Resistance Madness

The editors of the flailing NY Times have lost the plot and lost their minds. They have now run not one but two stories hailing tax shelters for and tax avoidance by the rich. OK, they hate Trump but really - what has happened to decades of progressive orthodoxy regarding "tax the rich"? weird.

The first story (from a week ago) assures us that high-tax Blue State leaders are lying awake nights scheming up tax shelters for the rich:

Democrats in High-Tax States Plot to Blunt Impact of New Tax Law

Democrats in high-cost, high-tax states are plotting ways to do what their states’ representatives in Congress could not: blunt the impact of the newly passed Republican tax overhaul.

Governors and legislative leaders in New York, California and other states are considering legal challenges to elements of the law that they say unfairly single out parts of the country. They are looking at ways of raising revenue that aren’t penalized by the new law. And they are considering changing their state tax codes to allow residents to take advantage of other federal tax breaks — in effect, restoring deductions that the tax law scaled back.

Left under-emphasized in this article (but not elsewhere) - these changes cause concern primarily to those with high property tax and state/local income tax bills. The Blue State working class will be seeing a tax cut. No new taxes on the rich! An unexpected progressive rallying cry, yet here we are.

This idea is creative:

Another idea would be to allow residents to replace their state income tax payments with tax-deductible charitable contributions to their state governments.

I know what you are thinking, if you are an active (or even casual) philanthropist - there are quid pro quo rules and disclaimers that make it impossible for me to, for example, "contribute" to a charity in exchange for seats behind the dugout at Yankee Stadium. So wouldn't that preclude the idea that I could contribute to a "state charity" and get instant relief on my state taxes?

Weirdly, no:

Too Good to Be True? How State Charitable Tax Credits Could Increase Federal Funding for California

By: Phillip C. Blackman and Kirk J. Stark (Prof. Stark is noted in the NY Times piece)

Date Written: September 17, 2013

An IRS chief counsel memorandum published in 2010 found that a taxpayer was permitted to claim a charitable contribution deduction for the full amount of a gift, even thought a substantial portion of the gift was effectively refunded to the taxpayer through a charitable state tax credit. In this article, Blackman and Stark explain that the IRS memorandum permits states to adopt charitable tax credits that effectively enable taxpayers to convert state taxes to charitable gifts — a strategy that would be attractive to alternative minimum taxpayers. 

No kidding. In 2013 the AMT angle was emphasized because normal high-income filers could get a full deduction the old-fashioned way. But the presumption in some circles is that the current legal guidance will still apply.

Of course, the legal foundation for that counter-intuitive guidance may shift. As to what the logic was, I am not a tax lawyer but I do notice that an Obama-era ruling helped guide Federal funds to California. Coincidence or politics? I don't know, but I sense a lack of outrage in this coverage of the tax shenanigans adopted by the California Legislature to exploit this ruling.

OK, no more taxes! We are moving on to the NY Times support for tax cheats and the Swiss bankers who enable them. Read this story about the Swiss private banker and his US clients and tell me who is portrayed sympathetically.

The gist - a few years back, US authorities moved hard on the Swiss banks with their secrecy laws, demanding info about US clients who might be cheating on their taxes. Big Swiss banks with banking operations and assets in the US had a lot of pressure points and eventually melted like Swiss chocolate on a radiator.

But a tiny private Swiss bank with no US presence stepped into the breach. The result is a gripping tale of greed, crime and possible punishment, but read it and see for yourself whether the Swiss private banker is depicted as a money-grubbing sleaze or a young man seizing opportunity and defying The Man.

For my money it was a weird story. I would have said the guy was a sleaze enabling tax cheats but the Times saw it differently. Strange times. I blame credit Trump.

Comments

[Clarice Feldman]

OT--but hilarious--Assange screws wolff and his publisher--prints entire book free online:https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-07/wikileaks-publishes-michael-wolffs-entire-sold-out-trump-book-pdf

[henry]

Tome much for principles on the left. When your money is controlled by someone besides them, they panic.

[Catsmeat]

Assange--excellent work. Confound their schemes!

[JimNorCal]

Yeah, like I'm going to check a box to make my taxes a charitable donation to the state of CA.
As a troll on another blog used to say: NaGaHaPen (not gonna happen)

[Buckeye]

Ohio State tied with #1 Michigan State 27-27, almost halftime.

