ZARDOZ FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE BRUTALMAS LINKS

HO, HO, HO…GO FORTH…AND KILL!

 

ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES. BRUTALMAS….WHAT? OH, “CHRISTMAS” APPROACHES. ZARDOZ WILL BE GIVING THE GIFT OF THE GUN, AS ALWAYS, TO THE BRUTAL EXTERMINATORS.

BUT FOR THE CHOSEN ONES…LINKS! ZARDOZ WAS THINKING OF GIVING GRAIN, BUT THE ETERNALS SCARFED IT ALL DOWN.

THIS ALL YOU HAVE? WE NEED MORE!

THEREFOR, RECEIVE THEN THE GIFT OF THE LINK! GO FORTH AND COMMENT.

  • THIS SEEMS TO BE SPREADING…. ZARDOZ WONDERS IF THEY WERE WEARING YELLOW VESTS?
  • ZARDOZ IS NOT IMPRESSED. THIS BRUTAL WILL CERTAINLY NOT BE RECRUITED INTO THE BRUTAL EXTERMINATORS!
  • ZARDOZ DISAVOWS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THESE FLYING DEVICES. ZARDOZ IS THE ONLY FLYING ENTITY FROM THE VORTEX!

MERRY BRUT…ER, CHRISTMAS, CHOSEN ONES.

ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.

Comments

308 responses to “ZARDOZ FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE BRUTALMAS LINKS”

  1. Spudalicious

    ‘Teas The night before Brutulmas.

    1. Spudalicious

      ‘Twas, and first.

      1. Sean

        ⬆ lol

        1. MikeS

          ⬆ Yes

    2. commodious spittoon

      Vodka and lemon in hot water, which is like tea but not really.

      1. Spudalicious

        Don’t forget the honey.

    3. straffinrun

      Now we all wear gay apparel, fa la la la la la la la la.

      1. Spudalicious

        Lyndsey?

        1. +2 handfuls of glitter

          (Thanks, SugarFree)

          1. C. Anacreon

            Rip Taylor, is that you?

      2. Sean

        Leather chaps?

        1. Spudalicious

          And a thong.

          1. Russian Kia Drives Yusef

            And a hair stylist at all times

          2. Spudalicious

            +1

          3. Rhywun

            *slowly backs out of the room*

          4. Spudalicious

            Don’t be a bitch, you know you want in on this.

  2. Tres Cool

    #HailZardoz

    1. Chafed

      About that, is ZARDOZ a God? Because I’m thinking he is wishing the worshippers of a different god a happy holiday. Yahweh and Allah would take a much dimmer view.

      1. Well, per the script…

        Zardoz: Zardoz speaks to you, His chosen ones.

        Exterminators: We are the chosen ones!

        Zardoz: You have been raised up from Brutality, to kill the Brutals who multiply, and are legion. To this end, Zardoz your God gave you the gift of the Gun. The Gun is good!

        Exterminators: The Gun is good!

        Zardoz: The Penis is evil! The Penis shoots Seeds, and makes new Life to poison the Earth with a plague of men, as once it was. But the Gun shoots Death and purifies the Earth of the filth of Brutals. Go forth, and kill! Zardoz has spoken.

        but, remember – Zardoz was Arthur Frayn too. So…Advantage Jehovah.

        1. Arthur Frayn: I am Arthur Frayn, and I am Zardoz. I have lived three hundred years, and I long to die. But death is no longer possible. I am immortal. I present now my story, full of mystery and intrigue – rich in irony, and most satirical. It is set deep in a possible future, so none of these events have yet occurred, but they *may.* Be warned, lest you end as I. In this tale, I am a fake god by occupation – and a magician, by inclination. Merlin is *my* hero! I am the puppet master. I manipulate many of the characters and events you will see. But *I* am invented, too, for your entertainment – and amusement. And you, poor creatures, who conjured *you* out of the clay? Is God in show business too?

          1. Chafed

            So ZARDOZ is the trinity. Got it. That explains him turning the other (stone) cheek.

          2. Lackadaisical

            Is God in show business too?

            There is a band I like that sample a lot from third-rate movies. Finally found out where this great line came from. Thanks.

  3. Russian Kia Drives Yusef

    My tree is small like the penis should be, Hail ZardoZ

    1. Spudalicious

      You’re Japanese?

    2. Russian Kia Drives Yusef
      1. Rhywun

        But it’s cute!

