I Am A Bernie Supporter And Lost A Bet To A Trump Supporter

[IndiCon15]

I like it a lot but, yeah, I go through the motions a bit, too.

I go to a small Catholic school in a big city. Our school is on the outskirts. We have like 6,000 kids here, and a decent amount are commuters. I think probably 80% of the kids also grew up within an hour of here, so a fair amount head home on weekends. (I'm not from the area.) But there's always something to do. Being in a city helps because I can just take the subway or bus downtown or hitch a ride with one of my friends if we feel like hanging out for a while. I'm only 20 so I'm technically not supposed to drink yet but shhhhhh.

I really think there's a big gap between what a lot of people think college is like these days. The only time I've heard of the phrase "safe space" was when someone wrote about it for the school newspaper. (I work on the paper a little bit.) That was it. It has never come up. We've never had any protests here. All of that stuff happens at the big state schools or super expensive schools where kids have too much time on their hands. And since it's a Catholic school, we actually have a pro-life club that puts up anti-abortion posters places.

My school doesn't even have TAs. It's sorta like high school in that way. Most of my classes have like 20 kids in them. I've had a few with 10. The biggest class I had was 40, and that was for a mandatory science class. My friends who go to big state schools have classes with like 300 kids or whatever and barely even see their professors.

I even have had professors who are priests. And a bunch of old-school professors who went here as undergraduates. I've had three classes where, before every meeting, we had a prayer or moment-of-silence before class. No one really cares. I know a few more outspoken liberal type of kids and they don't even really care. That's mostly because so many kids here went to Catholic school and came up with that, I think. But it's just sorta apathetic here. The most political it gets are with Bernie signs on doors (he'd win a mock election by a landslide). Like I can't even begin to tell you how popular he is with everyone.

It's impossible to flunk out. I don't know how anyone can flunk out of college. All you have to do is just go to class like 90% of the time and hand in your work when it's due and you'll get a C. If you put in the work and do a good job you get better grades. If you really bust your ass then you can get really good grades. I have some professors who are crazy hard. I have a few who don't know what they're doing and are all over the map. We have a few classes that are easy A's. We have a few classes no one wants to take because the workload is nuts compared to the usual class. Or they're math-based. It's just like high school in that way. And you can mess with your schedule to get a day off if you want, even if you take five classes a semester.

The only kids who do poorly or flunk out are kids who just party all the time. I mean, everyone goes to parties. (I made this dumb bet hammered.) But you just can't drink too much on weekday nights.

But it's fun. It's really what you make of it.

It sounds like a good experience overall.  I'd say to think about how you got there.  School work, grades, everything you needed to do finish high school and get into college.  Think about how it all gets paid for, whether it be from your folks, you, financial aid......ultimately someone worked hard for you to be there, and you worked hard to be there.  Take pride in that. 

[I_B_Perky]

I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.

Hell I ain't even that good anymore.   

[Mary Ann]

Any other exercises or drills you want me to do? I am being serious. The push-up one went over well.

How about a Trump tattoo? 

[Mary Ann]

I'm curious--what would you have had him do if you had won the bet?

I really hope that you will stick around after the bet is over. I understand that per the terms of your bet you couldn't say what you really feel but I for one would like to know.

I would also like to know if anything you've experienced over the last few days has changed your mind at all.

[BernieSupporter]

I'm curious--what would you have had him do if you had won the bet?

I really hope that you will stick around after the bet is over. I understand that per the terms of your bet you couldn't say what you really feel but I for one would like to know.

I would also like to know if anything you've experienced over the last few days has changed your mind at all.

We have a no tattoo policy.

The things I would have him do were more silly pranks on him.

1) We have an open mic "coffeehouse" thing coming up Wednesday. It's a lot of English majors reading poetry and things like that. My friend hates it more than anything. I was going to make him read some poetry.

2) There's this lady downtown who offers people free hugs in one of the parks. I was going to make him do that.

3) He was going to hand write personal greeting cards that said "Thank you for being my best friend" and "You have pretty eyes" and the like and hand them to people.

4) Take people's trays for them in the dining hall.

Those were some of my ideas.

His whole thing was that Republicans know the value of hard work, so he was going to crack the whip on me and have me do menial tasks.

[BernieSupporter]

My duties come to an end tonight. (Thank God.)

Things I had/have to do:

1) There was a Young Republicans club meeting tonight. My friend is a member of the group. I don't really know any of the other members other than from just seeing them around campus. I had to dress the part -- tucked in polo shirt, khakis -- along with my Trump hat and sit through it. Before I went, I had to grab a few Bernie signs (easy to do) and also take down the one on my door. At the meeting, I personally handed members of the club Bernie signs as their own personal doormats. Then we went outside and I set my Bernie sign on fire as they chanted "Feel The Bern."

2) I am my friend's personal Uber driver for the night. I had to drive him and a few of his Republican friends downtown so they can go to a restaurant and then bar hopping as they watch the Nevada results come in. I already had to drive back to take them to another bar. I have my phone on when I'm ordered to pick them up.

