I am fairly well convinced that social media is humanity's worst invention of all time.  Can we cancel Twitter and Facebook?

Living in a boat sounds pretty nice to me.


On 7/30/2020 9:29 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
I am ok being cancelled.  Fewer phone calls and emails to tend to.  My wife has me checking out narrow boat canal living in the UK.  Could I really go back to an unconnected life?

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 30, 2020, at 7:21 PM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:



I don't really understand the complaints about "cancel culture".  If it's about people shutting down things they don't like then that behavior exists everywhere, and I'm not sure why some groups think they're justified in using it as an attack against another group.  There's literally no society or section of society where some behavior or other won't get you "canceled".  Don't believe me?  Go to a Three Percenters meeting and tell them the NFA is compatible with the constitution, and then observe as you are canceled by the cancel culture.

I get the idea of not triggering someone's PTSD.....which is what "trigger warning" was originally about.  A "safe space" was supposed to be a place where you won't be harassed for being black or gay (etc).  I first heard both terms in media that was ridiculing the weakness of people who needed such things.  Whether it's really a weakness to not want to set off a person with mental problems or to want to be safe isn't as important as the fact that the terms no longer mean anything except to insult a perceived weakness in someone else.

A militia meeting is a "safe space" for Three Percenters and Boogaloos to fully express their views about the elitist pedophile cabal discretely implementing communism in the USA.  What a bunch of weak-ass babies for feeling safe in their safe space while not feeling safe to express those ideas in the general public who would absolutely "cancel" them for being a bunch of weirdos.  I'm a believer in the importance of the second amendment and I'm a gun owner (and it's one of those evil semi automatic rifles with a box magazine and a black composite stock), and I would be all about joining a militia whose purpose was to defend the country and respond to natural disasters with no weird, political conspiracy BS baked in.  Too bad there isn't one.

If anyone on the left feels left out of my rant, this next section is for you:

I've met exactly one person who described themselves as "woke", and she was the most racist, manipulative lunatic I ever met in my life.  Here: https://youtu.be/-G5eEJTtKUw That video freakin nails it.  "Oh we have to help these poor, stupid persons of color because they're too poor and stupid to help themselves.  I'm so woke AF because I've realized that black people are poor and stupid."  What the woke need to admit is that they've reinvented the "White Man's Burden".  Admit it, grow up, and move on.

I've also got a half dozen or so Facebook friends who won't shut up about socialism.  I'd bet not a single one of them is a real socialist.  I bet not a single one of them actually knows what the F they're talking about.  Just like these dumb kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMxTEZ7JizI&feature=youtu.be who think socialism means "helping people" or "closing the wealth gap".  What a bunch of goons.  Otto Von Bismarck was 100% correct.  You need robust social welfare programs because once the government is "helping people" you've now shut up 95% of the self described socialists who really just wanted to know that if they get too old or too sick to work that they'll be ok.  The 5% of remaining true believers then become an irrelevant fringe element which can now be ignored.

And yeah by the way: The "silent majority" doesn't secretly agree with anybody in particular.  They actually find both ends of the political spectrum repulsive and frightening. They're silent for the same reason you silently walk past a wild eyed street preacher who smells like whiskey and urine.

If anyone doesn't feel sufficiently canceled then I'd be happy to rant about whatever political affiliation you prefer.  I don't want to discriminate. Fight me Steve.


On 7/30/2020 8:14 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:

Good one.

And is “cancelled” the latest version of “dead to me” or “talk to the hand”?  Is it different from “ghosting”?

I hope the university that compiles an annual list of banished words includes “trigger warning”, “safe space”, “cancel culture”, and a bunch more that I never actually hear normal people say. Let’s just get rid of all those terms that end in “culture” or “lifestyle”.  And maybe we could retire “Karen” and “my freedoms”.  And there are some pandemic related terms I’d like to never hear again.  Like social distancing and face covering.  Isn’t social distancing like jumbo shrimp?  Can’t we just call them physical distancing and masks?  Oh, and novel coronavirus.  Just call it the coronavirus, unless you’re writing a novel about it.  And maybe we could stop saying “science” when we mean “facts”, it might avoid “triggering” people who find “science” elitist and feel you’re talking down to them.

*From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Sean Heskett
*Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2020 6:45 PM
*To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

I feel triggered, I think you owe me a beer or else you’ll be canceled.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 4:51 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:

    While he has not said he is going to chose a black women, he has
    said variations of vetting 4 people and he has 4 black women on
    his short list.  So taken together I think it is strong enough
    to make the joke work.... yes???  I am dying up here...

    *From:*ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>

    *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 4:43 PM

    *To:*'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'

    *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

    CNN, no water more pure for the Demos:

    
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/joe-biden-four-black-women-vice-president/index.html

    He learned his lesson from Mitt, he is using manila folders.

