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Something about this reminded me of Hunter S. Thompson’s campaign for Sheriff of Aspen, CO: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Aspen https://en.m.wik
by jt2190 7y ago
Something about this reminded me of Hunter S. Thompson’s campaign for Sheriff of Aspen, CO: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Aspen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Aspen
- pmoriarty 7y agoThere's also a great book called Cows Are Freaky When They Look at You[1], which is about California hippie pot farmers who picked up and moved do rural Kansas in the 60's to grow their crop, and the boggle-eyed reactions they got from the locals. [1] - https://www.amazon.com/Cows-Freaky-When-They-Look/dp/0922820139/ https://www.amazon.com/Cows-Freaky-When-They-Look/dp/0922820...
- otras 7y agoI thought of this scene of his in particular, when he’s exchanging gunfire with his neighbor: ”If this son of a bitch wants to bitch about his cows over here and shoot at me, well... it's our country. It's not theirs. It's not a bunch of used car dealers from southern California.” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NHeSC_Ws5Ic https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NHeSC_Ws5Ic