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NNadir

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29. Well I admire optimists to be sure. This said...

Reply to niyad (Reply #27)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 02:28 PM

19 hrs ago

...I was stung by my wife when I confidently predicted a Kerry Landslide in 2004, which she never let me forget.

(I appeal to her refusal to forget whenever she asks for my predictive political ruminations.)

If need be, they sell dry ice nearby. I hope I find myself on line for some.

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🌞Good morning! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #1

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Yep surfered Yesterday #8

Bwaaaaaah malaise Yesterday #13

Agreed. NNadir 20 hrs ago #24

That'll do it 😁 MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #17

;-{) Aliens Goonch Yesterday #3

No signs of intelligent life MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #18

"Extraordinarily miniscule fingers and reproductive organ" Wicked Blue 21 hrs ago #23

"Harrumph...Well, at least I'm not painting my face orange! Just go away, putz!" hlthe2b Yesterday #4

Can I have a 🍩 little one? MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #19

Pootin, overwhelmed with jealousy of JFK & triggered watching Artemis II launch, shoved slob out a window? SheltieLover Yesterday #5

No, goddammit. Joinfortmill Yesterday #6

Alas, my bottle of bubbly remains unopened. niyad Yesterday #7

I have a dream surfered Yesterday #11

Why 2027? Why not 2026? NNadir 19 hrs ago #30

Soon... SheltieLover Yesterday #15

I heard from reliable sources he was slurring last night. NNadir 19 hrs ago #25

ALWAYS keep bubbly on hand, preferably chilled. niyad 19 hrs ago #27

Well I admire optimists to be sure. This said... NNadir 19 hrs ago #29

Oooookayyy. .but still easier to just keep a bottle in the fridge. There niyad 19 hrs ago #31

No but malaise Yesterday #9

And his future after life doesn't bode well surfered Yesterday #12

his massively over-inflated ego finally imploded, taking his whole physiological system with it? LymphocyteLover Yesterday #10

Because you let him.😆 Gordcanuck Yesterday #16

Accidentally receives a killing curse from Lindsey Graham's pink wand. surfered Yesterday #14

I have a dream LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #20

Works for me. niyad Yesterday #21

"Accidentally" packed in a moving box Wicked Blue 21 hrs ago #22

I'd settle for the Hague... hlthe2b 18 hrs ago #32

Come on! Come on! Make 'Good Friday' truly good! NNadir 19 hrs ago #26

I like your thinking!!! niyad 19 hrs ago #28