Alternate Chuck also has a solid gold Canopy pedigree.  Can’t take that away.

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> On Jan 7, 2021, at 9:59 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Good chucks rules said nothing about fights to the death. But also bad chuck 
> isnt really u@#t, hes air fiber. That's kind of like an imitation veggie 
> burger made of beef.
> 
>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 9:21 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Is that allowed? 
>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 9:03 PM Chuck Macenski <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I give up (I am too old slow to be involved in a dual)
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 8:44 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Sorry good chuck, but bad chuck is spitting fighting words. Its come to a 
>>>> duel
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 7:13 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> LENT!
>>>>>  
>>>>> From: Chuck Macenski
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 6:01 PM
>>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: FB
>>>>>  
>>>>> UBNT UBNT UBNT UBNT
>>>>>  
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 5:12 PM Mark - Myakka Technologies 
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> I hated sociology when I was in college, but had to take it.  I think 
>>>>>> sociology now would be fascinating.  Think about how far we have 
>>>>>> degraded as a society.  Of all people, the people on this list should 
>>>>>> not be surprised of where we are at.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> There has always been conspiracy theories.  Bigfoot, Area 51, JFK, etc.  
>>>>>> But in the pre-internet days, you really had to want to be a conspiracy 
>>>>>> person to get sucked in.  You had to subscribe to magazines, you had to 
>>>>>> find books at the store or library.  You really had to be dedicated to 
>>>>>> that conspiracy.  Most considered them urban legends, only a few took 
>>>>>> the deep dive.  It also helped that 99% of the news was centralized.  
>>>>>> You watched a certain channel because you liked the person doing the 
>>>>>> reporting , not the news itself.  If there was spin, it was mostly all 
>>>>>> spun in the same direction.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Then came the Internet.  Now we have BBS and chat rooms where these 
>>>>>> conspiracy people can virtually meet.  Still not an issue because a 
>>>>>> majority of the population is still getting their news from a 
>>>>>> centralized place.  CNN at this point was still main stream and in 
>>>>>> inline with the networks.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Then AOL comes along and everyone starts getting on the Internet.  
>>>>>> Things start getting a little worst.  Remember Bonsai Kitten.  Hey, its 
>>>>>> on the Internet so it is true.  Forums start popping up, some people 
>>>>>> start building their own websites, e-mail is becoming more popular.  
>>>>>> It's dial up, still takes a lot of work to get involved with the 
>>>>>> conspiracy guys.  But now you have a bit easier access to the rabbit 
>>>>>> hole.  Most news is still consumed via TV and Newspapers.  Most events 
>>>>>> are still reported accurately. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Then dedicated always on Internet shows up along with social media.  
>>>>>> This begins the downward spiral.  No more dial up.  You can create any 
>>>>>> type of bat shit crazy FB group/page.  You can post any type of video on 
>>>>>> youtube.  Now that rabbit hole is getting easier to navigate.  You can 
>>>>>> start blogging or vlogging.  You can setup websites via godaddy in a few 
>>>>>> clicks.  More people are starting to get their news via the Internet.  
>>>>>> The news organizations start seeing this and begin their presence 
>>>>>> online.  News is starting to get a bit more blurry as some of these 
>>>>>> virtual news organizations start competing with the old timers.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Then we get smart phones, snapchat, instagram, etc.  Now we have access 
>>>>>> to that rabbit hole wherever we are.  There is almost zero effort needed 
>>>>>> to make a post to social media.  Anyone with a selfie stick and a smart 
>>>>>> phone is now a reporter.  Virtual "news" channels streamed from someones 
>>>>>> basement are now on ROKU or FireStick.  There is no more centralize 
>>>>>> news.  Everything is an opinion story.  Old school news outlets have to 
>>>>>> stop being independent and start leaning one way or another to survive 
>>>>>> in the new age.  All that matters now is followers, eyeballs and ad 
>>>>>> revenue.  Keep your eyeballs worked up as much as possible, so they come 
>>>>>> back or go deeper into the rabbit hole.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As I said of all people, we on this list should not be surprised where 
>>>>>> we are as a country.  We watched this develop over the last 20+ years.  
