" … Pe-heeeeeggy Hill"

• John Redcorn

Remember, rats scatter off a sinking ship

Im sorry, I know this is a serious example of how (much more) fucked up the US has become, but i can’t help laughing at seeing it summed up like this. We literally have to clarify that the President of the United States did not, in fact, fellate a horse. And it’s not even one of those “What the fuck are you talking about Jesse” addressing the rumor moments. It’s a legitimate possibility and concern.

Oh man, if I don’t laugh at the absurdity I’ll cry.

“C’mon, honey, show them you’re one of the good ones.”

That’s only because you forgot to add your proficiency modifier. Don’t forget to take your own skills and circumstances into account! You have more to contribute than you think!

So where is my 🤖 on a scale from 🤯 to 😎

Regarding Earth:

“What? Harmless? Is that all it’s got to say? Harmless! One word!”

Ford shrugged. “Well, there are a hundred billion stars in the Galaxy, and only a limited amount of space in the book’s microprocessors,” he said, “and no one knew much about the Earth, of course.”

“Well, for God’s sake, I hope you managed to rectify that a bit.”

“Oh yes, well, I managed to transmit a new entry off to the editor. He had to trim it a bit, but it’s still an improvement.”

“And what does it say now?” asked Arthur.

“Mostly harmless,” admitted Ford with a slightly embarrassed cough.

When the latter doesn’t trigger the empathy, I resort to the former. Some people are just too focused on their immediate surroundings to extend their empathy beyond their immediate family. That’s an issue in itself, but whatever discussion is going on in OP is not going to address that