        /no one ever

        1. Russian Kia Drives Yusef

          It’s alive so wait til next year
          Merry Christmas

        2. Russian Kia Drives Yusef

          Cute is not the right word

      2. Spudalicious

        Ahhh, I like it.

        1. Russian Kia Drives Yusef

          Irony tree, it’s like Pabst blue ribbon

  4. straffinrun

    Some guy from Der Spiegel called and is doing a piece on Glibertarians. What do you want me to tell him, Zardoz?

    1. Sean

      “Fuck off”

      1. straffinrun

        Can he misquote, uh, I mean quote you on that?

    2. ZARDOZ

      ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ADVISING ONE. ZARDOZ HAS SOMETHING BETTER FOR HIM TO DO….

      ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.

      1. Gustave Lytton

        CHOSIN ONE? No, that’s Evan from Evansville. Straff’s the nipping one.

          1. Gustave Lytton

            Yeah, that’s the right place.

    1. Plinker762

      How did you get in my house?

  5. Tres Cool

    William Perry was not available for comment .

    1. straffinrun

      That was impressive. Like a metaphor for Trump’s presidency.

      1. Bob Boberson

        ugh….thats not the video I thought it was…..just some dumbass “fact checking” the Santa is Odin thing

          1. Bob Boberson

            I like the cut of that Meisterburger guy’s jib.

          2. Hang on…how does some @#$% mayor say “there’ll be no more toymakers to the King”. Clearly overstepping his authority.

            ORDNUNG MUSS SEIN!

  6. Bob Boberson

    Backflip dumbass story:

    “FBI spokeswoman Kelsey Pietranton declined to say if he would continue to work at the agency.”

    My guess is “yes.” It must be nice to have the kind of job security where you can be an absolute drunk fucking retard and shoot someone and still not get fired. I’m sure he got a stern talking to and some paperwork filed by his supervisor. That’ll show him.

  7. Trigger Hippie

    “Footage of the June 2 shooting at Mile High Spirits and Distillery shows Bishop dancing in the middle of a circle of people before doing the backflip. The gun falls to the ground mid-flip and discharges as Bishop picks it up. The agent then puts the gun into a waistband holster and walks away with his hands up.

    “My whole goal in life is to care, protect and serve people,” Bishop said in court Friday. “I never expected the result of my actions to lead to something like this.”

    I’m sure that’s true. The police usually intend to shoot you and if they miss the accidental recipiant is the family dog. Come to think of it, they’re usually aiming for the dog.

    Snark aside, was their malicious intent? No. So I’m not too upset about the lack of jail time. Was doing a backflip while carrying a firearm a stupid fucking thing to do while in a crowded area? Yes. And he should be sued so hard his ass bleeds.

    1. Russian Kia Drives Yusef

      The backflip made the gun go off
      Damn backflip control now!!!!

    2. Akira

      I just watched that video again, and I just realized that it the gun actually goes off when he picks it up because he apparently puts his finger inside the trigger guard. Fucking moron.

      That’s even worse than I remember.

      1. Bob Boberson

        The worst accidental discharge I ever saw was the same thing. Idiot asks to see another idiots Sig. Idiot #2 hands it to idiot #1. Idiot #1 proceeds the rack the slide while simultaneously depressing the trigger. Missed a bystander by about 2 feet. Guns, alcohol and idiots do not mix.

        1. Bob Boberson

          *”same thing” as in keep your fucking finger off the fucking trigger you moron.*

      2. Rhywun

        Yes and you would think the fact that he doesn’t know basic gun safety would be the relevant part of the story rather than the dancing and the backflips.

        1. Fourscore

          Dance skills + his gun safety skills = accidental discharge?

          1. Spudalicious

            Euphemism.

      3. Trigger Hippie

        +2 nut punch

    3. Bob Boberson

      I agree. I’m more outraged that is seems like the FBI is keeping his sorry as employed. Like you said, he needs to be sued into oblivion.

    4. Florida Man

      I believe the victim’s lawyer has advised him to sue the tax payers instead.

      1. But Enough About Me

        Well, that is where the real money is, isn’t it?

        1. Rhywun

          Yeah, that lawyer’s no dummy.

          1. ZARDOZ

            ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN LITIGATION OBSERVING ONE…
            “+1/3rd contingency fee”.
            ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.

