A man is waiting in a line in the Soviet Union to get food. As he gets closer to the counter, he sees that most people are now walking away empty handed.
When his turn comes, he asks, "Hi comrade, I assume you are out of fish?" "No comrade, you are in the wrong place. We are out of meat. The store across the street is the one that is out of fish.''
He looks across the street and sees that the line for the fish store goes all the way around the block. Glumly, he takes his place at the end of the line. After waiting an hour, he's had enough. He tells the person next to him "That's it! Why should I have to wait in lines for hours every day, just to get enough food to eat? I'm going to go kill Stalin!"
He storms off to go and kill Stalin. However, half an hour later he's back in line in front of the fish store.
"What's the matter? Change your mind?" the person next to him asks.
You reminded me to listen to both, and it sounds like it's Dreamland that has Chaka Khan singing backup. They're both remarkable tracks and I remember her being savaged in Rolling Stone for both of those records. Listening to Don Juan's Reckless Daughter all the way through right now - thanks for the inadvertent suggestion!
After listening to it again, DJRD is that classic '70s cliche, a double album that should have been a single. Getting rid of Paprika Plains and and two or three other tracks would have turned into a masterpiece like Hejira.
Evan, you are right about Mark Robinson, who is running for Governor here in NC. He is a conspiracy theorist's conspiracy theorist, homophobic, misogynistic, anti-abortion (no abortion in ANY circumstances) and seems to be running on hate alone. May I suggest that all Wonkers who are North Carolinians consider supporting his opponent, current NC Attorney General, Josh Stein, in any way that you can. Hey, even nonNC/nonWonker people can donate to his campaign; I have. Please, please, please help me, and others of like mind, to do everything possible to make Josh Stein the next Governor of North Carolina. Read about him on the following link, make a decision, and, if financial circumstances permit, throw as many dollars as you can his way. Thank you sincerely!
https://www.joshstein.org/ . OK, I see that an appeal to donate comes up first, but you can get by that and read up on Josh.
Evan, I might not be your biggest fan, but I love you! Carry on, carry over, Cary Grant, but don't carry a gun! (Nods to Hawkeye Pierce) And now I'm a subscriber to The Moral High Ground. Andrew Tate can go fuck himself
Is he really backing out now? Well, I shouldn't be surprised if he is. He was promising to take the nitwit stand at more than one of his trials and reneged, every time.
So let me get this straight, the far right underperformed in the European Parliament elections and did not get close to a majority, but the media is still calling this a huge win for them?
Just sitting here listening to David Bowie and reading tabs, and in perfect synchronicity as I got to Mrs Alito and her fantasy Italian shame flag DB belted out "...and the shame was on the other side" (the song being 'Heroes'). Well played, eternal spirit of David Bowie sending messages from the other side, well played. Couldn't agree more.
Evan, I am a subscriber to The Moral High Ground. I am may not be your biggest fan, but I love you. Carry on, carry over, Cary Grant--but don't carry a gun! (Nod to Hawkeye Pierce)
If I lived the the Alito neighborhood, my house would be rainbow painted SO fast! Hire the kids who painted the LGBTQ+ house across the street from the hateful Westboro Baptist Church and see how Martha and Sam like it. Free expression, and all that!
I live in San Diego. Yesterday I read an article about how average rent is so, so damn high. You would need to earn over $47/hour to afford it. 😦 uggggh...
Raising the minimum wage is one thing, but $25 an hour will not cut it here. It can't be the only solution. We need to build more affordable housing.
It’s a lobster line up, captured by the spy in the wild. The reason for the formation and your source info are here: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/lobstahs-linin-up
A lobster CONGA line
Spy In The Wild was awesome.
Lobster centipede is how I'm seeing this.
Thundering herds of um lobsters, galloping across the vasty plains!
Pamplona, Spain, and the annual running of the lobsters!
Lotsa lawbstahs!
lobster conga!
The dancing lobster secret is out! They do pretty well at Limbo dancing too, especially after cocktails. Every night, a party!
A lobster conga line!
Now, I almost don't want to eat lobster. Almost.
I'd love to read even a fictionalized account of who the hell was the first person who decided that was something good to eat!
Especially oysters.....
That reminds me of ...
A man is waiting in a line in the Soviet Union to get food. As he gets closer to the counter, he sees that most people are now walking away empty handed.
When his turn comes, he asks, "Hi comrade, I assume you are out of fish?" "No comrade, you are in the wrong place. We are out of meat. The store across the street is the one that is out of fish.''
He looks across the street and sees that the line for the fish store goes all the way around the block. Glumly, he takes his place at the end of the line. After waiting an hour, he's had enough. He tells the person next to him "That's it! Why should I have to wait in lines for hours every day, just to get enough food to eat? I'm going to go kill Stalin!"
He storms off to go and kill Stalin. However, half an hour later he's back in line in front of the fish store.
"What's the matter? Change your mind?" the person next to him asks.
"That line was even longer."
ROCK LOBSTER(s)!!!
https://youtu.be/szhJzX0UgDM
"a rock?..."
Down, down, down......
