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On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 19:49:39 -0700,  Rudy Canoza says...  

> > God, you're so fucking stupid.

> There is no such animal as "Nepali Ghost Snow Monkey."

You stupid shitworm.

Please tell me you looked that up!

https://i.imgur.com/yXzkcH7.mp4
 
Facetious is an adjective used to describe speech or writing that is 
meant to be humorous or playful, often in an inappropriate or flippant 
manner, particularly when dealing with serious issues. It implies a 
joking tone that is sometimes deployed at the wrong time or in poor 
taste.

Etymology and Core Meaning

The word "facetious" has a rich Latin root that helps explain its 
meaning:

It derives from the Latin word facetia, meaning "jest," "witticism," or 
"waggery."

The literal meaning of "facetious" is "given to jesting" or "waggish."

At its core, facetious describes something intended to provoke 
laughter, but it carries a few key nuances that distinguish it from 
simple humor:

Inappropriateness or Frivolity: The humor is typically characterized by 
a lack of seriousness or a refusal to treat a subject with the gravity 
it deserves. A person being facetious is often flippant or treating a 
solemn matter lightly.

Contextual Misjudgment: The facetious remark or action is usually ill-
timed or directed at an unsuitable topic. For instance, making a 
facetious remark during a serious board meeting or a eulogy would be 
considered inappropriate.

Wry, Teasing Tone: It often suggests a dry, ironic, or slightly mocking 
tone. The speaker isn't necessarily trying to be cruel, but rather is 
employing humor to avoid sincerity or confront difficult emotions.

Examples in Use

If a doctor gives a patient a grim diagnosis and the patient responds 
with a quick, nervous joke, the remark would be facetious.

An essay written about a national tragedy might be criticized as 
facetious if it uses irony and humor that diminishes the event's 
importance.

In short, while all facetious statements are humorous, not all humorous 
statements are facetious. "Facetious" implies the humor is lightweight, 
slightly mocking, and often inappropriate for the surrounding 
circumstances.


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"Trump Derangement Syndrome" Is a Real Mental Condition

All you need to know about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," or TDS.

"Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a 
person has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of 
Donald Trump, to the point at which they will abandon all logic and 
reason."

Justin Raimondo, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote a piece 
in the Los Angeles Times in 2016 that broke TDS down into three 
distinct phases or stages:

"In the first stage of the disease, victims lose all sense of 
proportion. The president-elect's every tweet provokes a firestorm, as 
if 140 characters were all it took to change the world."

"The mid-level stages of TDS have a profound effect on the victim's 
vocabulary: Sufferers speak a distinctive language consisting solely of 
hyperbole."

"As TDS progresses, the afflicted lose the ability to distinguish 
fantasy from reality."

The Point here is simple: TDS is, in the eyes of its adherents, the 
knee-jerk opposition from liberals to anything and everything Trump 
does. If Trump announced he was donating every dollar he's ever made, 
TDS sufferers would suggest he was up to something nefarious, according 
to the logic of TDS. There's nothing - not. one. thing. - that Trump 
could do or say that would be received positively by TDSers.

The history of Trump Derangement Syndrome actually goes back to the 
early 2000s - a time when the idea of Trump as president was a punch 
line for late-night comics and nothing more.

Wikipedia traces its roots to "Bush Derangement Syndrome" - a term 
first coined by the late conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer 
back in 2003. The condition, as Krauthammer defined it, was "the acute 
onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the 
policies, the presidency - nay - the very existence of George W. Bush."