[ExI] Who is we?

[BillK]

On Sat, 10 Jun 2023 at 18:22, efc--- via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> Who is "we"?
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> Best regards, Daniel
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Do you know the origin of this saying?     :)

There was a popular USA TV western series called 'The Lone Ranger' originally
broadcast in 1949 to 1957 about a Texas Ranger and his faithful
American Indian companion Tonto.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lone_Ranger_(TV_series)>

MAD magazine produced a cartoon joke around 1958 which became instantly popular.
The joke is approximately like this -

The Lone Ranger and Tonto are riding across the plains when they see a
group of Indians in full warpaint galloping toward them, tomahawks at
the ready. The Lone Ranger digs in his heels and says to his faithful
companion, “Well, Tonto old friend, looks like they’ve got us
surrounded.” Tonto replies, “What do you mean ‘we,’ paleface?”
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It has become a classic riposte.   :)

BillK