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Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS
I like the "Trump donated his presidential salary to orphan soldiers widows" ones

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Ashcans
Jan 2, 2006

Let's do the space-time warp again!

Trump is exactly the kind of guy to send someone a bouquet with a card saying 'I took care of your mortgage', but then not actually do poo poo.

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS

Invalid Validation
Jan 13, 2008




The list of things Trump has done to help wounded veterans:

Ambitious Spider
Feb 13, 2012



Lipstick Apathy
What exactly has he given up? Certainly not golf

goddamnedtwisto
Dec 31, 2004

If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you
Fun Shoe

the_steve posted:

Isn't there some old adage about how even Hitler was nice to his dog?

Like "yeah, ok, he may have done some really nice things for people, but he's still a racist piece of poo poo"

Greatest band on earth Anal oval office even wrote a song about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlugp_bzKow

quote:

[Chorus]
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man

[Verse 1]
He went to art school when he was younger
He wanted to be a painter
Hitler was a vegetarian
He was also a non smoker

[Chorus]
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man

[Verse 2]
He hired gay and handicapped officers
He was concerned about overpopulation
If Hitler was alive today
He'd listen to The Cure, The Smiths and Depeche Mode

[Chorus]
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man
Hitler was a sensitive man

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
He'd definitely listen to Morrissey.

Ambitious Spider
Feb 13, 2012



Lipstick Apathy

Guavanaut posted:

He'd definitely listen to Morrissey.

Beat me to it. Definitely out of my edgy teen phase so I haven’t kept up with them but wouldn’t surprise me if a.c are now altrigjt shitheads

Brawnfire
Jul 13, 2004

🎧Listen to Cylindricule!🎵
https://linktr.ee/Cylindricule

You shut your mouth! How could you say they go about things the wrong way?

goddamnedtwisto
Dec 31, 2004

If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you
Fun Shoe

Ambitious Spider posted:

Beat me to it. Definitely out of my edgy teen phase so I haven’t kept up with them but wouldn’t surprise me if a.c are now altrigjt shitheads

Seth Putnam died in 2011.

twice burned ice
Dec 29, 2008

My stove defies the laws of physics!


:stare:

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
:thunk: indeed, definite illusion of coincidence there.

Invalid Validation
Jan 13, 2008




Viral pandemic brought to you by ~The Democrats~.

Truga
May 4, 2014
Lipstick Apathy
god, i wish dems were competent enough to pull that kinda poo poo

tek79
Jun 16, 2008

Actually, it was all just one big conspiracy to help Trump get re-elected. See, you create this pandemic that sweeps the world and puts everybody on edge. We're all looking for a strong leader to rise to the occasion, set combative measures into motion, and comfort us all with soaring rhetoric, right? That's where big strong daddy, alpha-male Trump comes in to save the day! He grabs this bull by the horns, takes to the airwaves with his booming, confident voice and then........ uh oh. Uh oh! No, no that's not how this was supposed play out....Oh, no! *Trump shits himself repeatedly*.

I mean, even that gently caress for brains Bush Jr. got a boost post 9/11. Trump could have come out on top of this.

PhantomOfTheCopier
Aug 13, 2008

Pikabooze!
Pangolins are awesome, I've known about them for 5yr probably so I'm not just a recent fanboy (but neither can I claim to be doing much to fight for pangolin rights), and I'm here to say that they don't want to be used as advertising pawns, especially not to a target group that doesn't even care about bald eagles.

borkencode
Nov 10, 2004
Ow my eyes


TinTower
Apr 21, 2010

You don't have to 8e a good person to 8e a hero.

The Spanish flu had about a 5% mortality rate.

I wonder where their poisoned bowls of skittles are now.

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

Italy is showing a little under 7% mortality rate for COVID-19 as of yesterday’s numbers.

Orange Devil
Oct 1, 2010

Wullie's reign cannae smother the flames o' equality!
I mean, given that there appear to be many people infected and asymptomatic or with very mild symptoms and we're just not doing the tests on the required scale to gain real insight into this, I don't really trust the 3%+ mortality rate.

And also the Spanish flu killed by overstimulating the immune system, which happened primarily to those with the most active (aka, ordinarily the most healthy) immune systems, so young, healthy people mostly. Which does have a larger societal impact.

I now hold the position that the western government responses to the virus were simultaneously overblown and way too timid. Overblown due to what appears to be the actual mortality rate, but way too timid because there was no way to know this information 2 months ago while we did already know about how infectious it was. So basically corona could've led to millions of dead motherfuckers and the government response would have barely helped with this, but it appears that things won't be so bad because we lucked out.

