W. Niederhut Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 I wrote a joke for Rob Wheeler this morning. (It may not be very funny, but writing it was highly therapeutic.) 🤥 A fixer, a niece, and a former NSC Chief walk into a bar. The fixer says, "The President is a racist, a con man, and a cheat who likes golden showers, and had frequent contacts with Russian oligarchs!" The niece says, "My uncle, the President, is a sociopath-- the most dangerous man in the world!" The former NSC Chief says, "My old boss, the President thought Finland was part of Russia!" The bartender says, "I think I need to fix myself a drink." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 34 minutes ago, W. Niederhut said: I wrote a joke for Rob Wheeler this morning. (It may not be very funny, but writing it was highly therapeutic.) 🤥 A fixer, a niece, and a former NSC Chief walk into a bar. The fixer says, "The President is a racist, a con man, and a cheat who likes golden showers, and had frequent contacts with Russian oligarchs!" The niece says, "My uncle, the President, is a sociopath-- the most dangerous man in the world!" The former NSC Chief says, "My old boss, the President thought Finland was part of Russia!" The bartender says, "I think I need to fix myself a drink." https://www.bing.com/search?q=bloody+mary+morning+song&form=PRUSEN&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&msnews=1&rec_search=1&refig=de4053694fba4f7cbb91a6f7490ab99c&sp=1&qs=SC&pq=bloddy+mary+morning&sk=PRES1&sc=8-19&cvid=de4053694fba4f7cbb91a6f7490ab99c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 It's 105 freaking degrees outside. The A/C is running constantly at this point keeping it down to 80 in here. Sitting under the ceiling fan, barefoot in shorts and a loose t-shirt, a glass of iced tea, it's not too bad. On a plague/school note. A 90% increase in children's covid cases in the last four weeks? The girl is right about them (me too) being guinea pigs. No matter how many precautions we take no one knows how this will work out. Though I've gotten more pessimistic with age personally and don't see things improving soon. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/us/schools-reopening-pandemic-lessons/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James DiEugenio Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Ron, I think Texas is in trouble. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8624311/Thousands-cars-form-mile-long-line-Dallas-food-bank-unemployment-benefits-reduced.html?fbclid=IwAR00HJD2H6b00cBsLKQrtBrHGC66_aSa-XG11X8StlTepNpWFpo4oRyUtL8 I actually think Beto could beat Abbot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) South Dakota, whose job density is like a fart in an empty stadium, rejects Trump order to pay $100 extra in unemployment, the kickoff to probable multiple state refusals: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/south-dakota-declines-to-boost-unemployment-payments-under-trumps-order/ar-BB1809ed?li=BBnb7Kz The SD governor is a Trump partisan. Edited August 16, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 As the saying goes Denial is more than a river in Egypt. Trouble is the people who need to read this the most won't, because they are in denial. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pandemic-denial-why-some-people-cant-accept-covid-19s-realities/ar-BB1818Oh?li=BBnb7Kz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 8:06 PM, James DiEugenio said: Ron, I think Texas is in trouble. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8624311/Thousands-cars-form-mile-long-line-Dallas-food-bank-unemployment-benefits-reduced.html?fbclid=IwAR00HJD2H6b00cBsLKQrtBrHGC66_aSa-XG11X8StlTepNpWFpo4oRyUtL8 I actually think Beto could beat Abbot. Yeah, I'm not optimistic. Locally with K-12 starting this week, as well as college classes and in turn frat rush parties I'm expecting a Boom in 2-3 weeks. Oh yeah, HS football is back, the annual Blue-White scrimmage at the practice field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Here we go... https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/08/13/college-shuts-down-20-parties-as-officials-say-reopening-is-recipe-for-disaster/#6c5fb8676de6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Ron Bulman said: Here we go... https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/08/13/college-shuts-down-20-parties-as-officials-say-reopening-is-recipe-for-disaster/#6c5fb8676de6 https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/georgia-college-kids-begin-coronavirus-semester-with-wild-party/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Ron Bulman said: Yeah, I'm not optimistic. Locally with K-12 starting this week, as well as college classes and in turn