Pin Drop

by | Aug 24, 2020 | Musings | 342 comments

To have no Response,

Abilities may seem in control,

This leads to disaster,

Or not,

 

Truth be told, most are liars,

Caged in disillusion,

And trapped in personal deceit,

 

An afterthought,

Of a life well lived,

To carry on memories,

 

It’s frightening when the sun goes down,

And all sight is dim,

Lights on,

 

I met a friendly roadrunner,

Who made me laugh,

Such is the desert,

 

The void and gleam of sunshine,

And endless sky,

Becomes illusion,

 

Yet we carry on counting,

As we should have done before,

Yet the troubles impede,

 

Darkness won’t heal the Wind,

That blows hot,

From Cali,

 

I can live in the Desert,

To a great extent,

Until it kills me,

 

A caution to you,

Who wish to enjoy the desert,

And many do,

 

Snowbirds come in winter,

And River Rats in summer,

And no one knows this place,

 

And after Labor Day,

It all goes away,

6 months of peace,

 

It gets cold and windy,

But perfectly clear,

And Silent,

 

A pin drop, a dog walk,

Peace abounds here,

Calm, finally,

 

About The Author

Yusef drives a Kia

Yusef drives a Kia

Punctually illiterate But never late

342 Comments

  1. Brochettaward

    The Bro promised it:

    Only three more hours until my next First.

    Yes, I’m calling my shot.</blockquote

    And The Bro delivered it.

    He called it. And he knocked it out of the park.

    • Brochettaward

      THE BRO NEEDS AN EDIT BUTTON

      • hayeksplosives

        This must be what it’s like to step out on stage in your fancy suit only to find that you have toilet paper stuck to your shoe.

      • straffinrun

        Everybody loves self defecating humor.

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        Dammit–I knew it that was straff, even when I ignored the name before I ever read the name

      • Chafed

        HS from the top rope!

      • westernsloper

        Three hours to prepare and you still fucked it up? I can relate.

      • hayeksplosives

        Title of your sex tape.

      • westernsloper

        All my sex tapes are titled 3 Minutes Vol 1, 2, 3, etc…………

      • westernsloper

        The obscure shit you know is truly impressive.

      • Gustave Lytton

        YouTube rando algorithm.

      • Mostly Peaceful JaimeRoberto

        Braggart.

      • TARDIS

        Hayek Off The Top Rope.

      • Sean

        ???

    • Crusty Juggler

      How do I like this comment?

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        Well, when a mommy Juggler, and a daddy juggler love each other very much….

        Oh; you said “like”. Eh, just a little light slap on the bum should suffice.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      Fuck Off Tulpa!

  2. hayeksplosives

    I the poem, the hot wind from Cali could be interpreted as Kali, goddess of destruction.

    Well played.

    • C. Anacreon

      Destruction Goddess
      Interpreted as Kali
      Hot wind from Cali

  3. westernsloper

    I have visited your town several times over the years and I’ll be damned if I can remember what months I was there. I do know it was off season both times. Once when I was living the camper life, once when I stayed in a hotel. Very quiet both times.

  4. DEG

    I like the picture.

  5. Hyperion

    I know I’m sposed to be here, cuz Karen Von Snitch Nazi told me.

    • hayeksplosives

      HEYYYYYYYY!!

      I’m going to need to see your papers.

  6. KibbledKristen

    I’m not much of a poetry type (probably because I’m always taking everything literally and can be a subtlety dunce), but that really took me to the various deserts I’ve been to. I’m kind of afraid of the desert, but they are fascinating places. The silence out there is peaceful and unsettling to a city folk like me.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      Cool, thanks!

  7. Sean

    RNC kick off. ???

    • leon

      The Pac-NOPE has 3 spots :eyeroll:

    • creech

      At least Penn State won’t be losing to OSU this year.

    • Drake

      If anyone ever tries to send me to a nursing home, there will be a firefight.

      • Tejicano

        My dad had to go to one because he had deteriorated too far from Parkinson’s for my step-mom to keep taking care of him. I had spelled her for a couple weeks in the past and know what she was up against.

        For myself, if I know I am on that path I hope I will have the courage to exit stage left while I still have to power to do so.

      • Hyperion

        If I can no longer shoot straight, they’re going to lose limbs and appendages via the wakazashi. And after they still get me there, why will experience a daily nightmare of whatever I can get my hands on or being bitten to death. Let my people go, fuckheads, or else.

    • Rhywun

      Geez.

      And some inmates question whether the move had anything to do with protecting them from COVID-19 at all.

      I think the answer was stated earlier in the article. The move seems to be about avoiding “the loss of union jobs”.

      • Tres Cool

        I noticed that, too.

    • Drake

      What kind of stupid asshole doesn’t take a daily vitamin?

