But I believe in free silver.

But you must stand in the hallway.

It's as if you were trying to explain to me why $20 is better than a peanut.

Hey, you went to Stanford, you should know this stuff.

Basically, people in the West wanted silver since it was mined out there at the time. And if the government bought lots of it and made it into currency, then you could inflate prices and pay off all your debts very quickly.

People on the East Coast, who owned banks and tended to be owed debts, did not like this. Not one bit.

It's sort of like being told that you could pay off your $20 debt to me not with a Federal Reserve Note, but with some predetermined amount of peanuts. I'd rather have the Federal Reserve Note.

Cue up William Jennings Bryan (pre-Scopes trial).

Which instantly reminds me of the scene in LOTR where Aragorn speaks to the Dead after passing along their Paths:

"Oathbreakers, why have you come?"

I wonder, will the tavern provide musical entertainment, as well? If so, I may have to consider making an exception to my vows. I simply can't get enough of that Bile Bean March!

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Swisher, first baseman,
Born in the state south of Michigan,
Picked up his bat and away he ran
To the Rangers' ballpark, Ameriquest Field in Arlington, in Arlington.

Saw the Athletics needed a run,
Said, "Time's a-wasting, it's two and one.
Some pitchers have good stuff and some have none, so time to shine.
In the A.L. West you can work your way to the head of the line."

Spoilermaker, indeed.

If you'd like, just pretend that it took awhile for the steamship bearing the news of the rule change to arrive in Oakland, seeing as how it had to sail around Cape Horn.