[Extraneus]

When your money is controlled by someone besides them, they panic.

http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/05/bernie-sanders-releases-odd-video-of-rich-men-asking-for-more-taxes/

[Buckeye]

Ohio State 41, Sparty 29 at the half.

[Jim Eagle]

I don't even watch kollige ball until March Show me the rankings the Satruday of the tournament seedings.

Drew Breese, for a small QB, has some arm.

[boatbuilder]

That Yale psychiatrist has the same respect for the ethics of her profession as Michael Wolff has for his.

https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/apa-blog/2016/08/the-goldwater-rule

[Extraneus]

Btw, from the prior thread, that professor is "internationally known and has briefed members of Congress on Trump’s mental fitness."

Hard to imagine the pain these people are in over Trump. I love it, but it's really not healthy for them or for the country.

Like that comment CH posted from "Maritime" (I think it was)...

They would have been much better off accepting the loss.

[daddy]

OT.

Those little clear plastic containers you buy at the grocery store full of Strawberrys, Blueberry's, Raspberry's etc---Do you guys wash the fruit off first or do you just eat 'em straight out of the packaging as is?

[boatbuilder]

They would have been much better off accepting the loss.

It ain't about "accepting" anything, Ext; When you are on the side of "truth" and "justice" (the Left) you simply change the rules. This is about power.

They will never "accept" anything but getting what they want.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I always wash them, daddy. They aren't guaranteed to be safe and who knows how many people have handled them?

[Jane]

Hey thanks for for all the TV advice on the last thread. I'm gonna get a 40" something which I can get under $300 - either at Amazon, Sams or Walmart.

Jack my cable is free where I live so that's not an issue.

[Rocco]

Ex, I never tried the homebrew I found and I found a lot through the years, those dirty socks scared me, lol. This scene from The Fighter was filmed at my work station. Most of my time there was on the 2nd Tier. For many years that officers station you see in the background was a desk and two chairs. Sometimes the cons would slide that metal door shut to keep us out while they fought behind it in the gym off to the left.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv6f5UXatf4

[boatbuilder]

Those little clear plastic containers you buy at the grocery store full of Strawberrys, Blueberry's, Raspberry's etc---Do you guys wash the fruit off first or do you just eat 'em straight out of the packaging as is?

Posted by: daddy

I eat them out of the package and then wash them down with scotch or tequila to be safe.

[sbw]

Another option is to store the berries in vodka until you need them.

[daddy]

Miss M,

I never wash them, but Momma does and goes banana's that I don't. Maybe it's just me. I do know that in the early days in China I used to not ever drink the water or use the ice cubes, etc, but nowadays I simply say "What the hey" and roll with it. Not in India of course---I'm not yet that crazy:)

[DebinGA]

I always rinse fruit I won't peel under tap water and put in clean bag.

[Kevlar Kid]

Fruit processing facilities are, by and large, highly unsanitary installations.

Hydrogen peroxide in solution makes for a nice dunking pool for large batch purchases before refrigerating in summer.

Be safe. Wash it before you eat it.

[Jim Eagle]

I wash them first in the container then take them out and wash them with scotch or tequila to be double safe:)

[Extraneus]

They will never "accept" anything but getting what they want.

I think the main thought from that "Maritime" comment, bb, was that they're soon going to suffer some very painful justice, which could have been avoided had they taken the loss differently.

[lyle]

Anything any of JOM jazz/fusion guitar buffs want me to ask Larry about? 😎

[Jane]

So Assange likes Trump, or is trying to romance him enough to screw Wolff.

[Buckeye]

Daddy, my Chinese friends NEVER drink the water unless it is boiled.

[Captain Hate]

Ext, what I quoted was from AoS by the commenter Maritime.

In case you want to know if I regret no longer watching Rupert's Sunday Infotainment Hour, watch the embedded video at what a hectoring scold Chris Wallace is to Mike Pompeo:

http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2018/01/07/pompeo-pushes-back-against-questions-trumps-fitness.html

[Neo]

New Trump book "Fire and Fury" by Michael Wolff. Full PDF:

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/950093352145432577

[kave]

Hi Kev,
I have missed you. Glad to see(read) ya.

[Captain Hate]

Btw, taking Teddy to the dog park in a balmy 21 degrees was like a taste of springtime.

[GUS]

Lyle.

Ask him who his favorite guitarists are. What are his rigs? Does he have any rock n roll guitar favorites. And lastly, can I have some of his guitars?? Oh, and his guitars, can I have a few. Lyle and if you have time, ask him to ship them to me.

