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#31
Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Venezuela Invasion
January 05, 2026, 01:01:57 AM
Quote from: Abbot Mythos on January 03, 2026, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: Faust on January 03, 2026, 08:38:09 PMSo you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"
It's early yet, and I thought both 'Colonialism,' and 'Imperialism' had gone out of fashion some time ago. But, I'm not 100% certain, as I was not a political science major at 'uni.' So, for right now, I'm inclined to score this one as 'Attempted Grand Larceny.'

However, that charge may need to be changed to 'Grand Larceny,' depending upon who ultimately gains control of Venezuela's massive oil reserves. Now, if the 'Merican Oil Oligarchs do end up profiting from this invasion, then I believe this will be Marco Rubio's ticket to winning the the Greedy Oligarchy Party's (GOP's) presidential primary in 2028. I write this because if there's nothing in Venezuela with Trump's name already on it, he wouldn't be able to locate the country on a map. So, I doubt His Vileness was the one who originally came up with the idea for this invasion.

I know you and I don't speak, but you're missing the whole point, here.

This doesn't have to do with oil, at least not directly.  It has to do with a modern day Molotov Ribbentrop Pact, where the USA, Russia, and presumably China will divvy up the parts of the world worth having.

All you have to do is look at Rubio's statements to see that.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/19/Marco-Rubio-Ukraine-Russia/3961766175571/

QuoteDec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that U.S. negotiators have made "progress" attempting to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, but ultimately "it's not our war."

<snip>

"It's not our war. It's a war on another continent.

Apparently, nobody has told the sweaty little muppet that South America is also a separate continent.

Add this to Xi's weird proclamation about Taiwan, and Trump doing everything he can to avoid helping Ukraine, and the picture becomes remarkably clear.

However, the fun bit starts when this arrangement falls apart, just like the original pact.

Thieves fall out.
#32
Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Venezuela Invasion
January 05, 2026, 12:54:36 AM
Quote from: Faust on January 04, 2026, 10:47:38 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on January 04, 2026, 05:00:00 PM
Quote from: Faust on January 03, 2026, 08:38:09 PMSo you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

Whattaya mean "Now"?  :lulz:
Fair point

Looking at things objectively, in all but two or three situations, we've been the baddies.
#33
Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Venezuela Invasion
January 04, 2026, 05:00:00 PM
Quote from: Faust on January 03, 2026, 08:38:09 PMSo you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

Whattaya mean "Now"?  :lulz:
#34
Apple Talk / Re: Tales from the Cutting Edge
December 30, 2025, 11:34:31 PM
Me:  "What's your new year's resolution, Lauren?"

Lauren:  "I'm gonna fuck with pRick twice as much."

Me:  *looks at Billy*

Billy:  "Yeah, I'm confirming you as lead."

This is how you build teams.  Fuck with pRick.
#35
Apple Talk / Re: Tales from the Cutting Edge
December 29, 2025, 11:58:32 PM
Great thoughts from big brains, 29 December 2025:

Me:  "Since my internal voice doesn't have to breathe, the screaming has gone on nonstop since 1990."

Billy:  "My intrusive voices have been rapping ICE cube tunes since 2010."

Lauren:  "When pizza burns my mouth, that's the food cooking me back."

pRick:  "What the hell is wrong with you people?"
#36
Quote from: PHRASE on December 22, 2025, 11:35:02 PM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 20, 2025, 06:29:18 AM:sotw:
Allow me to Demonstrate Enjoying your Hatred
I Hate Doktor Howl So Much and This Makes me So Happy I Jizzed in My Pants I Hate Doktor Howl So much I came so Quick nothing brings me more joy Then Hating Doktor Howl it's The Greatest Thing To Do Wow how great it is To Hate Doktor Howl what a wow I needed That moment is worth


I am like Jesus and Bob Ross and Mr Rogers, only I hate you.