    *From:*Ken Hohhof

    *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 4:31 PM

    *To:*'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'

    *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

    I think that may be factually incorrect.  He promised to choose
    a woman.  Some have pushed him to choose a “woman of color”, but
    if he announced his running mate will be black, I missed that. 
    Two frequently mentioned candidates are indeed Kamala Harris and
    Susan Rice. Amy Klobuchar took her name off the list.   Also
    supposedly on the short list is Tammy Duckworth who is
    Asian-American (mother was Thai Chinese), as well as some other
    black and Hispanic candidates.  I won’t mention Elizabeth Warren
    or you guys will make Pocahontas jokes.

    Supposedly we’ll all find out in about a week.

    Maybe he borrowed Mitt Romney’s binders full of women.

    *From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
    <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> *On Behalf Of *ch...@wbmfg.com
    <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>
    *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:06 PM
    *To:* af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
    *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

    He has announced his running mate will be black, so that element
    is on him, not the joke.

    If he had said Clair Huxtable, Foxy Brown or Crazy Eyes from
    Orange is the new black would it have been:

    Funnier?  Less funny?

    Still racist?

    Is it strictly the Aunt Jemima that makes it off limits?

    ???  Guess my career pivot to stand up comic is headed into
    dangerous territory.

    *From:*ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>

    *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:36 PM

    *To:*af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>

    *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

    I thought it was funny because Biden has not announced a running
    mate but he had announced he was picking a black woman.

    So the whole nation is waiting on him to reveal the name.

    So picking a fictional black woman was funny to me because they
    portray him as an older dude that is losing it a bit.

    *From:*Adam Moffett

    *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:29 PM

    *To:*af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>

    *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

    I didn't want to admit this, but I didn't actually understand it.

    I mean I know who Joe biden and Aunt Jemima are.  I know Aunt
    Jemima is getting rebranded in the future and that Biden hasn't
    picked a running mate....I'm not sure how all the dots are
    connected.

    On 7/30/2020 5:23 PM, Carl Peterson wrote:

        That first post was pretty tasteless too.  That racist syrup
        tastes like crap,  In all seriousness though, the pic in the
        first post is stunningly racist and inappropriate.

        On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 4:04 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com
        <mailto:af...@kwisp.com>> wrote:

            A little late because I’ve been on the road, but I agree
            with Adam, that was tasteless. Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka and
            Jared are fair game since they’re not just family,
            they’re part of the carnival show.  But otherwise, leave
            the wives and kids out of it.

            *From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com
            <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> *On Behalf Of
            *ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>
            *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2020 3:40 PM
            *To:* af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
            *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

            I guess I should have rephrased that:

            The last one ended up with everything except for what
            was rightfully mine.

            There are some minority shareholders suing them for what
            is rightfully theirs too.

            So she may end up with less than she has right now.

            But she got a super sweet deal – all for making the
            decision to marry someone about 40 years older than she
            was.

            *From:*Bill Prince

            *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 2:18 PM

            *To:*af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>

            *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

            AKA The last Starfighter.

            bp

            <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

            On 7/30/2020 1:11 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com
            <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:

                The last one ended up with everything.

                *From:*can...@believewireless.net
                <mailto:can...@believewireless.net>

                *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:55 PM

                *To:*AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

                *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

                Why not just leave?

                On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 3:54 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com
                <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:

                    I lived through a an era of having a business
                    partner that had the sugar daddy thing
                    happening. Those wives of his earned what they got.

                    *From:*Bill Prince

                    *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:47 PM

                    *To:*af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>

                    *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

                    Rumors I read were that she did not "sign up"
                    for the White House gig, and she re-negotiated
                    the pre-nup before she moved from NYC to DC.
                    There is also some guarantees she negotiated for
                    the Baron.

                    IMO, she originally signed up for a sugar daddy,
                    and things have (obviously) gotten more complicated.

                    bp

                    <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>

                    On 7/30/2020 12:38 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com
                    <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:

                        I wonder how he got her to stay, especially
                        after the access hollywood tape and the
                        other stuff came out.

                        *From:*Adam Moffett

                        *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:34 PM

                        *To:*af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>

                        *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

                        This is not any more classy than people
                        calling Michelle Obama an ape.

                        If anything Melania is a victim of
                        circumstance. "First Lady" is probably not
                        the job she signed up for.

                        On 7/30/2020 1:22 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote:

                            What's the difference between a Rolls
                            Royce and Melania?

                            Not everyone has been inside a
                            Rolls-Royce...sas

                            On Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 11:07 AM
                            <ch...@wbmfg.com
                            <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:

                                The pimp just does not do anything
                                for me.  Now the hooker on the other
                                hand...

                                *From:*Jaime Solorza

                                *Sent:*Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:25 AM

                                *To:*AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group

                                *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT Breaking news

                                I have tons more

                                On Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 10:23 AM
                                <ch...@wbmfg.com
                                <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:

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