I thought seriously about just trashing the recipe post when the first comment, and three of the first eight, were gripes and snark. Especially after I made a point of letting people know our party is about family, not football. But, I would really enjoy some fun and food recipes, and there are a few people left here who can enjoy these posts, and others who have the class not to ruin things if they aren’t in the mood.
This isn’t sarcasm here. Yes, I am mad. But apparently there is a need for a place to just blow off steam. I may actually do this second post every time I do any other post at all.
If you don’t like football, Taylor Swift, Kansas City or San Fran, or any other thing that puts a bee in your bonnet, here’s your place.
Blow off steam but keep it clean. This is not a place for you to bestow your nastiest vocabulary on us.
And please, consider letting the rest of us enjoy some normal.
It’s a Safe Space for the new Treepers.
People who need safe spaces are not real Treepers. There’s my gripe post.
Thanks for the venue Menagerie ❤️
That may well be Matt, this could be newbies just discovering & becoming aware of the Uniparty fake right vs fake left dialectical criminal political system that is in Western “democracies”.
HL Mencken… I’ve always wished that I could magically hang out with him for an hour… well, him and/or Benjamin Franklin. Imagine how much fun that would be!
I’d like to hang out with John Hanson of Maryland, the man who helped to make this nation the Confederation of States. Unbeknownst to most Americans, he was elected under the Articles of Confederation, the first president of the United States on November 5th, 1781. John Hanson Our First President by Seymour Weymss Smith. He was an American hero whose contributions to government were passed over in history. He was a friend of General George Washington who wrote this to him on November 28th, 1781 after Hanson’s election:
“Mr. President. I feel very sensibly the favorable declaration of Congress expressed by Your Excellency. This fresh proof of their approbation cannot fail of making a deep impression upon me and my study shall be to deserve continuation of it.” This is in the Prologue to the book.
This book gave me a greater understanding and appreciation for the men who formed our Nation and Union and what was contained in the first Constitution. Our current Constitution is the second one. There is debate that what got thrown out of that first Constitution might have prevented some of the troubles we now face. Who knows? I do not know, but I greatly admire MEN like John Hanson.
John Hanson was one of my ancestors. Per my Mom, who did our Ancestory. I am still a Hanson even though I have been married for 39 yrs.
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”
Not a bitch or gripe, just adding the complete quote.
It’s important for everyone to have his words memorized. Recite them every time you hear a politician stand up and spout off their diatribe of the day.
Here is the tool of choice, Colkitto….and the purpose.
We must reconize it and forbid them their spoils.
With God’s help.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. And I have no gripes at moment!
Perfect!
Give me a break. I have been following CT forever. What are you trying to say?
I would not go out of my way to watch anything NFL, but would definitely hit an NFL party to be with friends and family.
Thanks, I thought I was making that point in the other post. We’ve pretty much lost interest in the Bowl, but could use a winter party for family, maybe a few friends.
There was a time before we had TV, we had each other.
We CUT THE CORD in 2005. Anniversary soon! FREEDOM.
You got that right, Bob! Plus, we know a whole lot more about what’s happening in the world by a LONG shot. But I’ll bet when you suggest to others that they quit the TV, you get that deer-in-the-headlights look. I certainly do.
Years ago, while talking with a youngster, they asked if I had watched the latest episode of “somethin or other”.
When the answer was, I rarely watch TV anymore… don’t have the time, they got that “deer-in-the-headlights look”.
After a few seconds of disbelief, they asked…
What do you do all day?
Living my life, was my reply.
These days, so few actually “live” their lives.
Opting instead, to spend their lives “watching” others living theirs.
Oh…. 🥴
Well, gotta go!
…
“Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch for rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find, ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.”
Pink Floyd
(Time)
And there were always good books and time to be creative and write, think and prepare! The world really began changing when we were being told we had to wear and respond to our pagers, and then the portable phones came along.
The number of people who get upset when you don’t answer your ringing phone is beyond ridiculous. I have a smartphone. It has voicemail. Leave a message instead of texting or calling repeatedly when it’s not an emergency. 🙄
And instant messaging does not mean I will respond immediately!
Maybe next year you make about a celebration of upcoming Lenten season, Groundhog Day, some unfamiliar Saints Feast day? There are plenty of excuses to celebrate life besides footaballe’. just remove the temptation for fools to demonstrate their foolishness.
-just sayin’
That’s a great idea Parker!
As a celebrate-life occasion, I am fond of Groundhog Day. In spite of some newscasters who sneer that Punxsutawney Phil is “a rodent, not a meteorologist,” I say it will be an early spring somewhere this year. So good job Phil!!
and I like the movie.
