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(72,300 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,321 posts)Sure, let the host carry an umbrella for the torrent, but don't just leave those lies passive and contained in sterile-looking jars. The lies were fired at us as weapons.
Maybe put the >15,000 gumballs in a pneumatic gun and fire them at a shooting gallery target.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,321 posts)Or to be rapid-fired, 1 at a time, at a target? Maybe have copies of the Constitution hanging and see them shredded by the lies.
People hear 15,000 and it just swishes right by. Let 'em see and hear those gumballs either raining down on an umbrella or fired like bullets and it might register.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Mersky
(4,980 posts)If a person chewed each gumball for five minutes, theyd have to chew for 1,284 hours and 25 minutes.
Said persons jaws and fillings, etc. would be shot after the first twenty hours, so lets say this is a job. If they chewed for a 40 hour work week, thatd be 32 weeks and 4 hours of full time chewing with no breaks.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Mersky
(4,980 posts)Frankly, Im exhausted from a holiday of batting down the damn gumballs, and Im cutting my losses as a result. I will say, that I have some hope as at least one family member wont vote for tRump again because shes concerned about her daughters future. And Im glad thats at least one more in the purple zone of my family. Finally got to be one gumball too many for her.
Eta: should be noted, theres further hope as some of the topics have narrowed down to where were able to talk closer to the reality of whats happening regarding impeachment. So, while Im tired, Ill keep calling out tRumpian bs when I hear it. Its worth it, keep pushing back!
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)in him, I am hoping we are beginning to see a trend.
Mersky
(4,980 posts)The other side of the political divide in my family. Im still working on my dad, and he didnt vote for tRump, so hes a work in progress.
Dewsgirl, you are correct about the trends. I edited my previous post, as I was thinking especially about two uncles and one cousin - I just dont have enough time in my life to undo all the gumballs theyre carrying around.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)from the fight...thank goodness. Things will be very interesting in 2020, I don't believe most polls anymore.
Mersky
(4,980 posts)And didnt do a great job of expressing the relatively narrow scope of the issue within my family. Ive found more and more common ground, slowly. Is just those three that really aggravate me.