Seen on a bumper-sticker
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Seen on a bumper-sticker
For those who are unaware of what a "bumper-sticker" is, it's a paste-on piece of paper (or plastic) with a sometimes pithy, sometimes sarcastic, and sometimes spiritual message emblazoned thereon and which is affixed by adhesive to the bumper, or occasionally other parts of, an automobile in the USA. 'Round "election" times in these here parts, they usually get pretty bleak.
Until this morning. I spied one on the arse end of a Jeep this morning stating, "Nixon. Now more than ever!" This kind of summed things up. What sort of world has it become where Richard Milhous Nixon can be regarded as a breath of fresh air? It must be the lure of simpler days where conspiracy was necessary to make dastardly deeds happen and where -- once in a while -- it was thought that preserving the dignity of two opposing sides was important.
Sadder still is that none of the cast of characters I'd like to see in the office are available for duty. Feh.
Until this morning. I spied one on the arse end of a Jeep this morning stating, "Nixon. Now more than ever!" This kind of summed things up. What sort of world has it become where Richard Milhous Nixon can be regarded as a breath of fresh air? It must be the lure of simpler days where conspiracy was necessary to make dastardly deeds happen and where -- once in a while -- it was thought that preserving the dignity of two opposing sides was important.
Sadder still is that none of the cast of characters I'd like to see in the office are available for duty. Feh.
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C'mon Carl, we all know that truth about the "good old days" is that they never were.
If The Donald behaves the way he did tonight in the next 2 debates he'll never be President. Especially if Hilary spends more time telling us why she wants to be and should be President.
Everyone who actually knows her insists she's a 100% better person than she appears to be. Look up the history on her graduation speech at Wellesley.
If The Donald behaves the way he did tonight in the next 2 debates he'll never be President. Especially if Hilary spends more time telling us why she wants to be and should be President.
Everyone who actually knows her insists she's a 100% better person than she appears to be. Look up the history on her graduation speech at Wellesley.
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Social norms aren't changed by Congress or Parliament; they're changed by a sufficient number of people ignoring the existing ones and publicly practicing new ones.
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I liked the sticker that said "I was addicted to the Hokey Pokey, but then I turned myself around."
As a matter of fact, the sun DOES shine out of my ...
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Not to mention the one that said, "What if the hokey pokey IS what it's all about?"
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Social norms aren't changed by Congress or Parliament; they're changed by a sufficient number of people ignoring the existing ones and publicly practicing new ones.
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Just saw a blue Trump sign that had letters obscured by blue marker so that it said: "RUMP / MAKE AMERICA EAT IN!"
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StI, that's good for a laugh regardless of what side of the spectrum you fall on - unless you're a miserable sort with no sense of humour one would be well advised to stay far away from.
But when it comes to a choice for office, the question (where it has an answer) rests on the voting record and official actions. If that record exists then the rest means nothing.Pdxfashionpioneer wrote:Everyone who actually knows her insists [Hillary]'s a 100% better person than she appears to be.
human@world# ask_question --recursive "By what legitimate authority?"
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Back in 2004, Washington state had a congressman by the name of Norm Dicks. Well, I won't say what the sign said, but, if you move the "s" from the last name to the first name, you'll get what a yard sign just outside of Shelton, Washington said. Lots of laughter was heard when a friend of mine and I drove past it in my car.skirtingtheissue wrote:Just saw a blue Trump sign that had letters obscured by blue marker so that it said: "RUMP / MAKE AMERICA EAT IN!"
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I've seen a few yard signs that suggest the ultimate solution for our election nightmare...they took Trump-Pence signs and blacked out everything except RUM.
As a matter of fact, the sun DOES shine out of my ...
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I'ddillon wrote:I've seen a few yard signs that suggest the ultimate solution for our election nightmare...they took Trump-Pence signs and blacked out everything except RUM.