Monty by Jim Meddick for September 23, 2016
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Oh, sir... Before I go... I've been meaning to ask... Why is your bear named Freddy instead of the more common Teddy? As you may know, the original Teddy bear was named after our 26th president... Theodore Roosevelt... A traitor to his class! The man behind the breakup of Standard Oil! I refuse to snuggle any stuffy bearing (pun intended) that scoundrels name! And Freddy? Obviously a nod to the free market economists Frederich Hayek.the
hakko504 about 8 years ago
Someone ought to remind him of the late Friedrich Engels… Though in all seriousness, take any first name, and you’ll probably be able to find someone with that first name that stands for things you hate, as well as someone who stands for things you love.
Dobie Takahama about 8 years ago
At least it’s that Freddy instead of that Bear, Freddy that would jump out and screech in your face!
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 8 years ago
Know who else was a “traitor to his class”? Winston Churchill! Also John F. Kennedy. TR, Churchill, and JFK — yeah, what a bunch of losers, huh?
toahero about 8 years ago
I figured it was that.
(incidentally, Theodore Roosevelt was a Republican)
Roger Merritt about 8 years ago
I always think of Hayek with his “von.” He was actually a member of the Austrian nobility, but apparently decided it would be to his advantage to play that down. More reason for the kid to love him.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member about 8 years ago
I had assumed he was referencing to Freddy Krueger.
buzzkillington about 8 years ago
Quite the masterful employment of the art of the pun there, Sedgie……droll, very droll.
Dirty Dragon about 8 years ago
What a Laffer!
yangeldf about 8 years ago
denegrating president badass now? Dude was SHOT while delivering a speech and didn’t seek medical attention until he finished it. Frankly I think the only reason he didn’t leap off the stage and kill his would be assassin with his bare hands is because someone else grabbed him before he had a chance to.
ladamson1918 about 8 years ago
I thought it would be Nietsche.
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
Hey, I don’t mind a stuffy named Teddy, nor one named Freddy. The thing is, it’s Sedgie’s choice, and the Poor Little Rich Boy can get some sound sleep now, thanks to ever-faithful Jarvis. All is well in the Nuttingham household now (so far as we know)….
WDD about 8 years ago
In an episode of “The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour” (“I Love Lucy”), guest Fred MacMurray confided to Lucy that his wife called him “Freddy-Bear.”