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I buggered off to Mexico City, which may well turn out to be a good decisión
My first apartment in 1992, I bought a window AC from a pawn shop for $50 and dragged it home on a Milwaukee city bus and then up the stairs. I was actually thankful for that old beast
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
My first apartment in 1992, I bought a window AC from a pawn shop for $50 and dragged it home on a Milwaukee city bus and then up the stairs. I was actually thankful for that old beast
I just Googled it, and unemployment in the US as a whole reached 10.8% In December of 1982. Happy Holidays!
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I just Googled it, and unemployment in the US as a whole reached 10.8% In December of 1982. Happy Holidays!
Wasn't there a point in the early 80's where unemployment in the US approached 10%? Some of my friends from that time have fond memories of unemployment checks, food stamps, and other not so fun things
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Wasn't there a point in the early 80's where unemployment in the US approached 10%? Some of my friends from that time have fond memories of unemployment checks, food stamps, and other not so fun things
I'll never turn down good kielbasa
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I'll never turn down good kielbasa
Tom's valet at prep school?
an older man in a tuxedo and bow tie is making a sad face .
ALT: an older man in a tuxedo and bow tie is making a sad face .
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November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Tom's valet at prep school?
No ChatGPT and Blue Books?
a man wearing a plaid shirt and a white shirt looks at the camera
ALT: a man wearing a plaid shirt and a white shirt looks at the camera
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November 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
No ChatGPT and Blue Books?
What impressed me the most was Dem's performance in military counties
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What impressed me the most was Dem's performance in military counties
No Spanish? I know some folks down here in Mexico who'd love a Spanish translation
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
No Spanish? I know some folks down here in Mexico who'd love a Spanish translation
I'm just waiting for Ricky from. "The Trailer Park Boys" to be appointed to the cabinet
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I'm just waiting for Ricky from. "The Trailer Park Boys" to be appointed to the cabinet
One of the best things about living in Mexico is that the previous president got rid of Daylight Savings Time and the present president doesn't want to bring it back
November 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
One of the best things about living in Mexico is that the previous president got rid of Daylight Savings Time and the present president doesn't want to bring it back
HL Mencken noted the same thing. And goddamn he was right
November 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
HL Mencken noted the same thing. And goddamn he was right
Look at the bright side, no one mentioned Margaret Thatcher yet
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Look at the bright side, no one mentioned Margaret Thatcher yet
Reagan was a racist? Is that why he gave millions of migrants in the country illegally amnesty?
November 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reagan was a racist? Is that why he gave millions of migrants in the country illegally amnesty?
While I am a bipolar ex-drunk that barely graduated high school, I know that Jimmy Carter was president at that time-Reagan wouldn't be president until January 1981
November 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
While I am a bipolar ex-drunk that barely graduated high school, I know that Jimmy Carter was president at that time-Reagan wouldn't be president until January 1981
Good God, some people blame Reagan if Popeyes puts Cole slaw in their order instead of Mac and Cheese
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Good God, some people blame Reagan if Popeyes puts Cole slaw in their order instead of Mac and Cheese
This must be the nuke expert for the Heritage Foundation
a comedy central advertisement shows a man riding a slide
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October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This must be the nuke expert for the Heritage Foundation
Next time you're in Chicago, visit the Billy Goat Tavern, the restaurant the skit's based on
October 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Next time you're in Chicago, visit the Billy Goat Tavern, the restaurant the skit's based on
I do hope you also introduced her to "Mr Robinson's Neighborhood"
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I do hope you also introduced her to "Mr Robinson's Neighborhood"
Say what you will about him, but old man Daley in Chicago could've taught a master class in organizing
October 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Say what you will about him, but old man Daley in Chicago could've taught a master class in organizing
The issue here is trying to convince the purity test crowd that yes, you may have to vote for the guy you only agree with 70% of the time.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The issue here is trying to convince the purity test crowd that yes, you may have to vote for the guy you only agree with 70% of the time.
It all goes back to when you were a guest star on "The Love Boat" with Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It all goes back to when you were a guest star on "The Love Boat" with Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford
As another poster said, this is a character issue, not a knowledge issue: there are many highly educated people who are shitty human beings who not surprisingly vote for other shitty human beings
October 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
As another poster said, this is a character issue, not a knowledge issue: there are many highly educated people who are shitty human beings who not surprisingly vote for other shitty human beings
While I have my issues with the boomers, if Gen Z can't be bothered with making marks on a piece of paper, and walking across a room and putting that piece of paper in a box then I don't really want to hear them complain
October 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
While I have my issues with the boomers, if Gen Z can't be bothered with making marks on a piece of paper, and walking across a room and putting that piece of paper in a box then I don't really want to hear them complain
The big jug of Sysco 1000 Island dressing that'll be used in the salad bar tomorrow
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The big jug of Sysco 1000 Island dressing that'll be used in the salad bar tomorrow