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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 02:34 PM Oct 2020

In "The Scarlet Letter", Hester Prynne was required to wear a scarlet "A" to let the world

know she was an adulteress.

In "Inglorious Basterds", Lt. Aldo Raine used his Bowie knife to carve swastikas into the foreheads of captured Nazis so they could never escape their shame.

Where should Trumpies have to wear their "T"s?

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In "The Scarlet Letter", Hester Prynne was required to wear a scarlet "A" to let the world (Original Post) Atticus Oct 2020 OP
On their Underoos. In public. n/t demmiblue Oct 2020 #1
The Puritans are not actually the heroes of The Scarlet Letter greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #2
I don't care what they wear Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #3
Don't want to say cause it will get me in hot water. Miigwech Oct 2020 #4
Let's ask "The Officer" from Kafka's "In the Penal Colony." Warren_Pointe Oct 2020 #5
One on each cheek Leith Oct 2020 #6
They're already wearing it -- their smirks, their inconsiderate nature, their basic contempt lettucebe Oct 2020 #7
Oh man... PTWB Oct 2020 #8

lettucebe

(2,337 posts)
7. They're already wearing it -- their smirks, their inconsiderate nature, their basic contempt
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 06:15 PM
Oct 2020

And you can smell their fear. Hate just emanates a stench most decent people try to avoid. Might be why they typically say, "girls don't like me." Well duh, wash your brain for starters.

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