I don't know about you, but I've been waiting for this day to be over for months. However, I didn't come back out of blogging oblivion to complain about political advertising techniques. I'm here to share a quote with you that has brought many giggles to my lips during the past few days, as well as possible explanations of what it means.
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| The Rosetta Stone of the Election |
On Sunday, my mom was watching Good Morning America. I could hear it from the other room, not because it was exceptionally loud, but because I was waiting while my dad made pancakes. They were talking about today's election. I know, big surprise. At this particular moment, they were discussing Ohio. I was not paying close attention, until I heard something.
"Did he just say, 'Ohio might be the Rosetta Stone of this election?" I asked mom.
The answer was yes. Yes, he did.
No, I do not know who "he" is, but I am indebted to whoever said it. This phrase has provided me with endless entertainment over the last two days. My family has tried to analyze it together, and I have further pondered it on my own. Our thoughts have been few, but I offer them for your entertainment.
- Maybe he was trying to say that victory in Ohio will translate into winning the election, or that Ohio "holds the key" to this election. Maybe. In that case, why didn't he state it a little more clearly? Instead, he makes it sound like Ohio is some new discovery in the political realm, when we all know quite well that Ohio is one of the states that makes the electoral college exciting. Every. Single. Time.
- Perhaps he was trying to say that it's a sort of monumental thing in this election. Ohio is a big deal in the presidetial race. However, I think that Stonehenge would have been a more appropriate allusion in this case.
- The third option is that he is actually referring to the Rosetta Stone language learning curriculm, whose advertisements seem to imply that they are the key to success. This option sounds more like an unofficial commercial than anything else, and a strange one at that.
- Perhaps this was a dig at Ohio. He has to admit that they are important in this election, but he has a secret bias against them. "Rosetta Stone" gives the impression of significance, while enabling him to be true to his opinion that they are not much better than cavemen. This theory assumes that he is an ardent University of Michigan fan, which I have no way of proving.
Then, there's my personal favorite.
- He was trying to sound intelligent, and it was an epic fail.
Today's blog post has been brought to you courtesy of my mother's excellent homeschooling via The Mystery of History, and my God-given fingers and sense of humor. I hope today's election gives you a reason to smile, even if your candidate doesn't win.
