and drugs... Let’s hope it doesn’t come to guns. (Not that I’m dropping the key to the trigger lock on my 9mm down the sewer grate.) And as for drugs, I used up my share (and a lot of everybody else’s) in the ‘60s and ‘70s. To quote the old Dave Van Ronk folk song “Cocaine Blues”... Reached in my pocket, grabbed my poke Note in my pocket says “No more coke” I read your letter daily, thank you for the information and pause in an otherwise stress-related process. – Carl M. P.J. O’Rourke comment: Glad you’re enjoying our letter Carl. And “stress-related process” is a kind way of putting it re the current situation. Plus, to make things even worse, no sports on TV. I was reduced to betting on the outcome of last year’s March Madness. Put $50 on Texas Tech to beat Virginia. Re: The Pandemic Nightmare Scenario Hits NYC
excuse to take freedoms away and make every excuse to not give them back. When all of this is over, we’ll have a big fight on our hands to regain the liberties we’ve lost. And, Patricia, I hope to be with you in the forefront of that battle. But in the meantime, I’m following the rules. Although maybe this is just selfishness on my part. I’m 72 years old, smoke cigars, drink scotch, and my idea of exercise is getting up at 3 a.m. to take a leak. It’s like this &*%$ing virus has my name on it. Hillary Clinton was wrong: Americans aren’t clinging to their guns and Bibles in times of this crisis. I’m clinging to P.J. O’Rourke’s books and alcohol... I remember Trump saying that drugs were flooding into America cheaper than candy bars. Well, not ONE illegal immigrant has offered me pure uncut
ecstasy for a price cheaper than a candy bar. I believe the solution for America is two things: Americans need better guns and better drugs. – D.J.A. P.J. O’Rourke comment: And, in my case, better reading material. I’m deeply flattered and very grateful, D.J.A., that you’re clinging to my books, but I’ve read the darn things already. I’m with you about the alcohol though. I call it “inner hand sanitizer.” As for the guns
Buck: The “experts” don’t know enough about the coronavirus and are guessing at fatality rates, projected number of infections, etc. Don’t forget that the mayor and top health officer for NYC told its citizens to party on, while other places went to shelter in place. So, it is likely that most other places will not be like NYC. That’s two cents from this “guesspert”. – Jeff T.
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