For some reason, this photo now makes me think of Trump and Musk.
Maybe it's that the criminal on the left doesn't know what the guy on the right is really up to?
Taken on December 21, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley greet one another in the Oval Office. Presley wrote Nixon a letter suggested he be appointed a Federal Agent at Large. Nixon Granted Presley a federal narcotics badge during this visit. Presley gifted the president a pistol.
My dad revered Nixon for opening relations with the Peoples Republic of China. So much so that he named our first dog Richard. (Never mind that my dad hated dogs.)
Contrary to popular worldwide ignorance, what happens in and to Palestine is affected by what happens in and to the music industry and the political theater within and surrounding the history and present time in the USA.
Somebody didn’t watch Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse and learn from the very emphatic Hindi Spider-Man that chai just mean tea so when you say ‘chai tea’ you’re just saying ‘tea tea’ and you sound like a fool.
That’s how we refer to it here where it isn’t the dominant form of tea. People in many countries do this with lots of things to indicate which type of thing they are talking about.
This happens all the time with food loan words. In their original languages, kiełbasa means sausage, salsa means sauce, naan means bread. That's just how languages work.
I want to believe you were not in an establishment where you buy beverages. I want the story to be thaf a random man handed you the mug on the street and you only knew it was chai after a sip
That’s an interesting event. Elvis begged to visit the white-house and wanted certain police badges for his collection . He was given them by Nixon. I believe he entered the white-house fully armed with numerous expensive pistols. Like gold and mother of pearl.
I wrote half a comedy sketch based on this image.
Apparently the background was that Nixon did not know who Elvis was? And then Elvis showed up to gift the President a gun and asked to be deputized as a DEA agent.
The comedy potential from every detail of that story is lovely.
Also, Elvis wanted to meet J Edgar Hoover, but Hoover's office kept telling The King that Hoover was away on business because he absolutely DID NOT want to meet Elvis.
Land routes vs sea routes. Depending on how tea was traded in to a region long ago it became known as tea or cha. When the two terms ran in to each other in the anglosphere tea was the established term for the beverage, so chai became a term for one style of preparation.
I didn't hear the word "chai" until I was probably in my late teens. I grew up in pretty rural MI so it just wasn't a popular thing for kids there until after I had learned about "black tea" and "green tea" and "iced tea" so "chai tea" felt like the natural step. That's most likely what I thought
You're right. I think I'll head out and get some cash at the ATM machine to pay for some chai tea.
While I'm waiting I'll read some DC comics and use the LCD display on my phone to show the barista the UPC code for a coupon I have.
i say chai! and i say pita not pita bread because pita means bread, but some people just don’t really care about the root language and instead just use it how it would be grammatically translated in english, for example we say black tea, green tea, etc.
It's a certain blend here, like chai tea is a specific flavor that people are looking for. This is just language evolution, a normal thing that happens with globalization.
Dawg, needrpg ain't speaking Hindi, why do all incomplete accounts have to be hall monitoring pieces of shit. I bet you would love Facebook, go there and leave us alone asshole.
Ah, I see the issue. The problem is you're trying to use linguistic prescriptivism toolset, but this whole thing only runs on linguistic descriptivism parts. Common oversight.
Mostly because we speak English and it was introduced as chai tea and only once it had a cultural footprint did anyone point out that chai means tea. Same shit with Sahara desert. It sucks but it's a pattern.
I have a mug with a "Thumbs Up" picture of Nixon on it. Picked it up at the Nixon Library and gave it to my dad. Dad always hated Nixon but he put the cup in his curio cabinet.
Thank you for making me DEA head, now I'm having an attack, wher3 doctor nick? Doc, Ima need a handful of those 22,000 pills I took in the last year of my life. Damn drugs are ruining this country
I haven't seen anyone in the comments yet talk about what this photo is about. It was about Nixon making Elvis an honorary DEA agent. The story gets even wilder
It is one of my favorite historical events of all time
Not really. He only wanted the badges for his collection. He took away lots of swag because he had to get souvenirs for the numerous folk who lived at Graceland. Nixon just let him have them. He may have paid.
You're right I looked it up and it looks like although he did flash his badge quite a bit it was probably mostly as a joke which led to a story about someone stealing jewelry from him which is probably fictionalized
I met Nixon in 1988 at Shea stadium when I worked for the Mets…talk about being star struck ..there were no cell phones so no picture .. he was sooo nice!! 😊
There is a person who lives near us that had a “save the pets!” and trump 2024 sign in their yard. He also has an old late 60s model car with a “Nixon” sticker on the back. They love them criminals.
I’ve seen the original of that photo at Graceland. Nixon is making Elvis a Federal Narcotics officer (and giving him a badge) Elvis is as high as a kite. You can see his eyes clearly - pupils are pinpricks. Not sure who was conning who.
Why everybody getting so mad that the OP was fact checked? Have we not learned the importance of factual information, especially after this election cycle?? There is truly a rise in anti-intellectualism 😅
Okay but if u went to Starbucks and ordered a chai, and they gave you plain black tea then you'd be pissed, dont lie.
You also can't really claim chai tea as a tautology when there is an accepted difference between chai (tea) and chai latte because in that case "chai" refers to the flavour profile
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Maybe it's that the criminal on the left doesn't know what the guy on the right is really up to?
*inaudible*
https://www.chicochai.com/blogs/news/why-we-need-to-stop-saying-chai-tea?srsltid=AfmBOooDjdeccVi7Cumms3gL3K_U-Y_kHPUzaYiasDrnP1SKjMDC8F6w
Well tbf, Elvis could have barista'd & Tricky Dicky's hustlin' tips...
Sounds about right these days...
..."thank ya, thank ya verra much!"
Smart Person: “Um, the word bouquet already implies flowers, you dumb fuck, you company man, you complete loser.”
While at the same time listening to the tune of “JailHouse Rock” in your head,as you excuse yourself from his very presence😂😂😂😂😂😂.
i would use this mug specifically for when I want to be dosing my coffee.
NIXON?
Here is a map of Palestine in 1946.
Contrary to popular worldwide ignorance, what happens in and to Palestine is affected by what happens in and to the music industry and the political theater within and surrounding the history and present time in the USA.
#FreePalestine
so heartbreakingly painful that it had to come to this
(tea tea tea tea tea tea)
Apparently the background was that Nixon did not know who Elvis was? And then Elvis showed up to gift the President a gun and asked to be deputized as a DEA agent.
The comedy potential from every detail of that story is lovely.
BTW, if you ever finish that sketch and need someone to voice Nixon, I can do a great one. 😀
While I'm waiting I'll read some DC comics and use the LCD display on my phone to show the barista the UPC code for a coupon I have.
Just like there's no pumpkin in pumpkin spice.
Language is dynamic. I couldn't say a word of this post in Proto-Indo-European.
https://youtu.be/ZxoO2zK50mg?si=bAYD9V_n8KutKAFo
Also sometimes it’s better to keep your little pedantry annoyances to yourself
When we say it it refers to a type of spice mix
In the original Sumerian it would have sounded like “cool, man”
Also, I love this mep.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/21/tea-or-chai-celebrating-international-tea-day
It is one of my favorite historical events of all time
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Meets_Nixon
"Pleased to meet you, Mr. Pelvis, I'm a big fan."
The drugged up flight of E to see Dick.
Know it well.
https://podcastaddict.com/glue-factory-podcast/episode/187949834 via @PodcastAddict
No tea though :-(
lol
You also can't really claim chai tea as a tautology when there is an accepted difference between chai (tea) and chai latte because in that case "chai" refers to the flavour profile
Ask your doctor if just shutting the fuck up is right for you.