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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSaturday, January 5th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

"...the scarecrow that affrights our children so."
Henry VI, Part I, Act I, Scene 4, Line 42
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Saturday, January 5th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day. (Original Post)
Aristus
Jan 2013
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For some reason It makes me think of a scene form the Wizard of Oz.
Lady Freedom Returns
Jan 2013
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CaliforniaPeggy
(156,302 posts)1. Wayne LaPierre is certainly perfectly cast as the scarecrow!
Well done, my dear Aristus!
Aristus
(71,876 posts)2. Thanks, CalPeg.
Will says 'hi'.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,198 posts)3. For some reason It makes me think of a scene form the Wizard of Oz.
Scarecrow: I haven't got a brain... only straw.
Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they?
Dorothy: Yes, I guess you're right.
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)5. He used to scare me.
Until I realized he had no brain.
Aristus
(71,876 posts)6. Kick for Sunday.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)7. Yikes! He affrights me too!
TY, Aristus! (I think!)
