leh-nerd skin-erd

Exactly! I’m a couple beers deep and forgot why this mattered.

I’m not a real big Eyeroll guy. I tend to respond directly, though I think you’ve posted some really, uh, interesting stuff of late that deserved the eyeroll. Like, Madonna getting plastic surgery to chase her 20s and looking at times like Edgar Winters in his 40s instead of just accepting Madonna in her 60s worthy eyerolls. Don’t be Madonna in her 60s, Kay, and I’ll have management call off the eyeroll dogs. A quick note—-I’m also the labor eyeroll guy, and often am dismissive of directives of that nature.

We probably agree on a lot more than one might think. Some issues are contentious, and online the hostility can be amplified. One rule I try to remember is that online posting can bring out the worst in people.

Hi Mup, on my side, I think some of the shots at you are unwarranted and unnecessary, but that may be because of our conversations and that I think you’re a good poster. I hope that for the most part, when I take a shot at people it’s not perceived as ill-willed or mean-spirited, but it probably is at times. Keep rolling, change your mind as you see fit and don’t let it bother you. This is time number 326 that I say that off the board, I might be the guy who held the door for you on a windy snowy day (maybe not in So Cal 🤣), contributed to a charity of your choosing, stopped and changed your elderly mothers tire, or generally try to live a decent, good life. Or, you might be that person to me. I get it can get ugly here, but how we perceive and deal with someone else’s wickedness is more about us than them.

No need to be disingenuous 4th, of course you read it. It doesn’t make you less cool, relative to where you already reside on the cool scale now, to acknowledge what is obvious. There would be precious little need for you to respond with the novella above if you “didn’t care”. Good stuff on the politicians, your liberal leaders and some of our consevative leaders are not above reproach. On world “piece”, btw… I was told this story about George Carlin by someone well in the know. One year, his holiday card to the family showed a cat on top of a standing dog in a…unique position….and at the bottom in holiday colors and font was the word “PIECE”. I always thought that pretty clever.

You never noticed the B in CBS and NBC? You think that’s a coincidence? You think it’s a coincidence I really love the city of Boston (B as in Boston) and drinking beer (B as in beer)? You know what reruns I liked as a kid? Bonanza. B. Come to think of it….”Niagara Bill…”? Jesus, the networks are everywhere and it’s all interconnected.

I’ll answer directly while you’ve injected Christopher Columbus into a discussion about Jimmy Kimmel and Darth Vader. I do not support the removal of statues honoring Columbus. I try to avoid applying modern day morality standards to historical figures who lived at different times under vastly different standards. It’s the ultimate narcissistic play imo and incredibly foolish. Bringing us back to the present, as with the actions of our ancestors and historical figures, culture and standards change. There are things I thought, said and did 35 years ago I no longer think, would say or do today. I would not pass judgement on your decision to wear blackface to a party 30 years ago, but would question the decision for you to do so today. That doesn’t mean you’re a racist, or have an evil heart, how the &&*& would I know that based on a Halloween party? I just think it would be foolish based on the standards of today, even with your revelation that Darth Vader was in the klan! As for liberal tendencies, you might be surprised. People are complicated. Edit: Now, would you wear blackface to a Halloween Party in Vancouver in 2025 or not? I’ll answer oh your behalf because your old pal Leh- nerd already knows the answer—-of course you wouldn’t!

My wife and I loved watching Cheers back in the day. I’m not a huge fan of Queen Latifa as the tough-talking bad a$$ 64 year old crime fighter in TVs The Equalizer, but I would be hard-pressed not to acknowledge the direct connection between Cheers and The TVqualizer. So, you would go to a party in blackface in Vancouver?

So…you go to a Halloween Party in Vancouver and opt to go in black face for a reason, in this case, a Halloween Party because you want to go like the actor Jimmy Kimmel. That’s acceptable to you, even assuming one of your co-workers goes as Darth Vader (a character I admit I never, ever, ever knew was associated with mockery or disdain for Black people).

