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catbyte

(34,372 posts) Wed Nov 20, 2019, 09:47 AM Nov 2019

Here's an ACTUAL letter left for White House Press Off. in 2017 from the person who left it

Link to tweet

It's a great letter except for "basque." Ouch!

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Here's an ACTUAL letter left for White House Press Off. in 2017 from the person who left it (Original Post) catbyte Nov 2019 OP

This makes me so sad. 😔 dewsgirl Nov 2019 #1

"Basque"? panader0 Nov 2019 #2

Basque Botany Nov 2019 #3

I once knew a Basque bmbmd Nov 2019 #4

I have a Basque buddy. panader0 Nov 2019 #5

It was cringe-worthy. Well, she was losing her job and must've had a million things on her mind. catbyte Nov 2019 #9

... catbyte Nov 2019 #8

They probably picked it up, sneered at it, then threw it away. BuffaloJackalope Nov 2019 #6

See? An invitation to ask questions is obviously saying 'you will fail'. tanyev Nov 2019 #7

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

1. This makes me so sad. 😔

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 09:53 AM

Nov 2019

The Trump's didn't deserve a letter like this.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

2. "Basque"?

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 09:54 AM

Nov 2019

Botany

(70,489 posts)

3. Basque

Reply to panader0 (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 09:59 AM

Nov 2019

bmbmd

(3,088 posts)

4. I once knew a Basque

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 10:04 AM

Nov 2019

who had white hair and a jet black mustache. I asked why that was, and he replied "My hair is twenty years older than my mustache".

panader0

(25,816 posts)

5. I have a Basque buddy.

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 10:07 AM

Nov 2019

But I would think a person who worked in the WH (at least under Obama)
would know the correct spelling of "bask".

catbyte

(34,372 posts)

9. It was cringe-worthy. Well, she was losing her job and must've had a million things on her mind.

Reply to panader0 (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 10:20 AM

Nov 2019

And it was a gracious move typical of our last real President's White House staff.

catbyte

(34,372 posts)

8. ...

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 10:18 AM

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BuffaloJackalope

(818 posts)

6. They probably picked it up, sneered at it, then threw it away.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 10:07 AM

Nov 2019

tanyev

(42,550 posts)

7. See? An invitation to ask questions is obviously saying 'you will fail'.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 10:12 AM

Nov 2019

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