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....Sooo Much This. (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 2014 OP
Damn right. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #1
I'd support the first mass settlers' mission BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #2
Good one Blanche! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #4
heeeeeeeee! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #5
I'm really glad you clarified that, Blanche. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #8
Not that I think you needed or expected clarification, Jack. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #18
I'm glad you're glad, Pine! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #39
I like it! Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #23
I do, too! Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #28
I hear it's nice there this time of year. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #11
Or they could go to that big crater in Siberia cyberswede Jul 2014 #12
looks custom made if they go head first as usual. mountain grammy Jul 2014 #20
I'd like to help them out.... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #38
K & R. n/t FSogol Jul 2014 #3
INDEED! Plucketeer Jul 2014 #6
Kicking!! K&R yuiyoshida Jul 2014 #7
As I've said before.. KyleMcShades Jul 2014 #9
One of the fun parts about my short stature: IrishAyes Jul 2014 #15
Hilarious! klook Jul 2014 #16
Sorry, but they're just so damned easy to fool, they seem to beg for it. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #19
Yeah.. KyleMcShades Jul 2014 #25
I love you! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2014 #40
Gunnery Sergeant Chamberlain, is that you, ma'am? Brigid Jul 2014 #41
I refuse to answer on the grounds.... IrishAyes Jul 2014 #46
Beautiful. Just beautiful. IrishAyes Jul 2014 #10
It's a win--win! stage left Jul 2014 #13
Just saw a sign on FB TNNurse Jul 2014 #14
True. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #29
Kick & recommended. William769 Jul 2014 #17
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #21
I suggest Somalia! calimary Jul 2014 #22
Yup! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #24
Great inspiration always helps me get there, my dear! calimary Jul 2014 #32
Oh my! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #33
Good idea. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #30
yep!!! napkinz Jul 2014 #26
Uh-huh! shenmue Jul 2014 #27
Excellent post. K&R Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #31
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #34
If only we could. Great sign! mountain grammy Jul 2014 #35
Perfect mcar Jul 2014 #36
rec bigtree Jul 2014 #37
Kick.. thanks she! Cha Jul 2014 #42
Hey Cha! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #43
YES Yes Yes oldandhappy Jul 2014 #44
K & R Amonester Jul 2014 #45
Kickety, she Hekate Jul 2014 #47
If only we could! sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #48
Agreed... onehandle Jul 2014 #49

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
5. heeeeeeeee!
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 03:39 PM
Jul 2014

Not Jackpine's personally, of course. I would expect that was obvious, but around here, you need disclaimers for everything!

(Hi, Pine! )

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
18. Not that I think you needed or expected clarification, Jack.
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 05:20 PM
Jul 2014
I give you credit for reading obvious intent quite well and not responding abusively. Regardless of where you might butt heads with anyone, maybe even hand them their head on a platter if they seem to need it.

Though it was very thoughtful of Blanche, indeed.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
39. I'm glad you're glad, Pine!
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:05 PM
Jul 2014

I try to spread the gospel of good manners wherever I go.

"Civility" is my middle name.








KyleMcShades

(40 posts)
9. As I've said before..
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 04:41 PM
Jul 2014

Anti-immigration is about racism.

In my experience being in conservative circles in my younger days, they don't try to hide it when they talk amongst themselves.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
15. One of the fun parts about my short stature:
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 05:11 PM
Jul 2014

Sometimes I'm literally overlooked by bigger people, most of whom around here are loudmouth rednecks. Maybe I'll be standing behind them or even just around the corner of a store aisle, whatever. But I can tell from the startled look on their face that they didn't know I was there before they barfed up their usual mental vomit. On a rare visit to a 'big' town where most don't know me, they clearly don't expect any backtalk from a tiny little old lady; my generation is assumed to be mostly in their camp.

Once in a box store some creep popped off about how the President should be and probably would be shot, how he'd like to do it himself even. His eyes popped when I got in his face and used my DI voice to demand, "YOU AND WHAT ARMY, FOOL?" Then I held forward a big disc earring I was wearing as if it might be a hidden microphone and just dared him to "...go ahead and say that again, you *^_*! so I can be sure it's on the record!" He shut up and left the store in a rage. I went and hid in the ladies bathroom for half an hour in case he had plans to return. I also kept a close watch out for him the rest of that shopping trip.

But if God wanted me dead, somebody would've popped me a long time ago.

Something else funny to me anyway: at Sunday School we got a new couple who used to be lay pastors elsewhere. They thought they were going to be met with unanimous approval when they started making political statements. Because of where we were, I didn't want to see a nasty scene develop, but they got their ears pinned back even so. My standard show stopper which works on virtually anyone at church:
"Did we come here to worship our Maker or to hold a Tea Party rally? Can't have both."

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
19. Sorry, but they're just so damned easy to fool, they seem to beg for it.
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 05:22 PM
Jul 2014

You can guess how far I'd get with that on either Coast.

KyleMcShades

(40 posts)
25. Yeah..
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 06:00 PM
Jul 2014

some of the more extremist right wingers don't even try to hide it at all, especially with the radical tea party movement in recent years.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
41. Gunnery Sergeant Chamberlain, is that you, ma'am?
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 08:13 PM
Jul 2014

(My senior DI at Parris Island, SC, back in 1980).

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
46. I refuse to answer on the grounds....
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 11:35 PM
Jul 2014

Well, I'll think of something.

Probably not her, though. Chamberlain would be an unusual name for Fenians. Not that some of us didn't (ahem) adopt Welsh identities in order to safely immigrate in my grandfather's day.

But my dad was Army, and all my brothers after him. I'm just second-gen native born here. And at home, we were all taught to practically genuflect at the very mention of Michael Collins. He was as close to a secular god as the Irish ever had.

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
14. Just saw a sign on FB
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 05:06 PM
Jul 2014

Give those who picket at abortion clinics a border child to raise.

The problem with that is that would probably make them "servants".

calimary

(81,220 posts)
22. I suggest Somalia!
Mon Jul 21, 2014, 05:53 PM
Jul 2014

GREAT place to deposit a bunch of racist teabaggers and other assorted republi-CON slime. Anarchy run amok over there! No rules! No laws! No regulations! No gummnt (or whatever they call it)! And all the guns they can eat over there, too! And all those masses of poor - to be exploited all over again! Hey, they can party like it's 1799!

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