[Buckeye]

Lyle, ask Larry who he likes to collaborate with, and for a memorable experience from it.

[Davod]

"Btw, from the prior thread, that professor is "internationally known"

Russia, China, North Korea, Mexico (Especially Mexico)!

[simply stupid]

My daughter had a writing assignment and titled Flight 93 which evoked the Michael Anton essay for the 2016 election. Funny we have not had any polls on are we heading in right or wrong direction. I do not care if the captain is alunatic as long as he is steering in the right direction and that is why this Wolff kerfuffle is just a distraction to Trump making the course correction that we desperately needed.

[boatbuilder]

I hope that you and Maritime are right about the justice, Ext. I am skeptical and I don't think there will be any "acceptance" on that score either.

[Clarice Feldman]

Wash 'em, daddy.As for China, I had an uncle who served in India during wwii and his rule when traveling in 3d world countries was eat only peanuts in the shell and drink only beer.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Jane,

Regarding Assange and the book pdf:

1. I think this actually qualifies as theft, although it is sort of like someone stealing a sack of trash.

2. How did he get the pdf? Hacking? Aggravated person within the publishing house?

3. It will divert sales because curious readers will go to the pdf rather than waiting for a sold out book to arrive in a later shipment.

4. If the book is on Kindle, did they hack Kindle?

[Kevlar Kid]

Been weaning from all the opioids taken since July 29, 2017.

Had a pretty tough run the past 10 days. Three nights this past week I was suitable framing for a "Just Say No!" poster for a Nancy Reagan anti-drug campaign.

I've chosen to go it alone and not participate in this newfangled "support" program here in California where the "provider" promises to get you off the opioids in exchange for an amount of personal information that is nothing short of criminally invasive.

I have a proven strategy for getting it done right the first time without releasing private information to state subsidized medical outfits with zero accountability.

MENG DA is an herb of Thai origins. The FDA banned Meng Da capsules but has permitted the ongoing sale of meng da powder online. The wisdom behind that strategy is for somebody else to figure out.

I took Meng Da for 6 years during the time I prescribed vicodin for diabetic neuropathy pain. Over 6 years my dosage never increased.

In the first month of neuropathy hell, my vicodin scrip dosage doubled. A Chinese herbalist showed me all I needed to know about Meng Da.

Meng da allows one to stop taking an opioid and suffer no side effects (which are HELLISH). It allows the metabolism to reset and keeps dosage levels level without creeping increases that become the real killing factor should those continue to increase.

My first half pound of Meng da arrives tomorrow. And I'll stop taking the oids. Pain is like a dull ache or soreness. Very tolerable. In about a month I should put this all behind me. Drink the meng da tea and continue thanking GrandFather for the Gift of Life.

I have been feeling raggedy the past two weeks but there is a sunlight around the edges of this little portrait of Kevlarvian bliss. They said I would never walk again.

I walked Anya the Voonder Hoont 2.75 miles this morning with Mrs Kid.

This has been one of the most memorable stories of triumph ever in my unfolding story. The Good Guys are winnin'.

Notre Dame kicked the stink out of of Michigan State during the reg season. I mean, we kicked them hard. But, what is even better is that ND doesn't have to split the bowl purse with a conference--- at least that's how it went in the old days.

All good. I had bigger feesh to fry and I dun fried em.

Great Pieces today, Clarice Feldman. Great.

Oh the shame of their hubris. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of thieves.

MAGA!

[Extraneus]

Interesting, Rocco. I've spent time on the inside of a prison, in Green Haven, NY, where I once tutored a probability and statistics course. The electric chair was moved there from Ossining many years ago, in fact, but hasn't been used since even before then.

Those high-security inmates were always asking me to bring in cigarettes or pot, or asking for news about current events. Talking about the latter could get pretty dicey, too, and some of them were like 6'8" and really not happy.

"You m'fers have more degrees than a thermomoter," was how one conversation ended right before the guard let me out of the room.

My ex-wife's late father was a warden in upstate NY, too.

[Jim Eagle]

Lyle,

You can ask him "Who are you and why should I care?" For me:) I have no idea who he is unless he is Steve Carlton's son or cousin or even brother.

[Manuel Transmission]

Amom, and any others who have been interested in some of the hit/miss discussions about alternate meds and mental repairs, The LUN is a 2-hr discussion about all things fungi/mushrooms. About 90 pct of it is over my head, but just following the many side topics related to what this guy, Paul Stamets has been doing for the last four decades is amazing. It is so broad in scope that the Terrance McKenna side trip to the Stoned Ape hypothesis is just a curiosity.

