I am not sure what the SMITHS are up to…but I am sure it is no good. ZARDOZ might be off on a long grain hauling mission…or whatever the ZARDOZIAN equivalent to sitting around and recovering from a long week is. So, you get my links tonight. I’ll try to keep them short and to the point.
- What has happened to Canadian politeness? Good to see noble and gallant PM Zoolander/TWINK IN THE NORTH hurrying to stand up for her. Feh. Oh and TW: Bloomberg, so most of the article is how this is all Trump’s fault.
- More sterling personnel management from a Cook County governmental agency. When the Swiss are finally done with me, I am so leaving this state.
- Hey, when you go bankrupt, you do whatever you can to raise cash.
- Dang…looks like drugs have infiltrated another sport.
OK, there it is for ya. I guess ZARDOZ would tell you to go forth and kill comment. STEVE SMITH would throw a big rock at your head, or tell you to have a nice night, maybe?
So I’ll just let you go and do you.
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293 responses to “Swiss Servator’s Saturday Night Cryptid Free Links”
First, I would like to thank my producers.
The irony of the rap gif is not lost on me.
Good….good.
And secondly, the Twink In The North.
With his direwolf, Ghey Wind
All we have to do now if figure out who’s going to play Ghey Wind?
Not it.
When I awoke, the Dire Wolf, six hundred pounds of sin,
Was grinning at my window, all I said was “Come on in”.
Don’t murder me, I beg of you, don’t murder me.
Please, don’t murder me.
I had a disturbing experience driving home from work yesterday. I took an alternate route to avoid an accident, due to this I’ve learned that the Swiss are invading Ohio. There was a company proudly flying three flags, an American flag, the flag for the state of Ohio (not to be confused with the Ohio State flag), and the Swiss flag! I knew the neutrality was a ruse…
I’ve seen their flag in Florida to, I think that’s where they made their beachhead.
The flag for the state of Ohio is a pennant.
Our founders gave us a way to always fly a pennant, even if we can’t win one. 🙂
Why are you all looking at me?
and the Swiss flag!
Was it full of holes?
No, but you could fold out a corkscrew, a small pair of scissors, and a knife blade from it.
I bet the timing mechanism is great.
(They do watches too, right?)
Cryptid free? No rapesquatches or swamp monsters? Not even a bunyip or a loup-garou? Man…
*sighs, kicks rock*
Fine…
Bunyip:
Drop Bears:
This is why you’re my favorite.
(don’t tell anyone else I said that)
It will be a secret!
I appreciate the Swiss, They like to hide Gold, and they all have Guns, hmmm, Sounds like Israel, coincidence? I THINK NOT…………
Plus, they have chocolate and cheeses.
MMMM Chocolate and Cheese………………
Next time you’re in northeasy Ohio, be sure to stop by Grandpa’s Cheesebarn and Fudgetorium https://grandpascheesebarn.com/
Or if you get lost moving west fleeing Indiana, or headed east fleeing Pa., hit up one of our castles!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piatt_Castles
Sorry….I had that totally backwards.
/blames Keystone
Or just keep heading north, and see a castle in the metroparks.
There is only one, true Castle.
I was concerned your link would go here.
Those are merely grease motte and bailey set ups.
So much unhealthy delicious food there. The girlfriend and I have stopped there several times. They’ve added a chocolate shop in the same parking lot now.
And that great art “collection”.
Don’t they still hold the funds from some old Political Campaign from like the 1940s?
And watches. Pretty, wildly expensive watches.
They had a rock show there, and something Burned down,
By the Lake Geneva Shoreline,
If only Woodstock had been a bit more west….
I’m told that Cleveland rocks, is this true?
Ian Hunter & his Hoople would like a word….
Sha LaLaLa, roll away the stone,
We may rock or not, but we do have good beer. And Fat Head’s production facility is going to be open for another 8 days before the new owners take over. Unfortunately, the new production facility does not have an opening date yet.
I heartily Approve of this Message!!
/Cheers Neph!
Slainte Yusef!
I’m currently drinking the new Great Lakes Holy Moses Raspberry after having dinner at Fat Head’s. I’ve got a growler of their Black Knight schwarzbier to bring over to my brother in law’s house tomorrow for grilled steaks.
