Editor’s Note: Chafed sent this in, but SP was overwhelmed by visiting out-of-town siblings (never again!), local Glibs, assorted other guests, WebDom (who was a huge help), food prep, and Champagne on Saturday and never checked her email. (She’s a loser.) Anyway, since Chafed is asking for advice from the Glibertariat, we’re posting this late.
You know how the NFL’s Pro Bowl is a mish mash of highly paid players basically going through the motions as a placeholder until the Super Bowl? Well, it’s a lot like this post except I don’t get paid. I blame Jesse, Gojira, and WebDom. It’s been a very long week for me, and I can’t remember the last time I saw a Margaret Cho reference from Jesse, a hysterical movie review from Gojira, and/or a vegetarian/vegan recipe from WebDom. So, screw it. I’m phoning it in this week. It’s slightly better than an open post. Sort of like the Pro Bowl is slightly better than no football at all. But let’s be honest. You aren’t watching the Pro Bowl and you are skipping right to the comments.
For anyone who made it this far, let’s raise a toast to OMWC and SP. It’s their tenth anniversary. I don’t know how SP made it through ten years of marriage when she’s nine years old but there it is.
I’m in the process of buying a California compliant Sig Sauer P226. It’s 9 mm though I might experiment later with changing out the barrel to try different calibers. I need an ammo recommendation for 9mm. What should I use at the range and what should be in it for home defense? How much should I buy at one time?
From what I’ve read and been told by a friend who has owned three P226s for many years, it’s extremely reliable and will take just about any ammo without causing a failure to fire or a failure to eject. Your euphemism comments are welcome.
I am looking for recommended ammo sellers, in or out of state. For those unaware, California passed a ridiculous ammo law. One more reason I will be moving out of state when I retire.
I’m embarrassed for Ted’S. I saw his music links yesterday. Here’s my music link. It’s the source of my bio and I’m feeling lazy.
Whatever…its been too damn long. Pedal to the floor, grip the wheel, and HIT THAT ISH !
(Heya Chafed!)
This guy gets it!
Feeling Minnesota is better than feeling North Dakota.
Let’s see if MikeS takes the bait.
You talk while fishing, don’t you.
Huh?
/vegetarian
I always assume male vegetarians are using diet as bait in their fishing.
I like using male vegetarians as bait. E.xcept for OMWC. Even he’s to rank for a Great White.
Way back when, I used to play a game called Roadrash. It was a motorcycle version of GTA, sorta. This song was heavy in the rotation. I heard it enough to be sick of it. Now it’s a while later, and I don’t mind it so much anymore.
I loved that game.. It was the first console game I ever played.
For you guys, there was a spiritual reboot released a couple years back. Road Redemption.
Nice!
Hats off to the charming couple. Ten years is a long time. Congrats SP and OM. Its a good feeling when the plan comes together.
Happy Anniversary OMWC and SP!, live long and Prosper!
Yes, congrats to the Old Man and the Young Lady!
Glibfit note, Yusef quit Smoking for good, and it feels fine,
/Vape helps
Excellent!
How’s Wendy?
Not good, intubated again, IMO, honestly, CTD, going to visit tomorrow, i’ll keep y’all posted, the only good thing is I have a job, so she has a home to come to…..
I’m sorry. I hope for the best. Please let us know how the visit goes.
Thoughts and prayers, my friend.
You do what you can. Knowing you have a home for her when she is ready is probably more important to her than you know.
Sorry to hear. Life happens no matter how bad we all feel about it. Just gotta do your best and deal with it however it plays out. I rooting for her and you.
Praying for you all.
I completely replaced smoking with vaping a couple of years ago.
Coffee, food and sex, otherwise I can vape….
also, Disc Golf, I don’t smoke at all, busy, walking, playing, you just forget,
Yeah! And, we now know that “it” is your preferred pronoun.
I am a Toaster in waiting, so, what would you call It?
??
A few weeks ago I discovered a full pack of (stale) Marlboro Reds sitting on a book shelf. I think I bought it by mistake a few years ago and threw it up there because they’re too strong for me.
So I smoke maybe one a week and it’s repellant.
I went to filtered cigars about ten years back, Cigarettes are disgusting, I will not smoke one,
Like, cigarillos? *shudder*
no, Remington Filter cigars, 2.50$ a pack, don’t inhale deaply, i like the Vanilla
Good to hear, Pardner. At some point I’m guessing the vaping will become superfluous. When I quit smoking I added about 30 lbs post haste but it all went away with exercise, I liked to run, back in the day. I’ve been the same weight for 40 years now.
I’d be surprised if you don’t add a couple lbs, it won’t hurt a skinny guy.
My plan is to beat your current “score” by a few decades at least, really, then I become a Toaster…
I’m really happy that you are here, We are Legion….
Good on you! My wife quit a time or two with nicotine gum and patch and then did it cold turkey just before the insurance was going to charge a premium. She’s been done with it for about 4 or 6 years now. Very glad personally.
Don’t get me started on “insurance” treating vaping exactly like smoking.
Just like places banning chewing tobacco like cigarettes. Although accidentally drinking secondhand dip out of someone’s soda can should merit the death penalty.
My brother came out for a visit and we ran into my landlord on the street one day. My brother took out his tin of Skoal and put in a dip. The landlord, an 80 year old guy, asked if he could try it. “Sure. Here ya go.” The landlord grabbed a large handful and just stuffed it in his mouth before we could stop him. He was retching in the bushes for a good half hour. Poor old geezer.
My stomach heaved in sympathy. I do love the smell of fresh can of Copenhagen, even if I don’t chew myself. That and pipe tobacco. My old neighbor used to go outside and smoke pipes. I could smell that heavenly scent drifting through the yard even if i couldn’t see or hear him.
Pipe smell is underrated.
^This. Trying to get back to pipe smoking. Much better flavor than cigarettes.
I chewed once when I was 14. Same response as the old man.
Same.
Never touched it again.
/inserts a plug of Grizzly Longcut Wintergreen
/spits @ Straff
Yeah. Company I work for does nicotine testing. It doesn’t matter the delivery method, you test positive you get the surcharge.
For anyone who made it this far, let’s raise a toast to OMWC and SP. It’s their tenth anniversary.
Congratulations to OMWC and SP.
For ammunition sellers, someone, I think Q, posted this link a while back. It might or might not help you.
