2.11.14

Two More Days

The little wooden character, Pinocchio, was introduced to the world in 1883 by Italian storywriter, Carlo Collodi. I heard often about Pinocchio during my childhood and I actually believed that telling a lie would cause one’s nose to grow. However, election season has again confirmed for me that the stories of my childhood were nothing more than cautionary tales told to frighten children and, in the process, shape their behavior.

I have learned over the years that if the noses of tellers of falsehoods grew with each lie, even by the smallest fraction, politicians would need to have carts designed for the purpose of transporting their noses.

I’m really quite fed up with fake smiles, insincere promises, misrepresentations, deceit, outright lies, and unsolicited telephone calls.


Tuesday will come. Tuesday will come. Tuesday WILL come!



Clker Clipart

5 comments:

  1. Oh, my. Someone is really burned out on this election cycle.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Vanilla, you have that right! If someone ever develops a telephone that charges callers for unsolicited calls and credits the charge to my account, I will be in line to get one.

      When I was sixteen, I never dreamed that someday I would hear Pat Boone's voice when I answered my phone. As with Mitt Romney and all of the others, I hung up and did not listen to his message. I do know who he is, though. Younger people have told me that he explains who he is before he delivers his political spiel. That alone tells me that his calls will most likely not produce the desired results.

      Hubby says if I would register with a party rather than registering as "Independent" the number of calls would be about half. I'm not changing that, though.

      Delete
  2. Entire cycle, three phone numbers and virtually no pol calls. Trust me, one can vote however she wants regardless of party labels.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Coming soon to a phone near you; Peace. #WaitingForWednesday

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Secondary Roads, I'm looking forward to this.

      Delete