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|    litewave to Bed Warmer    |
|    Re: Publius Enigma, Beyond The Great Gal    |
|    01 Feb 18 03:02:37    |
      From: litewave99@gmail.com              On Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 4:13:35 AM UTC+1, Bed Warmer wrote:              > "I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and       > that is this: God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat.       >       > "God is an elderly or, at any rate, middle aged male, a stern fellow,       > patriarchal rather than paternal and a great believer in rules and       > regulations. He holds men accountable for their actions. He has little       > apparent concern for the material well being of the disadvantaged. He       > is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on       > literally everything in the world. God is difficult. God is       > unsentimental. It is very hard to get into God's heavenly country       > club.       >       > "Santa Claus is another matter. He's cute. He's nonthreatening. He's       > always cheerful. And he loves animals. He may know who's been naughty       > and who's been nice, but he never does anything about it. He gives       > everyone everything they want without the thought of quid pro quo. He       > works hard for charities, and he's famously generous to the poor.       > Santa Claus is preferable to God in every way but one: There is no       > such thing as Santa Claus." -- P.J. O'Rourke              lol nice              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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