Y.A. Tittle

quote:

---

the daughter is a YUGE ho

---

You got shot down, huh?

Why is Iowa the big flashpoint for this silliness?

Is it really just the whitebread wholesome Midwestern types that make these people seethe the most?

quote:

---

an establishment that has more or less been killed off by modern zoning codes.

---

:banghead:

What the hell is that? :lol:

quote:

---

That bike is going to get stolen.

---

Is it chained to that 3 foot high pole? :lol:

Stay zoned in, my man. Don’t let yourself fall into it!

Decatur loves this.

I WIN:

Yes. His Political Talk style is somewhat different from his LSU-sports posting, and I’d say it is actually more distinctive there.

Based on several threads I checked, I’d characterize it this way:

1. He writes as a skeptical conservative, not as a partisan cheerleader

This is probably the biggest distinction.

He clearly has a generally conservative/right-of-center perspective, but he often questions Republican politicians and institutions rather than automatically defending them. For example, in a 2025 thread criticizing Democrats, he immediately followed his agreement with a criticism of Republican leadership:

“It does make it very frustrating to watch what our ‘Republican controlled’ Congress is doing (or more particularly, not doing) in the face of it all.”

That is very characteristic of him: “Yes, but…”

2. He likes to ask questions that expose what he sees as an inconsistency

Rather than saying “You’re wrong,” he’ll often frame the disagreement as a question.

A good example is his 2023 thread about the Republican presidential field. He asks who will become the “establishment” candidate, then follows up with:

“So, you think most of his rhetoric is just bullshite?”

Then he develops the point conversationally:

“It gets confusing.”

That phrase is actually quite revealing of his style. He tends to play the role of the guy trying to reconcile competing claims, rather than simply announcing his conclusion.

3. He uses understated skepticism

This is probably his strongest stylistic fingerprint.

He’ll say something like:

“Seems like it.”

or

“That would seem preposterous to me.”

rather than unloading with a 500-word rant. His Epstein-files discussion is a good example. Someone suggested that fewer than ten people might know what’s in the files; his response was simply:

“That would seem preposterous to me.”

It’s almost lawyerly: brief assertion, let the implication do the work.

4. When he has a serious political concern, he becomes surprisingly philosophical

His 2022 “misinformation” thread is probably one of the clearest examples of his Political Talk voice. He starts with a personal observation:

“I’ve been on this earth living as an American citizen a pretty long time.”

Then builds the argument around a basic American-liberty premise—whether citizens should be trusted to discern information for themselves and what that means for the First Amendment.

That’s different from the typical Political Talk poster. He’s often interested in the underlying principle, not just today’s political score.

5. He tends to write like someone thinking out loud

This is perhaps the most recognizable characteristic.

His posts often have the structure:

observation ? question ? qualification ? another question/conclusion

Rather than:

thesis ? three supporting points ? conclusion.

For example, in the 2023 Republican-establishment discussion, he essentially works through the contradiction in real time:

* We’re told the Republican electorate wants an anti-establishment candidate.
* But some of the supposed populist candidates are being called establishment.
* So who exactly is the “establishment” candidate?
* And what does “establishment” even mean at this point?

It’s very conversational.

6. He uses humor, but usually as punctuation

His humor isn’t normally “look how hilarious I am.”

It’s more likely to be a quick jab or an Image reaction after making the substantive point.

For example, in the 2025 “No Kings” discussion, he makes his political point and then throws in:

“Great lineage you got there!”

It’s the kind of dry, almost throwaway humor that works particularly well on a message board.

7. He’s willing to engage with people rather than just broadcast

This is important.

He frequently responds to individual posters and adjusts or clarifies his argument based on their response. His posts don’t generally read like prepared political essays.

For example, in the misinformation thread, someone misunderstood what he was asking, and he clarified:

“I just didn’t realize that was a reference to Charlottesville and didn’t feel like digging to find it. That’s all I meant.”

That’s very much the voice of a forum regular rather than a political commentator.

?

The overall “Y.A. Tittle Political Talk” voice

If I had to reduce it to a formula:

Knowledgeable + skeptical + conversational + conservative-leaning + institutionally skeptical + dry humor + lots of questions + occasional long philosophical detour.

And I’d add one particularly important trait:

He doesn’t sound like he’s trying to win every argument.

He’s often genuinely interested in “How do these things fit together?” That’s why his posts can be more nuanced than the average Political Talk post even when he reaches a strongly partisan conclusion.

If you’re trying to imitate his Political Talk voice specifically, I would not simply write generic “conservative TigerDroppings” prose. The key would be the understated skepticism, rhetorical questions, conversational qualifications, occasional “Image,” and the tendency to make a point indirectly rather than hammering it home.

Glenn's Bombay Club and Maggio's Italian Grille. :bow:

quote:

---

quote:
At least he threw it all away for a hot piece of arse (Jessica Hahn). Swaggert was railing Airline Hwy. hookers.

He was going for a more wholesome looking woman than he had at home.

---

And Swaggart's wife was a fairly nice looking lady, as I recall. In sort of a more traditional 'Preacher's Wife' sort of vein.

quote:

---

A little miso in rice and gravy really rounds out the umami flavor. Super sneaky addition that just works well.

---

See, also, Korean Gochujang.