Lacky is getting a Black, oh yea he is, (as long as He is a he)
GENFERSEE!
Geneva is what the Frogs call Genf.
“Geneva is what the Frogs call Genf.”
And Deep Purple, but Whatever…………..
Actually, they call it Genève….
Not Deep Purple
/Lyric Pedant
Deep Purple aren’t Frogs.
One of the rare occurrences of Swiss time running out.
It seemed that we would lose the race.
It’s funny – I was listening to Rainbow’s Kill The King prior to seeing this thread.
the Swiss, They like to hide Gold, and they all have Guns, hmmm, Sounds like Israel, coincidence?
And like the Israelis, they have Jewish gold too, right?
Like….heavily armed leprechauns!
So at the Suggestion of many Glibs, i bought Bella a Kong Extreme chew toy, She Loves it!
We still have to buy Rope toys, but I’m interested in seeing how long the Kong actually lasts
the Kong® is certainly PornHub-approved
(you can do your own research, sickos)
Better lube that bad boy up or suffer from some severe Road Rash
My pit got through one black Kong after a year, but the red one only lasted a week or so. Thier other stuff is relatively durable. Lemmy approved.
Lemme is a good example for me, thanks! I did get the Black Extreme one, so we shall see
“Extreme chew toy”
Umm, ok.
It’s a skateboard that tastes like Mountain Dew.
Bella did eat one of my Pool Decks so……
10×32 Caballero
She ate the whole deck?
On Saturday I listen to KSPC.org the Finest College Radio on the planet, if you listened right now, you get Le Show, all French language music, from a student DJ.
I like it, very different than I’m used to, but I listen to it, check it out and like or laugh,
http://kspc.org/
“the Finest College Radio on the planet”
They’re still allowed to say things? I’m skeptical.
No, but they have been rated #1 for like 50 years, or way up there, the Claremont Colleges have a shit ton of money, been listening since 1979
What about KFJC, at Foothills Junior College (founded by Leland Foothills, Jr.)
(((Kentucky Fried Chicken)))?
KFJC is amazing because very few students want to have a radio shift there, so they open shifts up to the local public. So you have a college station where most of the DJs are Silicon Valley techies playing random mixes from their expensive, idiosyncratic collections.
Leland Foothills, Jr.
Hah!
I was doing the news shift on my college station the morning George Bush threw up on the Japanese PM.
Interesting. I imagine it’s what my youngest French cousins/nephews/nieces are listening to right now.
So potmexicanasssexrus is still available?
It’s parked on the intertoobz super highway right next to breadnbutter.issues.com.
What has happened to Canadian politeness?
That’s about the long and the short of it, really. From PJ and Tundra and others, I believe the phrase should have the same connotation as “Minnesota nice”.
is that like ” Bless your Heart” in the South?
I don’t think I have ever told this story on the intertoobz before. But last time I was in Canada (Ontario), I had the pleasure of meeting the worst waitress I have ever seen in my entire life. She apparently fled the place after I went and got the manager. The manager was pretty lame herself. I told her I didn’t want the person fired, because my wife pleaded with me to not get her fired because she felt bad for her, for some reason. I was just pretty much completely shocked that I did not at least get offered a free meal or anything in addition to not paying for the food, which I absolutely was not going to do. The place was not cheap or anything and I never have had another experience like that up there, but I’ve also never seen anything equal to that bad here in the states. It’s a long story, but if I told it, you’d probably think I’m making it up. I wouldn’t be.
Having had a number of friends in Uni who paid for their studies by being waitstaff, not only am I convinced that your story wouldn’t be the worst I’ve ever heard, I’m pretty sure I could top it. Assuming I could stop giggling as I typed.
I doubt you could top this. But please, I would love to hear it.
Me: Umm, wait, this is not what I ordered.
Her: Steak Diane, yes this is it.
Me: Umm, no, this is not even Steak, let alone New York Strip and where is my Chicken Marsala?
Her: Yes, this is it, Our steak is a Marsala chicken.
Me: Are you fucking drunk, what is wrong with you?
Her: We’re out of steak and chicken.
