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Alyssa,
You can kindly observe the mistletoe hanging from my rear shirt tail.

Yes, our Idiot Governor closed the Liquor Stores.....

But the Beer Distributors are still open!

Which once again explains why Capitalists are still better business managers than government.

It’s easy to see why they won.

Watching a few other vids from different Police Departments around the country, all of them had separate, individual shots cut together to make their videos.

But Norfolk’s video looked like it had one continuous, single camera, shot throughout the entire video.

Just. No. It should start Dec. 10 if that early. I'm surprised Christmas isn't pushed 24/7/365.

Well don't look now, but Direct TV has a music channel that plays Christmas music 24/7/365.

Of course she completely overlooks the fact that it was a “White” person (Dani) that freed the “People of Color” (Missandie and the Unsullied) who were being enslaved by other “People of Color” (The Slave Masters of Yunki, Asstipour and Meereen).
Guess that didn't fit into her narrative.

Not that it makes much difference now, but....

I’m I the only one who wondered why the Night King wasn’t fried to a crisp by Drogon’s dragon fire?

After all, supposedly the only way to kill a white walker is with fire or Valyrien Steel. So, why did it take a Valyrien dagger when a scorching blast from Drogon didn’t even slow him down?

Was it just to continue the drama, or did he possibly have some Targaryen blood in him? HMMMMMM???????

Many of the actors on the show have commented that the ending of the series will be “bittersweet”.

Well, I’ve gazed long and hard into my crystal coffee mug, and I’ve come up with what I think is the bittersweet ending they are talking about.

Nothing here is a spoiler, just my overactive imagination, my best guess if you will. So here we go…

The battle starts and quickly becomes clear that our intrepid warriors don’t stand a chance against the army of the dead. As the White Walkers and the undead battle their way closer and closer to the gates of Winterfell, Jon and Dani realize that if they have any hope of winning they must take to the skies on their dragons.

They do so, burning a swath through the ranks of the undead and the white walkers, in their search of the Night King. After a fearful battle, both in the skies and on the ground, the Night King is finally destroyed by dragon fire. Once the Night King is destroyed, all the other White Walkers and their walking dead are destroyed as well, ending the battle.

But victory comes at a great cost. Jon is grievously wounded, and Rhaegal is killed in battle. Bran, having warged into the ice dragon Viserion in an attempt to aid Jon and Dani in their fight, and still being in control when Viserion is killed, once more finds himself in a coma.

A count is taken of the fallen. Of note: Ser Brienne of Tarth, Podrick Paine, Gray Worm, Beric Dondarrion, Tormund Giantsbane, Ser Davos Seaworth, Jorah Mormont, Leanne Mormont, Sandor Clegane, Dolorous Edd and Theon Greyjoy.

In the days following the Battle of Winterfell, while Jon is still at deaths door, a raven arrives from Bronn, informing the Lannister brothers of Cersei’s plan to have them both killed. Both Tyrion and Jamie take their leave of Winterfell and head south. Sam, Gilly and baby Sam head south to Sam’s ancestral home, Horn Hill.

Dani legitimizes Gendry as a true born son of Robert Baratheon. Gendry and Aria marry and as a wedding gift, Dani informs then that when she takes the Iron Throne, the Tyrell’s home of High Garden is theirs.

Dani, after seeing that Jon is being tended to in what remains of Winterfell, flies off on Drogon, intending to bring an end to Cersei, once and for all. After torching the Iron Fleet in Blackwater Bay and killing all onboard (including Euron), she sets her sights on the Red Keep, only to find the doors and gates wide open. Cersei has fled Kings Landing and is making her way to Casterly Rock.

On the way Cersei crosses paths with Tyrion and Jamie. Not knowing that Bronn has double crossed her, she tries to woo her way back into her brother’s good graces, only to have both “little brothers” “wrap their hands around her neck and choke the life from her”, thus fulfilling the Valonqar prophecy.

