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In reply to the discussion: We loathed Dubya but never ever did I stand in the checkout line & see anything like this: [View all]0rganism
(23,933 posts)RWnutjob acquaintance: "Obama let him die!"
You: "Oh really? Where'd you hear about that?"
RWnutjob: (slightly sheepish) "Read it in the Globe."
You: "Nice. Read it while you were in the supermarket checkout line buying hot pockets?"
RWnutjob: "yep."
You: "So it's really at about the same level of believability as other such checkout line gems as 'Psychic Cat Foretells Future on Scrabble Board', isn't it?"
RWnutjob: "... but Obama's a bad president."
You: "That'd be a matter of opinion. So who do you like in the AFC West this year?"
End Of Conversation Arc
BTW, 'Psychic Cat Foretells Future on Scrabble Board' is an actual tabloid headline i saw in a checkout line about 20 years ago. Feel free to substitute any similar article about Batboy if you prefer.