From Borepatch’s post about the liberality of social scientists I drew the inspiration for today’s country music song.

From Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys.

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If more people followed the advice in this song, then we’d all be better off.

Oh, for those who are way too young to remember what a party line was, here is a link. Picking up on someone else’s ring was considered the height of rudeness. Mrs. TOTWTYTR’s parents had a party line well after they had fallen out of fashion. Her parents were, uh, frugal. Yeah, that’s the best way to describe it.