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Apr 30, 2012 - 08:25 PM |
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Dad wins again |
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So, as you may or may not know, my Dad, Jay Converse, is locally known as TubaGuy. He does 5K (or more!) walks around the area playing his sousaphone daily, getting all sorts of honks and fans as he goes.
Fairfax Underground, a forum dedicated to the area, has had a thread about him for a couple years now. Unfortunately, when someone caught he put a sticker for David Bulova (Democrat) on his tuba, people started saying stuff like:
"It's upsetting to me, a fellow Tuba player, that Tuba guy has a Bulova sticker on his sousaphone. I knew I should have done more outreach to the brass community."
Or this especially harsh post:
"Used to think he was weird in a fun, ok way. Now having seen his Bulova sticker, you know he's a socialist loser who believes in making you a slave to government. Fuck Tuba Guy!"
So, it's one thing to see people call someone a socialist for no reason online, but it's another when it's your dad. The whole thing was very weird and surreal, so I told Dad about it and forgot about it. Best not to think about what people behind a mask of anonymity say, I guess.
Dad, though, goes and reminds me that any time I think I'm smarter than he is, I'm wrong. He goes and posts this:
"@Disappointed -
It's unfortunate that you had to use such language, but I respect your 1st amendment rights.
However, I need to state that I am not a "socialist". My first degree from UVA was in Soviet and Eastern European Economics, so I'm familiar with the differences between socialism, democracy, oligopoly, cartels, and regulated monopolies. When the Soviet Union collapsed, I had a shelf of books that I had to throw away, because it clearly showed that the socialist economic model is not sustainable. And in any case, I had never planned to _become_ a socialist, I merely wished to understand the mathematics behind the model.
My support for David Bulova is personal. He came to our neighborhood pool one evening, met dozens of us neighbors, and proved himself to be a intelligent, likeable politician. I have a strong BS-detector, and it just never went off. Have you ever met him? He's a local boy, and he represents our area well.
In conclusion, Mr. Disappointed, if you would like to discuss politics on a non-anonymous basis, you can catch me at Fat Tuesday's most days of the week after I finish my workout. If you're over 21, I'll buy the first beer.
Regards,
Jay "TubaGuy" Converse"
So my dad, who still uses a phone that doesn't browse the Internet, goes into a sub-4chan level of discourse and comes out unscathed looking like a goddamn class act. Dad wins. Dad always wins.
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