...every time I hear those words; whatever the politically hot and volatile topic of the day they portend to reference, I just shut down. Sick of the shallow, non-committal, fluff our media stars need to push out and onto us, the out-of-step, borderline psychotics that we are. They can KMA.

Exceptional & perfectly aimed!!!

Or so it seems to me...

So much lip service without action.

It would be easy enough to pass stricter laws to regulate sales. But it never happens. Just more lip service.

Where is safe from all the violence? Some of the victims in Thousand Oaks survived the Las Vegas massacre last year.

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> Some of the victims in Thousand Oaks survived the Las Vegas
> massacre last year.

According to what I have seen in the local media, it is established as a fact that one person (for certain) was caught up in both mass shootings.

He survived the first one, but not the second.

His father was interviewed for the news.

There were more there present from the Las Vegas one. He was the only fatality among those from the prior shooting.

"A group of people at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California narrowly escaped with their lives for a second time. Nicholas Champion said he and many others at the bar where 12 people were killed had also been at the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest music festival last October. That is where 58 people were killed in a shooting, CBS News reported."

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/survivors-las-vegas-shooting-were-california-bar-shooting/DbvK8jhMnEUnXlI7xXo6yJ/



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"Thoughts and prayers."

Here, let me translate that for you:

"Instead of trying to actually do something for you, I'll ignore your problems and hope my trite phrase will make you think I actually care."

There, that's better.

Nice cartoon, Steve :)

OPie should have added a 3rd bullet labeled "cartoons" ~

What do you need them for man?

I have none of either.



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None of either?

No prayer will help such a thoughtless man!

No thoughts or prayers, generally... [especially of 'Titles' - and of linked, but unnamed clicks, of potentially fantastic or lame, horrible or great, interesting or sad, content/ images/ guesses - without the complement, gesture, or help of a backstory, subtitle, or comment/ joke/ explanation]. IOW, I'm probably not the first to click on just anything. No offence Steve B., or anyone:) No defence either. Therefore, no score. No game.

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It's good to think, more. Prayer? No thankx.
I can't stop being a man, or thinking either!
That's why I (try to) think [sometimes].

Every day, and occasionally MANY times a day, I try to think MORE... of what I'm doing [or not], of myself, and of others, though I wonder about others sometimes, since many will try to knock you down, laugh at your values, ideas or appearance, convince you that you maybe you are value-power-less, thoughtless, home less, or maybe wish you would be-appear less blunt/ honest/ sarcastic/ real-true, [always about 'less'], or compromise safety, time, values, etc., and maybe shouldn't practice patience, trust, forgiveness, and the like. I am glad you aren't one - as probably few here are - but rather point at the truth, and reality, and have a good time doing it.

A courteous, respectful, thoughtful gentleman, or lady, can sometimes be thoughtless, and that doesn't say much for the rest of us. Thanks for the comment-reply.

I pray, in my own way, and think - I think - in my own format.

M@t

I know you do, Matt. That's why I offered such a wry reply.

That's brilliant, Steve

Good one.

HH =)

I love it. Maybe your best ever Steve.

I've always thought this "thoughts and prayers" thing was the equivalent of verbal "air kisses."