Oh great, now I'm going to have Joni Mitchell's "The Jungle Line" running through my head all day except with "The Lobster Line" as key lyric.
Under-rated Joni track right there. Includes Chaka Khan doing some vocals, IIRC.
...or am I thinking of "Dreamland" with the Chaka thing? I slept late, and need coffee badly.
You reminded me to listen to both, and it sounds like it's Dreamland that has Chaka Khan singing backup. They're both remarkable tracks and I remember her being savaged in Rolling Stone for both of those records. Listening to Don Juan's Reckless Daughter all the way through right now - thanks for the inadvertent suggestion!
Yeah, music writers suck. Having been one, I know this. DJRD & Hejira both (they really play as one long album together) are freaking milestones.
After listening to it again, DJRD is that classic '70s cliche, a double album that should have been a single. Getting rid of Paprika Plains and and two or three other tracks would have turned into a masterpiece like Hejira.
Yes, notoriously one of Rolling Stone's lowest moments, their trashing of "Hissing of Summer Lawns." Ouf.
Neat!
I have not had enough coffee, yet, for the lobster line. Freaked me out.
When winter comes and waters grow cold,
That's just how a lobster rolls.
We been spending most our lives
In a lobster's paradise
You’re a card; you should be dealt with
And at 52, he should be decked!
No, no, no, at 52 you are finally playing with a full deck.
BOO! BOO! gif goes here.
Nyuck nyuck nyuck!
Those sea bugs are fascinating creatures.
And tasty little sea bugs too!
He was a mighty hungry motherfucker who first ate a lobster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMPw2XNlIA
The first to slurp down an oyster was even hungrier.
I had to be drunk
Same. But not anymore (though, it helps).
I still cannot fathom how or why anyone chose to attempt to consume one of those creatures for the first time.
Hunger.
I always figured the human saw something else eating one first.
They had all this melted butter, see...
You see the present I left for you, way down there?
With the Tilapia and the Flounder?
They were very hungry.
They had to be.
Evan, you are right about Mark Robinson, who is running for Governor here in NC. He is a conspiracy theorist's conspiracy theorist, homophobic, misogynistic, anti-abortion (no abortion in ANY circumstances) and seems to be running on hate alone. May I suggest that all Wonkers who are North Carolinians consider supporting his opponent, current NC Attorney General, Josh Stein, in any way that you can. Hey, even nonNC/nonWonker people can donate to his campaign; I have. Please, please, please help me, and others of like mind, to do everything possible to make Josh Stein the next Governor of North Carolina. Read about him on the following link, make a decision, and, if financial circumstances permit, throw as many dollars as you can his way. Thank you sincerely!
https://www.joshstein.org/ . OK, I see that an appeal to donate comes up first, but you can get by that and read up on Josh.
(She hasn’t made a country record since the year after Barack Obama humiliated Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner.)
I think all events should be referenced in this way! I was born 38 years before Obama humiliated Trump at the WHCD.
Musical accompaniment for today's Tabs GIF. Raymond Scott's Powerhouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnzLconK4Tw
Good stuff.
Evan, I might not be your biggest fan, but I love you! Carry on, carry over, Cary Grant, but don't carry a gun! (Nods to Hawkeye Pierce) And now I'm a subscriber to The Moral High Ground. Andrew Tate can go fuck himself
I’ve been saying all along that Stinky would find an excuse to back out of the debates. It’s always projection on that right.
Is he really backing out now? Well, I shouldn't be surprised if he is. He was promising to take the nitwit stand at more than one of his trials and reneged, every time.
So let me get this straight, the far right underperformed in the European Parliament elections and did not get close to a majority, but the media is still calling this a huge win for them?
What am I missing?
the far right is like poison ivy - even a little sucks.
Why was he taking Rudy seriously before Borat?
Just sitting here listening to David Bowie and reading tabs, and in perfect synchronicity as I got to Mrs Alito and her fantasy Italian shame flag DB belted out "...and the shame was on the other side" (the song being 'Heroes'). Well played, eternal spirit of David Bowie sending messages from the other side, well played. Couldn't agree more.
Evan, I am a subscriber to The Moral High Ground. I am may not be your biggest fan, but I love you. Carry on, carry over, Cary Grant--but don't carry a gun! (Nod to Hawkeye Pierce)
Kudos to Cassidy Dale. Welcome relief from the fear of Project 2025 etc
If I lived the the Alito neighborhood, my house would be rainbow painted SO fast! Hire the kids who painted the LGBTQ+ house across the street from the hateful Westboro Baptist Church and see how Martha and Sam like it. Free expression, and all that!
I like the new direction at Red Lobster!
MIGAS is fine. YERGAS is not.
I live in San Diego. Yesterday I read an article about how average rent is so, so damn high. You would need to earn over $47/hour to afford it. 😦 uggggh...
Raising the minimum wage is one thing, but $25 an hour will not cut it here. It can't be the only solution. We need to build more affordable housing.
https://www.housingsandiego.org/blog/chpc-housing-needs-report
Migas = good. Can do without the tortilla strips though.