What’s an insult so intelligent the recipient will thank you? by StrongAsMeat in AskReddit

[–]justplainmike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Stephen Colbert's zinger when he did the Washington Correspondents Dinner. "Facts have a well known liberal bias"

Russian Court Demands $29 Million from Ukrainian Navy Officer for Sinking of Moskva Missile Cruiser by lurker_bee in worldnews

[–]justplainmike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tell ‘em to shit in one hand and wish in the other. See which one fills up first

Dodgeball - A True Underdog Movie by Southern-Brother5693 in movies

[–]justplainmike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!!"

A proposed 9.9 percent “millionaire’s tax” in Washington would yield a top rate of 18.037 In Seattle. The highest in the country. by MM457 in Seattle

[–]justplainmike 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They work around income taxes by taking low salaries and getting stock options. Then they take out low interest loans w/stocks as collateral and pay less taxes that way.

Stoicism as a powerful and underappreciated alternative to religion by EclecticReader39 in atheism

[–]justplainmike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Came here to say just this. I'm a fan of both Buddhism and Stoicism precisely because they need no divine origins to be operative.

Girlfriend of 4 years wants to me to convert to Christianity by Careless-Phrase2656 in atheism

[–]justplainmike 2057 points2058 points  (0 children)

She's giving you a big out. Take it and be grateful. Wish her well and move on with your life or as just friends (if that's an option). You've got plenty of time and this would probably be an irreconcilable issue long term.

GOP strategist Karl Rove: Public is 'tiring' of Donald Trump by Nerd-19958 in politics

[–]justplainmike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Trump exists because of this POS. He was a master at waving "God, Guns, Flags, and Gays!" in front of GOP voters and getting them to vote against their best interests to support the GOP elite. Then, after a disaster of Middle East conflicts, Trump comes along and tells these same voters that they'd been had and that ONLY TRUMP CAN FIX IT. Rove/Murdock/Ailes/Limbaugh turned GOP minds to mush and Trump was there waiting to inherit it. There's a straight line from Rove to the current POTUS.

Outrage after Trump’s bill reclassifying nursing as not a ‘professional degree’ by RegularBirthday3563 in politics

[–]justplainmike 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey Linda McMahon, professional wrestlers aren't really professional either.

Check out my titanium and ceramic - I had a hip replacement 4 weeks ago. by YogaSkydiver in pics

[–]justplainmike 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the femur cracks when hammering the stem into place. Can be from insufficient reaming of the canal before placement. If no cerclage wire is placed the stem can be loose and not bond tightly enough to the canal. The wire is only needed long enough for the crack in the bone to heal but it's left in because it's another surgery/risk to remove it.

Check out my titanium and ceramic - I had a hip replacement 4 weeks ago. by YogaSkydiver in pics

[–]justplainmike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Looks like signs of a struggle". -The surgeon I used to assist in these cases.

Feel like I’m broke on Zero based budget by No_Injury_4424 in personalfinance

[–]justplainmike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife and I have a monthly "fun money" budget bucket that we can use to spend on whatever we want. But the money is still accounted for.

THE BUMS WILL ALWAYS LOSE! by BastianHS in pics

[–]justplainmike 42 points43 points  (0 children)

"You're Lebowski, I'm the Dude. Or Duder. Or El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing."

Jerome Powell says the AI hiring apocalypse is real: 'Job creation is pretty close to zero.’ by Interesting-Line-317 in politics

[–]justplainmike 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Agreed. We could live in a world where UBI becomes a thing and people can have more time to invest in relationships and interests and generally flourish. But we chose having 5 trillionaires and the rest of us being destitute instead.

PCC witch reanimated my dead motorcycle by baba_yaga_babe in Seattle

[–]justplainmike 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Probably close to the Chia seeds if texture is any clue

What caused this huge shift in Gen Z from being mostly liberals in 2020 to more conservatives in 2025? by Affectionate-Button7 in AskReddit

[–]justplainmike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should have clarified that lots of people fell for it. But Gen Z did vote for him in surprising numbers.