3) While awaiting the call, I had to return a bunch of my friend's books to the library. I also had to do his laundry, iron a bunch of his shirts (I've never even done that for my own shirts), and sort his sock//underwear/t-shirt drawers in his dresser.

4) I had to change his sheets.

5) I had to shine his dress shoes. (Thank god not while he was wearing them. I might have backed out.)

6) Vacuum his rug and sweep up.

7) Alphabitize his books.

And, of course, ask for any other suggestions.

As soon as I bring him and his friends back to campus and he turns out the lights to his room, I am free from my duties.

[98ZJUSMC]

By a cute 22 year old blonde with big hooters who knows how to cook, clean, wash and wax trucks and motorcycles, who owns a liquor store and has adventurous female friends.

...and enough crew-served weapons to TOE fill a Rifle Company and a killer Bass boat.

Two, would be better .   

[freedumb2003b]

My duties come to an end tonight. (Thank God.)

Things I had/have to do:

1) There was a Young Republicans club meeting tonight. My friend is a member of the group. I don't really know any of the other members other than from just seeing them around campus. I had to dress the part -- tucked in polo shirt, khakis -- along with my Trump hat and sit through it. Before I went, I had to grab a few Bernie signs (easy to do) and also take down the one on my door. At the meeting, I personally handed members of the club Bernie signs as their own personal doormats. Then we went outside and I set my Bernie sign on fire as they chanted "Feel The Bern."

2) I am my friend's personal Uber driver for the night. I had to drive him and a few of his Republican friends downtown so they can go to a restaurant and then bar hopping as they watch the Nevada results come in. I already had to drive back to take them to another bar. I have my phone on when I'm ordered to pick them up.

3) While awaiting the call, I had to return a bunch of my friend's books to the library. I also had to do his laundry, iron a bunch of his shirts (I've never even done that for my own shirts), and sort his sock//underwear/t-shirt drawers in his dresser.

4) I had to change his sheets.

5) I had to shine his dress shoes. (Thank god not while he was wearing them. I might have backed out.)

6) Vacuum his rug and sweep up.

7) Alphabitize his books.

And, of course, ask for any other suggestions.

As soon as I bring him and his friends back to campus and he turns out the lights to his room, I am free from my duties.

My friend, you are a solid citizen.  You made a bet, stood by it, held up not only the letter but the spirit of your side of the deal.

You are a born conservative who I think was led astray.

As was suggested above -- Go to democraticunderground.com, register with the name "CruzSupporter" and tell EXACTLY the same story you did to us.

Then you will need one of them newfangled Apple watches or fitbits or something to measure the nanoseconds before the first insult, followed by your banning.

All of us here (well me at least and from what I can tell. many of my fellow cavers) are pretty impressed by your honesty, humor, demeanor, intelligence and comportment. 

Many of us have wanted to talk with Bernie supporters absent rancor so we can understand the attraction.  It is quite baffling to us, other than the easy veneer we would like to use to describe his popularity, given his extreme left positions.

Now you can "be yourself" sans your 12 herculean tasks, please pull up a stool and palaver when you get our from under the backlog of real things you needed to do to make time for your bet payoff.

[freedumb2003b]

By a cute 22 year old blonde with big hooters who knows how to cook, clean, wash and wax trucks and motorcycles, who owns a liquor store and has adventurous female friends.

I think there is a guy out on the Interstate truckstop who matches that description.

[Big Dog]

I think there is a guy out on the Interstate truckstop who matches that description.

Is he the one they call "Pump & Munch"?



I'm asking for a friend.

[Big Dog]

We have a no tattoo policy.

The things I would have him do were more silly pranks on him.

1) We have an open mic "coffeehouse" thing coming up Wednesday. It's a lot of English majors reading poetry and things like that. My friend hates it more than anything. I was going to make him read some poetry.

2) There's this lady downtown who offers people free hugs in one of the parks. I was going to make him do that.

3) He was going to hand write personal greeting cards that said "Thank you for being my best friend" and "You have pretty eyes" and the like and hand them to people.

4) Take people's trays for them in the dining hall.

Those were some of my ideas.

His whole thing was that Republicans know the value of hard work, so he was going to crack the whip on me and have me do menial tasks.

Great sense of humor!  The hug lady in the park is particularly good.

Something to think about: "No tattoos" does not mean "No Sharpies".   

[I_B_Perky]

My duties come to an end tonight. (Thank God.)

Things I had/have to do:

1) There was a Young Republicans club meeting tonight. My friend is a member of the group. I don't really know any of the other members other than from just seeing them around campus. I had to dress the part -- tucked in polo shirt, khakis -- along with my Trump hat and sit through it. Before I went, I had to grab a few Bernie signs (easy to do) and also take down the one on my door. At the meeting, I personally handed members of the club Bernie signs as their own personal doormats. Then we went outside and I set my Bernie sign on fire as they chanted "Feel The Bern."