      2. Trigger Hippie

        X1000 OVER: ALL SETTLEMENTS MUST BE DRAWN FROM THE PENSION FUNDS THAT THE OFFICERS/AGENTS BELONG TO! FULL STOP!…X1000 OVER…

        You want to belong to and be under the protection of a state empowered collective, suffer as a collective.

    5. commodious spittoon

      How does a gun go off from falling? Isn’t that only a thing with hammer-cocked pistols?

      1. Lackadaisical

        It didn’t. It only goes off when he picks it up and pulls the trigger.

  8. Sean

    I pick up my new revolver tomorrow morning. ?

    I still haven’t shot my two previous acquisitions. ?

    1. Bob Boberson

      Same, I have several new guns I’ve yet to shoot. What’d you get?

      1. Rhywun

        Sounds like you two have a problem. Seek help for your gun addictions.

        1. Bob Boberson

          I CAN QUIT WHENEVER I WANT!!!

          1. Not Adahn

            I want an all-weather .45-70

          2. Florida Man

            With penentrator rounds?

        2. Sean

          You aren’t that far away. Probably under 2 hrs drive time. You’re welcome to range time with us (me & gf) if you’d like.

      2. Sean

        Shorty forty. Px4c9. 686+ talo 3″ .

        1. Bob Boberson

          Nice!

        2. Raston Bot

          I liked that Beretta in the subcompact version.

    2. straffinrun

      You must be so thrilled you’re doing backflips.

      1. ZARDOZ

        ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS HUMOROUS CHOSEN ONE. THAT ONE IS PASSABLE…BUT BORDERLINE. ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.

        1. But Enough About Me

          ZARDOZ’s humour-processing module must be offline. That was LOL funny.

    3. Rebel Scum

      I, too, have not gotten the opportunity to shoot either of my last two purchases. (an AR and a 1911 Commander in 9mm*)

      *I am in the market for a CZ or something like it in order to have more round capacity while having a similar function to a 1911.

      1. Bob Boberson

        A buddy of mine had a para-ordinance double stack 1911……It was fun to shoot

      2. Sean

        I got my CZ cajun ‘d by Cajun Gun Works…It is so much nicer. Recommended.

      3. Akira

        I carry a CZ-75 Compact in 9mm. It shoots like a dream. The only downside is that it’s heavy due to the all-steel construction, but I’ve never carried anything else so I don’t really know what I’m missing.

      4. mexican sharpshooter

        The newer ones (P-07) have the Omega trigger. The DA is much nicer than the standard 75, and can be converted to decocker only if you are so inclined.

    4. ZARDOZ

      ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN REVOLVER ACQUIRING ONE. ZED ALWAYS PREFERRED THE WEBLEY FOSBERY…

      ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.

    5. Plinker762

      I have a VEPR 12 I need to take out and test fire.

  9. egould310

    I bought Zardoz a couple weeks ago. I’ve watched it 3 times. It sucks balls. Maybe the greatest movie ever.

    1. ZARDOZ

      ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN CINEMA-GRAPHIC ONE. AN UNDERAPPRECIATED MASTERPIECE, TO BE SURE.

      ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.

  10. Rebel Scum

    Dancing FBI agent gets no jail despite shooting traumatized bar patron

    I am sure the average citizen would get the same treatment for his/her negligent discharge resulting in injury/death.

    1. +1 Plaxico Burress

    2. Trigger Hippie

      ‘negligent discharge’

      This immediately made me think of a friend of mine who makes twelve bucks an hour and has six children.

      1. Chafed

        *spit take*

    3. Chafed

      Exactly. One set of rules for the rulers and one for the ruled.

    1. commodious spittoon

      So, uh, Kool-Aid has a demo, huh.

    2. Florida Man

      YEAH!!!!

      1. Heroic Mulatto

        I’ve already booked a troupe of children of varied ethnicities to perform hip-hop dances in my house at the stroke of midnight as well.

          1. Heroic Mulatto

            Who said I wasn’t a traditionalist?

            Besides, OMWC and SP are getting in on it too.

        1. Florida Man

          OKAY!!!

      2. Playa Manhattan

        OKAY!!!

    3. straffinrun

      What’s with the “Lil” thing and rappers? Aren’t you supposed to make yourself sound like a badass?

      1. Lil Michael

        .

        1. Lil Michael

          Huh. Kinda misses the mark without the all caps.

          1. straffinrun

            Took me a minute. I never find Waldo, either.

      2. Heroic Mulatto

        Considering that some of the teenage dancers are almost as tall as him, I’m guessing it’s truly descriptive.

