On Oct 25, 2022 at 9:42:14 PM PDT, "RichA" <rander3128@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can't wear anything that might upset (read: scare) the proggies. So it's ok
> to portray Trump as a monster, but not Jeffrey Dahmer or Harvey Weinstein. I
> kid you not.

I was wondering the other day if the PC intelligentsia had extended the
scourge of racism from painting one's face a different color to include all
masks as well.

Would a white person wearing a Bill Cosby mask score equally high on the Prog
Scale of Self-Righteous Outrage as painting one's actual skin to look like
Cosby? Would wearing a Black Panther mask be equivalent to blackface since we
all know the man beneath that mask is black and therefore you're a white guy
pretending to be a black guy?

And if a black guy wears a Donald Trump mask or paints himself to look like
Trump, are we allowed to be just as outraged at this offensive display of
whiteface? Or is this another one of those "it's only racist when white people
do it" things?

> It's Halloween. Maybe one day people can have fun with it again without all
> this bullshit.

I'm close to conceding defeat to the PC lunatics. They've pretty much soured
me on most holidays in general. It seems like no matter the holiday, the
nutcases of every kind come out of the woodwork to try their best and make it
miserable for everyone else.

With Halloween, we have the lunatic progs who declare every conceivable
costume choice or party theme offensive and racist. We have the dipshit
religious conservatives who think letting your kid dress up as a vampire or a
ghost or Captain America and ask neighbors for candy is tantamount to them
placing themselves directly into the service of Lucifer himself. And we have
the safety mavens whose goal it is to bubble wrap the entire world and/or to
force all of society to conform their Halloween activities to only those
things in which the most afflicted in society can participate.

In my own neighborhood last year, in the days leading up to Halloween, flyers
were stapled to every light pole which read:

ATTENTION PARENTS

My son has severe allergies and comes home every year devastated that he can't
eat any of the candy he collects at your homes while out trick-or-treating.
Don't exclude my child (or any other child) from the fun.

This Halloween, practice responsible parenting and do not distribute candy
containing nuts of any kind, gluten, or dairy.

Be mindful of everyone's child.

Here are some tasty and allergy-conscience (sic) suggestions:

Carrot sticks (fun to eat, healthy, and easy on the teeth)
Smarties
Necco Wafers
Lifesavers
Brach's Lemon Drops
Raisins (but stay away from Raisinettes!!!)

-------
So an entire community is supposed to forego what their kids like and enjoy to
cater to your kid's extreme allergies? And if I choose to hand out Snickers
bars or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups because that's what, you know, everyone
likes, then I'm de facto being an irresponsible parent? Just fuck the hell
off, why dontcha?

And every holiday is like this now. There's always someone who thinks holidays
are a golden opportunity to push their worldview on everyone else.

Columbus Day and Thanksgiving are replete with progressive handwringing over
"celebrating the slaughter of native culture".

The 4th of July always has some leftist group bemoaning all the offensive
displays of "nationalism" and love for America and how it offends immigrants,
who apparently have risked life and limb to come here-- legally or illegally--
but are nevertheless inexplicably offended and scared by the sight of the
American flag and people extolling its virtues.

Christmas pretty much speaks for itself. The yearly litany of schools, stores,
and every public space either being protested for celebrating Christmas or
pre-emptively sanitizing themselves of everything Christmasy in favor of
generic "winter holiday celebrations" so they won't have to deal with being
protested.

The only holiday I can think of that's still controversy-free is New Years
Day. Probably because it's hard to be offended by the simple rolling over of
the calendar to the next year. Although I'm sure the progs are working on a
way to be offended by that, too. Maybe tied to the Euro-centric calendar
itself: "It's offensive to celebrate New Years Day on January 1, because
that's the white man's calendar", or something equally insipid.

On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:21:36 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>Columbus Day and Thanksgiving are replete with progressive handwringing over
>"celebrating the slaughter of native culture".

I dunno - my ancestors fought in the War of 1812 against the British
(yup - they were from upstate NY) and while I'm well aware the British
had native auxiliaries (I went to university close by the home reserve
of one of their major leaders after all) I'm not aware that my NY
state militia ancestors who served withheld fire upon any of them for
that reason!

