Other Catchphrases John Wilkes Booth Considered Before “Sic Semper Tyrannis!”
“You can’t HANDLE the Booth!” “To Confederacy…and beyond!” “All lives matter.”
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“You can’t HANDLE the Booth!” “To Confederacy…and beyond!” “All lives matter.”
Look, I can think of a LOT of downsides to this pandemic. This constant, gnawing sense of uncertainty, a vague creeping panic over what tomorrow might bring, the inability to leave your house or live an ordinary life, maybe forever! But there ARE upsides. For me, anyway. Because thanks to the pandemic, nobody cares that I’m a centaur!