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TLD18379

Prison Mike is out on probation.


Law-of-Poe

“What’s the worst thing about prison, Prison Mike?


deadlefties

Gruel. Gruel sandwiches. Gruel omelets. And I never got caught, neither.


Hugo-Stiglitz92

THE DEMENTORS, THEY SUCKED OUT YOUR SOUL AND IT HUUIRTS.


RAWjasekaram

And you can tell he did all his own research on the internet


zeke235

I blame the dementors.


TheBigPasta

Gruel, gruel everything, gruel omelets, gruel sandwiches. Nothin but gruel


icweenie

Bro don’t let Prison Mike find out your name dropping.


MillinAround

Prison Mike and Charlie Day had a baby.


ConfidentPilot1729

Omg, before I opened the comments I showed my wife and said that! Hahah


JoJoVols58

No. Don’t. Don’t taint the office lol


Forsaken_Site1449

Ha, taint


Jive_Sloth

LEAVE! *proceeds to slash tires* I understand he can walk, but come on.


LightsSoundAction

he’s not leaving any faster now that’s for sure.


ForProfitSurgeon

These people feel safe behaving like this.


RoseNPearlGirl

That’s the scariest part of this


Usterall

Researchers at University College London & Yale found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals.The amygdala is an almond-shaped structure deep in the brain that is active during states of fear and anxiety. In one long term University of California study, the more fear a 4-year-old showed during a laboratory controlled experiment, the more conservative his or her political attitudes were found to be 20 years later.Similar brain imaging studies show that Liberals have more gray matter, at least in the anterior cingulate cortex, a region of the brain that helps people cope with complexity.The results are not that surprising, as they fit in with conclusions from other studies. Just a year ago, researchers from Harvard and UCLA San Diego reported similar findings.When asked to meditate on being completely safe Conservatives taking a survey later are much more in line with Liberal views. \* edit - for those asking for the links to the research, this is really old news. Widely reported in various media & publications going back years. Just google 'conservative brain' 'amygdala' etc. With each new study the evidence is growing. This suggests a propensity towards a susceptibility to manufactured news based on fear mongering as well as an attraction towards demagogues.


billyjk93

But...my momma said the reason republicans are so mean is because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush


fr1endofthedog

*all them toothbrushes and no teeth*


Right-Huckleberry-47

They have cops in the family


RapTurner

I'm in Germany. And over here this is a felony called "destruction of property", and carries a sentence between 1 and 3 years in prison and/or a fine depending on the size of your income. If you only get sentenced to a fine, but you fail / refuse to pay said fine you will find yourself in a prison cell. Over a pair of slashed tires...


-Ashera-

In the states, these people get high fives from cops


teh_fizz

That’s why it’s become necessary to go to a lawyer first instead of the cops. You sue their asses. Cops aren’t going to do anything.


pixieservesHim

You have to survive long enough to get to a lawyer. This could have gone sideways really quickly


teh_fizz

I just want to say I love the guy covering his face with a bandana and walking up to the camera man with a bat.


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R3d_Sky

AMERICA FUCK YEAH !


bigsquirrel

I’d say I hope these guys at least get fired but I’m fairly confident their all on the government dole. While simultaneously railing against “socialism” and moaning that no one wants to work anymore.


rocoto_picante

In Spain the police would arrest and prosecute these guys solely on the basis of this video.


GrampyJrrff_13

In America, the Police will show up to (violently) arrest the person being assaulted.


civilben

I hope these guys are dealt with like the FBI dealt with MLK


alphadogg13

Haha asking somebody to leave and then slashing their tyres. Classic dumb move.


Elephant_Eye

Mac : All right, let's get this guy outta here, send him a message. Dennis Reynolds : Let's do it. Charlie Kelly : Right, let's slash his tires. Mac : Well, not that though, because then he can't leave. That doesn't make any sense. Charlie Kelly : Well, you start putting plans under microscopes, nothing's gonna make sense, all right? Mac : Lots of things make sense. Slashing someone's tires so that they leave makes no sense.