For GllibFit: I’m sick. Fuck. Hopefully just a cold. I found out today that my boss’s illness is strep and that his daughter has the full-blown flu.
I went back to physical therapy for my disc herniation. I should have gone to this center instead of the other place I used. I really like the folks there and they are much better than the other center. They are also, unlike at the other center, willing to work with the personal trainer I was working with at the gym. And will be working with again soon: The hold on my personal training account expires soon.
I think the third cortisone shot is working. I still have pain, but it’s not all that bad.
While in PA last weekend I went swing dancing two nights in a row. I had no pain during either dance. The day after the first dance I felt great. Better than I had in a while. The day after the second dance I had some soreness in both legs that I think is due to the disc herniation plus some pins and needles in my one foot. Yikes. My physical therapist thinks if I want to go out swing dancing again, I should not go multiple nights in a row and instead give myself a few nights’ rest.
I had to wiki Swing Dancing. We called it by another name. Mostly called it Lindy or Rock but the same thing, I guess Hopefully in between sets there was some slow stuff.
You’re a younger man, DEG, keep up your exercise.
FACT: George Mikan, the original Mr Basketball, was an uncoordinated youth. His coach encouraged him to learn to dance to help his basketball footwork. Worked better for him than me though, both the dancing and the basketball.
There are different types of swing dance. Lindy Hop is what I mostly dance.
I pretty much always stuck with Jitterbug, easier to teach the new dancers, and worked better (for me at least) on some of the faster songs.
I like SG Ammo. Bought lots of stuff and never had a problem.
One of my knees is bothering me. The one that was replaced … twice. Just before Christmas, a suitcase on one of the conveyor belts hit it on the side of the knee. It only hurt for about 20 minutes then but about 2 weeks ago I woke up with the knee very stiff. It took about 4 days before it got better. And then on Monday I did some walking and stair climbing and it stiffened up again and still isn’t back to normal.
I’m kind of afraid to go to the doctor because something might be wrong.
If it’s coronavirus, don’t worry it won’t last. It’s made in China.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdVTCDdEwI
Cheap Chinese shit like from Walmart.
Glad you’re on the upswing DEG.
I missed Q’s ammoseek link so thanks for that.
Thanks! We’ll see how the next few weeks go with my back.
You’re welcome for the link.
“What should I use at the range and what should be in it for home defense?”
The same lead wadcutters, flatnose whatever.
Let’s pretend I don’t know what a lead wadcutter or flatnose is and that I find Demi Rose attractive. If you were talking to a very ignorant, literal person then how would you describe those bullets?
You find Demi Rose attractive, yet you complain about *my* taste?
Neither one of you has taste.
None of the three of you knows your ass from a whole in the ground.
At least I know the proper spelling of “hole” for the comment. Shitlord.
Fuck, it’s better than a half in the ground.
Picture Demi flat-chested. That’s what a wadcutter would look like. If she was slightly convex but flat where it means something she’d be a flatnose.
Wadcutters are basically cylinders, semi-wadcutters are cones with the tip cut off to create a flat end. They were primarily for target shooting because they make nice circles but some people now sue them for defense ammo.
Yeah, but not in semi autos. That’s a revolver thing. Except for the S&W 52, of course.
They make 9mm SWC. But yes, I wasn’t considering considering the finicky feed problems with semi-autos.
They also make 9mm revolvers. ?
And no one knows why.
So us wheelgun types can access cheap ammo sometimes.
Thanks Jarflax. Do you have an opinion on what’s good for the range and what’s good for home defense?
I’m not active in shooting anymore. There are lots of folks here that are better equipped to advise. For the range I’d say use your carry gun and loads with similar ballistic and recoil characteristics as what you carry for defense, and practice with the gun you carry for defense, but defense loads are expensive bullets usually so don’t go to the range and blaze away with golden sabres or whatever the cool defense round is now. (In Ca. I probably wouldn’t carry with any of the specialty hollow points just out of fear that a Ca prosecutor might assume that meant you were looking for trouble, but that is just my take)
For defense, try to use what cops use. They can’t really argue that it’s irresponsible if cops do it, one would think. I use wad cutters mostly at the range but also go through a couple of cylinders of the good stuff to be aware of the difference. I’d hate to shock myself when (dogs forbid) the time comes that I need it. Also, prolly sucks to find out it doesn’t work too good when it really matters.
Lead is the metal used to make almost all handgun bullets. Some are jacketed in copper, so they are lead either fully wrapped in a thin skin of copper “hardball”, or with the lead front of the bullet exposed “semi-jacketed”. The front of a bullet is called a meplat. If it the lead is carved out of it, then it’s a hollow-point (typically semi-jacketed). If the meplat comes to point then and it’s not jacketed then it’s a “round nose”. If it’s flat then it’s a “wadcutter”, “wide flatnose”, etc. The name “wadcutter” comes from target shooting because the bullet was designed to punch neat round holes in paper targets — cut wads of paper. Semi-jacketed wadcutters are common because the copper reduces fouling (lead deposits in the barrel). Flat meplat bullets made from soft lead are good for self-defense because they expand upon impact, but without the problems of hollow-points. Flat meplat bullets made from hard lead “hard cast” are often used for handgun or lever rifle hunting because they offer deeper penetration, but are also generally faster, heavier, or both, than 9mm.
That’s how you answer a question. Thanks CP.
Demi Rose has a pretty face but don’t tell anyone I said so.
I need an ammo recommendation for 9mm. What should I use at the range and what should be in it for home defense? How much should I buy at one time?
I use whatever is on sale at cabela’s for the range. Haven’t gotten to a level where ammo quality impacts my shooting.
For self defense, I have Winchester hollow points.
I buy 100-200 at a time because that’s how much cash I usually have on hand.
Whatever is on sale *that has brass cases
Meh – my CZ seems to like the cheap steel and aluminum stuff just fine.
I’ve heard enough horror stories about steel tearing up guns over time to pay the premium for brass. Maybe that’s an unfounded decision, but id rather be safe than sorry.
My range forbids it.
Otherwise I wouldn’t give a shit. I had some crazy Russian stuff that worked just fine.
Out of curiosity why the ban on brass?
I think he means a ban on steel. The reason is they sweep up the brass and sell it.
Ban on steel and aluminum. Brass is the bees’ knees!
