fellow Glibs to keep costs down, and those curmudgeons who want a cabin to themselves can cut costs by selecting an interior.

Suzanne’s dedicated GlibsCruise website is here.

A couple of anticipated questions:

Do we have to do everything as a group?
Hell, no. It’s a big ship, you can spend time doing whatever you like on board. We might have a few Glib-centric activities onboard, like a wine tasting. Every passenger is allowed to bring two bottles of wine onboard for personal consumption, and if the group is large enough, Celebrity will be happy to provide one of their restaurants during off hours to host a get-together. A group excursion (say, a walking tour of Old San Juan) might be on offer, too.

Is the cruise all-inclusive?
Suzanne has put together a bundled “perks package” that includes the premium drinks deal, enhanced internet, and pre-paid gratuities. You’ll also get an onboard credit to spend as you like – spa treatment, specialty restaurant, shopping in the boutiques, whatever.

What if I don’t drink?
Yes, we know there are a few of you out there. Suzanne will drop the drinks package and let you do a la carte (didn’t I tell you she was a pro?). Of course, if you like specialty coffees, bottled waters, mocktails, or the like, you may want to leave the drinks package in place, since it covers all of those, not just beer, wine, and highballs.

How about travel to the port and back?
Fort Lauderdale is an easy airport to get to if you’re coming from a distance where driving is impractical. The airport is very close to the cruise port, maybe a $10-15 Uber or taxi ride. I would strongly suggest, though, that you arrive the day before. Once I have firmer numbers of how many are participating, I’ll set up a block of rooms at a nearby hotel that has weeklong parking for those who are driving to Ft. Liquordale, and also has a shuttle for embarking passengers. Don’t let a delayed flight or a mechanical issue with your car cause you to miss the
boat.

Put your orphans on double shifts and start saving your pennies, Glibs. This is going to be a great time!

*747 no longer in service to St Maarten. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

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177 Comments

  1. Nephilium

    I have (perhaps against my better judgement) forwarded this over to the girlfriend so she is aware. We were contemplating doing the Flogging Molly cruise next year, so I’m not entirely opposed, and we’ve got a trip budgeted…

  2. MikeS

    This sounds super cool. Also, the plane spotting in St. Martin looks f’ing sweet!

    • Swiss Servator

      KK can tell you all about that!

      • MikeS

        The closest I’ve plane spotted was the In-n-Out by LAX. Which is pretty darn close.

  3. Mojeaux

    Immediately sent link to Dude. We shall see, but I will be leaning HARD on him. Also depends on if XY has been able to move out or not.

  4. Rebel Scum

    I hate people, I hate humidity, I hate heat

    Word.

  5. Name's BEAM. James BEAM

    I’ve been on that beach in St. Maarten.

    Based on what I’ve gleaned about KK on this site, she’ll be squeeing her brains out.

    As an aside, I’ve been on Celebrity cruises twice now, and think they’re great; more geared towards adults than kids, and I really enjoyed the evening semi-formal dining — not a bad meal in the lot, even though there were several dishes I’d never normally choose to eat. And of course, you can always go to “the trough” (buffet on Lido[?] deck) at almost any time of day or night to get food. My niece went *nuts* at the all-you-can-eat sushi station.

    • Name's BEAM. James BEAM

      (By “nuts” I’m talking semi-permanent “food baby.”)

  6. The Late P Brooks

    If you’re the type of person who can lounge all day, doing nothing, a cruise may be just what the doctor ordered.

    I can do that without leaving the house. I hope you guys have a wonderful time.

    Didn’t That Other Place do a cruise or two? Did anybody go?

    • B.P.

      The original Steve Smith (a friend of Matt Welch, I think) supposedly went on one of those cruises.

      • R C Dean

        AND BY “WENT ON”, MEAN . . . .

      • Swiss Servator

        NEED INVITE SEA SMITH TOO!

  7. R.J.

    Do we have to do everything as a group?
    Hahahahahhahahhaa! We are Glibs, after all.

    I am going to talk to the wife. This could be a fine thing. And she loves cruises.

