You know, Jonathan Swift proposed a solution to *both* these problems about 275 years ago.
It was such a modest proposal.
This isn't a come-on. I'm in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect.
Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Sep 18, 2012 11:49:58 am PDT #22611 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jesse - Sep 18, 2012 11:50:53 am PDT #22612 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm sure all of the secret Muslims are on welfare too.
Obviously, obviously.
Hey, remember that time George W Bush sent us all checks? Man, that was some evil shit right there.
The thing that's so funny to me about this epithet is that I know actual socialists, who live in a commune, who share all their belongings. By living in accordance with their view of biblical teachings.
It kind of makes me cry to think about how the religious Right (or, as an awesome old lady activist I used to work with always said, "the irreligious WRONG!") would respond to Actual Jesus. I mean, can you imagine?
DavidS - Sep 18, 2012 11:52:29 am PDT #22613 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I mean, can you imagine?
I can. It ends with a crucifixion.
Steph L. - Sep 18, 2012 11:53:31 am PDT #22614 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Hey, remember that time George W Bush sent us all checks?
Good times.
le nubian - Sep 18, 2012 12:13:32 pm PDT #22615 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
did I link this yet?
people in the U.S. tend to overestimate how many Jewish people, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos there are in this country.
Like by a whole lot.
People who are college educated tend to do better, but the overestimation is probably fueling some of the racial bias "down with welfare" bullshit.
le nubian - Sep 18, 2012 12:17:39 pm PDT #22616 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
javachik - Sep 18, 2012 12:20:45 pm PDT #22617 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
but the overestimation is probably fueling some of the racial bias "down with welfare" bullshit.
Or, you could be like me, and make a point of living in a diverse area. I have no idea what the demographics of various ethnic or racial groups are in the US, and based on what I see every day, I am likely to wayyy over estimate.
shrift - Sep 18, 2012 12:26:16 pm PDT #22618 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm working on my self-assessment, which is leading to crippling anxiety.
§ ita § - Sep 18, 2012 12:29:39 pm PDT #22619 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm in the ER and I'm terrified because I don't see anyone I recognise yet, and I'm angry at everything that made this a daytime (slow) visit and I threw up in the five minutes I was home before I came back out...and a lot of ands.
brenda m - Sep 18, 2012 12:30:13 pm PDT #22620 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there