My club allows both brass and steel cased ammunition. Club officials get pissed when people throw steel cases in the brass bucket because they sell the brass. The club put a big magnet at the one range so people can more easily separate the brass from the steel.
Ahh, OK. My brother was a janitor at an indoor range. Anything forward of the firing line was his. He brought me a lot of various brass, a few boxes of loaded, mixed. Maybe just .38 and .45.
Yep – steel and aluminum go in the trash can, brass goes in the recycle can.
Thanks Trashy.
“I am looking for recommended ammo sellers, in or out of state.”
How about Amazon?
https://twitter.com/JMontanaPOTL/status/1222302302373076992
That’s a work of art.
It finally warmed up enough for me to get back to exercising. I hadn’t did anything for about 3 months so I’m starting slowly. I’m up to 3 miles on the treadmill and doing some upper body stuff but not to rush into it too fast. I have to start a fire in the garage furnace and wait about a 1/2 hour but fortunately I can work that in , between naps. I don’t expect much in the way of results but need to burn up some calories.
Last year really put me out of shape, and it only gets harder every year, that said, Bella walks me at least a mile at the park, and then i try to get there for 9-18 holes of Disc, a nice walk is good
“I have to start a fire in the garage furnace”
That’s the awesome part.
Chafed noticed me!
how to exercise for GlibFit
You disappoint me.
And, you, sir, do NOT.
I watched a cat named ‘\Dog’ for a summer for a ‘friend’. I hate cats but loved that one who kicked ass on all the local dogs including a dobe who whimpered when that bitch stared him down. However I did not appreciate her game of putting thumbtacks in my fucking shoes, bitch. Lub you, Dog.
You have to have ammo shipped to a dealer? Probably makes it not worth buying online. I need to put in an order soon.
I can ammo in state. For all I know there are great prices on ammo in CA. But I’m completely new to this so I’m hoping my well armed fellow Glibs can point me in the right direction.
I think that a recent gun buy puts you in the quick and easy (easier) category.
http://www.targetsportsusa.com
If you buy in case lots, you get free shipping and a discount. If you buy a membership ($100/year) You get free shipping on any size order (useful if you want to try out a lot of single boxes of different types) and an additional discount.
Run whatever your gun will feed correctly. Modern pistols should eat anything. I know serious competition shooters that run aluminum-cased ammo.
Federal HST and Speer Gold Dot are widely respected self-defense ammo. Supposedly, you should pick a practice ammo that matched the point of impact that your carry ammo does, but that depends on you being precise enough and shooting at a long enough distance to notice.
You can’t order case lots in the PRK. You have to go through a background just to purchase ammo.
I’m not aware of any legal limitation on the order size.
It’s bad, but not apparently as bad as when I read about some of the first drafts. This is a decent article.
https://www.pewpewtactical.com/californina-ammo-laws/
That’s very helpful. Thanks NA.
Bloomberg is running primetime ads like money is no object. He just claimed he knows the science behind climate change.
Call me crazy, but I’m getting the feeling that this crop of Democrats is seriously misreading what America wants.
Give this man a prize. It’s an appeal to their own fringe demographic.
I just got my first Bloomberg ad on Hulu the other day. I had been safe for so long…
My wife’s watching shows tonight and at this point she’s yelling “shut up asshole” as soon as he comes on.
The science behind climate change:
1. Americans traditionally distrusted socialism and were suspicious of direct calls to ban free enterprise.
2. Americans are susceptible to calls to sacrifice for a heroic defense of the world
3. No actual threat was apparent that could rally support for sacrifice.
4. Sacrifice for a heroic defense can achieve government control of the economy and an end to free enterprise
5. A complicated scientific threat that can provide shiftable goal posts and dire predictions about extinction is tailor made for inspiring the sacrifice in question
6. Climate Change
There’s no doubt that they’re watermelons, but I don’t think climate change is the stalking horse. Or, at least, it’s just one of many in their stable.
Ammo Selection
That Remington 124gr Golden Saber +P looks pretty good.
For range I like whatever is on sale. Federal American Eagle and Blazer Brass are decent choices. Keep in mind. Most indoor ranges won’t let you shoot Steel or Aluminum cases like Wolf or standard Blazer ammo.
https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/self-defense-ammo-ballistic-tests/
Thanks. Why do they bank steel or aluminum casing?
Selling the bulk brass they clean up.
That’s one reason. Also some ammo mftg that use steel cases also use steel core bullets which can damage backstops so they just ban all if it.
Steel core pistol bullets?
5.7×28, but I think they’re banned.
They were ‘banned’ due to velocity not bullet construction. It was very stupid. Someone decided, based on nothing but a comparison of muzzle velocities that certain 5.7 ammo was ‘armor piercing’ and it started a firestorm.
Actually I think Ruger just came out with one?
I mean the round not the gun. You can get 5.7, but not with steel core.
Yeah, I don’t know. I’ve heard that as a reason. I’m sure the real reason is they don’t want to have to sort them from the brass.
Actually steel core? I’m unaware of any commercially available.
I guess you might be able to pump M885 in there for AR pistols, though that’s a bit of a stretch.
I’ve heard some ranges ban bimetal jacketed rounds for spark issues with unburned powder on the range.
*lump,not pump
Maybe drugs falling out of my ass, but PSA’s aren’t woke.
https://mobile.twitter.com/DecemberTwnty8/status/1222243434188156935
I’m guessing from Rhywun’s comments the answer could be both.
Nice jail-bait.
I hear there’s been a run on face masks in your neck of the woods. Stores actually out of stock of those things.
It looks like a normal January in terms of masks I’m seeing, but I wouldn’t doubt it. I think the US actually has more confirmed cases or at least it’s similar.
Maybe more where there’s tourists from other Asian countries are buying by the case.
As if it wasn’t hard enough telling them apart already. 🙁
At Puroland, they’ve got HK masks for their employees
Get yer panic on
https://youtu.be/2Zjp-vYV-Jk
(Sold out shelf at 1:40)
Shit. I take that back. Walking around and there are a shitload of more people wearing masks today.
Meijers – where you can buy a ski mask, shotgun, and hacksaw at the same time.
Heh. But I thought The Onion was the good kind of satire!
I didn’t think you were supposed to be able to make jokes like that even if you meant it in the good old progressive way. We’ll see what happens to The Onion, eh.
