They shoot horses, don’t they?
Popout“I’m 65.”
“You’re 64,” said Anne. “You don’t turn 65 for six months.”
“I’m rounding up. Besides, horses’ birthdays are the first of the year no matter what day they were born on.”
Which isn’t exactly true. It is only true for thoroughbred horses that jockey clubs put together for racing purposes.
“Yes, but you’re not a horse.”
“Sometimes I feel like a horse.”
I was thinking about the 1969 movie, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
It was one of the most depressing movies of all time, a metaphor for the Great Depression. The entire movie was
“You’re 64,” said Anne. “You don’t turn 65 for six months.”
“I’m rounding up. Besides, horses’ birthdays are the first of the year no matter what day they were born on.”
Which isn’t exactly true. It is only true for thoroughbred horses that jockey clubs put together for racing purposes.
“Yes, but you’re not a horse.”
“Sometimes I feel like a horse.”
I was thinking about the 1969 movie, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
It was one of the most depressing movies of all time, a metaphor for the Great Depression. The entire movie was