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1. 19 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   The dollar stores still sell Belly Flops seasonally. But the big bag of 30+ flavors at Sam’s Club is still a better bargain, I think.

   And yes, Mr. WAOTH is right. The trick is to filter out those white-and-yellow atrocities as you decant the bag into your munching container.

2. about 1 month ago on Pearls Before Swine

   So sorry.

3. about 2 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Sad that nuts and bolts are considered too dangerous for non-stupid children.

4. about 2 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   “Country mile” — are you an Urbanist?

5. about 2 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   oh, puhleease, show us this organization of rich powerful men bent on oppressing women. Unless you’re talking about that horrid group of males called “husbands.”

   Remember, kids, it was only leftists who bought all those Handmaid’s tale costumes.

6. about 2 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   einarbt, we read your post, and we all know that it was intentionally insulting to Christians. Grow a pair and admit that was your intent, instead of trying to hide by some penumbra of an ambiguity. You’re not fooling anyone.

7. about 2 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Question: What do you call a — giant; dwarf; Italian; Indian; Anglo; Irishman; White paraplegic; Asian athlete; blonde; octogenarian; <other words banned by the ’bot> — doing a specific specialized action?

   The person asked the question then thinks a bit to see if there is any wordplay associating the two, as the opening was presumably the rough equivalent of a knock-knock joke. Seeing none, and recalling a similar trick in the past, gets the intent and gives the correct answer.

   This is not an indication that the answerer is an anything-ist; it’s an indication that the questioner is a jerk trying to look morally superior.

8. 2 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   In the old days there was no guessing. The first two words of the announcement were “It’s a” followed by either “boy” or “girl”, quite clear and unambiguous.

9. 2 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

   We mayor may not agree, depending on how much of masculinity you would label “toxic.” There’s been quite a destructive feminization of men in the west during the last half century.

10. 2 months ago on Pearls Before Swine

    Fourth wall — address the audience.Fifth wall — Pastis as a character.I haven’t had this much fun since they ran out of the letter “A”.