Me: … *wifey* baby, don’t do anything, something is wrong with her, look at her hair and teeth.
Me: Can I talk to the manager?
Her: We don’t have a manager.
Me: Yeah, ok, I’ll take care of it.
That’s some Monty Python shit.
Was she even workign there?
Try us.
It’ll probably be q good read.
Canadian politeness is largely a myth. There’s a reason why Canadian military types are known as some of the most foul-mouthed on the planet.
Mind you, at a number of international conventions I’ve been at, the keynote speaker usually said something along the lines of “If you’re trying to have a good time after the session’s over, just find yourself some of the Canadians. They’ve got you covered.”
I’ve always maintained that Canadians only need two things to have fun: a case of beer and a plausible excuse for breaking the law.
From my experience back when I was in the music business, which was a long time ago, Canadians were always polite and down to earth. It didn’t matter if they were Rush, Voivod, or the Dayglo Abortions, none of them gave you an attitude, or complained about the details of their rider, or whatever. Whereas I’ve met plenty of American and British musicians who acted like the world revolved around them.
After my State’s Air National Guard blew up some Canadians, I generally laid very low around their military folks – except in Afghanistan, where I was actually able to be a help. They had a goofy little frenchie LTC (” ‘allo, this is Lefffftenant Colonel Albearrrr”) there, and he would always have some recce unit or such come rumbling in and needed support for them. I made sure none of them knew I was from Illinois.
I knew I wasn’t the only Phillies fan here.
LOL
That is pretty darn good.
What’s everyone eating tonight?
Did the first steak on the replacement Weber. A little undercooked but overall pretty good for breaking in. Asparagus (bit woody) and mashed taters with fresh bread rounded out the dinner.
Salmon and rice. Tomorrow is burgers on the grill.
I roasted chicken marinated in pureed ginger root, vodka, chili garlic paste, lime juice, and soy sauce.
For tomorrow I have a turkey burger, but no grill.
Stella Artois, Pitu Vitoriosa, shrimp diablo, salad, Whistlepig Old World Cask Finish.
I still haven’t fixed my grill. But the squirrel came back to eat the remaining hose. So you have to at least admire his work ethic.
Get a Steel Braided hose, Problem solved, and it would cost about as much as a regular replacement hose plus ALL the Gas you lost.
BBQ!
I’ve been looking, but I can’t seem to find a regulator with dual steel braided hoses. Although, I guess I could just give up the side burner.
Can you buy the hoses separately?
Maybe.
Too bad the squirrel didn’t gas himself in the process.
Deer sausages on the BBQ, mashed potatoes and a tomato & cucumber salad. And home-made wine. 8^>
Marie Callenders Beef Pot Pie and some Cheese cake, with Dark Swan Sour Ale
Went up to the Fat Head’s taphouse and production facility as this was scheduled to be their last day open. Split a pizza with the girlfriend called the Italian Job: Pepperoni, Salami, Mozzarella sticks, banana peppers, and bacon. Paired that up with some great beers. Now I’m home, and working through the beers in the fridge and testing cocktail recipes.
Thinking of making a pizza later.
He who controls the oregano controls the universe.
Don’t you dare put pineapple on it.
I am a strictly pepperoni guy, with occasional forays into peppers and onions.
Big surprise, you like like the tube sausage. 😉
I haven’t eaten, I’m drinking myself to sleep for an early shift at work.
Made an Italian sub. Ham, capicola, salami, pepperoni, provolone, on toasted ciabatta with italian dressing, tomato, lettuce, and red onion. Very delish. Zacapa Solara 23 rum and coke for beverage.
Wifey is making strawberry freezer jam after dinner. Hopefully some of it will last until winter.
I covered it in the last post. With pics, too.
Grilled marinated pork tenderloin, grilled pencil thin asparagus and some leftover barbecue beans from a couple of nights ago.
Currently sitting on the patio with a Cohiba and a glass of 10 year old Russell Reserve bourbon.
Glad you’re on the outside. I’d be fartin’ up a storm.
Grabbed a cheese-steak & fries from a local place and plopped my ass into the beer garden at the across the parking lot micro-brewery. Two pints and one sammich later, fat and happy as a tick. That was a couple of hours ago, maybe time for some dessert.
