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sheshe2

(95,927 posts)
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 09:46 AM Jun 2025

"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
@highbrow_nobrow

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"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy" (Original Post) sheshe2 Jun 2025 OP
oh... to be so close to them and just a little shove.... CurtEastPoint Jun 2025 #1
A nice little wind shear. . niyad Jun 2025 #2
Some things never change, unfortunately. (nt) Paladin Jun 2025 #3
Where are they? Is this at the grand opening Ilsa Jun 2025 #4
It's from a 2019 wedding in Rome. sl8 Jun 2025 #6
Thank you. The dress is a classic, and Ilsa Jun 2025 #12
You'd think people would realize nolabear Jun 2025 #5
Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne jmowreader Jun 2025 #7
Gotta love Tony Stark! PatSeg Jun 2025 #10
Jared always reminded me... jmowreader Jun 2025 #8
Oh, that is perfect PatSeg Jun 2025 #9
Yup. Perfect description. Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #11

Ilsa

(63,844 posts)
4. Where are they? Is this at the grand opening
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 11:10 AM
Jun 2025

of the private club in Washington, DC? I guess it's recent.

Perfect Fitzgerald quote.

Ilsa

(63,844 posts)
12. Thank you. The dress is a classic, and
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 02:50 PM
Jun 2025

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
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 11:14 AM
Jun 2025

there’s 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
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 11:43 AM
Jun 2025

But yeah, We the People like seeing the rich get taken down lots of notches.

jmowreader

(52,903 posts)
8. Jared always reminded me...
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 11:46 AM
Jun 2025

….of that kid in high school that kept getting swirlies at lunchtime.

PatSeg

(52,197 posts)
9. Oh, that is perfect
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 12:00 PM
Jun 2025

One of my favorite passages from F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is like it was written for these two.

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