Yeah, this was a tough week for this particular fit-aspiring Glib. Injury, travel, and bad decisions combined for some less than stellar results.
But who gives a fuck? Another week is coming.
Nice videos! My only Stones concert was that tour. Sure would have enjoyed seeing in-his-prime Axl.
The consolation was that these guys opened.
And they were excellent.
I give the Stone a lot of credit for spotting young talent and bringing them out on the road.
Agreed. They sold those youngsters a lot of records.
No one liked Prince on that tour, Scums and Posers is another story, I have the pleasure to have seen them four times, last in 2009,
The Greatest Rock Band in the World…
Sorry about the injury.
Thanks, but it was just normal old guy bullshit. I worked out yesterday and felt pretty good. I just find that I need to be damn mindful about my reps and form.
I hope you are in fighting shape again soon! The dancing chicks are counting on you, D!
Thanks. We’ll see how long this takes. I intend to get out dancing as much as possible, preferably not in Boston except for one regular dance.
I have no idea how I herniated my disc but I wonder if poor form did it.
HD: Federal HST or Speer Gold Dot LE Duty Ammo
Range: American Eagle, Remington, Winchester, whatever’s cheap for putting rounds down range. I’d avoid any weirdo foreign corrosive stuff. And maybe steel casing. Don’t forget to run your home defense through as well to make sure it cycles and you’re proficient with it.
Yeah, definitely want to test that SD ammo. 150-200 rounds minimum to start. Then periodically after that. Some guns may just not like a certain kind of ammo.
Yep, having a self defense piece you can’t rely on is useless.
/why I got rid of my Kimber
Thank you both.
You guys know more than me, but I was told that certain SD ammo is optimized for the shorter barrels of carry guns. I’ve used Critical Defense for years because i carry a 3.1″ barrel gun, the stores closest to me always stock it, and I’ve shot several boxes with zero issues.
I’ve gotten great accuracy from Critical Defense ammo in 380 ,9, 40, and 45.
I use Blazers usually because they are cheap. Usually like anything that’s 10$ a box FMJ will keep Pb from fouling the bore.
For personal protection there are many options, but I suggest the cheapest name brand hollow points you can find. Shoot with them often so you can get used to them. You need to know how they will behave. Federal green and white box or golden sabers are great for the price.
The P226 is excellent. I have two.
Buy your 9mm by the case (1,000 rds) for range ammo. Most commonly available manufacturers are fine. Prices are currently under $200 per case.
For personal protection, go with LE grade stuff (Gold dots, HST, etc)
Awesome. Thanks Sean.
There are several new additions to use in my future canoeing trip. My favorite so far is a colt trooper357. I’m looking forward to using it one handed oldschool style.
Bernie: Prisoners, even the Boston Marathon Bombers, should be allowed to vote.
How did voting become the most sacred of all rights?
*Bomber
The dead one is probably voting already.
You know, I was sympathetic with the idea, because I’m not aware of any Constitutional restriction the required denying the vote to felons.
And then he vomits up bullshit lies like that.
Fuck that asshole.
The problem I see with allowing prisoners to vote is the warden could reward/punish prisoners for how they vote.
I’m pretty sure the ballot is still secret in prison.
Foreign interference! This is ‘murica. We don’t need the Aussie ballot.
But prisoners mail must be screen. What if someone was writing notes on the ballot? Can’t be too safe. Better watch them fill it out. Also, vote for more prison funding…or else.
Interesting. Good point.
WTF would a prisoner care about who won the election? He’s not going anywhere where he would notice the difference. Oh, yeah, I’m 1/2 way doing my 20-40, sure hope that Biden guy wins, we’ll get better gruel.
21 doin’ life without parole, need to elect some progressives
Because progs are more likely to push for policies that let them free.
Have a look at what’s going on in New York since 01/01/2020.
That sort of wrong think can get you arrested in NYC. The good news is the new bail system means you’ll be out immediately.
Yeah, that and the majority of them have a fondness for forcibly taking stuff from others for their own benefit. Tax the rich? I wonder how they’ll vote on that?
Btw, I am not in favor of barring former felons from voting. I just think they should finish their sentences first. Oh, and anyone convicted of election fraud or political corruption should be banned for life. Also, maybe any government employee who got convicted of a felony related to work.
It’s not even a lie. It’s not even wrong. It’s just nonsensical.
Now do firearms restrictions Bernie.
Pre-2016 Bernie or post-2016 Bernie?
I was juuuust about to make that same request, Gustave.
How did immigration and abortion become sacred rights? They became their own caricature.
“Once you start chipping away at that … that’s what our Republican governors all over this country are doing. They come up with all kinds of excuses why people of color, young people, poor people can’t vote.
Liar, delusional or both?
A little from column A. A little from column B.
I’m back in the swing of fitness after my trip to Australia and the holidays 5 days of strength training followed by 1/2 of cardio. I added plant based protein after lifting because I friend says there is some research saying it’s better. ?♂️ I’m not tracking anything, just going by the mirror.
In the GlibFit realm, last week I hit a new low weight and body fat percentage again, still on track to get down to 180 by April. Saturday I’ll be trying out a Spin class at a new studio, since my subscription to the one I’ve been using is 4 rides a month, and I started on January 4th. Since February 4th isn’t until Tuesday, I would have to pay full freight for a drop in class. Trying out the new studio lets me grab an intro ride for $5.
I’m planning on running a half marathon in the fall. Just started training this week. 1 mile run/jog/walk followed by strength training followed by 1 mile on the elliptical or stationary bike. Once I’m back into running strength I hope to be at 3-5 miles running paired with strength.
Don’t forget sprinting and stretching. The fastest I ever raced was when I did hill sprints once a week and yoga a couple times a week.
Go get it!
How did you look in yoga pants?
Like he was smuggling plums.
Better than grapes.
Seen on a bar men’s room wall:
“Yoga Pants are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!”
“No they aren’t. I could wear yoga pants and you would not be happy.”
“Thanks Obama!”
I’m hoping to finally get my century ride in this year. Keeping up with the spin classes during the winter and the weight loss should be a nice help to getting there. Longest ride so far has been 75 miles (back in 2017, but several metric centuries last year).
