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Re: US Election
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 3:47 am
by El Pollo Diablo
Little waster wrote: Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:57 am
Interesting that the Republican defence of Trump allegedly curling out a steaming log onto the graves of the US war-dead is:-
"
Does that sound the sort of thing Trump would do?"
The answer to which will split exactly along party lines.
Today's cryptic crossword clue: "Coconutty chocolate bar, Captain Bonespurs allows Putin to pay Taliban fighters for a "Taste of Paradise" (6)"
Been backed up now by a Fox News journalist as well. It could be quite damaging for him. Most stuff isn't, but stuff like this cuts through to his base, which is why they're expending so much effort denying it so strongly.
Re: US Election
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:52 am
by EACLucifer
jimbob wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 7:26 pm
EACLucifer wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 5:22 pm
Vertigowooyay wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:32 pm
What could possibly go wrong?
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Aside from the obvious safety risks, what an utterly useless holster that is, it must take forever to draw the pistol compared to a conventional holster, and it makes it obvious to any ne'er-do-well who to shoot first if things do kick off.
Yes, fumbling that could be interesting. Don't many handguns now come without safety catches?
Yes, but they are what are called "safe action" guns - with a long, heavy trigger pull, very much like a double action revolver, which traditionally has no safety catch.
Re: US Election
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:45 am
by FlammableFlower
Hadn't seen that before. It surely can't be true? ...can it?
In other news, the Trump Navy sank at #Dumbkirk
Re: US Election
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:15 am
by shpalman
FlammableFlower wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:45 am
Hadn't seen that before. It surely can't be true? ...can it?
In other news, the Trump Navy sank at #Dumbkirk
Trump himself has even spoken out in support of them. “I just wish I had time, I’d get on one of those boats, and I’d be carrying a flag also”
I wish he'd have been in one of those boats too.
Re: US Election
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:47 am
by Bird on a Fire
More leaks - this time from a conversation between Trump and Theresa May
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/0 ... aid-trump/
It must be painful having to be diplomatic and respectful towards this chump even for someone as craven as May.
Re: US Election
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:05 am
by FlammableFlower
Sheer f.cking fantasist. Same when he claimed he'd have rushed in at that school shooting "if he'd been there". I bet the US military is gutted that he missed the draft for Vietnam, he'd have won the war single-handedly.
Re: US Election
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 1:25 pm
by Vertigowooyay
Bird on a Fire wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:11 pm
yeah, that was a good one. I didn't really laugh much, but I agreed the f.ck out of it
Yeah, sometimes the main story is just too depressing to be funny.
Luckily the final Danbury segment made me laugh an *awful* lot
Re: US Election
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:39 pm
by Little waster
I’m sure there is some sort of metaphor for us all there but, for the life of me I can’t quite identify it.
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:59 am
by Grumble
Little waster wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:39 pm
I’m sure there is some sort of metaphor for us all there but, for the life of me I can’t quite identify it.
The big waves were caused by big boats going too fast and swamping (heh) the smaller boats. If Trump has been there I think he’d have been on the biggest boat swamping the most people
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:59 am
by bjn
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:04 pm
by Bird on a Fire
Grumble wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:59 am
Little waster wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:39 pm
I’m sure there is some sort of metaphor for us all there but, for the life of me I can’t quite identify it.
The big waves were caused by big boats going too fast and swamping (heh) the smaller boats.
It's a pretty perfect metaphor for US society.
If the people in small boats didn't want to get swamped they should have been in bigger boats.
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:30 pm
by Squeak
Bird on a Fire wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:04 pm
Grumble wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:59 am
The big waves were caused by big boats going too fast and swamping (heh) the smaller boats.
It's a pretty perfect metaphor for US society.
If the people in small boats didn't want to get swamped they should have been in bigger boats.
And from what I understand, the weather conditions were near perfect, with 10kt winds, so it really was the fault of the inconsiderate idiots in the boats.
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:35 pm
by bmforre
Bird on a Fire wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:04 pm
If the people in small boats didn't want to get swamped they should have been in bigger boats.
Or in submarines. With torpedoes at the ready.
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:09 pm
by jimbob
I'm really not going to check whether this photo is true.
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And it seems the smaller boats were swamped by selfish Trump supporters in larger boats. I think I could possibly shoehorn a metaphor in somewhere.
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:30 pm
by dyqik
It's a 'shop.
But it's still true.
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:28 pm
by nekomatic
dyqik wrote: Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:30 pm
It's a blatant 'shop.
Retouched that for you.
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:02 pm
by Brightonian
Re: US Election
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:28 pm
by AMS
In the replies: "Poseidon for Biden"
Re: US Election
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:10 am
by FlammableFlower
Is that the sound of Donald Trump throwing the head of the postal service under the bus? Could be...
Re: US Election
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:05 pm
by bolo
jimbob wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:32 pm
I hope the news story about the Trump boat rally boats being in distress is a metaphor for the campaign
Alexandra Petri today in the WaPo: "not since Moby Dick have I seen so many boats sent to the depths by a great white wail."
Re: US Election
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:37 am
by Bird on a Fire
Finally, a pun that made me chuckle.
Re: US Election
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:43 am
by jimbob
Bird on a Fire wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:37 am
Finally, a pun that made me chuckle.
Go on, Water Gait and Proud Buoys were pretty good too.
Re: US Election
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:07 am
by headshot
jimbob wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:43 am
Bird on a Fire wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:37 am
Finally, a pun that made me chuckle.
Go on, Water Gait and Proud Buoys were pretty good too.
Water Gait? Huh??
Re: US Election
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:09 am
by jimbob
headshot wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:07 am
jimbob wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:43 am
Bird on a Fire wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:37 am
Finally, a pun that made me chuckle.
Go on, Water Gait and Proud Buoys were pretty good too.
Water Gait? Huh??
When he couldn't walk down the ramp, and used two hands to drink with.
Re: US Election
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:15 am
by Little waster
headshot wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:07 am
jimbob wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:43 am
Bird on a Fire wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:37 am
Finally, a pun that made me chuckle.
Go on, Water Gait and Proud Buoys were pretty good too.
Walter Galt? Huh??
I think he's the guy from Atlas Shrugged.
HTH