Daily Archives: March 5, 2008

Scuppies or just SCUM?

By Frank Paynter | Published: March 5, 2008

“Socially Conscious Upwardly Mobile People” have been branded Scuppies and given permission to feel good about themselves. I get it about the acronym — “Scuppie” rhymes with “Yuppie” and everyone wishes they had ridden that train! “SCUMPie” just lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. But consider the website: we’re informed that there are “GRAPHICS [...]

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Don’t Cry for me Ashtabula

By Frank Paynter | Published: March 5, 2008

Some people say Bill Clinton’s trying to be like Juan Peron. Well, I knew him, and Bill Clinton’s no Juan Peron. – Héctor Aldo In fairness, Isabel Martínez de Perón succeeded Juan as President of Argentina by virtue of having been elected Vice President and holding that office when he died. She was the first [...]

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