Over the July 4th weekend I celebrated by watching a lot of Founding-Fathery patriotic television shows. This was more disturbing than entertaining, as one particular show – which I shall forebear to mention here – set me off on a Rumpelstilskin-esque fit of rage. I actually yelled at my television as it, in all earnestness, [...]
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If they said it on television, it must be true
Posted in TJ Encyclopedia Entries, tagged Declaration of Independence, hemp, myths on July 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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