Two for tea

In case you forgot to mark your calendars, this Fourth of July is slated to be the next big Mad Tea Party extravaganza for the ODS crowd. You'll be shocked to learn that Fox is promoting them, again. May they be just as successful as the first one.

Meanwhile, John Cole thinks us dirty hippies shouldn't let the wingnuts have all the fun.

So here is my plan for a tea party of our own. This year, from after Thanksgiving until 2 January, I want everyone who wants to signify that they support any liberal or dirty hippy position to do the following things to show your support for the cause:

1.) Put up a large evergreen in your living room and dress it up with lots of ornaments.
2.) Drink egg nog.
3.) Place candles in your window.
4.) Take the day off on the 24th or 25th of December, and spend it with your family.
5.) Sing little ditties and songs (we can even call them “carols”).
6.) Buy gifts for your friends and loved ones.

I have a lot more ideas about how we can really show our solidarity. I’m tentatively thinking about adopting the reindeer as our mascot, and maybe making mistletoe our official plant life, but I’m open to ideas. What do you think?

I think he may be on to something here...

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