The Saturday 6-Pack

rubber soul · 06-05-2022, 06:11 AM

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3. Name one thing that could have turned a “good” president (historically speaking - Lincoln, JFK, Clinton, Washington etc) into a bad one, and vice versa. In other words, in case you don’t get the concept, the single event or deed that could have defined their legacy in the exact opposite way it did.

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Despite the fact that I hate him, and after all he did, I truly believe that if Trump had embraced the Pandemic, worked on a bipartisan response, mandated or "advised" mask wearing, social distancing and, later, vaccine uptake in red states, he could have been remembered as the president who saved America, instead of the ignorant, selfish ****wit who callously allowed over a million to die needlessly.

Trump would have won re-election easily if he had caught the covid crisis right at the beginning. It's funny how he's pushing vaccines now that his base is starting to die off.

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In terms of other presidents legacies:

Kennedy: Legacy is he tried to stop an assassin's bullet with his head. Did not work.

Ha, ha. But can you imagine the scrutiny he would have been under in the 90's? His womanizing made Clinton look like a schoolboy

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Clinton: Should have kept it in his pants.

Among other things.

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Dubya: Wasted the world's sympathy after 9/11 and became instead most hated president, until Trump came along.

Trump saved Bush's legacy. Who ever though I'd be yearning for the good ol days of Bush,

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Carter: Failed to defeat American greed and selfishness and also failed to get the hostages back from Iran.

Good people don't make good Presidents sad to say.

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Bush Snr: Read his lips

And they even move.

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Nixon: Crook-in-chief

But he's not a crook. Just ask him.

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5. You move to a new town. Driving or walking by a house, you see the word PAEDO daubed in red on the door. What’s your reaction?

At least someone knows how to spell!
In reality, dunno. I think I'd feel a bit creeped out, and try to find out who lived there after I firebombed I mean after some anonymous person firebombed the house...

Really though seriously: you can't take paint daubed on a house as proof of anything. The person who put it there might just have a grudge against the occupant. I've been called a paedo, and I HATE kids.

They actually have laws in the US (depending on the jurisdiction) where houses are more or less marked saying a pedophile lives there. Imagine a middle class neighborhood getting all riled up with torches like thay want to murder Frankenstein.

GD · 06-05-2022, 08:54 AM

1. Do you bite, clip or cut your fingernails?
I cut them but frequently forget to do so

2. If you see someone being pursued by the law (and assuming it’s nothing to do with you) what is your first thought/reaction?
Impossible to generalise here, but in most cases I would just try to not get involved

3. Name one thing that could have turned a “good” president (historically speaking - Lincoln, JFK, Clinton, Washington etc) into a bad one, and vice versa. In other words, in case you don’t get the concept, the single event or deed that could have defined their legacy in the exact opposite way it did.
I guess I'm sorta glad JFK did manage to resolve the Cuba crisis, at least if you believe he should get the primary credit for that

4. If you were/are in the market for a new pet, how would you go about it? Shelter? Ad in the paper? Online? Pedigree purchase? Friends?
I'd try a shelter first but exercise enough caution to not end up with a pet that would relentlessly **** and piss all over my house

5. You move to a new town. Driving or walking by a house, you see the word PAEDO daubed in red on the door. What’s your reaction?
Can't say I would react strongly one way or another but admit I'd think twice before ringing their doorbell

6. If you buy something relatively cheap, either online or in a shop, and it doesn’t work as it should, do you usually send/bring it back or just shrug and say it was only a few dollars, I couldn’t be bothered?
The latter, but I've been burned by shoddy online purchases enough times by now to not buy anything unless I can be fairly sure of the item matching the description

~~jwb~~ · 06-05-2022, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Really though seriously: you can't take paint daubed on a house as proof of anything. The person who put it there might just have a grudge against the occupant. I've been called a paedo, and I HATE kids.

is this you?

Trollheart · 06-05-2022, 08:39 PM

Not skinny enough. Or ugly enough. And where's the Marillion t-shirt? It's like you don't even know who I am any more.

~~jwb~~ · 06-05-2022, 09:00 PM

I just meant do you get bullied by the neighborhood kids like that

I've never seen you pal i took you for the anonymous type

Pet_Sounds · 06-06-2022, 05:05 AM

1. Do you bite, clip or cut your fingernails?

I bite the left hand and clip the right.

2. If you see someone being pursued by the law (and assuming it’s nothing to do with you) what is your first thought/reaction?

Depends on the actions of the person being pursued. Generally I'd try to stay out of the way in case they're a threat to me.

3. Name one thing that could have turned a “good” president (historically speaking - Lincoln, JFK, Clinton, Washington etc) into a bad one, and vice versa. In other words, in case you don’t get the concept, the single event or deed that could have defined their legacy in the exact opposite way it did.

I don't really know my US history all that well, so I'll go for some low-hanging and not particularly insightful fruit. If Lincoln had allowed the South to secede and/or the North lost the Civil War we would remember him quite differently.

4. If you were/are in the market for a new pet, how would you go about it? Shelter? Ad in the paper? Online? Pedigree purchase? Friends?

Probably a shelter.

5. You move to a new town. Driving or walking by a house, you see the word PAEDO daubed in red on the door. What’s your reaction?