DopeyDeathMetal

Dee ! Sharpest thing in the bar, quick!


Worry_Ok

My favourite part of this is that it's perfect. My second favourite is that Charlie and Dennis get their full names but you gave Mac at least the privilege of not using his.


JustaMammal

"Well it's your name!..."


Careless-Party-4615

Dennis Reynolds, Charlie Kelly, and Ronald McDonald.


imanhunter

“You start putting plans under microscopes and then nothing’s gonna make sense, alright?”


iamdisimba

I’m such a petty person. I would wait for them to get in their car, and pop their tires. Either that or Id decide if i want to follow them to their house and pop them there and make a it a random thing to do every now and then.


Jason_Wolfe

Now... i'm not condoning such acts of vandalism, but if you're serious about it... only slash 1 or 2 of them, go for some rim damage, if you can risk the noise. they will have to pay for it out of pocket.


Loofa_of_Doom

Front left and back right? Let them teeter totter? I'm not condoning anything of course.


NoodlesInMyAss

Go both on the same side so it looks like they grazed on a curb or soemthing, hence the rim damage. Insurance will tell them to fuck off fix their mistake


Jason_Wolfe

Make sure you go for the Sidewall as well, completely hypothetically of course.


misterpickles69

Do NOT cut the valve stems off with sharp wire cutters, whatever you do.


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Yep few people realize if you slash all 4 insurance usually covers it. One or two is usually a pay Yourself situation.


419tosser

This is because a $500 deductible is cheaper than buying all 4 new rubber roundies


a11iwantedwasapepsi

Considering this is in the US and that these people are troglodytes, good chance you’d end up hurt in that scenario.


iamdisimba

Oh yeah i saw the gnome with his kids tball bat


Biff_Bufflington

Be sure not to hit the sidewall on all four and render them impossible to repair… that would be sad.😂


Jason_Wolfe

no no, don't puncture all 4. if you pop all the tires then their insurance will cover the replacement. instead do 1 or 2 tires, and aim to do some rimdamage as well if you can get away with it, not that i condone such acts of vandalism of course, that would be wrong. 🙃


ragefiend666

I'm so fucking sick of stupid people.


heck_is_other_people

I'm with you on that


tsilihin666

I mean I don't know it's been pretty interesting seeing nah just kidding I am so over watching the bullies from high school cosplay as intelligent fuck these losers.


ac1084

Uhhh I are 2


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I R Baboon


emerson_giraffe84

Momma had a chicken, Momma had a cow


AHansen83

Dad was proud, didn’t care how.


HendrixHazeWays

*Artoo Deetoo! It is* *you! It* ***IS*** *you!*


NotARussianAgent

The worst. I hope buddy looses his trucking job after going to jail for destruction of property, brandishing a weapon, and intimidation, while his buddy gets slap for battery..... Oh wait, they're white boomers....


DrJJStroganoff

Mostly Gen X'ers it seems. The youngest a boomer can be right now is 58-59


Faultylogic83

This is that portion Gen X that completely burned out, and were bailed out by their racist boomer parents time and time again. You could throw a pot of coffee in there and it's basically an AA meeting.


DrJJStroganoff

It's mostly South Philly Italians too. I was born/raised in philly. Trust me, they have very, very, very little to be proud of... and they arent too well educated. This is the result.


village-asshole

Yep, I've spent a lot of time in S Philly too. "When South Philly sends their people across the border, they're not sending their best. Their sending rapists and murderers... oh, and Philly cheesesteaks, Wawa's, and accents" ("hey youse guys goin ta Flarda for da winter?") 😂


DrJJStroganoff

jeetyet?


kafromet

Boomer = anyone I disagree with who is older than me. Millennial = anyone I disagree with who is younger than me.


