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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

oh, and happy 100th birthday to the definitely-not-stupid Dick Van Dyke

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

I was PRETTY sure he would make it, but I wasn't TOTALLY sure. I have to say I read something distressing about him: he says that essential to his longevity is his refusal to hate anyone. It's like going to a doctor and he says, "You must never eat pepper sauce again or you will die. Not even a quarter teaspoon of mild, made in NYC salsa." I'll take the shorter lifespan, thanks, as long as I can stare dumbfounded at that pic of Trump in that cowboy hat.

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Lairbo's avatar

I'm kinda surprised it took this long for Trump to be photographed wearing a cowboy hat. I'm hoping it never happens again.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

All hat, no cattle

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Ooops, unintentional echo after I scrolled down

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Ole Anderson's avatar

Plenty of Crypto, though Doc. Fat Boy is doing very well since he turned his spawn loose among the Bitcoin miners. It’s pay to play with this admin and Oh, How they want to play in the newly deregulated playing fields!

Where n’er a Billionaire hears a discouraging word. Such as No.

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Steve Kelly's avatar

I'm kinda hoping to see him wearing a coffin.

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skangirl's avatar

Gold lamé shroud, baby!

And all of us will say, with tears (of joy) in our eyes, "Sir, sir, no one has ever worn it better."

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

All hat no sausage.

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Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

ALL hat, tiny mushroom, rotting hand, mushed brain spilling out of his ears. Yippee ka YAY mother-fucker! (fwiw, I believe THAT is the very first time I'VE ever thought or used/typed that specific word - in my entire life)!

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Yarnartist's avatar

When I first saw that pic of him in the cowboy hat on my phone, it was so small I didn’t realize it was him. It looked like Pat Robertson (who’s dead). Once I blew up the picture so I could see it…Krasnov looks like he’s shrunken and shriveling under that hat. His suit looks too big, too. He’s a little wizened old man, but he reminds me of a 5-yr-old who made everyone wear cowboy hats to his party.

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Doug's avatar

Looks just like the spoiled, entitled brat he is, being given a "big boy" cowboy hat for his birthday to stop his whining. I particularly noticed the smirks and sly grins of the adults looking down on "the very special boy" while wearing the same hat, knowing they'd be able to take advantage of Grandpa as he slides further and further behind those vacuous eyes shouting out "Where am I and what the fuck is happening--Oh well--they all adore me". Is it 25th Amendment time yet??

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Fitting for a 10 gallon dipshit

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Mingo's avatar

To complete his Urban Cowboy look, all that is needed is a rocking horse. Or maybe one of those stick horses we used to run around with as kids.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

I vote for stick horse

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Ridden upside down 😉

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Teri Gelini's avatar

lol

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Ethereal Fairy's avatar

GMTA!

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Mingo's avatar

Giddy up.

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Ethereal Fairy's avatar

To match the one in his posterior.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

me too

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Leu2500's avatar

The motorized horse at the grocery store.

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Ole Anderson's avatar

5 Oz brain in a 10 gallon hat. Overkill.

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kdsherpa's avatar

lol!

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

That’s simply beautiful Richard!

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Mary Hall's avatar

I was just thinking about the late, great Betty White who didn't quite make it to 100.

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P123Sunny's avatar

He was trying to set an example when he said that (like a true Elder)… he still can’t believe that ppl can’t see through djt ‼️

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

Oh, and another thing: if hate counts against your life span, whence all these wrathful dotards who won’t die!

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Unity In Defiance's avatar

This may be some of the best news out of the week. What a good human and an amazing milestone.

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Maui Wahine's avatar

Itʻs all that dancing, kept him in great cardiac shape. Happy Birthday to him!

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SethTriggs's avatar

Dick Van Dyke is awesome!

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

It's my B day too. I'm 37 for the second time . I went out with Barry Van Dyke once in high school. You just made me remember that.

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

Happy birthday!

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Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

Me too - Happy Birthday. Mine should be on Wednesday (if I make it to then), lol. We December babies have to stick together.

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Lisa K. Obrien's avatar

You’ll make it ❤️ All of my very favorite women friends were born in December.

