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[–] LovableSidekick 15 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

As a progressive my optimism has always been based on the fact that we outnumber regressives. They have to pull all kinds of shit to make it harder for us to vote and stop our votes from counting. What I failed to consider is that when it really mattered, really REALLY fucking matters... a lot of us would just decide not to show up.

[–] Delphia 7 points 9 hours ago

Ive been hearing my whole life that Women, Minorities and young people are sick of their lives being run y old white men.

They ran a young educated black woman against a old white billionaire in his 70s and they still didnt turn up.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 14 hours ago

Obliquely related story.

My wife was briefly an actor, and they were running The Cask. During one rehearsal, the guy playing Montresor was doing the brick laying, and he started going:

"One brick... ah, ah, aah!
Two bricks... ah, ah, aaah!"

I don't know if you had to be there, but I almost died laughing. Now I can't read or see a reference to The Cask without thinking about that.

Threeee bricks... ah, ah, aaaah!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

For the love of God, Montresor!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Benjaben 5 points 14 hours ago

This was my first exposure to "laconic wit" that I remember as a kid, and I fell in love :)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago

False flags are a real thing and hateful people often hide behind emphatic opposition of what they would rightly be criticized as being.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 28 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I know that's what the comic is referencing, but I prefer to imagine they're giving him the Henry treatment

https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sad_Story_of_Henry

[–] [email protected] 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't know Thomas the tank engine had sad endings

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

That was a pretty brutal ending. He didn't get sympathy at all from those other trains.

[–] Apepollo11 7 points 13 hours ago

Well, Edward would still peep "hello" at him, at least. But, yeah, Gordon just laughed and said "serves you right" when he passed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago

Idk seems like a stretch

[–] ch00f 24 points 16 hours ago

The Cask of Amontillasshole

[–] ThePantser 6 points 16 hours ago

What if the real treasure was the friends we made along the way.

[–] SelfProgrammed 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Is it too late to put them on a boat and send them to hunt for a different continent?

[–] Valmond 3 points 15 hours ago

We did that and look what happened.

[–] danc4498 4 points 16 hours ago

This has been me with Facebook since 2020

[–] CombatWombatEsq 3 points 15 hours ago

For the love of god Montressor

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago