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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 09:47 AM Original message |
Aesop nails it again! Democratic frogs and Republican scorpions |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. There is a key part of the fable that you left out |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I think you can learn everything you need to know about human nature from 2 sources: |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. The frog didn't die. The frog started to build an immunity to scorpion venom. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. like grandma mobley and the frozen rattlesnake |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. Actually, this is not one of Aesop's fables: |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I think you're right - it's from his lesser known brother Arnold. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I actually remember the story from an episode of Star Trek Voyager |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
7. The R's totally screwed themselves here. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'm thinking you are 100% right |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Now everyone will know that their demands of "bipartisanship" |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Obama eschewed the habitual political codependency. (He's not a control freak.) |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I like your analysis. |
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westcor (115 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'm an idiot - Aesop rock! |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
14. The GOP is dependant in elections for votes from those who are bitter |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Are you saying that is their nature? nt. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-30-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It is what they teach each other. Some people are born that way. Some nasty characters |
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