Sometimes tongue-in-cheek commentary can be highly effective criticism without giving offense.
the humble farmer
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The humble Farmer: Most of us hatch out already knowing what we need to know
There is no other way to explain how grandchildren are able to activate their Alexis toy in five minutes.
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The humble Farmer: In any culture, people figure out whatever it takes to get by
This might involve clubbing woolly mammoths for food or hacking computers at election time.
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The humble Farmer: Have you realized that young people don’t want your advice?
It doesn’t matter what happened to you, because they are so smart that it won’t happen to them.
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The humble Farmer: The criminal mind – or how the Grinch stole Christmas
No one knows why some people are born criminal, but it’s clear that they do not think like we do.
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The humble Farmer: I’m not just talking through my hat about covering my head
Be they baseball caps, bowlers, top hats or whatever, they do make a fashion statement.
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The humble Farmer: Hunter seeing a deer in anything that moves is understandable
Pareidolia is the need of the human brain to make sense, to recognize something in the distance.
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The humble Farmer: Do you suppose education would destroy redneck Maine?
How many Maine people would welcome the complete eradication of their cultural heritage?
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The humble Farmer: Do you remember my story about the Maine moose hunt?
You’ve heard of people from away who shot a moose with no idea of how to carry it out.
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The humble Farmer: When you hear ‘Progress for Maine,’ know it means the opposite
All it means when a casino comes to town is someone far from here will make a lot of profit.