>>>>>> Unfortunately, I really don't see how it gets better.  There was always 
>>>>>> some fringe groups out there, but now there is no such thing as fringe.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Everyone has now been divided into tribes.  Red tribe, Blue tribe, LGQBT 
>>>>>> tribe, BLM tribe, Proud Boys tribe, Christian tribe, etc.  With social 
>>>>>> media we are now free to associated with only the people that agree with 
>>>>>> us.  We surround ourselves with yes men.  We rarely hear "The Rest of 
>>>>>> the Story".  Our believes are confirmed and reinforced each and every 
>>>>>> day until we are willing to die for them.  Chris Rock in the movie Dogma 
>>>>>> had a great quote "I just think it's better to have an idea. You can 
>>>>>> change an idea; changing a belief is trickier. People die for it, people 
>>>>>> kill for it."
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Mark                            mailto:[email protected]
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Myakka Technologies, Inc.
>>>>>> www.Myakka.com
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ------
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thursday, January 7, 2021, 2:37:53 PM, you wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It seems like it should be pretty obvious to everyone at this point that 
>>>>>> no matter what is said on either side of these political issues that 
>>>>>> nothing is going to change the opinions and beliefs of people on the 
>>>>>> other side.  No matter how much “proof” either side has to show that 
>>>>>> they are right, no one is going to change their opinion.  I suppose 
>>>>>> there are always some people who straddle the fence (just watch out if 
>>>>>> you slip and it’s a picket or razor blade fence you’re straddling!) and 
>>>>>> might be swayed by something they see, but the reality is that nothing 
>>>>>> is gained by anyone by these conversations on a list like this.  In 
>>>>>> fact, much is lost……..  hopefully those that unsubscribed will come 
>>>>>> back.  Personally, as long as political discussions don’t get so vicious 
>>>>>> as they’ve been at times, I find many of them entertaining.  Overall 
>>>>>> though they seem to have caused more damage to this group than any 
>>>>>> benefit they’ve ever given. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chuck McCown via AF
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 1:24 PM
>>>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Cc: Chuck McCown <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: FB
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I could argue number of people involved, number of days in protest, 
>>>>>> number or people hurt, number of cops hurt, $ of damage done etc etc and 
>>>>>> compare the two by the numbers.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Pretty sure I am right.  Just crunch the numbers.  There is no “side” to 
>>>>>> simple counting of participants times time.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But to you my comment “one sided inflammatory BS” . 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sorry I offered ANY opinion or commentary. 
>>>>>> My comment came very late in the day, the political argument started far 
>>>>>> earlier.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: Carl Peterson 
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 12:14 PM
>>>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: FB
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Chuck, 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I know it is your list and your rules, but you can't say crap like "The 
>>>>>> DC crap today does not hold a candle in magnitude to the Portland and 
>>>>>> Seattle crap largely done by the other side.  Give and take."  and not 
>>>>>> expect it to start a political argument.  I think you are abundantly and 
>>>>>> dangerously wrong about that but I'm (mostly) holding my tongue.  We 
>>>>>> can't have a list where one sided inflammatory BS like that is allowed 
>>>>>> but countering it is not.   We either allow political discussions, which 
>>>>>> I'm fine with, or we make a no politics rule.  The latter seems to be 
>>>>>> the best option as there are too many brilliant minds who we will lose 
>>>>>> if we keep it up.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 4:37 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sorry.  I don’t want to go back to the days of lent, but we have to 
>>>>>> remain civil to do so.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The DC crap today does not hold a candle in magnitude to the Portland 
>>>>>> and Seattle crap largely done by the other side.  Give and take.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Folks wanna blow off steam.  It will be history tomorrow.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> No need to pollute our list here with that energy, from either side.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: Steve Jones 
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:32 PM
>>>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: FB
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> youre no fun dad 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Lent?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 4:31 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Kill thread.  We had been well behaved but nobody wants to see a bunch 
>>>>>> of F words in a subject line.  There have been complaints.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: Mathew Howard 
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 3:23 PM
>>>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Fucking Bullshit
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> That's the real problem. I've come to the conclusion that almost no 
>>>>>> so-called news having anything to do with politics is honest or 
>>>>>> reliable, no matter which side it comes from. Almost all of it is 
>>>>>> slanted (if not outright dishonest) to either fit their own view or 
>>>>>> manipulate their consumers into supporting a particular agenda. 