        1. straffinrun

          Truly descriptive names for rappers can’t possibly be a good idea.

        2. Florida Man

          Lil Wayne looks like a zombie

      3. DrOtto

        Back in my day, we prefaced our rap names with “Ice”. It was a better time.

        1. Florida Man

          Lil’ Ice is going to be my rap name.

    4. Not an Economist

      Just so everyone feels safe and secure the defense budget was passed and signed months ago.

    5. Suthenboy

      I have two complaints about the shut down.

      1. It isnt really a shut down and everyone is on vacation anyway.

      2. It wont last long enough.

      1. Spudalicious

        This is the epitome of “window dressing”.

      2. Rebel Scum

        This. There will be hoopla about the plight of the (non-essential*) federal worker that really mounts to zilch in issues for them. I just hope we can avoid shutting down open air monuments and parks this time.

        *if they are “non-essential” then their jobs (and departments) should not exist (because they are unconstitutional) and they should be fired.

    6. Rhywun

      Have some sob stories, shitlord.

      1. Heroic Mulatto

        Now I have a boner too.

        1. Rhywun

          Happy to help.

      2. Spudalicious

        Oh FFS. They got paid last Friday. They’ve already bought Christmas presents.

        1. mexican sharpshooter

          If you are a federal worker and at this point you still haven’t figured out how to save money in the event the government TEMPORARILY stops paying you…you’re probably a moron.

          1. straffinrun

            Raise your own debt ceiling, MFer.

          2. It’s not as if they’re intelligent enough to be able to get jobs in the productive sector.

          3. IRONY ALERT….IRONY ALERT….

            Pray, consider to whom you are commenting.

            HINT: He has done it.

      3. Lil Michael

        “When rent is due, rent is due,” Franklin said. “You can’t tell your landlord that you’re on a government shutdown, please give me some extra time.”

        It’s too bad that your landlord can’t put your sorry ass in jail like your employer can whenever they don’t get their cut.

        1. Rhywun

          Around here, you can simply refuse to pay your rent for months on end with zero fear of getting kicked out.

        2. Lil Michael

          JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, IT JUST GETS WORSE.

          “We don’t know whether we are coming to work tomorrow,” said Marian Ayeboua, 50, a mother of two teenagers and Statue of Liberty security guard making $24.66 an hour.

          Ayeboua survived the 2013 16-day government shutdown by living off canned ravioli and applying for unemployment benefits.

          FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU

          FUCK YOU

          1. Rebel Scum

            security guard making $24.66 an hour

            I had to go to school for 4 additional years and incur tens of thousands of dollars in debt to acquire the credentials to be able to eventually (over the course of years) work up to making around this before taxes. I’ll grant the cost of living difference between where I live and NYC (and surrounding areas…), but even that should not result in living off canned ravioli and applying for unemployment benefits for two fucking weeks when you are at that level of pay and you are definitely getting what amounts to paid vaca anyway. Try a little financial management, idiot.

          2. Heroic Mulatto

            I had to go to school for 4 additional years and incur tens of thousands of dollars in debt to acquire the credentials to be able to eventually (over the course of years) work up to making around this before taxes.

            Look at the sucker over here!

          3. mexican sharpshooter

            Wait. He’s a security guard and made $24/hr. I did analytics, risk management, and a slew of other shit for $25/hr….

            Its time for more beer.

          4. Lackadaisical

            That was my reaction.

    7. Tres Cool

      yo I bumped that joint the other day!

      1. Heroic Mulatto

        It’s completely absurd, and I love it.

    8. Chafed

      Not enough to Chappell.

  11. Rebel Scum

    Bonus day was today. It was a check as opposed to direct deposit so I was somewhat excited to be able to see the hot slavic (I want to say probably Russian) chick that I would usually see at the bank before my company joined the 21rst century and instituted direct deposit. She wasn’t there. Also, the state and federal gov’t thought they deserved over a third of of my bonus. So that was irritating.

    1. Bob Boberson

      Just remember you voluntarily agreed to give up 33% (or whatever the GOV decides) of that bonus check by virtue of being born here.
      #socialcontract

    2. commodious spittoon

      “You have monies, yes? For to give to me? I make deposits with the monies, yes? Good.”

    3. Rhywun

      Be sure to thank your nearest 40-year-old retired public sector worker.