Forgot to share a gripe, so here it is:
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio made my blood boil recently with his response to a reporter’s bringing up that this year is the ten year anniversary of de Blasio dropping Staten Island Chuck in 2014.
The groundhog died from injuries it sustained. A cold stone heart in that human –no expression of regret (other than for the political fall out).
The backstory that most of the public doesn’t know is that Chuck had been swapped out for Charlotte on that fateful day. Why? Because back in 2009 Chuck had nibbled on Mayor de Blasio’s fine leather gloves. So Charlotte was quietly given the jjob in 2014.
When she died from injuries from landing on her head, the zoo initially pretended for a few months that it had been a natural death before admitting the truth.
Me too. It’s excellent!
Everybody loves the movie. It nearly has the universal appeal of “It’s A Wonderful Life”!
A rodent has more integrity than a highly paid, under performing meteorologist
I always do posts during Lent. People bitch. It’s what they do.
-just sayin’
Good shot.
I gave up bitching during Lent. It’s what I do
-just sayin’ 🙂
Great idea
No. The point is that for years we had these posts about recipes and everyone here got it.
Now in the last few or even just one or two years, we have newly arrived who don’t understand the exceptional courtesy and reasonability of CTH posters.
There is a great likelihood that much of the griping is due to the sense of coming to the breaking point
Both Sundance and Menagerie are sticking to their convictions and living their best lives, but many are cracking under the FEAR porn.
Great idea and post! National Felon League is dead to me but family get-togethers, YES! And especially this time of year in mid-winter…any reason to get together is a good one. (except f-ball)
I am sorry your Eagles or Steelers didn’t make it this year.
And BTW, thank you for everything you do Menagerie! Always enjoy your posts!
True dat!
I think I’ve managed to contribute only a single recipe over the years, but I like scanning all the food posts…
Fat Tuesday ideas maybe?
Winter? Winter Party? Oh well, I can dream…of course we still have the month of March….
Chicagoland is expecting something like 57 degrees this week…plus, Woodstock Willie says an early spring. AND I saw 5 robins on my front lawn Saturday morning….
Ash Wednesday is on Valentine’s Day. I have had a request for the heart shaped candy box to be given on Tuesday.
Well Tuesday is also Mardi Gras so it fits!
PANCAKES! 😆
Yeah. we need a storm clean up party. bring chain saws, helmets with visors, chaps, gloves, fence stretchers, heavy work boots. I’ll make food.
I don’t even enjoy the commercials any more
Used to look forward to those
I hate to admit this, but I don’t understand them.
By the way, a 30-second commercial costs seven-million dollars this Sunday.
Budweiser is in desperation bringing back the Clydesdales and a Labrador.
You don’t have to return to Budweiser but the horses are beloved.
Free beer and plenty of grilled treats is always a good thing.
And more beer.
I enjoy the Golf Channel.
traditional men excelling at their craft.
mostly not-woke commercials.
it’s like going back to the eighties…
I’m with you
I like the horse channel, even though the excessive call for betting can be annoying. The athleticism of jockey and horse is great
I read those nasty comments and thought about the people “they sound fun”.
Who CARES if you don’t watch football? We don’t but we still like to have get-togethers with family and friends.
I, for one, appreciate everything you do, Menagerie, and even if I am just an occasional poster, I still enjoy the comraderie you have worked so hard to create.
<…we still like to have get-togethers with family and friends.>
Speaking of families:
Two cannibals were sitting around the campfire talking about their families…
One says:
‘Man, I hate my mother in law.’
And…The other guy says:
‘Just eat the noodles.’
I don’t get the nastiness either. Even on “our side” we have the Misérables who just want to bicker to make themselves feel good. I read the recipe posts because I want to see what other people are making that I might want to try.
I don’t like or watch football, but I would totally have a party for the aforementioned “getting together with friends and family”. And if someone wants to watch the game, I think I have a spare room and television to let them be.
We got rid of our television in 2003. Haven’t missed it one bit. Twenty years without a pacifier.
You wouldn’t believe how much work can be accomplished. But the sex! Oh my goodness, the sex!
TMI!!!
😄
Maybe the word Super Bowl was the issue.
It is fairly easy to avoid watching the Super Bowl. I was previously a big fan of the NFL. I would watch multiple pregame programs and multiple games. I am no longer a fan of the NFL. I watched a few games this season because my teenage son wanted to watch. He usually bugged out after the first half.
Trust me, it is EASY to avoid NFL football.
Bonus – not watching the NFL frees up your Sundays in the fall.
No offense but your name reminds me of a movie I can’t remember the title making fun of the name Dickinson.
Angie?
Lol. My last name is terrible and I know it. I thought of changing it a few times, but decided to own it.