On 10/26/2022 12:21 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
> On Oct 25, 2022 at 9:42:14 PM PDT, "RichA" <rander3128@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can't wear anything that might upset (read: scare) the proggies. So it's ok
>> to portray Trump as a monster, but not Jeffrey Dahmer or Harvey Weinstein. I
>> kid you not.
>
> I was wondering the other day if the PC intelligentsia had extended the
> scourge of racism from painting one's face a different color to include all
> masks as well.
>
> Would a white person wearing a Bill Cosby mask score equally high on the Prog
> Scale of Self-Righteous Outrage as painting one's actual skin to look like
> Cosby? Would wearing a Black Panther mask be equivalent to blackface since we
> all know the man beneath that mask is black and therefore you're a white guy
> pretending to be a black guy?
>
> And if a black guy wears a Donald Trump mask or paints himself to look like
> Trump, are we allowed to be just as outraged at this offensive display of
> whiteface? Or is this another one of those "it's only racist when white people
> do it" things?
>
>> It's Halloween. Maybe one day people can have fun with it again without all
>> this bullshit.
>
> I'm close to conceding defeat to the PC lunatics.

As a eunuch anonyshit I'm not surprised. You and "Rich" don't have a
smattering of genitalia between you. (If you did it would be between
the two of you anyway, not that there's anything wrong with that.)

In article <85b0014b-9827-44df-a99b-c742ec246f50n@googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rander3128@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 01:21:43 UTC-4, BTR1701 wrote:
> > On Oct 25, 2022 at 9:42:14 PM PDT, "RichA" <rande...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Can't wear anything that might upset (read: scare) the proggies. So it's
> > > ok to portray Trump as a monster, but not Jeffrey Dahmer or Harvey
> > > Weinstein. I kid you not.

> > I was wondering the other day if the PC intelligentsia had extended the
> > scourge of racism from painting one's face a different color to include all
> > masks as well.
> >
> > Would a white person wearing a Bill Cosby mask score equally high on the
> > Prog Scale of Self-Righteous Outrage as painting one's actual skin to look
> > like Cosby? Would wearing a Black Panther mask be equivalent to blackface
> > since we all know the man beneath that mask is black and therefore you're
> > a white guy pretending to be a black guy?
> >
> > And if a black guy wears a Donald Trump mask or paints himself to look like
> > Trump, are we allowed to be just as outraged at this offensive display of
> > whiteface? Or is this another one of those "it's only racist when white
> > people do it" things?

> > I'm close to conceding defeat to the PC lunatics. They've pretty much
> > soured me on most holidays in general. It seems like no matter the holiday,
> > the nutcases of every kind come out of the woodwork to try their best and
> > make it miserable for everyone else.
> >
> > With Halloween, we have the lunatic progs who declare every conceivable
> > costume choice or party theme offensive and racist. We have the dipshit
> > religious conservatives who think letting your kid dress up as a vampire
> > or a ghost or Captain America and ask neighbors for candy is tantamount
> > to them placing themselves directly into the service of Lucifer himself.
> > And we have the safety mavens whose goal it is to bubble wrap the entire
> > world and/or to force all of society to conform their Halloween activities
> > to only those things in which the most afflicted in society can participate.
>
> Friend's condo put up a notice that candy would be given out from the office
> and that children weren't allowed to go door to door for "safety reasons."

How are they gonna stop it?

Beverly Hills tried "canceling" Halloween during the Wuhan Flu-- because
kids (who almost universally don't get the disease) running around
outside (where it's virtually impossible to catch the disease) were some
kind of apocalyptic danger to public health, dontcha know.

It went over as well you'd think it would. Residents completely ignored
the city council's edict and the police patrol cars driving around
announcing over the P.A. that walking around their neighborhood was
illegal. So the city eventually gave up. And as you'd expect, there was
no devastating outbreak of Wuhan Flu because kids trick-or-treated.

On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:00:06 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

>Beverly Hills tried "canceling" Halloween during the Wuhan Flu-- because
>kids (who almost universally don't get the disease) running around
>outside (where it's virtually impossible to catch the disease) were some
>kind of apocalyptic danger to public health, dontcha know.
>
Heh heh - well having kept our lights off for Halloween 2020 and 2021
we are getting ready to hand out candy and already have a Halloween
welcome mat at our door.