Fought a bunch of gentlemen of size today and didn’t die. One is a Bellator fighter and I didn’t die. What a good day.
Sunny today, survived hangover, Warty still alive. Great day.
Was the DOOM COCK used? If so, that’s an unfair fight.
Fukken nice. Nothing like a little focused aggression to cure what ails ya.
Warty did manage to beat this guy pretty soundly.
“Those were $600 sunglasses…”
+1 Johnny cage nutpunch.
Only time in my life I’ve heard an audience (of mostly men) cheer a nut punch in a movie. Too bad the sequel was such a piece of shite.
Just some advice from my own experience, not that I’m the only person who has figured this out. But if you like Uber and use if frequently. Find a driver near you that you like and who is a good driver, and offer to pay them cash to pick you up when you want. We’ve been able to do this twice. The very nice lady who was doing this for us recently went to visit her family in Turkey (wonder what she thinks about Erdogen baning Uber?), and then I remembered a driver who I really liked who lives near us. Sent him a text and he was all about it. Nice. Save money and they get more money, WIN/WIN.
Some prominent members of the Canadian media have said they plan to boycott the U.S. ambassador’s traditional Fourth of July party, and have suggested Canadian cabinet members do so as well.
“Some prominent members of the Canadian media” can lick me.
I’m not sure if the US economy can survive this Canadian boycott, but for some reason, I think it will.
In other news. I’m not sure why everyone here hates these guys. Yes, they’re Canadian, but so is Rush. I’m just willing to forgive that if it’s good. So at the risk of more hate and ridicule… Oh, I think part of my like for these guys is that I remember watching Sarah doing some Sabbath cover on Youtube when she was 10.
Motion Device, let the hate flow, hate me, hate me!
Well, for instance, 11 year old Sarah.
Heaven and Hell
Not a fan, she sings like Jefferson Airplane covering the song; blech.
I like this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU9SoQxJewrWb_3GxeteQPA
So much so that I subscribed to his Patreon account. I laid out actual money. He’s like the calm, kind, reasonable and always-clear electronics prof I never had back when I was taking such courses in my high school. Man, I hated the dick who actually taught those courses. He’s one of the few clear memories I have from high school. Asshat.
And it doesn’t hurt that Carlson’s actually a Canuck, and only lives a few klicks from my house. You wanna talk about polite Canucks? He’s probably what you’re thinking of . . .
My first thought when he flashed the pic of his lab was wondering how he tracks his calibration.
Obviously, this guy is a shitlord of the racist, privileged patriarchy. I bet he even still believes the shit that racist Einstein came up with. Bah!
I am now at a wedding. At a Chinese banquet hall. The bride is nice enough. The groom is a douchelord. I need booze. #fucked
I like that style; it’s like a time jump in a narrative.
The last wedding I went to was the weekend John had his meltdown. I was stuck in a shifty hotel reading Globe on my tablet.
So you are saying you were drunk?
I was reading Glibs, fucking auto-correct. And I wish I had been drunk, but I was sharing a hotel room with my father.
Hotel didn’t have free wifi or free breakfast.
Good grief, was this in North Korea? Venezuela? Portland?
I was gonna make a crack about Quebec, but they’d feed you, and Seattle would give you wi-fi.
Leominster, MA. so you were close..
Stop making me miss John and Eddie.
I thought you were smarter than to miss John and Eddie. How could you be so stupid?
Come on, Ted, it’s not like I don’t like beer or something really horrific.
Well, to be honest, I sort of like John, most of the time. Even though I have had some real intertoobz fights with him on TOS. Eddie writes some really nice articles and I feel that it’s talent wasted. It’s just that.
You do realize I was just imitating John’s shtick, right?
Your nimble fingers!
Hip-hop! For once I beat Gustave to the punch!
Fucking auto-correct! That’s supposed to be woohoo.
I think Ted was referencing John’s schtick when he disagrees with someone.
Haven’t you noticed that many people disappeared? John Titor, Ken Shultz, Vhirus, Just Say’n…
Haven’t seen Number 5 in a while.
Number 6?