It comes from the Gaelic that should have been spelled MacEnaughleigh (for a region in northwest Ireland). The British shortened the spelling to McAnally, I believe as a cruel joke. Somehow that joke stuck.
Sorry, northeast Ireland
Isn’t there also a travelogue or something with your last name?
In my younger years I was a big football fan – wouldn’t miss the weekends or the Monday Night football!
One Monday evening when I was jumping up and down and screaming at the tv, it hit me like a bolt out of the blue – this is the biggest waste of time on the planet. I shut the tv off and have never watched another game.
Is this the place to post WTF memes? If not, we need one of those.
How do you get yours to bloom with such nice yolks?
sunny side up
The high winds scrambled mine…
Badeya, badeya, badeya, that’s all yokes.
I don’t get the yoke? Are there any clean yokes? I yust love good yokes!
And roses.
Bacon and Eggs!!
Breakfast bouquet…Yummm!
Those are some roses I would love to get!
Valentines Day ideas for that special someone in your life.
I think I still have a pair of those hulk hands in my garage somewhere. You really feel empowered when you put em on.
Wow, if looks could kill…
The garbage bag hanging on the door knob seems so appreciate
A bouquet of theses may be appreciated
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The latest Sports Illustrated model?
Winner!
I think that’s the blossom on a pigweed.
Better.
Thank you for the much needed laugh! 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Boots! Those eggs have boots- what my dad used call the crispy edges of the egg whites!
I miss Pop making breakfast on Sunday mornings🫡
When they started the covid/mail in ballots crap I had a bad feeling that we were in a communist revolution and said many times the so called election was a coup d’stat. What is almost as bad as what they did is to see all the people who participated and are still lying. The evil of our leaders, the theft, the abuse of children…honestly sometimes I think I agree more with Putin than what I hear coming out of most of DC.
I am really afraid for our country and it’s wonderful to see that so many people are waking up because this is the only thing that will save us.
Oh…and I don’t care about the Super Bowl and especially Taylor Swift AT ALL.
Truly, the distraction of these big TV events on the masses is part of the plan.
Oh please. The Super Bowl has been around for 57 years now. Everything is not a conspiracy.
They’ve been distracting people with sports since at least the Romans.
Bread and Circuses.
Yes, and how did that turnout?
The first Superbowl , Green Bay versus Chiefs was not billed as Superbowl. Was Champion Ship between AFL and NFL. I watched it and have not missed one since. Not that I really care any more but don’t want to break my watching streak. My joke is; When I quit watching…I’M DEAD.🤣😂
Who used the term conspiracy? It’s just pathetic seeing so many all in for a stupid game while the nation is burning. Maybe the energy and time could be used taking to the streets peacefully. Sitting online and in front of a TV complaining will do little to save the Republic.
And YES, I have attended protests numerous times across the country. It always baffles me that a stupid game has more in attendance than a typical peaceful protest.
A synonym for ‘fast’ is …..
I am aware that there is a Super Bowl, but who is this Taylor Swift?
If you really don’t know then you’re LUCKY!
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-Repost and repost again
Squint your eyes and stare a little while and you will see her devil horns start to appear.
I am really sick of the Taylor Swift psyop.
How’s that for a bitch and gripe?
😎
Taylor Swift LOVES Trump❣️
-spread the word
share her photo 😂
One of the only main stream celebrities Ive known who proclaimed to love Trump and still not get canceled. Whats her secret to staying in business?
According to Jack Posobeic, she’s been posting a whole lot of election propaganda on Twatter for months now that sounds like she’s being “managed” by The Powers That (Should Not) Be: pushing mail-in ballots and the like.
And now she’s hooked up with the second guy to kneel in the NFL.
Kind of sounds as if she’s taken the DeSantis path (pretend MAGA followed by extreme sellout to UniParty and Deep State interests).
I’m just reporting here what is being said – I certainly know none of this firsthand, not being on Twatter.
Posobeic follows the currents of Cultural Marxism pretty well, so I enjoy listening to his take on this sort of celeb stuff.
Swift not to be trusted.
That’s too bad. I usually just follow her picks blindly. /S/S/S/
How will I choose who to vote for now??
Who?
havent read it yet…
Ten Reasons MAGA Americans Should Care About What Taylor Swift Does
https://skeshel.substack.com/p/ten-reasons-maga-americans-should
mass psychosis Special-K list is blank, and spot on.
I read that Taylor Swift has increased the “NFL Brand” to the tune of 331 million dollars.
Yes, thats from the same research that says everyone only uses 10% of their brain. It doesn’t exist
I haven’t cared about the NFL since Tom Brady retired. Although I moved to the Bay Area from New England many years ago, to the small degree that I’m a sports fan I never switched my allegiances. That being the case I am rooting for the 49ers as I want Tay and Trav to lose.
