Dis 'N Dat

[aka Contrarian]

So, I know y'all are dyin to hear about TLC's Chilli and prolific baby maker Nick Cannon catching hell on social media for pro Trump remarks. 

Nick Cannon, throwing his support to Trump ala Nikki Minaj, declared that the Democrat party founded the KKK and Republican  Abe Lincoln freed the slaves. Statements that a swarm of black history put him to dame about. 

Chilli, meanwhile, is in hot water with Salt 'N Pepper and her TLC partner,T-Boz, for contributing to a Trump fund and posting an unflattering rumor on FB about Michelle Obama's sexuality, causing a fan backlash that's affecting ticket sales for the upcoming tour the 2 acts are about to launch.  tsk-tsk

There's been a lot of back-tracking and excuses but fans are furious with these 2 sell-outs.

What's up with these black celebs suddenly consorting with the enemy???

Oh  well. Good thing my State University is filling the void in my life left by the end of the football season. The U.of I  basket ball team has made it all the way to the Final 4 in the NCAA March Madness tournament.

Let's hear it for the Fighting Illini! 

Incidentally, the face of college basketball has really changed. Nothing but a spate of second generation pale giants with wild black hair, the off-spring of pro basket ball players who married white gurls, not to mention an influx of  hulks from Europe finding spots in the USA  hoop circuit.

Speaking of tall guys, I was impressed to hear that Tyler Perry was spotted at the Atlanta Airport passing out 100 dollar gift cards to the unpaid workers. Nice gesture,

Madea.

 

Bored yet? Too bad.

 

I'm sure  you know that Michael B. Jordan won the Oscar for his role in "Sinners" . But did you know he's hookin' up with Eddie Murphy for a remake (or sequel) to "Harlem Nights".  WooWoo

 

OK. I'm done. Gonna go play a little cards with AI players before I retire. These bots may be impressive in some areas, but they aren’t good Bridge partners. In Bridge the bidding is what the game is all about because once that's out of the way it's pretty much like Whist so it's very important to have rapport with your partner even to the point of invoking ESP. You are literally communicating in card language and there is simply no substitute for intuitive good judgment, of knowing when to circumvent standard strategy and go with your gut feeling. 

 

Buh-Bye

         

[ProfD]

Some celebrities will do &/or say the most ridiculous to include revealing their ignorance in order to maintain relevance.

 

As the late Honorable Malcolm X said back in the 1960s, if entertainers are leaders, we have a bigger problem.

 

5 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

The U.of I  basket ball team has made it all the way to the Final 4 in the NCAA March Madness tournament.

Let's hear it for the Fighting Illini! 

 

Congrats to your alma mater in making it to the Final Four.

 

5 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

Gonna go play a little cards with AI players before I retire. These bots may be impressive in some areas, but they aren’t good Bridge partners...

The bots are convenient when calling up a few friends isn't in the cards.

 

The invention of computer games allowing humans to play with themselves was the precursor to social isolation.

 

As humans become more silo'd, AI will become the perfect companion to some.

 

AI won't do dishes or give out hugs & kisses but it won't require anything of humans either. Zero sum fun.

[aka Contrarian]

@ProfDI tried to edit my post to correct some omissions I made but a feature on this site caĺling itself "Go Daddy" blocked me. Must've gotten offended because I bad-mouthed AI.

Anyway, it's divine of you to humor my crazy midnight ramblings with your feed-back, which is usually more interesting than what I've said.

So, - there's that...

[ProfD]

39 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

@ProfDI tried to edit my post to correct some omissions I made but a feature on this site caĺling itself "Go Daddy" blocked me. Must've gotten offended because I bad-mouthed AI.

The Go Daddy web-host blocks certain things for me too depending which of my devices I'm using to post.

 

39 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

Anyway, it's divine of you to humor my crazy midnight ramblings with your feed-back, which is usually more interesting than what I've said.

So, - there's that...

Appreciate the source material as a jump off point for the comedy.

[Troy]

On 3/30/2026 at 2:50 AM, aka Contrarian said:

What's up with these black celebs suddenly consorting with the enemy???

I'll give you one guess... Money!

 

On 3/30/2026 at 2:50 AM, aka Contrarian said:

the off-spring of pro basket ball players who married white gurls, not to mention an influx of  hulks from Europe finding spots in the USA  hoop circuit.

 

...yeah basically.  I made that observation myself, thought I don't hear it expressed very often perhaps that is considered poor form.  It is the kind of observation I would expect @Pioneer1 to comment about, albeit wrapped in some conspiracy.

 

On 3/30/2026 at 2:50 AM, aka Contrarian said:

Bridge the bidding is what the game is all about because once that's out of the way it's pretty much like Whist

 

I was always curious about bridge when I learned it had similarities to whist which I play pretty regularly now. Bidding makes all the difference in Whist too.

 

On 3/30/2026 at 8:48 AM, ProfD said:

...if entertainers are leaders, we have a bigger problem.

 

That or when our leaders become entertainers.  

 

On 3/30/2026 at 8:48 AM, ProfD said:

AI won't do dishes or give out hugs & kisses but it won't require anything of humans either.

 

Robots which can do all of that are on the way.  If first one will do a longer more than kiss and hug you.

 

On 3/30/2026 at 12:06 PM, aka Contrarian said:

feature on this site caĺling itself "Go Daddy" blocked me.

 

That is a problem that trust will go away with the webserver I'm migrating to.

 

 

[ProfD]

2 hours ago, Troy said:

That or when our leaders become entertainers.

Right now, the USA is being led by a clown & millions of people are speeding up their own lives wishing for the day he leaves the job.

 

 

2 hours ago, Troy said:

Robots which can do all of that are on the way.  If first one will do a longer more than kiss and hug you.

No doubt. 

 

Lazy people are already using Roombas to vacuum.  Dishwashers have been around forever.

 

Socially awkward & lonely people have been collecting toys & blow-up dolls for several decades too.

 

Just like in the movie Demolition Man, I can see the same type of people migrating to Virtual Reality (VR) & other forms of electronic/AI-assisted stimulation.