I don't even know you, and I hate you.  It's like grace, only backwards. I hate you the way I'd hate my life if I was Donald Trump's dry cleaning staff or Stephen Miller's right hand.  I hate you with a laser-like intensity that if viewed in person would propel you backwards in time to explode in that bag of box wine and also-ran sperm that your mother called her womb.

This is not to be taken personally.  I hate just about everything and everyone; the malice isn't directed at you so much as carelessly spilled on you.

I hate bears.  I hate space aliens.  I hate harp seals.

You are just another facet of the crystalized piece of shit that is planet dirt.

God knows I hate stupid primates, and he put me here with 8.3 BILLION of you anyway, which is just taking the piss.

Venomously yours,
Dok
#37
Apple Talk / Re: Tales from the Cutting Edge
November 27, 2025, 02:49:13 AM
Today at work:

Me:  "Laura, you and I are working Christmas so the guys with young kids can be off."

Laura:  *scowl*

Me:  "Yes, but you get Thanksgiving off."

Laura:  *scowls more*

Me:  "Just call me Mr Cratchet."

Laura:  "IF YOU CALL ME IN TOMORROW, I WILL PERIOD SHIT ON YOUR DESK."

Me:  "..."

Laura:  "DO YOU THINK I'M BLUFFING?"

Me:  "No, no, I don't think you're bluffing at all."

Laura:  "I gotta go do some shit."

Me:  "What shit?  It's quitting time."

Laura:  "I just remembered we have to inspect the sewer access."

Me:  "But we did that last week."

Laura:  "INSPECT THE SEWER ACCESS.  WE MUST FUCKING."

Me:  "..."

Laura:  *grabs radio* "Everyone meet me at the leechfield."  *leaves*

At this point, I chickened out and fucked off for the long weekend.  This is not Hamish's first BBQ.  No.
#38
Apple Talk / Re: Tales from the Cutting Edge
November 20, 2025, 02:39:38 AM
Quote from: Chelagoras The Boulder on November 11, 2025, 07:06:14 PMjust when i swore id never do mental health work again, you make it look SO MUCH FUN :lulz:

Technically, I just keep the place running.  I don't mix with the clinicians, as they are all nuts.
#39
Apple Talk / Re: ITT: Call It Now, Be Right Later
November 12, 2025, 03:26:18 PM
Quote from: Chelagoras The Boulder on November 11, 2025, 06:57:49 PMthe funniest option would be Pacifica or the New Callifornia Republic, or whatever we end up calling it, proposes an EU-style American Union that includes pretty much every nation in the North and South Americas, EXCEPT the US.

If you do not include Southern Arizona, there will be war.
#40
Apple Talk / Re: On This Day in History
November 08, 2025, 06:08:47 AM
Quote from: Faust on November 07, 2025, 03:24:10 PMBanned, because I cant figure out any read of that post other then supporting pedophile, anyone can see one I'll unban him

Nope.  You're good.
#41
Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Resistance 2.0!
November 05, 2025, 03:39:33 AM
Dems took the whole menu tonight.
#42
Apple Talk / Re: Tales from the Cutting Edge
October 27, 2025, 09:35:42 PM
Laura, it seems, was plunging out a toilet that a patient had attempted to flush 2 rolls of toilet paper and a shoe.

Me:  "Laura, when you're done with this, I need to see you in my office."

(Later)

Laura:  "You wanted to see me?"

Me:  "Yes, come in, sit down."

Laura:  *looks nervous*

Me:  "Laura, I need a maintenance lead.  Since you seem to be the only one working, you're it.  Provided you want the pay that goes with it."

Laura:  "You know I just started a month ago."

Me:  "Yes, so you haven't been contaminated.  Your job from this point forward is to make the crew work.  You will move up two pay grades to <amount>."

Laura:  "What about Mike?  He's going to shit kittens.  He really doesn't like me."

Me:  "Who?"

