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Jerusalem Artichoke Appreciator

@love_thy_hood

The George Washington Carver of the Jerusalem Artichoke

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The Far Side is rarely laugh out loud funny, but its aesthetic and outlook were powerfully unique and arresting. Had a big impact on me as a kid and on my family.

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It's a nice dream. I probably would have signed on when I was 21 and my dad was trying to get me to move to western Mass anyways. I would sponsor a Southern chapter of this in Memphis tho.

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Very good take. To dovetail: consider What About Bob in the context of its early 90s confreres like Jurassic Park, Hook, Home Alone... All of it about a rapprochement between Gen X and their Boomer parents. The parents resentment of and borderline disdain for their children is a

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My problem with surfing is the same as my problem with golf, rock-climbing, track and field, skiing and all the other man v. environment sports. Man is a far more compelling antagonist. Boxing, basketball, football, tennis... These are no more productive but they are so much

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β€œpaula” Italians were leaders in art, science, finance and industry but lost interest in all of that when their explorers returned bearing pasta and tomatoes.

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It's a Wonderful Life is a powerful emotional counter to this. If only the Nebraska house looked more like the Granville ruin than a gray cube.