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Jonas Oppermann's avatar

“While not a smoker myself, I happily defend every same-sex couple’s right to guard their personal weed stash with their firearm of choice.”

Hahahaha, I love that one!!! :)

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Frank Westmoreland's avatar

Agreed!

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Paul Bray's avatar

This was a great read - I enjoyed it - very funny!

Happy Thanksgiving

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Dave LaRose's avatar

Joel, the Bernanke skit was a tour de force. Thanks for your continuing light-hearted treatment in these sometimes astounding times. Keep it up and I'll keep reading and enjoying!

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James Schmirler's avatar

Being a Veitnam Era Veteran and of Conservative thinking I was labeled a nazi by my niece. I have since ceased communicating with her.

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WayneRH's avatar

James, thank you for your service. My cousin was killed in Nam. His politics made nothing of note except he gave his life in allowing those who'd call you and me a nazi-baby-killer the right to do so. Even if they don't/wont recognize that, I won't forget it. I served 7 years beginning in 1972- being the lone Army enlistee in my immediate family of 86 years Military Service (4 of us). I don't care for those who put folks such as you and me into a political box, frankly. However, I've learned (getting old, I guess) that Grace overcomes even the cheapest of insults. God Bless you, Sir.

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Leo Hamel's avatar

Fortunately, in the great white north, Turkey Day was weeks ago, so we don't have to put up with relatives. For that we are thankful!!

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Jimm Roberts's avatar

Masterful bordering on verbose use of the English language to describe -- with a few exceptions -- an imaginary world of opinionated people; at least I presume it's imaginary. I'm surprised that you didn't include the always fun election deniers or current prognostications about Mighty Musk Twitterings

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Mike Langford's avatar

Thanks for the grins. Happy, happy.

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Tim Pallies's avatar

Outstanding Joel! You sir, are no worm farmer.

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Worm Farmer extraordinaire's avatar

Credentials. Its all about the credentials Lion.

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James Twmann's avatar

My grandfather was a type setter at a printing press. I’m very thankful we can efficiently communicate today such complex ideas.

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Don Brock's avatar

A friend of mine recently told me a story about his Elderly, Blind and Troublemaker Father...

At a family gathering, which included Woke Blue-haired Kids, Pop announced that he was a Racist.

There was a collective sucking of breath by those within earshot and subsequent chattering to which Pop exclaimed,

"Yep! Ever since ole Dale Earnhardt hit the wall at Daytona and it killed him, I've Been a Racist!"

Pop always enjoyed Kicking other People's Anthills.

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Tyler L's avatar

When I was 10 I observed my aunt crying hysterically in her kitchen at the end of a family Thanksgiving get together. My dad was looking down and shaking his head with a look of disbelief. As we left the house I asked my dad what happened. He said quietly, "Never discuss religion, sex or politics."

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Joel Bowman's avatar

Sound advice...

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Doug Hornig's avatar

I call absurd changes of subject the "but what about" argument. Example: I say "Donald Trump is a serial sexual predator," and the other person says, "yeah, but what about Hunter Biden's laptop..."

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JJ's avatar

We are having Turkey, not octopus.......there are only two legs.

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𝐓𝐢𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐧's avatar

Joel, LOL! Yes, a Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends, who may not get along with one another, can be upsetting and stressful (especially if you are the host!). But it can be loads of fun if you are lucky to have plenty of young children present to generate laughter and push the conversation away from poison pills like politics, economics, and religion. The worst Thanksgiving dinner I ever had was the one where I ate it alone. Not recommended!

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jaycurve1 jaycurve1's avatar

Very amusing Joel…the overindulged signal around Australian tables late into the evening on Christmas Day, or more likely Boxing Day…” You F*CKWIT “ hurled across the table with all the verbal disdain one can muster…it has the impact of a metal discus thrown into the crystal cabinet….then stunned silence…which even the provocateur is swoondoggled. Cheers, Jay.

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tea's avatar

Enjoy your logic dialectics. Most of them follow under the psychological observation of “projection”, eg is the common theme that answer to most interactions is projected upon the the observed based (biased) on the observers most common agendas. Since it’s emotionally based, it is available to any world view. On the more epistemological view, which is more general, wonks have dubbed the construct “the Wiggenstein Ruler”. Specifically the less one understands a phenomenon, the more the description of the same resembles the viewer herself. Hence the “objective” description better describes the ruler, or metrics of measurement, than the object itself.

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