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carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
Collector Of Fine Oddities
#99201: Aug 23rd 2015 at 10:32:55 AM

I wouldn't limit that particular line of thought to southerners.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#99202: Aug 23rd 2015 at 10:37:25 AM

Call them Trumpites.

edited 23rd Aug '15 10:37:32 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#99203: Aug 23rd 2015 at 10:49:33 AM

Part of the problem is that, in many areas, the border is ill-suited to becoming a DMZ without mass-relocation of many towns and farms.

Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#99204: Aug 23rd 2015 at 12:44:25 PM

[up] A similar situation didn't stop the Inner German border from being created.

Keep Rolling On
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#99205: Aug 23rd 2015 at 1:04:20 PM

We should call female Trump fans Trump-ettes.

Leviticus 19:34
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#99206: Aug 23rd 2015 at 1:34:52 PM

BOOO!

"Yup. That tasted purple."
TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#99207: Aug 23rd 2015 at 1:59:57 PM

Why be sexist? Call them all that, men too. tongue

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#99208: Aug 23rd 2015 at 2:00:41 PM

Can't we just call all his supporters Trumpets? I mean, they're hollow and make funny sounds.

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
storyyeller More like giant cherries from Appleloosa Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
More like giant cherries
#99209: Aug 23rd 2015 at 2:08:31 PM

the border is ill-suited to becoming a DMZ without mass-relocation of many towns and farms.

I recall reading about complaints by farmers about the border fence already costing them land.

Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#99210: Aug 23rd 2015 at 2:12:49 PM

I feel Trump-offs would be more accurate.

MABfan11 from Remnant Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#99211: Aug 23rd 2015 at 2:13:50 PM

We should call female Trump fans Trump-ettes.

god damn it Barb!tongue

Bumbleby is best ship. busy spending time on r/RWBY and r/anime. Unapologetic Socialist
SciFiSlasher from Absolutely none of your business. Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#99212: Aug 23rd 2015 at 3:14:22 PM

Ben Carson says he's okay with being Trump's VP.

Not surprising, considering that he's proven to be a total sociopath as well.

"Somehow the hated have to walk a tightrope, while those who hate do not."
Artificius from about a foot and a half away from a monitor. Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
#99213: Aug 23rd 2015 at 3:15:33 PM

[up]x5 "Trumpets" really needs to catch on. That's just fantastic. You could substitute in the noise from the Peanuts adults whenever they spoke.

edited 23rd Aug '15 3:17:02 PM by Artificius

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#99214: Aug 23rd 2015 at 3:16:46 PM

What if Trumps picks out a VP but they're just like "No, you're a dick."

Is that possible?

Oh really when?
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#99215: Aug 23rd 2015 at 3:17:40 PM

Maybe in the in-person conversation leading up to it but certainly not in public.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#99216: Aug 23rd 2015 at 6:10:12 PM

[up][up]I'm sure people have turned down offers to become a candidate's running mate in the past. But we never hear about it because those cases never go outside of private conversations.

So unless Trump were to announce someone as his running mate but forget to ask them first, we would never know how many options he ran through before he found someone willing to take the job.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#99217: Aug 23rd 2015 at 6:13:28 PM

[up][up]Well it is possible if they want to embarrass him in public. Trump probably wouldn't pick someone that would do that to him though.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
ILoveDogs Since: May, 2010
#99219: Aug 23rd 2015 at 6:40:10 PM

Oh, shit! As a Pokemon fan, that would have been some scary shit. I'm glad they stopped it.

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#99220: Aug 23rd 2015 at 6:41:58 PM

Seriously good work on finding them.

Can't help but notice their stockpile is all easily and legally acquired.

Oh really when?
Mopman43 Since: Nov, 2013
#99221: Aug 23rd 2015 at 7:24:24 PM

The Pokemon World Championships are held in Boston?

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#99222: Aug 23rd 2015 at 7:28:36 PM

Cross posting from the military thread: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/emma-sky-why-iraq-is-the-worst-strategic-failure-since-the-foundation-of-the-united-states-1.3196444

I particularly like the part where Rumsfeld couldn't find Iran on the map. No wonder the occupation went to shit with the Bush brain trust in charge.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#99223: Aug 23rd 2015 at 7:31:20 PM

Worst for us or worst for the world at large? I'd argue that Vietnam did far deeper and irreparable damage to America and American culture than Iraq has.

Oh really when?
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#99224: Aug 23rd 2015 at 7:35:36 PM

[up][up][up] This year's event was held in Boston. It's also been held in D.C., Vancouver, Waikoala Village (Hawaii), San Diego, Orlando, and Anaheim.

edited 23rd Aug '15 7:36:13 PM by tclittle

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#99225: Aug 23rd 2015 at 8:01:51 PM

The Pokémon Company listed [the gunmen] as invitees to the Masters Division of the championships as of last week, although the company's website has since removed their names. The championships had nearly 1,000 invitees this year.

So far they've been charged with "unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and other firearm charges."


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