That is exactly how I took it. I thought Jinns (is there more than one?) granted wishes, but it was always at an unknown price, like a trickster. And the bottle was the prison in which they were encased. So the salesman’s wish was to be with a man and the price of having that wish was being trapped in the life of a…

My family is Navy and he was not respected because of this and a lot of other things. There is a great documentary on PBS that tells this story and this article does a good job too.

And sometimes if they are an Admiral’s son who has just crashed a jet on the carrier that killed someone, they just jump ship by hopping on a news crew helicopter while others are putting out the fire. (*cough* John McCain *cough*)

Thanks Obama.

Wow, interesting take. I’ll hold that for my next re-read.

I also asked her to describe Trump in three words and her response was: “Stupid asshole”

um. uh. I. oh my.

He put her in that position as an act of nepotism, NOT because he values her opinions (I guess unless it has something to do with what the kids these days like, and only then if it isn’t actively something he already hates). He put her there for her own benefit, not his. Hell, if I could snap my fingers and put MY…

She is by far and away the most dangerous person in the White House next to Bannon. She, unlike her brothers, is smart and brand self aware. She is careful to manager and groom her brand and not publicly say something too stupid.

If she’s having a positive influence, then Abaddon - The Destroyer of Worlds, is now the President.

May I suggest a dingleberry of assholes?

How about a taint of assholes?

A trump of assholes.

Hmm, I would prefer “Maggot Pit of Flaccid Weens.” I get that you’re invoking the concept of egocentrism, but I don’t like sullying the good vibes of a word so closely associated with the LGBTQIA* community.

I feel like a “murder of assholes” unfairly maligns the noble crow.

A group of skunks is called a Surfeit.

A “pucker” of assholes?

Might I suggest “clump?”

Is it a passel, a murder, a flock, or a herd of assholes?

Aaron Hernandez?