General Discussion

Chamber of Commerce hearty handshake and say "I'd heard god was dead, but I hadn't heard you got the job! Congratulations!"

They can't get away fast enough.

For the rest of it, I ask them who told them a stupid thing like that, whatever stupid thing they've said. It completely wrong foots them and I can make my own escape while they struggle to reboot.

Or if I'm pressed for time or just in pain and having a bad day, I'll laugh and walk away twiddling my index finger next to my temple.

Plus, goofing on them is better than wanting to punch their lights out because trying to beat some sense into those people is just never going to work. Fighting their way back from a cult is their job. For all our sakes, I hope TFG buggers off the national stage soon and that there is no one to take his place. Fortunately, all their other rising stars have even less appeal than JD does, and his is in negative territory.

The most hopeful sign, IMO, is that Limbaugh has stayed dead.