Text: “Lost in the final hours of the occupation was the original motive for starting it: the imprisonment of Dwight and Steven Hammond. The militants didn’t mention the Harney County ranchers in the closing moments.”

Subtext: “Oh, shit, those guys? Was that really why we were here? Our bad.”

Text: “Michele Fiore gave this advice to militant Sandy Anderson about writing her story. ‘Be detailed Sandy, be very, very detailed,’ Fiore said. ‘ike that author did in Fifty Shades of Grey.'”

Subtext: “:That stuff Colin Meloy wrote was so hot! Make it up if you have to.”

5 replies on “Text and Subtext”

  1. Usually I’d give you shit about your punctuation and spelling errors, IA, but I know that cut/paste can be a harsh mistress. And I also happen to think this is pretty funny.

  2. Text: “China is beneficial to us.”

    Subtext: “You know, I am the one that got NATO to get rid of Gadaffi for the Oil Companies. Well me and BP. But do I get ANY credit? No, because you all are just sexist.”

  3. Yeah, My wife is getting pissed: “No Vapid! It’s not Hammond Bundy! The Hammonds are in jail. I mean, so are the Bundy’s now. Oh just forget it”!

    Sub text: That was a perfect ending to season 1, nabbing Pop Cliven at PDX.

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