The Swamp

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:14 pm I just deleted Facebook to avoid all of this. Of course, I'm basically a hermit and now I'm even more isolated than I was before, so YMMV.

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:52 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:45 pmAlso, I don't want my mom wondering what I'm using instead of Facebook and accidentally finding Twitter. She won't like what I post there.

Yeah, that could be a problem. My mom follows me now. I'm not worried about political stuff, but I feel bad swearing now.

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:32 pm The couch BSF just sold looks virtually identical to one I sold 15 years ago and now I want to know its provenance.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:58 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:32 pm The couch BSF just sold looks virtually identical to one I sold 15 years ago and now I want to know its provenance.

Really like the idea of a couch having provenance.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:58 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:32 pm The couch BSF just sold looks virtually identical to one I sold 15 years ago and now I want to know its provenance.

Really like the idea of a couch having provenance.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:46 pm A woman I went to high school with posted this a few days ago:



And it was really hard not to respond with A) I would guess that Sam Elliot doesn't appreciate being used in racist memes, and b) Lets see a trained seal do this:

Everybody’s at odds with each other. And nothing against Trump. I think Trump won because he didn’t have someone running against him that was electable. But he spoke to that vast whole out there that had been neglected forever. I’m not saying anything new; we all know the truth of it. But god, just the fact that this guy could get elected president is mind-boggling. It just shows you the state of the union. I don’t understand why we can’t look at the bigger picture and work for the greater good. Why does one side have to be wrong? Why does the other side have nothing to say of value? Center of the road, to me, is where we all need to get back to. You’d hear a lot of people criticize me for that, saying you have to make a commitment, you can’t dance down the middle of the road. Well, s—, if they’re not going to reach across the aisle and at last talk to each other, and work on the art of the compromise, then it’s pretty bleak.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:35 am Sam is not a pro-Trump guy, at all. He's a 72+ year old actor that's not trying to alienate anyone, but feels like things have gone to shit. From an interview in 2017:

Everybody’s at odds with each other. And nothing against Trump. I think Trump won because he didn’t have someone running against him that was electable. But he spoke to that vast whole out there that had been neglected forever. I’m not saying anything new; we all know the truth of it. But god, just the fact that this guy could get elected president is mind-boggling. It just shows you the state of the union. I don’t understand why we can’t look at the bigger picture and work for the greater good. Why does one side have to be wrong? Why does the other side have nothing to say of value? Center of the road, to me, is where we all need to get back to. You’d hear a lot of people criticize me for that, saying you have to make a commitment, you can’t dance down the middle of the road. Well, s—, if they’re not going to reach across the aisle and at last talk to each other, and work on the art of the compromise, then it’s pretty bleak.

I listened to a long interview with him on Dax Shephard's podcast and he comes off as a compassionate, thoughtful guy... Highly unlikely that he's morphed into a MAGA idiot in the last 3 years.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:41 pm So I’m getting married in a month. I’ll keep it on long enough to do the announcement, and then I’ll be following Brian. Off Facebook that is, not to Mexico.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:41 pm So I’m getting married in a month. I’ll keep it on long enough to do the announcement, and then I’ll be following Brian. Off Facebook that is, not to Mexico.

brian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:02 pm Some of you guys might have seen I'm off Facebook. Haven't taken step to delete my account yet, but deleted app from my phone and bookmarks. Logged off and no intention of logging back in any time soon. Fuck Zuckerberg.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 5:41 pm So I’m getting married in a month. I’ll keep it on long enough to do the announcement, and then I’ll be following Brian. Off Facebook that is, not to Mexico.

brian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:02 pm Puerto Vallarta. Hopefully in the Zona Romantica or the 5 de Diciembre.

brian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:22 pm It's no Justice For Don, but I decided to say the hell with it and bought a website for a blog. I have a LOT to do to learn about how the fuck WordPress works and to pretty things up, so it's definitely in a very rough state at this point, but since I have the domain thought I'd share it here:

http://exiledfromamerica.com

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:35 pm

brian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:22 pm It's no Justice For Don, but I decided to say the hell with it and bought a website for a blog. I have a LOT to do to learn about how the fuck WordPress works and to pretty things up, so it's definitely in a very rough state at this point, but since I have the domain thought I'd share it here:

http://exiledfromamerica.com

I respect your decision to move and I admire your balls and willingness to pull up stakes and go to Mexico. But, given your stated reason of "because we no longer feel safe or welcome in Donald Trump’s America", isn't your timing a bit curious? I mean, there is certainly a decent chance Joe Biden will be president in January. Obviously, the debris and empowered assholes that come from Trump's administration will still be around to cause all sorts of shit, but at least we have hope for an improved America, soon, right? Hopefully, it won't always be "Donald Trump's America".