Yeah, oddly enough Number 6 disappeared around the time someone posted a link about about a British national getting arrested…
But he is not a number!
Neph disappointed me, should have been this.
Yes, No. 6. And it should be this.
Gustave pulling the Night Moves.
Titor and 6 are on Discord. Ken post on TOS.
Just Sayin also posts TOS
If its Chinese food stick to rum or beer.
Looks like cognac.
All the Asian wedding receptions I’ve been to had VAST amounts of booze.
There’s a reason to own a flask…
Happy Fathers Day Glibs. I will be smoking a brisket, tri-tip, and some sausages. Sides will be mashed potatoes, summer squash, garden salad and the in-laws are bringing dessert.
We have no kids this Fathers Day and I am happy.
Where did you get a Pipe that size?
Juarez when I was in the military. Its libertariantopia down there.
My gf: I can’t sleep this week.
Me: I bet i can bang you to sleepy time.
Her: challenge accepted.
I win. She’s sleeping.
Also, it would be totally reasonable for my neighbors to high five me tomorrow.
(Sorry neighbors, wish the walls were thicker)
So you went for the Cosby?
Bang. Not drug.
Jeez.
Reading is fundamental.
I learned that from Fat Albert.
You are wise beyond your years, Sean. And I don’t even know how old you are, moot point.
Relevant
(applause)
Much better story than my smoker menu.
Spent the afternoon cutting up a crab apple limb that fell in a recent storm. I kept a few pieces for smoking to see if it works as good as my other apple woods.
Again, where are you getting Pipes that Big? Crab apple Branches,? Beef Brisket? what happened to good ole Weed?
Got it from my dad.
Dads FTW! I miss mine
Cheers!
Mine has passed as well. (thinks about pouring out a beer for homie, but drinks it instead)
My dad turned 80 in January and is doing well for 80, knock on wood.
Glad to hear it, Take care of him Ted,
I’ve written mine off in terms of being a father but he is still dad. Fucker can bring in tail though…Here’s to Surfer Don!
WTF is with the Jaguar E-Pace? It looks like a Japanese “crossover”.
Well, the Jags haven’t won since Mark Brunell retired, so they’ll try anything.
*narrows gaze*
Hey, when you go bankrupt, you do whatever you can to raise cash.
True story: ToysRUs Canada did not go bankrupt and is still in operation.
It’s because of their slow internet connections and Amazon dog sled delivery.
Like when my small town in northern Wisconsin got MTV in 1999; you’re just behind the times.
I love how this Kong toy Bounces!, it flies all over the Hardwood floors, Hilarious!
Wait until it breaks something.
Nah, that won’t happen……..
/looks at China Cabinet
see also: https://www.pornhub.com/video/search?search=kong
No thanks Lil HM,
Sissy.
Late night caption contest, anyone?
Wouldn’t x8
The Eight Faces of Heave?
Ditto.
#4, the Day I realized I was a Man…..
Bowls! They’re not only for cereal….good haircuts, too!
I will only note that I have a strong suspicion that the Berlin wall fell some time between #2 and #3.
Here’s the story
Of a Frau Shady…
MJ, heroin, coke, meth, carrots, cake , Sinemet, Aricept
For all of these years, no matter how many rapist I import, I still cant get laid.
ZING!
And a heads-up, fellow Glibs, the girlfriend and I will be in Louisville and Nashville the first week of July if anyone in the area wants to meet up for drinks or food. It’s also looking like I’ll be in Denver near the end of September for the Great American Beer Fest.
In rugby news, Scotland are beating the U.S. (ha! but we made them play the match in Houston).
But the USA is keeping it close.
Is it on TV?
Never mind, found it on CBS Sports (<– huh).
Holy shit, US takes the lead!
OT: I watched the Pies the other night – I can’t believe I’m saying this but… they might actually be good.
v Carlton next week should be interesting.
UGH: based on recent results, the Pies should win in a canter. Full-time last night they lost to Fremantle 103-46 but at half-time it was 0.7.7 to 12.5.77
And their last game against Melbourne was even worse.
Ouch
“STEVE SMITH would throw a big rock at your head, or tell you to have a nice night, maybe?”
Foreplay?
I usually have to pay extra for that.
