"Nobody doubts for a second that psychopaths are responsible for our plague of mass murders. But--answer honestly now-- how many would be dead if those psychopaths had not had easy access to multiple horrific firearms? I'll help. Not. One. When my kid smacks your kid with a stick, I don't blame the stick, but I take the stick away." — unknown, to Ted Cruz

@pettybooshwah Things are bigger in Texas, especially the fuck-ups.

@sw00p @parallax_rebel I knew that was a risk. Had to be said, though.

@parallax_rebel @sw00p They should all be called Boredle.

@TheNewsOwl Thx, I’ll have to try this. I do use the skins for pineapple vinegar.

@th3j35t3r As opposed to Task succeeded disastrously. Tough choice.

@Maude Doesn’t even make good nonsense.

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@WISFMW It’s almost like the cops are afraid of guns.

@chromogirl Measuring luggage capacity in litres is becoming fairly common. Possibly useful when comparing pieces of different sizes, but until they give us a way to liquify our luggage and its contents, I agree, not terribly informative when trying to fit it into a compartment.

@Keep_on_Kraken That’s when I use my little kid imitation voice and say, “And people WITH guns kill people bestest of all!”

@Konahawk Excrement resents that.

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And there’s frankfurter all over the highway in sector PA.

https://patch.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/overturned-semi-spills-15-000-pounds-hot-dog-filler-pa-highway

@CeltM Unless It’s a quick reply, I usually compose my thoughts in Notes app or text editor. Often by that time I feel the discussion has aged. I’ll keep the note tho’, never know when it will perk back up.

@Mkymse061 Huh, the one place they’re most needed.

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@ThrasherPrime Yes, the opposite of PROGRESS.

Clarification dept:
“In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party,” Melon Husk tweeted on May 18th. “But since I am no longer kind, and really rather a selfish stupid dickhead, I will be voting Republican, accordingly”.

So if mental health has deteriorated so much in Texas as Gov. Abbott believes, why has he done so much to make it easier for those mentally afflicted people to obtain guns?