Republican or Democrat vaccination?

During the 1950’s when my father and uncle ran for public office in Bartholomew County Indiana, the county newspaper, The Republic, stated that it seemed that the Thayer men belonged to neither the Republican nor the Democrat party - that they had their very own ‘Thayer’ party. My family has been unapologetically critical of both parties, depending on the issue. Most recently, my brother Chris demonstrated his tongue-in-cheek criticism of both parties while getting his groceries for the week at the local Columbus Kroger grocery store. A trip to the grocery store for my brother has become quite a social event during the pandemic. He socializes with the staff and is well-known for his humour and his hillbilly personality. While at the checkout, the Kroger cashier engaged in casual conversation with Chris as his groceries were scanned and it was obvious that other customers were listening to their conversation and were amused at the banter between Chris and his cashier. As the transaction neared its end, the cashier asked him if he had gotten his Covid vaccination yet. His response turned somewhat serious as he replied, “No, I haven’t gotten my shot yet - I have to call and make sure that I get the Republican vaccination, not the Democrat one”. The cashier wasn’t sure if he was kidding or not but Chris let the topic die with that abrupt statement. He then proceeded to put his bagged groceries in his cart to proceed outside. En route to the parking lot, Chris passed by an area at the exit of the store that had several self-serve lottery ticket machines. As he sauntered by, he overheard a woman who had been at one of the nearby checkouts say to her husband, “When we get home, remind me to call the doctor to make sure that we get the right Covid vaccination next week. We want the Republican one, not the Democrat.” Her husband looked at her and nodded in agreement. I can only imagine how many doctor’s offices were called to request the Republican vaccination over the next few days. That brother of mine - quite the shit-disturber. Definitely a member of the ‘Thayer’ party.