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The Story of the Raft (Original Post)
Jamaal510
Oct 2018
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JHan
(10,173 posts)1. no lies detected.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)2. Yesterday's mistakes of 2016
should be a learning experience, not a cudgel. imo
namahage
(1,157 posts)9. Except they made the same mistakes 16 years before that,
and apparently the lesson didn't sink in then, either.
Nasruddin
(749 posts)12. I see what you did there
George II
(67,782 posts)3. Very clever, and so true. I hope there are no impurities in that water!
Gothmog
(144,884 posts)4. I love this cartoon
Cha
(296,754 posts)5. Thank You, Jamaal.. Good
analogy.
treestar
(82,383 posts)6. Awesome.
Totally correct metaphor.
betsuni
(25,367 posts)7. K&R
mcar
(42,278 posts)8. Perfect!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)10. Pffft! I would just grab onto the anchor of the S.S.Third Party
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)11. Bravo!
brer cat
(24,513 posts)13. K&R
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)14. KR NT
yardwork
(61,533 posts)15. But the raft didn't INSPIRE them.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,235 posts)16. obviously a corporate raft
Using such a raft would be tacit approval of the exploitation of the oppressed masses.
And it has no oars.
And one seat.
Can you even email from a raft?