I am a fairly tolerant mammal. I think pluralism is vital, and have no interest in everyone thinking or believing the same, from religion to politics to sportsball.
But you don’t get to believe there are no other planets, that the earth is flat, or that polio’s return would be good for the human race (maybe for the planet, if it accelerates the cats’ dominance atop the planetary food chain).
But there is a special place in HAYELLLLLL for Sandy Hook Truthers. Oh, HAI Q-aron! You fucking weeping herpetic lesion of an alleged carbon-based life form.
I’d say you ALMOST deserve feeling that kind of loss, the hurt that never goes away or even dissipates in the slightest. To lose a child. A grandchild, even. And to have smug jackasses like you go on a steroid-addled meathead’s “podcast” and “critical think” about your suffering being some kind of false flag operation.
Why almost? Because anyone already related to you has already suffered enough. I’ll be content with hordes of daemons shoving their cloven hooves so far up your rancid asshole that you shit goat hairs out of your eyeballs. For all eternity.
Shit, I don’t even have a strong opinion (or even really an opinion at all) on gun control. I am a horrible person, in general. But just not that low, that I need to build my ego by stunts like yours.
But yeah, Q-aron belongs with RFK Jr. Let me preface this by saying the Kennedy “dynasty” can just go fuck themselves in general. JFK was a pretty lousy President, outside of not blowing the world up during the Cuban Missile Crisis. RFK was a narcissistic prick as Attorney General, and would have been an even worse President before his little encounter with Sirhan Sirham (somewhat Karmically, there are “truthers” around that incident, too). Forget about that teeming horde of witnesses, yada yada.
If you, or someone you love, is even considering voting for the RFK/Q-aron ticket – please just vote for Herr Fuhrer instead. Own your no-nothing fascism. Put on the hair shirt. Wave your freak flag, and maybe sterilize yourself with a nail gun while you’re at it.
No need to worry about climate change, folks. Humanity will destroy itself before we get anywhere near the “tipping point.” We are irretrievably, irredeemably FUCKED.
But I’mma vote for Diamond Joe, anyway. As my final middle finger to society as it tips over the fascist ledge.
There is probably some Lesser Footy this weekend, but fuck off if you think I can bother being arsed about same. Talk amongst yourselves.
Fields for a 6th eh? Seems low.
I legit want the Steelers to have fields convert to receiver just for the memes
Stillers to the Superb Owl! Fields and Charmslinger!
Is this a 1/1A situation?
Just back from the pub. What a delicious day. May order a succulent Chinese meal and have some vino.
Woohoo! Now more drinking. Bar 11 is apparently in the cards.
Lunch at the beach in Playa. There are girls in string bikinis everywhere. I’m inside eating sushi.
https://ibb.co/Xk1Nc6h
This is the “Flight 3” sake sampler. Unlike a small ceramic carafe(?) of hot sake, there were three cold samples. I didn’t read the guide until I almost finished the first one. It didn’t smell like banana cream pie but it tasted like it (boo). The middle one was okay. The third one says grape juice, cotton candy, and lemonade. WTF?
https://ibb.co/cD4BhfK
Germ X is probably the most important thing on that table.
BOOSH
Mina Kimes out here taking shots like she was on the 3rd floor of a book depository.
https://twitter.com/minakimes/status/1769099571957747756
“You just made an enemy, buddy. I’m adding you to the list!” [unravels 10 foot long scroll]
-Qaron
I wouldn’t throw stones if I married Ashton Kutcher!
I’d like to say it’s kinda boring cheering for City of Men but it’s the only thing I’ve got.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/699286
We’re listening to the Pogues and drinking Guinness.
I’m extremely happy right now!
Play Dirty Old Town!
It’s been done!
Littlest right just told me that she recovered a hockey puck at the Kraken game.
This kid!
Awesome! Always fun to see the kids light up when they get a puck!
Hamden’s own, Jonathan Quick, having himself a game.
Man, “hockey puck to the collar bone” is way down my list of things to experience.
Have had that. Can confirm, it sucks.
Reporting back from the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario)-one installation featured the Italian immigrant experience in Canada. The letdown? Not a single macaroni glue art piece featuring a greasy dad beating his oldest son. smh…
“I’m sorry, sir, we have a dress code for this exhibit. If you do not have a white tank-top type T-shirt of your own one will be provided for you.”
