Tossing Salt Presents:
A Day of Dougie
College Protesters, Finding Wallets & Mr. Conductor
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Doug Maynard

It is far too early in the morning to be awake, but here I am. I have a doctor’s appointment this morning and couldn’t sleep very well so I got up. And now, with nearly two hours to go, I’m ready to get this over with. I do hate my life sometimes, but at least I still have one. As annoyed as I get with the woe is me and feeling sorry for myself, there are plenty of people who have it far worse. Yeah, I lost a toe, but I still have four left on that foot. And I’m still a sexy beast. Just ask your boyfriend. He knows. I’m not a happy soul at the moment, but I’m better off than many so I need to quit with the griping and tears. Hell, I have a cat. Two of them. I have no right to complain about anything.

So here I am at the computer ready to write a Day of Dougie. I was going to do an edition of the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A, but I did one a few hours ago before I went to bed and I don’t want to push it too much. Better to have some variety and switch things up every so often. So it’s Day of Dougie instead. I’m only going to draw two topics from the Magic Bag this morning because I already have one in mind based on current events in the news. I want to touch on the Pro-Hamas protests that are happening across the country right now. So we’ll have that, plus two random topics as well. Doesn’t that sound like fun? Let’s get the bag and figure out what the other two topics will be. We have Finding Wallets and Mr. Conductor. Yeah, those are pretty random. This should be fun. So are you ready? I said, ARE YOU READY? Let’s do this.

College Protestors

One of the biggest things in the news right now is that all over the United States, college students have started protesting the Israel war against Hamas and it has gotten crazy. Hamas attacked Israel and killed over 1200 people, plus took nearly three hundred people hostages. Israel retaliated and now, people are upset. They’re boycotting their classes, rioting at college campuses, burning the American flag, and taking over buildings at the colleges and building encampments while ignoring police, and college leaders, and refusing to disperse. And this is all for a group of people who would gladly kill them or throw them off a building.

Are these people stupid? Don’t answer that because the answer is obvious. We have gay people and women openly defying the law and throwing their college educations and futures away for a group of people who hate them and make no attempt to hide that disgust and hatred. It’s hard to believe that America has gotten this ignorant and insane. And when the smoke clears and things settle down, these same dipshits who are protesting, defying the law, and who allegedly hate discrimination, but are united in hatred and discrimination against people of Jewish descent, will play the victim and claim that they are doing nothing wrong.

What needs to be done? Every single one should be expelled from their college, arrested, and criminally charged if they continue to protest and ignore police orders to disperse. No refunds on tuition and criminal records for all involved. And to break up the demonstrations, if they continue to break the law and won’t go home, break up the groups with high-pressure hoses and some red or yellow dye. Not only break up the protests but give these morons dyed skin and publically shame and embarrass them with some colorful humiliation. Then again, those moronic freaks would probably enjoy the stains on their skin and dress to match so they’d be coordinated. Just show these idiots that actions have consequences and let them reap what they’ve sewn. Or just send in the dogs and enjoy the show. These people are stupid and idiots. Just treat them as they deserve.

Yes, I stand with Israel. Let’s hope they wipe those Hamas bastards off the map, permanently. Good fucking riddance.

Finding Wallets

If I find a wallet, I’ll try and find the owner. Credit cards and IDs are too hard to replace. If there is no ID, then all bets are off and it doesn’t matter. If there’s money, at least attempt to find the owner. If you can’t, pocket the money, trash the wallet, and go buy a beer or bottle. And there you go.

Mr. Conductor

From the PBS Series, Shining Time Station. He was the man who the stories and made the show what it was. For the first season of the show, this role was played by Ringo Starr. Yeah, Ringo played a role on a PBS series and did an excellent job at it. Yeah, he is that cool. Ringo went from being a Beatle to playing a caveman to being a train conductor to being an iconic legend and all-around cool dude. That’s why he’s everyone’s favorite Beatle. What more can I say? He’s Ringo and you’re not. None of us are, damn it!

And there you go. My thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and any questions are welcome and appreciated. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. If you have any suggestions for topics of discussion I can add to the Magic Bag, let me know and maybe I’ll talk about them in a future column. And with that, let’s wrap things up. Take care and be well, my friends. Watch out for falling rocks and I’ll see you at the big tree on Main Street. Be good.

Ubuntu!