Catchphrase

At one of the earlier stops, the Chief was asked to get up and say a few words. He appeared to be a politician, and coated everything with a layer of community spirit. That has its place, but this might not have been it.

"My time here was just great. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a way to instill a good work ethic; I learned everything I need to know and gained the discipline I needed to help make this community great. Etc. Etc."

Then one of his classmates was asked to speak. He got up, looked at the mic, looked at the Chief, and looked at the mic again. He started off in a different direction with his first words:

"I hated them su-HUNS of BICH-es!"


Of course, now everytime anything goes wrong on the journey, someone is bound to say, "su-HUNS of BICH-es!"

I could write a deep post about denial, community pride versus community trauma, and historical whitewashing, but I think I'll leave it as a funny catchphrase.

I suppose I could also write a post about how we're facing so much pain and hurt that we have to shield ourselves by turning the expression of one man's lifelong anger into humor... but, no. I don't think I'll do that, either.

Su-HUNS of BICH-es!