PhantomOfTheCopier
Aug 13, 2008

Pikabooze!
What are these whackamoles thinking? The answer is right under their noses and the fall back on "But Kongrez!"

1. With the national emergency declared, Trump will just repurpose funds for the wall.

2. Mexicans entering America will be sent back, spreading COVID into Mexico. Ergo, Mexico will want to build the wall to keep them in and goopey Americans out. "See! I told you they'd pay for the wall!! :trumpsmug:"

Medullah
Aug 14, 2003

FEAR MY SHARK ROCKET IT REALLY SUCKS AND BLOWS
My dad just shared this one.

quote:

I don't get on FB much anymore. I've been way to busy other projects. However today I have a very important post. Please feel free to share this.......
If you quit your normal life's activities for fear of catching some fatal disease........think about this...... Everybody you know that is breathing today is dying. If you decide to give up your effort to achieve by crawling in a hole with fear, you are then dead. Stay in your cave and be dead. Not me.....I'm going out and live, maybe I'll have no tomorrow, but I'm sure as hell going to live today! My one day of living in the world is worth much more to me than any amount of days hording and cowering in my home in fear.

Pththya-lyi
Nov 8, 2009

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2020

Medullah posted:

My dad just shared this one.

Argh, self-isolating isn't about being a wimp or a germaphobe, it's about not getting vulnerable people killed by spreading the virus. Tell your dad his life isn't the only one he's putting at risk.

It's not even like you have to give up life-enhancing activities. Read a book! Download a language-learning program! Take a virtual museum tour! Do some crafts!

killa-pope
May 21, 2008

Medullah posted:

My dad just shared this one.

Don’t suppose your dad lives in Kentucky, by any chance?


https://twitter.com/joesonka/status/1238924936959451138?s=21

Arglebargle III
Feb 21, 2006

That's so obviously about self-image rather than anything about the outside world. He could be talking about anything. Strong boomer energy.

Katt
Nov 14, 2017

Medullah posted:



This is third of this type my dad has posted in the last two days.

I get this from every single person I know.

My boss is 60 and he's like "lol It's only dangerous for people above 70!"

borkencode
Nov 10, 2004
It’s been difficult to not ask “which age group are you in?” to all the boomers I’ve seen resharing some dumb “most of the cases have been in China and most of the deaths have been over 50, so there’s no need to worry” posts.

Edgar Allen Ho
Apr 3, 2017

by sebmojo
Also people need to get through their drat heads that being in your 20s is not a magic bullet that will 100% save you and "not dying" could still mean terrible pneumonia, or even "grandma dying because the hospital had to choose which one of you got a ventilator"

InsertPotPun
Apr 16, 2018

Pissy Bitch stan
last week my boss was trying to bait me into having an argument about the "newest hoax" and "bat soup" and i refused to say a word.
thursday he mentioned how glad he was trump "saved lives" by closing the border with europe and goaded me into shouting at him because suddenly i wasn't taking the situation seriously like he was
friday he left work 5 hours early to panic buy and stock up, he also bought a massive generator
just in case you're wondering how the "people who only get their news from facebook and AM radio" crowd is doing.
i'll let you know when it was all a democrat hoax and trump is the only one with clear vision again.

it's hilarious that the people who literally sell doomsday prep material all whee severely downplaying the need for doomsday prepping just last week "I hate this democrat hoax that says you need to "be prepared" for a "coming disaster"! and now a word from our sponsor: 5 pound bucket of freeze dried eggs to help you prepare for a coming disaster!"

Twelve by Pies
May 4, 2012

Again a very likpatous story


Been seeing this making the rounds lately, along with the usual "STILL THINK GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE IS GOOD?" and "DEATH PANELS"

Orange Devil
Oct 1, 2010

Wullie's reign cannae smother the flames o' equality!
Italy, famous for its socialism.

Edgar Allen Ho
Apr 3, 2017

by sebmojo

Orange Devil posted:

Italy, famous for its socialism.

In the US, yes, this is what people think. Italy and France are socialist. Denmark and Sweden are not just socialist but one election away from guillotining their monarchs, declaring bolshevik sharia the law of the land, and deporting all the white people to gulags.

Panfilo
Aug 27, 2011

EXISTENCE IS PAIN😬

Edgar Allen Ho posted:

In the US, yes, this is what people think. Italy and France are socialist. Denmark and Sweden are not just socialist but one election away from guillotining their monarchs, declaring bolshevik sharia the law of the land, and deporting all the white people to gulags.

They're only socialist about bad things. If you compare good things about those countries they'll claim its only because of capitalism and keeping Brown people out. Sweden is only as socialist as the boomer wants it to be for that specific arguement.

