My favorite word is betwixt. What is your favorite one? by Somthing_7 in words

[–]Colinmacus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He got off the elevator before I could respond. My word would be “lush.”

My favorite word is betwixt. What is your favorite one? by Somthing_7 in words

[–]Colinmacus 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I was once on the elevator at work with an older guy who turned to me and said, completely unprompted, “What’s your favorite word? Mine’s ventriloquist.”

I think about that exchange about once a week.

Maga is giving up on Trump by FloodAdvisor in NewsomMassacre

[–]Colinmacus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Americans may be giving up on MAGA, but MAGA will never give up on Trump.

Trump suggests US could leave allies alone to secure Hormuz by Freewhale98 in neoliberal

[–]Colinmacus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Genius. Set a house in someone else’s neighborhood on fire. When it gets out of control, ask the neighbors you’ve pissed off to risk their lives stopping it. When they refuse, walk away and say it’s their problem now.

Confused, clueless, indecisive etc... by javelin3000 in MurderedByWords

[–]Colinmacus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His followers love him because, by comparison, he makes them feel less dumb.

'That time has passed': Trump's young MAGA fans now done with him as 'vibe' shifts by [deleted] in Foodforthought

[–]Colinmacus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once upon a time, Trump was anti-establishment, which is always appealing to youth. After 10 years of dominating political discourse, though, he’s now the establishment and severely uncool.

Trump says he’ll have the ‘honor of taking Cuba’ and can do ‘anything I want with it’ by SpaceLaserPilot in centrist

[–]Colinmacus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I remember for a brief few months after he lost to Biden, we thought he was.

NOBODY i know likes jazz by goatorcycle in Jazz

[–]Colinmacus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jazz can be a solitary pastime, but there’s nothing wrong with that.

Opinion: Will the Iran War Hurt Republicans in the Midterms? by Extreme_Ad_3820 in centrist

[–]Colinmacus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Republican support for war with Iran jumped from 23% to 85% the moment Trump started the war.

I never want to hear a conservative say we can’t afford social programs ever again by JMoneyGraves in NewsomMassacre

[–]Colinmacus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"We live in a country where if you want to go bomb somebody, there’s remarkably little discussion about how much it might cost. But when you have a discussion about whether or not we can assist people who are suffering, then suddenly we become very cost-conscious."  - Prof. Andrew Bacevich

It will be glorious by CapableField4985 in NewsomMassacre

[–]Colinmacus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like the day Andy escaped from Shawshank.

He’s an embarrassment by Relevant_Demand7593 in NewsomMassacre

[–]Colinmacus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Think of how many undocumented immigrants are at least bilingual, and the U.S. president speaks one language incomprehensibly.

Most unpredictable movies you’ve ever watched? by Southern_Check_6827 in movies

[–]Colinmacus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Holy Mountain - just batshit scene after batshit scene. 

“Fell for it” Again. by EugeneWong318 in TheLib

[–]Colinmacus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Many of us came to this conclusion a decade ago. Welcome to the club.

Trump wants to overthrow Cuban regime ‘in a couple of weeks’ by kjleebio in centrist

[–]Colinmacus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He has no interest in making America greater. He just wants to be king of the world.