How I turn people against me

[samhunter]

As a general rule of thumb, people don't like immigrants. So how does one account for the rise of nativism in the 1920s? Well, originally the immigrants went unnoticed. Like when you see an ant crawling around your house. You think, "Well, it's one ant, I probably just brought it in on my shoe. There's no way this could be something bad." So you

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[__death__toll__]

from one history buff to another, that is a very logical point

and i wuod use it given my class was still on the 20's

[brr_tothemax]

That's a very clever extended metaphor, Samuel Hunter.

I hope you didn't have anything planned for march 12, because we are inviting you to an independent pe reunion (details will arrive soon, be alert!)

[samhunter]

Closing night of the musical is March 12.

[skankin_skank]

analogies make me giddy. and so does sam hunter.

therefore, i am double-plus giddy.

[landofconfusion]

Well I mean look at who's in your history class (Kara).

It's an excellent point/metaphor. Another one would be:

Immigration is like a sandwich with miracle whip on it. At first it's extra "tangy zip" (provided by paprika I found out the other day) is the perfect complement, but sooner or later the taste of the zip is lost in the traditional layering of meats and cheeses. Therefore the zip loses it's appreciation and begins to be discriminated against. Especially if you forget to refrigerate after opening.

Do you understand what I'm saying my son?

[theadam88]

i think what steve means is he wants a cake

[landofconfusion]

I think what I meant is that Adam should shut the hell up.