Ron Swanson on Bloomberg TV

This is going to shock a lot of you, but I don't watch Parks & Recreation. I just don't have the time. But I know who Ron Swanson is thanks to a treasure trove of YouTube clips and the success of Nick Offerman's book Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living. So I was pretty excited to see that Bloomberg TV caught up with Swanson Offerman, and he does not disappoint. Swilling single malt while gnawing on red meat, Offerman delivers like a boss. And in the wake of the news that a Dallas parent is suing a rival high school's football coach for bullying because his son's team got beat 91-0 (I'll cover it in Bonus Bananas), this country needs a lesson in manhood more desperately than ever. Enjoy:

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God I love scotch.

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son.
 

I know more than you.

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
 
The.RealDeal

Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets

Dont bash it just because you cant handle it. Belvedere ftw!1
"And the last thing, how much do you charge for a career consultation and would you accept a check?"
 

Haha, it's just one of the more memorable quotes by Ron.

I was born and raised in Eastern Europe, I got nothing against clear alcohol.

" A recession is when other people lose their job, a depression is when you lose your job. "
 

Waiting for in the flesh to tell us how he enjoys mixing Laphroaig with Sprite.

You're born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake, son.
 

There's a guy in my office who looks and acts so much like Ron Swanson. Finally, after being here long enough, I developed the courage to tell him about this similarity. Turned out he neither has any idea who Ron Swanson is, nor does he care.

And that, I firmly believe, is exactly how Ron Swanson would've responded.

 

Manhood and ego are touchy subjects and I'm beginning to see them like I do politics: people's views more often tend to serve as Rorschach tests more than anything. Suing someone over getting beat in football is pretty lame, but last I checked there's plenty of sex, boozing, gratutitous violence, and shenanigans going on. Overall, I'm guessing America is becomming more 'civilized' in general, but there's still plenty of stuff to do to get the adrenaline pumping

Get busy living
 

Who's the beta throwing MS?

I heard the football story while driving to work this morning. Nice going, mom, you're giving your son 100x more humiliation than any game.

 

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I would agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.

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