Didn't mean to overreact, it's just that some people's grasp of history stops at the year they were born. Being a long-time student of history (it's a blessing and a curse), I feel the need to correct these things for some reason. Heh... it's the INTJ in me I guess.
I believe Lisa Simpson said that...
If she did, she was quoting someone. The "patriotism" statement goes way back to Samuel Johnson (1709-84).
I know, I was making a Gen X joke...my bad...
Didn't mean to overreact, it's just that some people's grasp of history stops at the year they were born. Being a long-time student of history (it's a blessing and a curse), I feel the need to correct these things for some reason. Heh... it's the INTJ in me I guess.
I'm sure plenty of people appreciate learning the genesis of that phrase far more than my joke...