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Woodwizard

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115. I run into it fairly often.

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Wed Feb 22, 2023, 11:42 AM

Feb 2023

I am white 50's with a crew cut. Amazing how many nuts think I am like them, then they get a suprise.

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OMFG, I need to take a shower.... [View all] Dickster Feb 2023 OP

Who brings up that crap with someone they just met? underpants Feb 2023 #1

People who assume that everyone thinks like they do Bettie Feb 2023 #6

As a MIDDLE AGED 60-something white guy, I get a lot of that, too. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2023 #11

ITA. If you are white and middle aged or older spooky3 Feb 2023 #15

Like banging your head against the wall. Also, the lack of empathy is astounding. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #100

Yeah I guess so underpants Feb 2023 #19

Yep, I am an old white guy in a rural area and I get this often. Midnight Writer Feb 2023 #26

They hear it in church run by a white guy. LakeArenal Feb 2023 #55

We learn as children to say "Hallelujah!" to the preacher and "Yes, Sir!" to the bossman. Midnight Writer Feb 2023 #68

That's not my experience at all LakeArenal Feb 2023 #74

Happens to me often. Mr.Bill Feb 2023 #60

This is generally true in the South GodlessX Feb 2023 #64

I just quit as president and member of a club because too many Wonder Why Feb 2023 #102

They may have lost the war lonely bird Feb 2023 #111

Wow, really? BlackSkimmer Feb 2023 #120

Folks like that Rebl2 Feb 2023 #21

This is what it's like living in Florida. They all broadcast their BS like they're getting paid Native Feb 2023 #23

I think I'd find another gym. I lived in Florida for more than 20 years. BlackSkimmer Feb 2023 #122

It's kind of not surprising Takket Feb 2023 #38

Guys with a small dick who think carrying a gun & bragging about it Fla Dem Feb 2023 #63

Good one! ShazzieB Feb 2023 #92

A condition called "tinipini." dchill Feb 2023 #106

LOL, never heard that phrase, but it fits! Fla Dem Feb 2023 #118

I made it up! 👋 dchill Feb 2023 #127

I'm always amazed at the number of political-themed confrontations Xavier Breath Feb 2023 #88

small, miserable, terrified, dumb as shit people. Rabrrrrrr Feb 2023 #99

back in the trump admin, barbtries Feb 2023 #112

I run into it fairly often. Woodwizard Feb 2023 #115

That I could see underpants Feb 2023 #116

MAGAts Kennah Feb 2023 #117

*Sigh* And this is why we can't have nice things in this country. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #2

Depending on where you'd have to work, a few years here Ilsa Feb 2023 #9

The hot, humid summers would kill me. I'll take snow and cold any day. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #13

That's down south. The north is much more temperate unless you're living in Ilsa Feb 2023 #16

Anyplace south of Iowa is too hot. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #17

I'm with you Bettie Feb 2023 #71

i have to agree barbtries Feb 2023 #113

Agree. yonder Feb 2023 #72

I have relatives who live in Florida. wnylib Feb 2023 #39

I've heard 5 & 8 from some right wingers I know, but 4 is new to me. CrispyQ Feb 2023 #3

I was baffled too.. Dickster Feb 2023 #7

I figured that one was about trans kids. ShazzieB Feb 2023 #94

Holy Cannoli but they're threatened by Hillary Clinton! calimary Feb 2023 #29

That's because to so many of them even being allowed to talk about it halfulglas Feb 2023 #44

A family 3 doors down from us used to be on our trivia team (pre Covid) Native Feb 2023 #32

Don't you mean Fox had become too "liberal"? subterranean Feb 2023 #56

Yes. Gah. Thanks for the heads up. Native Feb 2023 #67

You poor thing. I don't envy you. I probably would have laughed sand said, Ilsa Feb 2023 #4

Good idea on the surface snowybirdie Feb 2023 #36

Wonder how many like them are out there? brush Feb 2023 #5

That 32 percent is enough to take over the country Wednesdays Feb 2023 #8

I don't think so. trump and his magats lost in 2020. brush Feb 2023 #12

I agree, it's highly unlikely Wednesdays Feb 2023 #34

2 to 1 if we all vote. Meadowoak Feb 2023 #95

If it were just the whackos & racists voting repub it wouldn't be a problem. CrispyQ Feb 2023 #10

Nah, trump lost. We outnumber them. brush Feb 2023 #18

And yet we didn't occupy the White House after all of those elections. -nt CrispyQ Feb 2023 #25

I cited that to show we outnumber them. They've figured out... brush Feb 2023 #105

I wonder what stupid shenanigans the house will pull during the next certification process SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #76

We still outnumber them by a lot, if we GOTV. Meadowoak Feb 2023 #96

Hitler only got 36% of the vote in the 1932 electoins CanonRay Feb 2023 #24

The Nazis failed to take power in both of the 1932 German federal elections They actually lost votes Celerity Feb 2023 #78

