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It will perhaps not shock you that her sister was an elementary school teacher and she was briefly a HS teacher and then went on to a long civil service career.

And I have always been the poor dumb one who went wrong early.

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Duchess's avatar

Come over here and sit by me.

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SCA's avatar

Just make tender stroking motions from afar and I'll feel 'em.

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JBean's avatar

TDS sets up brain dysfunction so they’re really vulnerable to all the propaganda. Sad. I know people like this too. Amazing how the people dubbed the poor “dumb ones” are often the smartest in the room, and have more common sense.

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SCA's avatar

My feelings towards Trump, until Saturday, were entirely a sort of pitying contempt.

I still feel pitying contempt for all the times he utterly failed to meet the moment but finally he met the moment and rose to it. There ain't enough ginger tea in the world to ease my kishkes.

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Pi Guy's avatar

Had to look up 'kishkes' and was not disappointed.

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SCA's avatar

A little familiarity with Yiddish is good for everyone.

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Pi Guy's avatar

L'Chayim!

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SCA's avatar

That's Hebrew though.

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Trust me there's zero hilarity. Since Saturday I've been unable to find the words to describe what I'm feeling.

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kittynana's avatar

You poor soul

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SCA's avatar

No, I have been throughout the entire course of my life been extraordinarily fortunate in my friendships, and this one has been there for me a few times when I really absolutely needed her. I ain't been hanging on with her from sheer masochistic thrillseeking.

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kittynana's avatar

Substack needs a laughing button

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Pi Guy's avatar

When they add this feature, SCA will jump straight to the Top 10 Board.

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NormaJeanne's avatar

I get that. My little sister says, "never mistake her quietness as agreement or passivity. She’s quietly weighing your worth, and if you escape unscathed it’s because the scales were weighted in your favor."

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