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Yavin4's Journal
Yavin4's Journal
July 31, 2017

I feel bad for the SNL writers.

This must really suck for them. First Spicey and now Moochie. Emmy-level, comedy gold now gone.

July 28, 2017

Why not let people above the Medicaid income threshold buy Medicaid?

They can just select to have additional money taken out of their check or they can just pay into it through their income taxes.

Doesn't that solve the problem?

July 26, 2017

Post a song that's terrible, but it contained a great performance

This is a terrible song, but Patty Smyth is terrific. She made a bad song listenable:

July 22, 2017

Sean Spicer should host Saturday Night Live

It's been done before. Gerald Ford's press secretary, Ron Nessen, once hosted.

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July 20, 2017

I wish John McCain well, but he was going to vote to deny healthcare from millions of Americans.

One would hope that his personal medical crisis would make him, and his party, more sympathetic to those Americans facing the same without the resources that McCain has at his disposal.

July 17, 2017

Is Mueller getting some sort of security or protection?

I worry about his physical safety.

July 14, 2017

Say it with me, Trump's presidency is illegitimate due to Russian intereference in our elections.

He is not the true President of the United States. His election was a fraud.

July 13, 2017

Common phrases that have outlived the technology they were associated with

For example, "You sound like a broken record." This was related to scratched vinyl albums that got stuck at a particular point when played and constantly repeats the same passage.

"Drop a dime on someone". Refers to using a pay phone to tattle on someone. No one uses pay phones any more.

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