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Samson's Wig

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  1. Thank you for making me feel better about being smell blind.
  2. Kris is the man. It's not as on point as ole' Dick Chop, urologist to, well, everyone with a penis in Travis County for decades, but a UT kicker as a top podiatrist in town makes me smile nonetheless.
  3. Thanks. I don't know why I had Russians in my head. I've spent time in Gaines County as well, but only as a visitor (we were in the same district with Seminole, and I don't miss those long bus rides home after getting whipped in football). That migration didn't really pick up speed until after my time, but I recall the beginnings of it and the grumbling of the locals.
  4. This has likely already been covered and I missed it, but based on the epicenter being in Gaines County this is clearly an issue with the Russian Mennonites who moved in there a few decades ago. Not that there aren't plenty of run-of-the-mill yoga-loving new-agers and ivermectin-guzzling dumbasses who are on the anti-vax train, but this outbreak seems to be more of a cultural/immigration issue. Here's hoping they all don't join forces, although that may be a win if the modern anti-vax crowd chooses to isolate themselves in places like Seminole.
  5. People that dumb don't deserve to die just because they're dumb, but one can't ignore the benefits to the gene pool if they do.
  6. Don't go dragging the Northern Irish into this mess. We only sever our hands to win land claims.
  7. This thread title immediately made me think of 90% of parents at middle school pick-up time.
  8. Depends on whether or not you enjoy a good curry.
  9. You don't necessarily want to have it in America, either.
  10. That's no doubt some of what I see around here. We have plenty of olds in our hood, although it's probably the younger families who moved here from big cities and never dealt with a yard before.
  11. I let our St. Augustine go dormant every winter, as it's better for the grass, my pocketbook, and the water supply. But we have plenty of neighbors who water year-round, and their St. Augustine stays green year-round (this is in Austin). It's a choice, I guess, depending on the climate where you're at.
  12. I might quibble with the use of the word "men" there.
  13. This "reporter" may be the most obnoxious person involved in this story, partly because she's not involved at all but is working overtime to appear to be. She's also a bit of a dumbass, as she highlights at the very top of the video. Every actor with the slightest bit of juice (perceived or in reality) tries to gain some creative control over their projects or, at the least, to be credited for more than acting. This has gone on for ever and is not at all unique to Lively. It's often obnoxious behavior, especially when it is unearned, but it's not something every actor you love to watch hasn't also done. Much like the first video this reporter posted, it's a rather weak attempt at clickbait and has nothing to do with the ongoing dispute with Baldoni. She's getting what she wants out of it though, which is more attention for herself.
  14. For fuck's sake. How do a bunch of jags who constantly go on about groomers, traffickers, etc. support this guy? I know reason left the building a long time ago and I shouldn't be surprised, but damn. Mostly, I can't believe this Tate piece of shit isn't dead yet. He's bound to piss off the wrong brother/father/boyfriend at some point, and lose that tiny little pinhead of his in an "accident."
  15. I have not heard they are being targeted. Someone mentioned it upthread. Apologies for the derail. I agree with your sentiments as to how any downsizing should be handled. But we've sent in an unelected con artist with a penchant for the grift and little else due to a myopic intelligence and outsized level of self-importance to hack away with a dull chainsaw. This shit is not going to work out until some actual adults come in and clean up the mess at some point down the line. If the end result is a more efficient federal government, great, but the stated goal of DOGE and the actual actions are not exactly lining up. Self-service is taking place, but little else. I'm just hoping there is still something left to repair in the end, but I'm also fearing how much it's going to cost to fix all of the broken shit and what taxation over the next three decades is going to look like. I predict pain.
  16. We could roll back to the system before the TSA. It worked just as well. There was still security, it just wasn't such a clusterfuck. Test after test of the TSA shows they don't catch shit other than lots of people who forget to put medical devices, etc. in a separate compartment or take off their shoes or whatever new dumbass rule based on nothing they require. I've got TSA pre-check, Clear, and Global Entry so I don't typically have to deal with most of the bullshit other than the lines, but air travel still takes twice as long as it used to and for no reason whatsoever. If it made anyone safer, I'd support it, but I don't like having my time wasted on bad theater. One of my favorite bullshit rules is the liquids in small containers in a separate plastic bag. I've never done it. Not once since they implemented the policy 20+ years ago. I've never been asked a single thing. My wife gets harrassed every time she has a liquid in a container a tenth of an oz over the limit. she must look like trouble and I don't, I guess, but the point is it's all for show and does nothing. People can, and have, taken whatever the hell they want onto planes since TSA came along, up to and including firearms. Another favorite moment was when they wanted to physically search my seven-year-old daughter because they thought the bath bomb in her suitcase that her grandmother gave her for Christmas was an actual bomb (fucking geniuses). I told them the little pink suitcase was my bag, that it was my bathbomb, and they wouldn't be touching my daughter without trouble. They went along with it and searched me instead. They wanted to go to a private room, but I made them do it in front of everyone, so lots of folks got a nice view during the pants-dropping portion. It's all a joke. And I guess you were right earlier when you asked who touched me at the TSA, because I did get a nice "hey how are you" that day. There are good people who work for the TSA, of course. It's a job and I don't blame anyone for working a job. The system is stupid, pointless, and serves no one, however. I can' think of a bigger waste of taxpayer money.
  17. They serve no benefit whatsoever. They shouldn't be privatized. They shouldn't exist. I don't care where they find jobs. Fast food would be the most similar skillset match, although they would have to step it up to hang.
  18. Wait. Did I miss something? Are they going to get rid of the TSA? I've been waiting patiently for them to come to that conclusion, with it being the only truly worthless division of the federal government, and have been surprised it has flown under the radar while they attack departments that actually serve a purpose. I'm not a fan of what's been going on the last couple of weeks, but if the TSA disappears I might grumble just a tiny bit less.
  19. Some of these folks will have a skillset that will be attractive in the private sector. Many won't. One of the major assets a government employee can carry with them to the private sector is internal knowledge of how the sausage is made, which can benefit a private sector company looking to work with a specific department/agency. If that department is now gutted and operates completely differently, or not at all, that aspect of their value has disappeared. I feel really badly for folks going through this, many of whom have dedicated their lives to a career in government. I have a number of buddies who are NLRB lawyers. Once the board shift is done, most expect to be out of a job. Some of them will land on their feet at private firms with a labor relations group, and there will undoubtedly be plenty of litigation in the coming years as the feds shift heavily to employer-friendly regulations. Still, many of them will be starting from scratch. Looking for a new legal job in a new practice area in your 50s is not a position I envy.
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