      • Sean

        No idea. Vitamins are important.

      • Tres Cool

        Yup. Tho Ive been slacking on my <50g-carb/day

        /hear my confession

    • Tres Cool

      “The 46-year-old “You’re Beautiful” crooner was an aerospace manufacturing engineering and sociology student at the University of Bristol..”

      Two majors you dont often find together, Id think.

    • Rhywun

      That pic had me wondering what affliction he’s suffering from now. Yikes.

      • KSuellington

        Vitamin D deficiency.

      • Drake

        C. I think ricketts is D deficiency.

    • Tejicano

      He had to have been cheating and munching some carbs now and then. Microbiology doesn’t lie. Jordan Peterson’s daughter has been on a 100% meat diet for years – not meat ‘based’ – for medical reasons. There are a number of people who have done a 100% meat diet without getting scurvy. It’s only when your body is processing carbohydrates than you need vitamin C to process the byproducts which lead to scurvy.

      • KSuellington

        The Inuit agree.

      • Tejicano

        So do the Mongols

      • Count Potato

        Khan!

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        So do I

  8. Crusty Juggler

    Chips on a sandwich – thoughts?

    • Ted S.

      Chips on the side.

    • The Hyperbole

      Depends on the sandwich,

      Reuben – fuck no,

      Shredded Chicken – hell yeah,

      • Crusty Juggler

        Chips on a reuben? That sounds like some weird Canadian shit.

        Follow up: pastrami or corn beef reuben?

      • This Machine

        Corned beef uber alles

      • Rhywun

        Yeap. Not a fan of pastrami.

      • pistoffnick

        You know the only difference between corned beef and pastrami? The pastrami is smoked. They are the same cut of meat, they are both “cured”, or more correctly, “brined”.

        In my opinion smoked things are generally better. I vote pastrami.

      • Count Potato

        Pastrami isn’t a reuben.

      • Crusty Juggler

        Finally a classy glib.

      • C. Anacreon

        When it has pastrami it’s called a “Reuben Kincaid”.

      • Chafed

        I got it but the youngsters…..

    • KSuellington

      Wow, I haven’t done that in years, but I used to love putting potato chips on a tuna fish sando when I was a kid. Gonna do that again.

    • hayeksplosives

      Potato chips yes. To this day, I love em on my ham and cheese sammich.

    • creech

      PB and Chips – favorite as a kid.

    • Fourscore

      Your chips, your sandwich, your decision. I’m not your boss. Next you’ll bring out the pineapple and pizza and ask for an opinion on that. Man up, real life is tough. Don’t listen to the others.

      • Crusty Juggler

        I asked for opinions Ralph Waldo, not to be controlled.

      • Tejicano

        Sounds like you got his opinion. Maybe he colored outside the lines a little but that’s kinda par for the course ’round these parts.

  9. Drake

    Get a load of this shitlord telling the “truth”.

    Carl Heneghan, a professor of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University, says governments have failed in accurately communicating the actual threat posed by coronavirus, leading people to become “overly frightened” due to misplaced fear.

    First of all, we only do feelings-based medicine here and we want everyone frightened and submissive.

    • R C Dean

      They debunked the first “2.2 million dead Americans” model almost immediately. They were of course, ignored. They’ve been the voice of reason, crying in a wilderness of derp.

      • J. Frank Parnell

        “2.2 million dead Americans”

        Man, too bad we didn’t have President Hillary, she would have saved 2 million American lives.

        Instead we’re stuck with Trump, who killed 200,000 Americans.

    • EvilSheldon

      People are overly frightened in general.

      • C. Anacreon

        According to a recent survey, the average American believes 9% of the US population has died from the virus, IOW 30 million people. No wonder they are scared. Nice work, Cuomo et al.

    • westernsloper

      They did not point their weapons at the cops. Something something intent.

      • Drake

        I guess I still think like military.

        Unarmed guy jumping into a car – let him go unless he grabs a gun.

        Armed hostile blocking my vehicle with guns at the ready – that gets you run over or dead real quick.

      • westernsloper

        They are 100% asshats, but right to bear arms is right to bear arms. I even support the right of asshats to bear arms. You start to raise it? Ya, another discussion.

      • R C Dean

        Bearing arms while violating other laws is not covered by the right to bear arms, broadly speaking.

        And it’s illegal to lock a public roadway.

      • westernsloper

        So arrest them for blocking a roadway. There are rules to when you can shoot some asshole and they were not met in the video I saw. Blocking a roadway is not a reason to start shooting people. Someone pointing a gun at someone on the roadway while they are blocking said roadway, ya, shoot the motherfucker. I did not see that.

      • Tejicano

        I see your point and concur mostly.

        The guy with the rifle dangling on a sling – OK.

