Comments | elisi: Lockdown Update Day 230

elisi

Lockdown Update Day 230

Nov 02, 2020 19:10

For the Americans:

OH MY GOD! 😍
How did Martin Luther King manage to make every word of a 3-minute speech perfectly applicable to an election 56 years later!? #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/JaE9Opn2cZ
- Femi (@Femi_Sorry) November 2, 2020

ETA: omg this thread:

#BREAKING Polls are set to open in 48 hours across the US as the authoritarian regime of ( Read more... )

spanish flu 2020 remix edition, darkest timeline, #breaking, #election2020

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gillo November 2 2020, 21:14:51 UTC

The @gathara tweet is fabulous. Exactly how the Beeb would describe it if it were anywhere else! And I RT'd the St Crispin's Day speech. We are all a band of buggered now, I fear.

Stay safe, well and strong.

elisi November 3 2020, 20:46:23 UTC

The @gathara tweet is fabulous. Exactly how the Beeb would describe it if it were anywhere else!
They keep adding to the thread, it's GOLDEN. Especially like the details such as 'armed militias roaming the streets' and talking about 'the Presidential palace (known locally as 'The White House'). It's so on point.

And I RT'd the St Crispin's Day speech. We are all a band of buggered now, I fear.
We really are. :(

Stay safe, well and strong.
You too! At least we have a plethora of fictional heroes to choose from if we need inspiration.

A day may come when I send an actual email, but it is not this day! anonymous November 3 2020, 20:33:02 UTC

I feel obligated to break my silence to acknowledge the detail, dedication, and sincere commitment to ridiculousness of the two links above. This is my specific, very particular brand of humour, yes.

Damn, the first one is depressing and a bit scary.

Also, may I recommend: "How to avoid contagious diseases, an ec(h)o from the past" :)

Re: A day may come when I send an actual email, but it is not this day! elisi November 3 2020, 20:43:55 UTC

I feel obligated to break my silence to acknowledge the detail, dedication, and sincere commitment to ridiculousness of the two links above. This is my specific, very particular brand of humour, yes.
You are MOST welcome. And yes, our sense of humour seem to overlap in all the best ways. :)

Damn, the first one is depressing and a bit scary.
The more things change... Although things ARE different. Things HAVE changed. Which is one reason for the [racist] pushback.

Also, may I recommend: "How to avoid contagious diseases, an ec(h)o from the past" :)
I am not aware of this - do I just google it?

Re: A day may come when I send an actual email, but it is not this day! anonymous November 3 2020, 22:23:31 UTC

Yep, I'm reminded of that article about Trump being the first white president.

And yes, google it, it's an Umberto Eco thing, first result, curse my continuing inability to post links, etc.

Re: A day may come when I send an actual email, but it is not this day! elisi November 3 2020, 22:38:20 UTC

Yep, I'm reminded of that article about Trump being the first white president.
I had forgotten about that. Thank you for reminding me.

And yes, google it, it's an Umberto Eco thing, first result, curse my continuing inability to post links, etc.
Found it! :)

Also I hope you are OK? Hope your studies are going well and won't be too impeded by the new lockdown...

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