"Oh, this cursed Ograbme!"

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'Ograbme', which is embargo backwards (that's kind of awesome in its own anagram/palindrome way; also: 'Tusla nightlife: filth; gin; a slut').

Anyways. This cartoon was under Jefferson's administration, during which he embargoed both Britain and France (which managed to appease neither the Federalists nor the Republicans -- not related to our current Republicans, btw; they're actually closer to the Federalists ultimately).

It says "ograbme" ("embargo" backwards) because it was illegal to write about the embargo, despite one existing.

This under Jefferson. Under Thomas "I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" Jefferson.

What's new is old...

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1. The more I learn about Jefferson the less I like him. Also, he was mean to my main man Hamilton.

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2. Hamilton was an amazing man.

My college admission essay was in the form of a hypothetical interview he gave just before Burr shot him.

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3. Do you believe the theory that that was "suicide by duel?" He did seem to run towards his death.

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4. I'm torn on that

At 18 and single, his attitude made a lot more sense than it did now that I'm 40 and married.

I don't have a good answer, and I don't know that he did either.

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7. The son's death must have been a big factor...

But you might know this: I remember once reading something - I think it was from Madison's writings -and it was dated well before the Declaration, but clearly Jefferson's preamble was cribbed directly from it. I keep meaning to look that up, but offhand do you know what it might have been?

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8. No, I don't know that

Please let me know if you find it. I used to work at Mt. Vernon so my Colonial History is very George-centric.

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9. I will let you know when I find it. Mt. Vernon! What a beautiful place to work!

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12. OMG amazing job

Great place to work, for anybody in the NoVa area.

[Squinch]

13. I will probably retire in a few years. I really think I want to get a docent job in one of the

great historic estates in my NYC area. Just north of the city are all the great Patroon family estates like Philipse Manor and Van Cortland Manor.

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5. it's not tyranny when I do it

deliver no evil, live on reviled

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6. Nice!

An able Sirdi was I, ere I saw Idris Elba?... Na...

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10. Hey, if it lets me meet Idris Elba, I'll be a Sirdi too!

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11. I'm not gay, but if my girl got with Idris...

... I'd be like "details?"

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14. LOLOLOLOLO!!!!!!!

We are ALL Sirdis!

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15. na?

na na amare so say cheo na.

I certainly cannot spell in Bengali.

Also, I have no idea what a Sirdi is nor an Idris. Elba, however, is where they stuck Napoleon after the Battle of Nations.

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16. Nei. And "sirdi" is an alternate spelling of "sindi"

Ami kichu bujhte parchi na. I'll swear that up and down if pressed...