The Off Topic Topic

[merithyn]

A lot of the volcanoes at the minute appear to be acting out. I saw a thing on the BBC website of Etna going wild.

I hope something's not up (What if we just misread the Mayan calendar? )

Suddenly very glad that I've moved far, far away from the volcanic activity of the Pacific Northwest.

[Valmy]

The great Illinois fault might open up at any moment!

[grumbler]

The great Illinois fault might open up at any moment!

The great Illinois fault is the Illinois Democratic Party.

[Valmy]

Still bitter about your youthful protégé Nixon losing in 1960 eh?

[grumbler]

Still bitter about your youthful protégé Nixon losing in 1960 eh?

No, just knowledgeable about the Illinois Democratic party. 

They are corrupt enough that even Donald Trump approved and commuted their convict leader's sentence.

[Valmy]

Still bitter about your youthful protégé Nixon losing in 1960 eh?

No, just knowledgeable about the Illinois Democratic party. 

They are corrupt enough that even Donald Trump approved and commuted their convict leader's sentence.

Ok then. I admit I don't know much about any political parties in Illinois.

[merithyn]

The great Illinois fault might open up at any moment!

The great Illinois fault is the Illinois Democratic Party.

So not wrong. At least Madigan is finally out. Kind of. A little.

[merithyn]

Still bitter about your youthful protégé Nixon losing in 1960 eh?

No, just knowledgeable about the Illinois Democratic party. 

They are corrupt enough that even Donald Trump approved and commuted their convict leader's sentence.

Ok then. I admit I don't know much about any political parties in Illinois.

They make the Republicans seem like neophytes in corruption. Look up Michael Madigan and his political machine. I'd vote for Eric Trump over him if I had the chance.

[Barrister]

Still bitter about your youthful protégé Nixon losing in 1960 eh?

No, just knowledgeable about the Illinois Democratic party. 

They are corrupt enough that even Donald Trump approved and commuted their convict leader's sentence.

Ok then. I admit I don't know much about any political parties in Illinois.

They make the Republicans seem like neophytes in corruption. Look up Michael Madigan and his political machine. I'd vote for Eric Trump over him if I had the chance.

What about Don Jr?

[merithyn]

Yes.

I despise Michael Madigan.

[Barrister]

Yes.

I despise Michael Madigan.

I just thought it was odd you picked the less outspoken Eric Trump as your counterpoint, rather than Don Jr or Ivanka, and wondered if that meant anything.

[Sheilbh]

Tremendous tongue in cheek BBC report from 1964. The Spanish are clearly not British, and this reporter has worked out why:
https://twitter.com/bbcarchive/status/1366685712297394177?s=21

[The Larch]

Tremendous tongue in cheek BBC report from 1964. The Spanish are clearly not British, and this reporter has worked out why:
https://twitter.com/bbcarchive/status/1366685712297394177?s=21

"Other unspeakable fishy things". 

[merithyn]

Yes.

I despise Michael Madigan.

I just thought it was odd you picked the less outspoken Eric Trump as your counterpoint, rather than Don Jr or Ivanka, and wondered if that meant anything.

Eric is purported to be the really stupid one. I went with that.

[grumbler]

Meri, are you an Illini basketball fan?  They're playing Michigan right now.