Monday, July 16, 2007
Are you now or have you ever been...?
I've developed an interest in golden-age radio, and one of the more
jingoistic offerings of the cold war era was some laughable (at least
it's laughable now) abomination called "I was a Communist for the
FBI". I was listening to an episode the other day and
there was a line that I thought too good not to share with my
Libertarian Comrades. The FBI agent is being reprimanded by his
Communist Party boss for (very mildly) whining about an assignment.
The boss says in a very stern and unamused voice::
jingoistic offerings of the cold war era was some laughable (at least
it's laughable now) abomination called "I was a Communist for the
FBI". I was listening to an episode the other day and
there was a line that I thought too good not to share with my
Libertarian Comrades. The FBI agent is being reprimanded by his
Communist Party boss for (very mildly) whining about an assignment.
The boss says in a very stern and unamused voice::
"You did not join the Party to sip pink lemonade, Comrade."
Priceless! Especially the 'pink' part (which, duh, I just now realized
was probably a 'red' joke on the part of the writers).
So, Comrades; I exhort you to suck it up and settle for the yellow
lemonade. And no sipping!