Paul indicates that there has been a lot of recent research that is opening up major new avenues in health, as well as better understanding of our natural environment and how it interacts with us.

[narcisoyea]

A cross section:

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-carlton-mn0000102399

[Clarice Feldman]

Good luck, Kev and thanks.

[Jim Eagle]

BTW, wanted to note that Tony Romo is one good color guy. He is a more easy to listen to expert than a Gruden. But he is also 100% more listenabe than Aikman who sounds like an Arkansas hillybilly reading from a Topps card.

Tony really explains the plays, strategy and outcomes better than any guy I have heard on the NFL. Makes every play more interesting.

[lyle]

I'll ask if he knows you, Jack. Surely he does...

[Buford Gooch]

lyle @ 06:31 PM

Bwahahahaha.

[hoyden]

You can't get sick from fruit you don't eat.

[GUS]

I agree Jack, and he's from Henry-ville Wisconsin.

Capn, Chris Wallace is a complete embarrassment.
Watcht the bald cock sucker with the really groovy glasses for 20 seconds, and you can immediately see he's loose as a goose. But Chrisssy Wallace doesn't notice. SWAMP FEVER.

[narcisoyea]

Looks like a facehugger when it emerges from a stomach, I used the two examples of Jefferson's fmr scribe, callender and justinians procopius.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I watched both the Chris Wallace and John Dickerson (CBS) interview with Pompeo.

Dickerson was far more fair and far more professional.

[narcisoyea]

Yes so it appears:
http://.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/07/saudi-arabia-detains-11-princes-protesting-utility-bills

Oh the huge manatee@captain,

[exdemocrat]

"I think the main thought from that "Maritime" comment, bb, was that they're soon going to suffer some very painful justice, which could have been avoided had they taken the loss differently."

Good.

[exdemocrat]

Imnsho, this Yale perfessor is basically Oswald in drag.

[Jim Eagle]

lyle,

With due respect I could give a fat fuck if he knows me or not...I do not know who he is, period. But if he is someone you feel is worth listening to or knowing fine...Give him my respects.

[exdemocrat]

LOL https://twitter.com/?lang=en&lang=en

[narcisoyea]

Oddly it takes a Russian writing in aljazeera to raise the salient question

http://.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/mohammed-bin-salman-break-saudi-wahhabi-pact-180107091158729.html

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/01/07/wow-interesting-interview-with-joe-digenova-links-doj-nsd-john-carlin-with-fisa-court-judge-rudolph-contreras/

Joe DiGenova radio interview. Please listen to Joe without reading CTH so that you can see what he thinks.

[daddy]

Now since you have to have an origin story I think this might work. Jerry's in the car driving "mom" the jalopy home from the "Brew Your Own At Home" supply store, and he's got the new carboy in the back seat. Suddenly an autonomous driving Tesla or Prius, take your pick, swerves through an intersection and totals "Mom."

Jerry wakes up in the hospital in traction with a helluva headache and a bit of amnesia, the cute Nurse telling him he has been rambling incoherently about his Mother being some sort of Car. The news broken that the jalopy is totaled completely clobbers him, yet when he returns home with the few items recovered from the crash and starts brewing a batch of consoling Apple cider, suddenly as the carboy bubbles start popping he vaguely hears his Momma's voice thru the pops---"Jerry, Jerry there's too much hops in your IPA."

So, is our main character Jerry a

A) A Newspaper editor in upstate New York?

B) An ALLCAPS guitar god from flyover country?

C) A dog walking mother of 2 Flight Attendant in a neck brace?

D) A Conservative beer drinking Econ prof on the upper East side?

E) A cat loving mystery writer from DC?

or

F) A BlogMaster from Connecticut with too much free time on his hands?

Suggestions welcome!

[anonamom]

I never wash the berries. I am all about ingesting a wide variety of bacteria.

[GUS]

Lyle, I was unfair about Larry and him giving me his guitars. I apologize. I only want ALL of his GIBSON ES335'S. Can you arrange that?? I'll pay for shipping.

[matt- deplore me if you must]

So I go away for a day or two and the whole shebang goes to hell.

1- daddy, open the container, toss the contents into the garbage disposal, and drink the tequila.

2 - KK - kudos!! kicking opiods is a bitch. let me know if you need help or if the Chinese wonder drugs works.