My sole interests in the NFL were Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and “Gronk”!!!!
No Steelers, no Super Bowl. An’ dat’s dat.
Yeah, Buddy! December 23, 1972.
Loved the Steelers. Mean Joe Green, my favorite😍
The drought is way too many years now.
I haven’t cared about the NFL since Fran Tarkenton and Bud Grant retired.
😱
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I didnt complain in the Food Thread, because I understand that anytime people get together and break bread, that is a good thing.
I dont watch the NFL after their antics a few years ago with not standing for the anthem and a few times not even coming out of the locker room.
Interesting how many peiple forgot about that and went back to business as usual, supporting those who do not share a common denominator of societal views.
I completely agree with you. I haven’t watched NASCAR for a long time because I stopped enjoying it. But they are another one I would never watch for the recent woke antics, and the Bubba Wallace crap.
We still watch Nascar. I think my husband went to the very first race. They were still running moonshine. 😂. I don’t enjoy it as much any more. Only go to 2 short track races close to home now. Aging is a problem too.
Nascar has made some big mistakes lately, the Bubba Wallace fiasco for one. Of course, when Dale Earnhardt died lots of fans never went back. They’re paying for their choices dearly. Only a few races actually sell out now. They rarely show the stands on TV. They keep trying to add and change things to attract new fans. Basically not working. Ticket prices are excessive. After us old fogeys die out…who knows.
BTW, Menagerie, my Avatar disappeared and I don’t remember how tto load it again. If you get a chance…
Enjoy your party. We’re going to my brother’s house and he is doing a pork butt. Love me some BBQ. I’m from Memphis.
My Avatar disappeared also about 2 years ago and I don’t know how to reload. It is of my precious 💖 baby dog and he really misses it…😂😂
Awwww…
Thank you Menagerie, my Avatar is back!
I’m the same way. I sent a letter to the NASCAR President telling him that he lost a 40 year fan after he stopped a race to lecture the audience about racial inequity or something like that. I also reminded him that I was actually negotiating a sponsorship for my employer with a NASCAR track. Negotiations ended that moment.
I do miss it and still enjoy watching other types of racing, but I’m done with NASCAR.
I was also a huge NASCAR fan. I went to so many races when it was still fun and exciting. Unfortunately, it’s been years now since I’ve watched it…sad how they ruin everything!
ditto
As an OLD nascar fan and “working ties” to the sport I admit to only watching an occasional race. I didn’t leave Nascar,they left me. Spent many hours at the tracks but have lots of memories of fun in the pits…
That’s why I why I watch drag racing. The name of the game is who crosses the finish line first. And you wouldn’t know if the driver was a man or woman or black or white until they pull off their helmet at the end of the race..
Try watching Rodeo. Men are men, women are women, and they’re red, white, and blue through and through.
Interesting how, bud lite hired a conservative comedian, or something like that, to reintroduce their product to the nfl audiance
nfl is woke, I am not!!!
Everything is woke now. Even the PGA and I love to watch golf. The PGA may be on its way out anyway. Won’t catch me watching. LIV.
What bugged me particularly, was when Rahm was dominating a particular tournament and they made him exit because he had “tested positive”…. and the ‘tests’ were giving something like 60% or more False Positives. Stupid times.
A SuperBowl food thread.
Maybe we can have a “Taking to the Streets for our Nation” thread of recipes. Recipes that gives us energy and makes us stronger.
But then again, why bother? It is easier to watch something on TV than participating in peaceful demonstrations taking to the streets across the country.
That’s a great idea. How about super foods to take as snack when out demonstrating? And then group food, soups and chilies and baking bread gatherings for afterwards.
Yep! That whole thing was and is, disgusting.
“…back to business as usual...”
Something like Peyton M doing Bud Light commercials? Yeah, the NFL whores are dead to Conservatives.
For shame Peyton, and your little dog Eli too.
I don’t watch football, or really any sports. Regardless, there is a large SB party next weekend for our close group of friends. Everyone makes something, we drink some beers and have a great time. The key is to enjoy time with friends and family. Hope everyone has a great week.
Me and my husband watch the Puppy Bowl. Can’t stand the super bowl. Ads used to be funny and now they are all woke and dumb.
Let’em have it Menagerie!
I hate when people push hopeium and say things like Trump is playing 4D chess and that all of the Deep State will be locked up by Trump and that JFK Jr. is alive and will help Trump defeat the Deep State etc… This is why I like to read CTH because Sundance writes verifiable facts with citations and sometimes Sundance gives an informed, intelligent, thought provoking insight and interpretation based on the facts he is writing about.
Boy I am so with you. I thought we were never going to hear the end of the Trust the Plan comments after the election was stolen!
