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The Show Must Go On's avatar

So... tell me more about pickled fries... Also, would Sliwka make those better or worse?

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...you can't cross streams Sliwka and pickled fries (which in their best form are just breaded fried dill pickles, but in the form I had them were some pickled potato abomination, musty on the tooth, and repellent to any delicious sauce I tried to conquer them with)...honest abe they were actually kind of good in a gross way...addicting...i'll eat almost anything fried...

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Voting for the CansaFis party!

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...i will ensure the election is big rigged (meaning we will have a semi truck demolition derby and monster truck ballet at the inauguration)...

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Jen Dyck-Sprout's avatar

Love the unexpected twist to politics! The potato sausage story is 🏆

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...i know i am not supposed to talk about such things...so i think religion will be next...

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Jen Dyck-Sprout's avatar

It’s really felt impossible to describe just how disappointing American politics and the presidential candidates are, but you did a great job with it (and I can’t even vote! But as you’ve alluded to here, it feels good to vote for NONE of this shit). I’m here for a religion rant!

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Sandra Yvonne's avatar

Kinda mad at you for linking that Insane Clown Posse video. My curiosity got the best of me. That was a hypnotic 4 minutes and 23 seconds. I am no longer the same.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...my 2025 goal is to play the juggalo fest...let's gooooooo....

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Rick Lewis's avatar

"We the people have chosen apathy to represent us. At least with none I know I have no options. The two party system is making us crave nothing. It is nihilism crack." Wow. Do you think you could teach your writing method of embracing nonsense so completely that it transforms into wisdom and sanity?

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...i'll give it a shot Rick though the one time i was a teacher professionally the kids almost convinced me to do drugs with them and instead of doing SAT training i had us watch 2001 and Soul Plane and write an essay comparing them from a theorist perspective...

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Rick Lewis's avatar

Let me guess, the administration fast-tracked your exodus, but there are now a handful of kids out there in the world who consider you the most memorable and best teacher of their lives.

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...i left to deliver juice over the summer then ended up in oakland promoting chocolate covered dried fruit at raiders games...the kids all graduated (though about 10% ended up in prison - not my doing)...and in the end i think most of them enjoyed be about as much as you can a 22 year old italian deli hippy brought in mid semester to replace the teacher who had previously been sleeping with some of the kids in the class...this all sounds so odd to say out loud but it really happened...chicago, what a weird town...

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Rick Lewis's avatar

sounds like you're ready to segue right over to the next essay

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...we'll see...sometimes the kids and their stories are best left to themselves :)...

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