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Brisketexan

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  1. I dunno. Could be for lots of things. Okay, actual answer -- the communion bread is torn by hand and then served to each person, so I guess it's to keep the server's germy hands from touching the bread. I don't think it was a particularly necessary matter during COVID - wash and sanitize your hands right before you serve, and all is good.
  2. Imagine us missing the decency and competence of people like Cohen and Scaramucci.....Holy fucking shit.
  3. Bolded the word that is missing from every GQP person. I mean, it's like a missing chromosome or something -- it just ain't fucking there, and it ain't never gonna be there.
  4. And...yep. The cross-examination of Colonel Jessup, and the observation that "I think he WANTS to say it" (that he ordered the code red) was not made up. It's how people (mostly men) like him operate. I've examined witnesses like him - and yeah, that often happens. Get them going, and they will give you the "fuck yeah we did" answer of some sort (it's usually not as dramatic as Jessup's, but sometimes just as meaningful). And yeah....I've also defended a couple of witnesses like that. And there is no controlling them or "training that tendency out of them." They are who they are, and no piss-ant lawyer's gonna tell 'em what to do. Occasionally, the smarter ones will later sheepishly acknowledge "well, I guess I made a pretty big mess for you to clean up." The only proper answer is "yes you did. But that's what you're paying me for." If you bill by the hour....those can be good clients/witnesses to have. There are some interesting observations here that I do wish more of the general population actually knew and understood (e.g., how the rich and powerful don't conceal their shitbaggery). There's probably a good list of "shit we have learned about people over the years" that we should compile. Lawyers have a lot of such lessons/perspectives, but I know that engineers, managers, and the like, have their own observed truths to share too.
  5. "Career ending." God, I find it just adorable that there are people out there who think decency and morality and standards and shit exist and apply to the right.
  6. Actually, inflation adjusted....the $7 box is close to on par with the old 59 79 99 value menu.
  7. I just listed two that linger in our church. Now, I don't think it was any sort of deliberate decision, just inertia. Once you do it a certain way for a while (eg, communion servers wearing vinyl gloves), it falls into the "that's the way we've always done it" trap.
  8. ....SO FAR..... Wait till the 2032 presidential race between Kid Rock and Taylor Swift.
  9. We should probably fucking do something about that shit.
  10. I hear ya. "Sending out cringy AI erotica for incels on the social media platform that he also owns" is an absolute requirement for me. That, of course, is why I am loyal to this platform and @immamac
  11. Someone needs to watch the Sexual Harassment Prevention video from HR.....
  12. That definitely had an affect. Shit, it did for us. We didn't really start attending church again till about a year ago. We got too comfy in our lazy Sunday mornings, just coffee and conversation. It was a good distraction, but at the same time, we ended up realizing that we were missing something. And I'd say church services themselves STILL haven't really gotten over COVID. A lot of leftovers (communion servers wear gloves, people don't hold hands during the Lord's Prayer, lotta little things like that). There's a confluence of factors, to be sure.
  13. That's my wife's (hopeful) take: resurrection is a foundational element of Christianity. Not just the "event" of resurrection, but the very concept. And, to be resurrected....a thing must first die. So, maybe it's time for "Christianity" to die. Which is a rough process, sad, and costly. But if Christianity can be what is resurrected, then perhaps that is The Way. We have a lot further to go, though. A LOT further.
  14. 1) Fuck that shit, he'll turn out to be MAGA. 2) Like the slogan though -- "Be a lot cooler if you did." That's good stuff.
  15. You may not. But a lot of people would, and have. They don't want anything to do with a movement that is widely and broadly associated with hate and cruelty. "Christianity" is a shit brand in the US these days. It means "I suck Trump's dick and devote an inordinate amount of energy to being shitty to other people." That's not a great brand, and it's a TERRIBLE brand for your core "consumer base": people who are interested in practicing actual Christianity.
  16. More than the two consecutive drivers who turned out of the middle lane the other night on my way home. Two blocks, two people who turned in front of me from the middle lane. Soulless evil fuckers. Waymo doesn't do me like that.
  17. My employment law partner advises "not in writing." So, take note.
  18. Huh....as a trial lawyer who conducts discovery and loves reading juicy emails in discovery...I don't entirely agree. I put "important" things in email all the time, and have clients that do so as well. BUT, I'm referring mostly to ministerial important things, not strategic things. "Remember, we have to get that order of 100 widgets to Spacely Sprockets by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Have we got shipping lined up?" vs. "Remember to get shipping lined up for the 100 widgets that go to Spacely Sprockets. Gotta get there on time, because you know what a whiny dick that Spacely is. And I sure hope he doesn't inspect them too closely, because we've been cranking out at least 5% defective widgets in each batch this week." Important stuff can go in an email. SOME important stuff definitely should not. And yes, phone calls are so much better for all of those sorts of things. I much prefer the "Hey, there's something I need to catch you up on, time for a call?" message than "We need to talk about Bateshorn. He keeps walking down the hall with his dick out of his pants, and I think he might be drunk today, and also, I like the new secretary hire. Great tits." MAYBE don't put that stuff in writing, fellas. CYA emails -- a real thing. Damn right. Few things are more gratifying than a client starting in with "you never told me..." and you quickly pull up an email that says "the fuck I didn't -- I told you the whole thing, including the expected consequences, on September 3rd. After our 30 minute phone call discussing that very thing, as referenced in the email." For me, it wasn't with a client, exactly -- it was a third party arguing that I hadn't properly informed my client about something that they then acted on (they never should have been granted access to that information, but the bankruptcy court said "fuck your privilege.") Fine. Here's the email, on-point, and in advance of any action taken. Suck it, fucker.
  19. The most important part of that is that....the ship had already fucking sailed. Soybeans are purchased annually. China took care of its 2025 business. All those 2025 soybeans in the US? They aren't fucking going ANYWHERE.
  20. Y'all know he's literally the Anti-Christ, right? I'm not kidding, not even a little bit. As @Ghost of LL observed a while back, "Trump may be making me a believer in Christianity again. Because if the Anti-Christ is real -- and he most definitely is -- then maybe the rest of stuff in there has some truth, too."
  21. I caught that fuckup. Good. Fire up the P-38s and let's Yamamoto their fucking asses.
  22. Or....he's met Trump, and knows that he's a giant piece of shit perhaps the giantest piecest of shittest ever to merit a fecal metaphor.
  23. "Drop in US religiosity among largest in world" https://news.gallup.com/poll/697676/drop-religiosity-among-largest-world.aspx#:~:text=— The 17-point drop in,10-year period since 2007. Massive drop - 17 points - from 2015 to 2025. Gosh. What major trend took place from 2015 to present. Could it be the rise of the MAGA movement, which has thoroughly coopted Christianity? In America, 2025, if someone says "I'm a Christian," that is regularly perceived as "I'm MAGA." It has become, first and foremost, a political label. And . . . among people inclined to actually FOLLOW the tenets of Christianity, a most distasteful one. So, in a country where being "religious" largely means "I'm MAGA," it's not a shock to see a big drop in subscription to that religious belief (which remains our culturally dominant religion). TLDR: Nothing is worse for American Christianity than American "Christians."
  24. Truly an era of comic book villains. Plot twist: the American people side with the villains.
  25. Mentioned it on here before, but I drive downtown streets every day. Lots of Waymos on the road with me. They are among the best drivers -- and even among the most courteous -- in downtown.
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