RE: Glibfit, I’m still skinny. #ketolife
I am in the same range I’ve been since about 16. I might be 4-5 pounds heavier since I started drinking beer about 5 years ago. I could still wear any clothes I had back then. I chalk it up to genetics. Certainly not Keto.
I heard that if you purposefully infect yourself with the Zika virus, it’s impossible to get the coronavirus.
I heard that if you have the AIDS that you can’t get the coronavirus.
Nice. A new YouTube trend. The Zika Challenge.
You have to contract it anally.
If you kept your punchcard after SARS you’re almost due for a free flu shot and a 32oz Pepsi Cola.
I heard from someone on here ( can’t remember who) that, if you don’t like coronavirus, you should try it with some lyme disease.
But if you like your coronavirus, you can keep your coronavirus
“CNN Calls Out U.S. Coronavirus Task Force for… Lack of Diversity?”
https://pjmedia.com/trending/cnn-calls-out-u-s-coronavirus-task-force-for-lack-of-diversity/
“Coronavirus task force another example of Trump administration’s lack of diversity”
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1222964716320018436
Beyond parody.
I saw the headline and expected The Babylon Bee. As Q said, this is beyond parody.
I like the assertion that Obama’s task force on Ebola was more diverse. No evidence is provided.
JFC I’m so tired of this shit.
I don’t think you are alone.
My proggies have gone eerily silent.
Outrage fatigue is real.
I just can’t wrap my head around how out-of-touch most of the MSM is. This is like cries-of-desperation stuff.
All Asian-Americans, I assume?
My neighbor across the street swears by his P226, and his wife is dead accurate with it. They’re both in their late ’70s.
You’ve gotten some good recommendations. I’m all for buying the cheapest range ammo you can. I would use full metal jacket, instead of just lead bullets if only for the ease of cleaning. Any brand that doesn’t feed well is off the list. American Eagle is great stuff, but I also buy factory reloads from Freedom Munitions. Federal is also very good.
https://www.freedommunitions.com/ammunition/pistol/9mm.html
As for self defense, Hornady FST, or Speer Gold Dot. See what your gun eats best before committing to multiple boxes. And remember that because it’s expensive, you’ll be shooting a lot less of it.
The P228 is the superior pistol, but Chafed is in CA, so he doesn’t have all the options available to Americans.
My CZ75 farts in both of your general directions.
I have a cajun’d cz75c, it’s still below my factory 228s.
Operator error ?.
One shooty shooty?
No trigger?
Whoops, I meant 228.
Correct Sean and it’s infuriating.
Thanks Spud.
Case in point, I buy in bulk, so I have at least 1,000 rounds per caliber of range ammo and probably two boxes of SD ammo.
“What should I use at the range”
Any cheapo brass cased round; PMC, Prvi Partizan, American Eagle, etc.
“what should be in it for home defense?”
I like Speer Gold Dot.
“How much should I buy at one time?”
As much as you can afford, especially since you live in Kali and they’ll probably make buying ammo illegal soon.
Thanks Q. Now where’s the photos of hot chicks with guns?
https://www.pinterest.com/moriahjovan/girls-with-guns/
It takes a woman to do a man’s work. ?
Here’s the thing about the “male gaze” and/or female bisexuality or whatever you want to call it.
Women look at each other. It could be sexual. It could be envious. It could be much of both. Women are put on display for men, that is true, but it is no less true that they are put on display for OTHER WOMEN.
#GirlsWalkByDressedUpForEachOther
@Mo I’m sure you are right about all of it.
@GT you are up late. Do you have tomorrow off or a date with Sir Digby?
Speaking of dates, I sent you an email, Chafed…
“It’s their tenth anniversary.”
What I recall from our 20th was Mrs. Dean’s look of dismay and revulsion when I told her it had been 20 years.
“This was supposed to be a fling!”
Next year we’ll hit 30. We both remain incredulous, but amused.
So, no blowjob?
If you don’t get a BJ on your 20th anniversary it’s time to call a lawyer. Oh wait… Dean already *is* a lawyer… A real conundrum.
Thot Thursday doesn’t need GlibFit.
http://archive.li/ht7My
I like this collection.
#metoo, but what’s up with the Bill Murray obsession?
I don’t know. It predates whenever I started looking at The Chive which was a long time ago.
Watching Trump’s rally in Iowa. He reads off the teleprompter and then makes side comments about what he just read like it was someone else’s speech. It’s bizarre and hilarious.
I’m pretty certain it IS someone else’s speech.
Without question. Normally, a pol would pretend they wrote it. Except Bloomberg. He actually asked, “Who wrote this shit?” as he was reading off a TelePrompTer.
Whoa. If that Bloomberg quip is real then please post a link. I’ve got to see that.
At work, but I’m pretty sure it’s real. Little help, anybody?
I’ll enact your labor, straff.
https://www.loopinsight.com/2012/07/06/who-wrote-this-shit/
Coronavirus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_of_glans_penis
NSFW.
Talk about lack of diversity.
The dissected one might have been black.
Uh uh. Not clicking on that.
Hirsuties coronae glandis
One study found them in 33.3% of uncircumcised males and 7.1% of circumcised males.
Bullshit numbers. I’ve never seen it, and I would have if the numbers were correct.
#meneither
If Jesse would chime in then you could publish the results of your study.
Hell, ask Tonio too.
My bad. The bigger survey size allows us to science the shit out of it.
Size matters.
Starting Level 1 carnivore diet on Monday: meat, fish, eggs, dairy. Hoping to lose significant weight and address several minor but nagging health issues. Hardest part will be no beer. Might try bourbon and soda on weekends.
Please update. I’m very interested in your experience.
Good luck!
Any hard liquor will keep you keto. Just be careful as you will get drunk a lot faster on keto (or at least I do).
So, win-win?
80+ proof and same observation. You will have to recalibrate your tolerance levels fairly quickly.
I’ve been thinking of doing something similar. Best of luck!
What’s the top level? Cannibalism?
Gator and meth.
#BluePlateSpecial
So I’ve got Spud, Florida Man, and Yusef offering me blood.
Send it. Send it all. Maybe I’ll get a whole hemoglobin transplant instead of just upping my numbers a couple of points for a day or so.
@Spud– I’m really happy she agreed to respite care. When my mother was dealing with her mother, I observed that it’s like taking care of a child who has history.
You can have some of my blood, but you have to sign a disclaimer first.
Will it make me immortal? I feel as though any blood I get from you will make me immortal.