      1. ZARDOZ

        ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS RETIREMENT OBSERVING CHOSEN ONE…

        + 52 YEAR OLD RETIRED FIREFIGHTER OR TEACHER
        /IL

        ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.

      2. Spudalicious

        Thank the elected officials that approved the contract.

    4. Playa Manhattan

      Pics?

    5. Yeah, I got to give up 1/3 of my military bonus last year. Good times.

      Will probably get this year’s contract bonus some time around March next year.

  12. LJW

    He catches a lot of grief for his latest movies but this was pretty good.

    https://youtu.be/Tp2qkhHU0Mw

    1. Rebel Scum

      That reminds me that I haven’t able to find my “Callahan Auto Parts” t-shirt.

    2. Bob Boberson

      Damn, Sandler is looking old.

    3. Rhywun

      his latest movies

      FTFY

      1. straffinrun

        Happy Gilmore has some great scenes. Most of them didn’t have Sandler in them.

  13. BakedPenguin

    Watching For a Few Good Men. Good movie.

    1. straffinrun

      Is that the porn version of a few good men?

      1. Tres Cool

        +1 Shaving Ryan’s Privates

        1. C. Anacreon

          Can’t hold a candle to Pulp Friction.

          1. straffinrun

            Any Pixar movie title works without any alterations.

          2. “Toy Story”

            I see your point.

      2. BakedPenguin

        I wouldn’t watch that. A Few Good Chicks, maybe.

        1. straffinrun

          Did you order the code red?

          1. BakedPenguin

            I had a disgusting response prepared. I’ll save it.

  14. Tres Cool

    In re: FBT Agent Chase Bishop
    Obligatory

    1. Chafed

      Right on the nose.

  15. Akira

    I have an old bottle of Sambuca that I don’t really want anymore, but I have a compulsion about throwing food away, including alcohol.

    So what cocktails can I make to use this up? It’s complicated by the fact that I don’t really like super-sugary drinks, and this stuff is straight syrupy.

    Any tips?

    1. Florida Man

      Molotov cocktail?

    2. Tres Cool

      A pounding headache. Thats been my experience with it.

    3. Rhywun

      Google it. I’ve found lots of cocktail ideas that way.

    4. mexican sharpshooter

      Pour it into a double espresso.

      1. Spudalicious

        +1 low level speedball.

    5. BakedPenguin

      I have a compulsion about throwing food away, I can relate. I pretty much buy frozen/canned food to avoid that.

    6. straffinrun

      Mix it with some Moscato. It’s called a Sambo.

      1. straffinrun

        How fast would that get me booted from Twitter?

      2. It’s not as if Moscato is any good for drinking straight.

        1. straffinrun

          Never had it. Just know about it from Drake and Lil Kim.

          1. Florida Man

            Super sweet wine. Ladies love it.

          2. I’ve mentioned before that when I went to my niece’s college graduation party, my sister had three types of wine: Chardonnay, Moscato, and White Zin.

            Way to confirm those stereotypes.

          3. Florida Man

            White women are the worst.

          4. straffinrun

            You sure that wasn’t her junior high school graduation? Yuck.

          5. That *is* my sister you’re talking about.

          6. Heroic Mulatto

            Were they all wearing Uggs?

          7. Uggs and stretched out yoga pants.

          8. Playa Manhattan

            pics

          9. Spudalicious

            Is your sister hot? Pics?

          10. My sister is 52.

          11. Spudalicious

            I’m 55, just sayin’.

          12. Sean

            I ? this place.

    1. Rhywun

      The projection I saw is we will lose two.

      1. Chafed

        Thank goodness for voting with your feet.

    2. straffinrun

      That’s not unique to New York. You Norks are not unique in the north, either.

    3. Rhywun

      I’m just wondering if after most of the country decamps to the “sun belt” will our politics here revert to normal and theirs turn into what ours are now.

      1. Florida Man

        Unfortunately, yes. I’m going to be pissed if I’m forced out of Florida by northern immigrants.

        1. Rhywun

          In fifty years I’ll be yelling at clouds about damn southerners migrating north and bringing their lefty politics with them.

          1. Florida Man

            Mark this post, so that they may know your predictions were true.

      2. Not as long as there’s New York City running the rest of the state.

    4. IL WILL NOT TAKE THIS LYING DOWN! Just you wait until our “Constitution altering TEAM BLUE majority in the Legislature and TEAM BLUE governor finish with us in the Spring…we will hemorrhage people faster than anyone else!!!!!

