(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . How to piss off a "nice" woman [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-04 Some background: Once a week, Mr. Legion and I play bar trivia with a couple we’ve known for many years. They are the nucleus of the team, while the rest of us show up when we can. We’re all typical “nerdy” people with different areas of expertise. It’s mainly about the friends and food, although I am pretty competitive too. There’s a newer guy, “Bob,” who became part of the group while Mr. Legion and I were still in Wisconsin, so he’s fairly new to us. He’s a smart guy with a sarcastic sense of humor that gets a little too dirty at times for mixed company, IMO. I have three older brothers so I’m kind of used to that, but a little goes a long way. Our team was leading at the end of the last round, but we (again) blew it on the final question. Bob likes to wager a lot of points and we ended up with zip. Them’s the breaks, I guess, but it happens a lot. He’s a big LOUD guy snark! so his opinions and judgment matter more. Now...somehow the subject of tfg’s guilty verdict crops up. Our friends are like-minded people politically but not as serious about it as Mr. L and I. Bob couldn’t understand why all 34 counts were felonies because it was “only a non-disclosure agreement.” Knowing Bob, he’d have done the same if he could (see above re: opinions/ sense of humor in mixed company). Since the MSM labelled tfg’s trial for falsifying records and election fraud a Hush Money case, many uninformed voters still think what tfg did “wasn’t a big deal.” Bob is one of those folks and loudly insisted it didn’t matter. Whereupon Ms. Legion lost it. I had to yell to be heard since he was talking over me (I’m a small woman but I have a big voice when riled). I said that after the Access Hollywood tape came out tfg’s campaign took a big hit, so paying off a porn star to keep quiet about their tryst was trying to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. Yeah, I’m loud when pissed. Bob was quiet but his face was turning a weird shade of purple. Finally, he’d had it. “You guys don’t have any sense of humor about anything now. What about Kevin Spacey and Bill Clinton? You didn't have any problems with them doing stuff! Both sides are the same anyway! This stuff [the election] doesn’t affect any of us at all!” Whoo-boy, this guy just bought the farm! Now Mr. Legion joins in. “We didn’t like what Spacey and Clinton did, but we hold our side accountable for shit they do. And like hell who wins doesn’t affect us! If tfg gets back in office, he’s going to hurt a lot of people we know and love.” He mentions Project 2025 and what’s in it. Needless to say, Bob hasn’t heard of it. Mr. L says it’s online and that Bob can “do his own research.” Voices are lower by now, but tension is still thick. “If he wins, we might not have a democracy anymore.” “That’s bullshit,” Bob mutters. “Buncha drama queens.” He goes out for a smoke. Our long-time friends are still there at the table. I turn to the wife, who is like a sister to me. “You know it will hurt people you love, too. I can’t believe I just lost it like that, but this is serious as hell.” She agrees, and pats my back. Kevin talks to our friend and says he’s sorry things got out of hand. Thankfully, it takes a lot to get a rise out of him or his wife. He says it’s okay, he’ll handle it. Bob was nowhere to be seen when we left the place. Conclusion: I have never been this riled in public for any reason, and I still feel like a turd for losing it. I will never be the first to bring up politics, that’s what Rethugs do. But when they do it, they’d better have the facts. Thanks for reading this. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/4/2244806/-How-to-piss-off-a-nice-woman?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/