Bigot Alert

By Jim Hagarty

Here are some clues that an idiot is about to share his very interesting viewpoints on life with you, though you didn’t ask for them. He knows down deep that every word he is saying is crap, so he has to use these qualifiers. (You might notice, said idiot is always speaking out of his “but …”)

  1. Don’t get me wrong, but …
  2. I probably shouldn’t say this, but …
  3. I am not a racist (misogynist, elitist, ageist), but …
  4. I have no problem with (kids today, teachers, unions, gays) but …
  5. You’re probably not going to want to hear this, but …
  6. I have nothing against (anyone different than the idiot) but …

Author: Jim Hagarty

I am a 72-year-old retired journalist, busy recovering from a lifelong career as an unretired journalist. This year marks a half century of my scratching out little fables about life. My interests include genealogy, humour and music. I live in a little blue shack in Canada and spend most of my time trying to stay out of trouble. I am not that good at it. I also spent years teaching journalism. Poor state of journalism today: My fault. I have a family I don't deserve, a dog that adores me, and two cars the junk yard refuses to accept. My prized possessions include my old guitar and a razor my Dad gave me when I was 14 and which I still use when I bother to shave. Oh, and my great-great-grandfather's blackthorn stick he brought from Ireland in the 1850s. I have only one opinion but it is a good one: People take too many showers.