      1. Lackadaisical

        Heh, we also have democrat super-majorities, so we’ll be right there with you, boss.

    1. Suthenboy

      Neutral doesnt mean defenseless.

      1. Rebel Scum

        Yeah, yeah. I’m tryna troll, here.

    2. With Messerchmitt’s what?

      1. Rebel Scum

        Leave a trap, find a grammar-Nazi. So I’m thinking that Trump does this sort of thing on purpose as well.

        1. Playa Manhattan

          This is why Ted doesn’t get invited to cocktail party’s.

          1. Florida Man

            That and he refuses to engage in conversation about “talkies” as he refers to them.

          2. Rhywun

            talky’s

          3. Florida Man

            Talky’s what?
            /Ted

          4. I don’t want to be a cosmotarian.

    3. Juan-Baptiste Emmanuel Seguin

      And here I thought all they had were ms.406s…

    4. Hey, Friendo, you try to buy a Hawker Hurricane from the UK, when you are surrounded by the Hun on all sides.

  16. Playa Manhattan

    Just got an email from the accountant with this years’ tax projections.

    I’m going to have a stiff drink before I open it.

    1. Your taxes won’t be lower thanks to Trump’s reforms?

      1. Florida Man

        Blue states were punished

      2. Playa Manhattan

        CA taxes capital gains as ordinary income. I’m fucked.

        1. Spudalicious

          Welcome to the PRK.

        2. Chafed

          If this is a recurring problem then why don’t you invest in commercial real estate?

          1. Playa Manhattan

            I’m a substantial owner of a foreign biopharmaceutical company, which is in the process of blowing up.

            My only real option, I think, is to move out of CA to take gains.

          2. Heroic Mulatto

            I’m a substantial owner of a foreign biopharmaceutical company, which is in the process of blowing up.

            I think what Playa is trying to say is that now that he’s reached the upper ranks of the Los Zetas, he can’t spend too much time in Sinola Cartel territory.

          3. Chafed

            That does explain some things.

          4. C. Anacreon

            My only real option, I think, is to move out of CA to take gains.

            Good luck with that. California has full-time employees to tail you and look over any records they can find to see where you’ve been, made credit card charges, see where your kids are going to school, then even come and interview your neighbors, etc. And they will pursue you to the end if you lived in the state for even a few days.

            If you want to take gains in a more tax-friendly state, move today, and take the gains in 2020.

            It really, really sucks, but the State of CA will do anything they can to claim their share of your income. This coming from people I know who tried to get out, and my new accountant, who seems very sharp.

          5. Playa Manhattan

            Yeah, I know. I would have to actually move my entire family out of state.

            Staging a fake divorce would get me thrown in jail for a few years.

          6. Playa Manhattan

            If you’re talking about something other than a 1032 exchange, I’m all ears.

            I’m new to this.

          7. Chafed

            I don’t know what you do for a living so I can’t tell if you are trying to shelter earned income or passive income. If it’s the latter then commercial real estate fits the bill because of depreciation schedules and interest deductibility. Current income can typically be reduced to 0 for years and you control whether you ever realize capital gains.

          8. Mojeaux

            So he could be a landshitlord.

          9. Playa Manhattan

            HEY! I’m a good landlord.

            Some asshole jointly sued my tenants and I for not having the right signage for handicapped parking. He claimed that he was unable to use the facilities.

            It’s a dry cleaners with drive-thru service. Perjury much, asshole?

            BTW, he got nothing.

          10. Playa Manhattan

            I’m not trying to shelter earned income. I know that game as best as I can.

            I might need to hire you at some point, assuming that something doesn’t go horribly wrong.

    1. Florida Man

      That dude almost got stabbed by fatty.

    2. Playa Manhattan

      Why didn’t that end in a stabbing?

      1. Rhywun

        Because the guy with the knife was laughing too? I swear I’ve been to that exact party a few times….

        1. ….

          *blinks rapidly*

          1. Rhywun

            OK, minus the knife but with plenty of actual fights and where nobody was laughing at the end.

        2. CPRM

          That time there was a knife fight at one of my parties, I overhauled who I invited afterwards.

    3. Spudalicious

      That was some funny shit.

      “Her sister was a witch! Grow up, bro! Grow up.”

    4. commodious spittoon

      I really was kinda expecting that there’d be a live-action adaptation of Wicked, not the sing-song bullshit, though.

    5. straffinrun

      You’re links make me sad. Why can’t families just get along?