  8. UnCivilServant

    Would participation require renewing my passport?

    • Not Adahn

      When you renew your passport, be sure to get the card too. It’s very convenient for spontaneous jaunts to the duty free store Montreal.

      • UnCivilServant

        I never used the card in the ten years it was valid. I always brought the booklet.

      • Not Adahn

        I keep the card in my wallet in case I get hungry for poutine. I keep the booklet at home.

    • Tundra

      Yeah, but you should do that anyway. Never know when hustling across a border will be necessary (or just fun).

  9. Tundra

    What a great idea!

    I’ve done one cruise and St. Maarten was one of the stops. Absolutely gorgeous. I believe we only saw the Dutch side, though. And at the time (1991) I had no idea about potential crash beach. That would have been cool!

    • Name's BEAM. James BEAM

      The French side’s also quite nice, and the “vibe” is indeed different from the Dutch side.

      I was with the Spousal Unit, the brother- and sister-in-law, and their daughter and (then) boyfriend, and we stopped on the French side at a little hole-in-the-wall, delapidated beach café with seating under awnings strung between palm trees that looked like it was built specifically to be on a postcard, and had some of the best spicy seafood I’ve had in my life. The photo I took of the fam looks like it was Photoshopped. ”Oh, c’mon! That’s gotta be green-screened!” And yet it wasn’t.

      We weren’t even there for the food, but rather for the excellent snorkelling.

      • robc

        One end of Orient Beach on the french side is totally nekkid, if you are into that kind of thing.

        Being French, its optionally topless everywhere. I only saw one topless woman the day I was there, but she was far better looking than any of the nudists.

        I spent a week on St Maarten in 2010.

    • RBS

      One of the cruises I went on with my family and some family friends made a stop in St. Maarten. All I really remember is my friend and I buying some shitty weed, getting high and eating ribs from some guys cooking and selling them on the beach. 10/10 would recommend.

      • KK, Non-Man

        When I was in St Maarten last year, I was with my dad, so didn’t hunt down weed. I should do that next year and just get baked on the beach under the airplanes

  10. Sean

    This is not my thing, but I love that is a thing.

    I hope all who go have a great time!

    • MikeS

      #metoo

      • slumbrew

        #metoo

        Saint Martin is indeed pretty sweet. For those who have any interest in sailing this is an awesome piece of sailing history:

        https://www.12metre.com/

    • R C Dean

      Same here. Never been on a cruise because they sound like hell on earth to me and especially Mrs. Dean (for the reasons Swiss gives). He’s got me rethinking, but I doubt we’ll be attending.

      I heartily applaud this proposal. I hope it’s a huge success.

  11. ron73440

    I am not one for cruises:

    I hate people, I hate humidity, I hate heat, and I hate the ocean.

    The cruise article made them not look as bad as I always assumed they would be, but the idea of one still seems odd.

    My wife has been bugging me for a long time to go on one.

    Maybe meeting more of the degenerates here could change my mind.

    I will talk to her and we will see.

    • juris imprudent

      For being degenerates/deplorables they are a remarkably social group in person (from experience in that college town last summer).

    • R C Dean

      “Good news, sweetie! I’ve decided to give a cruise a try!”

      “Bad news – it will be with my imaginary internet friends.”

      • UnCivilServant

        Better than your imaginary internet enemies.

  12. robodruid

    I have used the shuttles for Ft. Lauderdale airport to cruise port.
    Pretty painless.

    • R.J.

      They are good. Otherwise, you rent a car, stay in a hotel and schmup over there yourself. At extreme cost.

  13. Not Adahn

    To be clear, the prices listed are actually half the price required? Or if you don’t buy both halves of the room, the cruise line will assign you a roommate?

    • Fatty Bolger

      Yeah, the prices are based on double occupancy. If you are solo, you still pay for two people.

      • Fatty Bolger

        In other words, yes, the prices listed are half the price required.

      • UnCivilServant

        And the little price chart is deceptive as it shows the individual rate. When I looked at a room it suddenly doubled, and I went from “maybe” to “I’m not spending that much.”