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Ethereal Fairy's avatar

My Brit friend tells me he was the most hated man in England, after Mary Poppins came out for his terrible Cockney accent as Bert the chimney sweep. I never noticed it, myself.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

We share the same sign

SAGITTARIUS ♐️

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Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

YES! There clearly are many of us Sags here. I'm one too. Those arrows fly straight and hit right to the heart of the target.

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Christine Zepka's avatar

I especially enjoyed the fact that the idiot had the the “bonnet strings” hanging in the front of his stupid head🙄

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

"is Carl Sandburg's 'Chicago' too obscure a reference for 'this week in stupid'?" may have been a thing I said to Ms. Spouse over dinner last night

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Bob Bowden's avatar

We all lean on Jeff Tiedrich’s big shoulders as he tirelessly repeats the Lifetime Pulitzer Challenge until someone with big enough cajones and appropriate outrage steps up to the plate and asks the big question. Here’s suggested wording:

“Mr. President, you work for the American people and not the other way around. Over half of the people you work for are now wondering - What the fuck is wrong with you?”

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Teri Gelini's avatar

Great intro....

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Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

I'd make one TINY change: Slur the first two words: Mr. Presidunce (he won't notice but others will). ;)

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Laurie's avatar

Thank you for giving me some laughs this morning. You truly are keeping me sane.

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Permian Extinction's avatar

No, actually. But I keep thinking it's Sunday and why isn't You Know dead yet.

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Sharon C Storm's avatar

I had to memorize “Chicago” for English class in hs. It isn’t obscure to me.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Yay! Windy City Sharon, I worked in Chicago every month for a very long time.

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Nah. We old.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

I just got a YEAR older.

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Happy Birthday. Cutting it close; my wife’s uncle was born on Christmas. Sucked.

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Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

It sucked for those of us born even a week earlier: my sister's birthday's on the 11th, mine the 17th. SHE got to choose the SINGLE gift we had to share for BOTH birthdays and Xmas. Me? Bupkis. AND of course, she'd pick something SHE loved and I'd despise - always. Only once did I get (courtesy of my Dad) my chromatic harmonica, which I kept for years upon years, playing every chance I got (self-taught). Of course - a few years ago my sister (before our estrangement), seeing a photo of it claimed that it was 'the family harmonica' having zero recollection that I was the sole person in our family who EVER played it - or could. Same with the battered, 2nd-hand old piano I was brought out to 'entertain' guests on.

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RelentlessJo's avatar

Well, Carl Sandburg’s ‘I am the People, the Mob’ was our Indivisible meeting’s ‘prelude’ a few days ago…Carl Sandburg is a good name to invoke, even though we know the Bordello Dipshits probably have no clue who he is.

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Janet Welter's avatar

It’s too obscure for the people you are skewering.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

I'm skewered 🥺

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

🎼 CHICAGO, He's got it coming . . .

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Joseph Luongo's avatar

No. Not at all. I’m impressed that you have it in your memory bank.

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Kay-El's avatar

1. John:Lennon - I am he as you are he as you are me / And we are all together

2. Trump’s ridiculous cowboy hat reminds me of Rick Moranis oversized Darth Vader helmet in Spaceballs. Same vibe.

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Sharon Hudnall's avatar

Disappointed we were cheated out of the spectacle of Kash Patel in an enormous cowboy hat. With those eyes. Worthy of an AI mockup.

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Susie's avatar

Yes!!! Exactly Dark Helmet from Space Balls!!!

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Robert Eckert's avatar

Mel Brooks is still with us also, and promises to reprise "Yogurt" for Space Balls II

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Nightmaher's avatar

Exactly what I was thinking Kay-El about that hat!

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AuntTeeFa's avatar

Maybe SNL will pick up on it this weekend🤠

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Stephen Brady's avatar

tRump didn't want the hat to muss his coiffure.

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Kay-El's avatar

😂😂😂

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P123Sunny's avatar

🎯🎯

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Eric Smith's avatar

Trump is all hat and no cattle.

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Bob Bowden's avatar

Put that 79-year old fragile accident-in-progress on a fast horse, and let God do the rest

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Put a burr under the saddle.

