tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post1440354451494558922..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Department of IronyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-8315350639069530512017-12-23T11:58:46.271-05:002017-12-23T11:58:46.271-05:00my parents visited russia in 1967 and related that...my parents visited russia in 1967 and related that the most common phrase they heard there was "eet ees eempozzeebool". a lot has changed since then, but that's also akin to saying the US has changed and we have wiped out discrimination.leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097320643676830221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-44911034167514557582017-12-18T11:56:36.892-05:002017-12-18T11:56:36.892-05:00"It's like a party every day. Some days I..."It's like a party every day. Some days I just don't know how to contain my joy. I get giddy, and the laughter bubbles out of me like a sparkling fountain of mirth and gaiety."<br />- Cutthroat Bill, in humorless deadpan, <i>The Curse of Monkey Island</i>G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com