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Without in any way

jollyroger — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:02:54 +0000

In reply to Mr. Smith, I am not opposed

Without in any way disagreeing with the thrust of T's comment, I raise as a (timid) question, surely she means to say that the several individuals mentioned were not "interred" but "interned"?

Or, per contra, (and I hope this is not the meaning) did they die in the named internment camps and thus were buried there?

I notice that Smith did not relate the titleing of his post to the Jeopardy category mashup of two separate memes, which I believe was the origin of his usage.

Point taken. My

MrSmith1 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:32:06 +0000

In reply to Mr. Smith, I am not opposed

Point taken. My apologies. The title was intended as a humorous twist on the March of Dimes. I most certainly did not mean to disparage any of the brave soldiers involved in that horrific event. My father fought in bought the Aleutians and the South Pacific in WWII and I know it affected him greatly. I've edited the title to omit the Bataan reference.

Mr. Smith, I am not opposed

tmccarthy0 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:08:23 +0000

In reply to The Death March of Dimes ...

Mr. Smith, I am not opposed to performance art in the least. And to tell you the truth I mostly love what you write, in fact until this time I've truly enjoyed everything you've written. I just simply have a big problem using the Bataan Death March as any type of analogy to what you feel about the wealthy in this country.

You know, some of my friends parents were interred in Sto. Tomas and Los Banos. Some of their fathers who were American soldiers survived that march. Many of those people who came to Sto Tomas were interred first at Camp O'Donnel. Many of those solides fought on Corregidor, prior to their capture suffered and died during that march. It bothers me that you or anyone would think this is anywhere near the horrific episode it was in the lives of those people. To me that analogy not only makes no sense it is a degrading insult to those who survived that horrific time in the Philippines during WWII.

What? You didn't get your

MrSmith1 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:20:51 +0000

In reply to 400, eh?So who are the 400,

What? You didn't get your copy of this year's blue-book?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Register

(singing) "Ten cents askance,

MrSmith1 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:17:18 +0000

In reply to Well the evil ones have the

(singing) "Ten cents askance, that's what they pay me ..."

the ten-centers. I like it!

Ohhhhh. So, it's Revenge

MrSmith1 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:14:00 +0000

In reply to You heard wrong. Sarcasm is

Ohhhhh. So, it's Revenge served cold, Sarcasm served naked and Peasant served under glass.

Got it.

400, eh?So who are the 400,

Red Planet — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:52:17 +0000

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400, eh?

So who are the 400, Mr. Smith? If you can give us names, and home addresses, we can deliver the dimes to their front doors.

Seriously.

Canada's dimes happen to be

quinn esq — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:09:54 +0000

In reply to The Death March of Dimes ...

Canada's dimes happen to be made at the Royal Canadian Mint, in (socialist) Manitoba.

Oddly enough, our dimes have long been made of palladium, and come with polished, razor-sharp edges - and are inset with (non-blood) diamonds.

You can even buy them in convenient (leather) packages of 10, with a lightweight but durable sling, and a map to the rich parts of town.

All for just 69 cents.

Round the edge of the dime there's a MedicAlert message that reads - "If Found Embedded In Skull, Do Not Remove. On Pain of Communal Shunning & Un-nice Treatment."

Sarcasm is the tool of the

Michael Maiello — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:54:35 +0000

In reply to You heard wrong. Sarcasm is

Sarcasm is the tool of the week!

You heard wrong. Sarcasm is

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:41:51 +0000

In reply to Then, shirts, then pants ...

You heard wrong. Sarcasm is best served naked.