Kinky Friedman, attributed by him to "some guy in Corpus"
• Quoted in Taylor, Michael Ray (October 11, 2007), Poly-Ticks as Unusual, work: Nashville Scene, retrieved: 2008-03-19
• Quoted in Taylor, Michael Ray (October 11, 2007), Poly-Ticks as Unusual, work: Nashville Scene, retrieved: 2008-03-19
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… that is the nature of politics: poly, meaning more than one, and ticks, meaning blood-sucking parasites.
— Kinky Friedman on Politics
What It Means
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• Quoted in Taylor, Michael Ray (October 11, 2007), Poly-Ticks as Unusual, work: Nashville Scene, retrieved: 2008-03-19" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Kinky Friedman
Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman (October 31, 1944 – June 27, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and former columnist for Texas Monthly. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Had he been successful, Friedman would have been the first independent candidate elected to the post since Sam Houston in 1859, as well as the first Jewish governor of Texas.
About Kinky Friedman
Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman (October 31, 1944 – June 27, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and former columnist for Texas Monthly. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Had he been successful, Friedman would have been the first independent candidate elected to the post since Sam Houston in 1859, as well as the first Jewish governor of Texas.
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