I pay them to LEAVE after.
So my daughter and I are going to Disney with my sister and her kids (and my father). My older nephew (11) has some serious emotional issues. We ended up leaving after about 3 hours of meeting up with them today because my daughter was getting really uncomfortable being around him (mostly because he hit my sister twice and cursed her out once).
My sister’s ex husband is a gigantic piece of shit, which is where he gets it from. I have no clue what’s going to happen when he acts up like that in the middle of the day at Disney
The good thing about being an uncle is you can be the the disciplinarian and the fun guy at the same time. Tell that fucker whats what, and say as long as he stays in bounds he’ll have the time of his life.
I’ve played this role for 9 nieces and nephews and counting. I’m both the one they actually fear repercussions from, and know they have the best time with.
Here’s the thing, and I want Glib opinion here.
My sister’s ex husband HATES me. With a passion. Partly because I knew what he was before he married my sister and tried to talk her out of it. Partly because he’s super duper Orthodox and hates me for marrying a Christian girl and having a filthy mudblood daughter, and partly because he’s just an asshole.
Pretty much everything my older nephew says and does is parroting him.
They live in Maryland. Y’all know Maryland gun laws. I know he has multiple guns in his house. I know he isn’t licensed. And I know he doesn’t leave them in a gun safe and leaves them loaded, and I know the kids have access to them.
Would it be terribly hypocritical of me if I notified the police of this fact? Maryland gun laws are shit, but he’s someone who isn’t stable enough to own them, so … yeah.
Yes.
Better than turning the state on him is turning his son on him. Do the upsell here.
I’ve tried.
It was somewhat of a rhetorical question, because i knew what y’all would say, and I don’t think I’d do it anyways, but, I’ll admit I’m worried older nephew’s going to get a hold of one of those guns and do something bad.
I’m good at controlling kids, probably because I think like a drunk kid.
Kids like me for some reason… I think it’s because I treat them as full grown people, instead of some kind of pet.
For some reason babies love me. Whenever I’m at the store and a cart with a baby passes me they go almost full exorcist trying to keep their eyes on me.
I’ve had the same issue. I usually blame the beard, which babies usually try to grab onto.
Must be the beard, I’ve got one as well. Babies must know manliness innately. Also, a few times when I was injured I found out kids fucking love canes. I don’t remember that ever being a thing for me growing up; but damn it’s easy to mezmorize any child with a cane.
I think babies and small children have me down too – I don’t particularly like them and vice versa.
Vice Versa
Be the better person.
Uncle here as well. I’ve got two nephews and a niece. The eldest nephew warned the younger one that that I wasn’t just threatening to end the day early one excursion. The nephews have also given me shit for taking my niece to more things then I’ve taken them to, which is fair.
That kid needs help although it’s probably too late at that age. Not looking good for future girlfriends. They’re getting beat if not killed.
His dad abused my sister, he watched it, he’s got emotional issues without that, so … yeah, unfortunately.
You may want to consider talking to your sister about getting counseling for him and her. Her Indulgence of his abusive behavior toward her is not going to end well for anyone. Not an easy conversation I know. It’s probably a crapshoot finding someone competent enough to help him but doesn’t sound like there’s a lot to lose. Could potentially save a lot of anquish for a lot of people.
Quietly unbuckle his seat belt when he’s on the teacups.
Sounds like toxic masculinity to me.
At the risk of sounding like more of an asshole than I really am, I’ve never heard “mudblood” before.
Consider yourself one of the lucky ones.
Have you heard of Mudvayne? If so I am sorry.
“mudshark” was big when I was in the military, used to describe a white woman who’s tastes drifted to POC (among many other pejoratives).
OOO, this gives me an in for my Mudvayne story! So I saw them at Ozzfest around ot 2. The lead sing (of a band that wears make-up) comes out and starts complaining about bands using gimmicks. He’s got his face painted like in that video and is wearing dirty overalls. He goes on and on about bands having gimmicks and how bad that is, the he says “You know why I wear these dirty overalls? Because like you I’m as filthy on the inside as the outside!”…I’m still not sure if that was performance art or just a really dumb guy.
I thought mudshark was ass sex.
Seems like I recall something from Mudvayne that wasn’t terrible.