      1. straffinrun

        You’re, your, yor, ヨール.

          1. commodious spittoon

            Shame. Ffs.

          2. Spudalicious

            No kidding, how dare she not get his cereal?

          3. Chafed

            They seem dysfunctional.

          4. Heroic Mulatto

            They make up at the end.

          5. Chafed

            I think you mean in the end.

            /It’s a sex joke TedS, not a syntax error

    6. Chafed

      Is that Anthony Jeselnick’s brother?

  17. Florida Man

    I just thought of another guilty pleasure movie.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240468/

    1. Rebel Scum

      I like that movie guilt-free.

      1. Florida Man

        *high five*

    2. Spudalicious

      I’ve watched it at least six times. Awesome movie. My wife didn’t get it.

      1. Florida Man

        I thought I was the only person that liked that movie.

  18. Rebel Scum

    THE NAVY’S SECRET WISH: BRING BACK THE OLD F-14 TOMCAT FROM THE DEAD?

    Why not modify the F-15 to be able to operate from aircraft carriers? It’s thrust/weight ratio is more than sufficient and it is a purpose-built air-superiority fighter.

    That said, I have always liked the F-14 (which is a purpose-built high-level interceptor that could also do other things).

    1. Florida Man

      Because after Top Gun the F-14 is associated with homo erotica?

    2. mexican sharpshooter

      If they’re that concerned about Russian and Chicom 5th Gen fighters, perhaps they shoudln’t have shut down production on the F-22?

      1. Spudalicious

        Based on the video, they’re also looking beyond the F-35 and F-22. I.e., generation 6. +1 military industrial complex.

      2. dbleagle

        The F-22 ran ~$226,000,000 a copy (without the true coat lining). Even an F-35 is allegedly only $36,000,000.

  19. Merry almost Christmas Glibs! Celebrate with titties!

    http://archive.is/eyfam

    13… I’ll be in my bunk.

    1. Spudalicious

      No reason to go past 4.

    2. commodious spittoon

      NOTHING BUT HARLOTS AND STRUMPETS AND ASSORTED OTHER GIRLS FLASHING THEIR POSTERIORS AND ANTERIORS FOR MONEY, OR WORSE. SHAMEFUL. SHAME! SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!

      Deadhead wants to put together a get-together for the holidays, and if you’re in the area we’d much enjoy your company. SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAME.

    3. Chafed

      I didn’t know you left your bunk.

    4. BakedPenguin

      Uff da…

    1. Rhywun

      Only 107? Pikers.

    2. CPRM

      Are any of those ‘facts’ that George Lucas had no idea what he was doing, but surrounded himself with talented people and rode those coattails for the next 40 years?

      1. Rebel Scum

        That comes in the sequel.

        1. CPRM

          No, that came in the prequels.

      2. C. Anacreon

        American Graffiti remains an amazing movie. How much of that was Lucas? I have to think it was a lot.

        1. CPRM

          Maybe it was his only one. By all accounts Star Wars was saved from his work in edit and then he didn’t direct again until Episode 1. He comes across more an idea guy than an auteur.

    1. Rebel Scum

      But I’d still take an A-10 and/or F-14.

    2. mexican sharpshooter

      I knew a guy that flew the F-111. He was a dick.

    3. Chafed

      Bullshit. The A10 was purpose built, extremely lethal, and incredibly resilient.

      1. Spudalicious

        We have an ANG A-10 squadron based here. Just watching those guys fly over the house on their way to a training mission projects “bad ass”.

    4. Chafed

      Here’s another F111

      https://youtu.be/V67OOERTOEo

    5. Nobody EVER bothered me in Afghanistan, while a pair of A-10s orbited…

      1. dbleagle

        Yep. Having A-10’s or AH-64’s orbiting was pretty much a “Go away” in any language. The one time we had an AC-130 supporting us in Samarra we were like gods striding the Earth. Nobody fucked with us or anybody else in the city that night.

  20. Rebel Scum

    Charlie Kirk

    So this guy beats a “libertarian socialist”, like lit’s difficult to do so.

    1. Chafed

      That guy was an easy target.

    1. CPRM

      Russian Coolyoosen!

      1. Chafed

        That’s probably too close to the truth.

    2. Rhywun

      Too bad it took a sex “scandal” to take him down instead of, oh, I dunno, being a slimy control freak.

      1. straffinrun

        Scandal my ass. That’s Thug Life worthy.

