Words are mere playthings

What is the derivation of shirt-hole?

I made it up, inspired by The Good Place. Whenever a character swears, they use words like shirt and fork instead of shit and fuck, an elegant end run around the network censors.

As a wordsmith, Uncle Ken can appreciate this following item but maybe he already knows it:  the English alphabet had ten more characters than it does now.  Ever hear of a thorn or ethel?  Me neither.  Here's a video that spells it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUrDUxh5xS0

Any student of current affairs can appreciate the importance of words and their meanings, especially when it comes to determining facts and truth.  That's why it still bugs me when it is said that "we have it on tape."  Tape?  I guess you can find blank tapes at Walmart, right next to the carbon paper.

There is one word that Uncle Ken has been using which the Old Dog finds offensive, and that is his use of scourge, with one definition being a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.  Other synonyms are affliction, bane, curse, plague, menace, evil, misfortune, burden, cross to bear; blight, cancer, canker.  Are you getting delicate in your old age, Uncle Ken?

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There has been a lot of immigration legislation since 1965 and, overall, I think current policy is very reasonable but I'm not trying to pander to any political base or special interest group.  The current flap is a phony issue to me but there are a lot of phony issues flying around, so what's one more?  A good rundown of current immigration policy is found here: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/how-united-states-immigration-system-works

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I don't think Puerto Rico is recovered from the hurricane and may still be lacking drinking water and electricity in some areas.  Is Trump trying to create a shirt-hole on US soil?

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That light-hearted romp of the antics in the White House, Fire and Fury, was merely a prelude.  A few days ago, the Pulitzer Prize winning author David Cay Johnston dropped his latest: It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America

From the few pages available on Amazon, it looks pretty meaty and well written.  The author shows up once in a while on the news shows and a few lectures of his are on YouTube.  This guy doesn't bullshirt but may be too academic for record setting sales to the general population.  I'm still waiting to read the reviews from the big cheeses of fake media; maybe I'll buy the book if it seems worthwhile.