>>>>>> Unfortunately, there seems to be very little that can be done to fix it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 4:17 PM Craig House <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> " a nugget of truth with a layer of bullshit on top"  Is exactly how I 
>>>>>> take every bit of news from every outlet on every station.   It is even 
>>>>>> more the case when the source is a politician or anyone with a political 
>>>>>> agenda.  This includes most of the people on this list.   Very few on 
>>>>>> either side can really provide an objective argument on politics today.  
>>>>>> I'd include myself in that group therefore I tend to just delete or not 
>>>>>> reply to these group messages because it only furthers the divide.   I 
>>>>>> honestly dont see any long term solution to the divide we have today.   
>>>>>> Mainstream media isn't going to help.  Congress isn't going to help and 
>>>>>> Trump isn't going to help.  Neither is anyone's opinion on this list 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]>
>>>>>> To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 4:09:22 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Fucking Bullshit
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Look at the evidence closely and in each case you'll find a nugget of 
>>>>>> truth with a layer of bullshit on top.  That so many people are so 
>>>>>> thoroughly fooled by it is the most distressing part.  Look closer.  
>>>>>> Stop being a fool.
>>>>>> The "coup" is when the loser thinks he can win by pretending hard enough.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 1/6/2021 5:05 PM, justsumname wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> an election that is not conducted according to law is not an election.   
>>>>>> it's a coup. 
>>>>>> Worse... if the 'election' is not transparent, verifiable, and treats 
>>>>>> every voter the same, it's not an "election".
>>>>>> Worse ... if poll watchers are bullied and physically threatened... that 
>>>>>> is intolerable. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> hereistheevidence.com   --- in case you dare open your mind to truth
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Patton was correct, and so was that McCarthy guy, who was probably a 
>>>>>> commie plant because he did a great job discrediting 'his' message.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> All that is left is communism or war.   That was the plan all along and 
>>>>>> only 'crazy' people  -- and people who escaped communist societies to 
>>>>>> come warn us -- saw it or believed in it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'll sign off with this, because this is probably The End:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> “In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the 
>>>>>> purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to 
>>>>>> inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to 
>>>>>> reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they 
>>>>>> are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced 
>>>>>> to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of 
>>>>>> probity. To assent to obvious lies is...in some small way to become evil 
>>>>>> oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even 
>>>>>> destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if 
>>>>>> you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is 
>>>>>> intended to.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You arrogant asses, you've killed us!
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 4:30 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> go drink some tecate, youre losing your mind
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 3:26 PM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Did you just hear his tweeter video bullshit? Fuck Trump... Kruchev 
>>>>>> predicted it... Trump enabled it. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Go ahead and get off this list
>>>>>> Fuck Trump and his Trumpicans...
>>>>>> This is an Insurrection..Rudy called for trial by combat, Trump said it 
>>>>>> was going to be wild ...
>>>>>> So fuck them to hell.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 2:11 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> IKR, slides biden is demanding potus go on national TV to quell it, 
>>>>>> unlike during the biden obama administration when he didnt demand the 
>>>>>> same. god this is funny. sad they havent shot more of these mopes today 
>>>>>> and historically
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 2:50 PM Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> WTF...third world country tactics... 
>>>>>> Insurrection...
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