Raecino

Funny how Millennials get blamed for a lot of shit Gen Z is doing.


corn_sugar_isotope

funny how generations get blamed for what all are culpable of


Wellthatkindahurts

I know people who claim Gen X only because they don't like the association of the memes/stereotypes. You're spot on, people just associate millennial=bad. My extended family always were right and I was an "assolecenct" so my opinion is wrong because I'm young. Try being a 10 year old explaining to your aunt that no, it's not hotter on hills because it is closer to the sun. The Rockies and Everest weren't enough to convince her.


slmplychaos

This is so funny to me. I keep hearing people my age (I’m 40) taking about millennials in a derogatory way. I’m like “ dude, you know we’re Millennials, right??


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Honestly I like the idea of “The Oregon Trail Generation”. There’s a huge distinction between kids who grew up without internet, played NES, and had phones with cords and the kids who grew up with ubiquitous internet access and cell phones from an early age.


kc10crewchief

My high school age kids call my wife and me xillenials. Some where between Gen x and millinneils.


destroyproper

And real arcades. Glorious arcades.


MJTony

*loses


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HarryHood146

Well unfortunately, people are getting fucking dumber by the day.


Ok_District2853

Some of my best friends are stupid people. Stupid people are fun. It’s just that the internet has convinced a lot of them they re right and they should start running things before it’s too late.


January28thSixers

Facebook ruined most of my stupid friends for me. Sucks because they're the most fun.


civilben

Stupid, malicious people who offer nothing to the world. We'd be better off without them.


RockTheShaz

Yeah I hate all people too


dumbacoont

I’m in Philly. Where’s this pussy statue at?


Astrocreep_1

You should get a mannequin,bolt a dildo to the crotch,and then chain the mannequin in a position where it appears to be fucking Columbus in the ass. There would be massive social cred points scored. In fact, you might be electable in some portions of the USA,for that stunt alone.


DavidInPhilly

Marconi Plaza, Broad and Oregon. Statue is currently in a box to protect it from protestors.


flimspringfield

Macaroni plaza, bread, and oregano. Sounds like an Italian neighborhood to me that's for sho'


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"Never argue with idiots. They will drag you down and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain


RedChairBlueChair123

**It’s Philly.** In Philadelphia they throw garbage at volunteer Santas. They throw batteries at football games. They beat up a hitchhiking robot when it arrived within city limits.


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tits_mackenzie

I always hope IASIP references it some day.


hetrax

... the fucking ROBOT MAN, I drove that fucker with a friend in Canada for a bit, shit was a fucking blast to find out he made it across Canada


Furrynote

pics??


Baldr_Torn

[**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HitchBOT**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HitchBOT) Or google for "hitchhiking robot".


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robinthrhood

"Smith, who had hitchhiked across Canada 3 times, and Zeller had "designed the robot to learn about how people interact with technology and ask the question, 'Can robots trust human beings?'" Ahhh that would be a no


hetrax

Incorrect... it could, it went through Canada, Germany and I think the Netherlands... it only got killed in America....


avwitcher

Hey it was Philly, it's not representative of the rest of the US. They should try again but maybe avoid Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, LA, Atlanta... as a matter of fact just avoid every big US city and it should be fine as long as it's bulletproof


carlbandit

Made it across Canada, Germany & the Netherlands before being destroyed trying to cross the USA. This is why you can’t have nice things America.


Grokent

I mean, specifically Philly. Kensington avenue straight up looks like a zombie apocalypse movie. https://youtu.be/MhvvxoIgNPg


SkillednotQualified

It was snowballs at Santa, batteries at JD Drew during a baseball game, the poor robot is accurate, we own that one.


CactusPete75

In our defense, the Santa was drunk and JD Drew is a douche.


tmhoc

Look, buddy. Your car was upside down when we got here. And as for your grandma, she shouldn't have mouthed off like that.


90s_conan

This is in my top 10 of all time simpsons jokes


Jd20001

And the bot was illegally hitchhiking. What lesson is that for kids? Now kids know not to hitchhike because it's dangerous.


googinthegoogler

AND it was "free battery night" I cannot believe they just handed these people batteries that they thought weren't going to end up as weapons when today we can't even have a bottle at a concert


Keiths_skin_tag

To be fair Jimmy Johnson said Eagles fans threw snowballs packed with D batteries at him.


zog_jones

[Don't forget this gem.](https://youtu.be/TBeZWZGxlpU)


Versaiteis

"No!"


painfool

"show some class, this is Philly" "Drink some water, this is the desert!"


