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RFK Jr. Took His Grandkids for a Dip in a Sewage-Contaminated Creek For Mother’s Day (www.vanityfair.com)

submitted 21 hours ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 133 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (6 children)

When I was a little boy in New York City in the 1940s, we swam in the Hudson River and it was filled with raw sewage okay? We swam in raw sewage! You know... to cool off! And at that time, the big fear was polio; thousands of kids died from polio every year but you know something? In my neighbourhood, no one ever got polio! No one! Ever! You know why? Cause we swam in raw sewage! It strengthened our immune systems! The polio never had a prayer; we were tempered in raw shit!

Love Carlin, but this bit didn't exactly age well. lol

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 13 points 10 hours ago

Carlin was telling a joke, not enacting government policy.

[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 50 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Why'd I think it was a RFK quote

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 16 points 18 hours ago

Because we live in the stupid timeline, the one where this absolutely 100% could be real. I thought it was too lol

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 77 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Satire is dead, it's no longer possible to top the absurdity of real life.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck that. Humor is not dead.

[–] wagesj45@fedia.io 17 points 18 hours ago

That's not what he said.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Well I mean later on in the bit he also talks about only needing to wash: armpits, asshole, crotch and teeth and you'd save time by using the same brush.

I'm certain if he was alive today he'd rip these morons apart.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Which one is this?

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 17 points 19 hours ago

You know why?

VACCINES

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

It was exactly the line I thought of when I saw the headline.