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1 " Even if you build a deck around an above ground pool, everyone knows what it is. Nobody says, “Oh really? It’s an above ground pool? You’d never be able to tell.” They say, “Oh, the invite didn’t mention it’s an above ground pool. I wouldn’t have come if I’d known.” Maybe not to your face but that’s what they’re saying. "
― David Thorne , Sixteen Different Flavours of Hell
2 " During an outing to Home Depot recently, I saw an old guy wearing a t-shirt that said, I don’t need a mask, I have Jesus. There’s a cutoff age to wearing graphic t-shirts with logos or messages on them. It’s ten. The guy was at the checkout buying a large roll of patterned linoleum-possibly reflooring his trailer with his government stimulus check-and, as is common in this rural region of Virginia, he was open-carrying a handgun on his right hip. The only deduction one can make from this is that protection by Jesus is limited to fending off airborne droplets and, for all other threats, you’re on your own. "
3 " Fuck interaction and discourse, I get all the information I need from algorithms customised to generate content sympathetic to my views. "
4 " America is rated 37th in the world for quality of health care. It’s basically a third world country with iPhones and Whole Foods. The American health care system is very similar to insuring a family car - except you’re charged Lamborghini rates. It costs several thousand dollars per year and there’s generally a deductible. Americans can’t wrap their head around a system based on paying less and having everyone covered, because they’re happy to pay more if it means someone else doesn’t get it for free. Fuck Timmy. His parents shouldn’t have had a child if they can’t afford to insure it. This isn’t a village. "
5 " you’d assume the ones refusing to wear masks would be the first to embrace them as their teeth would be hidden. "