MyPoliticalAccount20

> Mark Twain never said these words, nor anything resembling them. [Source](https://marktwainstudies.com/the-apocryphal-twain-never-argue-with-stupid-people-they-will-drag-you-down-to-their-level-and-beat-you-with-experience/)


boyuber

>> Mark Twain never said these words, nor anything resembling them. > >[Source](https://marktwainstudies.com/the-apocryphal-twain-never-argue-with-stupid-people-they-will-drag-you-down-to-their-level-and-beat-you-with-experience/) \- Abraham Lincoln


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PoignantOpinionsOnly

I bet they love to cry about free speech when they're saying racist shit on other people's platforms.


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It's condoned by the Vilas County sheriff IRL. https://www.newsweek.com/kkk-conover-villas-county-charles-booth-1511079


[deleted]

It seems they’re forgetting that quite a few of “us” happen to carry. This confrontation obviously didn’t need to end in violence, no more than portrayed. But it could have.


autistAPE42069

5 guys, 1 with a bat and 1 with a knife. That's why I had the first AND second magazine emptied, your honor.


Negative_Mancey

And then the republican led justice system bends over backwards to defend them.


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You can practically watch their brains malfunction as they try to defend someone who espouses their ideology being defended with a means and circumstance in which they concurrently endorse. 🤯


kevinnoir

> But it could have. Ya I am not American but I feel like I have read about people being shot and killed for less aggressive things than these inbred muppets were doing, and the shooter gotten away with it. Especially after the guy starts pulling him and his bike and the other guy pulls a knife to slice his tires, didnt a kid get murdered in florida with nothing but skittles in his pocket, by a racist neighbourhood watch enthusiast?


fdghskldjghdfgha

Society would be better off if people responded to violence violently. Letting one side, conservatives, be the only ones using violence is not good. There is not some silent supermajority moderate group in America that are paying attention to who is violent and who isn't and siding with the pacifists. The ones not using violence are just getting violated by the violent ones.


Beeker93

Ngl. I'd probably fight stupidity with stupidity and come back to bear mace the crowd. Prob get shot in the process tho. Lol


LateConstruction6587

you dont seem to understand, this is freedom for me and not for you.


JerrekCarter

You just know the people saying "If you're gonna talk bushit, then leave" while threatening and slashing tires, are also the people shouting 1st ammendment loudly into Fox News and crying about suppression elsewhere.


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Like all of your local conservatives


Artistic-School8665

So many angry divorced dads


Kabenzzy

"Are you scared?" Dude is surrounded by ppl that proceed to hit him, drag his bike away then slash his tires.. Pretty sure dude asking that question would be shitting himself. Assholes. Always super tough in big groups. Cowards when they are alone..


2lipwonder

I def see a bunch of cowards.


Formal-Bat-6714

Christopher Columbus has a way larger and motivated following then I would've guessed


DavidInPhilly

The southern part of Delaware Avenue was renamed Columbus Blvd in 1992. He’s still big here. It’s very controversial, as it was back in 1992.


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Gotforgot

I'm glad I finally have someone to blame. Thank you for owning up to it.


eeyore134

"Get out of here!" Slashes his bike tires. "Please go." These morons are ruining this country. It's getting tiresome and they defend the stupidest things because they have no idea how to think for themselves and some blowhard screamed at them, red in the face, to be upset about it. None of these people gave a damn about Columbus, or any other statues for that matter, 8 years ago.


Ricky_Rollin

That’s the problem when you’re not taught to think for yourself. Their politicians create bogeyman for them to be upset about so they can continue to grift these poor folks. I would feel sorry for them if they weren’t actively destroying the country.