Our neighbors tell us the "kid count" was WAY down both years in any
case. We think our candy is extra nice this year :)

On Oct 26, 2022 at 12:23:48 PM PDT, "The Horny Goat" <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:00:06 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Beverly Hills tried "canceling" Halloween during the Wuhan Flu-- because
>> kids (who almost universally don't get the disease) running around
>> outside (where it's virtually impossible to catch the disease) were some
>> kind of apocalyptic danger to public health, dontcha know.
>>
> Heh heh - well having kept our lights off for Halloween 2020 and 2021
> we are getting ready to hand out candy and already have a Halloween
> welcome mat at our door.

This is my Halloween doormat:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png?dl=0

atropos@mac.com wrote:

>In my own neighborhood last year, in the days leading up to Halloween, flyers
>were stapled to every light pole which read:
>
> ATTENTION PARENTS
>
> My son has severe allergies and comes home every year devastated that
> he can't eat any of the candy he collects at your homes while out
> trick-or-treating. Don't exclude my child (or any other child) from
> the fun.
>
> This Halloween, practice responsible parenting and do not distribute
> candy containing nuts of any kind, gluten, or dairy.
>
> Be mindful of everyone's child.
>
> Here are some tasty and allergy-conscience (sic) suggestions:
>
> Carrot sticks (fun to eat, healthy, and easy on the teeth)
> Smarties
> Necco Wafers
> Lifesavers
> Brach's Lemon Drops
> Raisins (but stay away from Raisinettes!!!)
>
>So an entire community is supposed to forego what their kids like and enjoy
>to cater to your kid's extreme allergies? And if I choose to hand out
>Snickers bars or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups because that's what, you know,
>everyone likes, then I'm de facto being an irresponsible parent? Just fuck
>the hell off, why dontcha?

I noticed that a pharmacy chain, CVS I think, is offering blue candy buckets
for kids with allergies.

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In article <tjaot0$1ue0$2@gioia.aioe.org>, gmsingh@email.com wrote:

>As a eunuch anonyshit I'm not surprised. You and "Rich" don't have a
>smattering of genitalia between you. (If you did it would be between
>the two of you anyway, not that there's anything wrong with that.)

Still fantasizing about having gay sex with them, eh?

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atropos@mac.com wrote:

> This is my Halloween doormat:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png

Cool! Where'd you get It?

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Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>
>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>
> Cool! Where'd you get It?

My doormat

https://preview.redd.it/82d0v2wjntt41.jpg?auto=webp&s=6c188e9b42c3cbddc704727aa9d2b83c57c9a81b

>
> --
> Let's go Brandon!
>
>

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On Oct 27, 2022 at 9:26:46 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>>
>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>
>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>
> My doormat
>
>
> https://preview.redd.it/82d0v2wjntt41.jpg?auto=webp&s=6c188e9b42c3cbddc704727aa9d2b83c57c9a81b

That looks like rubber. How does it not melt within 10 minutes of being placed
on your doorstep?

On Oct 27, 2022 at 6:23:23 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>
>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>
> Cool! Where'd you get It?

One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.

atropos@mac.com wrote:
> "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> atropos@mac.com wrote:

>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>
>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>
> One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.

Did you see this year's "Indian" costume?

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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
> On Oct 27, 2022 at 9:26:46 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>>
>>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>>
>> My doormat
>>
>>> https://preview.redd.it/82d0v2wjntt41.jpg?auto=webp&s=6c188e9b42c3cbddc704727aa9d2b83c57c9a81b
>
> That looks like rubber. How does it not melt within 10 minutes of being placed
on your doorstep?
>

Lol

It used to be my Halloween doormat but I’ve left it out there year-round
now for decades. It’s apparently 30 years old.!

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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
> On Oct 27, 2022 at 6:23:23 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>>
>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>
>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>
> One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.
>

>

Spirit delivered me fog juice a couple days ago in one hour!

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anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>> On Oct 27, 2022 at 6:23:23 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>
>>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>>
>>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>>
>> One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.
>>
>
>>
>
>Spirit delivered me fog juice a couple days ago in one hour!