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Cheri Collins's avatar

🤣😂🤣 Preferably a reactive one like my horse, who bucked at the slightest provocation ( former race horse).

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AuntTeeFa's avatar

hahahahaha

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Dave Drell's avatar

Put him on an ornery burro going down the Grand Canyon trail… see what happens.

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Steve in SoCal's avatar

Heck, a child's hobby horse will do that 🐴😂

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Steve in SoCal's avatar

Or all hat and no head

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Paul Jonasse's avatar

Two gallons of mush brain swimming around in that ten gallon hat.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

True dat Eric!

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

🎯🎯🎯

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

All I can say is — ANOTHER STUPID week in America— who saw that coming?!?!

Yes, America used to have space to grow lots of fresh smelling green trees, but do you know where the fake trees all come from?

CHINA!

One day we will want a Christmas tree, and China will tell us, “Go fuck yourselves. No tree for you, no rare earth for you, and only two pencils!"

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P123Sunny's avatar

& ppl seem oddly chill abt that…🤔

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Clint Opine's avatar

That's because it was the trump administration saying it. If a Democrat said, "You get two pencils, now shutup and go buy a plastic tree" they'd be screaming "TYRANNY!" and driving their oversized trucks through crowds of shoppers.

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P123Sunny's avatar

🎯‼️

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Kathleen Weber's avatar

Yep. Only the repubs get to boss us around!

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HI2thDoc's avatar

"But thanks to yer idiot preznit, we have the most advanced Nvidia AI chips!"

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Dave Drell's avatar

Exactly- just give away our top level chip technology - and RedChina will soon wipe out another of our industries and leadership in technology.

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Cathy Wray's avatar

😆

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Hear ya knocking Kathleen!

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Moulton Introduces the NOEM Act to Hold ICE Officers ...

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4 days ago · SALEM, MA - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) has introduced the National Oversight and Enforcement of Misconduct Act (NOEM Act) which would permit victims of constitutional violations committed by federal immigration enforcement officers—including masked agents running roughshod on our streets—to sue those officers in federal court.

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Wondering Woman's avatar

Yay! But idk about the name-on one hand, a good burn against Kristi but at the same time, NOTHING should be named after her.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Kristi NO EMpathy

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Leslie Goodman-Malamuth's avatar

Wearing a cowboy hat 🤠 is another thing that DJT should never, ever do. Even George W. Bush could put one on without losing a precious brain cell. May I point out that the 1980 Winter Olympics actually took place? Those aging hockey champs got their gold medals, so this was another Oval Bordello group fap.

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zuzu's avatar

The cowboy hats are probably from their opening ceremony looks (not just them, all of Team USA), designed by Ralph Lauren. Shearling coats and cowboy hats.

That was also the Olympics of Eric Heiden, and I was at an impressionable age. I've always had a thing for robust thighs on a man.

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Leslie Goodman-Malamuth's avatar

Eric Heiden, the Thighmaster, has saved who-knows-how-many as an orthopedic surgeon.

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Schnauzermom's avatar

My now-husband was a kicker on his high school football team. I’ll just say…the thighs have it!😉

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Leslie Goodman-Malamuth's avatar

Very, very nice, I say, safely offering my admiration from afar.

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Kristy Kanen's avatar

Callipiginous , thighs. ( sp? )

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Wondering Woman's avatar

Unfortunately I had graduated by the time Heiden attended my alma mater. A close friend happened to sit near him in a lecture hall but didn’t know who he was.

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Mary Hall's avatar

GeeDumbya Bush is not a real cowboy and only bought the Crawford, Texas ranch because KKKarl Rove told him it made him look more "Reaganesque." Truth is that war mongering jerkhole is afraid of horses. Mofo had the temerity to show up to the amputation ward at Walter Reed after his disastrous. illegal, and immoral invasion of Iraq telling the patients there that he too had a wound -- a little fking scratch from "clearing brush" which is all he ever did there. Fking phoney should have been on trial in The Hague. Rethuglicans suck, all of 'em, Katie!

