@sjgiardini@SpliceToday2022 hey, you just gave me an idea for a movie! Dead Democrats arise from the grave and they are outraged at the going on in this country. They march on Washington attacking everybody in sight.
"truman was a democrat, but he was a democrat when that meant something very different. this was a man who ran a haberdashery and never mistook a résumé for a character reference. the scholarship named for him now exists primarily to credential a class that would’ve made him reach for the bourbon."
"Language isn’t neutral. It signals belonging. And belonging, in elite institutions, is the first requirement for advancement."
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@sjgiardini@SpliceToday2022 “ made him reach for the bourbon”-I like that! I was to his house, and independence, Missouri. He lived such a simple life. Like somebody who was working class.
@lambchops1@MUGGER2023@MoustacheClubUS Ha! Still up for debate how much Viking blood most Irishmen carry, but good golly old Norman probably still has lutefisk at Christmas with his family tree.
@lambchops1@MUGGER2023@MoustacheClubUS Around my neck of the woods they hope for 25% Ojibwa to get in on some casino revenue. A little Warren-econ stimulus.
Mine: I’ve always thought the (made-up) designation of Boomers—1946-1964—was bogus; if you can’t remember JFK’s assassination or The Beatles arriving in America you ain’t no Boomer. @MoustacheClubUS. splicetoday.com/pop-culture/si…
@danjac01@MUGGER2023@MoustacheClubUS Yeah, I had 23 & Me , disappointed, they can only find Irish blood. I wanted something a little exotic. Like 15% Saudi.
@wjwaldron Ha ha. I had a Portuguese building superintendent who would say "of course" at every opportunity. I theorize that he learned English by watching Mr. Ed.