# The Union's in a state **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 24, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923 "2026-02-24T04:33:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/221 "2026-02-25T03:46:55Z")
His fundied out evangelistic support is going to have a dilemma on their hands. He’s talking about how one of the pilots had his wife bless his dog tags with holy water before the raid. (Yeah, that’s some good OPSEC, “sir”.) Every Catholic church in the country better stock up on water! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/222 "2026-02-25T03:47:02Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > “Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?” Forget it; he’s rolling. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/223 "2026-02-25T03:47:55Z")
> [@Ellecram](#): > > Did he really say that? It’s a line from _Animal House_. I’m not watching the speech, but I don’t think he actually said that; I think that Gato was teasing at how bad the speech is. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/224 "2026-02-25T03:48:10Z")
And another _This is Your Life_ stunt. _A personal aside_: My mother passed away just after Easter of 2017 and my father followed in February of 2018. They were both supporters of Trump. I’m thankful now that I do not have to be shouting at them for this debacle. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/225 "2026-02-25T03:48:54Z")
Trump Bingo. A race to see who achieves blackout first-the card, or you. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/226 "2026-02-25T03:49:30Z")
Given how easy this Scotch is going down, it may be me. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/227 "2026-02-25T03:50:24Z")
This would be entertaining if he weren’t Actually our president. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/228 "2026-02-25T03:50:35Z")
Hold my Tequila… ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/229 "2026-02-25T03:50:41Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@Ellecram](#): > > > > Did he really say that? > > It’s a line from _Animal House_. I’m not watching the speech, but I don’t think he actually said that; I think that Gato was teasing at how bad the speech is.. Thank you! I was confused. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/230 "2026-02-25T03:54:11Z")
I’m so pissed off that he’s turned the [Medal of Honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor) into naught but a trinket for his campaign speech o’ the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/231 "2026-02-25T03:54:51Z")
Am I seeing things? Melania can present a Congressional Medal of Honor? Shouldn’t somebody military be doing that? ETA: I have no doubt that the gentleman deserved it. But Melania? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/232 "2026-02-25T03:55:16Z")
I can’t decide for my second pour. Knockdhu or Oban? I started with a Laphroaig. @Monty, he ruins everything. It’s his specialty. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/233 "2026-02-25T03:55:50Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I can’t decide for my second pour. Knockdhu or Oban? I started with a Laphroaig. The Supreme Court legalized moonshine. Go with that. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/234 "2026-02-25T03:56:10Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Knockdhu or Oban? Oban. It’s what I’m having. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/235 "2026-02-25T03:57:06Z")
It’s a plan. 🙂 @Monty, I have never tried moonshine. Put it on the bucket list, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/236 "2026-02-25T03:58:32Z")
Wow. He’s now asserted we, America, have “sent people to the stars”. Did I miss that while I was avoiding all of the “fake news” of the last year? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/237 "2026-02-25T03:58:33Z")
I have. Don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/238 "2026-02-25T03:58:36Z")
Avoid moonshine. I had a friend whose relatives produced it in Nova Scotia. In addition to being vile, if you smoke, you won’t be able to after drinking. You’ll set your mouth on fire. Stick to the Oban. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/239 "2026-02-25T03:58:59Z")
I am at work right now, but when I get home I am having a Three Mile Island Ice Tea. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923/240 "2026-02-25T04:00:11Z")
@Aspenglow @Spoons @Gatopescado I suppose I should’ve mentioned it’s been approximately 25 years since I had alcohol. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unions-in-a-state/1027923.md?page=13)