Joe Bob’s Thought of the Day: New York Edition
Added 2022-12-14 22:14:34 +0000 UTCMost New Yorkers were startled to witness the wild street celebration when Morocco defeated Portugal to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup--because nobody knew there were that many Moroccans living in New York.
The place they celebrated was Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, the same street where Steinway pianos have been made by hand since 1880 because of the German immigrant Henry Steinway, and the same Steinway Street where Tony Bennett first sang a song because of his Italian immigrant parents, and the same Steinway Street where all the best Greek restaurants are located because they came through as well. So Germans, Italians, Greeks and Moroccans all passed over the same plot of ground on their way to becoming Americans--not to mention Maltese, Lebanese, Croatians, Galicians and Bangladeshis--and this history of accepting foreigners in a place like Astoria is not only beautiful to behold, but it's what keeps us safe and what keeps us free.
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Beautiful words, JB, truly. 🖤
2022-12-16 09:43:07 +0000 UTCAll this does is remind me that the world cup is still on. But it'll be over come Sunday I think...I hope...please let it be over.
2022-12-16 08:25:24 +0000 UTCbeautiful
2022-12-16 04:26:25 +0000 UTCThe first sentence of that was a perfect journalists sentence. I really enjoy Joe Bob's writing style. It's to the point and it's funny and never obvious.
Mike Tocci
2022-12-15 20:07:29 +0000 UTCBringing truth from the mountaintop. God bless ya JB🍻
2022-12-15 03:00:14 +0000 UTCEvery day I’m happy to wake up in a nation of (mostly) immigrants. We’ve got our flaws and problems but we mostly do alright. 🖤
Dr. Acula
2022-12-15 01:30:09 +0000 UTCDamn Skippy Joe Bob also those nipples look mighty stiff 😆
2022-12-15 01:18:35 +0000 UTCBeautifully said.
2022-12-14 23:23:49 +0000 UTCVery beautiful indeed, whereas it’s the ugliest of us who want to build walls and restrict whose countries of origin can contribute to our national identity. Also, nice firm ‘n perky nubbins on ya JB!
2022-12-14 23:14:01 +0000 UTCDamn, JB. That was actually beautiful :sniff:
horacefarbuckle
2022-12-14 23:01:01 +0000 UTC