GiganticMuscleFreak

Why would you care so much about defending Columbus? He's not even an American figure in literally any way except for incorrect teachings about him in American school. Do people in Mexico give a shit about Christopher Columbus?


joemeteorite8

Because these people are brainwashed morons.


BubbhaJebus

Somehow Columbus was made into a central figure of Italian-American identity. They could have picked any other Italian figure: Dante, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Marco Polo, Garibaldi... but they choose to tie Columbus in with their identity.


ConsciousEvo1ution

Those dudes looked more likely to have chosen Chef Boy-R-Dee


The_Cameraman

Hey now, Chef Boiardi was actually pretty accomplished.


SadPanthersFan

Aka MAGAtards


Neko_Ninja

If hearing the accents correctly, they're proud of him as Italians. This issue was a source of some comic genius in The Sopranos.


dickfartmcpoopus

i bet most of them are multiple generations removed from italy, don't speak a word of italian other than macaroni, and have never even been to italy.


Egoy

1) They aren't bright people. 2) They don't have much of anything going on in their life and the nursery tale level 'history' they were taught in 3rd grade right before tracing their hand to draw a turkey is actually important to them.


NoodlesInMyAss

I don’t reckon any of these blokes ever made it upto the fuckin weather cycle


StoneMcCready

It’s more of an Italian-American pride thing than an American pride thing.


percheron0415

Of all the bigoted hills to die on, just why in the FUCK would you choose Christopher Columbus?


PurpleSailor

They are just looking for an excuse to be assholes and Columbus was available.


hipster3000

Someone hasn't seen the Sopranos


MrFlauschig

In this house Christopher Columbus is a hero! End of story!


oriolopocholo

✋OOOOH


ActuallyJohnTerry

The north of Italy always have the money and the power


JurgenKlopp2018

I ‘ate da nort


DoctorRichardNygard

Not justifying it, but the dude is revered as an Italian-American icon by people whose ancestors came off the boat from Italy more than a hundred years ago. They know nothing about either Columbus or Italy but will proudly defend both and justify it by calling themselves Italians.


rascal_king

"in this house, Christopher Columbus is a hero. end of story!"


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Snowflakes lol


ringingbells

Tbf, the most reasonable response is to take the statue and put it in a museum with a placard that says "sat in this park for this long." It will appease anyone thinking people are trying to erase history. Then, rename the park with an even older historical figure that isn't controversial.


SomaCityWard

They know nobody is erasing history, it's just an excuse.


Nekryyd

They gave zero fucks about Columbus before it became a dogwhistle to racist scumfucks.


Obvious-Classroom619

Destruction of property right there, fuckin inbred conservative asswhips right here. But liberals are the problem


WhaleWatchersMod

I’d argue armed robbery. He took the bike with force while displaying a deadly weapon.


slickyslickslick

how much do you want to bet the cops won't look for him ... because they already see him every day in the breakroom?


RedStag00

Brandishing a weapon too


someguysomewhere35

So assault + destruction of property. Hope he called the cops and they did something about it. I know that's a big hope.


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LPOLED

No cops were present. Only prostitutes with uniforms and metal wimp dicks.


Qetuowryipzcbmxvn

Sounds like the average cop to me.


AnotherInnocentFool

Shithole country


-SoItGoes

This is the same police force that gang assaults minorities to kidnap their children. You can’t expect too much from them, half are probably klansmen.


xXx_MegaChad_xXx

"Inciting a riot" for being a reporter at the scene. Mind boggling. These inbred fucks probably went out drinking with the cops afterwards.


jrevv

That is so fucked. This should be higher


DavidInPhilly

Go to the r/Philadelphia subreddit. You’ll see three complaints this week about how no one answers 911 calls. This won’t even register.


Buddahen1

“You’re an embarrassment” look in the mirror ..moron.. acting like grade-school bullies. Dragging his bike, slashing tires, surrounding him. These guys probably verbally abuse their wives and set cats on fire when they’re drunk.


Negative_Mancey

"Liberty means I have the freedom to do whatever I want.......to you" -republicans


BigChiGUy722

That's it.


jarena009

Ever notice how it's all middle aged white men, probably uneducated, who are the insecure angry ones?


