me: oh hey, Petrov Day is coming up, maybe I should have a party

also me: oh, but if I plan it now North Korea might bomb us before it happens and then what would I do? cancel it? have a really depressing party? turn it into some kind of weird mourning ritual? either way this sounds super awkward–

me: … yes, I agree that in the event of nuclear war the potential awkwardness of any parties I am planning to host should be my first concern

#r a t i o n a l i t y#I really don't want to end up like a certain unnamed economist though#who planned a Hillary victory party before the election#and it ended up being super awkward#tbh whoever the economist you are thinking of who would be most likely to do that:#it's him