New racist etymology

[Jonathan Lighter]

Speaking of CPAC, porno-puns go mainstream!

Check out Gov. Palin starting at about 15:55! And don't miss the soft
drink!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkRw4EOwY2g

A Palin administration would bring a new tenor to both national and
international...affairs!

JL

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 3:10 AM, Jocelyn Limpert
<jocelyn.limpert at gmail.com>wrote:

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> I share your annoyance.
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> Also, I, too, could never be a Republican, something reinforced every day
> by what one hears from their public presentations, as this weekend at the
> CPAC meeting.
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> I'll die still believing that custom, common sense, fairness, and human
> decency are important -- well, at least the last three. However, I keep
> being reminded by professionals that "life isn't fair" -- but that doesn't
> keep me from thinking it should be so.
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> > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 1:36 AM, Jocelyn Limpert
> > <jocelyn.limpert at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I'm assuming that was a rhetorical question anyway and not in need
> > > of any further comment from me??
> >
> > Well, I was being somewhat facetious. OTOH, I am annoyed by the
> > meaningless modifications being made to written, literary English,
> > apparently for no better reason than the sheer
> > just-because-I-can-and-bleep-you-if-you-don't-like-it-ness of it.
> >
> > I envy people unconstrained by custom, common sense, fairness, or
> > human decency. I could never be a Republican..
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> > -Wilson
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> > to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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