Or at least “Let’s not pretend to have more certain knowledge than we do.” It’s certainly not GOOD to be indicted. Maybe it’s a valid reason not to hire someone in the first place, I’m not sure. But it’s not equivalent to being found guilty.

Replying to myself because I can’t edit:

Should we dispense with trials then and let grand jury indictments stand for verdicts?

It’s worse than that. Ever wonder how they make those Virginia hams...?

To the extent that you can read the language, uh, yes?

It would evaporate, I think.

Yeah! That’s the ticket!

I have heard that about Mike actually! That still doesn’t make me want to play with him, but I wouldn’t, like, spit on him in the street.

Bless you kind person!

Some of us have to calculate odds on our fingers. It’s a pretty bad tell.

Your profile pic looks familiar. Is it from a Magic the Gathering card?

See that’s what I’m saying! They have a DEEP bench! You can leave out what is (now) probably their most-recognized song and still be able to take on all comers.

Thinking about it now I’m kind of amazed that televised poker ever took off. Like, as ridiculous as pro wrestling is, it has a decent dynamic for television because they always have the Face to go along with the Heel.

You put Phil Hellmuth heads up against Mike Madusow and, like... what am I rooting for, here? A power…

Seriously! What a bunch of miserable dudes!

On the downside, making a living as a pro poker player appears to be at least as miserable, if not more so, than being a full-time journalist/New Yorker writer. In terms of job insecurity, long hours, and exposure to scumbags, it’s probably at best a wash.

The 4th Season, among its many other flaws, was also responsible for me realizing that I just don’t care for Maria Bamford’s comedy. This moment of truth has cost me dearly in social settings. I blame Hurwitz.

That Zappa entry is fine and good, but for pure joyfulness there’s that one track where Ike Willis is yelling “Hi ho silver!” and Frank is absolutely losing his shit. I can’t find it right now, but it’s delightful.

Also good: the “sminking of gin” flub on Rocky Racoon!

There’s a moment of laughter at the beginning of “Up to Me” off Jethro Tull’s Aqualung. It sounds authentic, but I will let others decide!

Good lord! By the standards of “Top 5 Songs only,” they certainly do. My top 5 for them lean a little away from the straight-ahead guitar-smashing rock, so in addition to “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “My Generation,” “and “Love Reign O’er Me,” I also put “Getting in Tune” and “Eminence Front.”

So ok, tastes differ, and…