We interrupt your sleepy Saturday morning’s perusal of this website to point you to this wonderful statement of intent:
‘We’re Taking Resignations at 12:01 on January 20’
And no, I’m not going to excerpt any of it; you need to go there and read the whole damn thing for yourselves. It’s Saturday, and I guarantee it’s going to make your day — nay, even your whole weekend — better.
Triggered by this article (“Brits wish they’d seen these top 25 historical events”), I thought I’d put together my own list of historical events I’d like to have witnessed firsthand. (I know, I wrote a similar post a while back, but times have changed.) They are in no specific order of preference.
Your choices (any number up to 25) in Comments.
The Fab Four, greeting the sunshine.
…that would break the Internet almost immediately they were opened:
Feel free to add the contestants who you think might break it quicker.
Just about every single thing written here is correct, especially:
Gun: A gun is to shoot your way to safety, not to save the day. You are not a one-man counter-terror team. This is a fast track to being killed either directly, by a second shooter, or by police who have no idea who you are. Even if the cops are wrong in the end, you’re still dead.
Absolutely. Other than to protect yourself and your family, leave the gun in the holster and get the hell away from the situation. Leave the hero bullshit to Hollywood or to the people paid to be heroes, i.e. law enforcement (unless you live in a place like Uvalde TX or some big Blue city, where the cops are cowards).
People often think that just because I’m always yapping about self defense that I’m one of those palookas who just can’t wait for a firefight. Nothing could be further from the truth, which is that I’m a big fat coward right up until I can’t be one because then I’ll be a victim.
But to go looking for trouble? The hell with that.
Seen SOTI:
…which may go towards explaining shit like this:
Not excusing or sympathizing; just saying.