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Todd's mom?

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I immediately flashed on the scene in Airplane! with the line of people to calm the hysterical woman.

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I worked at a Wendy's during one of the previous recessions. A new kid started, early twenties, who, we later learned, had recently been institutionalized because of a breakdown. His therapist was trying to slowly re-integrate him into society and decided a part-time job that didn't have a lot of stress would be the way to go, like fast food.

They put him on fries during the lunch rush for his first shift. There was a shopping plaza across the street and a wealthy high school down the block. Hectic.

At one point, he just froze for about ten seconds, then let out this unrelenting, blood-curdling scream.

I keep waiting for Jeb to do that at a campaign event.

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And she did let George H. W. put his penis in her more than once. That's got to count for something.

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And the punchline is the best part. Mitt decided not to run this time because he didn't think he'd have a chance against Jeb.

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Kasich is as bad as the rest of them. He just hides it well. That's his schtick on this reality show. Doesn't change the fact that he opened up Ohio's state parks and forests to oil and gas exploration.

The state lege just passed a bill defunding PP. He just has to sign it.

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My grandfather spoke German as a child because his grandmother didn't speak English. Age and lack of use took care of that by the time I came along. Too bad. They have a fucking word for everything, especially things we don't have a good word for in English.

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Yeah, but George Pal's harpies are great.

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If he was willing to pay everyone in the country the going rate for a Bush-level therapist, I'm good with that. One thing, we can't let him handle sharp objects, so policy's right off the table.

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Wait a minute, you just described the same family twice. George H. W. isn't exactly an old Jew, but he sure was followed by a goof and a mute.

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Wow! With that kind of financial success, maybe you could buy some elementary English classes at your local community college!

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"He knows when it's time to break out the ol' nuclear football and unleash the apocalypse on an unsuspecting zipper."

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Okay, this isn't funny anymore. It's just sad.

Either he wasn't abused, in which case he's the tone-deaf-iest least self-aware person ever, which is sad, or he actually was abused, which frankly seems more and more likely, which is also sad.

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Could you send this info to Jeb ? He's going to need a job soon.

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Maybe because my dad practiced anger-based parenting techniques that I would not say that to my patients with emotional damage from childhood at the hands of their families. My childhood was no picnic but looks like Mayberry RFD compared to some of some of yours. It saddens me that any child would be put through that. I'm glad you all made it through.

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