Dagwood222

Which is why people need to vote in every election.

AOC and Omar didn't magically appear. They did old fashioned political work.

"The Veil" with Elizabeth Moss. First of all, it's wild to see sweet little Peggy Olsen doing a turn as an ass-kicking super spy. Second, it's a nice twisty plot with good acting and photography. One short season, so you can binge in a day.

I have another comment in this thread. I said that 9/11 gave us the Patriot Act and that this attack will probably lead to something worse.

No.

This is a blip on the radar. Gamestop didn't destroy the stock markets and this isn't going to do anything but get people riled up.

9/11/2001 gave us the Patriot Act. You can bet that Trump will push through a law letting any CEOs body guards shoot at will.

I once read a novel from the 1970s. There were a couple of thugs who were arguing over who'd had more STIs. It was a simpler, happier time.

Think about this. Public sex clubs like 'Plato's Retreat' and gay bath houses were mainstream in the 1970s. Bette Midler got her start performing at a gay bath house. There were porn theaters catering to couples all over the place. AIDS came along and threw everything back fifty years.

Here's the thing. The French and Russian governments were unprepared for massive civil unrest.

Here in America we have companies like Blackwater [or whatever they are calling themselves this week] Staffed by ex-CIA hotshots with access to a massive data base and lots and lots of money.

I'd bet anything that they are already planning to capitalize on this attack.

Sometimes I wonder about how many songs the average person would know throughout history. An ancient Roman would be exposed to songs from the entire Empire, while a 1000 AD English farmer might only hear a few dozen in their whole life time.

Since this is a comedy thread, I'll paraphrase John Cleese.

The great thing about anger is that it really works. It makes you physically stronger and less likely to feel pain. If you're angry all the time you aren't worrying about things because you've got a target to go after.

I'll throw in another comedy classic.

The musical "The Music Man" is about a conman who gets the whole town in an uproar over a pool table.

What are you babbling about?

I responded to a comment EXACTLY the way I am responding to your comment.

What is the difference?

[and yes, I still find this whole exchange amusing]

Which is very elastic.

Think of it this way; no one is threatened by the sight of Al Yankovic coming down the street in a tank. People run for cover when Joe Pesci walks into a store and asks how much for a chainsaw.

That's just gibberish.

And it's spelt 'meant'