I’ll admit that after reading Swiss’s story yesterday, anything I could say would be weak tea indeed. It did make me glad that I did everything I could to stay out of Vietnam, which seemed like the Forever War then, but pales compared to the Bush/Obama adventures (which, to be fair, can now be called Bush/Obama/Trump). Following that, Links seem… superfluous. But potentially entertaining, somewhat. And I guess that’s all we’ve got left, since we’re all complicit in the brainless death machine that we call the US Government.
Imprecision in language pisses me off- when it becomes deliberate in an attempt to mislead, it pisses me off even more. CNN is a reliable culprit. “Meddling in an election” is not the same as “meddling in a campaign.” Zero evidence of the former, the latter is almost assuredly true, and our government does it routinely. But hey, CNN has taken a mission upon itself.
And against popular demand, more Old Guy Music. This is one of my favorite songs, and man, having Leo Kottke covering it is delightful. Almost makes me smile.
STEVE SMITH LET COUSIN SEA SMITH HAVE ANOTHER GUEST LINK NIGHT. SEA SMITH CLOSEST THING TO VETERAN THAT SMITH FAMILY HAVE. HE ONCE TRY AND RAPE USSR SUBMARINE DURING COLD WAR. LET HIM TELL ABOUT IT.
SEA SMITH VS SUBMARINE?
SEA SMITH ONCE RAPE KILO CLASS SOVIET SUBMARINE. SEXY TORPEDO TUBES JUST ASKING FOR IT! SEA SMITH HEAR SUBMARINE MANAGE MAKE IT BACK TO PETROPAVLOVSK, WHERE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE…FOR GOOD. ONCE YOU GO SEA, YOU NEVER BE FREE! SEA SMITH EVEN HEAR SHARKS TRY FUNNY STUFF. SEA SMITH RAPE SHARKS WHEN NOTHING ELSE AROUND.
BUT YOU NO WANT TO HEAR SEA SMITH TALES OF OCEAN RAPE…YOU WANT LINKS! COUSIN STEVE SMITH TELL HOW SILLY GLIBERTARIAN PEOPLE LIKE LINKS. LIKE MAKING FUNNY REMARKS AND OWN LINKS MORE, BUT THAT UP TO THEM. SO SEA SMITH GIVE YOU LINKS, AND YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT FROM THERE.
SEA SMITH CANNOT WEAR POPPIES, SO HE PUT THIS LINK UP INSTEAD.
SEA SMITH MIGHT HAVE TO CALL UNCLE MAPINGUARI TO HELP OUT.
SEA SMITH SHOCKED GOVERNMENT SCREWING UP – SPECIAL VETERANS DAY SCREW UP!
Sorry, sometimes I really get into those characters. Fritz Freleng and Joe Dougherty were inadvertent geniuses. What puzzled me was that Porky always had a jacket on, but no pants. Was Porky really the proto-Louis CK? Did he jerk it for Tweety Bird, promising her Hollywood fame if she went along? Anyway, what’s in the news today?
Team Red has a lose-lose situation on their hands and they don’t quite know what to do about it. My suggestion: lose. Chaos and gridlock is the best thing a libertarian can realistically hope for.
Start your Preet Bharara jokes now. Hmmm, I also wonder if Preet’s next in line for a sex scandal… nah, that would mean owning an actual penis.
And in this week’s installment of Old Guy music, something even a bit older than I am, archaic, entertaining, complex. And casually amazing talent and skill. I want that suit.
ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES. IT IS ZARDOZ’S UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BRUTALS HAVE A DAY TO COMMEMORATE THEIR BRUTAL EXTERMINATORS, TOMORROW. ZARDOZ IS PLEASED.
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THEY ARE NOT EXTERMINATORS? THEY ARE “VETERANS”?
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VERY WELL. AT LEAST THEY RECEIVED THE GIFT OF THE GUN. THE GUN IS GOOD! AND SO ARE LINKS, WHICH ZARDOZ GIVES TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES.
