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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

My long term memory is whacky, short-to-mid-term nearly as cray-cray.

But with the prompt, I'd go for Family Style.

Your Mar-A-Lago pieces are a trademark here and I do believe Family Stye was the best IMO, IIRC (questionable).

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

Love ‘em all, if I had to pick it would be The Loyal Opposition.

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

Same, but would go with Operation Overlord.

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I went out with Benzedrine's mom in the 70's so I'm pretty fond of that piece. Now that I think about it, it must have been her grandma.

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Dec 17, 2021·edited Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

I would also ask you to consider any of your art/culture pieces. The hard edge humor is finest kind, no argument here, but I gotta say, when you step outside of that lane I always find the A/C work a much needed balm in fraught times.

On edit - Holy fuck, I can edit! Is this new? Or has everyone else known and been keeping it from me?

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First I've heard of it! Guess that Andrew Sullivan money helps Substack pay for improvements!

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Dec 17, 2021·edited Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

Something good from Andrew Sullivan? I'm sorry. I can't wrap my head around that.

I usually dictate my comments and it's always while I'm suppose to be doing other things. I am always catching fuck-ups later the same day and often I've thought"This is a good comment, except for the part that makes me appear functionally illiterate.

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

In the back row, holding up a lighter and shouting "Reynolds Universal Robots!"

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

Seriously, History Lessen earns it just for the line "President Lincoln has been shot by a member of the entertainment industry!"

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

This is unbelievably tough. So much good stuff. I gave up and picked these:

Why Democrats Should Listen to City Slickers (Parts I & II)

The ultimate free speech platform Aug 12

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I'd forgotten that one! "Welcome to Bunkr — where nothing is forbidden and everything is permitted ™."

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I'm a fan of the serious history dip -- so I'd go for "Small-Time Secessionists" myself

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

Lessee...Elite Like Me (August 3) a David Brooks joint; Rebel Tell (Oct. 20), One On The I'll (Nov. 5) and a bunch more, but really, I'll go with mortimer2018 with the City Slickers I and II, or from your list, History Lessen. Or wait, what about...(and then I go on to list a bunch more).

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I admire your thoroughness!

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What, no love for "You Don't Wanna Know", the elegant Taibbi takedown?

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Okay, an elegant Taibbi takedown is always gonna be on my list.

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

I'd say Operation Overlord - and when Musk is president I hope someone notes that you called it first.

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

This is my vote too. We're no help at all, are we?

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Gotta go with "Solving the World's Problems" because I'm a sucker Irish jokes ("It's no use, Seamus. They're wantin' tree fellers and there's only two of us!")

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

“Family Style.” Can’t stop, won’t stop, dumping on Florida whene’er I am able

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

Gotta go with "The East Is Rod." It's about Rod (Rod) Dreher, after all, and it came out on my birthday!

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

“History Lessen.” Accurately mimicking Trump is one of your great talents, better than most others’ attempts in print or in person.

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

I'm going with "The Loyal Opposition". Sullivan, Noonan and Douthat is the combination from hell.

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Dec 17, 2021Liked by Roy Edroso

Heh. Looks like we're not much help if you were going to rely on majority vote. Put me down for "Solving the World's Problems"

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