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chickflick1979

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Jun 04, 2009 00:57

OK. So I had all these posts planned out, and in the great tradition of Sarah Vowell. Bill Bryson, and about every travel writer ever, I was going to have "themes" and thesis statements for each of my daily travel posts. (Montana = geography, Minneapolis = The Mary Tyler Moore Show, North Dakota = music, and so on.) I'm still working on some of ( Read more... )

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cmbarrytx June 4 2009, 12:54:12 UTC

"I get that we're in the same kind of depression that Germany was..."
We're not even in the same zip code as that kind of depression. In fact, we're still only in a recession. Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! Severe overstatement of current economic climate!

I've never heard the Hitler comparison. Weird.

Looks pretty awesome. Enjoy the next phase

chickflick1979 June 4 2009, 15:03:48 UTC

Well, OK. True. But I get how a hippy anarchist dude who tends to exaggerate how badly the government is screwing up could think that. I'll humor him on that part if he wants.

I've heard that comparison several times before, and I think it is really weird.

kaaawababy June 4 2009, 16:38:49 UTC

Scott is the one from Ashland, right? That means he has no grip on reality. Did he wear shoes?

That said, people are always comparing someone to Hitler...or Castro. I tend not to notice anymore, but now that you mention it, it's like...dudes, COME ON! When ObamaBushClintonwhowasthatprimeminsterofIsraelwhotouched
thewailingwallTonyBlairOprah starts setting up concentration camps for like...the Mexicans...then maybe we can bring Hitler into this conversation.

Off to look at pictures...