75% Trump voters in my precinct. Midnight Writer Feb 2023 #70

In Florida they're probably the majority. Mariana Feb 2023 #84

My husband goes out every morning MOMFUDSKI Feb 2023 #14

I live near you in Clearwater. I pray I will not die in this state. It really keeps getting worse Oppaloopa Feb 2023 #110

Projection. usonian Feb 2023 #20

Wow. Otterdaemmerung Feb 2023 #22

Brother, sorry you had to be exposed to that. Hope22 Feb 2023 #27

No worries, Florida Randomthought Feb 2023 #28

Florida is a disgusting pile of crap. RedSpartan Feb 2023 #30

And trailer parks. n/t GodlessX Feb 2023 #57

Do you realize there are trailer parks all over the US? BlackSkimmer Feb 2023 #121

Disagree Florida Dem Feb 2023 #82

Here's my question, though. I'll apply it to one of the points so the question is clearer. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #31

Oh they believe it.. Dickster Feb 2023 #79

Wow. They live in a different world than we do. They're just as dumb as mud fences. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #90

The Magats who infest/attend FL school board meetings believe and spew similiar propaganda Timeflyer Feb 2023 #33

Just got back from a trip to two Arizona cities to visit friends and I hated being in that state. OMGWTF Feb 2023 #35

My very liberal brother who lives in Texas says he loves open-carry laws. momta Feb 2023 #37

It never ceases to amaze me Bristlecone Feb 2023 #40

They are brainwashed by right wing media. They literally live in a different reality. hadEnuf Feb 2023 #54

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2023 #41

Welcome to DU GP6971 Feb 2023 #43

You're faster than me EYESORE 9001 Feb 2023 #45

Bugs Bunny had a solution; djacq Feb 2023 #42

Sounds like Indiana. . Emile Feb 2023 #46

About 7 - EVERY president signs a lot of orders. halfulglas Feb 2023 #47

Yes, but that's completely different. Mariana Feb 2023 #86

I would have walked away at the onset. No tolerance for the brainwashed MAGOTT fascists. Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #48

Same dai13sy Feb 2023 #53

Not even worth engaging the brain-dead. There is no rational thought capability. Welcome! Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #87

Not surprised - the Panhandle is deeep red until you get to Gadsden and Leon Counties csziggy Feb 2023 #49

How do we know who is crazy or not? IronLionZion Feb 2023 #50

My eyes have been opened to how many American white guys of a certain age are deeply insecure Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #51

Isn't south Alabama another name for the panhandle? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 #52

The further north you go, the further south you are Freddie Feb 2023 #62

I'm in West Palm Beach, originally New Jersey. It was quite the culture change but you get used to SheilaAnn Feb 2023 #73

Hi Neighbor! Ligyron Feb 2023 #123

Hey Neighbor, hope all is well. n/t SheilaAnn Feb 2023 #125

Fox News is a hell of a drug. Initech Feb 2023 #58

This Minnesotan won't go anywhere near Florida geardaddy Feb 2023 #59

Same here. Haven't been there in years. It's full of Florida Men Ocelot II Feb 2023 #66

Haven't been there in years either geardaddy Feb 2023 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author Nanuke Feb 2023 #104

Maybe some unconscious cherrypicking of impressions for both states? Hortensis Feb 2023 #126

Yeah, but while you'll be buried in snow tomorrow, I'll be out in a boat. Ligyron Feb 2023 #124

Good for you. geardaddy Feb 2023 #128

Nobody ever tells me shit like that. hunter Feb 2023 #61

This is why I regret not being a social scientist of some discipline in this era. Hortensis Feb 2023 #65

Damn, that's depressing PatSeg Feb 2023 #69

Every once in a while, someone in the gym will want to talk to this old White man about politics. friend of a friend Feb 2023 #75

You're lucky you've still got some brain cells left Warpy Feb 2023 #77

i agree. barbtries Feb 2023 #114

It's True NowISeetheLight Feb 2023 #80

Cool story, bro! RandiFan1290 Feb 2023 #83

Where were the baristas in all this? Sympthsical Feb 2023 #85

Never forget Aussie105 Feb 2023 #89

Glad you found DU to talk to. Good luck on maintaining your sanity down there. nt pnwmom Feb 2023 #91

This sounds a lot like Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 #93

ROMEOs. 3catwoman3 Feb 2023 #97

I hear ya. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #98

Come home Dickster dflprincess Feb 2023 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Feb 2023 #103

Unbelievable sarisataka Feb 2023 #107

"I hate Illinois Nazis" soldierant Feb 2023 #108

Best Bet musclecar6 Feb 2023 #109

Interesting username Polybius Feb 2023 #119