GNDN

As you may know, I'm a long-time fan of the Star Trek franchise, from the (now-cheesy) Original Series to the wonderfully high-tech Next Generation, Strange New Worlds, Picard, etc.

One of the interesting things on the sets of the Star Trek shows was the signage and labeling in the background - signs on walls, labels on control panels, etc. Because the screen resolution of TVs was not always sufficient to show exactly what many of those signs and labels said, the set dressers had a good time with the labels, as shown in this example - 

My favorite, though, is the ubiquitous "GNDN" label seen on numerous pipes, conduits, junction boxes, etc ...

What does it mean? "Goes Nowhere, Does Nothing." It was the set designers' joking reference to a component which was of no use.

It occurs to me that the GNDN label can be applied to Republicans in Congress, especially in the House of Representatives, where the focus is on chasing down rabbit holes of imagined presidential malfeasance* and playing to the audience of Faux News-besotted MAGA crazies rather than on tackling important problems and legislating thoughtfully.

I propose a nationwide movement to change the name of the GOP to GNDN. Who's with me?

Have a good day, and come back tomorrow for the naming of the Right-Cheek Ass Clown for December. More thoughts then.

Bilbo

* On the part of President Biden only, of course. The blatant corruption of the previous administration is exempt from examination.