      • KK, Non-Man

        $1600 seems reasonable for a week-long stay in the Caribbean to me. With food included, may be cheaper than a hotel.

      • KK, Non-Man

        If you don’t share a cabin, yes.

      • UnCivilServant

        I’m an introvert who lives alone. Who would I share a cabin with?

      • KK, Non-Man

        I’m an introvert that lives alone. I definitely plan to bunk with someone, as I spent very little time in my cabin on my cruise last year.

      • Lackadaisical

        I’ve only been on one cruise, but I only ever went to the cabin to sleep. Gamboling around the ship and day trips to shore took up most of my free time.

      • Nephilium

        /looks at Not Adahn wanting a single passage

        /looks at UnCivilServant wanting a single passage

        I think I may have a solution.

      • UnCivilServant

        You’re going to subsidize the empty spaces?

      • MikeS

        Well don’t keep it to yourself, man! Out with it!

      • Not Adahn

        Nobody wants to share a cabin that has gloves hanging everywhere.

    • Shpip

      Or if you don’t buy both halves of the room, the cruise line will assign you a roommate?

      No. We’ll be setting up a GlibsCruise on the forums under “Meetups,” which can easily include a clearinghouse for single passengers looking for a cabin mate.

      Additionally, Celebrity has occasionally lifted the “single supplement” on cruises, but has not released the list of cruises that applies to for autumn 2024 yet.

      But for now, it’s $1600 all-inclusive, per person, double occupancy. Suzanne (the travel pro handling the nuts and bolts of the operation) can lower that price if you’re willing to forego the drinks package, premium internet, etc.

  14. Fourscore

    Unfortunately we’re unable to even contemplate such a venture.

  15. Not Adahn

    I will have to see– October usually has a Nationals or two during that month.

  16. Rebel Scum

    DOOM.

    Don’t get burned on your cruise.

    July 2023 saw extreme heatwaves in several parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including the Southwest of the US and Mexico, Southern Europe and China. Temperatures exceeded 50C on the 16th of July in Death Valley in the US as well as in Northwest China (CNN,2023). Records were also reached in many other weather stations in China and the all-China heat record was broken in Sanbao on the 16th of July. In Europe, the hottest ever day in Catalunya was recorded and highest-ever records of daily minimum temperature were broken in other parts of Spain. In the US, parts of Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico tied their all time high, parts of Arizona, Cayman Islands, highest ever night time temperatures in Phoenix Arizona which also had its record for longest time without falling below 90F/32.2C.

    I.e. places with deserts.

    Scientists from the World Weather Attribution initiative collaborated to assess to what extent human-induced climate change altered the likelihood and intensity of the extreme July heat in these three regions.

    0%.

    • Rebel Scum

      In line with what has been expected from past climate projections and IPCC reports these events are not rare anymore today. North America, Europe and China have experienced heatwaves increasingly frequently over the last years

      The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Communism doesn’t know what summer is.

    • Rebel Scum

      Unless the world rapidly stops burning fossil fuels, these events will become even more common and the world will experience heatwaves that are even hotter and longer-lasting.

      There is typically a “heat wave” from July through August around these parts.

    • JaimeRoberto (carnitas/spicy salsa)

      Around here it’s been cooler than most summers, but not terribly so. Some hot days, some cooler days. In other words, summer.

      • Bobarian LMD

        Here too. We ain’t popped more than 95 yet, with just a handful of days in the 90s.

  17. JaimeRoberto (carnitas/spicy salsa)

    Who is going to be Ginger when the ship washes up on a deserted island?

    • UnCivilServant

      We’ve reserved that role for you.

      • JaimeRoberto (carnitas/spicy salsa)

        Hm. I’ll have to think about this before I RSVP.

    • Not Adahn

      *studies up on coconut tech*

  18. kinnath

    Elon says it out loud

    “We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing,” he tweeted. “Myocarditis is a known side-effect. The only question is whether it is rare or common.”

    Truly, he is a monster.

    • B.P.

