Plan B Forum

On the 'Russiagate" scandal in the 2016 election. For me that was using an obsolete paradigm. There was no need for Russia to 'collude' with Trump. Well Snail, that was rather the point. NPR didn't see it that way and they eagerly piled on. Persistent rumors that the Trump campaign colluded with Ru...

https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust You know the stereotype of the NPR listener: an EV-driving, Wordle-playing, tote bag–carrying coastal elite. It doesn’t precisely describe me, but it’s not far off. I’m Sarah Lawrence–educated, was raised by a lesbian peace activist mot...

Joe Guy wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:49 pm

Ooh! Ooh! I know that one....

E paper clips!

So close Joe! Take another crack at it. The light will dawn

Burning Petard wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:52 pm

Maj Gen'l sir, did your male child show you this? snailgate.

No sir! He's 48 years old and knows better

Many years ago I stopped smoking indoors - in the house, anyone's house, at work, in the car. Spent a lot of time in the great outdoors. I finally "quit smoking for Jesus" when I became a Christian. Then again a month later. And again a week later. And again. . . my wife went through hell with my ba...

My question to each one of you, based on the evidence that’s coming forth, were the Amazon’s real people or just a myth?

I don't know. Maybe. So?

Me too!

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Burning Petard wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:10 am

From the headline, "Skydiver dies a second time" I was sure it was an Easter story.

snailgate.

MajGenl.Meade wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:52 pm

Well, it is Easter . . .

Again you don't read for comprehension. I have bolded the words for you. See, the first statement said you may not be as clever as you think you are. Now, we all think we are a certain degree of "clever" - from 'not very' to 'average' to 'very' and all grades in between. You are somewhere on that sp...

Well, it is Easter . . .

And wine and books . . . https://www.worldswithoutend.com/covers/rb_dandelio.jpg . . . And there's always a connection Fans of Ray Bradbury will surely remember The Time Machine, one of the more iconic stories in his wonderful collection Dandelion Wine. In that story, a group of kids break into an o...

A Northern Flicker attacked our chimney cap this morning. Amorous little bleeder

It means "Come here Kitty" as BSG wrote

I wonder what liberty would be like if he was as clever and intelligent as he thinks he is.

Have I ever claimed to be anything special?

There's the problem, lib. You don't know the difference between claiming and thinking

the singing of a provisional

He looks a bit surprised in this one. Photo taken shortly after his arrest . . .