You mean I shouldn’t trust the plan??? 😉
Agreed Menagerie. I thought everyone went bonkers when they were pushing that CIA PsyOps garbage of “Trust The Plan”
“#TrustThePlan” was tweeted by PDJT, Nov 9 2017.
So what are your thoughts on QAnon?
Unprintable mostly. The best I can say is I think the believers are brainwashed. And I cleaned that up. A lot.
I have read some Q. In summary, Q is asking Anons for Memes in support of PDJT. Q asks questions to get Anons interested in topics related to government corruption. Q asks people to stand together and get educated. Q offers a lot of encouragement and a little bit of hope. There is no ‘secret information’.
Q has a niche audience and only posts on message boards that only the very internet savvy can access. Some viewers take Q posts and replicate them on social media. There is nothing to be brainwashed over, other than a little fun in the way the “Q-drops” are brought to light.
The media have been attacking Q-Anon for years. There is no reason to, other than the Anons support PDJT.
The brainwashed are the people who still support the RINO Republicans despite Sundance and others shining the spotlight. Q is one of those who shines a spotlight on corruption, to his niche market, in an engaging manner for them.
The phrase “trust the plan” was never used by the anonymous poster known as “Q,”.
Real people with high level security clearances generally don’t go giving out classified information on internet sites. And when they do, they get The Discord Leaks treatment.
🙄
Uh…
“……….I think the believers are brainwashed.”
And for some there’s no need to be brainwashed, as a light rinse would be more than sufficient.
“Trust the Plan” is a phrase found in this tweet from November 9, 2017, by Twitter user @realDonaldTrump: “The hurricanes were just a small part of what they were going to do, believe me, much more was coming. DON’T FORGET, THE BEST IS YET TO COME! #TrustThePlan.” This tweet references the phrase and is attributed to President Trump himself, as it was posted on his personal Twitter account.
So? How’s the plan work?
Only PDJT can answer that.
He’s the one saying to trust it, but not telling us what it is.
The phrase “Trump is playing 4D chess” was first popularized by Twitter user @TheCollegeGovt in a tweet on November 15, 2016. This user used the phrase to describe President Trump’s seemingly unconventional and strategic moves during his 2016 presidential campaign and early presidency. The phrase gained traction and became a popular way to describe Trump’s actions and decisions. (In comparison to other presidents, Trump really does look like he’s playing 4D chess)
PDJT, himself, said he would Drain the Swamp, and ‘lock up’ Crooked Hillary, hence the “Lock Her Up’ chant at his rallies.
Family is everything. Its too bad some people don’t realize it until their family is gone and they’re alone.
Not liking the SuperBowl has nothing to do with family.
Hahaha! Best response ever! Thank you.
They are trying to destroy all that we love(d)
I do react sometimes. I didn’t watch after the kneeling for a while. But then the kneeling stopped and I watch a little.
I was already watching less just because of the antics I can’t stand. Team is losing by 20 points and someone makes a good tackle after a 12 yard gain and the tackler jumps up and dances like he’s a real hero. YOU’RE A LOSER DUDE! Sit down.
Excellent idea-we need to vent !!! Anyone who still thinks the GOP is different from the Dem party—WAKE UP ALREADY!!!!! You can count on one hand those who go to DC and remember that they are to represent YOU, their constituents.
Thank you, I feel better already.
I agree. But please, let’s talk about the dresses at the Grammy’s or Taylor Swift… 🙄
Waaaah! Waaaah! Waaaaah!
Man, I feel better. Now, back to the food posts.
There are no safe places for truthers (treepers).
Gripes: 1 media love affair with taylor swift. 2. clicking on a link that requires me to sign to read. 3) empty headed so called patriots. 4) the love affair with sports, celebs, liars, botox. 5) constant advertising for prescription drugs on tv, some streams, etc. I would rather see hard liquor and cigarette ads. 6) robot answering services. AND 7) calling my senators and getting a voice machine so I can leave a message.
I didn’t even know who Taylor Swift was till all this NFL hoopla started. I went to U Tube and watched about 30 seconds of a performance. Incredibly boring and I heard ticket prices are out of sight. I despise celebrity worship. It’s a huge problem and if the Dems use her to endorse Biden her swarms of brain dead fans will just fall in line.
That is part of their Master 2024 Plan.
I cannot stand Taylor Swift or manufactured/contractual relationships for the purpose of promoting one or both of the parties.
Do any of you remember a strange show on E! from several years ago about an arranged Hollywood marriage? It was called “The Arrangement”. It was very interesting but poorly-written and the wheels kind of fell off after a while. 🙂
I like a few GOP conservative senators BUT—-Mitch needed to be ousted yrs. ago. Ask your GOP senators why they don’t vote him out. I’d ask, but I have no GOP members of congress or the senate in my permanently blue state. Please post responses if you get any.