      Speaking of which, in the link to Celebrity Cruises above, their insignia is an ‘X’. There’s even a giant ‘x” on the boat. I wonder if Elon knows about this.

  19. KK, Non-Man

    Just want to iterate that this is for 2024, so you have some time for consideration. But don’t take too long – we’ll need to lock in our group in fairly short order so we can plan for roommate matches and group activities.

    I have plans to room with Shpip, but if you all know of any eligible bachelors, I could be persuaded to leave Shpip in the lurch. 😜

    • Fourscore

      UCS? CPRM? I know there’s more but memories aren’t made for this.

    • juris imprudent

      You might want to have a look at what’s between your heels.

  20. KK, Non-Man

    Also, come on – the featured image is a masterpiece

    • Tundra

      Hahaha!

      I clicked over from the lynx so I missed it!

      Who did it and why am I not Isaac?

      • The Other Kevin

        You are totally Isaac.

      • KK, Non-Man

        You wanna plan a group event for the cruise, then I will make you Isaac.

      • Tundra

        Unfortunately we have a budget-buster booked for December.

        Unless we have already been vaporized.

        I look forward to reading about the shenanigans!

  21. Fatty Bolger

    I hope this ship has a “giant kite” to slash carbon emissions, so everybody can cruise in good conscience.

    • The Other Kevin

      Wow! Using the wind to propel a ship! What will they think of next!

      • Fatty Bolger

        What a fascinating modern age we live in.

    • Rebel Scum

      We are advancing to. . . sail power.

      • UnCivilServant

        Maybe we’ll develop a method of harnessing human muscle power instead.

      • Nephilium

        Galley seats still available!

      • Stinky Wizzleteats

        Container triremes incoming

      • Rebel Scum

        But that would emit more co2, the devil’s gas.

      • UnCivilServant

        You can offset that by growing trees to capture the carbon, then making the boats out of the trees!

      • kinnath

        Perhaps . . . wooden ships

      • UnCivilServant

        Nah, that branding would never sell.

        Perhaps – Sustainable Organic Construction!

      • R.J.

        Wooden ships ARE sustainable after all.

  22. Lackadaisical

    Anyway, kk is clearly a fed and you’ll all be dropped off at gitmo for some advanced interrogations. 😉

    • KK, Non-Man

      advanced interrogations

      If that’s what the kids are calling it these days…

      • JaimeRoberto (carnitas/spicy salsa)

        What color flamingo do you put in front of your cabin for advanced interrogations?

      • R.J.

        Navy blue top, khaki bottom sprayed on and little sunglasses glued in place.

      • juris imprudent

        Don’t leave out the balaclava to hide the face!

      • Lackadaisical

        Gives waterboarding a whole different meaning.

    • R.J.

      It was going to happen eventually anyway.

      • Lackadaisical

        Good point, at least you get a nice cruise first.

      • R.J.

        Now if I don’t even get the cruise, I’ll be stomping on some feet while in cuffs.

  23. Annoyed Nomad

    Forwarded this to Mrs N. We’ve been cruising with Princess in the past, but are interested in trying a different line.

    Also, last time we cruised out of Ft Lauderdale, we flew in a day early and stayed at a hotel that included free airport-to-hotel and hotel-to-cruise port transportation.

    • Shpip

      That’s the type of place that I’m looking to book for the group. Also, the hotel will have “stay and park” where you leave your car with them for the duration of the cruise, for those of us who will be driving to Ft. Liquordale.

      • Annoyed Nomad

        I think we stayed at a Courtyard by Marriott – it was near a Bass Pro Shop and there was a restaurant next to the store.

  24. Rebel Scum

    You cuntes are still doing this?

    Unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID-19 today. I’m disappointed to have to miss critical work on the Senate’s NDAA this week in Washington.
    Consistent with CDC guidelines, I’ll quarantine at home and follow the advice of my doctor while I work remotely.

    And I presume you are all vaxed up.

    • Sean

      It hasn’t killed any of them. 🙁

      Do better, China.

    • Certified Public Asshat

      3rd time in a year, not bad.