        But the guy with both hands on the rifle at the ready – hm, he’s only a quarter second from engaging. Not quite “shoot him now” but I would have my safety off at that point.

        Kind like the difference between a guy with a holstered pistol and another guy with the handgun out in his hand but not pointing it yet – not comfortable with that. It’s pretty much the difference between “bearing arms” and “brandishing”.

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        Blocking a roadway is not a reason to start shooting people.

        Not when you can just hit the gas. Fuck them when they start interfering with the rights of others.

      • Fourscore

        The guy with the gun is dead. Life is tough and short when you’re stupid.

    • Hyperion

      No use to ponder that. They’re going to get shot, and our beloved media is to blame.

  10. Rhywun

    “Chapter one. In order to manage risk we must first understand risk.
    How do you spot risk? How do you avoid risk and what makes it so risky?”

    Let’s play “satire?” or “not satire”. Your task it to read the first paragraph of this and decide which one.

    • Brochettaward

      The parties appear to be walking, breathing, and disease-spreading evidence that human beings are irrational and can’t understand risk.

      Our economy and public health now depend on our fellow citizens making sensible risk choices.

      Because college age individuals aren’t concerned about a virus less deadly to them than the flu, they are the ones who can’t evaluate risk.

    • westernsloper

      Not satire. None of it is satire.

      • Rhywun

        I seriously thought it was going to be satire because that site is one of my handful of “voice of reason” sites. But they’ve been losing the plague plot for a few weeks now.

      • peachy rex

        City Journal is sane by comparison with much of what’s out there, but it’s definitely not “small government friendly.” The Drug War is another case in point.

      • Rhywun

        definitely not “small government friendly.”

        I think they’re halfway there. Good on money and regulatory overreach. Terrible on drugs and law’n’order.

        They’re all New Yorkers – you take what you can get.

      • peachy rex

        City Journal – “America must reopen or we’re all doomed!”

        Also City Journal – “We need a federal Department of Reopening! And 50 state Departments of Reopening!”

    • Drake

      I dropped my kid off last week. A couple of days later they got a ridiculous email about how they weren’t supposed to go to parties.

      I still say the best thing that could happen is if everyone in their teens and twenties caught the Chinese cooties and developed an immunity.

      • invisible finger

        They already did over the summer. They are immune. And it doesn’t make a damned bit of difference. Megalomania doesn’t give a flying fuck about truth, science, common sense. The only thing they understand is not getting money. Think of the greediest fuckers on Wall Steet. Quadruple that and you have any asshole bureaucrat seeking power over another person.

    • Fourscore

      A few years ago it was mono, then it was STDs, alcohol, drugs. What is college for, if it isn’t about learning outside the classroom, since there may not be much going on inside the classroom.

  11. Crusty Juggler

    Falwell’s cuck shaming is an insult!!!!!

    • Fourscore

      This is still the Hustler edition about Falwell Senior and his mother, right? Jim Baker? Or the guy that would cry until you gave him money and he hit the motel trail.

      Billy Graham, are you watching?

    • creech

      OK Daily Mail, now do the Clintons or Obamas.

      • Brochettaward

        According to Hillary Hope Hicks is entering the White House dead broke.

      • Crusty Juggler

        Who wants to see pictures of the Clintons or Obamas?

    • Gustave Lytton

      Hicks also reported having a bank account that held between $500,000 and $1 million. When she left the White House in March 2018, her only reported asset was a bank account that held less than $15,000 in it.

      So… she didn’t blow it all on coke or such?

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      That’s a good poem, wish I had those chops, and thanks

    • Hyperion

      Fucking Crikey, it’s true that America is heartless, someone give her something to eat.

    • westernsloper

      Learned something today: The stripper/hooker in The Hangover is named Heather Graham.

      • Crusty Juggler

        Bro she is a legend.

    • Mostly Peaceful JaimeRoberto

      She’ll always be Roller Girl to me.

      • Rhywun

        She is only Roller Girl to me.

    • Chafed

      Would.

    • Fourscore

      So, lipstick on a pig (and a pony, too)

    • J. Frank Parnell

      broke into petting zoo and rode on a miniature donkey as her friends ‘abused animals’ and put lipstick on a pony

      Oh I’m sorry, I thought this was America!

  12. Crusty Juggler

    Danbury, Connecticut will name sewage plant after John Oliver

    We are going to rename it the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant,” the Republican mayor said. “Why? Because it’s full of crap just like you, John.”

    In a recent episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the British-born comic explored racial disparities in the jury selection process, citing problems in Hartford and New Britain.

    “If you’re going to forget a town in Connecticut,” he said, “why not forget Danbury? Because, and this is true, fuck Danbury!”

    Noting Danbury’s “charming railway museum” and its “historic Hearthstone Castle”, he said: “Danbury, Connecticut can eat my whole ass.”