Skip ahead about seven months. Spring has come once again to Westeros. We find out that Jon has died from his wounds received in the Battle of Winterfell. Sansa is now Queen in the North (a promise that Dani made before she left), Bran has recovered and is now Sansa’s Hand as well as the Three Eyed Raven. Yara is Queen of the Iron Islands and Tyrion has returned to Kings Landing and is the Hand of the Queen. Jamie has become Lord of Casterly Rock. Sam and Gilly are formally married and become Lord and Lady of Horn Hill.

In the final scene we find Queen Daenerys of the House Targaryen, First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals, the First Men and of Westeros, and Protector of the Realm, etc.etc has just given birth to a son. When asked by the attending Maester if she has a name, Dani replies, “Yes. I made a promise to his father that if it is a boy, his name will be Eddard Targaryen”.

Thanks again for the ping.
These quotefalls (and a heavy infusion of coffee) helps me kickstart the brain in the morning.

Thanks.

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Thanks,
Cuz

Ah! So you in fact mean that they’re (they are) a****!

In that case I predict that this will be 100%.

Question....

Do you mean the possessive (their) a****? Meaning they will drop trou at the SOTU.

OR

Do you mean the contraction (they’re) a****? Meaning that they are a****?

Your answer will determine mine.

That picture alone epitomizes "White Privilege" and "Toxic Masculinity."

Nancy clearly needs to step down from the Speakership and attend sensitivity and diversity training! A.S.A.P.

The alcohol stays. :-) Life just wouldn't be worth it without wine.

As Andy Capp has said,
"If you drink you're gonna die.
If you don't drink, you're gonna die anyway!
So enjoy life."

BTW, I have lost 75 pounds on Adkins and have stayed that way for the last 3 years. No counting calories. Just cut out potatoes and breads and sugar.

I also will never set foot in a BestBuy every again. About 10 years ago, they opened a store in the area. It was Christmas time, and the only thing the wife asked for a small radio/CD player for her desk at work. When I entered the store, there were about a dozen “associates” roaming around the store, each one trying their best to look busy without actually helping anyone. In addition, every stereo and TV was blasting at full volume as if in competition with each other.

I found the item I was looking for and proceeded to the front of the store to check out. There were 15 people in line ahead of me, and only 2 of the 8 registers were open. I waited (impatiently) for 25 minutes just to pay for my purchase. Then, with only 1 person in line ahead of me, one of the two cashiers decided it was time for her break, closed down her register, and just walked off.

When I finally got to the register, paid for my purchase and started for the door, the Manager, (some 20 something Millennial, who was standing at the exit, checking receipts) made the mistake in asking me about my shopping experience.

Needless to say, I let him have it with both barrels. I informed him that this was the most poorly managed store I have ever had the displeasure of stepping foot in. The stereos and TVs needed the volume turned way down and at least half of the “associates” needed to be taken off the floor and put on registers, because they weren’t doing any good on the floor anyway. I then informed him, that instead of him standing at the exit, checking receipts, he should be managing his employees. Finally, I said I would never step foot in this store or any BestBuy ever again, and that I would be making a full report to the corporate office online.

He looked like he was about ready to bust out crying any minute, so I exited the store and true to my word, have never stepped foot in any BestBuy since then.

25 years ago, I made the decision to never leave the house on Black Friday. And I’m proud to say that is one promise I have kept.

Remember, you heard it here first!
Casey is going to lose his Senate seat to Lou here in Pennsylvania.
I know everyone is saying that PA is not in play, but they said that two years ago and look what happened!
But keep it quite, we want the Dems to think they have a lock on the seat and stay home on Tuesday!

Speaking of trying to order shoes online...

DO NOT, under any circumstances, try to google (or bing) leather dress shoes!

If you do, expect to have to explain to your wife/spouse that you're really not into BD/SM online porn.

You know you have the tool you need, but you can’t find it. In desperation and to save hours of searching, you buy another tool, then the one you know you have reappears as if by magic.

Which explains why I now have 5 basin wrenches and 13 caulking guns in my workshop!

No group turns out 90%. Ever.

Don't tell that to the ballot stuffing DummyRats in Filthydelphia.
That's the only way they can win elections.