LonsomeSon
Nov 22, 2009

A fishperson in an intimidating hat!

Edgar Allen Ho posted:

In the US, yes, this is what people think. Italy and France are socialist. Denmark and Sweden are not just socialist but one election away from guillotining their monarchs, declaring bolshevik sharia the law of the land, and deporting all the white people to gulags.

Please, if I become more sexually aroused than this in the span of one sentence there's a chance I could die, SO KEEP TALKING

Ambitious Spider
Feb 13, 2012



Lipstick Apathy

InsertPotPun posted:

last week my boss was trying to bait me into having an argument about the "newest hoax" and "bat soup" and i refused to say a word.
thursday he mentioned how glad he was trump "saved lives" by closing the border with europe and goaded me into shouting at him because suddenly i wasn't taking the situation seriously like he was
friday he left work 5 hours early to panic buy and stock up, he also bought a massive generator
just in case you're wondering how the "people who only get their news from facebook and AM radio" crowd is doing.
i'll let you know when it was all a democrat hoax and trump is the only one with clear vision again.

it's hilarious that the people who literally sell doomsday prep material all whee severely downplaying the need for doomsday prepping just last week "I hate this democrat hoax that says you need to "be prepared" for a "coming disaster"! and now a word from our sponsor: 5 pound bucket of freeze dried eggs to help you prepare for a coming disaster!"

I called my dad who's in that crowd, asking how he was doing, since the county is on lock down, and he basically got annoyed and brushed me off. Like it really sucks boomers are making this very real pandemic into some politicized bullshit.

InsertPotPun
Apr 16, 2018

Pissy Bitch stan

Ambitious Spider posted:

I called my dad who's in that crowd, asking how he was doing, since the county is on lock down, and he basically got annoyed and brushed me off. Like it really sucks boomers are making this very real pandemic into some politicized bullshit.
they're trying to "both sides" the loving truth. i said if you got to your house and it was on fire and one fireman said it was on fire and the other said it wasn't was the truth in the middle there?
you'll be happy to know i'm a dangerous extremist who doesn't believe in compromise.

the worst part is that no matter how many times you're right you're never going to be right THIS time.

Eh! Frank
Mar 28, 2006

Doctor gave me these, I said what are these?
He said that they'll cure an existential type disease
Saw this shared this on facebook:

quote:

Is it coincidence that just when the economy is booming, the stock market is setting record highs, we are winning the trade wars, school shootings have stopped and our nation is at peace and it looks like Trump is a sure bet for reelection after fending off 3 years of investigations and impeachment... then all the sudden world crisis pandemic. Stock market tumbles, companies are laying off employees, everything is closed and cancelled ect...

Now they say there are a couple ways a President doesn't win reelection. Those are an unpopular war or a poor economy. I can't help but think there is something larger going on here driving this sudden outbreak right after Trump beats an impeachment. Especially the fact that it originated in China who we are in a global trade war with brought on by Trump. I am sure China doesn't want 4 more years of Trump either. I am not a conspiracy theorist but it all seems rather convenient for the nations and opponents of our current President and economy 5 months before an election. Couldn't have hit at a more perfect time.

With the Democrats running out of campaign talking points in light of no school shootings, no migrant caravans at the southern border, fighting in Syria winding down, North Korea not firing missiles and Trump beating a sham impeachment. The corona virus gave them one last hail mary to try and point fingers at Trump with the clock winding down on 2020.

This is almost the perfect fascist playbook... control the population with fear mongering and panic, control the media and propaganda, and the fan favorite disarm the population.

I guess I am a skeptic. Sorry but I don't think we are all going to die lol. Remember when Ebola was what was going to kill us all, and the media kept showing the piles of body bags that were prepared for the fallout. Then a month later it was totally forgotten lol. I wish people could just go about their lives until this plays out. I will worry when there is a significant death toll like nearing a million or something. A handful of deaths out of 320 million Americans and we are in panic tearing down our society and costing our economy billions in the wake. Sigh...It all just seems fishy, a little too well timed if you ask me.

Jagged Jim
Sep 26, 2013

I... I can only look though the window...
Now what could have changed since the Ebola epidemic and now? :iiam:

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Can't believe the Democrats shut down Italy and Spain and closed all the pubs in Ireland. Is there no end to their scheming?

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TheKennedys
Sep 23, 2006

By my hand, I will take you from this godforsaken internet
"oh, spoken just like a Democrat!"
-- my mother, when I checked up on her because she's core Boomer Doomer age, upon telling her that no, it's an actual thing and fox news telling people it's fake news is dangerous

it's just the laziest disingenuous take

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