And you don't even have to believe in dinosaurs to share their fate.
From here. And the preceeding paragraph? Another great quote:
"You know how taking so long to end slavery is a shameful part of our history, and how long it took us to give the vote to women is a shameful part of our history? Well, I think in 20 years, we're going to think that denying marriage to gays for so long is one of the great shames of our nation, too." That's from a teenager in Redneckville. She's our future--and Donohue, LaBarbera, and company are just desperate dinosaurs.
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would they be a rightasaurus, wrongosaurus, or a dumbasaurus?
Hey, thanks! The funny thing is that I was thinking of you when I wrote that line. "This oughtta give Coturnix a chuckle." Seriously! ;-)
You know me TOO well! LOL