When my friends and I still operated the “Hey Girl, It’s Paul Ryan” Tumblr, we did so without so much as a “Thank You” from our economic and legislative muse. One of us got a picture with him or something at a campaign rally in Wisconsin, but the rest of us got form Christmas cards and rumors of annoyance. Eh, that’s life. Next time, we’ll do a Tumblr about Joe Biden. Maybe with Journey lyrics.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who inspired the Tumblr Blog, “Notorious RBG,” has a significantly different approach to her social media fandom. Since the blog started selling tee shirts, one of their main consumers has been the Supreme Court Justice herself, who stocks up on Notorious RBG tees to hand out to friends. 

Ginsburg: I think a law clerk told me about this tumblr and also explained to me what Notorious RBG was a parody on. And now my grandchildren love it and I try to keep abreast of the latest that’s on the tumblr. I have—and in fact I think I gave you a Notorious RBG—

Totenberg: Two of my three. I bought one.

Ginsburg: I have quite a large supply.

Totenberg: Do you have the one—what’s the one ‘you can’t have truth without Ruth’”

Ginsburg: Without Ruth. [nods]

No word on whether Totenberg returned the favor by gifting Ruth Bader with her famous “Totin’ Bag.” No word, either, on whether the Justice performed the rap song that goes along with the Tumblr that uses Ginsberg’s Hobby Lobby dissent as it’s inpsiration.