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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeorge Takei: Gotcha!
The Hill @thehill 7m7 minutes agoApril Fools: George Takei jokes hes running for Congress http://hill.cm/jK6ShKz
...sympathies to folks who got their hopes up. Not a fan of this type of humor.
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George Takei: Gotcha! (Original Post)
bigtree
Apr 2017
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WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)1. Lol.. darn... kind of thought so but couldn't help but hope a bit. nt
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)2. Shit.
Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)3. Of course it was a gotcha - takei doesn't live there. nt
mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)4. I wasn't fooled George
I really hate April Fools day though.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)6. I'm not fond of the obvious, the crass, and the cliche.
But a really well done April Fool's prank can be priceless. Just a pity they are so few and far between.
Cha
(297,277 posts)5. Not a fan, either.. and I said I wouldn't get
near anything that was going to do that.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)7. Bummer
George should really consider it. I think he would have a very successful second career. And be a great progressive voice in the congress.
DinahMoeHum
(21,794 posts)8. Heh heh, thought not. Doubted if he lived in the district.
Jonny Appleseed
(960 posts)9. Fuck off
Let's count the number of april fools "jokes" where people clearly can't read the mood of the room.
inb4 someone from the intell committee says that there'll be an indictment for Trump.