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Susan Niemann's avatar

"Lord Fuckley"! 😂😂 I would love to know if it's really true about him stinking up the place, but I guess I dont care because the humor it has generated is outstanding! Rip Van Stinkle is still one of my favorites! I canceled the NYT, but I understand that South Carolina is seeing a boom in new residents, conservatives who dont want to wear masks or live next to normal, intelligent people.... you know, like liberals. Cool. Let the south be full of MAGA's and leave the rest of us alone. 🙄 If anyone sees that article, report back.

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

does anyone here remember Lord Buckley? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Buckley

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Lucy Guerlac's avatar

Oh thank you for the link. I had no idea!

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Burke's avatar

Thanks for the lead to Lord Buckley! I wasn't aware of him but will enjoy now.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

Of course! “The Naz”!

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Cassandra Here's avatar

Yes, my father’s family is from the Tuolumne area where my great grandfather (a stowaway from Ireland) worked in the high Sierra. There were family jokes that got passed down to grandsons and cousins. Your question startled a memory from deep in my childhood (I’m 75). Now I know where “As Lord Buckley would say” followed by some made up nonsense. I always figured he was a Twain or Bret Harte character.

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

NYT. Saw it in today’s Baltimore Sun. “Sick of your blue state? These realtors have just the place for you.”

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Openly Fae's avatar

Trump Times*

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Carol C's avatar

The Baltimore Sun which has been recently sold to the owner of Sinclair Broadcasting? It figures. He reportedly plans to turn Baltimore County to a MAGA county.

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Dana Jae Labrecque's avatar

Carol, I first read your comment with “…and burn Baltimore County…” which also seems a fitting verb.

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Janan Broadbent's avatar

Yes but the article was from NYT. Referred to other states…

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Ellis Weiner's avatar

Really? I grew up there. Oy vey. And I don't say that lightly.

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Cassandra Here's avatar

I have family in Baltimore County (Ellicott City). We’ve subscribed for years to the B’more Sun; I’m sorry to see it go. It never was great, but in the hands of Sinclair (like one of our once- reliable TV stations) it’ll be awful.

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Bill Lawrence's avatar

I understand that whats-his-name from Meidas Touch reported the fart-fest in the courtroom based on someone in the courtroom who tipped him off . When you are getting old and are also becoming demented--as Trump surely is--farting seems to be part of the package.

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Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Wearing a girdle certainly doesn't help....

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Marty's avatar

Nor does eating multiple hamberders and diet cokes.

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shee-rah's avatar

A diaper AND a girdle?

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Chet Brandt's avatar

We have friends(from NJ) who moved to South Carolina to an upscale community pre-mango moron election. They are surrounded by retired northern Maga professional idiots….liberals are not safe there.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Thats a shame...maybe America will end up divided after all.

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Chet Brandt's avatar

Sadly, quite possibly. Some think we are already divided and this election will put the US over the edge.

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

I saw the article. Depressing, really, but yokels have to bother Jesus.

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Stephanie Lajeskie's avatar

Shit Van Stinkle may be my personal fave! 😂

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