And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
While I had no interest in cars as a teen, I loved the snarkiness of the Rat Fink sub-culture in the 60s. This contrasted a little bit with my fervent support for the John Birchers, wearing Rat Fink t-shirts to John Birch Society meetings and versa vice. Needless to say, I had very few friends as a child.
There was place in the Adirondacks on Sacandaga Reservoir called Birch Haven. A trailer park for campers, a restaurant and a candy store. They sold these along with some very missed candies like satellite wafers, paper dots and real licorice which when consumed in quantities would cause gastrointestinal MOABs.
I remember these! I bugged my aunt until she bought me one at the penny candy store near her house.
ReplyDeleteI remember these too.
ReplyDeleteWhile I had no interest in cars as a teen, I loved the snarkiness of the Rat Fink sub-culture in the 60s. This contrasted a little bit with my fervent support for the John Birchers, wearing Rat Fink t-shirts to John Birch Society meetings and versa vice. Needless to say, I had very few friends as a child.
ReplyDeleteBig Daddy!
ReplyDeleteDidn't the song go "RATT FINK Ratt Fink"....?
ReplyDeleteThere was place in the Adirondacks on Sacandaga Reservoir called Birch Haven. A trailer park for campers, a restaurant and a candy store. They sold these along with some very missed candies like satellite wafers, paper dots and real licorice which when consumed in quantities would cause gastrointestinal MOABs.
ReplyDeleteha, RAT FINK ! ah youth.
ReplyDeletecalling somebody a ratfink used to be a pretty serious insult back in the day.
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