That or an ABO incompatibility reaction. One of the two.
Also, relevant
You don’t want my blood.
Pretty apt description. I’m surprised at how little push back and the limited number of tears so far. Still have another week, so…
My blood isn’t allowed to be mailed. You’ll have to come take it…by force…please.
HAWT.
What did I miss?
Spud was discussing his OTT iron stores in his blood and I asked if he could send me some because mine is chronically in the basement.
So he AND FM AND Yusef volunteered.
I want Brochettaward’s. I think he’s a vampire and he will make me immortal.
Go for it. What have you got to lose? Besides your soul I mean.
Still mulling over that middle-aged frumpy housewife vampire story. No idea what she can do for eternity besides the night shift at QuikTrip. Eventually, HR’s gonna cotton onto the fact that she’s been there 113 years.
Or, every few decades they move on to a new employer.
And give up all that seniority? First choice of vacation days, bitchezz!!
Why does she need a job?
Especially when you have the hook-up!
What UCS said. Plus, she gets rich over time. Think of the compound interest on whatever she saves/invests.
It’s not really about the money. She doesn’t know what to DO with her life.
I wrote the snippet, having her muse about what to do, and then just as she’s about to walk out into sunlight, she realizes she has a purpose.
Except…that’s where I stopped and I forgot what I was going to do.
She pursues intellectual interests, and glibs in her free time.
Vampires don’t like things and experiences? More dough means more options.
I’m way out of my depth if you are writing her internal monologue. If you are addressing what an immortal 113 year old does then I saw she grasps basic finance, even by happenstance, and realizes things are going to be a lot more comfortable for her.
Your hair looks really good today. Yes, you! Don’t know what you did, but it looks fantastic.
Thank you. I haven’t bathed in a week so I credit the natural oils.
Oils.
I did stop using soap/shampoo with every shower because the dermatologist says it’s damaging to remove all your natural oils. So I alternate soap shower and just water shower. Saves money too.
I use a conditioner made with Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina juice.
https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2013-12/enhanced/webdr06/17/8/anigif_enhanced-buzz-3141-1387287834-7.gif
At least she wears the “I’m Mental” hairstyle to warn us all.
So your hair smells like burning sea bass?
Damn, I missed by this much. That should have been “burning snapper”.
I feather. I mean, I don’t do shit. My hair just… feathers. On its own.
Oh, me?? Well, I just became a Lord today, so maybe that’s it.
It’s only a square foot of land, but….yay, promotion!
You are rising. Megxit is falling. All is right in the world.
Yeah, they can suck it!
/I’m allowed to say that, now
Yes your lordship.
?
I almost posted ⚔️
But, you know…
https://i.redd.it/osjoy0ph7td41.jpg
The hero we need.
https://www.omaha.com/news/trending/sheriff-tennessee-man-stirs-the-pot-by-lighting-marijuana-cigarette/article_ca161297-2258-5b9b-a817-62ae40200d30.html
Socialism.
https://tinyurl.com/uou8666
That’s poetic.
I’d say that’s fitting for most political systems, not just Socialism.
You name ONE US politician that left office richer than she/he went in. See! You can’t do it! MURICA!
That’s excellent.
When lifting weights for strength I had always done the standard max weight at which I could do at least 6 reps for 3 sets – do the same every work-out until I could do 12 reps – then increase the weight. After some number of months I would usually plateau and growth slowed.
Recently I saw a podcast with Pavel Tsatsouline who partially explained the Soviet method – 75% of your max weight but only 3 to 5 reps. He stated that you either won’t plateau or if you plateau it will be at a higher level of strength. He also mentioned that you are at much lower risk of injury.
OK, so I want to give this a try but I’m wondering how many sets? Does Glibfit have any insight on this?
Try it for 3 months and see how it goes. It’s not like you’ll get weak because you chose to lift with the wrong program.
I’m not sure if you are lower risk for injury. Seems to me lifting heavier with lower reps would make you “try for that last rep” more than a lower weight at higher reps. You should ask LEAP or warty if he shows up.
This is actually less weight (75% of max) and fewer reps. The idea is to stick with that weight until it feels easy. Then move up.
Then that would be safer. I’ve gotten away from the low rep/high weight stuff because I plateaued and had a couple injuries. I’m lifting with 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps/ exercise. I’m burning more calories and I “feel” like it is safer.
Sounds like it would be a better way to avoid injuries.
Yeah, I had been doing pyramids – highest weight I could do 6 to 10 reps X 3 sets, then drop 10 lbs, do it again, drop another 10 lbs and repeat. Trying for a total of 100 reps. I got good results (for a 60-something) but plateau-ed at about 3 months with a few nagging pains.
So I’m trying this new (to me) idea but wondering how many sets makes sense.
I’m a fan of Wendler’s 5-3-1. Low rep progression with the opportunity to crank out more of you are feeling it.
https://www.amazon.com/Simplest-Effective-Training-Increase-Strength/dp/0557248299
A buddy of mine had a lot of success with Wendler’s but hit a plateau hard. He was stubborn about dropping weight, but once he did for a couple weeks he came back at it and busted on through.
I do 5×5. If you’re not almost at failure on the 5th rep, increase the weight by 10 lbs.
I started working out in September. First workout on the bench was 5×5 at 135 lbs. Today, it was 240 lbs. Similar numbers for other lifts. I’ve been plateaued for about 3-4 weeks. I don’t think I’m going to get much stronger; my body type is what it is.
5×5 , five beers and 5 Bongers?
mmm burgers
Athleanx has a good video on this. I’m probably bungling it but as I recall, you should do 12 reps at your max for that many reps. You get muscle breakdown, and thetefo growth, around your tenth rep.
I do his kettlebell stuff and I’ve followed some of the Strongfirst protocols for bodyweight exercises and free weights. One method he advocates for kettlebells that would work for other weights (I assume) is to do ladders. This is from “Enter the Kettlebell” originally where it’s explained better, but it basically looks like this:
Pick a weight you can lift for, say, 5 to 7 reps without losing form. Lift it once, then rest. Then twice, rest. Three times, rest. Four, rest. Five, rest. That’s one ladder; do five ladders.