3 - The Wolff book is the same shit Bannon was leaking a year ago and not one of the media yahoos has pointed this out. Why? Because their Russia narrative is a steaming pile of horse manure (especially with those East Coast temperatures).

4 - MT, tried the fungi in the mid 70's. Threw up and they didn't work as advertised.

5 - e mailed the Yale prof and chided her as a member of a County Mental Health Board. She should know better and in fact her disgnosis is purely political. The way Trump has been yankin' the media's chain is, in fact, one sin of true genius.

[matt- deplore me if you must]

New Year's resolution: buy new keyboard and think before I post.

[lyle]

Sorry, GUS. I've got dibs on the 335s.

PS Lighten up, Jack

[Jim Eagle]

Upper West Side, daddy and it doesn't fit for Jerry.

My money is on (E) since JamesD is perfect for Jerry's role.

[maryrose]

Golden Globes have taken it to eleventy!
All the women actresses have brought other women as their plus one to emphasize unity for women in Hollywood.
Emma Stone is with Billie Jean King.
Emma Watson’s dress is fugly.

[Jim Eagle]

lyle, then don't pull the chain, guy. I seriously don't know him and if you do great.

[daddy]

"Btw, from the prior thread, that professor is "internationally known"

I think Charlie Manson was "internationally known."

[GUS]

I flicked on NBC for 30 seconds. Seems they are all wearing black in honor of their RAPIST FRIENDS, Matt and Harvey.
One thing these fuxstix might find interesting, HARVEY THE PERV ALWAYS WEARS BLACK.

Honoring RAPISTS....IT'S A LIBTARD THING.... you wouldn't understand.

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

maryrose,

You are going to have to be our reporter. Even if I had cable I wouldn't watch.

All I saw on Twitter was the gal in the red dress which was simply a scarf wrapped around strategic places.

[GUS]

Daddy, I'm going with ALL CAPS GUITAR DUDE from FLYOVER LAND. He sounds coooooool.

[narcisoyea]

There's a six million dollar man episode from 1974, also there are some back episodes from the first season of Victoria.

[lyle]

Feel free to SOB any of my comments, JiB. Really.

[caro]

daddy, I go with A.
I never wash the berries.

[lyle]

B)

[Jim Eagle]

Saints still up on Panthers but the knocked Newton out for at least one play. I bet on Breese versus Newton anytime.

Narc, love Victoria as long as she is young and full of vinegar. Later on, I know what happens and don't want to see it all crumble and come back in the 80's. Damn fine series.

[maryrose]

A James Bond marathon is on channel 274😌
Gold finger is on at 8:00.

[Jim Eagle]

"Jerry, Jerry there's too much hops in your IPA."

daddy,

Wait a minute. Aren't you forgeting (G) A hateful Airdale owner in Cleaveland, Ahia?

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

So far, I have seen a bunch of hairstyles which are described as "austere bun with center part." Think American Gothic. LOL!

[maryrose]

Big competition for best actor in a tv drama
Highmore from the Good Doctor and Russell from This Is Us.
I like both shows.
Does anyone else enjoy the new X- Files show?

[maryrose]

JIB:
Love the Victoria series.

[FBJ]

"I never wash the berries."

What about the twig?

What? JiB claims to be buddies with Tony Romo? I call bullshit...again!

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

Mark Knoller
‏Verified account @markknoller
17m17 minutes ago

Pres Trump on the road Monday to Nashville to address the @FarmBureau Federation Convention #AFBF18. In the evening, he joins sports fans in Marietta at the @NCAA National Championship Game.

==========================

Glad to see the Farm Bureau speech. I know he's been busy, but we have heard a lot about manufacturing and not very much about farmers.

[narcisoyea]

Yes you get the notion of this very austere matron but she was way younger that say princess kate, although somewhat more mature at the time of her coronation.

[Jim Eagle]

FBJ must be for Fucking Big Jerk because I never said I was buddies with Romo but I like the way he does his commentary.

Your not the only FBJ here by the way.

[Jim Eagle]

....Your s/b You're....

[lyle]

Hmmm...

[daddy]

Narciso's 06:55 Can Mohammed bin Salman break the Saudi-Wahhabi pact?

[narcisoyea]

Its rather striking to see the difference between Robert Shaw who doesn't fit the Irish thug as he is portrayed in the book from Russia with love, Btw, with his role in jaws only 10 years later.