Laura:  "The guy you hauled into the office."

Me:  "Don't worry about that.  He was just a bad dream you had."

Laura:  <side eye>

Me:  "You can look at me like I'm one of our patients all you like.  It might even be accurate.  But Mike will no longer be a noisy distraction to your workday.  Looking at your resume, you worked for your dad's general contracting firm for 6 years.  How did you handle working in that rather delicate situation?"

Laura:  "I told people to work or hit the road."

Me:  "See?  No problems.  Tomorrow morning I will make the announcement and you will distribute the work.  If there are any problems, handle them.  Assign the work as you see fit.  Send people home as you see fit.  If you have trouble handling them, I will be very disappointed, at which point I will handle the problem.  Feel free to tell them that you are the soft option.  In any case, I have a new maintenance manager starting in a few weeks.  If you have proven yourself, you will continue to be the lead.  Do we have an agreement?"

Laura:  "Yes.  But I feel like Dr Faust for some reason, except Mephistopheles is crazy."

Me:  "That's not inappropriate."

Laura:  "..."

Me:  "We are going to do great things."
#43
Apple Talk / Re: Tales from the Cutting Edge
October 27, 2025, 09:21:24 PM
Day 1, October 27th:

Initial impression:  Shop is a mess.  The maintenance manager is shouting into the face of some young lady wearing a tool belt.  The rest of the crew is sitting at a table playing cards.  Manager notices me and turns away from the young lady and askes, and I quote, "What the fuck do you want?"

At my own request, none of my departments were told that I was hired.  You tend to get a more honest view of people that way. Apparently, I got a *very* honest view of this collection of bad wiring.

Me:  "I'm the new facilities director, as you can see from my ID.  Your ID says you are Mike, the *current* maintenance manager."

Mike:  "..."

Me:  "Let's have a little chat in your office.  Young lady, what is your name?"

Laura:  "I'm Laura."

Me:  "And you are a maintenance tech?"

Laura:  "Yes."

Me:  "Then please go do maintenance things.  The rest of you lot do the same."

(In the office)

Mike:  "Sorry about that, you know how dud employees can be."

Me:  "Why, yes I do.  Now, please get your environment of care binders out and let's see where we are for the next inspection."

Mike:  "Um"

Me:  "Never mind.  Here they are.  What's this?  There is nothing in this binder."

Mike:  "We don't have time for that shit."

Me:  "Yes, that might interfere in the card game.  How long have you been here?"

Mike:  "Two years."

Me:  "So you have never been in a joint commission inspection?  The one that happens in 25 days?"

Mike:  "No."

Me:  "So you are unaware that our license is at stake?"

Mike:  "I don't have to take this shit."

Me:  "No, you absolutely do not have to take this shit.  Clock out, please.  HR will call you tomorrow for a chat."

Mike:  "You can't do this."

Me:  "I can.  I did."

Mike:  "I will go over your head.  You'll be out of here so fast your head will spin."

Me:  "Please do.  The CEO hired me.  Let me know how it goes.  Only later, because you're clocking out now."

Mike:  *swears a lot, leaves*

Walking outside, the entire crew, minus Laura, is in the smoking area.

I am going to enjoy this more than would be considered reasonable.


#44
Quote from: Faust on October 17, 2025, 07:57:38 AMIt begins the outward normalisation of the transition from republican party, to white nationalist party, they want people to know, they want to get to the point that that they can come out of the closet with that.

They're already very comfortable with the idea.

#45
Quote from: Pergamos on October 17, 2025, 03:47:56 PM
Quote from: Faust on October 17, 2025, 07:57:38 AMIt begins the outward normalisation of the transition from republican party, to white nationalist party, they want people to know, they want to get to the point that that they can come out of the closet with that.

Fortunately I think they're rushing that a bit.  All the MAGAts I've talked to are still opposed to nazis, and the KKK. 

MAGAs aren't for talking to.