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dabbe
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#TTT @dabbe #takethreethursday

I guessed on a few, so I'm thrilled with my score! Three of my favorite holiday songs:
1. “Christmastime is Here“: not from a movie, but a tv show--the best holiday one ever! (A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, of course!)
2. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas“: written for the movie MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS and sung by the incomparable Judy Garland.
3. “Silver and Gold“ by Burl Ives: another tv show (RUDOLPH).

rubyslippersreads I ❤️ Judy‘s version of this song, with the more melancholy lyrics than newer versions. 12h
dabbe @rubyslippersreads Oh, me, too. I weep every time I watch her sing it to Tootie. 😭 11h
shortsarahrose @rubyslippersreads Completely agree - Judy‘s version is the best and the original lyrics are superior! 11h
kspenmoll Ho ho ho. I scored a dismal 30%! 11h
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BkClubCare
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No quote, other than to announce a status update that I am 50% through this!!! #NonficNov #CaresPieShow #PineapplePomegranatePie

Ruthiella Nice work! 👍 21h
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bibliothecarivs
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Random book from our personal library.

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TheKidUpstairs
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"Picture a man sitting beside a dead tree. He is indoors and wearing a crown. From the ceiling hangs a parasitical shrub that legitimates sexual assault. He is singing to himself about a tenth-century Mittel-European murder victim using a sixteenth-century Finnish melody. Earlier, he told his children that the house had been broken into by an obese Turkish man. This was a lie, but he wanted to make his children happy."

Daisey I‘ve read other things by this author but had not heard of this one. I‘ll have to look it up! 1d
AshleyHoss820 Well, when you put it like that… 😂 1d
TheKidUpstairs @Daisey I've never read his stuff before, but this is a delightful collection! Laugh out loud funny, interesting, and festive! 21h
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TheKidUpstairs @AshleyHoss820 it reminded me of Jim Gaffigan's take on holiday traditions: https://youtu.be/xJAxRVeKnTE?si=chFDYAApRPVyFvxf 21h
Daisey @TheKidUpstairs I am always interested in learning about words and language, so I thoroughly enjoyed this one. 13h
AshleyHoss820 @TheKidUpstairs Oh my gosh, thank you for that!! I forgot how much I love Jim Gaffigan!! 🤣🤣🤣 34m
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IriDas
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Uplifting Christmas tale about the vast generosity of humanity and… No, just kidding. The Soviet Politburo sounds like MAGA. Loyalty is rewarded, knowledge is silenced and ignored. Lies spread en masse, and bullying to ensure the compliance of the people. Inevitably, all is lost. The future of all authoritarianism.

AmyG People don‘t realize that this world is already at war. We are fighting authoritarianism, fascism, nazis. 22h
IriDas @AmyG yes, we were educated into complacency. Our teachers gave us a pablum designed to make us think that somehow the West was just interested in spreading Democracy and liberating people. The truth is a hard pill to swallow but necessary to move forward. 11h
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Texreader
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😂 ♦️ ♠️ ♥️ 💰😂

#foodandlit #Italy #Jubilee

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Texreader
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In case you haven‘t been following my #wordoftheday posts, my mom @Doll8455 is continuing her dramatic story using each word of the day. I look forward to her next post in the saga everyday!

TheBookHippie 🙃👏🏻♥️ 2d
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳👍🏼💝. 2d
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Texreader
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#wordoftheday

“The most prestigious posting was to Spain, the greatest supporter of the Vatican. Spain controlled large chunks of Italy—the duchy of Milan in the north, and the kingdom of Naples, which shared the southern border of the Papal States. The second most important posting was to France, Spain‘s inveterate enemy and historically a far less supportive ally of Rome.”

Doll8455 My sanguinary thoughts were making their way to my fists. Mr. Fist backed up a step when he saw my fists clench. The neighbor who considers himself the lugubrious leader of the block began to palaver. But, he was an inveterate liar who couldn‘t tell the truth if you paid him. He suggested I should move my loggia to the back of my house and apologize to Mr. Fist. Do what—— 2d
Texreader @Doll8455 😂😂😬👏🏻 2d
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Christine
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Pickpick

Wish I‘d heard more about this very well-researched and -written book (which did win some awards and was nominated for others). It‘s such a window into undocumented life in LA. Hard to imagine anyone not growing in empathy after reading this (and it holds special meaning for me because I began teaching sociology to incarcerated men in SoCal this year). Great audio narration by the author.

Chelsea.Poole Oh wow, stacked! 3d
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lil1inblue
Hip-Hop Is History | Questlove
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It's a palette cleanser reading month for me, so I'm reading the tagged book and listening to music. Here's a top 50 list from Questlove, and a playlist of the songs mentioned in the 1979-1982 section.
#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/questloves-top-50-hip-hop-songs-o...

https://tidal.com/playlist/ae1ff1c5-514f-4f47-83a1-096720e7daec

Kerrbearlib I‘ll have to tell my husband about this, he loves hip hop. Thanks for sharing! 3d
TieDyeDude Excellent! I absolutely trust Questlove's taste in music. 3d
lil1inblue @kerrbearlib @tiedyedude I'm really enjoying the book! I love how he talks about his personal experiences with the music. His enthusiasm definitely comes through! 2d
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