Archive of entries posted by Oppo

Straight Line of the Day: I Haven’t Asked You Guys Yet To Demonstrate Who Can Do a Trump Impersonation. Seems Like It’s About Time.

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This is going to be a contest — a big, beautiful contest. And the experts say it’s going to be the best. Some really smart guys say that. The best they’ve ever seen — and you know, these guys are from the cream of the crop. But we’ll see. We’ll see. But that’s what they’re saying — and I don’t know if you know this, but a lot of people are looking on, some of them not so nice; Dull Oppo — not so nice, I don’t think he’ll even show up. I don’t know. That’s what they’re telling me.

Straight Line of the Day: Hell, I’m a Black-Belt in Johatsu. Because …

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What is ‘Johatsu’ the scary Japanese phenomenon where people VANISH?
Times Of India via MSN | 2/3/25

In the shadows of Japan’s bustling cities lies a chilling phenomenon known as ‘Johatsu,’ or ‘evaporation.’ Each year, thousands of individuals choose to vanish, leaving behind their families, jobs, and identities in a desperate bid to escape societal pressures.

Imagine waking up one day to find someone you love has simply disappeared, swallowed by the anonymity of the night. This unsettling reality raises haunting questions like What drives people to such extremes?

The idea of vanishing may seem extreme, but for many, it represents a desperate escape from shame and despair.

What is Johatsu?

Johatsu is a Japanese term that means ‘evaporation.’ It refers to the act of people disappearing without leaving any trace, leaving behind their homes, families, and former lives. The reasons for such drastic actions often stem from immense societal pressures and personal failures that feel overwhelming.

And IMAO Can’t Get a Few Hundred Bucks?

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Ending plunder and grift at USAID
Washington Examiner | February 4, 2025 | Hugo Gurdon

Guatemalan transgender organizations scooped $2 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development, and oxymoronic diversity, equity, and inclusion “scholarships” in Burma took another $45 million. Advancing DEI in Serbian workplaces was financed with $1.5 million, and $47,000 was found for a transgender opera in Colombia.

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If the axman severed every USAID program and nothing else, it would save only $40 billion a year. Although taxpayers would applaud, the improvement to public finances would be almost undetectably small. America would keep hurtling toward insolvency.

Straight Line of the Day: In the 2025 Remake of “Little House on the Prairie” …

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Keep Your Greedy, Anti-American Hands Off ‘Little House On The Prairie’
The Federalist | 2/3/2025 | Madeline Osburn

Laura Ingalls Wilder did not cross the country in a covered wagon and triumph over wolves, floods, Indians, and malaria to have her life’s work rewritten by Los Angeles green juice yuppies, but here we are. Netflix officially announced a “Little House on the Prairie” reboot is in the works.

There Are Places I Remember

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I like this song, and always turn it up on the Victrola.

It occurs to me that I haven’t done a poetic thing in a week or more, so here:

Why don’t you do something poetical, political, or polemical to these lyrics? That’s what this site is about, you know.

AOC, or Hillary, Dr. Jill, or Schumer would want you to.

I would, but I have this cold, you see….

There are places I’ll remember
All my life, though some have changed.
Some forever, not for better;
Some have gone and some remain.

All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall.
Some are dead and some are living,
In my life I’ve loved them all.

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you.
And these mem’ries lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new.

Tho’ I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them,
In my life I love you more.

Tho’ I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before,
I know I’ll often stop and think about them,
In my life I love you more.

In my life I love you more.

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