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None yet in my home town.....but my home town is Cleveland so yes, in a few weeks.

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"...the desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold..."

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Well, my 401K lost six percent of its value in one day, although I get to keep contributing to it and buying while the market's down, which is nice. If I were a retiree in Britain I'd be pretty unhappy right now.

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I don't know any. Never have. I can read about what they say and do, but I'm pre-geezer (60) - so it's very likely I'll make it out of here with a clean record. Yay!!!

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The racist labouring classes tend to be a bit more visible now but whether that is a real thing or whether it is an artifact of increased publicity is another matter.

This foundational group, the workers, is often incredibly racist (partly because of publicity) but often there seems to be little malice in it also you do get a strange blindness as outlined in the old joke.

Farm worker 1: That Omar, is 'e a Paki?Farm worker 2: Nah, 'e's not a Paki (Pakistani/packer) he's the mechanic 'ere to fix the tractor.

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"So the story ends, we're told."

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No, no -- when Garrison wanted to announce that important had happened, he'd say "Well it's been quite a week in Lake Wobegon . . ."

Except that this week it's really true . . . because after next Saturday it's all over . . . . >sniff<

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History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.

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A kind, helpful response, Wookies. It's always good to see you.

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I'm bipolar as well. Freakin nightmare sometimes. The other day I was really manic, and when a window wouldn't open, i banged on it in a fury. Window shattered and I hadda go for stitches. This morning I was too depressed to get out of bed. It's infinitely frustrating, because in my core I am a rational human being. I'm just constantly betrayed by my brain chemistry.

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lol!

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This is great news. Our country has come along way. Suck it homophobes!

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Noooooooooooooo.

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Or one of those UK retirees that retired to an EU country. They are most upset.

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Thanks for the link.

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