    Oliver added that he knew “exactly three things about Danbury. USA Today ranked it the second-best city to live in 2015, it was once the center of the American hat industry and if you’re from there, you have a standing invite to come get a thrashing from John Oliver, children included, fuck you.”

    Danbury will fuck your shit up, limey wanker.

  13. Hyperion

    Ladies and gentlemen. If you have a strong need to vomit, I present to thee, the Politico. The only website I have been banned from thrice.

    Shmoober, the manboob wonder

    “With Senate Democrats favored to win control of the chamber on Nov. 3”

    If you’re going to tell a lie, tell a big one.

    • Rhywun

      All I’m seeing is “I have no principles”.

      • Hyperion

        The perfect democrat. Maybe shmoobz wins in 2024. It was his turn.

    • Fourscore

      Schumer needs that dream as an aphrodisiac.

      • R C Dean

        Black culture?

        I’ll see myself out.

    • Rhywun

      What?

      They mean “bubble tea”.

      • Count Potato

        Isn’t that Thai?

      • Count Potato

        Actually, I think it is from Taiwan.

    • Hyperion

      “What?”

      People coming up with this shit are fucking stupid? I can’t come up with any other explanation.

    • Tejicano

      Boba tea comes from Taiwan…

      • J. Frank Parnell

        Yeah, but Boba Fett was cloned from a Maori.

    • Chafed

      I wanted to hear what the dude had to say.

  14. creech

    I became a libertarian way back in 1969 when I realized both political parties, and their journalist toadies, told one lie after another in order to win power.
    Over the years, they just rolled on lying, or exaggerating the facts. Whomever was president did it, Rush did it, Morning Joe did it, Hannity did it, Maher did it, etc. etc. Today’s serving: Catherine Rampell, TDS columnist, says “Now Trump’s beloved working class has increasingly become an involuntarily non-working class, and Trump doesn’t bat an eye.” Whut? It’s Trump who wants to keep the economy in Covid chains? Then Trump shows up at RNC and tells us that “Biden will quadruple your taxes.” Huh? The average federal taxpayer’s rate is 14%, so you are trying to tell us Biden will make it 56%? So, so sick of the lying. Can’t anyone make their argument without the lies and exaggeration?

    • Brochettaward

      Trump doesn’t make arguments. And he doesn’t talk about anything without exaggerating.

    • Crusty Juggler

      Can’t anyone make their argument without the lies and exaggeration?

      lol no

    • westernsloper

      Can’t anyone make their argument without the lies and exaggeration?

      No

      • Hyperion

        Donald Trump cannot be president. Donald Trump will never be president.

        Guess not.

      • Crusty Juggler

        Donald Trump Will Make America Great Again.

      • Hyperion

        Compared to Obmbles, hard to argue that point.

      • Rhywun

        Missed it by that much!

    • Fourscore

      To win an election one has to out promise your opponent. Because of that every winning president is worse than his/her predecessor. Trump won because he was, believe it not, more obnoxious than Hillary. He will win again for the same reason.

      • Hyperion

        Come on, Fourscore, you don’t think it has nothing to do with the democrat’s outspoken hatred for the little man and their own hearty endorsement for socialism?

      • kbolino

        The DNC got about 20-25 million viewers and at least some of them were hate-watching. In a country of 100 million voters, most aren’t paying attention or don’t really care.

    • grrizzly

      You’re old.

    • Fourscore

      Learning experiences, Kinnath

    • westernsloper

      #honestchuckle

  15. Hyperion

    Good grief, Kimberly Guilfoyle is hot.

    She might be over the stop, but I’d still pay to see her beat up Camela.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      KG is a tall built woman, and would clean KH’s clock, and look hot doing it,

    • Brochettaward

      Look at this queer pretending he likes women.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        You need to work your Projection skills Man

      • R C Dean

        No, I think he’s got it.

      • Brochettaward

        I expect more from a Brochettite.

      • Tejicano

        OK.

        You might want to bite down in the pillow a little harder…

      • Ted S.

        I think the two of them need to get a room together.

    • straffinrun

      Why the hell is she screaming? You may not like what a standing ovation looks like on Zoom.

      • Brochettaward

        Look at this other queer. He’s just here being all queer.

    • Fifth Knight of the Derp Table

      I can’t get over her obnoxious, droning voice and vapid personality. Seriously, despite her body, she turns me off.

      If I was forced to choose amongst the Fox News bobbleheads, give me Kat Timpf.

      Nice legs, cute butt, a mild libertarian streak and she’s friends with Jerry Only.

      • straffinrun

        I wanna see a “no make up day” at Fox. In HD.