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Leslie Goodman-Malamuth's avatar

No fan of W. During the first term we veterans of his admin said the lonely painter’s intense relief came from no longer being the worst president.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Exactly Leslie, I knew a couple of them from younger days.

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Tess's avatar

Damn-that was a great summary of the stupid shit that occurred this week! ANYTHING to distract from the Epstein files. From George Washington to lap-hockey champion Handy Oakley, Appalling Lunatic, fake tree, pronouns (idiot) and the condom (why is “finally” under the $4.50 condem—-because he didn’t use it before??????!!!) GROSS

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MzNicky in East Jesus, TN's avatar

The thing about those condoms: Why would Donny allow the use of such an unflattering picture of himself? 🧐

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HI2thDoc's avatar

Instead of huuuge the condom wrappers shoulda said I am a Fungi!

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Joyce's avatar

He thinks all pictures of himself are flattering. 'Cause he's just so breathtakingly handsome. So irresistible.

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Jane's avatar

A perfect specimen!

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Dave Drell's avatar

can I puke now?

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Elizabeth Schulz's avatar

Me first! I've never found him even the TINIEST bit attractive or 'handsome'. He's one of those pasty, weaselly-faced pudgy, whiny wanna-be's who ALWAYS turned me off at first glance.

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KP Johnson Austin, TX's avatar

I'm kinda surprised that Handy and Lunatic were invited to the party--they were pro-"release the files"...

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P123Sunny's avatar

Ew?

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Bon weekend Tess, and all here!

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Butch's avatar

Honoring a 1980 hockey team? Someone introduced a bill to do that?

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Richard Von Busack's avatar

That Kurt Russell movie must have been on tv.

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kdsherpa's avatar

You're in fine form today, Richard! lol

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Epstein distractions don’t simply grow on trees Butch!

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Unity In Defiance's avatar

In the hat he looks like if Boss Hogg had the Benjamin Button disease.

Good to see they are making some time to squeeze in dress up over at the old folks home, I hear that is good for dementia patients.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Ew!

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Susie's avatar

“Jesus said: I am he.”

The brevity. The brilliance. The fuck you on a stick!!! 👏🏻🤣👏🏻🤣👏🏻🤣👏🏻🤣👏🏻🤣

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Michelle Marciniak's avatar

I want to be the one that says “What the fuck is wrong with you “. Except, unfortunately I am not a reporter 🙄

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Susie's avatar

Apparently, neither are most of the members of the MSM.

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Will Gerard's avatar

Zing.

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Michelle Marciniak's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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zuzu's avatar

Desi Lydic did it this week, though unfortunately not to his face.

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Cindy Watter's avatar

“Deck the halls with what in the actual fuck” and it’s game over. Good morning. I am dead.

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Paula Dean's avatar

Good morning, Cindy! We're all dead.

My mom's funeral is today, on the opposite coast. I am with her in spirit. She was 99.

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Cindy Watter's avatar

Oh my goodness, so sorry. Such a long life. She saw a lot of changes. I would love to make it to 99.

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Paula Dean's avatar

I bitterly regret that I did not get her to make a video talking about all she's seen in the last century. She was crystal clear in her mind until the day before her stroke - fortunately, we had a long phone conversation that night. She was a warm light in the lives of many, and beloved by all who knew her. My son and daughter are there, and I asked them to record the eulogies, if they are able to be discreet. If she could somehow see how much she is loved, and how grateful so many people are to have known her, that would be a wonderful thing. ❤️ 💔❤️💔❤️

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Not in the chaos and absence of a more altruistic and humane society Cindy! Those who have survived 99 years on this blue spinning cosmic stone, should be applauded!

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Tess's avatar

Sorry for your loss….❤️

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Paula Dean's avatar

Thank you, Tess ❤️

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

My condolences Paula!

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Paula Dean's avatar

Thank you, Patrick ❤️

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Barbara B's avatar

Sympathy. Peace to her memory.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Someday we’re all measured for the dirt nap Cindy, Trumps time is long overdue… we’ll likely survive this insanity driven fuckery!

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Cindy Watter's avatar

We’re all on a road. I just hope mine’s a long one. Yours, too.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Thanks Cindy!

