BASED ON A TRUE STORY

(most of the time)

A series by Bad

Billy Laveau

Illegal immigrants are here from 170 counties so far

College students getting degrees that will never make enough money to repay their loans

New taxes of any kind for any reason

News networks intentionally filtering/slanting news … left or right

Officials testifying before Congress, but refusing to answer any question with a simple “yes” or “no.”

Cars that go 140 mph when our top speed limit is

70 mph.

When I drive the speed limit and I am the slowest person on the road

Church attendance falling each year while population goes up

Men not holding open a door for a woman (regardless of age)

Profanity in public places … including radio, TV, and movies

Animals being mistreated in any manner

Drunk drivers not getting jail time

Drunks complaining about hangovers

Political candidates who low-rate other candidates. (Tell me something good. I got enough doubts already.)

Television preachers wanting more money

“Secrets to success” that involve me giving money to them

70% of my high school classmates are already dead

Over half of marriages end in divorce

50% of people are dumber than the average person

Education should produce equal outcomes. (Did someone forget to mention you have to work to succeed?)

The Ten Commandments are suggestions. And they’re out of date

Disarming honest, law-abiding citizens will end gun violence

It takes a village to raise a child. (Well, the village is clearly failing.)

US tax money going to illegal immigrants instead of veterans

250,000 unaccompanied children crossed the border and are “unaccounted for”

A dozen eggs cost more than 2 gallons of gasoline

Looters have more rights than store owners & victims

Congress members are exempt from Medicare, Social Security, and staff race/sex discrimination hiring

Perpetual victims looking for the next insult

Race, gender, or sexual orientation affecting business or educational decisions (positively or negatively, one is as evil and destructive as the other.)

A parent demanding a teacher give his child “partial spelling credit because only one letter was missed”

Hollywood actors lecturing us on how to think. (Don’t they make their living being someone they are not?)

American flags made in China (or any other foreign country)

Foreigners who come illegally to the US and want everyone to conform to their culture, beliefs, etc.

Wealthy athletes disrespecting our flag and nation Millionaires flying on private jets and telling us to use less petroleum hydrocarbons.

Children too young to vote or buy beer are capable of changing their sex.

You can laugh at these observations, but don’t get your hopes up that this listing will have any positive affect on the future. Life is like that these days. Logic seems to have fallen by the wayside.

Maybe one notch below terrible is the new norm.