Humans of New York: How to solve the world's problems

[TalkingDog]

“I got a message from God the other day about how to solve the world’s problems. We’ve got to send all the world leaders to play on one of Trump’s golf courses. Then while they’re gone, we replace them with grandmas. Because nobody ever got invaded by a grandma.”



http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/128409343961/i-got-a-message-from-god-the-other-day-about-how

[kewhawaii]

1. Except for...

Margaret Thatcher.

[TalkingDog]

2. Did Maggie seem particularly "grandmotherly" to you?

"Come here child, let me pinch your cheeks."




How does that not sound like a threat coming from her?

Welcome to DU!

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. "We are a grandmother"

Meaning

'We have become a grandmother' was UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's statement to the press in 1989, on the birth of her first grandchild, Mark Thatcher's son Michael.

Origin

The use of the 'royal we' (the 'pluralis majestatis' or 'majestic plural') had previously been restricted, as one might expect, to royalty; for example, Queen Victoria's celebrated 'we are not amused'. Its use by a mere prime minister and Thatcher's imperious personal manner were the source of considerable disdain at the time. Thatcher's apparent conceit led to her being described as 'a legend in her own imagination' and to some linguistic jokes at her expense:

- Why is Margaret Thatcher like a pound coin?
- Because she is thick, brassy and thinks she's a sovereign.

Another quip came in the explanation from an aide as to why she had the nickname of 'Daggers' Thatcher. An interviewer asked, 'Is that because she has a reputation for stabbing colleagues in the back?' 'No, its because she's three stops past Barking.'

(Dagenham is three stops past Barking on the London Underground)

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/401700.html

[TalkingDog]

4. You are awesome. (or brilliant depending on your side of the pond)

Thanks for the lesson.