      • Fifth Knight of the Derp Table

        I haven’t watched Fox News in years, to be honest. Or any other cable news network. My exposure to the current crop of bobbleheads is probably outdated, and as you said, without the makeup and light touch of soft glow to the screen, many would probably be disappointing sans makeup.

        I remember they use to have a correspondent named Ellison something but I’m not sure if she’s still around. A tall, leggy blonde who probably looks better without the layer cake of makeup most of the chicks there plaster on.

      • straffinrun

        The story goes that Ailes would watch the news with the sound off and then decide which anchors got to stay and which had to go.

      • Chafed

        With his pants up or down?

  16. Yusef drives a Kia

    Of course I go to the beach with my kids and miss my post,
    Howdy!

    • Drake

      Outdoor dining will be awesome in November and December.

      • Crusty Juggler

        It will encourage the chunky sweater/knit hat/scarf crowd.

        My God…

        We are doomed.

      • Crusty Juggler

        Chelsea Handler recently performed her live comedy special in front of a live Jersey audience.

        This is a fact.

        Another fun fact: I’m a big fan of the movie “Falling Down.”

        *patiently waits*

      • Gustave Lytton

        Another fun fact: I’m a big fan of the movie “Falling Down.”

        Neonazi confirmed.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        #METOO

      • Crusty Juggler

        When Drake snaps it will be epic.

  17. LJW

    I need help remembering a movie. When I was a kid I vaguely remember watching an Australian film. The basic plot is there one man left alive on Earth. I believe it’s an 80s film. Any ideas?

    • Crusty Juggler

      Crococile Dundee?

    • Brochettaward

      You should watch Willow. That was an ’80’s movie.

    • Crusty Juggler

      Crocodile Dundee 2?

      • Annoyed Nomad

        That’s the one I was going to suggest as well.

      • LJW

        I think that’s it. Gotta find it now. Probably a really bad movie but I feel the need to watch it as an adult. Also noted it’s New Zealand not Australia.

      • Gustave Lytton

        Good luck!

        I remember watching The Assisi Underground on tv shortly after it came out, but haven’t seen it on streaming yet. Would like to see if it holds up.

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        It’s for sale on Prime video (I bought it last year).

    • KSuellington

      If you want to watch a creepy ass Aussie movie from the 70’s you could do no better than Wake in Fright. It’s not horror, not drama, I guess it might fall under suspense, but it is kinda something else.

  18. Crusty Juggler

    I dig John Denver’s desperation.

    Dude could get it.

    • straffinrun

      *Sigh* How does one become that detached from reality?

      • kbolino

        1.9k likes helps

      • straffinrun

        Joined a few months back just for the lulz. Yeah, it’s a place where you go if you want constant affirmation that you are right. Heuristics not allowed.

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        If he’s detached, those replies are pure cancer.

    • kbolino

      Twitter has perfected the art of giving everyone the echo chamber they apparently so desparately want.

    • Crusty Juggler

      I don’t want to click on it. He stinks.

      • straffinrun

        Give you a teaser. He uses the word “Negro”.

      • Crusty Juggler

        If there was ever an example of “too online” guy it’s him.

        You’re cool. You have cool opinions. You help people.

        End it there. Live that life.

        Nah, he wants to embrace…whatever dipshittery he is doing.

        “Free speech is good.”

        LIVE THAT LIFE.

        He is like the opposite of the Pot Brothers.

    • Count Potato

      WTF?

    • Brochettaward

      We all know Spaniards aren’t real Europeans.

      • Fifth Knight of the Derp Table

        Moops!

      • Count Potato

        I never considered the Canary Islands as Africa.

    • l0b0t

      Well, Italy’s Liga Norde does say “Africa begins at Rome.”

  19. straffinrun

    Fun poem, Yusef. A little feel of Plato’s cave in there.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      I get inspired when I see my stuff posted, and write my next one at that time, as in I just finished my latest one 5 minutes ago.
      I think I’m getting better, Some think so, Thanks again!

    • straffinrun

      I could use that for when I sling it over my shoulder.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      Oh. Jesus! , first thing out of my mouth,

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        “Better out than in”, amirite??

        /Yu, I apologize…..

    • Chafed

      First comment is best comment.


      Two guys from Toronto file for bankruptcy after starting a men’s bathing suit company called Brokinis.”

    • Gustave Lytton

      Inspired by Bam Bam Rubble.

  20. Fifth Knight of the Derp Table

    Like a continental soldier?

  21. Fifth Knight of the Derp Table

    *sigh*

    I had the feeling that was going to happen, yet I submitted the comment anyway.

    Shame on me.

    • Fifth Knight of the Derp Table

      Test….

      • Fifth Knight of the Derp Table

        Ah, fuck it. This isn’t worth it right now. I’m off.

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        Am I Salami to you? need some sliced bread?
        SUP!

      • l0b0t

        That’s very pretty. I don’t think NYC allows such things.