frat rush parties I'm expecting a Boom in 2-3 weeks. Oh yeah, HS football is back, the annual Blue-White scrimmage at the practice field. Ron, I noticed that the University of Texas (and the Big XII Conference) just voted to play football this season-- joining the SEC and ACC Conferences. Trump, himself, has directly tweeted his support for playing college football during the plague. Any thoughts? IMO, this won't end well. The athletes are in a low risk group, but some could still end up with heart, kidney, or brain damage. Money is, obviously, a factor in this. There is a huge amount of T.V. advertising revenue at stake (at least $1 billion) for ESPN and the SEC and ACC. On the other hand, UT hardly needs the money, since they are one of the wealthiest universities in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 6 hours ago, W. Niederhut said: Ron, I noticed that the University of Texas (and the Big XII Conference) just voted to play football this season-- joining the SEC and ACC Conferences. Trump, himself, has directly tweeted his support for playing college football during the plague. Any thoughts? IMO, this won't end well. The athletes are in a low risk group, but some could still end up with heart, kidney, or brain damage. Money is, obviously, a factor in this. There is a huge amount of T.V. advertising revenue at stake (at least $1 billion) for ESPN and the SEC and ACC. On the other hand, UT hardly needs the money, since they are one of the wealthiest universities in the country. I read yesterday about Oklahoma players being given last week off from workouts. 9 players tested positive when they came back. If I remember right a large chunk of UT's income is from oil leases on land they were gifted over the years. With the down turn in oil prices and cuts in state funding due to the economy they're probably looking for money anywhere they can get it with the added potential of a downturn in enrollment. Your the Psychiatrist and I imagine know better than I that many athletes like to party. Part of the allure of being looked up to as star or stud, getting all the pretty girls. No matter what the coach says they will still sneak off to parties. https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/georgia-college-kids-begin-coronavirus-semester-with-wild-party/ Along the same line I just saw this, UNC goes virtual after 1 week with 135 new cases. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unc-chapel-hill-converts-remote-learning-after-reporting-135-new-n1236977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Latest news on unemployment benefits: Trump extension using FEMA funds will only last three weeks. Not all states will chip in $100 to raise the amount to $400/week: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/states-expected-to-roll-out-weekly-dollar300-unemployment-boost-in-late-august/ar-BB184l7M?li=BBnb7Kz After that - it's the FEMA camp for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 19 minutes ago, David Andrews said: Latest news on unemployment benefits: Trump extension using FEMA funds will only last three weeks. Not all states will chip in $100 to raise the amount to $400/week: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/states-expected-to-roll-out-weekly-dollar300-unemployment-boost-in-late-august/ar-BB184l7M?li=BBnb7Kz After that - it's the FEMA camp for you! Three weeks of $300 for the evicted, https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pissin+in+the+wind&view=detail&mid=F69B6B6AFBAF2DEC4EBBF69B6B6AFBAF2DEC4EBB&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dpissin%2bin%2bthe%2bwind%26form%3dPRUSEN%26mkt%3den-us%26httpsmsn%3d1%26msnews%3d1%26rec_search%3d1%26refig%3dfd4bb6dd305d45a29a75ca2c34386f8a%26sp%3d-1%26pq%3dpissin%2bin%2bthe%2bwind%26sc%3d5-18%26qs%3dn%26sk%3d%26cvid%3dfd4bb6dd305d45a29a75ca2c34386f8a If you listen all he way through... the answer my friend is pissin in the wind. Not blowin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Ron Bulman said: If you listen all he way through... the answer my friend is pissin in the wind. Not blowin? Neil Young @6:32 Nixon's Trump-like cameo @7:47 Edited August 18, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) Meanwhile, in North Korea, a springboard to Democracy: bereaved dog lovers. https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/kim-jong-un-orders-pet-dogs-to-be-confiscated-in-pyongyang/ "The country has had an on-again, off-again policy of no pet dogs since the late 1980s because of capitalist connotations, the South China Morning Post reported in 2018." Where would our great country be without...Checkers? Edited February 2, 2022 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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