Keep going but be weirded out enough not to take that route again.

6. If you buy something relatively cheap, either online or in a shop, and it doesn’t work as it should, do you usually send/bring it back or just shrug and say it was only a few dollars, I couldn’t be bothered?

Usually the latter. I'd rather have the hour that I'd spend returning it than the few dollars. An exception would be if I'm going to need a new one anyway.

Trollheart · 06-06-2022, 05:26 AM

Holy ****! Pet's back!

Welcome, son! Welcome!

Trollheart · 06-06-2022, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb

I just meant do you get bullied by the neighborhood kids like that

I've never seen you pal i took you for the anonymous type

I did, kind of, yes. I'm skinny and pale, wear glasses and surely exude that attitude of head-down-don't-make-eye-contact, and yes, I used to have a real problem with the local thugs. We had our window smashed, door kicked, all that sort of thing. Comes with the territory I guess, or did. I used literally to stay at work late so I could avoid having to go home and face running the gauntlet.

That was a long time ago though. Things have settled down now.

Pet_Sounds · 06-06-2022, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Holy ****! Pet's back!

Welcome, son! Welcome!

Thanks TH

Lisnaholic · 06-06-2022, 05:47 AM

Hi, Pet Sounds! What a nice surprise to see you post again after so long !!

I hope you and your family are all well. Has covid gone ok for you?
Have you been lurking here all the while? I wonder what's inspired you to post again?

Oh, yes, and Welcome Back!

06-05-2022, 08:54 AM	#11082 (permalink)
GD ???pp? ??snW Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NO Posts: 686	1. Do you bite, clip or cut your fingernails? I cut them but frequently forget to do so 2. If you see someone being pursued by the law (and assuming it’s nothing to do with you) what is your first thought/reaction? Impossible to generalise here, but in most cases I would just try to not get involved 3. Name one thing that could have turned a “good” president (historically speaking - Lincoln, JFK, Clinton, Washington etc) into a bad one, and vice versa. In other words, in case you don’t get the concept, the single event or deed that could have defined their legacy in the exact opposite way it did. I guess I'm sorta glad JFK did manage to resolve the Cuba crisis, at least if you believe he should get the primary credit for that 4. If you were/are in the market for a new pet, how would you go about it? Shelter? Ad in the paper? Online? Pedigree purchase? Friends? I'd try a shelter first but exercise enough caution to not end up with a pet that would relentlessly ** and piss all over my house 5. You move to a new town. Driving or walking by a house, you see the word PAEDO daubed in red on the door. What’s your reaction?** Can't say I would react strongly one way or another but admit I'd think twice before ringing their doorbell 6. If you buy something relatively cheap, either online or in a shop, and it doesn’t work as it should, do you usually send/bring it back or just shrug and say it was only a few dollars, I couldn’t be bothered? The latter, but I've been burned by shoddy online purchases enough times by now to not buy anything unless I can be fairly sure of the item matching the description __________________ lasty\|rate-y music-y

06-05-2022, 08:39 PM	#11084 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Not skinny enough. Or ugly enough. And where's the Marillion t-shirt? It's like you don't even know who I am any more. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-06-2022, 05:05 AM	#11086 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	1. Do you bite, clip or cut your fingernails? I bite the left hand and clip the right. 2. If you see someone being pursued by the law (and assuming it’s nothing to do with you) what is your first thought/reaction? Depends on the actions of the person being pursued. Generally I'd try to stay out of the way in case they're a threat to me. 3. Name one thing that could have turned a “good” president (historically speaking - Lincoln, JFK, Clinton, Washington etc) into a bad one, and vice versa. In other words, in case you don’t get the concept, the single event or deed that could have defined their legacy in the exact opposite way it did. I don't really know my US history all that well, so I'll go for some low-hanging and not particularly insightful fruit. If Lincoln had allowed the South to secede and/or the North lost the Civil War we would remember him quite differently. 4. If you were/are in the market for a new pet, how would you go about it? Shelter? Ad in the paper? Online? Pedigree purchase? Friends? Probably a shelter. 5. You move to a new town. Driving or walking by a house, you see the word PAEDO daubed in red on the door. What’s your reaction? Keep going but be weirded out enough not to take that route again. 6. If you buy something relatively cheap, either online or in a shop, and it doesn’t work as it should, do you usually send/bring it back or just shrug and say it was only a few dollars, I couldn’t be bothered? Usually the latter. I'd rather have the hour that I'd spend returning it than the few dollars. An exception would be if I'm going to need a new one anyway. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease Last edited by Pet_Sounds; 06-06-2022 at 05:30 AM.

06-06-2022, 05:26 AM	#11087 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Holy ***! Pet's back! Welcome, son! Welcome! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

06-06-2022, 05:47 AM	#11090 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Hi, Pet Sounds! What a nice surprise to see you post again after so long !! I hope you and your family are all well. Has covid gone ok for you? Have you been lurking here all the while? I wonder what's inspired you to post again? Oh, yes, and Welcome Back! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

06-05-2022, 09:00 PM	#11085 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	I just meant do you get bullied by the neighborhood kids like that I've never seen you pal i took you for the anonymous type