"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Trump haters certainly don't have to wear sandwich boards proclaiming their political preferences
They're easy to spot in the wild because they all seem to look like this:
I think I've asked this before, but, are they liberals because they're crazy, or are they crazy because they're liberals. Maybe it's the old "which came first, the chicken, or the egg?"
Whenever somebody trots out that old chestnut about not judging a book by its cover, I always think why not? The publisher, editor, and author all worked hard on that cover, hoping to elicit a favorable response.
Most of the time, people present the image they want to present. Sometimes they become angry when you react to that presentation.
I've always wrestled with how to punctuate Why Indeed. Or Why not Indeed. I just saw it somewhere a couple days ago and have finally settled on "Why? Indeed." or "Why not? Indeed." in this case. YMMV
I can't say that I've ever wrestled with this issue, since, I think, this is probably the first time I've ever written the phrase. And I'm certainly not going to write it again. Too complicated, too much can go wrong.
I think I've asked this before, but, are they liberals because they're crazy, or are they crazy because they're liberals.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's the old "which came first, the chicken, or the egg?"
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
DeleteWhenever somebody trots out that old chestnut about not judging a book by its cover, I always think why not? The publisher, editor, and author all worked hard on that cover, hoping to elicit a favorable response.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time, people present the image they want to present. Sometimes they become angry when you react to that presentation.
Whenever somebody trots out that old chestnut about not judging a book by its cover, I always think why not?
DeleteWhy not, indeed?
I've always wrestled with how to punctuate Why Indeed. Or Why not Indeed.
DeleteI just saw it somewhere a couple days ago and have finally settled on "Why? Indeed." or "Why not? Indeed." in this case.
YMMV
I can't say that I've ever wrestled with this issue, since, I think, this is probably the first time I've ever written the phrase. And I'm certainly not going to write it again. Too complicated, too much can go wrong.
DeleteI don't have a lot going in.
DeletePersonally, I base most of my biases on the dead-eyed crazy look. Family experience.
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