Hey, remember like four hours ago, when we cadged a post from ThinkProgress about that nice young sheriff with the slick comedy stylings about murdering the president? Well ThinkProgress has an update,which they've stoled from the "Plymouth Patch," so we guess we do now too! Sup, ThinkProg? Oh, that sheriff is mad at all the liberals, who are being Nazis, by criticizing him? Cool sheriff. Very good handle on history and what things are equivalent to what other things!
From your posting history, I see that you are a genuine lefty. So are (most of) we.
But we frequently employ sarcasm, or snark, because the world is really fucking awful sometimes. It's usually a good idea to at least tentatively assume that anything you read in the comments is not intended to be interpreted literally.
Also, wherever you are, throwing in personal insults is not known for facilitating communication.
I've never heard the joke. That doesn't mean that the equivalent was never told by lefties. But think a moment: Washington says "Never lie".
How could the joke go on from that point, if it were about Shrub? No one could stop laughing long enough to tell the rest of it.
Therefore, fuck you, asshole sheriff, you are a liar.
Y'all rag on Alanis too much. Several of the cited examples are, actually, ironic. Rain on your wedding day isn't, but hey, songwriting.
I probably made an assassination non-joke about StR about the same time. Actually, what I really wanted was for him to be struck down by a fucking lightning bolt.
I figured the probability of that happening was about the same as the probability that we were all under the aegis of a caring God.
I vaguely remember that one. It involved "secret service instructions" in the event of an attempted assassination of Bush I.
While I'll admit that assassination jokes have become less funny in recent years, the point of that one was really just that Quayle was a doofus. I even heard medium-Republicans tell the joke.
Hah. I knew there'd be a Wonker that would get that. I think you have to get the special batteries from you-know-where.
Have you never noticed DustyBowlBlues observations on Spooky Doctor Tom?
You know, you could possibly expand this into Zoomology.
Oh, except that most of us aren't idiots.
Ah, well.
Molay, molay, molay.
Oh, sorry.
From your posting history, I see that you are a genuine lefty. So are (most of) we.
But we frequently employ sarcasm, or snark, because the world is really fucking awful sometimes. It's usually a good idea to at least tentatively assume that anything you read in the comments is not intended to be interpreted literally.
Also, wherever you are, throwing in personal insults is not known for facilitating communication.
You're a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model!
(How could I resist?)
Also, it would be nice if Republicans would explode.
Probably as likely as that they will "ponder" anything.
Nah. It preceded that. Although the volume was ramped up after the Black Nazi Muslim Atheist invaded the White House.
I've never heard the joke. That doesn't mean that the equivalent was never told by lefties. But think a moment: Washington says "Never lie".
How could the joke go on from that point, if it were about Shrub? No one could stop laughing long enough to tell the rest of it.
Therefore, fuck you, asshole sheriff, you are a liar.
Shit. Now I have to go on a blargity-hour-long Achewood catch-up.
Y'all rag on Alanis too much. Several of the cited examples are, actually, ironic. Rain on your wedding day isn't, but hey, songwriting.
I probably made an assassination non-joke about StR about the same time. Actually, what I really wanted was for him to be struck down by a fucking lightning bolt.
I figured the probability of that happening was about the same as the probability that we were all under the aegis of a caring God.
Negative result, so far.
Also, I'm old, but I was also a proto-nerd. Which, in my day, involved being polite to your teachers.
EDIT: Dok's linked resolution is 19 years after my graduation from HS.
Ha! You're almost as old as I am. (B.S. in 1969)
I vaguely remember that one. It involved "secret service instructions" in the event of an attempted assassination of Bush I.
While I'll admit that assassination jokes have become less funny in recent years, the point of that one was really just that Quayle was a doofus. I even heard medium-Republicans tell the joke.
Blow job? Oh,wait.