Will Maggie Grace help you deploy it?

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>> On Oct 27, 2022 at 6:23:23 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>>>
>>>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>>>
>>> One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.
>>>
>>
>>>
>>
>> Spirit delivered me fog juice a couple days ago in one hour!
>
> Will Maggie Grace help you deploy it?
>

Whoosh?

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In article <29KcndeYlKO7X8f-nZ2dnZfqn_EAAAAA@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
> On Oct 27, 2022 at 9:26:46 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>> atropos@mac.com wrote:

>>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>>
>>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>>
>> My doormat
>>
>> https://preview.redd.it/82d0v2wjntt41.jpg?auto=webp&s=6c188e9b42c3cbddc704727aa9d2b83c57c9a81b
>
>That looks like rubber. How does it not melt within 10 minutes of being placed
>on your doorstep?

Did you ever wonder what rubber from recycled tires is used to make?

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In article <2087353508.688625264.856273.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>, anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>> On Oct 27, 2022 at 6:23:23 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>> atropos@mac.com wrote:

>>>>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>>>>
>>>>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>>>>
>>>> One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.
>>>
>>> Spirit delivered me fog juice a couple days ago in one hour!
>>
>> Will Maggie Grace help you deploy it?
>
> Whoosh?

I believe it's a vague reference to LOST.

[Kerman's incorrect formatting fixed.]

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Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> In article
> <2087353508.688625264.856273.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>, anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Oct 27, 2022 at 6:23:23 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>
>>>>>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>>>>>
>>>>> One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.
>>>>
>>>> Spirit delivered me fog juice a couple days ago in one hour!
>>>
>>> Will Maggie Grace help you deploy it?
>>
>> Whoosh?
>
> I believe it's a vague reference to LOST.
>
> [Kerman's incorrect formatting fixed.]

Oh! She was in one of those THE FOG movies I haven’t seen!

>
> --
> Let's go Brandon!
>
>

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Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> In article <29KcndeYlKO7X8f-nZ2dnZfqn_EAAAAA@giganews.com>, atropos@mac.com wrote:
>> On Oct 27, 2022 at 9:26:46 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>
>>>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>>>>
>>>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>>>
>>> My doormat
>>>
>>> https://preview.redd.it/82d0v2wjntt41.jpg?auto=webp&s=6c188e9b42c3cbddc704727aa9d2b83c57c9a81b
>>
>> That looks like rubber. How does it not melt within 10 minutes of being placed
>> on your doorstep?
>
> Did you ever wonder what rubber from recycled tires is used to make?
>

Siri says it’s used to make “rubber mulch”

> --
> Let's go Brandon!
>
>

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anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>On Oct 27, 2022 at 6:23:23 AM PDT, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>>atropos@mac.com wrote:

>>>>>>This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>>>>https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png

>>>>>Cool! Where'd you get It?

>>>>One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.
>>>Spirit delivered me fog juice a couple days ago in one hour!

>>Will Maggie Grace help you deploy it?

>Whoosh?

The Fog (2005)

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>> Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Oct 27, 2022 at 6:23:23 AM PDT, Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>>>>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>
>>>>>>> This is my Halloween doormat:
>>>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1q5s9uud89hcnrw/Mat.png
>
>>>>>> Cool! Where'd you get It?
>
>>>>> One of those Halloween pop-ups stores.
>
>>>> Spirit delivered me fog juice a couple days ago in one hour!
>
>>> Will Maggie Grace help you deploy it?
>
>> Whoosh?
>
> The Fog (2005)
>

The ice cream!

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anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> atropos@mac.com wrote:
>>> On Oct 27, 2022 at 9:26:46 AM PDT, "anim8rfsk" <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

>>>> My doormat
>>>>
>>>> https://preview.redd.it/82d0v2wjntt41.jpg?
>>>
>>> That looks like rubber. How does it not melt within 10 minutes of being
>>> placed on your doorstep?
>>
>> Did you ever wonder what rubber from recycled tires is used to make?
>
>Siri says it's used to make “rubber mulch”

Im am pretty sure I have seen rubber doormats labelled as being made from
recycled tires.

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