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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me Jul 19^th, 2016 at 8:11pm They seem to love it, both sides of politics over there. I guess they have their traditions so that's OK. Ours are quieter & more reserved and I like that.
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Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me
Reply #1 - Jul 19^th, 2016 at 8:20pm

bogarde73 wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 8:11pm:

They seem to love it, both sides of politics over there.
I guess they have their traditions so that's OK.
Ours are quieter & more reserved and I like that.

And the drab corrupt droning on by Australian politicians is not "quieter' or "more reserved", just plain condescendingly boring.

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Marla Gold Member Offline Weed is my Jesus Posts: 13649 Colorado Gender:	Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me Reply #2 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 8:38am bogarde73 wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 8:11pm: They seem to love it, both sides of politics over there. I guess they have their traditions so that's OK. Ours are quieter & more reserved and I like that. Hippie.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me Reply #3 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 8:50am Send us a photo of yourself with all your flags & bunting marla.
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Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me
Reply #4 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 9:26am

Marla wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 8:38am:

bogarde73 wrote on Jul 19^th, 2016 at 8:11pm:

They seem to love it, both sides of politics over there.
I guess they have their traditions so that's OK.
Ours are quieter & more reserved and I like that.

Hippie.

What the hell has Boge's rather conservative view got in common with hippies? Oh, I get it. You are being sarcastic.

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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me Reply #5 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 10:23am I don't mind being called hippie. I was a bit of a hippie once.
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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me Reply #6 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 11:12am I stand corrected!
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me Reply #7 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 11:23am bogarde73 wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 10:23am: I don't mind being called hippie. I was a bit of a hippie once. You wore sandals once?
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Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me
Reply #8 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 11:46am

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 11:23am:

bogarde73 wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 10:23am:

I don't mind being called hippie. I was a bit of a hippie once.

You wore sandals once?

He tried smoking them too only turned out they weren't made of hemp... They were made of asbestos... That was back when asbestos was good for you.

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Marla Gold Member Offline Weed is my Jesus Posts: 13649 Colorado Gender:	Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me Reply #9 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 1:15pm bogarde73 wrote on Jul 20^th, 2016 at 8:50am: Send us a photo of yourself with all your flags & bunting marla. I told you I'm not into flag waving nationalism. That is a by-product of a failing capitalist system.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: The hoop-la of US politics isn't for me Reply #10 - Jul 20^th, 2016 at 2:55pm Go on, make an old hippie's day
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