Ask Kentucky voters why they didn’t primary him in 2020. He had 6 other people running against him but got 82% of the primary vote. Trump easily won Kentucky so I don’t know why voters didn’t think to support Trump with their Senate pick. I hope he doesn’t run again in 2026.
so sue me… i choose my boycotts very carefully, and just am not willing to ban everything fun from my life simply to say i did.
i watched NFL several times this season. but wont be on the super bowl. not because politics – because taylor swift. 😉
i eat be and jerry’s every once in awhile, too. this is my confession.
I think if people had boycotted the NFL when Kapernick was acting like a fool this all would have been cleared up quickly. You don’t need to boycott forever IF the people in charge care about their customers.
People really ought to boycott the NFL for this latest Taylor Swift manufactured romance crap. Wouldn’t it be nice to go back to just football?
Fake War
Oh such a cute kittie!
One of my cats is so big (22 lbs) and can jump so far and high, he’d be a bad azz in a fight.
Never mind. He’s a Ragdoll. All you have to do is talk to him and he’s on his back purring.
So, so cute. Even with the little ciggie butt.
I can imagine you and your cat….
Wow! Gotta be some Maine Coon in there somewhere.
We had 3. Max (the only boy) got up to 23 lbs. and none of it was fat. Just a sweetheart.
Oh my goodness!
I love that picture!
Yes, it looks a lot like me and my bigga boy, except he is really handsome with a sweet face — and me not so much!
Have an old drawing of Pippi Longstocking holding a cat about that size (compared to her).
Always think of that drawing when I hold KiKi like that, and now I’ll think of this beautiful artwork, too.
Thank you for the beautiful picture!
Wearing cat-ou-flage.
Man.. how did you do that?
I didnt
fished out of the deep dark web.
I am so ANGRY!
Actually sad might be the right word.
I’m sad that I won’t be having all of that great food you listed on the previous post.
How about a new LEGO set?
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Doll houses are boring.
Betsy will like this one
We think we find a solution. Some friends are having a Stupid Bowl Party. In order to attend you have to agree to 3 things. 1. Dish to pass. 2. Taylor cannot be mentioned 3. You can’t ask to turn on the game.
They figure nobody really watches the game anyway. It’s all about the food, drink, and frivolity. We can do that with a black screen!
I agree…seems most Super Bowls were pretty boring games and nobody was paying attention after the end of the first half. Gone are the days of the big marching bands on the field at half time…now the focus is on raunchy, gyrating, woke performers…remember the wardrobe malfunction with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake???
One solution to the black screen is a lovely fire in the fireplace video.
Or a nice smooth jazz video on youtube. That’s often what’s on tv at my house.
I’m just there to see if my $20 square will win me $500! And then the side bets are always fun, like over or under how many times Taylor Swift’s face shows up during the broadcast.
All those things will happen whether you watch or no. No!?
hahahahaha im laughing because i was waiting for your response! 🙂 I thought it was a very nice post. Thanks Conservative Treehouse always got our backs 🙂 have great day and be safe everyone
I have been here for 12 years. Hardly new.
But to pretend life is normal and go along as usual with stupid sports and entertainment while the world is burning I can’t.
The political class doesn’t mix with regular folks unless they want to. They see no threat to their way of life. Now they’re trying to convince us we have to self immolate to fix a problem they made. They want us to be distracted with TV shows, Award shows, sports, the Olympics etc. All the pretend patriotism while the country is burning is a farce.
Anyone still doubting these crooks no longer work for the people of this country are in full denial. Democrats aren’t going to turn off the faucet of future voters. And Republicans play along too busy with life.
Sorry, I have a real problem celebrating anything with what is going on currently.
And just think about it, if people vote stupidly and/or the Democrats steal another election and we’re stuck with 4 more years of Biden’s puppeteers running things …
We’re in a war right now so I don’t blame anyone for not being cheery. We need to win this election.
Sundance says to “Live Your Best Life”. I’m ‘aware’, but acting out THAT recommendation.
Now THIS is why I love you, Menagerie, and why I love the CTH community! I have been scanning the comments and I must say some the best laughs I’ve had all day are here!
I had simply filed your “super bowl” recipe post in my usual CTH folder, with the idea that I “might” come back to it, not being a football fan, I will, however, now go back to it and post some of my favorite recipes for you!
As for THIS post, my biggest Bitch and Gripe is probably when I read a post from Sundance and the comments are not at all relevant to the questions or the ideas presented.
