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Re: 40 Reasons to support Gun Control.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:04:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote:
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they both belong up against the wall when
the revolution comes. ;-)
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Where the heck did that phrase (or paraphrase) originate? The first place I
remember hearing it is in a Sugarcubes song, but I’m sure it predates that tune.
Dave!
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: 40 Reasons to support Gun Control.
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| (...) 'first against the wall when the revolution comes' is fairly self explanatory - I doubt it would be possible to nail it to a specific source. That said, Douglas Adams used it in 1978 in his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in reference to the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: 40 Reasons to support Gun Control.
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| "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I2At33.18AH@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) tune. Reminds me of an amusing quote: "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: 40 Reasons to support Gun Control.
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| (...) Bear in mind Mike, that "conservatives" or Republicans aren't particularly more friendly to your second amendment rights than those nasty liberals. The truth is, it is in the interest of anyone who wants to control you to disarm you. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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