Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

I know, but for me country music isn't as sad and depressing at it used
to be. I used to hate it for that reason,

I went through my music a while back and cleared out all the "depressing" songs. I really don't care to listen to them.

and I also hated it because I
thought hillbillies were aholes, but now my attitude has completely changed.

Oh, they are aholes. But not all of them. :)

I have relatives who are hillbillies and they are the stereotypes.


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I know, but for me country music isn't as sad and depressing at it us to be. I used to hate it for that reason,

I went through my music a while back and cleared out all the "depressing" songs. I really don't care to listen to them.

I still have all my old records, but I can't listen to them anymore. The musicians who talked trash about Trump ruined most music for me. I have mental sticky-notes on all their albums (e.g. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath = human trafficking."

And when I hear songs that used to make me sad (e.g. "Should've been a cowboy") have the opposite effect now.

and I also hated it because I
thought hillbillies were aholes, but now my attitude has completely changed.

Oh, they are aholes. But not all of them. :)

I have relatives who are hillbillies and they are the stereotypes.

Same here. I went to school with hillbillies who bullied me, further making me dislike country music, but now the way I associate music with things has completely turned around. (And I have annoying hillbilly relatives too.)

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On 13 Feb 2026, Ron L. said the following...

The NFL is long overdue for a purge.

I'm okay with this...

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On 13 Feb 2026, Aaron Thomas said the following...

Sounds like some kind of delicious snack! ;)

Life is good!!!

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On 13 Feb 2026, Aaron Thomas said the following...

My wife said "latinos are obscene like that, so it doesn't really bother us." I don't know how right she is about that, but I don't think people should say obscene things in a venue that ought to be family friendly. Mike Powell would hate it if Bad Bunny said those things in this echo ;)

But OTOH, Bad Bunny didn't really say anything to offend conservatives politically, and he didn't say anything about ICE. (It was other a-holes like Mack Hollins who did.)

It doesn't have to be. I was watching the news and they were showing the Mardigras parade in New Orleans and it was FAMILY...

You know how raunchy Mardigras can get... well the parade is a family event. No nudity... People/Families out having fun for the day.

Bad Bunny didn't have to sing about cramming his d!ck into someone balls deep. He could have went an other way.

Nope...

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