SmashMouth

Damn women drivers...

Which, by definition, makes him a winner, right?

So what? Sounds like you came out of it pretty clean. Concentrate on that, maybe?

I still don't understand the proponents of this legislation or the gain they really hope to achieve...

58 as of December. For some reason, I still think I’m 27.

Yeah, we had a green Matador station wagon, hopping between the back seat and the “back back seat”, as we called it, with Mama smoking up front with the window rolled up because of the rain. Heading to Showtown Drive-In which is now a driving range on the North end of Beaumont. Tuesday nights were $1 per car night. We didn’t have a lot, so mom cut corners where she could. She would pop a huge paper grocery bag full of popcorn, and bring a pitcher of Kool-Aid. My son, who didn’t grow up in such a less fortunate household, doesn’t believe all of the stories I tell him. Sometimes I wonder who was really more fortunate though, him or me. I wouldn’t trade those days for anything.

I lived 5 houses down from O'Bannions on 124 near Tyrrell Park in the early to mid-70's. My neighbor, Judy, would give me money to walk to the store, buy her a pack of Eve's Menthols, a Tab (remember, the diet drink in the pink can that tasted like cat piss), and I could have a nickel or so to buy some candy for my troubles. All of that was less than a dollar. I was seven buying smokes... Lol.

No matter your family’s economic, ethnic, religious background, we were all privileged to grow up in the lost era of humankind. Remember collecting glass coke bottles that you found in a ditch or out of somebody’s trash or just laying on the side of the road to turn in for some change to buy some Penny candy?

Lmao. This is no exaggeration. I do the alcohol on q-tips thing to this day. Just did it this morning. It's funny you included that...

I love the proximity to saltwater fishing access in Port Arthur. Past that, I can't imagine thinking, "You know, when I retire, I'm heading to Port Arthur...". Lol. Ain't happenin'.

I was a product of the currently less popular ass-whoopin'. Lol.

So you’re okay with the raping of children? The eradication of an entire people? Ma’am, open your eyes.

Then you must disagree with Hamas whose charter states: "There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad". (Hamas Charter, Article 13) “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it..." (Preamble to Hamas Charter). You may not agree with the war, but it's exactly what Hamas wants. They yearn for it. It's their only vehicle to eradicate the entire Jewish population. From the ADL, "Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Saleh Al-Arouri in an August 2023 interview: He expressed Hamas’ desire for 'total war' with Israel: 'Therefore, we are convinced that if a total conflict begins, the airspace and seaports of this entity will be shut down, and they will not be able to live without electricity, water, and communications."

Lol. Patience is usually lost on me. I'm just considering the source, and it makes it a little easier.

Ma'am, can you explain who the real "Isreal" (sic) people are then?

Exactly.

Are you saying the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023 killing approximately 1200 Israelis and the capturing of approximately 240 hostages including Americans was justified?

You sure aren’t. But you ARE antisemitic…

No doubt.

Yep. Odd exception, like I said.

That's going to be an odd exception. Nobody long term has stepped in and looked like Tom Brady... C'mon now.

While that's true to a point, there are other factors to consider. I've seen very successful HS football teams lose a QB during the season (just one guy), and it tanked their season. And that wasn't even an "elite" QB...

Exactly. Plus they have an endowment of over 50 billion freaking dollars.

Very, very good point.

You're not helping your argument. Lol. Generally speaking, stocks benefit from economic growth and stability while gold and silver benefit from economic uncertainty or crisis. If the stock market falls greatly, fear is usually high, and investors typically seek out the safe haven of gold and silver. That doesn't mean investors are right though... Just adding some context to your post.