The Soviet method does a lot of cycling, so you’ll have a light day, a medium day, and a heavy day. For ladders, this looks like going to three reps per ladder on light days, four on medium, and five on heavy. They also recommend you switch stuff up in terms of schedule, intensity, weight, reps, whatever. I believe the phrase is “delta 20”, which is to say you change your routine by 20% in order to avoid a plateau. So, drop weight or raise weight by 20%, etc. Also, the recommendation is to switch routines at least somewhat every three months.
As for the injury thing, the big rule is to never train to failure. In a few books he advocates spacing reps throughout the day if you can, the idea being that you’re practicing the motion rather than just trying to make yourself tired. There’s more science involved, but basically after a certain point your fast-twitch muscles are exhausted and you’re leaning on slow-twitch muscles, which is when your form starts to go to shit and you risk injuring yourself. If you live in the fast-twitch rep counts it’s easier to avoid overuse injury.
I’ve been doing kettlebells for over ten years and have a copy of his DVD which I’ve been using for much of that time. That’s one of the reasons I made time to watch the podcast with Pavel and Joe Rogan. I was rather blown away by the amount of information I got from Pavel in that podcast. That’s why I decided to try what he was talking about.
Since I missed it earlier, congrats to the anniversary couple, here’s music
https://youtu.be/8pe7Mkn3MRY
And preemptively for the big 2-0
https://youtu.be/5dkpk1gmaDc
LOL big guilty pleasure
I was watching one of my nieces and her brother for a few hours today. The niece, who is 3, put on a Packer helmet I have here and found a football and started throwing it to me. ‘You caught it! I’m playing Packer ball!’ One of the times I wished I recorded more personal videos. (My sister-in-law is from Minnysoda, her family is all Vikings fans.)
That’s cool, the young ones are fun, (nor in an OMWC way..)
Her brother was mad he had to come to my house (5) and cried and whined for about an hour, by the time is was time to leave he didn’t want to, playing with my transformers was too much fun. So now he wants transformers for his birthday. That is right up my alley.
All us Boys like our toys!, have fun!
Your trip to Las Vegas should include at least 3 years’ worth of ammo.
I used to get mine at the WalMart in Lakewood, CA, but I have no idea if they still sell it.
I am planning to stock up in Arizona.
Flying it back on the company’s boom boom machine?
Buying ammo in Vegas is definitely on my radar.
I’m going there tomorrow, anything you might need?
40 watt plasma rifle.
Only what you see, Pal….
Dear Lindsey Stirling: You’re adorable. I like a lot of your music. But your videos are very often goofy and stupid.
Another Looong day for me coming up, but as long as Wendy is OK, things are looking up, my anxiety has lessened somewhat, maybe I’ll sleep tonight,
Peace out Mien Froinds!
‘night, Bob.
‘night.
I should head to bed soon too. Being sick means I need sleep.
Huh. TurboTax says my employer withheld $18 too much in Social Security taxes in 2019 and I have to pester the employer for a refund.
I’m not even sure where I would begin something like that with the state. The machinery is so obfuscated, I’m drawing a blank.
I would not go to the trouble of bugging them for it. $18 is not worth the time it would take.
You work for the State of NY don’t you? I’m going to guess their tax software correctly calculates withholding. If not then the scale of their error invites a class action lawsuit. Heavan help me but in this context I’m betting the government got it right and TurboTax is wrong.
Haha, The State is your employer and they ripped you off to benefit The State. Never saw that coming.
They withheld $18 more than what they forwarded to the IRS?
That’s what I thought…
In any event, someone got shaft $18 (same as in town), and it’s definitely gonna be UCS.
I don’t think that’s it. I think UCS is saying they overwithheld $18.
SHHH! You’ll ruin my shitty, jokey (yet, totally true) narrative.
How soon can you see the SS contributions from the SSA side? Do you have to wait for the annual statement? Or does that just show your SS taxable income?
Driving my niece and nephew back out to my mom’s house to spend the night my nephew (5) asks ‘How come you don’t have your lights on?’ I said I do, my headlights are on. ‘No, the up above ones.’ Then I realize he’s talking about about street lights, which we don’t have, not being in town. LOL. Kids!
https://archive.li/QSQuM/e446db296209a6fd9cfbbfe366cde0c66d665872.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/FeRJS/e9a2e0554e25bff1a6f69ef718d274f00142c409.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/iqNif/8c1e264b3ad3a4795ec61e8c19b10fd624017812.jpg
NSFW.
I pronounce all 3 GlibFit worthy.
That’s not at all insulting.
The white man’s burden.
For background:
Johnson is like the whitest whitey on the city council. That + the gay = mayoral shoo-in. The ironic part is he was actually pretty good in the initial months of his reign – skeptical of the teachers’ union, for example – but has since (surprise, surprise!) become a bog-standard far-leftist.
He should compare notes with Cory Booker.
We’ve already had two Coreys. Do we really need two more?
Cory Feldman would like a word.
That plan is straight up price gouging unless they issue more medallions for peak times.
Right?? Funny how fast that principle went out the window.
I’d say it’s for the children but I don’t imagine the pols have thought even one step ahead.
It’s because the taxi cartel has long been a huge power in city politics.
Right. I thought they lost some clout due to the bankruptcies.
Well, good night.
I have an interview tomorrow. Unlike other Glibs interviewing of late, I’m doing the interviewing and hiring, so, its less monumental for me.
Sounds like masturbation.
Who needs a monument for their wank?
“Here I sit not being creepy
Only got jizz but I needed to pee-pee”
I know Sir Digby is out there I can feel his presence. Let us know you are present by raising this devil horns. Devil ?
https://youtu.be/RG69PMDBfaE
???
/meh–it goes with the territory
Now I like WASP and all, but if you mention devil horns, I think more along the lines of this
Sure, but let’s go directly to the source. https://youtu.be/LvUUj1OInCs
Also the WASP thing is a running joke with Sir Digby.
Heaven and Hell & Mob Rules are Dio Sabbath to me
PLINK!!!!
/apologies–haven’t greeted you properly in a while.
I guess royalty has little time for the peons.
::sigh::
My lot in life.
Next time I go to INO, I’m bringing mayo and maybe bacon.
I’ve done the “Drugs are bad” joke many a time, but, HOLY SHITE!!!!
Poor, dumb bastard….
He is going to die before his time.
Damn.
Whut?
