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What Magical Fantasy Land Do You Intend to Escape To?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

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So my Raiders are 7-2 and are headed into their bye (hopefully some familiar faces will stop by and help me do an update next week) and, um, I need something to distract me from the real world for a little while.

I’ve been meaning to get into Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, so I think I’ll spend the next few months doing just that. There’s also Westworld (all about the worlds, I guess). Maybe take in the last season of The Wire and catch up on all those movies I haven’t seen in the last few years since my attention span fell off a cliff. I hear that Batman – The Animated Series is also quite good.

So how about you? How do you intend to escape reality?

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Trevor Semen

By trying to gather enough 15-25 year old to siege the white house come February

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

At this point this world seems pleasant:

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/17388/nut-kick-o.gif

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litre_cola

Sports, fine red wine, and my new acquired taste of cooking with marijuana.

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blaxabbath

Dow Jones had a healthy day.

I’m not immune to threats of a off-the-rails Trump Presidency — but I am sure fucking tired of hearing internet culture warriors already blaming every problem on Trump. We saw the right do it with Obama and it was stupid and embarrassing. And if you (general term) are someone who was so vocal about the futures being down overnight, get a fucking financial adviser. Trump, by simply existing as the President Elect, is not going to tank the global economy. Now I know, Tattoo’d Up Social Justice Degree-Holding Bartender Chick Who Loved Bernie But Bought In On Clinton, that you hate the guy. But people who have money — real money; like giving huge campaign contributions money — don’t have the luxury of throwing their arms in the air and saying Trump’s going to fuck us all. They need to try to make the best of the situation. And, lucky for you, Trump is bought in to the same economic system they are (and you can be when you get that adviser).

Don’t get me wrong – he may do something crazy. He will definitely do things, at best, that are inappropriate. And when he bombs London or vetoes a debt-ceiling increase in the 11th hour, he’ll be the reason the markets are tanking. Until then, when all he has done is list a bunch of establishment insiders as his transition team — why the fuck would Wall Street not like this? Because Trump is racist? All those fuckers care about it GREEN.

You want to see the stock market freak? Watch a Larry Page and Sergey Brin transition team introduced on election night.

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scotchnaut

[opens arms wide]

“Canada!”

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Lothar of the Hill People

I’d just play Civ and read whatever, but I have to pay too much attention to the real world to be able to escape.

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nomonkeyfun

I think I’m going to read some antebellum novels. I want to immerse myself in a world where the blacks and the wimmenz have some rights.

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jjfozz

My wife is a die hard Republican. I’m escaping into Bourble Land for the next 4 years.

Remember that scene in Patton, when the general comes across that bloodied, dirty American lieutenant, and the background is a scene of devastation, bloodshed, and burning tanks?

The lieutenant says, “The last few hours were hand to hand.”

That is my life for the next four years.

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Cuntler

I like your positive attitude, considering we will all die in a nuclear holocaust on March 23, 2017.

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ThePirateSloth

I’m moving to the Oregon coast and searching for One Eye Willie’s treasure so I can sail off on his pirate ship and finally realize my dream of owning a pirate ship and pirate hideout. Once I get settled, I shall return for each of you during the night to steal you away to crew my ship. We shall rules the high seas and coasts with scathing dick jokes, witty political commentary, and a reputation of drinking all the booze at every port we visit.

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LemonJello

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theeWeeBabySeamus

For me, it’s Westworld, TWD, documentaries, booze, anger and shame.
Not necessarily in that order.

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ballsofsteelandfury

Does my ex’s vagina count?

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Dunno, haven’t seen it.
(as far as you know)

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LemonJello

I hear it’s as big as a house.

I hear its as big as a house.

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ballsofsteelandfury

That is extremely well-crafted.

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laserguru

I’ve got all of the middle seasons of American Horror Story having only seen the first season and watching the current one and I’ve got a ton of new books to keep me happy.

I’ve mentioned this before but the novel Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish is incredible. I’m currently reading the second Harry Hole novel by Jo Nesbo.

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

I’m going to re-watch Idiocracy on loop until I forget that it’s not fiction.

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Not sure if this is before everyone’s time (it was before mine, frankly) but it’s from a movie call Groove Tube. Yes, that’s a young Richard Belzer when he still did comedy and hadn’t morphed in John Munch for the rest of his career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgTzlXdviWk

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theeWeeBabySeamus

…morphed in John Munch…

Best typo ever.

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laserguru

I loved the Groove Tube!

Had Chevy Chase in it too.

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Cuntler

I still haven’t finished Breaking Bad. That seems less grim than the Republican dystopia of 2017.

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Genital Issimo

Maybe I should just go ahead and donate my liver – I’m only gonna burn thru it at the rate I’m going. Somebody decent could probably use it

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LemonJello

I’ll probably break down and buy Civilization 6 and alienate the long suffering Lady LemonJello while I repeatedly take over the world.

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Sharkbait

That sounds like a good idea.

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sunrisesunrise

As corny as it sounds, I’m going to spend time with my daughter and be thankful she is still too young to be aware of how shitty the world really is.

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JustStopDude

Drugs….

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All of them…

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blaxabbath

I am back on Harry Potter. Book 2 right now.

Frankly, all these big words are a little intimidating after listening to Trump’s acceptance speech last night.

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Cuntler

In honor of Horatio’s quote above, your 2016 Presidential Election, everyone!

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LemonJello

Probably could use more Yakety Sax, just like the election.

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

And big ups on Discworld. I would recommend starting with Mort or Guards Guards. More representative of the series as a whole than the earliest-published books

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

Online real estate listings. In Scotland.

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Spanky Datass

Fiji. Hear it’s nice. Never been.
Yep, Fiji …http://assets.lonelyplanet.com/gonzo/best-in-travel-2016/top_countries/fiji_medium.jpg

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SonOfSpam

First I have to figure out how to function. Having a difficult time this morning.

Then, I dunno…Westworld?

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laserguru

Westworld is fucking awesome.
That is all.

Yeah, I’m living in a pretty surreal state myself today.

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Unsurprised

I want to mainline Sill’s meltdown, which I regret that I (and the rest of DFO?) missed.

Other than that, it’s every man for himself. I’m out. I’m selling my soul to the first bidder that comes along.

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indieguy

Where can I read that. I’ve always liked sills opinions on matters

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

I’ve got $10 and half a sleeve of Saltines.

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LemonJello

“HEY EVERYBODY LOOK AT MR FANCY PANTS BIG BUCKS OVER HERE!”

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ThursdaySkyGoddess

I’m going to finish binge watching “The Crown”, live off of whatever else I haven’t gotten around to deleting off of the DVR, and taking whatever recreational drugs get me here:

http://67.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7bcfcifDJ1qe1hi6o4_r1_400.gif

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Sharkbait

Probably looking for a new job since my company got bought this morning. Other than that, most likely video games where I can shoot things.

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