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yellowcanine

(36,679 posts) Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:23 PM Yesterday

"Things Happen" is the new "Mistakes were made."

Nothing like dismissing cold blooded murder.

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"Things Happen" is the new "Mistakes were made." (Original Post) yellowcanine Yesterday OP

Both of which are actually ways to say, "Fuck you, I can do whatever I want to do. Try and stop me." Scrivener7 Yesterday #1

Jamal Khashoggi gets "Things happen" while... lame54 Yesterday #2

Sounds great as the new... S/V Loner Yesterday #3

"we all are going to die" moondust Yesterday #4

Ah- the good ol' "passive voice" ploy Redleg Yesterday #5

Scrivener7

(57,877 posts)

1. Both of which are actually ways to say, "Fuck you, I can do whatever I want to do. Try and stop me."

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:34 PM

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lame54

(38,974 posts)

2. Jamal Khashoggi gets "Things happen" while...

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:46 PM

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Charlie Kirk gets a nationalized funeral service, streets and memorials

S/V Loner

(9,468 posts)

3. Sounds great as the new...

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:48 PM

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legal defense for murder especially if the victim is cut up into pieces.
Things happen!

moondust

(21,146 posts)

4. "we all are going to die"

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Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:48 PM

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Joni says no big deal.

Redleg

(6,763 posts)

5. Ah- the good ol' "passive voice" ploy

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:55 PM

Yesterday

I also like "none of us could have imagined..." and "If anyone was offended, I apologize."

Trump says crazy shit all the time and is getting less coherent as time passes. When will the media start asking questions about his age and fitness for office?

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