Posted on 02/15/2003 11:49:14 AM PST by bluesagewoman
The peaceniks had scheduled February 15th as their big day to protest the war. They failed to place an order for good weather. Though the anti-America crowd was very large, five Mid-Missouri Patriots gathered with umbrellas and warm clothing to try to counter the damage done to our country by weasel-tongued faux-pacifists.
One highlight of the morning was when an older woman came across the street to yell at DogRobber, calling him names like “moron” and “idiot” and praising the words and position of the Trifecta of Old Europe, France, Germany and Belgium. What was surreal was that she was FRENCH! Bretmilk could not resist and asked her if she spoke German and when she relied “No,” he said “your welcome.” Of course, being French, she didn’t even notice the import of his words. I guess you really cannot get a Frenchwoman’s attention unless you march into Paris with 10 Divisions. I suppose if we had gotten nasty with her she would have surrendered right there in the street. Always the gentleman, DogRobber was ready to loan her his white handkerchief (chivalry is not dead in Missouri).
As if we needed more entertainment, the peaceniks brought out their drums and maracas and did some strange dance steps (looking suspiciously like the old funky-chicken) as they encouraged each other to fall into line for their march to the courthouse one block away. Bret observed that the unfolding scene reminded him of the Lemming, that small brown furry rodent creature that is reputed to mass together in large chittering numbers and blindly follow their leaders off a cliff. Unfortunately, the Missouri River Bluffs are twenty miles out of town and these Lemmings didn’t seem to have the stamina to make it that far.
Although we were soaked to the bone, and our signs were limp with the letters dripping off, we left happy. Bret, his wife, and Prov, with Zip joining them, intend to do it all again in Jefferson City when the peaceniks there march to the Capital Building. Let’s hope the roads don’t freeze until after their travels, or is that travails? It is mental torture trying to deal with the peaceniks.
Oh, and the Capital Building is on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River! (High Lemming Risk?)
This is Missouri. If you don't like the weather, wait an hour.
Drippy letters.
Close-up of Bret's sign. See next picture for original
of the cartoon depicted on his sign.
John Darkow's cartoon in local paper last week.
They stayed dry until a postal employee made them move.
Lemming March.
Sometimes irony is not delicious.
"This is some really GREAT stuff. I'm still digesting it all. Please send more notes & postings when you get a chance.
Your e-mail came at a PERFECT time because all we've been seeing on the news is "Peace/Anti-War Rally" news. The media (at-large) made it seem everyone around the world this weekend was AGAINST us. Thanks for showing otherwise!"
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