      • Akira

        There’s some sweet stuff there! I’ve been devouring ancient history books lately and toyed with the idea of decorating with some replica swords or armor – I’ll have to bookmark that site.

        And yea, awesome blade Yusef!

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        AZ, FTW!

    • Chafed

      Did the Lady of the Lake give it to you?

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        More like, “Did he give it to the Lady of the Lake”! Eh! Eh!

        /I got nuthin’

  22. J. Frank Parnell

    Hahaha what

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
    @AOC

    Here is my new mascot proposal:

    Progressives take elephants from Republicans, bc they are compassionate, empathetic creatures w nuanced social structures.

    General Dems can keep Donkeys if desired – we can unite under that tent.

    Republicans are Honey Badgers

    • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

      Yeah, and they’ll fuck your shit up right quick, Alex…

      • Gustave Lytton

        I only wish the average R politician didn’t give a shit and rolled right over the opposition.

    • Gustave Lytton

      I’m resisting trying to figure out what’s going through her skull. Why would she think that Rs would want that mascot? Does she think it’s some kind of insult? Has she watched any honey badger videos or gifs?

  23. Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

    Kids and their periods–https://www.theblaze.com/news/young-people-intimidated-messages-with-periods

    “Did I realize”? No, because, projecting your laziness in grammar on to me, and adding a negative spin to it, is stupid.

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      Larf!

    • Chafed

      That was crazy.

  24. Yusef drives a Kia

    Thankee for dropping in, Enjoy!

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      That’s Agile Cyborg, or maybe me level of Bizarre, Bravo?

    • Yusef drives a Kia

      Oh, it’s Perfect

    • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

      Hmmm…well, the mention of “lockdowns”, right before showing the funeral gathering. I dunno.

      Fade to black as he approaches the mother; text comes up on a black screen–“Remember when we could all get together for small talk and light refreshments?”

      • Yusef drives a Kia

        I liked the lack of sound, it generated a dark tone that fit the Text shots, Well done Straff!

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        Oh, no argument on that. Of course, there are plenty of others here with a better creative streak–straff being one.

        /present company included 😉

      • straffinrun

        I think it’s open to the public to edit. Give it a shot. Happy to see it.

  25. Chafed

    Sir Digby you’re back in the saddle. How was the staycation?

    • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

      Good! It’s….a bit off, being back. Trying to get re-calibrated.

      Wish I’d had more time off, as well as other things. But, 49 is OK, so far.

      • Chafed

        We’re you on normal people time or did you keep vampire hours? I didn’t realize it was your birthday. Happy Birthday!

        Actual footage of Sir Digby’s birthday party.

        https://youtu.be/RG69PMDBfaE

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        Daylight hours, for the most part. It was….not so bad.

        /thankee

        //ROCK ON!!

      • hayeksplosives

        Birthday honors to Lord Digby, slayer of liberals!

    • hayeksplosives

      What do these people even want power for? To ban dancing, destroy the economy, and collapse cities?

      Why?

      • Chafed

        Footloose: The Documentary

      • Tejicano

        That’s just to get warmed up. Along the way they’re going to crawl into everybody’s lives and make them wear masks everywhere (If I’d told you that 8 months ago you would have wondered what I’d been smoking)

      • Chafed

        I can still wonder.

      • Tejicano

        Really, the progtards have a power boner that would make a male porn star feel inadequate.

        I am hoping America rejects them in November soundly enough that they pull back on this hard acceleration to the left. I’m not enthusiastic about Trump but he’s must a lesser evil than the DNC is these days.

      • Akira

        I think the Dems are not even trying to win but rather seeding the ground for a new conspiracy theory to attack Trump’s legitimacy (interference with mail-in ballots) and using that to rally voters to put more Dems in the Senate in the midterms. The idea being “Oh no, we’re stuck with Trump for four more years! Vote blue so that we can stymie everything he tries to do and maybe impeach him!”

        I just can’t believe that at a time when people are enraged like never before about black people getting fucked over by the justice system, they picked Mr. Crime Bill and Kamala the Cop, the two candidates who had a major part in creating that situation. The DNC is either completely fucking out of touch, or they’re just going through the motions with this election and hoping to cash in with the midterms.

      • Tejicano

        I can follow what you’re saying because putting Gropey Joe out in front really looks like they’re not even phoning it in. It’s like some core of young, looney-left freaks picked him with hopes that he might look good to enough Boomers to get some support while the people they themselves are politically aligned with hopefully realize that he’s just the package to get Kamala in the White House. She isn’t the perfect candidate but at least she’s on their side and they hope she will deliver the kind of change they want.

        I am hoping their candidates inspire most of their base to just stay home. I hope/expect their young “fired up” supporters will be expecting everybody else to do their part and will stay home waiting for the big win – everybody hates Trump so why should they worry? Or even bother voting?

    • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

      Maybe they’re trying to get Manhattan on the cheap? Destroy and/or drive out the population, purchase, rebuild?

    • hayeksplosives

      What a pointless activity.

      Is it supposed to make me want to vote for Biden?

      The one thing it really makes me want to do is vote to reduce welfare, cuz those people need jobs.

    • Chafed

      I’ll believe they care if they are out protesting in winter.

    • Chafed

      I’m pretty sure if something goes wrong you will never know.

      • Gustave Lytton

        I’ve watched enough electrical safety videos that it’s not always that clean. Besides, the part where the guy is talking about how even when they’re at a safe potential, the electricity flowing through you is enough to be sensed and uncomfortable. Ugh. I’ll stick to low voltage shocks and gripe about those.

      • hayeksplosives

        Yikes.

        There’s a reason Jouneymen electrical linemen make big dollars.

        I’ve seen footage taken from so GoPro on the helmet of a guy shimmying up a telecommunication pole to fix an antenna or whatever at the top.

        That guy has the ability not only to go up the pole against all human instinct but then also do a tech operation up there.

  26. Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

    2020 be like

    If we’d been paying attention when this was reported, we might have been able to somewhat predict what was to come.

    • limey

      She’s got that look of “yeah, well, say what you want but I’m living my best life here, so if all you want something to jerk off to then go dig out those VHS tapes, pencil dick”.

      • limey

        She also has that twinkle in her eye that says, “good morning, Digbert!”.

      • Frnxt Ghrt Digby Gurm

        living my best life here

        Citation needed

        You can still see what she was gifted with–it’s just the “I give up” ethos that resonates. But, I do understand.

      • limey

        At least science now has some useful data on the natural transition of a Baywatch actress to a highly entropic state, and can potentially extrapolate from there to learn something useful about the nature of our universe.

      • Suthenboy

        We are designed to be fit and attractive until we produce offspring after which we are just flotsam?

      • limey

        Hey now, some of us identify as jetsam.

      • Rhywun

        Yeah, she looks like a normal person. PageSix doesn’t see a lot of those.

    • Sean

      Someone needs to go keto…

  27. UnCivilServant

    Morning, Glibs.

    Unfun fact – I find sleeping with the light on is not as restful as sleeping in the dark, unfortunately, I most often fail to turn out the light when I most need rest.

    • limey

      Mornin’, squire. I have one of those lamps that does a slow, sunset fade over 30 mins, and does a sunrise in the morning. It goes a little haywire sometimes so I unplugged it, but when it worked it was pretty good.

      • UnCivilServant

        Won’t do much good with the overhead light on.

      • limey

        Don’t worry, citizen! Next time you have left the lights on into the wee hours, I will call the police and ask them to do a wellness check at your address! They will surely wake you in a safe and peaceful manner to ascertain that you are indeed okay and thus afford you the opportunity to turn out the light.

        #toosoon #hernameisAtatianaJefferson

      • UnCivilServant

        Don’t you threaten me.

      • limey

        I am in your living room.

      • UnCivilServant

        Can you clean while you’re there.

        If it’s orderly, I won’t kill you when I get home.

      • limey

        Yeah, it’s the least I can do I suppose.

    • Gender Traitor

      Morning, UCS and limey/JD.

      Too much light definitely bothers me when I’m trying to sleep. In a hotel room, where we usually leave the bathroom light on so as not to trip over anything should a nocturnal plumbing inspection be warranted, or when we’re guests in someone’s home and can’t get our room as dark as I’m used to (which is still not pitch black) I definitely have trouble falling and staying asleep.

      • limey

        Mornin’, red. I’m a stickler for pitch dark, too. In that way I’m not a big fan of hotel rooms where I can see the door from the bed if it lets the light from the hallway seep in. I don’t think I’ve ever used a mask to block the light, either. I just don’t wanna.

      • Suthenboy

        After your shower lay your towel over the crack in the door.

      • limey

        Another solution. I have done this before, but it doesn’t help the top of the door. It’s partly why I prefer hotel chains rather than independents because you know what your getting, more or less, and they tend to have those nice heavy, well-fitted doors.

  28. hayeksplosives

    Good morning, Glibs.

    Have a nice day, to those starting now.

    I’m going back to sleep now for maybe 3 more hours.

    • limey

      Good morning, and pleasant dreams.

      • hayeksplosives

        Thanks!

        Hey, do we know Kim jong Un is dead/comatose for sure now?

        Kim Yo Jong has the best hair of a Nork dictator in a while, but that bitch is scary.

      • Fourscore

        I said Un was dead 6 months ago, I still believe it, we’ve not seen any live proof that he isn’t. Jong would not be out in public, making noise, if Un was still in control.

