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Sky Jewels

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90. I drove across the country a couple times in the 90s.

Mon Sep 4, 2023, 12:45 PM

Sep 2023

The two states that really gave me the heebie jeebies were Missouri and Wyoming. Yikes! There were some scary folks about and I'm sure it has only gotten worse.

(I know, "not everyone" in these state is scary; does not apply to liberals and Dems who live there; assorted other applicable disclaimers, etc., etc.)

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Society of flabby pasty conservative white guys meets for lunch: [View all] milestogo Sep 2023 OP

I bet they're all over outlawing abortion rights. You'd think there would be a token woman. Vinca Sep 2023 #1

Not in BigMin28 Sep 2023 #3

Love it yankee87 Sep 2023 #9

I guess BigMin28 Sep 2023 #22

I see a bunch of guys who have 13 year old wives waiting at home pregnant. LakeArenal Sep 2023 #2

You forgot the part.... getagrip_already Sep 2023 #6

Yes. LakeArenal Sep 2023 #17

They want Missouri to remain a redneck state. I don't think they need to worry Walleye Sep 2023 #4

We wanna be like Florida and Texas. milestogo Sep 2023 #8

I get a visceral reaction of disgust looking at the this Walleye Sep 2023 #11

FL and TX will go blue way before MO peacebuzzard Sep 2023 #18

They do conform to a certain phenotype, don't they? Aristus Sep 2023 #5

Apparently The Bopper Sep 2023 #10

Hey I just found out what a wife-beater shirt is a couple of weeks ago. milestogo Sep 2023 #13

I think it's a "New-York-ism" because that's where I learned the term FakeNoose Sep 2023 #31

Me too! whfinlay Sep 2023 #53

Around Chicago, They Were Called... ProfessorGAC Sep 2023 #62

Hubba, Hubba - Conjuay Sep 2023 #40

Those tee-shirts are short on material. SergeStorms Sep 2023 #54

This has got to be a joke photo. Seriously they can't be serious. JanMichael Sep 2023 #70

Rednecks and their insecurities. Aristus Sep 2023 #16

Baldness is a natural state and sexy comes from inside anyway. LakeArenal Sep 2023 #21

++++ agree Diamond_Dog Sep 2023 #37

I took a writing course and one of the students used the term milestogo Sep 2023 #23

I think evolves Sep 2023 #49

And don't forget plastic surgery not fooled Sep 2023 #55

Oh my. milestogo Sep 2023 #65

Hats prevent skin cancer. Bare pates are susceptible. Midnight Writer Sep 2023 #48

Mine, too. Aristus Sep 2023 #56

Yeah my MOM did that to me... MiHale Sep 2023 #60

Chandelier cancer The Bopper Sep 2023 #57

Actually, there are two, but your point is still correct. niyad Sep 2023 #14

I missed the guy on the left. Aristus Sep 2023 #19

I think you seem overly harsh on the hat thing. LakeArenal Sep 2023 #25

Possibly it's contagious. Aristus Sep 2023 #33

That was the first thing I noticed as well, - but I noticed two 'uncouthians', not one! Conjuay Sep 2023 #38

Yeah, as above, I missed that. Aristus Sep 2023 #41

they think it's manliest onethatcares Sep 2023 #39

You had the same reaction as I did about the two guys with hats. Lonestarblue Sep 2023 #63

Those 3 dudes with the black polo won't last long. KentuckyWoman Sep 2023 #7

way back in the 1950s onethatcares Sep 2023 #42

1970s, actually. evolves Sep 2023 #52

yes, I was aware of it stopping onethatcares Sep 2023 #76

1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act KentuckyWoman Sep 2023 #59

The mother of Cokie Roberts. LastDemocratInSC Sep 2023 #80

Banks required my grandfather to co-sign with my mum ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #78

Let 'em keep embarrassing themselves. And they don't even know it. brush Sep 2023 #12

geez, and I thought I was melanin-challenged! niyad Sep 2023 #15

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #20

Yep, pale, male and stale Trailrider1951 Sep 2023 #24

And together they're one big FAIL. Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #89

You forgot to add "bald." It's my demographic of course. NNadir Sep 2023 #26

Let me guess, all have pickup truck debt, meet the family gun decays and maybe on truck nuts on it? Brainfodder Sep 2023 #27

Back in the early '70s hermetic Sep 2023 #28

We don't need no stinkin' hippies in Missouri. milestogo Sep 2023 #35

Did they even bother to specify what they meant by 'your kind'? Aristus Sep 2023 #44

Painted it myself hermetic Sep 2023 #50

I have a feeling that this ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 #79

I drove across the country a couple times in the 90s. Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #90

Well... Scottie Mom Sep 2023 #29

What I noticed KS Toronado Sep 2023 #30

They all look exactly how I picture Trump supporters to look? Initech Sep 2023 #32

And I guarantee you that there are hundreds that are NOT members of such a disgusting club, SWBTATTReg Sep 2023 #34

I see a bunch of racist, misogynistic, homophobes but what do I know? Ferrets are Cool Sep 2023 #36

The Milky Way. Conjuay Sep 2023 #43

"beacons of liberty" rurallib Sep 2023 #45

Ugh. Looks like an incel convention. Demobrat Sep 2023 #46

Meal Team Six generals? catbyte Sep 2023 #47

... milestogo Sep 2023 #66

For me, it's like looking in a mirror. Midnight Writer Sep 2023 #51

We are all pretty white and pasty murielm99 Sep 2023 #58

LOL...me, too, pretty much. Iggo Sep 2023 #83

Damn, 50 Shades of White! TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #61

"Link to Nazi bar" LOL I mean, "Link to tweet" AnrothElf Sep 2023 #64

There's always a couple bald guys with baseball hats Tribetime Sep 2023 #67

No wonder they are mad at women. Bird Lady Sep 2023 #68

White faces, red necks relayerbob Sep 2023 #69

"Liberty and Freedom?" oregonjen Sep 2023 #71

Bloated old men. True Blue American Sep 2023 #72

Even the young men are old men. Sky Jewels Sep 2023 #91

Mostly old, fat white guys. Biophilic Sep 2023 #73

Beacons of liberty or bacons of libation? GreenWave Sep 2023 #74

Basal Carcinomas just waiting to happen. Malmsy Sep 2023 #75

Would-be slave owners. moondust Sep 2023 #77

A bunch of Fucked up Fascist Gaslit Cha Sep 2023 #81

where is a highly focused tornado when you need one? Takket Sep 2023 #82

Do any of these defenders of the faith look like they are capable or ready to fight a civil war? flashman13 Sep 2023 #84

What they look like is people who think milestogo Sep 2023 #85

What do I notice? Most of them Ilsa Sep 2023 #86

That's why I never wear white shirts anymore...lol. Iggo Sep 2023 #88

Ick UpInArms Sep 2023 #87