After 25 years of listening, I'm still not sure if David Byrne wrote the most brutally satirical lyrics for the Talking Heads, or the most strangely earnest and naive. If the former is true his cultural criticism has some real zing and his love songs are vacant. If the latter his love songs are so s...

When I was a sophomore in highschool and a junior in smoking I got a cold and followed in the footsteps of my elder peers by purchasing a pack of Newports (not knowing then or until today this is apparently a very African American thing to do). They were indeed a pleasure to smoke and gave rise to a...

In short:

Menthol ban- stupid.
Law enforcement involvement - none.
Smoking - bad.
Importance to election - none.

Curry Pervert wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:45 pm
Of course, the media and the genocide apologists continue to conflate Zionism with Jews, which in itself is antisemitic.

Absolutely. I've seen a number of well respected American Jews complain about attacks on their Jewishness because they don't say the right things.

Teacher's Pet wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:15 pm Anti-smoking, my ass. Menthol ban is just a new way to allow harassment of black people by law enforcement.
You can't hassle people for weed anymore, after all.

"After I stopped them, I detected the aroma of Newports."

Fuck that shit.

I don't think that's how a menthol ban would work.

Napoleon There's something liberating about streaming something that you've been told by so many people is not great. There won't be any disappointment so you just kind of check out what they did. I also really enjoy watching big budget, mixed bags from talented film makers and trying to figure out ...

I love that in a forest of Neumann, Jagger is on the dynamic mic. But I think I'm starting to see what you've described here. It's not exactly clinically flat, it has a smoothness that is a real character. But there are no peaks anywhere that would conflict with something. It's like the Coles 4038 t...

To me all of this points to a complete revision of transportation and urban planning. Medium to large cities must be bike friendly with commuter rail to major surrounding destinations and high speed rail connecting them across the country. Make cars less necessary and have those that remain be elect...

To bring this back somewhat to the original topic, I'd love at some point to live in a place where I can either walk or hop in a low-speed electric golf cart when I'm lazy to get to everything I need on a daily basis. The thought of living in The Villages in Florida is repulsive for other reasons, ...

“That was fun.” People still say that? I say that, but fuck me it needs earning. Fun is one of the highest compliments I could give a live show. Yeah, cause for an aged ass adult who's seen a million live rock performances it's one thing to keep standing up with your ear plugs in in front of a loud...