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/01/30/rep-hakeem-jeffries-the-steele-dossier-wouldnt-be-impeachable-foreign-interference-because-it-was-purchased/
And this guy is being positioned as some sort of Democrat wunderkind.
As you said above, they are out of touch with most of the country.
See: the campaign of Michael Bloomberg
Or the campaign that was so laughable I forgot about it of Bill De Blasio.
Lemmy!
Lemmiwinks!
Lommi
Iommi has more monster riffs than anyone else.
How on earth did they get Lemmy to do that video?
I assumed it involved alcohol but so little?
Maybe, along with the vodka, he got close with the young lady…?
That would be worth it.
So, my new job (that I don’t know when I start) is supposed to be full time. I haven’t worked full time in over a decade (I’m good at being poor). Don’t know how that will affect my glibbing.
Well, maybe we can take up a collection to get you a Surface Pro, or, Mac Book, to use at work for animation needs.
That, along with the proper work attitude, and, you’ll go far.
Also, https://youtu.be/hNuu9CpdjIo
Oops
What is your new job?
Private Big Brother.
Not in the porno way.
Damn!…
One for Mojeaux, and her latest.
Is there some sort of hack one might be able to do to find a rough estimate of when the UPS guy will show up to collect? Perhaps it’s called “phoning UPS customer service”, but I imagine a sophisticated setup like in a spy movie that involves hacking into GPS satellites that also mysteriously provide a hi-res visual of the UPS van, while also being able to pull up a collection/delivery schedule on one of the many other screens.
Margaret Cho is about as funny as getting OMWC’d in the fudge extruder.
Since this is the tail end of a glibfit that’s deader’n a dinosaur, I’ll just leave this here:
For some reason I recalled something very not libertarian that I once did. I came across some guy slumped at the side of the road bleeding from his head and obviously concussed, looking very much like he’d had much of the proverbial shit kicked out of him. In his daze he slurred at me in a thick slavic drawl not to call for an ambulance. He didn’t want to go to hospital. I called for an ambulance. There you go. That was some mighty progressive shitlording I did, telling that poor immigrant what was best for him because he couldn’t possibly know himself. Free healthcare!
I think you did the right thing. I would have done the same. Maybe he had reason to avoid agents of the state, but based on his condition, he may have been too impaired at that moment to make an informed decision.
I dunno. He was lucid enough to communicate that he didn’t want to go to hospital. It’s not my place to speculate why, but it inspires an interesting thought experiment:
Say (not you specifically) found a person in a similar situation, and they absolutely needed professional medical attention or they would die, but that seeking out such help would absolutely lead to them being detained and deported. What would you do? Let them die free in ‘murica, or live to cross the Rio Grande once more?
Progressive default response: “we need open borders and free healthcare for undocumented persons!”
I still call the ambulance. My reasons are selfish – I don’t want the guilt of knowing my inaction killed someone when it would have been little effort to summon aid.
And that’s how markets work when individuals reliably act in their own interest. Either that or you spun it in such a way so as I can at least square it away with my conscious, for which I thank you ?
*conscience!
You did what you wanted. That’s as Glib as it gets.
*smokes a huge blunt while simultaneously fucking a Mexican whore in the behonkus and stacking seven different kinds of tacticool things that go up on the picatinny rail of my modified AR*
If you think he would’ve wanted you to call and ambulance if he were in his right mind, you did the right thing. It’s kind of like trespassing. If you’re saving a drowning kid on a dude’s property, you can assume that he’d allow you to trespass.
https://news3lv.com/news/local/viral-video-minnie-mouse-security-guard-brawl-on-las-vegas-strip
Nice.
SO I’ve spent the past month bowing and scraping and feeling like a loser because wifey no longer loves me. Come to find out, she’s been banging an ex since she took our kids to her mom’s new house in Florida for Christmas while I was stuck working in NYC. I feel empty inside. I just want to lash out. I want to do things that are hurtful and violent but I know that would ultimately be counterproductive. Being poor really sucks sometimes – I just want to pack up my kids and flee back to New Orleans, or Texas, or Florida but I can’t afford to do so. Frankly, I can’t even afford to move out and live by myself in NYC; I have no idea what I’m going to do. Maybe I can give in to desire and walk the Meifumado ( 冥府魔道).
That really sucks. Not much to say other than you’re right; don’t try to get revenge through violence or sabotage. You gotta trust that she’s living in a hell of her own making and leave it at that. Hang in there.
That’s terrible. Sorry dude. I wish I had some good advice to offer.
I’m so sorry. When you described how she’d told you, I suspected there was more to the story. I have no idea what the Meifumado is, but please don’t do anything “undoable.” Do you have any family who can help you out – not necessarily financially, but maybe as a place to land?
…and I know it’s small (or no) comfort right now, but the truth proves that YOU are not the “loser.” Shame on her for concocting a lie bound to make you feel unworthy.
People you’ve known for a looong time can still surprise you with what they’re capable of at times. This sounds like one of those times where you just say, “Didn’t see that coming and I’m not blaming myself.”
Itto Ogami walks the Meifumado (Demon road to Hell)
I’m so sorry. That’s horrible. Stay strong. Resist destructive temptations.
I have to second that. A rash impulse now will hurt you more in the long run.
You are all quite correct. I find that venting here helps alleviate my darker impulses.
I’m really sorry to hear that. As others have said, now’s not the time for rash action. Make a plan, execute the plan, do it on your timeline. Don’t let her dictate the timing of your next move.
Also, don’t take the kids and flee across state lines. My mom can tell you in excruciating detail what happens when you do that.
Sorry l0b0t. Don’t do anything that can’t be undone.
Glibertopian Future. *Yes, I had some free time today.
Nice touch! : )
Of course, Imgur is still blocked at work.
Made it my avatar. Probably can’t see it well, though.
It’s an inch square, but I see a road and a mushroom cloud.
I think the mushroom cloud is Progtopia trying to nuke us but fucking up spectacularly in the tradition of their Weather Underground heroes and fragging themselves instead.
Ooh, is there a closing down sale at Ted’s? I want to stock up on some electic music selections that are somewhat relevant to something someone else might post.
Teds. 😉
Aah.
So team blue is out en force saying that if Trump is acquitted without new witnesses, it doesn’t count. We’ve devolved into playground taunts.
They had ample time to call any witnesses they desired during house proceedings.
Those witnesses failed to show any offenses being committed.