‘That’s not a district, that’s a tapeworm.’
A Supreme Court justice is the only job when people openly place bets on when you’re going to croak. Well, joke’s on you, I made a deal with our female god that I would trade height for years. So by 2095, I’ll be the size of a Playmobil, but I’ll still be kicking ass and taking Boniva.
–Justice Ruth Bader “Ginsberg,” played by the talented Kate McKinnon during the Weekend Update segment on Saturday Night Live, explaining why she needs to remain in good spirits . Of her new colleague, Justice Gorsuch, Justice “Ginsberg” said all he does is “yap, yap, yap, yap, yap,” and that if she knew he was “coming in so hot,” she “would’ve worn an oven mitt.” With regard to the recent gerrymandering case that was heard by the Court, here’s what “Ginsberg” had to say: “Look at the way the politicians redrew these districts. … They snip. They snip a little here, a little there. Hello, we see what you’re doing. It’s like a cocktail party and you’re taking all the shrimp, and all the Democrats are left with is the sweaty cheddar.”
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