2) I am my friend's personal Uber driver for the night. I had to drive him and a few of his Republican friends downtown so they can go to a restaurant and then bar hopping as they watch the Nevada results come in. I already had to drive back to take them to another bar. I have my phone on when I'm ordered to pick them up.

3) While awaiting the call, I had to return a bunch of my friend's books to the library. I also had to do his laundry, iron a bunch of his shirts (I've never even done that for my own shirts), and sort his sock//underwear/t-shirt drawers in his dresser.

4) I had to change his sheets.

5) I had to shine his dress shoes. (Thank god not while he was wearing them. I might have backed out.)

6) Vacuum his rug and sweep up.

7) Alphabitize his books.

And, of course, ask for any other suggestions.

As soon as I bring him and his friends back to campus and he turns out the lights to his room, I am free from my duties.

Stick around... you will find we here at CC are not Scrooge Mcduck's that only care about  money,  that want dirty air, dirty water and to shut the government down.  With an open mind you will find that we are pretty much ordinary folks that have our own trials and tribulations.

Lots of good advice from people here awaits you... you only have to partake of it.   

I just want to know... you going to make the same bet on a different state?   

Stay well berniesupporter.

[BernieSupporter]

I just want to know... you going to make the same bet on a different state?   

I learned my lesson. I'm not making any wagers while drunk ever again.

I also learned to not bet against Donald Trump. And, in fact, he has my vote if he does win the nomination.

[I_B_Perky]

I learned my lesson. I'm not making any wagers while drunk ever again.

I also learned to not bet against Donald Trump. And, in fact, he has my vote if he does win the nomination.

Hey guy.... we have all done some dumb shit when drunk!!!   At least you didn't wake up in jail with a new tatoo.   

Personally I do not like Trump.  I'd rather see someone else more along the line of my values... unfortunately that someone is not running. May not exist.   I want this country to get its finances in order, cut fed government by 10 percent across the board, military excepted, and take out the crony capitalism.  Right now I do not care about social issues and never really have.

Break up the big banks. Break up some of the large corporations. Give the small business a voice at the table. Enact the fair tax and take the power of the purse out of the tax system. Want to raise taxes? Then raise it on everyone.  Screw the government using the tax code to promote social policy. Taxes are for one thing... to fund the government... and if the people want more social programs then everyone should have skin in the game.  Get a handle on illegal immigration. No amnesty. We tried that 30 years ago and what did we get? More illegals. 

I could go on and on... you get the idea though.

Some of that is what Bernie is saying, most not. 

If you sit down and think about it truthfully... you may find we are not so different after all.   

[Chris_]

I learned my lesson. I'm not making any wagers while drunk ever again.

I also learned to not bet against Donald Trump. And, in fact, he has my vote if he does win the nomination.

Donny Trump is no conservative.  If you're looking at him as some sort of benchmark, you're probably wrong.

[I_Extinguished_My_Bern]

1) This is my new nickname. I figured you all would very much enjoy it.

2) I'll check in from time to time.

[Mary Ann]

1) This is my new nickname. I figured you all would very much enjoy it.

2) I'll check in from time to time.

Love it!

[Chris_]

[67 Rover]

By a cute 22 year old blonde with big hooters who knows how to cook, clean, wash and wax trucks and motorcycles, who owns a liquor store and has adventurous female friends.

 

[Patriot Guard Rider]

Damn. She was wearing a workshirt and blue jeans when she left my house that morning. I KNEW something like this would happen..

[I_B_Perky]

1) This is my new nickname. I figured you all would very much enjoy it.

2) I'll check in from time to time.

I gave you an H5 for originality!

[docstew]

1) This is my new nickname. I figured you all would very much enjoy it.

2) I'll check in from time to time.

Coulda gone with "ItUsedToBernWhenIPee"

[98ZJUSMC]

As was suggested above -- Go to democraticunderground.com, register with the name "CruzSupporter" and tell EXACTLY the same story you did to us.

[98ZJUSMC]

Rough Carpentry, too!!11????!!???

[98ZJUSMC]

Hey guy.... we have all done some dumb shit when drunk!!!   At least you didn't wake up in jail with a new tatoo.   

Personally I do not like Trump.  I'd rather see someone else more along the line of my values... unfortunately that someone is not running. May not exist.   I want this country to get its finances in order, cut fed government by 10 percent across the board, military excepted, and take out the crony capitalism.  Right now I do not care about social issues and never really have.

Break up the big banks. Break up some of the large corporations. Give the small business a voice at the table. Enact the fair tax and take the power of the purse out of the tax system. Want to raise taxes? Then raise it on everyone.  Screw the government using the tax code to promote social policy. Taxes are for one thing... to fund the government... and if the people want more social programs then everyone should have skin in the game.  Get a handle on illegal immigration. No amnesty. We tried that 30 years ago and what did we get? More illegals. 

But, I will vote Trump, in a heartbeat.