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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Fragments of rants, thoughts, and feelings.

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Fragment 1: Stupid is a swear word in our family.  It is not a word that we want our kids to use nor  do we use it ourselves. It's a crippler.  And it's everpresent.  Consider these lyrics from the beginning of Book Report from You're a Good Man Charlie Brown:

"Peter Rabbit is a stupid book about a stupid rabbit who steals vegetables from other people's gardens."

Be that as it may, stupid things fascinate me.  I don't mean that I am fascinated by things that nobody else finds interesting.  That is true.  I am very random, and the oddest things do strike my fancy.  What I mean is the nonsensical things that people say and do fascinate me.  Nonsensical is a kinder gentler way of saying stupid.

Before, I continue with fragment 1, let me digress. This whole introduction to fragment 1, is a fragment to itself.  So let's call it a prefragmenace (part fragment part preface). 

At the 4th of July parade I described in my last post, I saw one illustration of the nonsensical.  It was a sign that a man was carrying in the above picture.  I have isolated the sign below.



The reason why I think this sign is stupid nonsensical is mainly because it doesn't make sense.  Voting independent will not end fascism for a number of reasons. 

Fascism is defined at dictionary.com as  a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

So A,  if the U.S. was a fascist state, this mans opposition  and criticism of it would be forcibly suppressed. 


B, our governments checks and balances and our current 2 party system and free elections  show that we have no dictator leading us. 

C, voting independent will not necessarily keep us from a fascist state.  Imagine a fascist running as an independent.  His plan to get in power and become a dictator. Voting independent in that case would actually put a fascist in office rather than remove one from office.

Fragment 2:  Not  all isms are Puppyisms.

Bunny Girl just walked into our bedroom and said that she was thinking and when she was done thinking she began thinking credits.   Then she walked out. 

Fragment 3: Obligatory heat wave post.

It's been hotter than heat itself for the past week or so.  It is 10:30 at night and the temp have finally dipped to 85 degrees.  It was 104 at 3:00 when we left the swimming pool  I am not sure how I feel about these real feel forecasts.  It is 85 now, but it feels like 95.  Who cares how it feels? What's next  if were at work at 2:00 in the afternoon but it feels like 5:00 in the afternoon, are we supposed to leave for the day?  It's anarchy I tell you.  And if there's anarchy, can fascism be far behind?


For more fascism free fragments head back to half past kissing time


6 comments:

Traci Marie Wolf said...

Loved your fragments btw.

I totally get how "stupid" is banned from your families vocab. If I had a family, I wouldn't want it being said either. That being said, I would much rather be called stupid than nonsensical. Think about it. A person using the word "nonsensical" is smart enough to know when someone is stupid. But when someone merely calls you "stupid" it's along the same lines of a reply like, "I know you are but what am I?" ha ha

Keetha Broyles said...

LOL!!! I LOVE what you said about if it's 2 in the afternoon and feels like 5 can we leave work!

Hot here in Central WI too - - - my garage was 113 when I got into my car late this afternoon.

Cheryl said...

HA! I am so trying that at work next week... "It's only Tuesday, but it feels like Friday, so I'll see you in two days." ;)

viridian said...

I'm with Keetha and Cheryl. It feels like Friday today however, so I am visiting other FF posters.

nancygrayce said...

I say if it feels like 5, by all means feel free to leave work! After all, when we're having a drink early we always say "it's 5 o'clock somewhere"......so somewhere it is also quitting time! :)

Karen and Gerard said...

I am trying to remove the word "Stupid" from my vocabulary too. So far, my alternate word is goofy.

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