A Round Thing In Your Democracy
"Democracy, such as antiquity had never dared to imagine, burst free from the old feudal society, fully grown and fully armed."
- Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
"When a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist
And a round thing in your face"
And a round thing in your face"
- Sir Mix-A-Lot, "Baby Got Back"
Just pausing to note that this, right here, just a few minutes ago, was – not only the only household in the world – but almost certainly the only household in history in which Democracy in America (unabridged) was being read aloud while Sir Mix-A-Lot played in the background. It's pretty hard to pull a first-ever, but I'm pretty sure we've done it. (I've got the proof, too:
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