I had this from them on one of my touch tunes playlist.
https://youtu.be/7q2bNqe0Xyk
Looking at that and other linked vids, seems like that actually had talent, couldn’t tell from the performance I saw.
On the new popularity of the term “Classical Liberal”
warning: the piece is a bit of a syrupy mess, but worth reading
its the sort of writing style that does “air quotes” – both explicitly, and implied – so often you realize you’re mostly trying to read via the *attitude* of the author, rather than any obvious meaning of words.
the funniest thing to me is that the author positions the whole thing as a ‘crisis within conservatism’. I personally think its the other way around entirely: the reason people like Pinker, Haidt, Harris, Rubin, Weinstein, et al are all now emphasizing “liberalism”, and its ‘classical’ origins…. is because there’s a schism within the *left*
basically, the issue is far more about the split between the Bernie/Clinton divide than “Trump” or some fictional alternative to trump from the GOP.
the reason Classical Liberal is gaining in popularity is more because the term “centrist” has become a sneer word within left-circles. if you even dare to consider ideas like, “maybe the “unlimited genders” thing isn’t really a great political view”… or ” maybe screeching “racist!” at everything you disagree with isn’t a great rallying-principle for left politics”, you’re basically treated like a pariah.
iow, people are looking for new terms, and its one that has always been around, and used by both ‘conservatives’ and people on the left alike. but this dude wants to paint it more as a “Dogwhistle” for the alt right, or something like that. or suggest that, without saying so directly.
the question of why “no one is rushing into the arms of libertarians” is also lightly considered.
i feel like there should have been a “laughing trombone” sound when i got to the end and it said,
“”Derek Robertson is an intern for POLITICO Magazine.””
Yeah, its like something someone fresh out of college would write. chock full of piss and vinegar and confidence… but pretty much wrong about everything.
I prefer the term ‘actual liberal’. Which is what I am. And democrats are not.
I’m full of piss and vinegar.
Before, I was just full of vinegar.
I’ve heard stories about what goes on in pickling plants…you’re not far off…
I’m reminded of when Clinton was campaigning in ’08 and was trying to emphasize that she wasn’t “liberal,” she was “progressive.” And then when you went back and looked at what the progressives really stood for, well damn, maybe she was right.
Only now, they’re lying through their teeth about what they’re trying to be, instead of being honest about it. So I guess maybe there’s not that much in common after all.
… politics is trash.
he makes a cogent and correct point at the end – which is itself sort of a common “college kid writing failure”… 80% of the time, a first draft would involve a professor telling you, “YOUR CONCLUSION IS YOUR ACTUAL ARGUMENT: take that, and put it up at the top, and start there”
here he’s exactly right- the left has basically ceded the entirety of the liberal tradition in favor of a marxist/post-structuralist intellectual tradition.
so … duh: other people said, “well, but Locke and Hume were actually right about stuff”.
he spends most of his piece trivializing an argument which he finally grants credibility to, just at the end.
Back towards the end of the Middle Ages, some European knights had articulated armored gloves that were essentially plate mail where separate rings of steel protected each phalanx. If you had one of those gloves, you could use it to punch him in the balls.
The term liberal came up on an earlier thread and I had mentioned that I thought the sophism and semantic games of acedemia’s Marxist have so perverted the terms liberal, conservative, centrist, left, and right to make them almost meaningless.
not almost, entirely.
Check out the writing the interns at Mises put out if you want to see how young people are capable of making cogent arguments. It’s the organization (Politico in this case) that accepts or even encourages this shitty form of writing. Poor kid. He’s learning from the worst.
i’m not really blaming the institution, or “interns” in general…
just that , in this case, its a case-study in “reach exceeding grasp”
Did you know Las Vegas has more windy days than the Windy City (Chicago) Its anuisance. Hard to grill or do anything productive when shit is flying around your yard..
More <a href="https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2018-6-14-germany-april-fool-no-more" title="Energiewendungsspaß” target=”_blank” >Energiewendungsspaß, or “How much more money can we piss out the window on this shit?” Now with signs of waking up to reality.
