Look, up in the sky!
by John MacBeath Watkins I don't know why people are surprised that American voters elected Trump. We learned in the 1930s that Americans can't tell the difference between a bird, a plane, and Superman. I imagine that exchange went something like this. We have three observers, plus a supervillain. To avoid confusion, I will call the observers Observer 1, Observer A, and Observer 2B. Observer 1: Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! Lex Luthor: Why are you so excited? There are birds in the sky much of the time. 1: I think it's a red-booted Boobie. Hardly any bird perverts -- I mean, bird watchers -- have spotted one of those. Man, I'd like to watch it mate! Observer A: That's no bird. It's a plane. I'm fairly certain that is a Supermarine Walrus, the type that won the 1922 Schneider Cup trophy. Observer 2B: The Supermarine Walrus was a biplane flying boat. I don't think that's a biplane or a flying boat. Lex Luthor: It has two arms and two legs, you...