Thank you! This has been great.
gripe #1: people who are not natural born are allowed to run for POTUS and VPOTUS. Haley, Cruz, Rubio, Soetero,, et al
gripe #2: since fat lesbians are now revered and highly desirable, why is a guy put in jail for calling a fat lesbian a fat lesbian
gripe #3: it is raining AGAIN
OK, several times I called spectrum (cable co, Pinellas County FL) and ask for a lower priced package(no need for cable news, lol) and they would always say that there is no lower plan. I found the magic words: I would like to switch to the Reduced Basic Plan. Boom, saves me 40 buck per month.
Spectrum is up (working) for you? 👍🏻
Football? I’m not into soccer.
Actually, I HATE soccer, but I almost like football enough to spend time watching it.
If ONLY it was more EQUITABLE. Required composition to be so:
White 59.3%
Hispanic and Latino 18.9%
Black 12.6%
Asian 5.9%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7%
Some other race 0.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2%
Stats to change as demographic replacement (conspiracy theory!) continues unchecked.
When the grim realities of our predicament hit, they hit hard. Thereafter, you adjust. Soldiers need to fight and to dance
Lol, who posted this, I am not in the know,
And I’m curious ?
Too funny!
Nevermind, figured it out.
My Gripe.
I hate and laugh at the same time when I see trail apples while on hiking trails that are in wilderness areas. A trail apple is a little plastic bag that’s got dog poop in it. The owner will pick up the poop, tie a bow knot and the set the bag on the side of the trail so that some one else can pick it up.
Are you kidding me? Why bother to put it in a plastic bag then? I’ll bet those same people vote Democrat. It just goes with that Democrat mentality of “someone else will take care of this”.
I see it all the where I hike and I don’t understand it at all. Are they expecting someone else to pick it up for them. In the woods, why not let the dog poo off the trail somewhere. Other animals do and bear do it on the trail sometimes.
Virtue signaling in a bag.
DING!DING!DING!
Only a Maroon would do that!
Hey Sundance, I tried to post something like the following on the article about EU farmers rising up and it was taken down. Why??
“Regarding farmers in America rising up against their overlords, it will never happen. Speaking as a farmer deep behind enemy lines in flyover country surrounded by commercial grain and livestock farmers, the vast majority of them take government welfare/handouts in the form of subsidy payments and Conservation Reserve Program payments to the tune of hundreds of $$ per acre per year to not grow crops on that land. They will not bite the hand that feeds them.” Anyone who thinks they will is fooling themselves.
Why is Space Forces’ utility uniforms camouflaged in a jungle pattern & not more of a stary pattern?
Hahahaha!
I am so sorry to hear about the nastiness and snark. I live your holiday/recipe posts and have bookmarked many of them for future reference! Quite frankly — if recipe ideas is ALL we now get out if the Superbowl its already served a much better purpose than the NFL intended lol. Thanks for all you do for us Treepers!
Menagerie, I appreciate what you are trying to do. Every Monday, the anti-social me, puts on my best face and leads a departmental employee engagement call. About 25% show up and we generally have good conversations. I don’t do it because I like it, I do it because no one else can or will and I feel obligated to try to have some form of community amongst all the remote workers. COVID really made people feel alone, and I can see how it affected some of my coworkers mentally.
But people are just having a hard time keeping that cold anger from boiling over. Even amongst family members. There’s been too much crazy sh*t for too long.
The Treehouse is growing
I am absolutely not criticizing sushi fans, but I cannot stand eating raw meat. Do people actually like the taste of raw seafood?
I switched out the meme before your comment. I prefer cooked because a have a phobia of parasites.
Now people aren’t going to have any idea why I mentioned sushi. haha 🙂
Yum.
I prefer sashimi myself.
Heres some views from the inside looking out
Those pictures speak to me! Especially that last one.
Theyre missing a dog or cat.
How dreamy.
I am so glad you did this!!! I too am sick and tired of the negative posts from so many folks with whom I am in total alignment politically and in so many other ways. We get it. You HATE football. Fine. Some of us don’t. Some of us can dislike a portion of something without hating the whole thing. There’s a ton about the NFL I don’t like. But I grew up a diehard Chiefs fan and lived in the area all through school.
I love the Chiefs, and the Royals for that matter. I am excited to again spend Super Bowl Sunday with my adult kids and families and watch. And the last thing I need is for some overly opinionated blowhard posting how he/she would rather watch paint dry, or hasn’t watched TV or the NFL for “fitty’ years. Good for you. I don’t give a sh*t, nor does anybody else, except those loud few that will also sit around and b*tch and moan while the rest of us have a grand old time with family and friends, and hopefully a good game. Some of you folks are insufferable. Be positive for a change. You’ll be surprised how much it will make other folks come around more.
Go CHIEFS. Back to the recipes, and many thanks CTH/Menagerie. You get it.
