“Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.”
― Joseph Fort Newton
(Via Encyclopedia Britannica)
(Via Architectural Digest)
“There are four kinds of people in the world, Ms. Harper. Those who build walls. Those who protect walls. Those who breach walls. And those who tear down walls. Much of life is discovering who you are. When you find out, you also realize there are places you can no longer go, things you can no longer do, words you can no longer say.”
― P.S. Baber, Cassie Draws the Universe
(Via Amusing Planet)
“Walls protect and walls limit. It is in the nature of walls that they should fall. That walls should fall is the consequence of blowing your own trumpet.”
― Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
(Via Broken Believers)
“We can't talk about it, or I know she won't so I don't even try, but it's what goes unsaid between people that builds up like masonry. You have to either knock the bricks out with other things, or let them keep stacking until eventually you are alone in a room.”
― Justin Taylor
“The only walls that exist are those you have placed in your mind. And whatever obstacles you conceive, exist only because you have forgotten what you have already achieved.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
(Via Healing Penn)
Without further ado, the article at hand (got a little carried away there...)
Cards Against Humanity buys piece of the U.S. border so Trump can't build his wall
(Via Mashable by Brian Koerber)
The dirty and sometimes downright offensive game Cards Against Humanity is back with another stunt, and this time they're taking aim at one of President Donald Trump's campaign promises.
The company announced its holiday promotion on Tuesday, called Cards Against Humanity Saves America. Essentially, the company purchased a plot of vacant land on the border of the United States and Mexico, making it extremely difficult for Trump to build his expensive border wall which the U.S. taxpayers will inevitably pay for.
"Donald Trump is a preposterous golem who is afraid of Mexicans. He is so afraid that he wants to build a $20 billion wall that everyone knows will accomplish nothing," the website reads. "So we’ve purchased a plot of vacant land on the border and retained a law firm specializing in eminent domain to make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for the wall to get built."
(Via Huffington Post)
Fork over $15 of your hard-earned cash to Cards, and they'll send you "six surprises" in the month of December, including an illustrated map of the land, a certificate of promise to fight the wall, and some new cards.
Given the nature of the game, the company has no problem being a bit brash, and because they are self-owned, and don't rely on big box stores to push their product, the company can get away with a bit more.
On its FAQ page for the new expansion, one question asks: I don't like that you're getting political. Why don't you just stick to card games?
Their answer? "Why don’t you stick to seeing how many Hot Wheels cars you can fit up your asshole?"
The card game is well known for its stunts, like digging a giant hole, destroying valuable pieces of art, and offering nothing, yes, nothing, for $5.
Full article: http://mashable.com/2017/11/14/cards-against-humanity-saves-america-border-wall/#JS7qh8tJXaqd