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alfredo

(60,146 posts)
68. At seventy or older, you automatically get cut some slack. You can
Sat Nov 30, 2024, 07:24 PM
Nov 30

Pretty much speak your mind. Cops leave you alone too.

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"I could not make this up." [View all] babylonsister Nov 30 OP
Perhaps this could've taken place 15 years ago, but... Dennis Donovan Nov 30 #1
Yep, the bathroom vigilantes will be going after everyone tanyev Nov 30 #2
Maybe that will end it sooner rather than later. The transgender population travelingthrulife Nov 30 #25
Maybe they'll "confront" a belligerent person who punches first and asks questions later FakeNoose Nov 30 #38
Too stupid to recognize your returned name calling. sinkingfeeling Nov 30 #3
Right? ShazzieB Nov 30 #60
At seventy or older, you automatically get cut some slack. You can alfredo Nov 30 #68
Getting old allows you to alfredo Nov 30 #71
Love It and I agree there are too few Richards and too many Dicks.. surfered Nov 30 #4
I resemble that! /nt dickthegrouch Nov 30 #56
Harassment of women. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #5
Hmmm lonely bird Nov 30 #7
Fine by me. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #8
I own three make chastity devices.... usedtobedemgurl Nov 30 #44
Locktober all year long! TommyT139 Dec 1 #76
Burqa wouldn't be my recommendation. mwooldri Nov 30 #12
Good point, American men like seeing skin and body parts. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #13
Ferengis from Star Trek. Blue Full Moon Nov 30 #15
Yes. The metaphor I always see for the GOP are ferengis. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #16
And don't forget the big fake fish lips! 👄 ShazzieB Nov 30 #61
Their plastic surgeons should be guilty of malpractice. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #64
lol Kali999 Nov 30 #40
None of this will end well for these brutes. We've been here before and we are NOT going back. Joinfortmill Nov 30 #24
I feel like I should probably step up my public bathroom attire. travelingthrulife Nov 30 #26
Very interesting idea. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #29
And if women dress the feminine stereotype then "they were asking for it" JI7 Nov 30 #50
Exactly. RandomNumbers Nov 30 #59
These people have a bizarre preoccupation with transgenderism. sop Nov 30 #6
Dear old siggy is responsible for a great deal of grief as a result of his niyad Nov 30 #10
The entire GOP is stuck in the Phallic stage of development, 3-6 years of age. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #31
Fascist oligarchs' propaganda pushes that preoccupation to distract from their agenda and actions. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 30 #65
Yes - back in the 1950s we just took it in our stride. No big deal. soldierant Nov 30 #72
Oh dear, I'm a 75-year-old woman. I just ordered a pair of boys Levi's because they fit better, especially for the Walleye Nov 30 #9
Perhaps you had better arm yourself with an air horn or some such, niyad Nov 30 #11
I'm thinking a cream pie in the face would be the perfect response to this type of talk Walleye Nov 30 #18
That is true, but how many of us would have a handy cream pie? Rather niyad Nov 30 #20
Perfect Walleye Nov 30 #28
I'd treat myself to a nice cream pie afterwards. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #36
But of course! niyad Nov 30 #48
Can you practice peeing in a urinal? Irish_Dem Nov 30 #32
There's a device called a Shewee that facilitates that dickthegrouch Nov 30 #57
Sounds delightful. :( Irish_Dem Nov 30 #58
IIRC, they were developed for women scientists working in Antarctica soldierant Nov 30 #73
Have had the same. Blue Full Moon Nov 30 #14
They're emboldened. I'm going to begin to carry a padlock attached to a scarf. Joinfortmill Nov 30 #27
I'd say Pig but that would be an insult to pigs. Hope22 Dec 1 #75
I think I will... 2naSalit Nov 30 #17
My four-inch heels (either platform or stiletto) and my mace used to be niyad Nov 30 #21
I love this woman so very much. TNNurse Nov 30 #19
Same here Rebl2 Nov 30 #42
Made 3auld6phart Nov 30 #22
ROFL. Joinfortmill Nov 30 #23
Now that's funny LilElf70 Nov 30 #30
Wow ananda Nov 30 #33
The first thing my daughter learned in judo class was how to test someone's "manhood" usonian Nov 30 #34
I'm not sure if "testees" was an intentional play on words... 3catwoman3 Nov 30 #41
Dry humor and plays on words. My specialty of the house. usonian Nov 30 #45
This ties into the emboldened manosphere MaineBlueBear Nov 30 #35
Very funny. mountain grammy Nov 30 #37
I like this woman a lot. She went into a battle of wits ... Hekate Nov 30 #39
Wow - what a rude jackass. 3catwoman3 Nov 30 #43
Had a thought. What if the reply was to tell him that he may not know this, but the other 50% of the country rainin Nov 30 #46
I kind of agree w/ you, why are some people so obsessed w/ this issue? I figure that they are bored w/ life, SWBTATTReg Nov 30 #62
Exhibit 1: Speaker Johnson, which is sort of obvious Tumbulu Nov 30 #69
Obviously, yes! 90% there on JD Vance. rainin Nov 30 #70
His ma didn't whup him enough ninjanurse Nov 30 #47
Absolutely. This cranky old Crone is NOT amused, and not in the least niyad Nov 30 #49
Decisions, decisions. Do I take my 6 ft oak staff, or my 5 ft beech staff niyad Nov 30 #51
Living Life at HERO Level!!!! Well Done IA8IT Nov 30 #52
Thanks for that laugh. True Blue American Nov 30 #53
Sounds pretty madeup to me. thebigidea Nov 30 #54
It would be a shame if something bad happened to a few of them IbogaProject Nov 30 #55
It is however a fact TommyT139 Dec 1 #77
The Silver Lining czarjak Nov 30 #63
Bathroom vigilantes have been around forever. Ms. Toad Nov 30 #66
I think it's prolly made up Meowmee Nov 30 #67
Interesting ThePartyThatListens Nov 30 #74
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