The Ruckus

12th Generation Shit-Poster | GenX | Former US Army MP (95B) | Drug War Veteran | The older I get, the heller the no

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@Dogetothemoon @elonmusk I hope Starman took a towel.

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@tarafaul503 Yoko Ono following you around.

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@Oddland66 And history is written by the victors.

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@GypsybearPam @cottoncandyDP @LeeRoyIV @BGOnTheScene Hey c'mon, leave his Dad out of this.

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@JulKuss @BigYike5 @Tom_Antonov

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@RetardDecoder There was a series of these films called 'Boys Beware'.

This one has a bangin' soundtrack.

https://t.co/njrrMpU0Mz

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"In America, a large drink is not a beverage. It is infrastructure."

I am so proud of my country. 🇺🇸

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USA. I ordered a large soda.

In Japan, large means slightly larger.

A small drink becomes a medium drink.
A medium drink becomes a large drink.
Everyone understands the agreement.

But in America, large means the conversation has left the restaurant.

The cashier handed me the cup.

I looked at it.

It looked back.

This was not a drink.

This was a private reservoir with a lid.

I held it with both hands, because one hand felt disrespectful. The ice moved inside like a small glacier. The straw stood there with the confidence of a flag planted on new land.

The cashier smiled like this was normal.

So I accepted it.

In America, a large drink is not a beverage. It is infrastructure.

I took one sip.

Nothing changed.

I took another sip.

Still full.

I took a serious sip, the kind of sip a man takes when he has decided to participate in his own future.

The level did not move.

At that point, I stopped drinking and began managing it.

I checked the weight.
I listened to the ice.
I adjusted the straw angle.
I monitored condensation on the cup wall.

I was no longer a customer.

I was the Department of Soda.

A child walked past holding the same size cup with one hand.

One hand.

No fear.
No hesitation.
No respect for the burden.

I understood.

He was born into the system.

I carried mine outside like a sacred responsibility. The sun was hot. The cup was cold. I was small. The soda was still winning.

By the time I reached the parking lot, I had accepted the truth.

I did not order a drink.

I was appointed temporary governor of a liquid province.

I did not finish it.

It finished me.

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@tanpukunokami You are The Soda Samurai now.

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@BrandieWithABee @Badhombre

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@Metallic_Link Didn't you know everything is black and white now? 🤣

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@wash_patriot I'd strangle myself if I had to listen to that accent on the radio. 😂

But yeah, good stuff.

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@cottoncandyDP @LeeRoyIV @BGOnTheScene Yep that's the battle cry as you stomp the gas pedal.

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@BGOnTheScene The floor? The floor.

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@appmountains

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@Onijps @RKBAShackleford

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@jimmy_rustlin @nicksortor Of course they know. Their intent is to let the gov't take the blame.

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@SchmukQatarlson "I'm Gay Fieri and this is Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dykes."

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