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1. about 6 hours ago on Tank McNamara

   Shells, not the seeds.

2. 11 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   No, that would be a die-tie. To be a tie-die it would have to be a die made out of a tie. Maybe heavily starched and flipped like a coin? Or origami technique to make it into some shape?

3. 14 days ago on Doonesbury

   NAK. No actual answer to my questions. I asked for data or your justified opinions. Not even convinced you think “we” includes yourself.

4. 15 days ago on Tank McNamara

   Anyone know a single so-called social media website that isn’t antisocial? (I actually know a couple, but this is not one of the places where I might mention them… Too antisocial. So I should have qualified that question with “well known” or “widely known” or “older than six months” or something?)

5. 15 days ago on Doonesbury

   What problems do you think Harris has? She seems like a normal politician. Are you hoping for some sort of saint to join the filthy profession?

   I can’t say I particularly like Harris, but neither can I say there was anything about her that particularly bothered me—notwithstanding all the random mud that was being slung in every direction. Near as I can tell, she would have won if the mud slinging had ended sooner. Or maybe if her campaign had started about a month later?

   I actually think she did make one significant mistake. When asked about disagreements with Biden, she should have answered something like “It is NOT the job of the VP to publicly disagree with the president. Nor am I going to tell you any details of private discussions where I might have advocated different policies. The VP’s job is to support the president’s decisions, NOT second guess them.”

6. 17 days ago on Doonesbury

   Reminds me of my gawdawful Samsung Galaxy. I was sure it had been at least two years. Feels like ten or 15 years—but I checked my receipt and it turned out that it is just over one year that I’ve been suffering from this inflammation…

   The smartphone stores want appointments now? Does that mean I’ll finally get to meet with a doctor of smartphonology? Hey, here’s a crazy idea: Give me a discount for making an appointment at YOUR convenience, with an extra discount if I finish quickly.

7. 17 days ago on Doonesbury

   Maybe he’s giving up on America? But I sure wish someone could explain the third category… I understand the positive feelings about Trump from sociopaths who know he’s a stupid puppet. They are going to pull his strings to get richer and more powerful. I also understand negative feelings like mine and the list of reasons is just too long. My #1 is probably the lies, but I’d have trouble cutting for a top ten list. The third category of “others” is what I cannot understand. Ostriches who have kept their heads in small holes for nine years now? But even if Trudeau understands, I don’t see how he can make a “comic” about it…

8. 20 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Sometimes it’s an investment with a more or less clear quid pro quo. Other times it’s more like a kind of insurance, but in that case it’s often just buying access to the winner’s ear to discourage bad things from happening.

   However, these days I think almost no businesses fund both sides. If the also fund a loser then it’s too likely to come back as revenge from the extra annoyed winner.

9. 22 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Said the nonperson. Needs a 無人無視 function. Yeah, it isn’t a real 四字熟語 but it should be…

10. 23 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

    My latest hypothesis is that all people are absolutely stupid. The problem is that some of them think they are relatively less stupid. Especially bad when they think so because they have extra money from winning some business lottery (or scam).