  25. Rebel Scum

    You keep using that word…

    House Democrats are blasting Republicans this week with charges of hypocrisy for lionizing a pair of IRS whistleblowers while fighting to defund the agency at large over allegations of corruption and bias against conservatives.

    The Democrats say Republicans have undermined the legitimacy of their own star witnesses through months of attacks on the agency they represent, diminishing the public’s trust in the IRS and the agents who make it run.

    “It’s a very cherry-picked situation,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “It is hypocritical to call on these folk while also stripping the resources they need to do their job.”

    • UnCivilServant

      You’ve convinced me.

      The IRS needs to be funded to 1823 levels.

    • Raven Nation

      Even by AOC’s standards, that’s spectacularly stupid.

  26. Sensei

    CNN: Powerful right-wing radicals are testing democratic checks and balance in both Israel and the US

    Yes – nothing says “democratic” like the Israeli judiciary overruling its legislative body.

    • UnCivilServant

      I’m going to need more data and what the judiciary did.

      Technically, you could say SCOTUS declaring laws unconstitutional is overruling the legislative body. So there needs to be more context.

      • Sensei

        I’m taking issue with the word “democratic”. The Supreme Court is anything but. That can either be good or bad.

        https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-judicial-reform-benjamin-netanyahu-benny-gantz-yair-lapid-e306889b?st=gzf7sjp9wia0e9r&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

        The new law bars the Israeli Supreme Court’s reasonableness test, which lets the court overturn government actions based on its interpretation of that word. The new law barely begins to reverse the “judicial revolution” of the 1980s and 1990s, in which Israel’s court claimed unusual new powers.

      • kinnath

        So, when the Supreme Court declares the new law doesn’t pass the reasonableness test and that the law is null and void . . . . . . .

        How many divisions does the Supreme Court have?

    • juris imprudent

      nothing says “democratic” like the Israeli judiciary overruling its legislative body

      And encouraging the President of the U.S. to ignore both the law and the Supreme Court.

    • KK, Non-Man

      A few years ago, State Dept offered temp assignments to Fed direct hirees to process passports for, like, 6 months. They cleared the backlog pretty effectively doing that. I would have done it (it was located in NH) but I’m a lowly contractor.

    • MikeS

      A spokesman said that more Americans have passports now than ever before – 46% today versus 30% in 2008.

      I believe you didn’t need a passport to go to Canada in 2008. Or when did that change?

    • kinnath

      My wife and I both got new passports last spring. Took about 6 weeks.

    • Gender Traitor

      What I want to know is whether it’s easier to get a passport or to get the Real ID… when you’ve married and changed your name, divorced (technically a dissolution,) then married someone else and changed your name again…all without ever getting copies of those silly marriage licenses. 🙄

      Someone may have answered these questions before and I’m just repressing the answer because I dread going through the hassle.

      • kinnath

        My wife sent in an old passport that expired more than a decade ago along with current driver’s license information and birth certificate. She received her new passport in about 6 weeks.

        Now she can get a Real ID DL at her convenience.

  27. The Late P Brooks

    If you really wanted to be inclusive you’d ban those bigots

    An inclusive society demands inclusive platforms. As a member of the LGBTQ community, I try to support companies that don’t just talk about open and safe workplaces, but practice these values in their products. Platforms that don’t amplify hateful ideologies under the banner of freedom of speech. Freedom of speech, dear reader, is not synonymous with freedom of reach.

    It’s a festival of to-be-sures.

    • Rebel Scum

      freedom of reach

      So, naturally, silence your critics.

  28. The Late P Brooks

    Remember, it’s the users who make or break a platform, not the billionaire at the helm. In the end, power rests not with the likes of Musk, but with us, the consumers. So, for those of you keeping score, this might be a prime example of the free market at work.

    If you continue to use twatter… well, you know what that makes you.

    • KK, Non-Man

      LOL at thinking that Twitter/social media users are on the consumer side of the equation.

    • Stinky Wizzleteats

      Yeah, never mind the government goons looking over the platform’s shoulder demanding censorship. Nothing to see there at all.

    • UnCivilServant

      His head remains missing.

      • Sensei

        What 62 year old man hasn’t lost his head at the prospect of a relationship with a 28 year old woman?

    • ron73440

      He died from blood loss due to multiple stab wounds, and was decapitated, an autopsy revealed

      Did you really need the autopsy to reveal the fact he had been decapitated?

      • UnCivilServant

        From the wording it sounds like the decapitation was post-motrem, and the stabbing was what killed him.

      • UnCivilServant

        *post-mortem

        I’m being lysdexic today.

      • Sensei

        To be somewhat fair he could have been drugged or killed some other way and the head removed to make identification more difficult.

        Taking just the head in this day and age isn’t likely to hinder identification much however.

      • ron73440

        I get that, but the wording made it sound like they had no idea he was decapitated until they did the autopsy.

    • JaimeRoberto (carnitas/spicy salsa)

      That’s no way to get a head.

      • Fourscore

        Singing “I ain’t got no body”

    • cyto

      Has anyone seen Jack Bauer? I think they may have the wrong suspect…..

  29. The Late P Brooks

    multiple stab wounds, and was decapitated

    I watched the end of Thirteen Assassins last night. It was a festival of stab wounds and decapitation.

  30. Bobarian LMD

    STEVE NOT TRAPPED ON BOAT WITH GLIBS; GLIBS TRAPPED ON BOAT WITH STEVE

  31. Stinky Wizzleteats

    How am I supposed to know if it was worth the risk without a pic of the daughter?

  32. Sensei

    I’ve read bits and pieces of this.

    Ex-US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots fights extradition to the US
    https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/australia/australia-us-fighter-pilot-extradition-hearing-intl-hnk/index.html

    It’s not especially clear what really did and didn’t happen here, but it’s all sketchy. What’s more interesting is the citizenship and applicable laws and country.

    After completing his final mission as a Major with the US Marines, Duggan moved to Australia in 2002. He met Saffrine in 2011, and a year later he became an Australian citizen, renounced his US citizenship, and the family moved to China.

    Saffrine and the children moved back to Australia in 2018, and Duggan joined them in September 2022, after receiving Australian security clearance for an aviation licence, his supporters say.

    But within weeks, that clearance was revoked and he was taken into custody.

    The charges relate to a period between November 2009 and November 2012, when Duggan – then a US citizen – was alleged to have trained Chinese military pilots in China, according to a 2017 indictment that was unsealed last December.

    • juris imprudent

      Sounds like they did a secret indictment to beat the statute of limitations. Smells like bullshit to me.

      • UnCivilServant

        Anything done in secret by the government is invalid and those who do it need to be imprisoned.

  33. The Late P Brooks

    Princess Cruise ad on Pandora. Spooky, man.

    Next they’ll be selling me a plate of shrimp.

  34. Rebel Scum

    By lying about Florida education standards and American history?

    Extremists in Florida approved new education standards that push a dangerous lie that enslaved people benefited from slavery.

    The Biden-Harris Administration will continue to oppose efforts to distort American history and take our country backwards.

    • Stinky Wizzleteats

      What they’re pushing is easily discernible bullshit but how many people will actually look into it?

      • juris imprudent

        Just like “don’t say gay” which isn’t what the bill said in any way, shape or form. Lying is their only means of communication.

  35. Raven Nation

    OT: interesting little trend I’ve noticed on my commonwealth-centric news alerts. Both BBC and Radio New Zealand have been popping regular stories on disinformation. Things like family members worried about relatives who are “deep” in disinformation networks or former disinformation network members who “escaped” and are now sharing their stories. Not sure where it’s going yet, but intriguing nonetheless.

    • Sensei

      It’s the Kiwi version of the crazy uncle who only listens to Fox News in the US.

  36. db

    This is an awesome idea. I’d absolutely be in, but I might not make it due to the kids.