ZARDOZ UNDERSTOOD LIBYA TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS STORY. WAS ZARDOZ DECEIVED?
ZARDOZ HOPES THEY KEPT THE GIFT OF THE GUN, DESPITE THEIR WORK BEING DONE.
FOOLISH BRUTAL, ZARDOZ GAVE THE GIFT OF THE GUN, NOT THE HEAD OR THE METAL POLE!
BRUTAL, WHO DID NOT TAKE HEED THAT THE PENIS IS EVIL, REPORTS TO PRISON.
BE RAISED UP FROM BRUTALITY. GO FORTH AND COMMENT! ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN.
I’ve avoided pro football for some time now due to the assholery of a large group of players. But I’ll touch on it a bit today. Well Zeke is back on suspension. Pretty sure Jerry ain’t gonna like that. And file this under good news: Richard Sherman can dedicate more of his time to kneeling, making up bullshit stories about police interactions and accusing the owners, one of which pays him millions a year, of being despicable human beings akin to slave owners. Seriously, fuck that guy. He’s the poster for asshattery.
He’ll probably say the police had him proned out tomorrow.
In the world of soccer, Croatia thumped Greece in the first leg of their playoff. They should feel good heading to Athens with a handsome lead on aggregate. Meanwhile, the Swiss topped Northern Ireland 1-0 after a controversial penalty. The away goal was crucial. Second leg in Basel on Sunday.
On the frozen ponds, The Oilers beat the Devils. The Flyers topped the (somewhat) faltering Blackhawks. The Wild go crazy on the Canadiens. The Blues beat the woeful Coyotes in a shootout. The Flames torch the Red Wings. The Ducks fuck up the Canucks. And last but not least, the Lightning blast the Kings.
And now…the links!
The Roy Moore thing has been beaten to death since yesterday so I’m not going to bother linking to it. I’m acknowledging it as a news story, but I’d sure like to see some corroboration beyond “mom said she remembers her daughter talking about an older guy 30 years ago”. Let’s see how it plays out. But in my opinion, the GOP would be wise to ask him to step aside now and then offer to bankroll his lawsuits against the people making the statements if they’re untrue.
Without this hard-hitting journalism, our Democracy would surely die in darkness. Its the #2 most popular story on the site, otherwise I’d dismiss it as a puff piece. Well, a soft hit piece anyway. And the comments…don’t enter the comments. You’d think this was some huge diplomatic faux pas like if he took a dump on Abe’s desk with cameras rolling. And these cretinous people wonder how Trump won in the first place. Maybe its because they cover every single thing he does to death and most people find their hyperventilating completely unwarranted.
Trump’s fault, obviously.
I can’t believe this even made the front page in Boston. Try to remember it now, because as strong as that cop union is, it’ll probably be the last anyone hears of the review except for the suspension without pay, but one that allows for additional overtime in the preceding and following weeks so the cop essentially gets a free vacation.
Well its certainly not the job for this Glib. But there will be ample Mexicans, ass sex (if desired) and weed (if desired). So fire up those resumes. It might be a perfect fit for another one here.
Man, I am busier than a meth-head in scab-picking contest. Big thanks to Swiss for picking up the ball and running with it the last few days. Hope to return to regular fun tomorrow.
That piece of shit who shot up the church is in the running for worst human (without a government position or cult following division). TW: autoplay
If the whole #metoo thing is Heathers as sexual assault, is this the Martha Dumptruck scene? Also, this information would have been great like, six weeks ago.
Some idiot on FB posted that women get mental illness, too but only men mass murder. Uh, sure.
You’ll be shocked to find out that the TSA fails 80% of security tests. I mean, probably not you, but some people will pretend to be.
