I heard this suggestion for the first time just today, so I haven't really thought it all the way through. But, the more I think about it, the better an idea I think it might be. Assuming that the residents would WANT it, what do you think about statehood for the Navajo Nation?
I lived in Alaska for about 20 years, and the indigenous population there has a lot more autonomy than the indigenous populations of the contiguous US. Alaska became a state late enough to have learned lessons from the reservation system previously established and they'd had time to send some of their people through law school and business school. Many of them incorporated, they own their land and lease it back to the federal government. The well-managed corporations pay regular dividends back to their members (like all organizations, there are some that are well managed, some that weren't, so not all membership is created equal). But that isn't an option for the lower-48 tribes.
An indigenous state has a lot to offer its people. Representation in government, control over their voting/election system, and it would open up better options for funding (since the government uses different formulas to factor fund to states vs. funding to tribes).
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies π
It really does, I swear!
Looking for a gift for a Lakota family member. Older person who would enjoy the pleasure of an escapist fantasy more than a political reckoning. Not to rule out the reality of history, just saying that they know their history already and would maybe enjoy something centered more on family life or adventure. Thanks!!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
Heard they've been doing some shady business.
BamBOO!
Theyβre on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Christopher Walken
Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
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Where ever you left it π€·ββοΈπ€
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
It was about a weak back.
You take away their little brooms
Or would that be too forward thinking?
