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theCryptofishist's avatar

But he was thoroughly briefed beforehand.

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theCryptofishist's avatar

[obligatory] Can I store grain in my pyramid marketing scheme?

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Doloras Funkette's avatar

His name is Ron JohnsonHe comes from WisconsinHe works in the derp mines there.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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pooracademic's avatar

I can believe it. She really does seem to have too much of a sense of humor about herself and her persona to be that dim.

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Wee Mousie's avatar

Like the police aren't already a private security force for the landed gentry and the uber rich.

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bobbert's avatar

He MARRIED into his wife's family's manufacturing business.

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bobbert's avatar

No on J&J. Ron married into his CEO job at a Wisconsin manufacturing company called PACUR.

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Mark in the IE's avatar

Rich white guys run this country.

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eddi_TBH's avatar

For Mr. Wells Eloi were upper class twits and Morlocks factory wage slaves. I don't think the modern Morlock will be forced underground, just kept sequestered in their own special areas.

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tihond's avatar

Does she still have a tattoo of a snake on her back?

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Querolous's avatar

Rich white guys runruin this country.

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theCryptofishist's avatar

Derp lung is such an ugly death.

Beats being tossed back into a war zone where you are one of the weakest and most defenseless pieces on the board, though.

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theCryptofishist's avatar

Learned from their parents during the 70s bussing wars.

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theCryptofishist's avatar

Well, as the Eloi are utterly useless, can't the Morlocks just take over?

Not that I know this from the book--that might have been more nuanced.

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eddi_TBH's avatar

Actually the Morlocks were in control. They kept the Eloi as a food source. We never saw their culture but I'm sure it would be more interesting than the Eloi.

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FLdispatches's avatar

Ron Johnson, we all know, is A Supreme Idiot. And I have been to "real" Honduras, doing medical aid work. The country may be "beautiful," but it's also, y'know, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. And hazardous to your health....as well as your continued existence.

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