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    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
      ·
      5 months ago

      It's a reference to an incident with Dan Quayle, who was Bush Sr's VP.

      Quayle was at an elementary school and tried to correct a child spelling potato by instead spelling it potatoe.

      • dannoffs [he/him]
        ·
        5 months ago

        Dan Quayle's tweets would have been amazing. For the younglings around here who haven't seen his quotes.

        If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

        • Dan Quayle

        The global importance of the Middle East is that it keeps the Far East and the Near East from encroaching on each other.

        • Dan Quayle

        I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.

        • Dan Quayle

        It is an endless well, I reccomend looking them up.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
      ·
      5 months ago

      "Potato is spelled Ireland, jack. Don't ask me more questions like that or I'll beat you in a pushup contest."