Hasherm0n

This constitutional crisis is "looming" in the same way the saucers were "looming" over the Whitehouse in the movie independence day. While they were firing...

Are you thinking of veritas? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Veritas

"I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain".

5.56 is is the standard ammo used by most NATO nations. It's what (for example) most AR platform rifles are chambered for.

It's a specific bullet size to be very explicit.

You could use the IDKFA code in MechWarrior 2 as well.

If you did, it would immediately eject you from the mech and display a message something along the lines of "this isn't doom you idiot".

Cloony The Clown by Shel Silverstein

I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown Who worked in a circus that came through town. His shoes were too big and his hat was too small, But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all. He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes, He had a green dog and a thousand balloons. He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall, But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all. And every time he did a trick, Everyone felt a little sick. And every time he told a joke, Folks sighed as if their hearts were broke. And every time he lost a shoe, Everyone looked awfully blue. And every time he stood on his head, Everyone screamed, "Go back to bed!" And every time he made a leap, Everybody fell asleep. And every time he ate his tie, Everyone began to cry. And Cloony could not make any money Simply because he was not funny. One day he said, "I'll tell this town How it feels to be an unfunny clown." And he told them all why he looked so sad, And he told them all why he felt so bad. He told of Pain and Rain and Cold, He told of Darkness in his soul, And after he finished his tale of woe, Did everyone cry? Oh no, no, no, They laughed until they shook the trees With "Hah-Hah-Hahs" and "Hee-Hee-Hees." They laughed with howls and yowls and shrieks, They laughed all day, they laughed all week, They laughed until they had a fit, They laughed until their jackets split. The laughter spread for miles around To every city, every town, Over mountains, 'cross the sea, From Saint Tropez to Mun San Nee. And soon the whole world rang with laughter, Lasting till forever after, While Cloony stood in the circus tent, With his head drooped low and his shoulders bent. And he said,"THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT - I'M FUNNY JUST BY ACCIDENT." And while the world laughed outside. Cloony the Clown sat down and cried.

When the initial allegations came out I was shocked. A week later I was having breakfast with a good friend of mine and his wife. The wife worked in the comic book industry and we'd talked about Gaiman before. I brought up the allegations and she told me that no one who rubbed elbowed with his circle were shocked. Apparently he already had something of a reputation.

Victor Earhart. Unfortunately it looks like he was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2016.

Cool video I found of him while looking around.

https://youtu.be/ijLqo7hETPk

This was going to be my answer. Glad I checked before posting.

I haven't had a proper gumbo in ages. That looks phenomenal.

I don't remember where I saw or heard it, but when I was younger I came across an interview with some of the other cast of TNG talking about how Patrick Stewart originally came in this very disciplined classic Shakespearean actor and how he really started loosening up after a couple of years.

Calendar on Adams in 1800...

"Ye will judge without regard to the prattle of a president, the prattle of that strange compound of ignorance and ferocity, of deceit and weakness; without regard to that hideous hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman."

That's just one example of many quotes from that time. There was some wildly vitriolic mud slinging in early American politics.