I saw it a while back. I liked the exhibit that highlighted the rivalry between the Montreal Mafia and the Toronto Mafia, and how the both hated the Jewish mob.
Holy shit! Surprise visitor! Littlest right is here!
All 3 of my granddaughters are here!
What’s with the new McDonald’s promotion WcDonald’s?
I just ordered chicken nuggets and the packaging was in an Asian language I did not recognize. Korean, maybe? Definitely not Chinese and most likely not Japanese.
Me confused.
I stand corrected. It’s apparently a Japanese manga thing:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/welcome-to-wcdonalds-mcdonalds-brings-anime-fans-favorite-fictional-restaurant-to-life-302066808.html
I was hoping for a Wario crossover.
Sharkbait’s witnessing some hawkey.
Goals for some, miniature Jagrs for others. Others being Gritty.
Defense optional
After today’s gym session, where I hit the weights hard, (I am mildly sweaty!), I went to the deli/restaurant some friends of ours own and their Sicilian chef made me, (because I ordered it off the menu and handed over the correct amount of US currency for it, you see), a turkey prosciutto sandwich and right now everything is pretty much all right with the world.
Also straight and male. That’s why reality doesn’t affect me!
I’d recommend being white, straight, and male to everyone.
Honestly I don’t know why more people do it.
Artists conception of today’s HOA meeting
As the VP of our HOA, I have found the answer to those types of meetings. Don’t have any, place the problematic proto- Nazis on the committees which need a lot of time but have no real power, set them against each other, and finally ignore all emails except those about payment.
Ignorance is bliss. I’ve found that just ignoring client’s stupid questions leads to them eventually giving up and settling the case anyway. Saves me a ton of time.
3rd pill + booky-book = time for a lie down/probable nap
Thank y’all for tolerating this week’s HippoRant. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming, already in progress.
3-nil to the good? oh u NOE Litre gon’ drank
I’ll never tire of Tottenham shitting the bed.
Fuck you, Fuckface Harry Kane, wherever you are.
Wooooooooooooooo
My mother-in-law left some of her medication behind.
The Deadly household right now (artist’s conception):
Waste not, want not.
Want it, wasted!
RTD’s estrogen levels have never been better!
I feel like that is the one and only subject (how anabolic steroids break down and affect your other hormone levels) where you could actually get some valuable information by tuning into the Joe Rogan Show.
When his podcast was focused on comedy and MMA, with some occasional sides into hunting, it was really enjoyable.
When it veered into the Earth being flat yet somehow also governed by mole people it became awful. At least to me. Spotify and a nine-figure contract would indicate that others felt differently.
Others vote.
Move to an island.
It’s not a mythical sea creature getting released, but some flightless birds need to be dealt with.
It’s real to me, dammit!
Lets go Pens!
I’ll give you $1 to go smack that bucket hat off Sidney Crosby down in front.
You wearing Rangers gear?
Yup. Now 3-0 in the sweater Mrs Sharkbait got me.
boooooooooooo
We just got back from a VERY contentious HOA meeting. I thought there was going to be a donnybrook amongst the old folks, but they managed to quell their rage with some cookies. The board is entering into a 5 year agreement with Spectrum for bulk internet, which would be a very good deal for us because we just have internet with them , no tv or phone. Our bill would go from 92 bucks to 30. Cap on annual increases at 6%, taxes, fees, routers and modems included. People who bundle the other stuff were not happy, they are sure their bills will go up dramatically. And they probably will, because Spectrum is skeezy. I’m pretty sure this is a done deal, and the meeting for our input was just a smokescreen. It was hilarious though, lots of red faces and finger pointing. I was entertained!
I cannot imagine any scenario where I lived in an HOA and didn’t wind up on the late local news for all of the wrong reasons.
I don’t have a HOA but sometimes get roped into local community leaders town halls by Wifey. I usually regret not having brought popcorn. Nothing gets the geezers going like service and utilities issues.
A nice lady I had the pleasure to chat with once.
I love Joan Jett.
And I love ice cream!
And she don’t give a damn about her bad reputation.
Oh no no no no no no no!
I hear she’s doing all right with the boys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgN_DcnJX7s
Although I’m pretty sure Joan plays for the other team. Still a good song.
AC/DC She’s got another lover besides me,
AC/DC She’s got another women besides me,
That’s awesome!
Okay, I get what you are saying, but what about this:
President Aaron Rodgers.
Let’s say SOMEHOW (Russian technology, Russia gets both Biden and Trump to sleep with the fishes, or Chinese tech) RFK wins and then does what Kennedys do
President Aaron Rodgers.
I, for one, would love for the President of the United States to have a 3 INT game.
Didn’t we already have that with COVID?
Imagine COVID Part 2 Ultraviolet Light Injection Boogaloo – President Rodgers’ response to that would be the equivalent of a 10 interception game.
Wasn’t he the one that went on a darkness retreat, so light in general may burn him
No you’re thinking of Derek Carr.
A President with a 3 INT game is basically James Buchanan.
How so?
Let’s go Fulham! I’ll say 3-2 Whites with a brace by Mighty Muniz.
There’s rugby on NBC.
Also, Sebring 12 hours on P-COCK! Still 8½ hours to go!
I was at the dmv registering my truck and thought about registerring to vote back in AZ again. Then I considered how much rolling back the Trump Tax Levels That Are Adding Trillions To The Deficit will cost me. Then I considered how much rolling back the nation will cost me. Then I was like, even if Trimp loses, there’s still gonna be the hot insurrection thing so I’m better off spending my effort on preparing for that (which, really, I’d rather we do this in lieu of an election+civil war but whatever) and besides one vote won’t matter and if Trump wins I don’t want a record that I voted against him bc he’ll Navalany me.
I’m not playing this perpetual existence. If you’re not going to get rid of FoxNews, then we’re destined for this Idocracy demise that we are on track for anyways. I don’t have energy to live at outrage level Code Orange because the Supreme Court is untouchable for decades.
We’ve got months to plan for the inevitable emergency. So prepare. And when The Stormtm comes, be ruthless and treat the emergency with the consideration it deserves, and we’ll deal with whatever follows after. Or maybe our corrupted institutions that have failed for decades and continue to do so on a daily basis will take care of us — the government always does….
There won’t be an organized insurrection if Trump loses. The people who were willing to go all-in for that loser already did, and the ones who haven’t been ruined for their troubles are pretty unlikely risk it again.
If anything 1/6 showed that Trump is afraid to commit. His followers outnumbered Congress and police by 3-4:1 and those odds increase exponentially when you factor in armed persons.
Except for one half assed tweet. He did nothing. No calls to withdraw. No calls to continue or advance. Nothing
The most powerful man in the world didn’t do a damn thing.
That’s a world class ass kicking goddamn beauty of a rant you just bestowed on the world brother Hippo.
Amen to every fucking word.
A truly hot take.
Do you think Hippo wants a contract arguing with with a black guy on cable tv for 2 hours every day? Time topic will be: Unimportant.
Are we on Blax ppl Time now??
Midweek’s bananapuddings done killt the Lutes ded.
/Martin Prince is also apparently ded, or at least the voice actor
It’s a real shame.
I thought they died a while ago:
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/russi-taylor-minnie-mouse-simpsons-martin-prince-obituary-864412/
I…am always way behind on everything.
Do you need a behind guy? I can hook you up with a behind guy.
I work cheap too
Climate wise, I think we are right at the tipping point and it’s full steam ahead on destroying the planet, cause, like, money
And love the Saturday morning hate
I was born in 1969. At the time the human population was roughly 3 billion. In the 54 years since it’s climbed to a smidge over 8 billion.
Meaning that in 54 years the population of the world has more than doubled from what it had taken hundreds of thousands of years of human existence to reach. And I am personally responsible for only two of those people.
Penicillin was a bad idea and Alexander Fleming history’s greatest villain.
If anything, same sex couples and gender reassignment may help to slow population growth. A partial Thanos, if you will.
“Theranos? I’m getting my E Holmes chub!”
-RTD
69 Twins!
Penicillin was an accidental discovery
/another thing to blame on Canada
“If you, or someone you love, is even considering voting for the RFK/Q-aron ticket…” then I urge you to do so. Don’t vote for Trump, that’s what “THEY”* want you to do.