    • KK, Non-Man

      Had a look at the Celebrity website…just sayin

      The fun starts at Camp At Sea, our onboard entertainment center and program designed exclusively for kids ages 3 to 12. Open every day from 9:00am – 10:00pm, Camp at Sea offers kids the opportunity to participate in a number of entertaining activities, including treasure hunts, arts and crafts, sports, and theme parties, all under the supervision of our experienced youth staff.

    • Pope Jimbo

      They could spend their day down in the bunkers shoveling coal with the orphans?

    • R.J.

      I have a kid. 11. We could possibly coordinate activities should you bring.

  37. Fatty Bolger

    That didn’t take long.

    Nephilium on July 25, 2023 at 7:13 am
    Nah. They’ll just say the X is a dog whistle that evokes the swastika to those who know what to look for (which for some reason includes themselves, but they’re good people).

    https://twitter.com/wrong_speak/status/1683872326125862913

    • Grummun

      See also, Burundi, Nova Scotia, Scotland, Jamaica, Jersey, Alabama, Florida…

      • Tundra

        Scotland.

    • MikeS

      lol

    • Not Adahn

      Ain’t gonna lie, the zeppelin corps was a surprise.

      • MikeS

        Yeah. I’ve read a number of books, and watched a ton of WWII documentaries (many about aircraft), but I don’t recall ever seeing anything about the Zeppelin Corp.

      • Pope Jimbo

        I bet you saw something about them, but thought they were gas lighting you.

    • Rebel Scum

      Every ‘X’ is a nazi X.

      • Certified Public Asshat

        I see you Xfinity.

  38. Pope Jimbo

    I have some interest in the trip, but this year Mrs. Holiness and I will be in Korea (or Japan) in October.

    One of the rest of you will have to become the Grand Old Man of the Glib Cruise, just as I am the Grand Old Man of the Honey Harvest (Fourscore is the Spectacular Old Man).

    • MikeS

      What do you have planned for Oct. of 2024?

      • Pope Jimbo

        The wife and I will be in Kobe, Japan and Daegu, Korea for pretty much the entire month. Visiting her family.

        I will be half working/half vacationing.

        Remote work is really an excuse to escape from in-laws. When they start proposing that we drive an hour to some other village to meet some shirt tail relation, I can demure saying I have to work. Surprisingly, if they want to go to the local soju tent, my work will be done.

      • Pope Jimbo

        And before you and your brother get any ideas, we have a house sitter. So don’t think you can come down here from your sod hut and whoop it up in the big time.

        Last thing I need to come home and find your muddy boot prints on the toilet.

      • MikeS

        What’s a toilet?

      • R.J.

        It’s all that soft, furry stuff on the floor in the living room. It soaks up urine.

      • Bobarian LMD

        He’s talking about the two-holer out back of the house.

      • Pope Jimbo

        Mike is sub-letting the basement of that two-holer.

      • juris imprudent

        Last time I heard that it was a Newfie joke.

  39. The Late P Brooks

    The Biden-Harris Administration will continue to oppose efforts to distort American history and take our country backwards.

    The Ministry of Truth approves this message.

  40. Pope Jimbo

    Might I also suggest, you are thinking too small? Why not go big for a Glib Cruise?

    Have you ever dreamed of giving it all up, leaving it all behind and hitting the road to escape all your responsibilities?

    It sounds good, doesn’t it? But it also sounds expensive. Or at least, it did sound expensive until now – because now a cruise company is launching a three-year, 130,000-mile, escape-your-daily-life cruise for a relatively affordable $30,000 per person per year.

    Life at Sea Cruises has opened bookings for its three-year voyage on the MV Gemini, which sets sail from Istanbul on November 1.

    • Fatty Bolger

      * Price based on double occupancy, of course!

    • MikeS

      That looks very interesting. I wonder how many people get killed from close-quarters-related frustrations and annoyances.

      • Pope Jimbo

        I would be tempted if they let you break it up into three 1-year cruises.

  41. MikeS

    KK; you may want to “2024” in a much bigger font.

  42. Not Adahn

    On topic, in the last ten minutes of this being live:

    Is Tulip coming, or did she completely write us off?

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