Friday Ephemera

What, no love for Sube wagons?
None whatsoever.

Speaking of lesbians…anything to the rumors of MacKenzie Scott and Melinda Gates? No? Never mind.

They are on their second.
We all make mistakes. I think the Subarus were the only western cars copied from the Soviets except for the 360 which was a Meserschmitt KR200 with a fourth wheel added.

Subarus – I have had two: a Forester and now an Impreza. Great little cars except for the thrust bearing in the clutch.

…not the WRX…
The turbocharged 2.0 litre boxer engine kicks out 268 horse power and goes zero to sixty in 5.6-seconds. It puts out 258 lb/ft of torque as well. Very quick little car. I’m told the clutch is a little heavy but the only one I’ve driven had the CVT automatic (my friend is afraid of getting his skirt caught in the stick shift). It flat out kills my 3-series BMW coupe. Although, I bought the convertible to enjoy the open air.

This, which I’ve been trying to say for quite some time now. Interesting that as we approach the edge of Too-Late-Suckers, some conservative…”conservative” thought leaders…thought “leaders” are beginning to catch up.

“the thrust bearing in the clutch”
I’m torn between: ‘that may be a useful clue …’ and ‘Band name.’

And just as infuriating, there are plenty of conservatives and libertarians who cannot recognize when someone is making war upon them.
Yep, they’re are too invested in being “principled”… “not stooping to their level” … yadda yadda yadda
As I’ve pointed out for years, the only reason Gandhi succeeded was because he was opposing the British. Under Stalin or Hitler or any totalitarian, he would have been hustled away and his body never found.
So OrangeManBad sent out “mean tweets” that were “beneath the dignity of the office”. Now look at us.

As I’ve pointed out for years, the only reason Gandhi succeeded was because he was opposing the British.
There was a short story to that effect many years ago in Analog Magazine. As I recall it postulated an alternate history in which Gandhi agitated against the British during WWII, which led to a Nazi occupation of India, which led to Gandhi being executed by the Nazis.

As I’ve pointed out for years, the only reason Gandhi succeeded was because he was opposing the British.
For many years it was reported that Ho Chi Mihn was asked why he couldn’t be a pacifist resister like Gandhi, to which he was supposed to have replied that Gandhi wasn’t dealing with the French. Of course, like sooo many quotes regarding that war, there is no supporting evidence and it is now considered to be apocryphal.

“Great googly moogly.”
She may have trained as a teacher years ago, but she is a type of useless biddy [the welfare sector also has people like this] hiding in schools that one occasionally encounters who has no skills in teaching/educating at all. Over the years, working as a behaviour consultant, I encountered such people when sent in to classes to determine why some children, otherwise well behaved for other staff, were playing up. Invariably it was the bitchy, spiteful and inconsistent behaviour of said teachers who picked on certain children, often those from poorer families. I’m proud to say that my reports led to a number of such ‘teachers’ being counselled and even the termination of a few. Being an outside consultant meant I did not give a damn about my relationship with the individuals and wrote exactly what I saw. In many cases the teachers seemed oblivious about their own behaviour just as this whining woman is unaware of her excretable self – they perceived the children to be entirely at fault and did not understand that behavioural specialists look closely at teachers’ behaviour before children’s – and did things in front of me [which I documented in detail] that were totally unacceptable. I hope this woman’s employers see the video and then start to scrutinise her behaviour in school with children.

I’m proud to say that my reports led to a number of such ‘teachers’ being counselled and even the termination of a few.
Hats off to you.