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America is probably doomed

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] With our long national Kava-nightmare almost over in one sense (and just beginning in another sense), I suppose I might as well go ahead and share (an expanded version of) the extremely depressing big-picture thoughts on the state of the nation that I typed up last Friday morning (before Flake… Read more »

SNARKNADO 2018!

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] First of all: if you haven’t joined already, enter my 14th annual Oscar Pool! (Password: eternalglory) It’s free to enter. The prize is ETERNAL GLORY! The deadline is 6:30 PM Mountain Time today (Sunday). Secondly: this is where you’ll find Becky’s & my annual Live-Blog / Live-Chat / Live-Snark, a.k.a…. Read more »

14th annual Oscar Pool!

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] It’s that time of year again… and I’ve procrastinated until the last minute again… but the 14th annual Living Room Times Oscar Pool is finally online and ready for your predictions! The password is eternalglory – because, of course, this is your one chance to earn official, Living Room Times-certified… Read more »

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] I made a Schrödinger’s Win Probability Chart for the Super Bowl, from Sunday night through Tuesday morning, showing who I thought probably won, based on hints I received & hunches I had while playing Last Man. P.S. To clarify/explain a few points: • This @SylvanRansom tweet, RT’d Sunday night by… Read more »

SNARKNADO! Oscars Live-Chat 2017

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] First of all, if you haven’t already, join my 13th annual Oscar Pool! (Password: eternalglory) The deadline is 6:30 PM Mountain Time Sunday. Second, this is where you’ll find Becky’s & my annual Live-Blog / Live-Chat / Live-Snark, a.k.a. SNARKNADO 2017, starting Sunday night at ~6:00 PM MST. We’ll mock… Read more »

Lucky 13th annual Oscar Pool!

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] It’s that time of year again! [You mean it’s almost time for March Madness? -ed.] Well, yes, that too. But I don’t do a pool for that anymore. I do, however, still do an Oscar Pool – your one & only chance to earn official, Living Room Times-certified ETERNAL GLORY*… Read more »

The Mount Rushmore of Cowardice

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] I tried to back away from politics away, after tweeting a bunch of stuff like this yesterday: A heartfelt message to those “values voters” who’ve complained for years about the vulgarity of our culture, but now back Trump: FUCK. YOU. — Mile High Brendan (@MileHighBrendan) October 10, 2016 Also this… Read more »

Another dire NWS bulletin

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A * COMPLACENCY WARNING FOR… VIRGINIA… COLORADO… MINNESOTA… WISCONSIN… NEW HAMPSHIRE… * PEPE THE FROG WARNING FOR… PENNSYLVANIA… MICHIGAN… OHIO… IOWA… NORTH CAROLINA… AND THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MAINE… * #FEELTHEJOHNSON WARNING FOR… NEW MEXICO…… Read more »

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] I’ve been trying to pull myself out of my recent paroxysm of electoral despair, and, remembering Gandalf’s wise words to Frodo (“…all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us”), turn my attention to doing my part to stop Trump. Ergo, the… Read more »

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[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Last Friday, I attended the Western Conservative Summit in Denver, armed with a press pass, thus making me a member of the hated elite media for the day, with a front-row seat (okay, actually, back row) for a Donald Trump speech. It was, let us just say, an experience. This… Read more »