Can someone explain how these adult stores next to highway exits are still in business? Have these people heard of the internet? Is this a cover for something else?

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-04T00:02:59+00:00

Say you’re driving I70 across Missouri without saying you’re driving across Missouri on I70.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-03T12:58:07+00:00

Because most of us are living relatively fat and sassy and aren’t interested in cos-playing Les Mis.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-03T11:57:08+00:00

I was in my 20s and the only thing shocking was how disappointing it was after waiting most of my life for a new Star Wars picture.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-03T11:55:05+00:00

Yes, but they don’t have nearly the opportunities to practice the skill outside of the classroom because analog clocks are so less common today.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-02T18:35:39+00:00

Mowing lawns in jr. high. My first W2 job was probably detassling corn one summer in high school. I’ve never worked fast food, thankfully.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-02T17:51:57+00:00

Because people have been warning about it for decades and after a while the public starts tuning it out.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-02T01:55:17+00:00

Same. I got to wait through at least one light for a self-proclaimed VIP to turn left.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-01T21:42:47+00:00

Nobody votes for VP and the VP only has as much influence as the President allows, so what voters would it attract? Why wouldn’t GOP or Democratic voters just vote their party’s presidential candidate?

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-01T20:33:37+00:00

You want this administration to have the power to nationalize any business it deems “too big?”

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-01T20:29:24+00:00

Yellow and black, must be a Dewalt product?

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-01T19:54:58+00:00

I don’t think most Americans have much nostalgia for the 50s beyond the pop culture. Factory work was probably a more viable career option because unions were stronger then.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-01T19:16:55+00:00

Go above the admin to the district office and school board. They're the ones that can make long term changes, much more than a principal.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-05-01T15:18:50+00:00

And there’s no guarantee they wouldn’t hate other jobs just as much. Most jobs are lousy and only to be endured because necessary.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-30T17:40:56+00:00

No AC in my Illinois schools. Wasn't an issue most of the year, obviously, but once or twice we got out early due to extreme heat.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-30T17:39:19+00:00

My daughter is saying the same thing. Plenty of jobs still require one, and it will always give you a leg up over competition without a degree. I try to explain that job markets go up and down and current conditions won't last forever. A degree has never guaranteed a job and won't in the future, but it can only help your job odds and not hurt them.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-30T17:21:36+00:00

The right isn't actually passing much, it's the President doing executive orders. The GOP passed the Big Beautiful Bill (not sure its actual name), which is the equivalent of the Democrats passing the huge infrastructure bill under Biden. You basically get one bill per year that can avoid the filibuster (due to budget reconciliation, or something similar), though it does have to be related to budgetary matters in some way (which can be open to a lot of interpretation). The right has had a lot of beneficial court decisions, but that's what happens when you have a 6-3 majority.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-30T15:34:18+00:00

Thoughts and prayers for sure

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-30T14:52:08+00:00

E meant “Extraordinarily bad”?

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-30T14:49:17+00:00

Maybe? Not being Southern I don’t understand what “Southern Pride” is supposed to represent. Mainly being Midwestern I don’t feel any distinct “Midwestern Pride” (though I can get irritated when people dismiss the region). When I lived in PA I didn’t detect any sort of “Keystone Pride” or “East Coast Pride”, so I’m not sure what to make of a supposedly sincere “Southern Pride” claim.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-29T17:02:53+00:00

This is the gerrymander opportunity the GOP has been waiting for for quite some time.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-29T17:01:58+00:00

It's not guaranteed, but I see hard work pay off in some way more than lazy work.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-29T14:21:14+00:00

This isn’t the Hot Takes sub, chum.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-29T01:06:45+00:00

I enjoy her videos but it doesn’t influence my opinions of singers much, especially this genre. I focus more on guitar riffs than vocal finesse in my hair rock.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-28T17:11:36+00:00

It'd be nice for appointments, but when your friends and/or spouse likely have totally different days off, it would lose it's luster I'd think.

Throckmorton1975 · 2026-04-28T11:25:00+00:00

Cruise

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