I don’t understand why you care. People have a right to their opinions as do you. Forced positivity is just wrong. No one ever says everyone needs to try to be more negative!
I enjoy what many call the “negative” posts and scroll quickly past the “positive” posts as I don’t like them.
It seems to me that one personality type expects everyone else to think/speak/act like them or shut up and hide.
Perfectly stated.
Parrothead, I realize she did this after you wrote your comment, but take a look at vikingmom’s comment on page 3. The hate toward the NFL is much more serious and justified than I think you realize. It’s not just a “I hate football” preference kind of thing, or being annoyed that Taylor Swift’s PR team worked a deal with the NFL to hijack the games.
I think this is hilarious Menagerie.
I missed the food post but will get to it sometime today.
As I was growing up, we went to football games but nothing special about the Super Bowl.
Then after we married, we would get together with a few friends and eat a bunch of food and joke around while 1 or 2 were really into the game.
Then when our son was old enough for Pee-Wee Football, it became a part of our life with parents of other kids and there were weekly celebrations. This continued throughout high school….and a little bit into college when we went to his first game.
But, in our neighborhood, we would always carve out a neighborhood “Round Robin” dinner fest in the middle of February, (after football season and in between the basketball play-off games). It was usually 6-8 couples. We spent time picking a theme, then drawing straws for the different courses at each house. Most of us walked and some winters, we slid down the street to the next course.
We had good times and yes, we did get together at different neighbors’ houses for the Super Bowl but there was always a contingent who rallied around the food and enjoyed the gossiping and socializing in our group.
So, today, as hermits, the Super Bowl will most likely be on in one area of the house and most likely I will be in another area of the house, with a much smaller assortment of goodies requested by just a few.
I think that is referred to as “downsizing”.
I don’t rant about the football politics today, I just ignore it and go to another part of the house.
Ignoring is quite cathartic – Note from a Forensic, Historical Correlation analyst. As well, the photo is to die for. Your heartfelt message was received by those who absorbed your message. Take the best and leave the rest, be blessed, as you are so.
According to a Piano Playing dude named Billy Joel:
“HONESTY is such a lonely word==everyone is so UNTRUE”
I abhorringly HATE that this discernment is so TRUE==
a human DNA strand should me memorialized: LIAR.
I have a “concern” gripe and don’t know which thread to post on. If it’s not apporiate please delete Menagerie. I have not seen MAQUIS lately and was concerned. 😌
Was immediately disgusted with the obvious Kelce / Swift psyop, and am glad people recognize it for what it is.
Kelce can and should be held accountable for jab deaths, since he is doing jab commercials after it is known the jab causes excess deaths.
Yep
I refuse to have any fun because no matter what I do someone with whom I disagree is involved in some part of my “fun seeking”. Nearly everyone fails my purity tests/////
My Amazon driver is PDJT/MAGA all the way but he works for Jeff Bezos. I love John Rich (country singer) but he is affiliated with Woke Country Industry. Sure, there are solid MAGA actors and producers but if I give one dime to “Hollywood” then I am failing my own purity test.
What should I do? If I go to Las Vegas, NV to spend my money to support the MAGA employees in the casinos then what about all of the idiot woke employees that I am also helping by keeping their employer in business? Should I starve the employer until the business goes broke? But then the MAGA employees are now out of a job.
I really love a certain kind of wine. What if they have a woke member in the Board of Directors?
My local grocery stores probably have woke people working in them. I should probably grow my own food.
The NFL has woke idiots and MAGA patriots in it. You can decide to support the MAGA people and let them know that they are not in the minority or you can turn off the TV and let the MAGA people know that MAGA is walking away from them.
Someone made that point about the budlight boycotts – now a helluva lot of “our” people are out of work because of the boycotts. How do we “punish” the wokeratii without punishing our own. None of these decisions are black and white.
Maybe instead of boycotting, we could join a peaceful protest for what we stand for. Take to the streets and get involved. It’s not as convenient as staying at home watching something or not buying something. But make your numbers be counted.
I collected a paycheck from a woke big pharma company. I had the last laugh cuz I took their money while I did the least amount of work to keep my personal integrity in check.
once they forced the toxxine, I quit and got a better job.
I guess everyone’s decision is personal.
The hardest thing about doing a blog is reading the posts that not only miss the point you are making, but trash it. Keep on keeping on, Menagerie — good job!
Here’ my buck 95. I don’t even know who Taylor Swift is or care, I care even less for professional football but fill up a smoker like in the picture and have fun family and friends, lots of kids playing in the backyard and I am IN!! That is way more important than a bunch of weak kneed over paid so called professional players and some girl barely dressed. Bring on the meat and smoke!! Thanks Menagerie