vxbush 1/4/2021 7:26:30 AM

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An ice storm this past week has created a lot of work for those folks who have chain saws. I have seen more downed trees this week than I have in many, many years. 

JCM 1/4/2021 7:55:47 AM

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vxbush 1/4/2021 8:55:50 AM

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In #2 JCM said: What could go wrong.... King County seeks to buy up to dozen more hotels to house homeless

I'm assuming it's gone so swimmingly so far, right? 

Right? 

*crickets*

JCM 1/4/2021 9:02:03 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 3:

I would say crime around the hotels goes up. But since reports aren't counted, and the preps aren't charged and only charges are now counted in crime stats, crime goes down.

Occasional Reader 1/4/2021 9:26:59 AM

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In #4 JCM said: and the preps aren't charged

Well, of course not, they look so natty in their Izod shirts and Topsiders, who would have the bad taste to charge them with crimes?

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doppelganglander 1/4/2021 9:28:26 AM

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JCM 1/4/2021 9:40:22 AM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 6:

What is my work password..... 

Occasional Reader 1/4/2021 9:49:03 AM

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In #6 doppelganglander said: having nearly forgotten how to do my job.

I was off for so long (Dec 23 - today) I’m not even quite sure what my job is, but I think I am the guy who applies the body paint to the sports illustrated swimsuit models. I’m going to run with that idea, anyway.

vxbush 1/4/2021 10:24:21 AM

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In #8 Occasional Reader said: I was off for so long (Dec 23 - today) I’m not even quite sure what my job is, but I think I am the guy who applies the body paint to the sports illustrated swimsuit models. I’m going to run with that idea, anyway.

Either that, or the New York body paint statues. 

vxbush 1/4/2021 10:25:59 AM

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In #4 JCM said: I would say crime around the hotels goes up. But since reports aren't counted, and the preps aren't charged and only charges are now counted in crime stats, crime goes down.

As they don't want to report incidents from certain students with certain skin color in schools, for example. 

JCM 1/4/2021 10:33:12 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 10:

Notice from the school district today, career day... blacks only.

JCM 1/4/2021 10:34:23 AM

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Reply to JCM in 11:

Tempted to complain... citing Brown v. Board of Education.

vxbush 1/4/2021 10:42:55 AM

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In #12 JCM said: Tempted to complain... citing Brown v. Board of Education.

I think you could be justified with that complaint. 

Occasional Reader 1/4/2021 12:25:08 PM

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Reply to JCM in 12:

Um, yessshhh.  Complain.  That’s just crazy.

turn 1/4/2021 1:01:17 PM

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In #11 JCM said: Notice from the school district today, career day... blacks only.

Maybe the employers are all auditioning for spots on TV commercials since only blacks are being used for those these days it seems./

Seriously though, this should be grounds for a complaint.

lucius septimius 1/4/2021 1:19:27 PM

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turn 1/4/2021 2:04:27 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 16:

The most believable part to the parody: 

Cosmo quickly pulled the issues from store shelves and issued an apology, however, when it was pointed out that all the decaying corpses and skeletons were white.

vxbush 1/4/2021 2:14:32 PM

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In #17 turn said: Cosmo quickly pulled the issues from store shelves and issued an apology, however, when it was pointed out that all the decaying corpses and skeletons were white.

Well, at least there were no complaints about the cover girls being too fat. 

turn 1/4/2021 2:28:08 PM

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In #18 vxbush said: Well, at least there were no complaints about the cover girls being too fat. 

lol

Although complaints about them being too thin would be appropriate!

turn 1/4/2021 2:34:24 PM

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What change one year can make, change never to be undone. All is proceeding according to China’s plan (IMO):

One year ago, as Americans were enjoying a year of unparalleled prosperity and a favorable trade-deal with China was close at hand, reports first surfaced that the Chinese were dealing with an outbreak of a serious, new type of pneumonia.

LINK

doppelganglander 1/4/2021 2:49:47 PM

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Reply to JCM in 7:

No kidding, my password was about to expire so I changed it last Wednesday. Thank goodness I wrote it down. 

turn 1/4/2021 2:51:51 PM

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Reply to turn in 20:
Safe bet, you can count on it:

While it is hard to predict where we will be a year from now in regards to the pandemic, I will project that China’s influence on our media and politicians will mean suppression of information and reports that may lead to an easing of the pandemic restrictions now in place for all nations . . . with the exception of China

Kosh's Shadow 1/4/2021 2:55:59 PM

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In #16 lucius septimius said:  This is healthy! Cosmo features dead "not traditionally alive" cover girls

Cosmo for Zombies.

The question is, do the models identify as alive?

Kosh's Shadow 1/4/2021 2:57:34 PM

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Reply to JCM in 12:

Fight the blacks-only career day and you and your kids will be labeled racists. They'll come looking to see where you keep your white sheets and crosses to burn.

But I agree it is something to fight.

JCM 1/4/2021 3:39:20 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 24:

I can see their response now.

DIVERSITY!

doppelganglander 1/4/2021 3:53:06 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 24:

Agreed. You will be labeled a racist for being against segregation. 

JCM 1/4/2021 4:25:50 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 26:

My daughter picked up on that. She's 14.

Saw a story about "black only" dorms at a college. She came to me, "Is this even legal?"

She saw the hypocrisy right off the bat. I walked her through the history of Plessy v. Ferguson, Jim Crow, and Brown v. Board of Education.

Occasional Reader 1/4/2021 4:28:38 PM

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Reply to JCM in 27:

Well, then, your daughter is obviously a white supremacist, just like her dad.

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Kosh's Shadow 1/4/2021 4:29:29 PM

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Reply to JCM in 27:

In a previous job, my boss' 9 year old daughter saw through Michele Obama's lunch program.

Some meal was cheaper if you had an apple with it. She realized she could save money and just throw out the apple.