WTF
If only the zealots wouldn’t be so easy to give away their actual reasons. I took an ecology course in college where the professor asked how we could reduce our carbon footprints. I said we could eat more veal. They take up less space, eat less and we can synthesize what they eat instead of having to grow it. Her response was, ‘that’s technically correct, but it’s disturbing.’
LOL
It’s got to be embarrassing that the pre-Energiewende gains were so much huger than the post. I don’t know to what extent it was brought about by regulation versus choice or maybe they’ve just reached a point where incremental gains are just too expensive. Or if anyone is even interesting in answering those questions.
the best kind of correct!
“I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
And the dumb Krauts got rid of their nukes because they were afraid of…Tsunamis!
Holy shit! US beats Scotland after Scotland get the try at the death but don’t convert!
This is some weirdo rugby different from what I usually see, so I wasn’t sure if the extra point was going to be 1 point or 2 points.
That’s almost as big as Japan beating South Africa.
Um… translate?
rant
I went to a beer festival today which had like 30 different breweries bringing 2-4 different beers each.
I’m not an IPA hater by any means, but JFC if you’re bringing beer to a fucking beer festival maybe don’t just bring 4 allegedly “different” fucking IPAs? You guys don’t just brew IPAs, right? Maybe bring a couple different styles just for some fucking variety?
Seriously, half the booths, the beer selection was: an IPA, an IPA with some different hops, an IPA with some sort of odd fruit, and an IPA with more (imperial!) or less (session!) alcohol.
/rant
Rant on! Someday the IPA and excessive hops will be buried and the next beer fad will rear its head.
I thought tattoos and beards were a fad, too.
The tattoos need to go.
This guy is a Army Reserve drill sergeant (and an E7 to boot). He looks like a thug. No wonder snowflakes coming out of basic are in such sorry state.
Agreed. I appreciate variety and one of the goals of a festival for me is to try many different styles and brands to fine one for me to buy more of.
I only drink Red Dog, Miller Light and Miller 64. Some times I’ll throw in a High Life or Busch Light. At this point in my life I know what I like and don’t see a point in wasting time trying to be fancy.
They still make red dog?
Where are you at? The current trend here in Ohio is sours, lagers, and session beers. We still have several hop forward breweries, but they still have gone down the lager or hybrid styles as well.
It’s session beers, lagers, and sours in PA as well. Lucky for me I like them as well. I’m only a fan of a few IPA’s
Mother fuckers. Japanese schools introduce LGBT-friendly uniforms
“An emerging number of Japanese schools are introducing genderless uniforms or flexible uniform codes in an effort to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.”
Uniforms are gay.
Village People agree.
Assless chapspotato sacks for everyone!Something about East Asian kids wearing drab, unisex uniforms rings a bell.
Back up. I’d like to hear more about your assless chaps idea.
Why do I have to spend the day with the wife and kid? Shouldn’t Father’s Day mean I get to be left alone?
Should be a wash. Father’s day is a trade-in for taking mother’s day off. Christ, why ain’t bitches be reasonable. Enjoy the solitude, bitch.
Mother’s Day=Do what she wants. Father’s Day=Do something none of us wants.
Wait, you’re married to a Japanese chick. In Japan. Why are you celebrating any of this white shit?
It’s here, too.
You Jap fuckers are supposed to be on the forefront of real fucked up kinky shit. Instead I hear y’all are celebrating mother’s day on the sly. The fuck this planet coming to with all this vanilla horseshit. Next thing I hear you don’t even like tentacles. Panko squid just a big put-on too, I expect? All this time hiding behind that pixelation. Fuck this planet coming to.
Are they Jap Fuckers, or Jap fuckers? Inquiring minds want to know….
Yes but only after they make your favorite breakfast and give you a gift.
I’m at work right now and will be until the morning. Go home sleep 6 hours and come right back for another 12.
Happy father’s day indeed. Father doing what father does for father’s day.
You are a good man. I hope they appreciate you.
They won’t for a while…..
I Just bought this for Stage Craft, I’m going for a theme,
https://dresslily.com/flap-poclet-one-button-lapel-velveteen-blazer-product2241308.html
What dies that mean? For your music gigs?
Dies = does
Yes and Yes, Electronica and a dash of Bowie