The thread is long because a relatively small group of people are interacting on an issue they find interesting. The numbers tell us 4 people have nearly 200 posts in this topic, presumably holding the same opinion throughout. If your posting history provides any insight, you’ve declared how blanking stupid some posters are a minimum of 10-15 times, mentioned Fox News 5 or 6, and added 4 flip.its that you found sorta tasty. While I was speaking more broadly about the outside world and conservatives generally, I get your concerns about the temporary extrication of a true Prophet of late-night from his throne, it’s a blip on the radar. Still, even here, it’s probably 50/50 on who is concerned and who is not. Think of it like this. You go to a meeting to deal with an issue that other people deal with, some version that ends with “anonymous”. There are 17 people there, a topic comes up and it’s hotly debated. 8 people are arguing, 6 people occasionally contribute, 2 try to act as peacemaker. The last, let’s call him Fergie, was looking for the Doctors Without Country Club Borders group but put the day in wrong in his Franklin Planner and is too embarrassed to leave. The meeting can still go 2 hours, but there’s still only 17 people and not much changes start to finish.

I’d say for many of us, the concern about Jimmy Kimmel getting temporarily furloughed at work for saying stupid things is pretty far down the list of things to be worried about. That said, I agree the FCC’s position is unreasonable, but happens sometimes. Kimmel is free to say whatever he wants to say, and with few exceptions will be left alone for the duration of his life. If he wants to paint his face, he can have at it.

Good for you Fergie. Taking a stand against cancel culture.

Roundy is a total stoner.

I saw that thread—-turns you were surfing in shark-infested waters wearing a bathing suit made of seal meat!

What got you banned, and was it from PPP or the other parts of the board? I can confirm your failings in this area. I, on the other hand am completely consistent except when I am not, usually with good reason.

Let the courts decide intent to defame if it comes to it. We’ve seen some real funny business afoot lately with media sources finally recognizing exposure exists for malicious activity. Seems the Kirk family will have deep pockets, perhaps enough to battle the major players.

Should the medical practice(s) consider providing these shots for free? It seems like a good value-add for the patients they serve.

Hey Mup, This video has been shared by people of various political leanings in the past, and I think it's spot on. I do think at times those sharing maybe miss the message a bit. I know we've discussed this before, but outside of this little pit of occasional despair, people get on and about their lives without swinging at their neighbor, screaming at one another over orange men and word salad women, or praising yet another lunatic who cannot control his/her/they emotions or wildly fluctuating mental state. I think we're all wise to at least consider the lens through which we view matters like this. I can't really watch any of the Kirk videos, like you, I'm disgusted and sad that a young person was murdered. That he was murdered for what he said or stood for makes it that much more tragic. You should post as you see fit, ignore the noise and distractions, and consider not referring to yourself as a pipsqueak. Speaking only for myself, you changed the mind of at least one poster who's pretty sure he's reasonable and open-minded, and that's more than most of us can say. As for being a female, beyond the cooties, it's good to have different voices (and I would argue outside of the board, absolutely imperative in the national narrative).

For some, we've become a society that focuses on quick upgrades, early obsolescence and a need for near immediate gratification. I've certainly made those mistakes in the past, but at some point, reality should sink in. I'm aware of a few scenarios where student loan debt just about crushed the parents over a couple decades, with the child/children following the same path. Agreed on financial common sense, and btw, the entire credit modeling scenario is....interesting. It's absolutely imperative that people understand how it works.

Gosh, then he would probably have a field day with your Stockholm witch conspiracy theory.

Good to see we finally agree on something.

There is a lot to unpack here, but an interesting fact is that student loan repayments were paused for quite some time. For those going the outcome was a release from the obligation, it would be interesting to know if they put aside any funds to meet to resume payments in the event the Biden scheme fell apart. There’s also this: Tsolakis owes $35,000 in student debt but has had to pause repayments to focus on making his car payments and paying for other living expenses. It’s impossible to know what the full story is here, but I’d think it’s possible his decision-making may be part of the problem. Many of us who incurred student loan debt were faced with similar choices in the past (including college choice, major, planning for work after graduation), it certainly would be important to know the impact of car choice, payments etc to see what went on there.

Well, I would think if those who are difficult to offend are not easily offended, the answer to your second question would be people who get offended easily. Have you seen her…this Stockholm Syndrome Witch? Is she scary? Medical school must be easy to get through.

I’m hard to offend, to be candid. Seems a waste of time and effort to let someone else possess the control to offend you.

Great question……this sort of random political photo the poster thought to share should go in a thread specifically targeted to that sort of thing.