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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy"
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
1920-The Intellectualist
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"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy" (Original Post)
sheshe2
Jun 2025
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CurtEastPoint
(19,853 posts)1. oh... to be so close to them and just a little shove....
niyad
(129,586 posts)2. A nice little wind shear. .
Paladin
(32,296 posts)3. Some things never change, unfortunately. (nt)
Ilsa
(63,844 posts)4. Where are they? Is this at the grand opening
of the private club in Washington, DC? I guess it's recent.
Perfect Fitzgerald quote.
sl8
(16,999 posts)6. It's from a 2019 wedding in Rome.
Ilsa
(63,844 posts)12. Thank you. The dress is a classic, and
I'm glad she kept it to wear out. I didn't care much for the cocktail dress, but the Dolce & Gabbana floral print dress was truly lovely based on what we could see in the photo.
nolabear
(43,849 posts)5. You'd think people would realize
theres a reason the rich and powerful are almost never the heroes (okay Tony Stark but nerds gotta nerd 😄
.
jmowreader
(52,903 posts)7. Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne
But yeah, We the People like seeing the rich get taken down lots of notches.
PatSeg
(52,197 posts)10. Gotta love Tony Stark!
jmowreader
(52,903 posts)8. Jared always reminded me...
.of that kid in high school that kept getting swirlies at lunchtime.
PatSeg
(52,197 posts)9. Oh, that is perfect
One of my favorite passages from F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is like it was written for these two.
Joinfortmill
(20,091 posts)11. Yup. Perfect description.