Sounds like a certain short-fingered vulgarian of our no doubt mutual acquaintance.

Tmesis FTW!

Sure, if the thoughts were applicable to Liz Smith and Liz Smith only, I’m sure my sympathy would be affected. But I think her meditation could apply to anyone; I’m middle-aged now and I, in the (paraphrased) words of Tennyson, am not now what I was in my youth. It is sad to look back upon a career where you had…

“What is digital?” He may as well have said, to quote John Oliver’s piece on the pointlessness of “debating” climate change, “‘Which number is bigger, 15 or 5?’ Or, ‘Do owls exist?’ Or, ‘Are there hats?’”

Ah, but I should think the “love” aspect of “smitten” would outweigh the sense of a biblical smackdown, regardless of etymology.

I HOPE I did not just see what you did there.

“In spades,” though??

Smited? Smoted? Maybe I need to go back to Travolta in “Michael.”

Also I wouldn’t be surprised if Ron Jeremy were in there somewhere.

“A clown’s ration”...! That is delightful. Thank you for that.

Yeah, I seem to remember something about “expected the bad hombres” to be deported, and isn’t that a conveniently subjective criteria.

“Fat Bastard” — ! I needed that. Thank you!

Would give those small hands a purpose tho

45 does this too — he once tweeted it “ObamaCare.” Now, I’m not saying that would be a BAD orthographical choice, but of the many screaming about the evils of this socialist, oppressive scheme, the preferred spelling is WITHOUT the capitalized “C,” is it not?

“Under the sea, I know, I know...”

These violent delights have violent ends #wyatt

“Shouty Spice” — !

I’m sure she sees herself more as a humble servant of the Lord, born to lead all students via school vouchers (i.e., rube coupons) to the Kingdom of God and the continuance of the testocracy.

Historian and podcaster Dan Carlin (Hardcore History, Common Sense) warned of this very thing, long before the Trumpian Menace.