A lot of dumb people thought they could talk about killing politicians on the Internet if they ended their message with "in Minecraft" so they could claim they were just taking about a game. At least one of them has already been arrested proving their plan doesn't actually provide any defense.

So a Minecraft cause would be someone plotting (and then presumably actually) killing them.

Get caught with some drugs? Years in prison.

Steal millions of dollars from the government for rich people? 20 months.

Mortal Kombat with the art style of Wallace and Grommit

(inb4 people mention clayfighters or celebrity death match)

Sorry, I'll stop.

She doesn't LOOK bored...

Edit: she look crazy

I am beyond stoked for this new release!

If we just attached a generator to the battery industry, all these revolutions would solve our energy needs!

https://youtu.be/W-59sWasI98?si=sg-UP6kp4E7H44K

Because I like to think I'm a badass but really I'm just ridiculous (but in a funny way).

I don't live there anymore, but I was pretty pissed when they circumvented what we voted for. (It would have added a ton of dem votes, and probably pushed it to a solid blue state, which is why I guess they needed to do anything to stop it)

3rd parties aren't bad, but our system punishes people for supporting them. It would be best if we could say "I'd like the 3rd party to be in charge, but if not them, then at least Biden." In that case, I would totally support 3rd party candidates.

But if we ever want ranked choice voting, it's going to be implemented by democrats, not republicans.

I think one thing you can do is just practice smiling. Smiling sends you good brain chemicals, even if you're not happy. Maybe those other guys joke and laugh with each other, but not you, because when they see your serious face, they think you don't want to interact with them. If you smile when you overhear their jokes, they may rope you in. And people just like seeing someone smile. (Generally. If people start looking worried and edging away from you slowly, maybe dial it back a little.)

One other thing I think of as a hallmark of crotchety people is reacting to any development pragmatically or even pessimistically. A lot of things that happen in life could be interpreted in multiple ways, and you can try to focus on the positive sides of things. Boss asks you to do extra work? Maybe it's an opportunity to impress them, or develop a new skill. Car won't start? Well, it IS nice out, and it feels good to go for a walk. I know that isn't always easy to do, often times a thing happens that is just crappy. But try to practice it whenever you get a chance, until it becomes a habit.

Additionally, since that's not always reliable, make a habit at the end of the day to think of and say out loud 3 things that happened that you were grateful for that day. They can be big broad things like "I'm glad I'm healthy" or even "I'm glad my back didn't hurt like usual" or really specific like "I'm glad Tony said he'd cover my shift at work, he didn't have to do that."

Yeah, I was hoping the wording of my message would make people give up religious malarkey, but you're probably right. Even being told "don't use religion to be a jerk" wouldn't stop people from doing it.