Red Sox catching prospect dies of cancer at 17. Rick Pitino knew of bribery scandal, according to the indictment (and to nobody’s surprise). LaVarr Ball still unavailable for comment. Jerry Jones is going to the mat over Roger Goodell’s contract extension (and rightfully so with the bullshit way the commissioner has handled the Zeke Elliott “situation”). And some meaningful international soccer will be played today…which doesn’t include the USMNT’s game, obviously.
Have you seen my baseball football?
Only three games on the slate in the NHL last night. The Lightning shocked the Sharks. The Maple Leafs went wild on Minnesoda. And the Rangers topped the Bruins in an original six matchup.
Lol, what a bunch of pussies. I hope they all got that out of their system…at least until the anniversary of the inauguration, which I’m sure they’ll use to reenact another protest. Hopefully they don’t torch any more immigrant-owned limousines or bust out the windows of any more businesses.
Sticking with there sexual assault theme, Trip Advisor decides to open themselves up for lawsuits. This might seem like a good idea in thought, but in practice, saying sexual assaults happen at a hotel or resort might have an impact on their bottom line. And that might cause them to sue you if the allegations turn out to be untrue.
Chicago Public Schools flexes their muscles, has principal reinstated. This on the heels of a scathing report by the school system’s Inspector General that chronicled doctored records by the principal in order to bolster her school’s statistics. They did their own report, which took considerably less time, which completely exonerated her. I know it’s shocking, but when you think about it, its not hard to do when you know the result you want and work backward. This is just the latest in a running feud between the powerful school system and the office tasked with making sure they’re doing things right (which they’re not).
Adios, pendejo! Sorry for your bullshit World Court claims. If you come here, you’re going to be subject to our laws and the penalties that go with them. Fuck you. Enjoy hell.
You’re gonna get a song today. So just simmer down.
Sad news in the world of sports, as retired pitcher Roy Halliday died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. Dude was a hell of a pitcher: two Cy Young Awards, a no-hitter in the post season, racked up over 200 wins. He was 40 years old. What a shame.
LiAngelo Ball, son of LaVarr Ball and brother of Lonzo Ball, and a couple of his UCLA teammates got into trouble while in China due to their sticky fingers. It was the first time in his entire life that LaVarr was unavailable for comment.
LiAngelo, that’s not an Uber you’re stepping into.
The international break starts today for soccer. But no qualifiers until tomorrow.
The Blues topped the Devils. The Caps fell to the Sabres. The Pens beat the woeful Coyotes. Oilers greased the Isles. Hurricanes destroy Florida. Press over Blue Jackets. Montreal beats Army, er Las Vegas. Vancouver tops Calgary. And last but not least, the Kings knock off the Mighty Ducks in the SoCal derby.
That’s all for sports. Here comes…the links!
Winter is coming. I hope the soldiers we have manning the wall keep those flappy-headed white walkers out.
I’m off to Galveston this morning. Doing a nice big deal there. And I didn’t want to say anything until I had it really going, but I think I can now: business is doing well. I have been selling a lot of equipment and doing some consulting. But a couple weeks ago, I signed a deal to do my first auction. Its an estate deal where there was a construction company involved. And after getting that done, I asked another auction company if they wanted to jump onboard with me and partner on the deal. Since then, we’ve blown it up to about $600,000. After today, it should be at $800,000 going across the ramp and we hope to get it well over $1M by sale day, which is December 5th. Needless to say, I’m extremely nervous about the whole thing, what with this being the first sale under my banner and with me being the auctioneer of record (as well as the guy calling all the action for the first time on equipment this expensive). Its really a big deal to me, having just opened my business in March. Anyway, that’s part of the reason for such early links lately. Not sure how much that will continue, so don’t always expect them. But anyway, there’s a little explanation.
Brett is a bit busy….something about trying to pry a suitcase of meth out of a 15 foot gator?
Not really Brett
I am not sure….the call for assistance was a bit garbled. Anyhoo, I am taking a break from the Fondue Mines to bring you the finest in Afternoon Links.
OK, I didn’t bring this one (h/t LT Fish) but it is worth a watch.
