Author's archive
Going through a Phrase 0
Thom and his guest explore the twisted history of the phrases, the “American Dream” and “American first.”
QOTD 0
Leon Jaworski:
I would rather have a competent extremist than an incompetent moderate.
Aside:
I wonder what he would have thought about an incompetent extremist?
Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam
Spam Spam Glorious Spam
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I stumbled over this in my AARP bulletin: Pointers on dealing with spam phone calls.
Aside:
I swear the AARP knew when I turned 50 before I did. I joined, because, though I have some grumps with them, I generally support their positions.
Shortly after I joined, I was on a business trip to Princeton, N. J. The young whippersnapper at the front desk of the hotel reeled of the list of discounts they offered and an AARP discount was one of them. I said, “I qualify for the AARP discount.” (I was on expenses which would be billed back to the customer, but why waste money?)
He replied, “Yes, sir.”
I asked, “Don’t you want to see my card?” He declined.
I have never forgiven him.
“Not with a Bang, but a Whimper” 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear looks at the spread of new Fascism (he calls it “Fascism 2.0”) and is not optimistic. Here’s a bit:
Please do read the rest.
A Civil Tongue 0
In Wingnut World, “civility” is defined as not opposing Wingnut World.
Both Sides Not 0
The Rude One points out that one thing is not like the other thing.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Shower your neighbors with politeness.
The bullet pierced a wall and was about a foot away from hitting a man who was showering in a separate apartment next door, records state.
Decoding De Code 0
When Republicans say the country “can’t afford” something, what they mean is, “our rich backers don’t want to contribute to the society that made them rich.”