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Are you a chubby chaser, Frank?

This is why we must have mitigation banks. The energy is mitigated by the existence of the bank. No bank, no mitigation.

She also spoke about the aggressive nature of the dog as it related to people/livestock. I am not passing judgement here, it just strikes me that someone who lived off the land in the manner you have indicated would have more in common with KN than not. I don't know anything about that lifestyle, I get queasy when I see "epic falls and fails" on social media. Thanks for responding, I appreciate it.

I am certain that some of our socially conscious brethren/sisters here have made virtual deposits into their Emotional Mitigation Bank. That’s where the magic happens.

I think so. We haven't even talked about Dakota Fanning yet. She's the third Dakota. You can talk about me, 4th. I 'm just working my way through the process. Dickley just described his uncle as an experienced hunter/trapper. Are we to believe he only hunted sick cows and trapped wounded pigs? That snare traps and the like are 'humane'? I'm not a hunter, but he described the exact sort of action(s) that Kristi Noem took but rationalized she shouldn't have talked about it. Now you're here lionize his uncle for his heroism and referring to KN in a derogatory fashion. Sounds to me like they have the same mindset in life.

I get you on the political side. Anything you say, do, think is attacked, questioned, manipulated, misconstrued or used as a bludgeon against you--it's a dirty business. I think your response is interesting, given your background. I think you're taking some liberties on the definition of what may/may not be 'humane' where it comes to the actions of your uncle the experienced 'hunter/trapper'.

How did you put your dogs, and other animals down? I’m assuming a visit to/from a vet?

I thought we already had two Dakotas?!

Excellent product placement by the Depot. This is like the National Championship of D1 intercollegiate protests.

Got into the hooch a bit, and in spite of an abundance of riches things ended badly for him. As for your wife, she ended up with the Keith Partridge of doctors, so she wins!

It’s a real shame Keith Partridge is unavailable. He would have a lot to say.

It just clicked Tibsy. Commander is a metaphor for Biden’s approach to crime. A dangerous animal owned by an entitled family was allowed to viciously attack bystanders, at will, with virtually no consequence. The family is likely shielded from liability, the victims unable to recoup damages for pain and suffering, and the dog is returned to the house 24 times. Above the law, I guess.

I considered going with “topic ruffian” but it sounded too highfalutin for this group. I can appreciate your perspective, but I’m comfortable with what I wrote. It was accurate and appropriate. While you’ve honed in on Biden being a “dumb a$$”, I was focused on the nature of what constitutes “self-disqualifying”.

He probably should have, instead, he treated his protection detail like chew toys. Oh great, a new name added to the mix. @4th&long CLEAN UP ON AISLE 2!

While 4th is not down with discussing Non-Noem topics in an OnlyNoems forum, I don't mind. That dog needed to be put down. By the time it's reign of terror was over, something like 25 people were bitten or attacked by it. I'm not saying that the dog should have gotten the Noem treatment out behind the Jefferson Memorial, but a painless injection for a hyper-aggressive animal was warranted. The flip side of Noem's action is the perpetual enablement of activity and behavior that puts people at risk. Completely irresponsible on the part of the White House.

You can do what you like, 4th&censor, this is still the greatest country on earth! I choose to be unencumbered by stale thoughts and the dreary existence of an automaton. Frank's post referenced the actions of Kristi Noem being "self-disqualifying"! My point is simply that Joe B... another person's extreme/absurd actions over several decades in the public eye were not, in fact, self-disqualifying, beauty will be in the eye of the beholder. If she propelled Trump over the line, her comments are irrelevant. If she can't, and I'd agree at this point she can't, then it takes her out of the race. To your comments in bold, you rascal, you started off going out of your way making a point about keeping this Noem-esque, then slippery-dipped it back around to Biden the other person that should not be mentioned in this post limited only to critiques of Kristi Noem. Of course, that made my point about "self-disqualification", but that's a discussion for another day, or, God willing, a thread where people are free to speak without fear of recrimination from self-nominated topic bullies.

At the risk of repeating facts known to all, we have a president who has lied about where his son died. We don't need secret sources, intrepid investigative reporters, hidden cameras or spies walking among us. All we need is a google search and this fabrication is readily apparent. That's before we get to lies about his education, class ranking, dead people he has met with, driving trucks, working in his son's business, handling of top secret information and just about everything else. Biden is known for astonishing, stupid and self-disqualifying statements delivered over decades in public office. Kristi Noem can't hold a candle to JB, and he's THE standard bearer of democrat politics over the last 20+ years.

"Typical boomer billionaire." -Gene Frenkle

I took a serious, and well-deserved, dressing down from a female colleague while on a business trip through the midwest in the early 80s. My comment was "Look at this farmer..." to try and draw a quick laugh from the group I was in. It literally was a one-off, and pretty silly. She asked me if I knew anything about farming, farmers, which caused me to stop and ask myself what it was I just said. I explained I wasn't trying to offend anyone, that I knew nothing about farms, and that it just seemed funny in the moment. She was very understanding, we talked for an hour or two about all that her dad, the farmer, was responsible for. Great lesson. I've missed a time or two with my "it seemed funny in the moment", but of the "two ways to do it", I'm glad she chose the "Let's talk, dumba$$" option.

"Always paint with a very broad brush, keeping your color choices to a minimum.". -Pablo Picasso's next-door neighbor

Yes. The whole enchilada. I can see responding in a couple different ways: If its kids messing around, a crooked finger, a stern though theatrically enhanced word about responsibility and respect, and hopefully that solves it. It has, several times over the past couple decades. A group of boys (with an overmatched mother trying to control them) spitting on car windows. Sent 'em home to get a bucket and wash the spit off. Older kids using their skateboards on a metal railing and scratching the heck out of it. Explained the cost to repair the damage they caused, asked them not to do it again. Older kids messing around and stealing the flag for kicks--probably a harsher tone, a little less theatrics involved, an acknowledgement that I wouldn't call the cops this time. Dopey activists sending me a message about whatever bothers them on any given day, I'd call the police. This has not happened to me. Sidebar, my experience generally is that many, many otherwise smart and decent people have very little respect for the property of others. I can provide a dozen+ different stories about my experience, which likely mirrors the experiences of others who own commercial property. I think that translates on a certain level as to why some of these people are quick to get caught up in 'activism' because they don't care enough to think beyond the end of their nose. Wow.

Now you went and made it weird.

Could be a total coink-dink that his arthritis treatment gave him a needed jolt at the exact time and place he needed an extra jolt. One of the contraindications could possibly be '...intense burst of energy commencing at 9pm on a Friday night in March', but it's hardly a conspiracy theory that they jacked the geez up just prior to an important speech before the world, at least based on readily available clips of Biden appearing confused, wandering about, and struggling with when to pause while delivering a speech on a teleprompter. It's irrelevant anyways. He's been on a senior walkabout since well before the election. It matters to some people, doesn't matter to others.

I'm not sure I understand you here. In this example, it's at my office because I wanted an American flag/flagpole at my office.

Wait. Do you actually have dogs, or is this some Only Fans Gen Z euphemism? If so, understand I'm not judging. If there is an Aussie trick or two to be picked up here from down under, I'm all for it.