It’s not a totally wasted vote and it’s well worth your time to get out early on Nov 14th and do your part for democracy.
*The reverse vampires. We’re through the looking glass here, people.
It’s still too early to tell if RFK/Qaron will pick off more Democratic or Republican votes, but it could easily change if Trump alienates Independent/Haley voters, Israel/Ukraine/Taiwan turns into a radioactive crater, Biden’s and/or Trump’s brain finally locks up in public instead of backfiring.
The key is VP candidates. Will Trump go moderate or extreme? Also, an interesting variable is if Biden switches Harris for a moderate or goes 1864 and goes with an excommunicated Republican.
RFK is 2024’s Tulsi Gabbard. Notice how Trumpy friends and family will inject “what about RFK?” into conversation with you (if/when they know your are centre or left-inclined). It’s coordinated misinformation, acting like “let’s all be like a pox on both your houses!”
100% designed to suppress the Diamond Joe vote because that’s the only way Trump can win.
That’s exactly what both sides are doing.
“If you don’t like Trump/Biden, why don’t you vote for a Third Party? Rodgers/Kennedy is saying the same things you are and don’t have the same issues Trump/Biden has.”
I may have to pull that Jedi Mind Trick on some of my family.
Demmycrats are in no way, shape, or form organuzed enough to pull such an operation off. And we are still trying to reach people in the centre, though I very much wish we would knock off the stupid “critical gender theory/DEI” dumb language limbo. You’d think we would learn from the “Latinx” debacle how that grates on normie ears…
Thank you. The Democratic Party, and by extension the world, will be better off when they stop trying to go hard left. Giving support or a nod is one thing, but sometimes (to this evil, backwards Conservative at least) it seems like they go all in. When driving on the highway, you only turn the wheel about 12 degrees and the car still turns just as well.
When they frantically turn the wheel 450 degrees left, it empowers and plays into the extreme right’s hand.
It’s delicate work, managing a coalition party. But common sense should always be the guide.
Because you’re right, I don’t think “revolutionary left” sells, in almost any social or economic conditions. At least in the USA. You just trigger…populist right surges.
A real coalition just is reminded of covid and 1/6 and votes Biden.
This the result of a two-party system vs a coalition government. Been a hundred years since they locked the # of members of the house and the global rich have consolidated their power in the People’s House since.
You’re counting on dumb people to become smart at the exact time the opposition party is telling them that they’re already smart and have always been smart so what kind of communist would ask you to become smart now? That isn’t happening.
The only path to the U.S. Presidency is winning the white male vote in the middle. That’s the prize. This is simple mathematics, nothing more. That’s how Bush won, that’s how Obama won, that’s how Hilary Clinton lost and gave it to Trump, that’s how Biden won.
This election is Biden’s to lose, but he better start playing to the center. Fuck the far left, who else are they going to vote for? If Trump wins they are truly fucked. Besides, they’re the fuel that elevates Trump. Fuck them.
And Biden needs to show some balls and ditch Harris. We are already in World War III and she is useless and always will be. We need Harry Truman in the VP slot, not a symbol.
Once again, this is just simple electoral mathematics. Take your feelings elsewhere.
Harris is the first woman to hold VP. Short of Harris leaving for the Senate, you have to be very delicate if you replace her with someone who doesn’t lose you vote in either side.
So what? If she doesn’t volunteer to go then dump her. Show some decisiveness.
If Harris gets dumped, and isn’t replaced with another Black woman, Biden will lose the Black female vote, and that kills him in states he needs to win.
Also Harris really kind of sucks. Very disappointed in how bad a candidate she turned out to be.
No he won’t lose anything. They don’t have the numbers to dictate anything, and they suffer the most with a Trump win. Replacing Harris with a white male state governor is the smart move. Once again, this is simple electoral math for victory, not feel-good identity politics. The world is in too much turmoil right now for cutesiness. And Harris needs to be replaced.
I had a Kamala Harris for the People sticker on my car. She hasn’t sold, either. Not a great retail politician or organizer.
