BarneyPiccolo

joined 1 month ago
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 17 points 1 month ago

I heard him tell a story about the time he had a close call with guys with machine guns on one of his foreign aid missions, and found himself on his knees with his hands in the air. He said he was worried that they'd figure out that they were safe, and start to let them go, and then recognize him, and say "YOU PUT NIPPLES ON THE BAT SUIT!" and shoot him anyway.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So how much did this cost?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 6 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It's Biden's fault.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It's going to cost a fortune to feed that beast.

And he's going to hog the bed.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 4 points 1 month ago

There were other serious problems standing in the way of making them pets. Probably the worst is that they pee everywhere, and the pee is extremely foul smelling, so you can't keep them in the house, no matter how friendly they might be.

They also don't make cute or useful sound like a bark, or a purr, they make a really loud, very annoying wail, that gets on the nerves of even the most ardent fox lover.

Even after all these years of breeding, these serious issues remain, keeping them from becoming viable pets for the foreseeable future.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 14 points 1 month ago

Exactly. My wife hasn't used an actual computer more than a handful of times in the last several years. She does EVERYTHING on her smartphone.

I have never owned a laptop, because my desktop unit is where I do most of my business stuff, and when I'm away from that, my smartphone is good enough.

Of course, the most important thing isn't that we account for two less computers than a few years ago, but the smartphones that we have replaced laptops with, run Android. So that's actually a net loss of 4 MS products.

And after all these years, Windows products still make me frustrated and infuriated. You'd think they would have honed it to a perfect product by now, but every few years they completely reconfigure the UI, and make us have to navigate a whole new, buggy system.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 8 points 1 month ago

They'll find out that he donated a dollar to a charity at the grocery store checkout when he was 12, so he's a Democrat.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They can be identified with a symbol as well, maybe like a cross with bent ends.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 4 points 1 month ago

I beg to differ. I have seen Democrats like Schumer and Schiff get very angry when a Republican has called them the Democrat Party, and start lecturing about respect, etc., as the Republican sat back with a smug smirk, knowing they got their opponent to wander off the path, instead of discussing the subject that the Republican would like to avoid. Dems take that bait all the time.

Calling them the MAGA Party, and flat out declaring the Republican Party dead, and then treating it as if it is actually dead, would flip the tables on them.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 1 points 1 month ago

I've never done torrents, I don't even know how. I've always used forums. Bolt was the best one for many years, but they closed shop a few years ago.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I keep reading posts like yours, disparaging protests, disparaging written dissension, disparaging a progressive agenda, etc. People like you somehow think the voters are going to flock to the Democrats just by doing the same weak strategies that they've been losing with for decades. It's time to go after the MAGA Nazi with every available strategy, including words.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Politics is ALL marketing/ advertising, and the most important thing a product can do is establish a strong, powerful brand. These aren't "kindergarten word games," this is a marketing strategy intended to damage their brand.

At their core, MAGAs are cowardly and angry, and easy to manipulate. Needle, harass, hassle, tease, humiliate, embarrass, etc. them at EVERY opportunity, and they will grow angrier, and more frightened when they see their intimidation tactics aren't working. It shows shallow voters that the MAGAs are pathetic, they aren't strong, and they aren't to be feared. It shows that they are blustering losers, not to be respected or obeyed. Combine that with a solid brand building strategy for a popular Democratic agenda, and voters will abandon the pathetic MAGAs, and flock to the Democrats.

Handled correctly, words are powerful tools, and the Pen is mightier than the Sword.

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