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KS Toronado

KS Toronado's Journal
KS Toronado's Journal
November 7, 2025

Stopped Walmart from ripping me off today.

Went for an oil change and the guy signing me in asked if I wanted new wiper blades or air filter, said no on wiper
blades and "let me see the air filter before you change it". Half hour later here he comes with my air filter in hand
telling me it's real dirty, so I pull my small flashlight out of my pocket and shine it through the filter, hell it was
almost brand new yet, looked at the guy and asked "Would you throw this away if it was in your car?"
He walked away with his tail between his legs.

That's how we always checked them in my father's service station, back then we used a trouble light with a 100
watt bulb, lot more powerful than my little flashlight.

November 7, 2025

Found a 20" KENT BMX with plastic wheels at auction

OK neither one of the pictures is the bike I bought, the top picture is showing what my wheels look like that
I found on ebay, my wheels are a dull yellow plastic unpainted, bike paint is faded from years of sitting outside
plus there's plenty of paint scrapes, chrome handlebars and seat shaft are perfect.

Bottom picture is another one I found online, this one is the same color as mine and also a"BARRAGE" model
like mine. Found a local place that's reproducing all 4 decals, my nephew is repainting it for me.






November 6, 2025

MAGAt couple at the cancer center this morning

Wondering how to start a conversation with strangers I noticed all 3 of us had slip in tennis shoes.

Extending my leg, "Aren't these shoes the best new invention?"

Oh yes this couple loved to talk, heard all about his cancer, and then I asked.....

"Have you heard what the latest on SNAP is"?

Him..."All them lazy fuckers need to go get a job blah blah blah couple minutes of blah blah blah and he ended
with there's not enough money in the Treasury to pay them blah blah blah"

"What happened to all the money in the Treasury? tRump give it to the billionaires to trickle down?"

She's whispering something in his ear and he turns back to me and starts to say something and I interrupt
after a couple blahs ....

"On any given day the Treasury has over a trillion dollars in it blah blah blah" Can't remember how I finished.

LOL, I have no idea how much money is in the Treasury on any given day.

They called his name and off he went giving me a nasty look, then she re positioned herself so her back was
facing me, another guy there gave me a thumbs up, that made my day.

ON EDIT........

Holy shit it just dawned on me, thought he looked a little familiar, couple months back was talking to
them about the price of eggs inside Dillons and he blew up at me that day also which also surprised
me that day. Bet he gets mad at a lot of people.

November 6, 2025

dumpie's plan is to NEVER reopen the Government

NEVER swear in new members of Congress, NEVER feed the hungry, the asshole is sick & dying and he wants
his revenge on the people who don't worship him.

November 6, 2025

The Cadillac dealer

“A wealthy Cadillac dealer orders a pizza for his family every Friday night. His family loves pizza from a particular restaurant because it's the best tasting pizza and the Cadillac dealer likes the price. He's even developed a friendship with the pizza delivery boy who cycles several miles to bring them their pizza.

One day the Cadillac dealer is doing his accounts and has a thought: 'Over the years, I've given the pizza delivery boy thousands of dollars and yet never once has he bought a Cadillac Escalade from me. How is that fair? This guy is ripping me off.'

The more he thinks about it, the more angry he becomes.

'I'm running a massive trade deficit with that kid on that bicycle. He is deliberately not buying my cars to screw me over. I'm a Cadillac dealer and he's a puny kid on a bike. I hold all the cards. I'm going to put a stop to this.'

So, the following Friday night he confronts the delivery boy. 'You have been robbing me for years. I'm subsidising your business with thousands of dollars and yet you never buy my Escalades. So, I'm going to impose a 50% surcharge on every pizza you deliver to this house and there's nothing you can do about it!'

The pizza delivery boy looks confused. 'I'm sorry but I couldn't afford to buy or run a Cadillac Escalade even if I needed one, which I don't.'

'I don't care,' says the Cadillac dealer. 'It's not fair me subsidising you thousands of dollars. Why should I be paying you these subsidies?'

'Because you like my pizza and that's what they cost. That's not a subsidy. It's called trade,' answers the delivery boy.

'Well, it's not trade if you refuse to buy a Cadillac, so I'm going to charge 50% on top of the price of your pizzas so I get some payback.'

'Who are you going to charge?'

'My family!'

'How's that going to work?'

'They're going to be livid! They'll be so angry that the pizza is going to cost 50% more that they'll stop telling me to buy them from you. They'll start making their own pizzas and you'll go bust!'

'Can they make pizzas this good? Do they even want to?'

'That's not the point!'

'And how many more Cadillacs will you sell if we go bust?'

'Who cares? At least I won't be being ripped off by a mere pizza delivery boy on a bicycle!'

'OK. Here's your pizza. Keep the tip. It was nice doing business with you.'”


November 5, 2025

SNAP & Dick Cheney Cartoons

I noticed this morning that approximately 120 more people clicked on my notice from last night where to find the cartoons than actually viewed them in G.D.

We did a poll some time back and the consensus was overwhelmingly cartoons should be posted in G.D. , so
that's what I've been doing and adding a link in this Humor forum to make it easier to find them.

The links I leave take you straight to another Democratic Underground page in General Discussion, to see this bunch
click on this link.

https://democraticunderground.com/100220776616

November 5, 2025

Ouch !



November 5, 2025

Tuesday Night Cartoons

Was posted in General Discussion

https://democraticunderground.com/100220773760

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About KS Toronado

Ornery, before getting upset with something you didn't understand where I was coming from, consider that I was probably teasing or pulling your leg. Apple doesn't fall far from the Ornery Tree.
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