Major Winchester from the TV show M.A.S.H.

I’ve reread a few most recently UoW (still blows my mind.) I think I want to reread Excession again next. I love all the mind-to-mind dialog.

But you’re right; I should do them all again since it’s been a decade!

You have many fine stories ahead of you; makes me jealous.

Ian M. Banks’ Culture Series?

Actually those things really are ubiquitous in NYC and environs.

F for respects (seriously, hope i never feel your pain, have known some with it too)

And have in fact stolen my broodje haring straight out of my fucking hands as I raised it to my mouth to take the first bite. Fucker hit me from behind and curved in at the last second. Zandvoort Summer 2010. Never forget, never forgive!

The entire population of Greater Haarlem would like a word about this.

Charles Stross has got you covered: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laundry_Files

Excellent comment.

Are you my wife?

Found the Dutchie!

The real MPV. I rage quit long ago, thanks for the update!

Yes! Startpage rocks hard. I wish Safari would let it be the default search engine (FF does with a simple plug in).

I’m not crying…

Will always upvote this one.

I walked right into that one…but! at least I was the one being kinetic ;)

A bit baffled by how my post is related to your post but interested in the point you are making.

Fair enough. But although my elbow or knee may be injured (don’t use your fist unless you’re trained), my should will be just fine.

Upvote for you because you are engaging in good faith, making salient points (even if I don’t agree with all of them) and I’m being hyperbolic.

The reason for my rhetoric is because people in the US (and Germany and here in the Netherlands …fuck man all over Europe) are not, in fact, collectively resisting fascists. At least not to the degree they/we need to.

Punching a NAZI, calling back to WWII is a tactic to get people to wake the fuck up before there’s nothing left to wake up to. I sincerely do not believe that civil engagement works anymore. Shaming, shunning, and if the need arises/opportunity presents itself, violence are the only ways to reach the fully propagandized. But that doesn’t mean your path is a valid one to discuss sincerely.