We’re only three days away from the big day. Probably a good idea to turn off the news and play videogames, or watch creepy old episodes of Space 1999 or something.
Today’s Final Countdown cover isn’t the worst cover I’ve ever heard, but it’s definitely the one with the most tubas.
The bonus video today involves three layers of pug.
If Trump wins, I’m going to scream, get wasted on schnapps or dessert wine, and watch cartoons all day.
That’s what I want to do anyway. Art school probably has other plans. :U
This is taking a toll on me as a queer student. I don’t know how I won’t shut down constantly over his victory. I cried over Trump’s environmental policy (or lack thereof) last night.
@Troubelle: Moonbeam Malcontent
There is a brand called “Post” that makes an amazing grape juice.
Personally I’m a rum person so I’ll probably celebrate with some spiced rum+soda.
@TreePerson
Thanks for the recc.
@impatiens
*pops head up* Did somebody say Animal Crossing?
I’ve gone back to my old town – the game automatically weeded it after the update, which was an awesome surprise, but it’s been completely overrun by flowers in return. Day Of The fucking Triffids.
Either way, holy flying shit on a shingle, this update kicks all the ass. DAT SPLATOON CROSSOVER. *fansqueals* Forget chickens and elephants, my town’s going to be packed with Inklings.
I will one day get my dog to hand stand with me.
http://i.imgur.com/7qTEQmp.gif
Nothing like a trio of kittens practicing their alpha strike.
I need to cuddle with this dog, I am so jealous.
http://i.imgur.com/FZQjxma.png
http://i.imgur.com/g10cmvT.jpg
http://67.media.tumblr.com/583c9f65840d7aa5afca2c1238d5f989/tumblr_o7fx3rqL8I1rduh3zo1_500.gif
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I’m now seeing in comments on news sites people declaring that a vote for Hillary is a vote for war with Russia. Where did that come from?
@Snowberry
If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say it came from Russia.
@Snowberry
Thats been going on for a while,
basically Trump wants the US to pull out of NATO and become a Russian vassal state,
now because Trump is never wrong (citation needed) that means not doing that will lead to a war with Russia.
Honestly I’m more concerned with Trump nuking Mexico or something over a tweet then I am Clinton starting a war with Russia over wikileaks.
@Tovius
Good chance of it,
they are paying people to troll.
@Ray of Rays, @Axecalibear: whenever I see the Lantern oaths, there is some part of me that insists upon singing them to the tune of “the Threaten’d Cloud Has Passed Away,” from the Mikado. Sometimes my brain makes me happy, sometimes it makes me sad.
….Oh-kay, that’s weird. I was aware of Trump wanting to pull out of NATO, but not any of those other things. I really shouldn’t be surprised by anything at this point…
Re Clinton and war with Russia – it’s become a common claim here in Aust. among those lefties who hate Clinton and still yearn for Sanders. Not at all suggesting that it originated here but it’s certainly taken root. And whenever they tweet about it, they get piles of approving trumplings in their comments…
@Auntie
Just did it with the Indigo oath. Hilarious! ?
I plan on breaking out the vodka in the freezer and if things get too tense, maybe cut my hair. I wish I could relax about this election, it seems like the stakes get higher with every presidential election, maybe i’m just getting older.
In other news, a neighbor brought us a teeny tiny kitten on Halloween, she loves snuggling and is getting a handle on solid food so she should find a forever home with no trouble. We don’t know most of our neighbors, but I guess they’ve figured out that we’re a house of old cat ladies.
I think I very well needed this article, I apologize if this has already been posted before.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nate-silver-election-forecast_us_581e1c33e4b0d9ce6fbc6f7f
As far as I know from reading the article is makes alot of sense why Nate Silver’s model is currently like it is and why there is so much discrepancy between forecast models.
@ Ooglyboggles: I googled “dogs doing pawstands” and I found this:
http://www.jiffpom.com/uploads/2/3/9/5/23959059/2283199.jpg
That’s Jiff, apparently. Jiff is a Pomeranian who holds the Guinness world record for fastest two-legged running, or something, I’m not sure. Jiff has its own webpage (fanpage?) called jiffpom.com. At least that’s where I found the picture. Not relevant to your (or anyone else’s) interests, but it made me smile, so maybe it’ll make you smile, too?
http://static0.thethingsimages.com/cdn/568/299/70/c/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-08-at-12.21.35-AM.png
(Jiff also has swag. Adorable swag.)
Here is the total response to that article by Mr. Silver. There’s a bit more to it than the article showed.
For my own two cents, I’m going to pull from the perspective of a different Nate:
Trump does have possible routes to 270, but it’s not clear where it would be best to push at the moment, and based on how he seems to want to be everywhere at once, his campaign may not be clear on it either.
I’ve got a handle of bourbon, & I’ll drink the whole damn thing if the tangerine tyrant wins. Then again, I hate Clinton, too.
@Snowberry – as with all Trump propaganda it’s projection
Whoops. Fucked up that second link. And it’s consistently fucking up for some reason, so here’s the bare URL.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/upshot/clinton-has-solid-lead-in-electoral-college-trumps-winning-map-is-unclear.html?_r=0
JoeB:
That was in response to a protester holding up a “Republicans against Trump” sign. He was beaten up by the mob.
@PolicyofMadness – I have seen some recent research on that – backing up your claim – though men are more often wrong about their wives voting intentions than the other way round. But I can’t quickly find the article.
Although I did find this disgusting piece while I was looking…blech…
https://blonderj.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/should-married-women-vote-against-their-spouse/
THANK YOU for the link, TreePerson.
I can enjoy my final day at Youmacon as a True Buckaroo.
Kisses for all at WHTM.
@amnesia
I’ve had good luck using apple cider as a mix (real cider with alcohol produced from fermentation, not added to apple juice, blech)
@rugbyyogi
I couldn’t read that drivel. I couldn’t get past this line:
So even if I’m a single woman (and I guess lesbians and non-binary peeps don’t exist in her world, since she only talks about wives and their husbands), I can’t be the head of my own household. Back when I was the only breadwinner and I was the one paying the bills and mortgage while my (male) partner stayed home, I’m guessing I wasn’t the head of the household then, either. Because I’m a lowly woman.
This is why I did like religion so much. This woman is arguing that because a bunch of men wrote some words down that they claim came from a deity we should all just comply with their rules and never question it.
@kupo
Bingo!
Also, “lowly woman” is clearly redundant, because if you weren’t lowly you wouldn’t be a woman, you’d be a whore, or something. I’m pretty certain that’s how it works.
Now, I’m not one to defend religion, but the desire to enforce patriarchal norms on a society may be correlated with religion but the world is also full of atheist and agnostic misogynists, many of whom regularly star on this blog. They also want you to comply with their rules and never question anything. Even if you poofed all religions out of existence tomorrow, the shitty attitudes would remain, just with a new fig-leaf to excuse them (evopsych, anyone?).