I live alone and I have had people tell me “you should get a gun!” Ok but why? Say someone kicks in my door while I am watching TV, or in bed. Where is the gun? In a different room? In a safe? Might as well be on the moon unless it’s on my hip at all times. Am I supposed to wear a holster over my bathrobe while…

Except I can totally picture Gwinny hosting a disco themed Halloween party and wearing a gold lamé jumpsuit and afro wig :/

I saw an infomercial for some Joel Osteen prayer box (like an Alexa but all inspirational quotes) and he blinked approx 400 times a minute. I wouldn’t trust that guy to give me directions in my own house.

When you think you own everything, “stand your ground” gets mighty broad.

:) I grew up in Bolingbrook which was surrounded by corn 30 years ago. Not quite as corny as Champaign. Now it’s a trafficky hellscape. I actually really like Champaign and almost moved there for a job, plus my favorite aunt lives there (hoping my other aunts don’t read The Root).

Bracing for RockClimberGate in 3... 2... 1...

And like I said, fair enough because deserved. Ironically we were trying to make the same point, that racism is everywhere. I just went about it the lazy way (“hurr durr the South” as cakes and pies succinctly put it) and that was my bad. I can do better.

This has been acknowledged in a subsequent response. 

Well I was insensitive so it's all good :)

Fair enough! I’m just playing on stereotypes, and you’re right to call me out. Though the accent creep is pretty egregious. I obviously know racism is not only a southern thing. This is the Chicago suburbs, and people like this are coworkers and family members. Chicago is no less racist than anywhere else. Klan…

That's the easter bunny!

Anything below I-80 is the south, and Minooka is right there. People in my office are from that area or have kids going to Minooka schools and they all voted for Trump and think covid is a hoax.

I mean, at least if there’s any “this drug may cause bloody diarrhea and permanent blindness” side effects...... 

As an “all dogs are good dogs” person, please don’t bring dogs into this.

Someone get him to a golf course, stat. Why is anyone putting anything (that isn't a covid laced cheeseburger) in front of him? If you pass a bill between now and January just, yknow, stick it in a folder. He doesn't need to know.

Ye gods, the christmas shit was the least egregious part of the decor.

Lone wolf.

I paid off my $40k in student loans... by living at home until I was 33. I would not wish that on anyone. Towards the end I thought it would be forever because my dad had to early retire and my step-mom was laid off. Thankfully they were fine, but it was fucking depressing.

How to work in putting a pillow over the face of some Q screaming nutjob around this line:

According to George Costanza, it’s all pipes.