ExiledInIllinois

Brought to you by the PPP gun lobby. The more times change, the more they stay the same. "PaPPa says it won't hurt us"

Same during the whole Breaking Bad trend. Never saw an episode of that. I don't want to judge... But probably wonder why society is circling the drain. I was dragged to Despicable Me 32 or something. It wasn't bad... Minions are righteous! LoL...

Me. Is it like "Dungeons and Dragons" nor that I ever, dear Lord, got into that) for older nerds. Only Star Wars I seen was @ theater in 1977 when I was 9. I quickly outgrew that phase and got a life. The masses need an escape I guess. I am like 51 going on 92. Hollywood is crap. Last movie I went to? Couple years ago. You nailed it! Got me down to a tee! LoL...

Were you pro-Tonya or pro-Nancy?

I would like to "add" to this thread if I may. Your perogative @Gugny or just tell me to shut the hell up. Do you laugh when figure skaters fall? I rooted for Torvill & Dean, they represented England. I still would have laughed if they fell. But, heck, they were already on the ice much of their skate. Bolero was a hell of a number. And yes, I am pro-ice flopping (laying all over ice during routine)... But it sure lessens the chance of a fall.

It's celebrated in South Bend... Even goes back further (1930s) than Buffalo's tradition. There is debate which is older. Buffalo is bigger! https://visitsouthbend.com/events/dyngus-day/ Wow... Read this: https://www.wndu.com/content/news/Sober-Dyngus-Day-to-benefit-sober-womens-living-facility-508837121.html Who needs a buzzkill! ?

Piece of cake! 2 months lying in bed with your head slightly tilted at 6°. No problem the country has been run that way for the past 27 months. Oh wait... It's the other definition of: lie. Does anybody know if she speaks German. That looks like about 6°? Tilted 6°... Now who's gonna be man enough to take this to bed and speak dirty German to it? LMAO... I nominate @/dev/null who seconds the motion? ?

You need to manage your glycemic load a little better. Eat foods with a lower glycemic index and you will be able to go longer between eating... LoL... Oh... I stayed @ a Holiday Inn Express last night. Thank me later.

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, This ain't no fooling around This ain't no Mudd Club, or C. B. G. B., I ain't got time for that now...

Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist Whose every move's among the purest I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine

Definitely NOT that guy who cut his wife's head off in Orchard Park a bunch of years back. Oh... Wait! You said museums. Museums! Is Old Fort Niagara considered a "museum?" Go there: https://www.oldfortniagara.org ^^^Look, reenactment of the first "identity aggression" in the "New" World! When will it end! FWIW. The French flag that flies over Old Fort Niagara is the colonial French flag of that period (when The French controlled the fort). I sh... ...it you not: /smh /snicker /snicker /snicker ?

And she said, with a tear in her eye Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow

Yeah... But isn't Middle Eastern food bland? I always spice it up. There are lots of different spices though. Last week we did Persian in Chicago when my Son was in town. We did Big Indian Buffet today. They have it every Sunday, free Champagne too. Can't beat under 50 bucks for three of us, with +20% tip... All you can eat, all you can drink Champagne (LoL... Not the best... But it has gold flakes, dug by the hands of the lower Caste... ?)

I scream you scream we all scream for her don't even try 'cause you can't ignore her she's my cherry pie cool drink of water such a sweet surprise tastes so good make a grown man cry sweet cherry pie oh yeah! /end_thread

Life ain't easy in fact I know it's sleazy When you're the big man in town Shaking religions making decisions You never get slow on down

FWIW... Pope Benedict @ the time, over 10 years ago, warned about this. I know, I know... Just saying. FWIW. Not that we can go back in time for a do over. I guess, everybody is too busy to listen... Especially coming from an old cranky Pope @ the time!

Hyper competitors, hyper competition where more people are vying for fewer resources... Where less winners are taking more. "Resources" can mean a lot of things. This is bad news for the "violence equation." When people get desparate, they do desperate things.

Exactly. Obsessed is the word! First World problems. Too much time on our hands and people's, corporations (Yankees), etc... Pursuit of perfection in not offending anyone or jeopardizing their revenue stream (which is affected by PR). There are "helicopter parents" well we live in a "helicopter society" a highly spacialized society where we hone in on every detail. Hyper PC. I thought it was suppose to get better, it's getting worse.

You know what movie I just caught in passing the last few day as I was ducking in and out of the lunchroom @ work. LoL... Rollerball You know... The one about: "The year is 2018 in a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries. A violent futuristic game known as Rollerball is the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas. One player, Jonathan E., fights for his personal freedom and threatens the corporate control." Boy! The more they get things wrong, the more they get things right! Ha!

Pocahontas saved John Smith's head... Where's the true Pocahontas when you need her?

Ideology shifts, the names stay the same. Old GOP are the Dems (Reconstruction). Might as well call Trump's GOP: DixieCrats or just Mossy Oak Democrats. That covers everybody from the West, South, North, ans East... Suburbs included. Not sure what the hell you call the New Democrats? Tree hugging crazy? The divide has always been City-Country. Cities have been carry states since the 1930s. LA carried Cali, NYC carried NYS... Like they always did. It was IA, WI, MI, & PA that picked the President. They went pink, not purple. The Dem rural-industrial firewall.

25 years next month. We probably should get divorced for tax purposes... Especially for the kids in college. /smh

Oh... Daddy Bush did it in early 1990s. "READ My Lips"... I used to withhold 1, wife 1. We switched to 0 ever since. Now we need to withhold $100/week extra as a convenience fee, hedge against tax calamity on 4/15? Really? I am supposed to be worried about some chump change interest or extra $$$ every paycheck so I can throw it into the consumer junk market. Why not throw into durable goods every April... Or take a trip, pay school off, etc... I guess I am indifferent. It's not worth the headache at tax filing time. People pay for all kinds of convenience. Nothing wrong with this convenience... Except the angry right is hoping to suck others into their angry "gov't bad" world... Do they think angry equates at the voting booth for them? Sad if they do. Bezos made $86k last year. I understand it.

You would think... That straight up. No very tough tax complications, that withholding zero allotments and then filing on 4/15, one would break even. Okay... Maybe pay or get a refund of a few hundred bucks either way. I am talking, straight up, clean. That's not the case with the new tax law. Both my wife and I withhold zero then claim 4 at end of year (two children). Straight up, with no other tax liabilities we owed. Withholding zero, the Fed didn't withhold enough.... Even for 4 of us? My Kid's college expenses were capped too. Same with charity. Why are people donating to charity? What's so wrong with giving them an interest free loan out of convenience of not being in tax jeopardy on 4/15? Making a mistake and getting in a bind? I am not complaining... We can afford to pay... But I betcha a lot of people are in a bind? Just like our President. Not sure what they are trying to accomplish... But it's probably not working... We are just withholding zero now AND an extra $100 a week. Whatever interest on it, is considered a convenience fee on my part. They can use it free to spend on others for 12 months. At least we paid something. Guys like Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump probably paid zero in taxes.

A dedication to all the refugees worldwide One time, say, say, say I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Brooklyn Observing the crookedness As it mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had, good friends we've lost along the way In this great future you can't forget your past So dry your tears, I say And to my peeps who passed away