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Kid Berwyn

(21,498 posts)
4. Trump is the curse...
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 01:03 PM
Jun 2

...or these cursed "Interesting Times."

From Quote Investigator...

Excerpt...

May you live in interesting times.
May you live in an interesting age.
May you live in exciting times.


Snip...

Reply from Quote Investigator: Fred R. Shapiro who is the editor of “The Yale Book of Quotations” has noted that: “No authentic Chinese saying to this effect has ever been found”1. In addition, Ralph Keyes stated in “The Quote Verifier” that nobody has ever been able to confirm the Chinese origin claim.2

The earliest strong match known to QI appeared in a March 1936 newspaper report in “The Yorkshire Post” of West Yorkshire, England. The expression was used in a speech by an influential British statesman. Boldface has been added to excerpts:3

Sir Austen Chamberlain, addressing the annual meeting of Birmingham Unionist Association last night, spoke of the “grave injury” to collective security by Germany’s violation of the Treaty of Locarno.

Sir Austen, who referred to himself as “a very old Parliamentarian,” said:—

“It is not so long ago that a member of the Diplomatic Body in London, who had spent some years of his service in China, told me that there was a Chinese curse which took the form of saying, ‘May you live in interesting times.’ There is no doubt that the curse has fallen on us.”

“We move from one crisis to another. We suffer one disturbance and shock after another.”

Source: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/12/18/live/

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Good grief, scariest thing I've seen all week. All of them, but especially the droid in the middle. Biophilic Jun 2 #1
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to trigger you. CTyankee Jun 2 #5
You didn't trigger me as much as being appalled. Biophilic Jun 2 #17
Oh fucking gross. On multiple levels. Initech Jun 2 #2
Only one original member, apparently. Oopsie Daisy Jun 2 #3
Trump is the curse... Kid Berwyn Jun 2 #4
used to love thir music and what it stood for , now i dont AllaN01Bear Jun 2 #6
Maybe they didn.t really stand for what you thought and just used it for profit? nt Jit423 Jun 2 #10
This is perfect videohead5 Jun 2 #7
In what alternative universe are DJT's stiff, rigid, uncoordinated, rhythm-less moves MIButterfly Jun 2 #8
This video is a bad start to Pride Month BaronChocula Jun 2 #9
I guess they're glad someone is helping to make them relevant again. Omnipresent Jun 2 #11
One of our dairies here in FL would hire him in a nano-second. nt allegorical oracle Jun 2 #12
Rump can't even spell Y-M-C-A, Totally Tunsie Jun 2 #13
Why does he always look like he's jacking two schlongs when he dances? LudwigPastorius Jun 2 #14
OMG how awful. TommieMommy Jun 2 #15
Old man! I say: "Old man!" It's fun to laugh about T-A-C-O! T-A-C-O! Festivito Jun 2 #16
Shouldn't Elon be up there? milestogo Jun 2 #18
Excuse me while I throw up. NoMoreRepugs Jun 2 #19
Pass me the bucket when you're done. oasis Jun 2 #27
Do any of the crowd realize SCantiGOP Jun 2 #20
I wonder. At the time it was new, I think it was exhiliarating. The AIDS crisis hadn't happened yet. CTyankee Jun 2 #22
Don't forget TommyT139 Jun 2 #26
And Happy Pride to you as well. CTyankee Jun 4 #28
It's going to a hard summer. TommyT139 Jun 4 #29
Her mom works for Warner Bros studio and the Hollywood community is very supportive. Thank goddess for all blessings! CTyankee Jun 4 #30
So good to hear! (Historical tangent) TommyT139 Jun 4 #33
I'm not going to watch a stage full of idiots but this reminds me that Stalin made Nikita Khrushchev ImNotGod Jun 2 #21
I Still Love the Song DET Jun 2 #23
ITS NOT DANCING. he is gyrating like a 2 yr old. pansypoo53219 Jun 2 #24
I asked chat gpt to compose a song just for him Avalon Sparks Jun 2 #25
Nice! CTyankee Jun 4 #31
I see a chicken remake in that video's future. Vinca Jun 4 #32
just another band performing with only 1 (if any) original members, basically a cover band at this point pstokely Jun 5 #34
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