thewhyteboar

This is nuts.

5 hours ago, Firewithin said:

Why do these people continue to be the absolute biggest dumbasses

 

 

My wife and I bought that Steamboat Willie Lego set a few years ago. I guess that makes me Lord of Disney now.

This Ben hagiography is fucking disgusting. 

1 hour ago, Chairslinger said:

The problem is that DeSantis is trying to run by out Trumping Trump.

 

I still see little chance that his voters will go for New Coke if they can just pick Coke.

 

While an aspect of Trumpism is basically just the principle of being as wrong and horrible as possible on every issue(which DeSantis can copy and possibly even try to outdo Trump) part of Trump's weird appeal was his name recognition and celebrity. Which is much harder to copy.

 

Remember, part of his "populist" appeal was this name recognition. Like him or not, he brought in people that wouldn't normally vote. Not only is that hard for DeSantis to copy, his status as a politician(even a Trumpian demagogue) might be antithetical to it. People liked Trump because he was "honest"

 

I've said since the day after the election that if the GOP wanted to stop Trump they needed to immediately hop on him as a weak loser that lost a winnable election. 

 

And the window of opportunity on that was very small. Would have had to do it within weeks of the loss. A year later, they've obviously made the exact opposite choice. And so I don't really see him whining about the election as a weakness. Indeed, it is a strength for him. Because it has become party heresy to deny that he won. If DeSantis comes out now and tries to say Trump is a losing loser it will be treated almost like a Republican coming out in favor of late term abortions. Trump has been very effective at turning his personal desires into the party line.

 

And ultimately, what exactly is your pitch to beat Trump if your public statements enthusiastically insist he overwhelmingly won two elections? If anything, you should just be happy that the party has the good fortune to run him for a third term that he is a shoo-in to win if only the vote is fair!

 

I remain convinced that only a random act of cholesterol will save us from Trump definitely winning the nomination and a >50% chance that he wins another term. #teamcheeseberder

I've still got my money on impacted bowel.

3 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

 

Awwww...what's poor widdle Serbia gonna do about it?

 

It's not like there are any Australian archdukes for them to assassinate like the last time their nationalist feelings got hurt.

Let's not pretend that Australia doesn't have nobility:

I don't want the 49ers to win obviously, but watching the Cowboys embarrass themselves at home in front of the entire nation is deeply, deeply satisfying.

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19 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

 

Game of the year right here.

That interception was awesome. 

This ref crew is obviously shit. So why did the NFL let them work a playoff game??

53 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said:

Though they are expecting it to hit in a few weeks with cases around 9000 a day.

 

Masks are required everywhere, these days vaccines are required for restaurants/cafes/gyms (if you are unvaccinated you are allowed in to a restaurant but you have to sit alone, lol). Vaccines will soon be required for major grocery stores as well. The vaccine pass is a QR code tied to your national ID number so it's pretty hard to fake. And the pass expires after 6 months unless you get boosted.

The only place the government won't regulate is churches. It's quite infuriating really. Churchgoers have the worst behaviors (no masks, won't follow contact tracing rules) yet the least regulations. In fact omicron first came to Korea because via Christian missionaries returning to the country who promptly broke quarantine rules. You're supposed to drive yourself home from the airport or use a special service yet they used a friend to drive them, didn't tell anyone after they tested positive, and that driver went on to infect a whole bunch of others.

3 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

 

It will be fun to revisit that picture in 6 weeks and see who died hooked up to a ventilator.

Just now, sblfilms said:

I would say the private gathering cap, and a population willing to adhere to it, is far and away the best tool to slow the spread. There is a reason the holidays are such a common launching point for Covid waves, and it is because of in home gatherings. I think South Korea is still like 4 or 5 people gatherings max.

Just got increased to 6. Let's see what happens after Lunar New Year.

1 minute ago, CayceG said:

 

Excellent mask discipline, high vaccine rates, and incredibly robust tracking and tracing infrastructure is why South Korea is having such an easy time with it. 

Though they are expecting it to hit in a few weeks with cases around 9000 a day.

Masks are required everywhere, these days vaccines are required for restaurants/cafes/gyms (if you are unvaccinated you are allowed in to a restaurant but you have to sit alone, lol). Vaccines will soon be required for major grocery stores as well. The vaccine pass is a QR code tied to your national ID number so it's pretty hard to fake. And the pass expires after 6 months unless you get boosted.

3 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

@thewhyteboar

 

 

Delete this @mods. It is unholy.

2 hours ago, Derek said:

Hell yeah. She's a keeper. Your lady has good taste. I'm as hetero as a man can be, but if I saw T-phant in a club scene, I'd try grinding on him. He's one fella that could resurrect my Deadwood and the other is @Pretzel

I mean gawd damn. That is a handsome man.

5 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

My title was better. 

One of my favorite shows of all time. My favorite episode is the one with Dan Dority.

Oh hell yes.

I love this.