{"id":14150,"date":"2014-11-04T11:22:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T18:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/summathissummathat\/?p=14150"},"modified":"2017-03-17T14:57:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T20:57:20","slug":"maya-angelou-studs-terkel-and-con-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/summathissummathat\/2014\/11\/maya-angelou-studs-terkel-and-con-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya Angelou, Studs Terkel, and Con Men"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The one thing that con men will tell you; the only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing. If you\u2019re greedy, you\u2019re set up<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Perfect.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
I realize that I\u2019ve written about Blank On Blank\u2019s<\/a><\/em>\u00a0great work in the past<\/a>. But their latest, an\u00a0 animated interview<\/a> between Studs Terkel<\/a> and Maya Angelou<\/a>, certainly does nothing to diminish my appreciation. I am compelled to share.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\nFantastic, no? And the best part (as far as I\u2019m concerned) is that BoB <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/studsterkel.org\/blog\/studs-terkel-maya-angelou-chat-con-artists\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">only\u00a0animated<\/a> a small part of the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prx.org\/pieces\/119764-maya-angelou-in-conversation-with-studs-terkel-ma\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Sterkel-Angelou conversation<\/a>. Head on over to <a href=\"http:\/\/studsterkel.org\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.studsterkel.org<\/em><\/a> for the <a href=\"http:\/\/studsterkel.org\/blog\/interview-with-maya-angelou\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">whole, fascinating 53-minutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\nWhen I think about myself, \nI almost laugh myself to death, \nMy life has been one great big joke, \nA dance that\u2019s walked \nA song that\u2019s spoke, \nI laugh so hard I almost choke \nWhen I think about myself.<\/p>\nSixty years in these folks\u2019 world \nThe child I works for calls me girl \nI say \u201cYes ma\u2019am\u201d for working\u2019s sake. \nToo proud to bend \nToo poor to break, \nI laugh until my stomach ache, \nWhen I think about myself.<\/p>\nMy folks can make me split my side, \nI laughed so hard I nearly died, \nThe tales they tell, sound just like lying, \nThey grow the fruit, \nBut eat the rind, \nI laugh until I start to crying, \nWhen I think about my folks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The one thing that con men will tell you; the only way you can be a mark is if you want something for nothing. 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