Is That a Baguette In Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
Apparently Rick Perry was traveling in New Hampshire late last week (I say “apparently” because I was out of the country and unable to confirm) when he was assailed by angry meemaws worried that Perry wants to take away their Social Security and Medicare. It’s always something with these people. If they’re not bitching about wasteful entitlement programs, they’re sucking the life force out of alien cocoons.
At a local restaurant called Popovers on the Square, protesters shouted, “Hands off Social Security and Medicare!” and “You’re a threat to America!” and “Are you going to finish that?” while hastily stuffing dinner rolls in their purses along with a couple salt shakers. One woman confronted Perry about his earlier statement that Social Security was unconstitutional and essentially a “ponzi scam.” In a brilliant campaign move, instead of answering the woman, he “stuffed a generous piece of popover in his mouth,” saying “I’ve got a big mouthful,” and tripping over another woman on his way out. I think it’s safe to say that Perry’s lost the senior citizen vote.
What Perry did is a classic evasion technique that I’ve employed many times over the years. I hate it when people ask me personal questions like, “So what do you do?” It makes me very uncomfortable. Usually at parties I’m able to stuff three mini quiches in my mouth and make that universal “I’m chewing” motion with my hand. If the person doesn’t go away, I’ll pretend that I’m about to throw up. Or else I just throw up.
August 22nd, 2011 at 5:39 pm
“The little-known Carb Defense?” Brilliant.
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:24 pm
He usually does it with Twix bars, as the commercials tell us to when faced with an awkward situation.
That woman missed a perfect opening, however. She was supposed to rebut Perry’s “I’ve got a big mouthful” with “THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID!”
On a related note, what is a popover?
Don't Mess w/Pink Reply:
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:56 pm
It’s a Yankee thang. Sort of a biscuit, but very light and fluffy inside. Family friends own a restaurant in Potomac, MD famous for them. Check it out!
http://www.popovers.com/
You can google for a picture.
Credentials Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:09 am
Wow, who knew? And they even have the Definitive Popover URL. Random. And delicious.
That universal “i’m chewing” hand motion – laughed out loud at that one. Welcome back!
eileen Reply:
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:30 am
Popovers are delicious. They’re the only things I ate growing up outside Cheerios and pudding pops.
August 22nd, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Popovers? Elitist. It’s usually an all-beef corndog.
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:28 am
Perry’s getting all Yankee sissified up north. It’s a proven fact that Perry doing in person visits generates more money and positive favorablity than doing TV spots for a statewide area. So, that means lots more PopOvers, greasy nitrate dogs, Bagels and Lox, BBQed Rattle Snake, Gumbo with pretty pink rice, and poached Possum. Perry’s going to swell up like a Pregnant Cheerleader just before Senior Graduation.
August 23rd, 2011 at 1:08 pm
All y’alls who are gettin’ het up over popovers — just wait until someone feeds him a real Yankee pot roast with dumplings. Not those gooey noodle dinguses that folks from down in the rebel states call dumplings, but real light as a cloud fluffy dumplings cooked on top of the pot roast and gravy. A treat of the 1st order.