      2. Chafed

        To judge by his successors, NY generally approved of his loathsome policies and tactics.

        1. Chafed

          Which partly explains the out migration discussed above.

  21. straffinrun
    1. CPRM

      The world is too stupid to comprehend. At least I have my beer.

      1. straffinrun

        If I had any editing skills, I’d make one: “Huh, Huh, Oh that’s hot!” *Cut to this.

        1. CPRM

          Cats should be purged from the earth.

    2. Chafed

      I don’t get it.

      1. straffinrun

        Watch YouTube rewind 2018. It’s unbelievably bad.

        1. Stinky Wizzleteats

          Worst. Video. Ever.

  22. CPRM

    Swiss, hows about you come up on a jaunt to Da Nort with SP and OMWC before they move and we have a grand ol time.

    1. Chafed

      Glibertarian sex parties are Rasilio’s beat.

      1. CPRM

        *Swoons* It’s time for bed now, I can get in 4hrs before I’m back at work then…

  23. Chafed

    CPRM I know the suggested conduct is antithetical to your personal ethics. Is the joke genuinely offensive to you?

    1. Chafed

      And Gilmored my response

    2. CPRM

      No joke is ever out of bounds chicken fucker. I was merely pointing out the joke doesn’t land quite right, and so elicited no laughter, because the joke had no context…also I’m drunk and trying to fall asleep, I really need to sleep.

      1. Playa Manhattan

        Eddie?

        1. CPRM

          I do miss him. The Mormons have a contingent here, but I don’t get a crazy Catholic to commiserate with? FAKE NEWZ!

          1. Gustave Lytton

            Oh, so lapsed catholic isn’t good enough?

            *flips keyboard*

      2. Chafed

        Chicken fucker!?!

        /turns off Amazon echo

        1. Playa Manhattan

          From a movie that never should have had a sequel.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fopvzf77b8

    1. CPRM

      Christmas lights are an extravagance that takes away from the meaning of the day. I don’t care for them. But you do you.

    1. CPRM

      Meh. I enjoy making fun of people, but this pablum for the masses.

      1. Chafed

        Put down the bottle and go to sleep.

    2. Stinky Wizzleteats

      The Bhagavad Gita is OK.

  24. Winston

    In the Morning Links Old Man With Candy was surprised at the pro-war left. Um aren’t we forgetting how the left was rabidly pro-war during both World Wars? And quite fond of censorship during that time. Almost like their position on war was always due to political expediency.

    Dalton Trumbo went from writing Johnny Got His Gun to Thirty Seconds over Tokyo. Carole Lombard wanted to send every Senator a copy of Johnny Got His Gun yet two years later was killed while participating in War Bonds rally.

    My Favorite is how H. L. Mencken was rabidly against WWI because he wanted Germany to win.

  25. Winston

    From the H. L. Mencken of our time:

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/opinion/europe-france-economy.amp.html

    Ever since World War II, the liberal global order that has spread more freedom and prosperity around the world than at any other time in history has been held up by two pillars: the United States of America and the United Nations of Europe, now known as the European Union.

    I have always noticed the tension between antiwar libertarians and those not very big on being antiwar. The former are very much opposed to the current world order while the latter think the world is good and getting better and gloss over how much of their supranational institutions and trade and Immigration ideals are propped up by the US war machine.

    Both of these centers of free markets, free people and free ideas

    Citation needed

    The core challenge for both the U.S. and the E.U. is the same: These rapid accelerations in technology and globalization have brought many more immigrants into many more remote corners of their societies — public housing in Paris today is dominated by immigrants — at the same time as many long-frozen social mores have changed — like acceptance of gay marriage and transgender rights — and as average work no longer returns an average wage that can sustain an average middle-class lifestyle.

    But robotics and artificial intelligence and outsourcing and Chinese imports have wiped out a lot of middle-skilled routine white-collar and blue-collar work.

    When you simultaneously challenge all these things that anchor people — their sense of home, their job security, their prospects for growth and the social norms that, for better or worse, defined their lives — and then amp it all up with social networks, you can get a really ferocious blowback, as France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, saw across his country.

  26. pan fried wylie

    Wait. He’s a security guard and made $24/hr. I did analytics, risk management, and a slew of other shit for $25/hr….

    Guardwork pays well, as it’s a significant challenge finding people who can stay awake for 8hrs straight without having anything to really DO, and who don’t posses more-marketable skills.