The American Dream

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In 1949 Willy Loman dreamed of a little place out in the country, where he could raise some vegetables and a couple of chickens.

What do American's dream of these days?

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:43 (twenty-three years ago)

This thread isn't about retired wrestler Dusty Rhodes then? Shame.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Make it so!

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought you'd get annoyed if I started reminiscing about great matches with Ric Flair or Tully Blanchard (not that we got to see many over here), or dismissing his rather third rate son Dustin.

I remember a very good talking but when he came on with a black wrestler pal, probably Butch Reed though I don't remember for sure, and described him as the "world's best black wrestler" and Butch (or whoever) got mad and attacked him.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:49 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm enthralled. Tell me more!

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Showing up naked at a UN Security Council.

― cprek (cprek), Friday, 24 January 2003 02:48 (twenty-three years ago)

A commune. Not a communist one though. One like Galt's Gulch but less ridiculous and probably much dirtier.

― Maria (Maria), Friday, 24 January 2003 03:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Apparently THIS -

WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM?...

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Friday, 24 January 2003 04:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Martin, what about the Junkyard Dog?

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 24 January 2003 04:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Based on a lot of the emails I receive, I imagine they're dreaming of lesbian schoolgirls, gigantic penises, and investment advice.

― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 24 January 2003 11:25 (twenty-three years ago)

What about JYD? When I was watching your wrestling, he was in the WWF and Dusty was in the NWA, so I never saw them fight. Long gap, then when I started watching again, both had retired.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 24 January 2003 18:59 (twenty-three years ago)

And now he is dead.

― Ferg (Ferg), Friday, 24 January 2003 19:13 (twenty-three years ago)

For me, it's a little cabin in the mountains, far from the noise of the city and the "civilized world", where I can basically live off the land and not have to interact with people. Sheesh, I sound like Ted Kazinski (spelling). Maybe I need to re-think this dream. Okay - make that a medium or large cabin - and not sending anything via the U.S. Postal Service.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 24 January 2003 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Currently I'm dreaming (as an American I speak for all of us, right?) of this new kitten that I will convince my mom to get since her kitty went to the happy hunting grounds this morning (at least that's what my parents called it when I was growing up). I suppose I haven't allowed much mourning time yet. But I tend to think about kittens alot anyway. Already have 2 cats in my house. When I'm really old and all alone I'll live in a big victorian house with as many cats as I can handle.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Friday, 24 January 2003 19:27 (twenty-three years ago)

ten years pass...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/nyregion/the-death-of-a-family-and-an-american-dream.html?ref=nyregion&pagewanted=all&_r=0

― 乒乓, Monday, 30 December 2013 20:41 (twelve years ago)

eleven months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9py4aMK3aIU

― los blue jeans, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 06:10 (eleven years ago)

one year passes...

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/07/nordic-american-dream-partanen/489032/

― F♯ A♯ (∞), Monday, 11 July 2016 21:47 (nine years ago)

i wish i could buy a house

― Treeship, Thursday, 14 July 2016 04:07 (nine years ago)

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