Wednesday, October 16, 2024

This Week's Quote

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Before his milestone 100th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter told his family he wanted to hold on to support Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. On Wednesday, he cast his ballot for the vice president.

Savannah Kuchar and Marina Pitofsky

Source: USA Today

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Blast From the Past

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Unless you're deceased, you know that America is in the midst of a presidential campaign.

Which prompted the website History Facts to present some of the more notable presidential campaign slogans over the years. The Democratic candidate in 1928, New York Gov. Al Smith, opposed Prohibition, so he was considered a "wet" candidate.

That led to this campaign slogan:  "Vote for Al Smith and Make Your Wet Dreams Come True."

He lost.

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

This Week's Quote

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My third grade teacher called my mother and said, "Ms. Cox, your son is going to end up in New Orleans in a dress if we don't get him into therapy." And wouldn't you know, just last week I spoke at Tulane University, and I wore a lovely green and black dress.

Laverne Cox

Source:  AZ Quotes

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

World Dyke Day

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Today, Oct. 8, is International Lesbian Day.

According to Wikipedia, the day is celebrated mainly in New Zealand and Australia. But it's already Oct. 9 there.

As if being a lesbian isn't confusing enough.