But you 100% piss all over Black women (the 2nd most reliable voting bloc of the coalition) if you try to take her off the ticket. That’s also why any talk of Biden only serving one term was pie in the sky (once Trump announced).
Black women are about 6% of the voting population, if even that. Put a black woman on Biden’s ticket and say hello to President Trump. That’s the math; accept it. If the fringe blocs on the Democratic left don’t like it they’ll like President Trump even less. He could still win this thing.
It’s not necessarily their numbers, it’s where they are: GA and NC for instance. Biden needs them enthusiastically coming out, (hoo boy does that sound condescending and racist when I type that out), or he’s fucked.
Just remind them how life will be for them under President Trump Part II: The Revenge. Are they only going to vote for Biden if there’s a woman of color on the ticket? In that case I’m only voting for white guys, two can play at that game. That’s reality, and Biden better start facing reality if he wants to win (or more specifically, not lose).
And there was absolutely nothing condescending or racist about what you typed.
It’s not that it doesn’t sell, it’s that the “revolutionary left” doesn’t show up and vote. I remember thinking that Bernie was going to get the nomination in 2016, and Balls predicting that he wouldn’t because his supporters were too flighty to take on the Democratic machine, and he was absolutely right.
That is, in its own way, not selling. You turn off the suburban voters (like Hippo) who show up and vote every election, and already are zooming left IF YOU JUST DON’T OVERDO IT. It gets lots of social media yaaaaasssss – but that’s not real life.
The key to the Democratic Party is making every corner of the coalition feel heard and valued. That’s Biden’s superpower (see how Bernie hasn’t given him any real trouble at all – because they like one another). If only he were 15 years younger, and a better orator.
Let’s face it, very few people can match the oral talents of a Reagan.
Let’s be honest, those who regale him and those who revile him all agree Reagan was probably closer to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5wfPlgKFh8&pp=ygUKc25sIHJlYWdhbg%3D%3D
Reagan was such a mastermind that Nancy’s astrologer was running the country for the last two years of his second term.
Reagan was a good-looking dipshit who could sell a speech, probably because of his acting background. His “policies” for lack of a better word, set this country back decades, and for that his grave should be desecrated on a daily basis.
Fuck that guy.
Swear to god, I had never heard that Nancy is in the BJ Hall of Fame until a friend told me a year ago. Now I see it mentioned once every three or four days, and not just here. It must be like when you buy a car, and now you see them everywhere.
He was a better orator. If this was 2016 Joe Biden, Trump would be pulling in the 30s, assuming he doesn’t pull a Truman or LBJ and bail out when he loses the early primaries.
Biden is the master of retail politics. He loves that stuff.
Biden goes where he thinks the middle is. He’s not trying to drag us forward into Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism, he goes where he thinks the median Democratic party member is.
He needs to go to the actual center and pick off potential Trump voters, who are there for the taking as long as he doesn’t push them away. That’s where victory lies.
Tell me more about this “Fully Automated Gay Space Communism”….
I think they will pick off more Republican voters. More Republicans are pissed off that there is no alternative to Trump than Democrats are pissed off that there are no alternatives to Biden.
I’m just surprised he’d join a family that has strong family connections. What next? Darth Vader making a sandcastle? MLB and MLBPA agreeing to a hard salary cap? Republicans and Democrats compromising?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmzuRXLzqKk&pp=ygUcZ2hvc3RidXN0ZXJzIGh1bWFuIHNhY3JpZmljZQ%3D%3D
Leftover onion rings and coffee. Breakfast of champions.
McDonalds and vodka. Breakfast of champions.
https://youtu.be/7OC2cMi3Vh4?si=aTi9x9dey32rEWvS
Beer, quiche, and muffins over here. And chilling bubbly for some passion fruit mimosas later. Hey, it’s raining out, k?
Sesame with cream cheese and a black and white cookie. Living the fucking dream!
Two double espressos over here. I’m with my oldest and we’re headed to the Keith Haring exhibit at the AGO.
I wonder if that’s the same exhibit I saw at the Broad. It was good!
Jumpy mind to see jumpy scribbled guys—poifect!
Safe travels. The 400 is always a “fun” drive
the usual, caffeine (both coffee and V8) plus opium
Christ I had waffles, a banana, and juice, and after reading what you all had I feel like a weirdo.
