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Mike 03

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3. I love that quote. I think what he was getting at...
Wed Nov 25, 2020, 07:17 PM
Nov 2020
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro


I think what he was getting at is that anxiety and being backed into a corner stimulates survival instincts, and anger coupled with creativity that moves people who otherwise not do much to take action.

Stress triggers ingenuity.

But others will certainly have different interpretations.

I know that I got pushed by this administration into dropping almost every normal aspect of my life to just immerse myself in this chaos, rather than get paralyzed by it. But at times, I have felt paralyzed too. But luckily, those moments passed.

During our last fundraiser, I posted that quote twice on "stickies". It really is a quote that speaks to me for some reason. I miss Hunter S. Thompson and wonder what he would think about the last four years.

G O N Z O

Buy the ticket, take the ride.





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"When the going gets weird, [View all] bluescribbler Nov 2020 OP
It's actually, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #1
+1 Mike 03 Nov 2020 #2
You are correct, sir bluescribbler Nov 2020 #4
No problems. I knew exactly what you meant... Mike 03 Nov 2020 #6
I love that quote. I think what he was getting at... Mike 03 Nov 2020 #3
Thanks for that. bluescribbler Nov 2020 #7
I always took it to be a description robbob Nov 2020 #12
This is too weird PJMcK Nov 2020 #5
Option #4 Should have read bluescribbler Nov 2020 #8
or..... fantase56 Nov 2020 #9
Hey bluescribbler Nov 2020 #10
would the Doctor have written onethatcares Nov 2020 #11
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