Sorry, I thought you were worried about poor people not having entertainment. I didn’t realize that your hypothetical “poor” (you know, the ones with game-ready computers and high-speed internet access) were so demanding that they would only accept video games, not books, magazines, music, movies, etc.

He won’t steal your money, just a digital representation that the banks use, so that’s okay. Also take your peace of mind, your credit rating, and your on-line reputation. But those aren’t tangible either, so you’re good to go.

Psst. My FLCS does mail order.

constant taking off of work to attend the openings of various envelopes

He hasn’t been out of the halfway-house that long. Shouldn’t D’Souza actually be doing something productive with his life?

Change can happen. I was well into my 30s before I could bring myself to eat a medium steak.

Or, when you find out that the publisher gamed the system to make the studios think that the source material was a bestseller, that might be a good time to walk away.

My suspected endgame: His lawyers are going to start questioning his current mental competence and he’ll enjoy his last few years in seclusion “in decline”.

It’s not like there’s no precedent for that.

Sadly, I can’t find a picture of G. Gordon Liddy giving a thumbs up.

Actually, I think I’ve aged into the category where I can wear stuff like this unironically.

Um... I have that exact same shirt.

It’s a good thing he’s been working on his tan, because his official photograph looks a little pale.

3) Ocean’s 11 with Lando Calrissian

I was just yesterday doing some research on L’il Abner for a project. I mean this in the best way - this outfit is très Dogpatch, ma’am.

Not such a coincidence when you consider that many of the sci-fi acronyms came out of the convention scene of the 40s, through which LRH was drifting before deciding that being a religious figure was a better gig than living off penny a word pulp stories and his VA disability pension.