Your Donner Party book kicks ass, though. WEIRDO
That’s really more of a lunch/dinner thing.
Glad you like the book. It’s a good one. The opening, where the surviving daughters are at some commemoration or other and the author notes that they kept checking their pockets to make sure that the candy they always carried with them whenever they left the house? That’s what they call ‘a hook’ in the writing business.
TRUE HIPPO STORY – even as a young lad, I always swapped the lyrics of that Barbara Streisand song to People….who eat people…
Oatmeal with flaxseed, blueberries and raspberries and an egg. Then some OJ and coffee.
/old man breakfast
Banana blueberry strawberry orange juice smoothie with a slice of whole grain toast over here.
I just had a bagel with eggs/cheese/avocado/ah damnit I forgot to put on the chives.
Once again, I can’t believe that QAaron would consider joining a family that has a propensity for receiving shots. I mean, that seems like his two least favorite things!
Also reading this while seeing a bird on a power line reminds you that birds aren’t real (except the birds of prey, which are our best friends and allies against the avian spies).
Banner the first paragraph
In fairness it’s touching up my Wumbo Wednesday joke so I don’t know how eligible it is.
He said, also screencapping and not bracketing things because of time constraints.
Nothing wrong with recycling, look at Weaselo being all environmentally friendly
It appears that there’s some FA Cup stuff going on. The Fightin’ Carols are currently tied with Clan Ryan.
seems you got some bananapuddings this am (if ye stuck with it)
It was a wild scoring ending. Like the Houston 500 but different.
I hadn’t put it on; was busy making coffee for the Dr. Mrs.
I let out an audible “holy shit” when I pulled up the highlights thread and saw what had transpired.
Thanks, hippo. Lately I’m not capable of containing my anger as eloquently as even this, so I’m not going to say anything else. I hope all you folks are feeling strong as spring breaks wherever youse are and all your brackets carry you deep through the tourney. I’m 17 months sober now, which is really fantastic family-and-health-wise, but I’m finding I was using booze to try to put the fucking lights out on shit like the subject of this screed, and haven’t yet figured out how to deal with it sober without it sending me into a blinding rage. And it comes every day, the willful stupidity, with no letup in sight. So to make myself more generally palatable, I’ve been unplugging somewhat and lurking more. Love you guys and love this place. Hope you feel better, Sir Hippo!
Great work on the sobriety Fronky. Truly great work.
Fronk, keep taking care of yourself and just pop in when you can.
Otherwise, we can’t get you the grid co-ordinates to DFOlandia when it all goes to hell in the proverbial handbasket.
(The anthem is just Finlandia but with dirtier words.)
Congrats Fronk. That’s fucking impressive.
Seems like you gained wisdom. Keep it up, man ✊🏼
Your efforts are as well done as a steak cooked by my MIL!
I can actually deal with everything better sober. There is good. There is bad. And there is stupid. Serenity Brother. If you can do something about the last two, do it. If not, let that shit go.
That’s the secret to the world right there. Control what you can control and let the shit that you can’t control go.
That’s fucking awesome Fronk. Keep putting that work in to make you better
Congrats on the 17th month.
I don’t know if this will help, but one of the things I do is pick up trash on the side of the road while walking the dog. It’s not going to save the planet, but my road is a little cleaner, and that makes me feel good,’
And also morally superior to the people that threw the trash there and let’s face it, a feeling of moral superiority is what gets us all through the day!
Keep up the good work.
I like* you Fronk.
*Relative to Rodger Goodell
Honestly, I can’t feel respect for any Trump voter, unless that voter hates the USA and wants the worst for the world.
tl/ dr – I can respect the integrity of a Fuck Everything platform. Worked wonders for Giedi Prime.
I understood people voting for Trump over Hilary Clinton, because she and Bill are awful people and she ran an awful campaign.
But anyone who watched 4 years of Trump, January 6th, and then listened to his shit for the last four years and thinks “Oh yeah, gimme for more years of that” can get fucked.
On the bright side…
If that’s you on the right, your thighs are much milkier than I had imagined.
Languid pins even.
Boeing’s new Dreamliner seems to leave a lot to be desired.
The panels can’t fall off if they never install them to begin with. Genius!