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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Dude. Pumpkinhead is Poe's Law incarnate. He doesn't troll hard enough to warrant mod action, but dude, he's been here long enough doing this for you to know it when you see it.
edited 31st Oct '16 5:38:35 PM by blkwhtrbbt
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you![]()
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Two words: due process.
Plus do you really want to risk whatever replaces Putin in that event, Major International Repercussions asides? Man has Vetinari Job Security for a reason.
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How would a street food party be more expensive than a hotel restaurant?
edited 31st Oct '16 5:40:39 PM by Krieger22
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot![]()
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Okay maybe the ICBM talk was a bit overdramatic, but I am dead serious about killing Putin. We play with our hands tied behind our back and they try to destroy our democracy. So yeah,from the perspective of me as an American, Putin needs to die.
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Neither Putin nor Trump care much for due process.
edited 31st Oct '16 5:43:16 PM by JackOLantern1337
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.Alright, I've finally done it. I just voted two days ago. And, if you're curious, it was for Hillary. She just seemed like the most logical choice. Hell, she was the only choice I could make without feeling shame.
One of the things that suck about this election is that it's my first one but the choices seem so black and white, I feel like trying to actually reflect on who to choose reinforces it and nothing over the entire course of the election tells me that I'd made the wrong choice. The election robs me of a serious political debate, a change to actually THINK about politics.
Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.Trump makes a vague gesture at his white male lgbt fans
but if you note carefully, the flag he is holding is upside down. For anyone who doesn't know, flying a flag upside down is a sign of distress, and if fire and police officials see it, they will summon their people there.
You'll also note that a nominal effort, at best, was made on the Calligraphy.
Taken together, all this indicates that the flag was made by a non-lgbt person in the vein of Blacks For Trump (most famously, the sign was held up by a clearly white woman) OR it was made as a stealth Take That! at his campaign.
Either way, classic Trump making an ass of himself without even knowing about it.
edited 31st Oct '16 6:00:57 PM by blkwhtrbbt
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you

Well I've got my election night fun booked, gonna be at a fancy hotel restaurant and lounge for the night, considered the street food party with "pin the toupee on the Trump" but in the end it's just to expensive.
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