Octopus Overlords

GreenGoo wrote:I just had a brilliant idea. Now, stay with me here. It's pretty sophisticated. But what if, what if mind you, we built a giant trophy wife out of wood, hid inside it and had it rolled up the wall? Drumpf would be so excited by the idea of a new, younger, more wooden wife and have it brought inside the wall, and then we'd be inside too. Do you understand? Do you follow me? Wall defeated.

$iljanus wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:11 pm If California only had a wall to keep the bad fires out.

Remus West wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:07 pm If California builds a wall to keep tRump out I will have to seriously look into moving there. I'd support a GoFundMe to build that wall.

Stefan Stirzaker wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:14 pm trump widows and orphans

Max Peck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:57 pm If there's no money for The Wall, why should there be any money for disaster relief?

Alefroth wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:48 pm

Max Peck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:57 pm If there's no money for The Wall, why should there be any money for disaster relief?

Wonder if FEMA money will be withheld from Florida until they get their hurricane act together.

hepcat wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:49 pm

$iljanus wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:11 pm If California only had a wall to keep the bad fires out.

and the good fires in?

Remus West wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:07 pm If California builds a wall to keep tRump out I will have to seriously look into moving there. I'd support a GoFundMe to build that wall.

What about Canada?

hepcat wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:49 pm

$iljanus wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:11 pm If California only had a wall to keep the bad fires out.

and the good fires in?

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:54 pm

Alefroth wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:48 pm

Max Peck wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:57 pm If there's no money for The Wall, why should there be any money for disaster relief?

Wonder if FEMA money will be withheld from Florida until they get their hurricane act together.

He just made Pwuerto Rico pay for it.

pr0ner wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:42 am Praising countries with authoritarian leaders, part 460:

malchior wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:57 pm Old man shouts at clouds...about women locked in trunks with duct tape running the border in their souped up Mad Max caravans because of the Internet. Welcome to hell 2019 style!

Unagi wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:02 pm well. they didn't 'quickly cut away'... but they didn't stick with him until he finished.

A mob of 10,000 Central American migrants is marching through Mexico and heading toward El Paso, Texas. Mexican border agents attempted to stop them at the Mexican border, but to no avail.

...

The wall must be built. The wall will keep America safe and strong. Only then will we be able to help those in need.

This toy makes a great Christmas gift for your kids and grandkids!

101 Pieces
Includes President Trump figurine w/ a MAGA hard hat!

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:36 pm Today's 29 one-liners. In ONE sitting.

5. "I'm a professional at technology."

6. "When during the campaign I would say, 'Mexico's going to pay for it,' obviously I never said this and I never meant they're going to write out a check."

12. "And they don't come in at the checkpoints, which they do also."

25. "[The Dems]'ve been taken over by a group of young people who, frankly, in some cases -- I've been watching -- I actually think they're crazy."

Jaymann wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:53 pm Why the emphasis on electrical tape? I understand it is powerful stuff, but so is duct tape!

GungHo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:51 pm I only have bachelor's in psychology so take this for what it's worth, but he is insane. I don't think I've ever seen someone so untethered from reality.

LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:30 pm Honestly, on the box the other side of the wall looks like a lot more fun.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:57 am I was reading a book called the Skeptics Guide to the Universe (same guys who do the podcast), and it was describing a condition that summed Trump up perfectly. I can't remember the name at the moment, but it's the phenomenon whereby the more incompetent you are, the more competent you *think* you are.

They went into some fascinating detail as to why this occurs (and it happens to everyone to some degree). But in short, it's based on the idea that if you're incompetent in some subject, you are more likely to draw on false/misleading facts about that subject you've never questioned (because you're incompetent). Over time, you build a vast database of "knowledge" that is incorrect that leads you to believe you know more about the subject than you actually do.

I explained it far less eloquently than they did, but the whole time I'm reading it I was like "My God, that's EXACTLY what's going on here." Combine that with narcissism and pathological lying, and Trump is a perfect storm of psychological bad news.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:57 am I was reading a book called the Skeptics Guide to the Universe (same guys who do the podcast)

Sepiche wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:39 pm

YellowKing wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:57 am I was reading a book called the Skeptics Guide to the Universe (same guys who do the podcast)

Anecdotally, the book is a very good read. An excellent guide to critical thinking and telling fact from fiction in the age of "fake news".

Kraken wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:40 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:49 pm

$iljanus wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:11 pm If California only had a wall to keep the bad fires out.

and the good fires in?

Remus West wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 3:07 pm If California builds a wall to keep tRump out I will have to seriously look into moving there. I'd support a GoFundMe to build that wall.

What about Canada?

Rumor has it that Canada quietly planted a 5,500-mile-long privet hedge. They're sorry.

Kraken wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:59 pm

GungHo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:51 pm I only have bachelor's in psychology so take this for what it's worth, but he is insane. I don't think I've ever seen someone so untethered from reality.

You don't need a BS to figure that out. The man broadcasts stark raving madness every day.

But you know what else is psychology? People think aggressive self-confidence = leadership.