It’s a good algorithm, and not requiring a lot of machine (or human) intelligence. Odd that United couldn’t come up with it....

So, so, so true. This is how corporations and authorities scam people and muddy the waters. If they can get us, the customers, to argue over who should get booted off, we never end up considering the questions of “why should anyone get booted off?” or “It’s interesting how the Gold Frequent Flyers were not included…

It’s Trump’s country now. They are testing the waters to see what they can get away with and imitating their spiritual master, the giant Cheeto. Make no mistake, this is a test. If customers don’t punish United, and punish it hard, these kinds of abuses will being happening more and more.

Oh, God. You’re right.

OK, this cheered me right up! So cute! So regal!

This, 1,000 %!

No, they don’t “need”  to get him off the plane. They had 18 gazillion other options than asaulting one of their own paying passengers and hauling him bodily off the flight. They didn’t even try raising the compensation past, like $800. That’s way less than what they would be required to compensate anyone who is…

Oh, no, I saw the same thing. It was a festival of nascent Good Germans.

It’s turned into the false equivalency crime of the century, I swear. People raise their voices when they are upset. It’s not supposed to be legally actionable.

Welcome to The Good Germans. If you want to know how this happens, this is how it happens. People focus on the questions of following the rules, or complying with law enforcement, rather than asking themselves and others the question: “Is this right?” or even “Isn’t there so either way to handle this?”

Hilary would be very funny. Maybe she can be one of the roasters, instead of the roast-ee, and they can just sit a giant papier-mâché Cheeto in a chair!

Shifts! Shifts! Shifts! It works for Goldie Hawn during WWII. And this is the Resistance, you know....

I stand by your comment. Honestly, what is there left to do? The maniacs and Holnists are in charge. If nothing changed after Sandy Hook, I do not think jokes about Betsy DeVos are going to change anything one way or another.

Thank you. He’s adorable, and well worth the suffering and stuff.

God! The description he gives of his concussion in 2013 sounds very similar to what I went through when I was almost killed in a high-impact sporting accident. Once the brain swelling began, I had very little idea where I was or even who I was. I would have these bizarre waking dreams that, since I was wearing a…

So true!

Oh, no, it’s not insensitive, not at all. It just turns out to be inaccurate! Here’s a brief explanation, since Master Poodler is almost 10 now, and the trauma has mostly faded (ha, ha.)

We are all living in Trump years now — they are slightly less accelerated than dog years — I judge that they are running about 6 to 1, Trump years vs. regular years. There’s a reason it feels like it’s been 8 and 1/2 months, not 81 days.

He’s a lying liar who lies.

I sent more money to Osoff, whom I think should be rewarded, not excoriated, for dressing up like Han Solo and pulling it off!