Purple of the Past

An important message from the National Lawyers Guild - Detroit & Michigan Chapter

Denise: Oh, hello!

Bill: We were just talking about you kids.

D: I’m Denise Heberle (HEB-er-lee)…

B: And I’m Bill Goodman.

D: Together we’ve been fighting fascism for over 50 years.

B: And so much has changed over those 50 years, such as the ingredients to a successful firebomb!

D (cheerily): And the glass that bank windows are made of!

B: But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed over 50 years, something that is so important to tell you kids who are new to this movement.

Both: Shut the fuck up.

D: You’re sitting in the police transport van after a protest?

B: Shut the fuck up. In a holding cell, with your comrades?

D: Shut the fuck up. Cop knocks on your door?

B: Shut the fuck up.

D: Texting on an unsecured device?

B: Shut the fuck up. Pulled over by the cops after a protest?

D: Shut the fuck up. Cop just asking about your day?

B: Shut the fuck up. Feds call your mom?

D: Tell your mother to shut the fuck up.

B: Now. Repeat after me. When the cops come calling, what do you do?

(Cut to Bill standing with eight kids)

Kids: Shut the fuck up!

(Cut to Card:

“Shut The Fuck up A Public Service Announcement from

NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD

this whole situation is very funny

My dad used to make these using leftovers when I was little, and it was always so exciting. Watching him build them, wondering what sort of thing would make it inside, watching them bake until the cheese was bubbly - my official job.

You start with a loaf of stale French or Italian bread. We buy ours for 70c off the bakery's day-old rack, and throw them in the freezer until we need them.

Carve it up like a canoe and throw some cheese in the bottom. It's tasty, and it helps keep it from getting too soggy.

We usually make two at a time. The leftovers are great for lunches, and the meat is usually cheaper per pound when you buy a big package.

Grab some ground meat (3lb of ground turkey filled these two loaves to bursting) and fry it with onions and your favorite spices. An onion soup packet is great if you aren't sure what to add.

Then add some canned veg and sauce of some kind. Corn and carrots are always safe, but you can go wild here. I'm using cream of mushroom soup tonight.

Give it a stir and spoon it into your bread boats. Layer in some cheese if you're feeling daring. Top with more cheese, and then put the top of the bread back on. Bake at 375°F until the cheese is bubbly, and the bread is extra toasty.

Slice and serve!

You can do any filling you like. Spaghetti sauce and mozzarella with your meat and veg makes for a nice faux meatball sub. A splash of steak sauce and some peppers with mushroom soup and American cheese will give you Philly cheese steak vibes. Go wild. We haven't found a wrong answer yet.

But taken with the modern “Batman has PTSD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” this suddenly makes SO MUCH MORE SENSE because if there is a way to get a telepath to go “um no thank you” to some mental shenanigans it would be someone with constant obsessive intrusive thought spirals and massive trauma.

Like Martian Manhunter hooking up a mental link between Justice League members trying to screen out how Batman’s brain is screaming at him for the entire 12 hour mission about how Nightwing hasn’t stopped by the cave to switch out his costume for the new improved kevlar weave so he has definitely already been killed by a rocket launcher and oh god what is Batman going to say at the funeral