RIP Rush.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

I knew a black guy once.

Heh. We hired a black guy.

And he's gay, so there!

Doctor Phibes

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

I knew a black guy once.
So there. No kidding. A real black guy!
It was amazing.

Do you know John, from London?

Rainman

@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

I knew a black guy once.
So there. No kidding. A real black guy!
It was amazing.

Do you know John, from London?

Yes YES I knew him. But I thought he was from Liverpool.
What kind of a name is LiverPool, anyways?
Must be near London, right, or a bit north. Everything's north of London.
Just kidding Phibes. Some day I'm gonna visit that town "London" and see what it's all about.

Doctor Phibes

I shouldn't bother, it's full of johns.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Why the military honors?

Why the flag?

Was he a veteran, or is it because he was awarded that medal by President Trump?

kluurs

@george-k

He got a medical deferral and never served.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@kluurs said in RIP Rush.:

He got a medical deferral

For a pilonidal cyst.

Rainman

@george-k said in RIP Rush.:

pilonidal cyst

I looked it up, saw more than I ever wanted to see.
Didn't know such a thing existed, kinda weird actually.

George, is this somewhat common, this pilonidal cyst thing?? Does one contract it somehow, or just wake up one morning, and. . .

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@rainman said in RIP Rush.:

is this somewhat common

Yeah, it's pretty common. In our small place we probably saw about a dozen a year.

Jolly

@george-k said in RIP Rush.:

Why the military honors?

Why the flag?

Was he a veteran, or is it because he was awarded that medal by President Trump?

Medal of Freedom.

Copper

@jolly said in RIP Rush.:

Medal of Freedom.

I figured that was it.

So I tried to confirm that the Medal comes with that benefit or perk. I couldn't find it.

Rainman

@copper said in RIP Rush.:

@jolly said in RIP Rush.:

Medal of Freedom.

I figured that was it.

So I tried to confirm that the Medal comes with that benefit or perk. I couldn't find it.

Copper, how can a dead guy receive a benefit or perk?
Never mind. I know what you meant.

Wait. A perk would be "buy one, get one free!"

A benefit would be "dug 6 feet for the price of 3!"

I still know what you meant.

Doctor Phibes

@george-k said in RIP Rush.:

Why the military honors?

Why the flag?

Was he a veteran, or is it because he was awarded that medal by President Trump?

This is what happens when you don't have a royal family.

Still, not to worry, one of George III's descendants is busy having little American children as we speak. It's not too late.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:

one of George III's descendants is busy having little American ~~colored~~ coloured children

Couldn't resist...

Horace

I wanted to hear one last broadcast by Rush. I found this, where he acquiesced to being interviewed by what is apparently the hottest morning radio show in the country, hosted by a group of African Americans.

Link to video

Rush was way more on board with the "racist white cops kill black people" narrative than I am.

The hosts of the radio show had two ideas, "white supremacy" and "systemic racism". (Pro tip: that's actually only one idea.) No solutions were offered, but the implication is that basically you can't vote republican. There's really nothing else. Maybe be a douche bag and go protest in a BLM circle jerk.