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A constellation of the most pedantic, obstinate ignorance and presumption, mixed with a kind of rustic incivility, which would try the patience of Job.

Ronald Lacey as the creepy Major Arnold Ernst Toht in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
Image of Ross Douthat with NY Times essay banner, "Scott Galloway: America Abandoned Its 'Unremarkable' Young Men." Original modified to appear as a post from "The Onion," because irony is dead.
Matthew 6:5-6 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you."
Images excerpted from the introductory segments of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and The Wonderful World of Disney
Charade - Ice cream on the Seine
Amelia Earhart looking bossy in a leather coat and boots.
Phillip Vandamm: "She really did get under your skin, didn't she?"
People cosplaying as a rabbit, a president, and a first lady stand on a balcony festooned with flowers. The closed caption text reads, "GETS MUCH MORE HOSTILE."
Lucy from the Peanuts comic strip watching television and looking despondent says, "Christ, what an asshole."
Post from the bad place including an image of Dutch Defence Minister Gijs Tuinman, who says that "...like your iPhone, you can jailbreak an F-35. I won't say more about it."
Smashing Pumpkins, "Siamese Dream" 1993
Cropped portion of the location image showing a road sign identifying "CRATER RD"
Front page of The Washington Post with their updated slogan reading, "Democracy Dies Here and Now."
Deniro's character in the Scorsese film "Mean Streets," Johnny Boy asks defensively, "A mook? What's a mook?"
A really big, orange tree. Either the tree is leaning over, or the camera angle is off.
People who are nothing like the remaining staff at Teen Vogue are depicted immediately when the "unsubscribe" email link is clicked. Miss Representation
Doped-up Space Nazi cosplaying a Bond villain
Page from a Montgomery Ward sale catalog of August, 1929, shows boys in stiff-looking, rectangular outfits. Caption: Men and boys were properly rectangular back in the good old days. Our precious traditions were already being taken away back in 1929 when they declared, "No Prison Made Overalls At Ward's." Why the compromise? Woke!
You have fallen so far from the NY Times of my childhood. Pathetic. You are no longer the newspaper of record. This [survey] is a transparent, tone-deaf attempt to deflect legitimate criticism. Tabloid, subservient, gratuitous, pandering... [What is you race or ethnicity? (Required)] American
Johnny Boy doesn't know what a mook is, but he doesn't think he likes the sound of it.
Titans of journalism bring a us this scoop: "Mr. Trump...knows a great deal about planes..." Insightful!
Convair B-58 Hustler Ejection Module
Blondie, Tuco, and Angel Eyes
The Bambino well-dressed in shirt and jacket with a cigar
Shelley Duval taking a smoke break in 1977.
Rose pours another bottle of Charlie's liquor over the side of the African Queen.
Chong and his group sing the "Secret Tunnel" song for Aang and his companions.
The ancient android Ruk imitates Kirk while speaking into a communicator.
Johnny Boy asks, "A mook? What's a mook?"
Forlorn cherub sitting atop a marble slab under a tree.
Galadriel declares, "All shall love me and despair!"
Wayne Gretzky holding the 1984 Stanley Cup over his head.
Asked by the adoring press how he gets his information, Chauncey Gardner resolutely declares, "I like to watch TV."
Doctor McCoy exclaims,"His brain is gone!"