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Cheri Collins's avatar

🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

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Janet Muchnik's avatar

I bet not one single member of the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team came from a state where people wear cowboy hats.

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Bethie U's avatar

I had to pull brain files. The only cowboy hats I could remember were in the 1988 Calgary Olympics, which makes sense because that is DEFINITELY cowboy country with the Stampede an all. Sure enough they had on white hats. Getty had the proof. Also, I remember that in the early 80s, cowboy hats were a big trendy thing mostly from the John Travolta movie "Urban Cowboy" (1980). So the hats make sense pop culturally.

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Steve in SoCal's avatar

Most were from Minnesota, with 3 or 4 more from Michigan and Massachusetts

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T L Mills's avatar

Apparently there were many players on that team that hailed from Massachusetts. And no, cowboy hats are not generally worn in Massachusetts

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Harriet Lunz's avatar

Not much either in Minnesota. That would be a John Deere cap.

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Paula Dean's avatar

I can testify: Here in the Boston area, I have never seen a cowboy hat.

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Douglas Paul Truhlar's avatar

MN and Canada they were the MN Northstars all those names you heard a million times but I have forgotten. Then hey were Dallas Lone Stars when they bought the team. It was exciting and tells me Tramp is now reliving his better days.

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kdsherpa's avatar

Agree.

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HI2thDoc's avatar

And here I thought cowboys blew off steam with ice hockey

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Poignant, those hats can only be found on kids in this state Janet.

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Beth's avatar

Handy Oakley stands like that because she watched the episode of Ted Lasso where Keeley advised Rebecca on how to stand on the red carpet for pictures. Needs a little more "claw", though, I'd say, and a little less chest-thrust.

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P123Sunny's avatar

Oh but the Mae West meme 💋👌

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Indeed Sunny!

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P123Sunny's avatar

Which I guess is the final proof that we are indeed reliving the Roaring 20’s - which didn’t end fk’n well. AT ALL…

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Very poignant Sunny, I’m with you on that!

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Mary Hall's avatar

"Come on up and see me sometime!"

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Reva's avatar

I love how every week, Friday is always "the further adventures of some fucking idiot"

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

honestly, every Friday I wonder 'is the the day Donny shuts the fuck up,' but no, he never disappoints

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P123Sunny's avatar

“The Great Content Provider”

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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

fuckin' A

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Joe Witkowski's avatar

Or drops dead

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Ole Anderson's avatar

You probably owe ol’ shit stain some royalties for all the material he provides you, Jeff. Kind of like a gold mining lease.

You’d be dead in the water if anybody else were Prez. But probably not; you are clever enough to shift tracks if the need arises.

And I hope it arises Soon 🔜!

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Dave Drell's avatar

He wasn’t dead in water when Biden was Prez - Drumpf & the Republitards gave him more than enuf material.

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Leu2500's avatar

Well, I actually looked up his Dec 2019 presidential schedule, because I wanted to see when the WH xmas parties were to compare to this year.

Trump was busy in 2019. All sorts of stuff on his schedule. Traveling everywhere. In 2025? He does 1 stupid event a day like that sitting in the Oval Office for a photo op with a past Olympic team. He’s going to the Army-Navy game today. Has 2 holiday parties Sun. Early in the day (that darn sundowning). I didn’t find exactly what I was looking for, but I’m convinced that they are coming up with stuff to keep him in DC on the weekends because commuting to FL is too hard on his cankles.

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Ole Anderson's avatar

Whatever it takes to keep him away from here! We are going broke in Palm Beach County paying for his security needs when he is at Mar a Lardo- $45 Million in Overtime for the Sheriffs deputies who hang around in their cruisers doing Fuck All at $230/hr. since he took office. And another $22 Million request last month from the Sheriff for more OT expenses. Really Pisses me Off! Let the Secret Service protect him, not shuffle the Bill onto the backs of the Citizens of one County!

But we are an island of Blue in a Sea of Red so Lard Ass laughs about it every trip he makes, I am sure.

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Leu2500's avatar

Not the Army-Navy game. He’s gone to that before. Captive audience; the cadets can’t boo him.

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