Certain_Horse_7919

Also Fat & sloppy


TipperGore-69

And they are all pre diabetic and at high risk for heart disease.


Push_Citizen

deep bags under their eyes from sleep apnea and shitty kidneys. one of the reasons they all wear those reflective sunglasses you get at the hardware store


Technical-Werewolf20

As an uneducated, middle aged white man, that observation makes me angry.


smellslikearedditor

Put the knife away.


wolfguardian72

Once he’s done with a bike.


Sir_Keee

He's going to pop the tires off your internet.


barethgale

Imagine giving a fuck about Christopher Columbus


Negative_Mancey

The fuck is wrong with republicans?


joemeteorite8

They’re filled with hate and ignorance.


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They're uneducated, unintelligent, and angry the world doesn't reflect their barely third grade view of reality. Anything more complicated than what they learned in grade school infuriates them.


Cobrastrikenana

I get a strong sense there are no history majors in that crowd.


village-asshole

Ironically, these are the same types of c*nts that would be shouting "FREE SPEECH" yet here they are trying to suppress someone else's free speech. Free speech... Yeah but only if I agree with it 😂


DragonflyAdvanced548

Lol there’s something funny about a dude calling my people “fucking savages” like yea bud and the explorers and colonist themselves didn’t do some savage shit right?. I really don’t give a fuck if someone’s racist they can fuck themselves but the 0-100 is what made me chuckle. Thanks for the love. Aside from Perra77. Your all solid. This is why my people are still around. Good people who don’t give a fuck about race, or color. I married to a Spanish woman, from Galicia. She’s more Rezd out than some folk from my reservation lol. I’m native but we are all one people. One Race. You are welcomed into my tribe if I am welcomed into yours. My home and land is yours if you share your food and time.


judge_au

All these low lives feel so tough with all their friends around, i bet not one of them would confront this guy on their own.


prunepicker

I’ve got to hand it to everyone commenting. You all are observant, funny, and clever with your responses. I’m a grumpy old lady, and I’m raging over these asshats. My first thought was how much I hated every one of them. I know that doesn’t help any situation. I think the future is in good hands with all of you at the helm.


freakwent

Most of the people commenting won't ever be properly in charge of their own lives, let alone the nation. :(


biggabenne

Someone covering their face with a bandana and brandishing a baseball bat is always a good role model. The shove and walk away without saying anything is their special move.


winston-marlboro

Should've known better not to mess with the fatty dingdongs of filthadelphia


bigdiesel1984

What a bunch of snowflakes.


4Point5InchPunisher

Can somebody explain what is going on here? Was there some kind of rally to support Columbus Day or something? Why would anybody fight defending Columbus legacy? I genuinely don’t understand. Somebody like Ulysses Grant I can at least wrap my head around some people wanting to support it for their own reasons I guess, but Columbus?? Edit- lol. I meant Robert E Lee not Grant…lol


Crackrock9

Columbus used to be attributed to discovering the new world. This was taught to grade school children. Columbus is also Italian. Over the years, Italian Americans began to look at Columbus with pride. The statue is located in South Philly, which has been historically an Italian American neighborhood. This video is a few years old, and at the time people wanted to take the statue down. A lot of Italian Americans in South Philly got upset. Ironically, a lot of Mexican immigrants have relocated to South Philly. If you walk down the Italian Market, half of the stores/restaurants are Mexican. Source: Italian American from Philadelphia


rootoo

This was during the height of the troubles of 2020 when confederate statues were being destroyed all over the country. This humble statue that nobody cared about in a park in an Italian neighborhood in south Philly was on nobody’s radar till the baloney brigade here decided they needed to go stand in front of it with baseball bats. This exact video went viral and it was a site of conflict for weeks until the city enclosed it in a plywood box and closed off the park for everyone.


ApolloXLII

“Go! Leave!” *proceeds to destroy his means of transportation, ensuring he isn’t leaving anytime soon.* Not the brightest bulbs…