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deletedJan 24, 2022Liked by Roy Edroso
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Jan 24, 2022Liked by Roy Edroso

The NAMES. Sheer brilliance.

Every NYT reporter who goes on these Cletus safaris must have phrases like “it was all in good fun,” “that was a different time,” and “people read too much into these things” as auto-fill phrases on their laptops.

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Jan 24, 2022Liked by Roy Edroso

What is this nation coming to? Getting rid of racist statues is an offense to the racists who worship at the feet of those statues! (Worse, the m&m cartoon representations of the candies have been somewhat desexualized, leaving poor Tucker Carlson nothing to jerk off over while enjoying a snack.)

"I'll take a drive to Beverly Hills, just before dawn,

And knock the little jockeys off the rich people's lawns

And before they get up, I'll be gone. I'll be gone."

Frank Zappa, "Uncle Remus"

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Jan 24, 2022·edited Jan 24, 2022Liked by Roy Edroso

Brilliant.

So brilliant that my lips are sealed re a very minor quibble or two.

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Jan 24, 2022·edited Jan 24, 2022Liked by Roy Edroso

Cartonville is just up the road from Ark Encounter - a life-size replica of Noah's Ark. AE is a low point in American religious expression.

Think about that.

I'll be honest, I wish I could run amok. Seems like after all these years I'd have gotten around to giving it a try. I've never even been on a rampage.

I went on a spree once.

The only thing I ever got to cancel was cable, and, to tell you the truth, the cable company did all the canceling when I "forgot" to pay the bill.

True fact- I may be related (by marriage) to the Grand Wizard of Licking County.

Funny article!

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"And isn’t that what America’s all about — if you feel like you have a right, it’s yours?"

Oh mama, when has it ever been NOT? And implying that may be a bad thing is what has the CRT-ijits all angried up.

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Jan 24, 2022Liked by Roy Edroso

Roy, you should collect a few of these as writing samples and apply for a job at the Times. I'd love to see your cover letter and the response.

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Jan 24, 2022Liked by Roy Edroso

"If you feel like you have a right, it's yours." That's what America's all about. Make America Great Again Mac's motto.

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Somebody tell me I'm not the only one who thought this was a legit think piece for the first two "grafs" or so.

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I have a Gnome Chomsky garden gnome.

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Cheer up, good people of Cartonville! Joe Biden, through a great expenditure of his scarce political capital, has won you a hugely expensive upgrade of your internet service, so you can more easily access the Plandemic and "Let's Go Brandon" videos you crave. No doubt you'll make your gratitude evident when you vote for Donald Trump once again in 2024.

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"a brass buffer at Trophy Warehouse" - wonderful. A descendant of the swan feeder of Bad Tolsbad, perhaps?

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Tearing down statues is a lefty thing. The real thrill is tearing down statutes. Just ask Roberts and Supremes.

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