        A controlled society must be controlled, least the people find out. The generals are still afraid and Jong has to line up her support before is declared a martyr.

      • limey

        In parts of northern England, “norks” means breasts. It’s a brilliant word. If Q were a Yorkshireman he’d be posting his links with comments like, “ey up lads, ‘ows about the bloody lovely norks on these lasses? Rayt nice, them!”.

      • Rhywun

        I can’t take my eyes off her fivehead.

      • TARDIS

        She can dream about… roadrunners. Meep meep.

    • Gender Traitor

      Good morning, haye. Hope you can get in a couple more sleep cycles.

  29. Fourscore

    Someone drove into my yard about 45 minutes ago, I turned the outside light on, Oh, ts the roofers but C’mon, still dark for 2 more hours. I talked to the driver, he was just delivering a trailer of material/tools for the roofers when they show up at 7 AM. He said it was normal working hours for him. I think I hired the right company, I like these guys already.

    Disclaimer: They did another project for me a few months ago. Steel roof, 50 year guarantee, I may not need it.

    • UnCivilServant

      Of course you’ll need the roof. What else will keep the snow out?

      • hayeksplosives

        Global warming?

    • Gender Traitor

      Get as much out of that 50 year guarantee as you can. Whatever’s left, someone will be glad of it.

      • Fourscore

        The Honey Harvests must go on!

  30. TARDIS

    Mornin’ early Glibs. I enjoyed an early morning police chase on my way to work this morning. The asshole that cut me and others off did it right in front of. Marietta cop SUV. I was yelling, “Well, are you gonna do something?” Yup. Followed them all the way into Atlanta. Hope no one got shot. There is already a protest riot planned for tonight. I don’t need that going home.

    • Fourscore

      Riots are protests gone bad. I can’t keep up anymore.

      “Whatcha doin’ tonight?”

      “Gonna riot, wanna come along?”

      “Nah, was thinkin’ about some hoops at the playground, Get a .45 later and be cool ”

      “C’mon, man, lighten up, have some fun”

    • Gender Traitor

      Mornin’, TARDy. Yikes! No one needs that much excitement during their morning commute.

  31. Gender Traitor

    I hope things are a bit calmer at my office today. Just when I thought I’d have a nice quiet week with my boss out for a tonsillectomy – maybe allowing me to catch up on dealing with a box of returned mail – our org did the occupational equivalent of a Chinese fire drill. Three new hires started, two fairly long-time employees announced their departure, and various and sundry other staff are moving to different positions/departments and/or getting new titles and/or pay rates over the next couple of weeks. At least I learned that I may get a virtual vacation from the boss of TWO weeks instead of just one.

    • Fourscore

      Good luck GT. New office politics begin?

      • Gender Traitor

        Thanks, 4(20). Happily, our org is either fairly free of politics and intrigue or I’m just blithely oblivious to it. Also happily, one of the departing employees – who is FINALLY retiring – is a thoroughly disagreeable PITA, so I suspect only his supervisor is sorry to see him go. (His disagreeability is part of what makes him good at his job.)

      • TARDIS

        good at his job

        I wish I could say that about my PITAs. At least, one retired, and the other two are still out. The worst one comes back next month.

      • Gender Traitor

        Our PITA is in Collections.

      • Festus' Mustache

        Good place for him, at least. Somebody needs to do the dirty work. May as well hire the right man for the job.

    • UnCivilServant

      Are you getting a higher pay grade too?

      • Gender Traitor

        Have I ever mentioned how much I love your sense of humor?

  32. Not an Economist

    I’ve lost Monocle on Chrome. I deleted it, reinstalled it, and that didn’t work. Any suggestions?

    • UnCivilServant

      Afraid not.

      I’ve never used monocle and avoid chrome, so I could be rude and snarky, but at the moment I just don’t have any advice.

      Did you check the thermostat?

    • Rhywun

      Mine skips in and out every couple days. Maybe just wait a few minutes.

  33. Sean

    I got a late start this morning.

    *waves at the early Glibs*

    • TARDIS

      Mornin’ Sean.

      *Slurps coffee loudly*

      • Sean

        ?

  34. Sean

    I’m not even gonna post the links. Y’all know Andy Ngo by now…

    Kenosha is just proper fucked.

    Coming soon to a city near you.

    • Festus' Mustache

      I got nuthin. I’m just proper exhausted by this.

    • Rhywun

      Am I crazy or has it been 48 hours of media silence on this?

      • Sean

        You’re not crazy.

      • UnCivilServant

        I can’t tell, I’ve not paid attention to ‘the media’ in a long time.

      • Festus' Mustache

        I read the local rag and links from here.

    • Festus' Mustache

      He’s not the Hero that we deserve. He’s the Hero we need.