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Bernie Sanders

dorkzilla

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16. Yeah I don’t watch much beyond soccer

Reply to merrily (Reply #15)

Sun Sep 27, 2015, 09:25 AM

Sep 2015

and the occasional rugby match. On Sundays sometimes i go to Woodlawn in the Bronx to watch Gaelic Football, but since hubby isn’t at all into sports I don’t go much anymore. Kinda weird to see a middle-aged broad hanging out by herself watching.

Babe Ruth is buried about 5 miles away from where I live and there are always bats and balls people leave on his grave.

Your teacher telling you you read too many novels reminds me of Catherine Morland in Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey”.

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Bernie Rally in Boston - Saturday, October 3, 2015 [View all] SoapBox Sep 2015 OP

HOLY Cow! SoapBox Sep 2015 #1

+++++++++++++++++++++++ newfie11 Sep 2015 #3

Hmmm...i'm not sure how many people that convention center can hold but.... n8dogg83 Sep 2015 #4

7,500 RSVPs on Facebook as of now... mak3cats Sep 2015 #5

Wow! That's alot of square footage. Let's hope he fills it to capacity!! nt. n8dogg83 Sep 2015 #6

This one's gonna be YOOGE!! HerbChestnut Sep 2015 #7

Boston's Berning for Bernie. merrily Sep 2015 #2

Maybe this will be the rally where Elizabeth Warren makes her endorsement of Bernie.... n8dogg83 Sep 2015 #8

I want to go to here PuraVidaDreamin Sep 2015 #9

Wow... SoapBox Sep 2015 #10

I hope they set up voter registration and donation tables at this one. OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2015 #11

RSVP's at 12,000 right now; another week to go... (eom) mak3cats Sep 2015 #12

Omigosh. I just noticed we can download a flyer to pass out. I'd better get busy! merrily Sep 2015 #13

I wish i could join you guys dorkzilla Sep 2015 #14

I'm not sure I will be there. merrily Sep 2015 #15

Yeah I don’t watch much beyond soccer dorkzilla Sep 2015 #16

She was not trying to discourage me from reading novels. She just wanted me to add non fiction. merrily Sep 2015 #17

Oh I knew it wasn’t discouragement! dorkzilla Sep 2015 #18

To this day, when I read for pleasure, I read novels. Anything else, I read because I think I should merrily Sep 2015 #19