[daddy]

From Miss M's 06:57 from Sundance:

Additionally, and in complete concurrence with our prior research, DiGenova states first-hand knowledge that FISA Court Judge Rudolph Contreras did not recuse himself – but was rather forcibly recused from the Michael Flynn case by either U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts or the aggregate FISA court.

Interesting if true. I did not listen to DiGeneva's radio interview yet as Miss M suggested. Hopefully later.

[Jim Eagle]

Saints win. Sack Newtown at 4th and 23. Wonder what his outfit will be a the presser? A little black dress and hair parted down the middle?

[Momto2]

daddy - always wash the berries - have you ever watched the berry pickers down in Florida? (I'll leave it to your imagination - some porta-potties are not being used IYKWIM)

I withdraw option C as Jerry has been identified as a "he" and C as a "mother of 2" which could possibly be reconciled by today's cultural standards but it might destroy the original '60's vibe.

President Trump will be in Georgia tomorrow for the game! Naturally, the first local articles are about the "expected" protestors! What about the "expected" supporters???

[narcisoyea]

Well he was british, I stand corrected, but be looked very Nordic either German or Russian, like Daniel Craig.

[Catsmeat]

Never wash anything--like anonamom am trying to put down a nice base of bacteria. After four kids, I am in a pretty fair way of achieving this goal even if I did ever wash anything, which I'm not going to do.

[daddy]

(G) A hateful Airdale owner in Cleaveland, Ahia?

Thanks for the suggestion, Jack! That was on the tip of my tongue, as was many, many more:)

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

daddy,

It's pretty easy to listen to as Joe has picked up good habits on explaining things to non-lawyers, no doubt from his days commenting on the Clinton Impeachment.

He sounds absolutely certain that dossier was used, and chalks up these other stories as panicky efforts to deflect. Knowingly presenting false evidence is a felony, and he believes Comey, McCabe, Lynch and some guy in the DOJ as well as one FISA judge will be facing jail.

Now it could be that he knows stuff, given his contacts in DC. It also could be that he is either intentionally or unwittingly leaking something not quite proven in order to scare people into flipping. I have no idea. Interesting to think about, though.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Exdom from the last thread;

...what bugs me is that in removing the delta between "extremely careless" and "grossly negligent" (significant as that is) we don't stop short of the real issue:
that Clinton and the left went off the book for a purpose - to mask criminality and venality - not simply because they were 'grossly negligent.'
Qua MM, it's that purpose - rather than mere 'negligence' - that the masses may respond to with pitchforks.

Egg. Zactly.
I think what bothers me most about this whole thing is the blanket acceptance that Comey should have found her grossly negligent.
She wasn't. Her actions, and her co-conspirators' actions demonstrate beyond any doubt their actions were calculated and willful.
They didn't carelessly handle those emails. They purposely tried to get them off grid. The willful mishandling of classified info is subject to rather stiffer penalties and IMO it far closer fits the facts than negligence.
She is pretty gross though.

[Chill out]

Anyone else think Jack has early onset something?

Or early drinking issues?

'Cause, man does he get shitty with friends for no reason.

[daddy]

I withdraw option C as Jerry has been identified as a "he" and C as a "mother of 2" which could possibly be reconciled by today's cultural standards but it might destroy the original '60's vibe.

Momto2,

I was coming at it from a Patrick O'Brian Social Justice angle, plus since you were already wearing a neck brace from a car crash...:)

I was thinking in your case Carboy Mom could speak dog to the pups, so they would come and act some way around you which would cause you to indignantly say to your beer bottle Mom, MOTHER! like Samantha used to in BeWitched: and each episode would take off from there.

It's not completely baked yet. Let me run it through my pal, Harvey Weinstein.

[Rocco]

Ex, Wow, I bet your ex f-i-l could tell some interesting stories in his day. When they stopped the smoking, officers used to smuggle chewing tobacco in and spit in the small wastebaskets next to their desks. The inmates would clean up the area and sneak the trashbag with the spit in it, back to their cell and strain the spit and then roll really thin joint shaped cigarettes using toilet paper wrapper. Wash the nuts people!

[Miss Marple the Deplorable]

I am watching Wise Guys on Fox. It has an interesting discussion on and seems to be about ideas. Recommend watching the rerun.

[daddy]

The inmates would clean up the area and sneak the trashbag with the spit in it, back to their cell and strain the spit and then roll really thin joint shaped cigarettes using toilet paper wrapper.

H) A retired Prison Guard, ex-Semi-Pro football playing Fisherman grandaddy?