3. TIL: Jim Carey used to get to do stand up in his 7th grade class. He used humor ...

TIL: Jim Carey used to get to do stand up in his 7th grade class. He used humor to fit in and his teacher made a deal with him - if he was quiet all day he would get 15 minutes at the end of class where he did stand up using material from life, the class, or doing impressions of faculty members.

Funny you say that because people have been moving out of Democratic controlled cities and states by the thousands and they are going to conservative/red states. Could it be that democratic cities and states tend to be a lot more restrictive when it comes to basic things like guns, using your fireplace when you want to, etc? Could it also be the fact that Democratic run cities and states tend to have higher taxes and more crime?

Yeah, Democratic run states suck ass, dude. This is coming from someone who had a home in California and New Jersey. Both in some of the best neighborhoods you can get.

And no, it’s definitely democratic governors that are ok with the anti-mask thing. Restrictive on stupid shit, and not restrictive when it comes to actual important shit. Should be the Democratic Party slogan.

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