Thanks, Peridot.

I’m rather proud of my own idea 🙂 about removing ALL Civil War statuary and monuments , etc, from public view EVERYWHERE and putting them ALL into museums. Confederate and Yankee, North and South, General Lee, General Grant -take ’em ALL down, clear ’em ALL out, everywhere, every last one of them, from public view, and put them into museums and then everyone can go and see them THERE. That would be fair, no? I mean, let’s stop holding onto the Civil War! The Southerners (not all) who lost, supposedly clinging to their Lost Cause, the Northerners who won the Civil War making fun of them, ridiculing and criticising them for holding on to the past – let’s STOP what is at best non-productive nonsense and the holding of 150 year old grudges, prejudices and stereotypes, etc. Let’s make it HARD for Northern Americans and Southern Americans to stay embittered and resentful and mistrustful of one another. Its just wrong…so wrong, so crazy, such a waste, when we could be communicating, helping one another… OK, end of rant 🙂 and thanks again for your kind and positive words to me, you made my night.

Aquamarine, Copy that on all you state, including: like you, I respect Mike’s efforts to keep this blog apolitical.

I appreciate that idea of showcasing historical artifacts in museums where they can be studied, experienced, discussed. (So, not discarding them, just re-imagining how the community encounters and experiences these items.)

I see the steady emergence of one “hot button” issue after another over the last four to five years. My hope is a renaissance of art, sanity, and getting along (better) is right around the corner. This blog is a steady pocket of sanity for me. Appreciate you and all the sane, smart people who come here and contribute!

Aqua,

Your mention of the “Bodies in the Shop” stat made me LAUGH out loud. Thanks so much for the great day starter.

Yes, having a plethora of Furry Guys drop in would be WONDERFUL. I’d love to film the event; maybe body cam each of them?

Here’s another idea. Tell me what you think. We could have a few of the Furry Guys ask any Reg that pounds upon them if he could assist in getting a PPE loan. The cult has already received $4 million so how about some more. Let’s try to make that stat go up exponentially!

Glenn

You keep making me laugh and while at the same time giving me more ideas 🙂

Yes, we MUST ensure that Furry Guy is unarmed.

And, yet, he must be costumed as he was at the Capitol that day.

We can prep him with Scientology patter.

In full Furry Guy costume, bare chested with horns, etc., we could have Furry Guy stride into some org and ask at Reception, “Is this the place that makes the able more able?”

Glenn, if we really wanted to do this right, we could have, one at a time over the space of an afternoon, a dozen Furry Guy lookalikes come into the org and ask that question!

I mean, talk about Bodies in the Shop, you know? LOL!!!

OMG, if only 🙂

Yes, I agree that most BLM protest are not violent. I am personally and politically quite pro-BLM, fyi, and I am of the opinion that ALL Civil War Statues – both Yankee and Confederate should be taken down and removed and placed into MUSEUMS – Civil War Museums, or American History museums where people could go and look at them. The Civil War is IMHO still too darn hot button an issue and I don’t blame African Americans in the least for being offended by statues of Confederate generals in their towns – statues that are maintained with partly their tax dollars.But then, to be fair, why not just remove ALL Civil War monuments and statues and so forth and put them out of public view?

I just threw that remark in about BLM so that it wouldn’t appear as if I were being political on Mike’s blog. I mean, I AM political – I DO have my (liberal) views – just not on this blog 🙂

Aqua!

That is a WONDERFUL idea!!! And we should “prep him” with all the test answers beforehand so he will be taken to the Reg right away. But we will have to make sure he is unarmed too. Sure don’t want him killed off like the fellow who went into an org with a samurai sword.

Aqua,

Yes, there’s a plentiful supply of TP at the Capitol. It is needed because so, so much bullshit is spewed there.

I recall the S. O. having to ration TP back in the 70s. No handouts being printed then so we collected newspaper often.

Glenn and Aquamarine – This is a LOL exchange. Two points of clarification: Most BLM protests the world over are NOT violent. They are specifically protesting violence against people (of color). People of all colors who protest this are out there peacefully with rare exceptions. (Often proven, at least here where I live it was, that an outside person NOT a BLM protestor crept in and broke windows, etc. to give the appearance this was a violent group, when it was not.)

Second: I’ve heard the multicolored horn man of January 6th Washington DC events referred to as “Qanon Shaman.” We can add that to the assortment of descriptions and names.

And now you’re giving me another idea; let’s “8C” furry, horned guy into a Celebrity Centre! Why not? He’s a celeb now! And let’s encourage him to wear his costume. R-factor him that he can be “himself” and be totally accepted.

Now, can you just IMAGINE the faces at Reception if/when fully outfitted horned tatted furry guy walked in and asked to take a Personality Test?

OMG…ewww…brain bleach, please! But, Glenn, furry guy wouldn’t have to use WTH that way at the Capitol! There’s is toilet paper a-plenty in those hallowed bathrooms. But it sure will come in handly if he ever has a call of nature inside a Scientology Org.