What can’t you take, Elijah?
You-Know-Who!
No, I don’t. You said you can’t take “it” anymore. Not “who”. What are you talking about?
Grandpa, I can’t take “it” anymore because You-Know-Who is making me cry!
I’m sorry, but I still don’t know who “who” is. Who’s “who”?
Grandpa, you’re supposed to know this stuff!!!
Well, communication’s a very tricky thing, Elijah, as you’re finding out. You can”t assume other people know what you mean by “it” and “You-Know-Who”. They don’t unless you spell it out. Clear communication depends on you.
No. Depends are for adults, Grandpa; we discussed this yesterday. Huggies are for us. Your generation wears Depends; my generation wears Huggies. And President You-Know-Who is taking away all the huggies your generation is supposed to give the next generation.
Ah, so now you’re speaking more clearly! You-Know-Who is President You-Know-Who, the president whose name your babysitter refuses to say out loud like all the curse words she’s teaching you not to use. So now I know who “who” is. But I still don’t know what “it” is? What is “it” you can’t take anymore, Elijah?
Grandpa, you know! “Who” and “it” are the same thing. You-Know-Who just made an announcement in Utah — something about cutting bears’ ears and shrinking grand staircases. He thinks they’re too big. How big can bears ears be? He just keeps wrecking stuff. And he’s all in for that guy from Alabama! What’s with that?
Oh, you mean Roy Moore?
Yeah, Roy Moore, the 10 Commandments guy.
Bill Day cartoon – The 10 Commandments and Roy Moore
He’s not a 10 Commandments guy, Elijah. Neither is You-Know-Who. They only know one commandment and they think it’s about them: “I am the LORD, your God. You shall have no other gods before me.” That’s the First Commandment.
Yeah! “Love yourself only, and feel free to abuse women, teenage girls, and Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments in Utah.”
Bears Ears National Monument
I’m glad we had this talk, Elijah. You’ve made yourself clear. I can’t take “it” or You-Know-Who anymore either. “It” seems to get worse every day.
But remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy, Elijah. We all need to take a break and remember who’s God.
- Grandpa Gordon, Chaska, MN, Dec. 5, 2017.
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Reading this and comments actually made me laugh in spots, but so much wisdom…. Love The words you put in Elijah’s mouth… and so he now has a cousin?
Keep on reporting!!
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Thanks, Karin.
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Just think how far in life you could go with Elijah’s wisdom. I do enjoy these musings and they cause me to ponder our situation and what risks I need to take.
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Jim, it’s a horror show, isn’t it? I hope and pray sanity will prevail.
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I’m with Elijah on this one. I can’t take it anymore, either.
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Take a pill? Nah! Suffer with the rest of us.😉
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Love it! Perhaps we should consider referring to “You Know Who” as “He Who Must Not Be Named.” 😉
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Lois, I LOVE this. What an idea. “He Who Must Not Be Named” in Judaism is YHWH, the Holy One. What a nice paradox to call You Know Who “He Who Must Not Be Named”!
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You and Elijah have to admit that You-Know-Who is doing a good job of dismantling any possible memory of President Obama. But they won’t succeed at erasing him and his contributions. That was a really good President — Mr. Obama, that is — who will be remembered as such.
But yes, it is discouraging to see the steady process of destruction — cheered by the loyal, yet powerful, few.
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Mona, Elijah was given a cousin last week named Calvin. Not sure whether Calvin will make it into the conversation, but we’ll see. Elijah also loves President Obama and he’s tired of him getting bashed by You Know Who, or, as Lois, just suggested, “He Who Must Not Be Named”. 😂
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Aside from all the wisdom he conveys, you are leaving a wonderful legacy for Elijah. How will you be able to preserve it for him? — and now Calvin, I hope.
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Thank, Mona. Nothing much is worth preserving. Just living in the now. 🙄
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Oh, don’t let them get lost. Elijah will treasure them when he’s older.
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Mona, I’ll consider a an Elijah file.
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Yay!
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