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niyad

(113,336 posts)
Tue Jul 14, 2015, 09:25 PM Jul 2015

to our texas du'ers--because of jade helm 15 (ongoing!) we are asking all of you to check in

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on a regular basis, so that we know you have not been carted off to the camps!! our prayers are with you!!

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to our texas du'ers--because of jade helm 15 (ongoing!) we are asking all of you to check in (Original Post) niyad Jul 2015 OP
and don't forget to avoid Walmarts tomorrow rurallib Jul 2015 #1
I have been avoiding them for nearly 20 years niyad Jul 2015 #2
keep up the good work rurallib Jul 2015 #3
apart from hating everything the evil empire stands for, and everything it does, I had niyad Jul 2015 #6
You mean an heir to Walmart lovemydog Jul 2015 #10
I would rather that it had been the latter. niyad Jul 2015 #14
Wow, Walmart really does have everything. malthaussen Jul 2015 #42
In a Super Store lovemydog Jul 2015 #45
I had to accompany my brother to Walmart today. TexasTowelie Jul 2015 #28
my idea of a hilarious punch line to all of this would be..... virtualobserver Jul 2015 #4
that I would love to see. would make the little paranoids heads explode!! niyad Jul 2015 #5
Remaining vocal seveneyes Jul 2015 #7
I never go to Walmart, but I just may have to tomorrow. DamnYankeeInHouston Jul 2015 #8
"calgon, take me away"??? niyad Jul 2015 #11
Corresponds with Amazon Prime day. Get your Lego FEMA Camps. kairos12 Jul 2015 #9
have to see what else is going on to distract us. niyad Jul 2015 #12
. . . niyad Jul 2015 #13
Some of the Jade Helm loons are already back-peddling..... Paladin Jul 2015 #15
since we have known about this for a couple of months, and the exercise started just today, niyad Jul 2015 #16
Just another hot day here so far....I did notice that traffic was a lot lighter than normal. Avalux Jul 2015 #17
well, good, that will make it easier for the sane people to get around! niyad Jul 2015 #18
Hide yer guns! Oneironaut Jul 2015 #19
as a friend who lives down there said, "what do these fools think they can do against niyad Jul 2015 #20
Are you kidding? NewJeffCT Jul 2015 #21
they are beyond stupid. niyad Jul 2015 #22
Some Texans will be on hand to greet you... MrMickeysMom Jul 2015 #23
dear goddess!!! you should have WARNED us!!! niyad Jul 2015 #24
Please post a graphic warning next time sarge43 Jul 2015 #34
Are those moths on her dress? In_The_Wind Jul 2015 #39
Either that or... MrMickeysMom Jul 2015 #41
. . . niyad Jul 2015 #25
Code name: Chupacabra checking in Texasgal Jul 2015 #26
thank you! niyad Jul 2015 #27
No need to worry about it where my live. TexasTowelie Jul 2015 #29
my friends down your way are keeping me posted. wow!! niyad Jul 2015 #30
SPAM, but you guys might like a couple of my shirts. qnr Jul 2015 #31
nice shirts!!! niyad Jul 2015 #32
Thanks - and thanks :D n/t qnr Jul 2015 #33
Here, sane I think. SusanCalvin Jul 2015 #35
excellent! niyad Jul 2015 #36
Kemah, Texas vinny9698 Jul 2015 #37
and we are hoping the same. fireworks, eh? such a handy distraction. niyad Jul 2015 #38
I'm surrounded by plants! kentauros Jul 2015 #40
unless they are the carnivorous kind, the plants should be okay. niyad Jul 2015 #43
Well, my GF did call a climbing one I have a Trifid kentauros Jul 2015 #46
. . . niyad Jul 2015 #44
Hey, I just heard from a Facebook friend that Jade Helm is being scaled back. hamsterjill Jul 2015 #47
I understood that the exercise is at least several weeks long. niyad Jul 2015 #49
Yes, it lasts until September. hamsterjill Jul 2015 #56
of course. sadly, their base will believe whatever nonsense they are told. niyad Jul 2015 #57
I heard they opened the same warehouses used by Carter and Clinton... LynneSin Jul 2015 #48
sighhhh. it is truly a pity that breathing is an autonomic function--otherwise, they niyad Jul 2015 #50
Reporting in here from Deep (Shit) East Texas. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #51
thank you for the effort to find brains and ethics from that pair!! love nordy's!! niyad Jul 2015 #52
Yeah! Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #55
If they really wanted to take over TX hobbit709 Jul 2015 #53
that sounds about right. niyad Jul 2015 #54

niyad

(113,336 posts)
6. apart from hating everything the evil empire stands for, and everything it does, I had
Tue Jul 14, 2015, 09:34 PM
Jul 2015

the misfortune to become acquainted with one of the offspring. yechhhhhhhhh.

TexasTowelie

(112,248 posts)
28. I had to accompany my brother to Walmart today.
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 09:36 PM
Jul 2015

We needed some window blinds and it is the only place in Wharton that has them. We'll be peering outside of them in a heightened sense of paranoia just like a coke addict does.

No other signs of Jade Helm there though, but I was not that observant since I was focused on remembering what needed to be purchased today because my brother can't remember anything.

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
4. my idea of a hilarious punch line to all of this would be.....
Tue Jul 14, 2015, 09:31 PM
Jul 2015

if the President came on TV tomorrow and announced that martial law was actually declared and then said "Just kidding"...."Man, you guys are too easy"

Paladin

(28,264 posts)
15. Some of the Jade Helm loons are already back-peddling.....
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:18 AM
Jul 2015

....claiming they were originally just upset because the military didn't give communities like Bastrop enough advanced warning of their maneuvers. As if advanced notification is some sort of requirement. I know a few people who are up to their necks in this conspiracy bullshit, and I plan on making their lives a living hell for years to come, every time I see them. Texas DU'ers? I suggest you do the same.

niyad

(113,336 posts)
16. since we have known about this for a couple of months, and the exercise started just today,
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:25 AM
Jul 2015

I would think that would be sufficient notice. yes, make their lives hell, they certainly deserve it for being so damned credulous.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
17. Just another hot day here so far....I did notice that traffic was a lot lighter than normal.
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:32 AM
Jul 2015

Maybe people stayed home and are hiding under their covers.

niyad

(113,336 posts)
20. as a friend who lives down there said, "what do these fools think they can do against
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 09:19 PM
Jul 2015

the military? this could get really interesting."

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
21. Are you kidding?
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 09:25 PM
Jul 2015

These guys masturbate to "Red Dawn" where a bunch of teenagers with guns defeated the invading Russian army.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
41. Either that or...
Fri Jul 17, 2015, 11:20 PM
Jul 2015

… there's some damn angry bees around her Youth Dew perfume!


I remember a similar joke in secondary school with the southern lady saying, "bullshit". This one was played well!

TexasTowelie

(112,248 posts)
29. No need to worry about it where my live.
Thu Jul 16, 2015, 09:40 PM
Jul 2015

My brother believes a lot of the conspiracy stuff and he is ex-Army so I don't have to worry about putting up any defense myself.

vinny9698

(1,016 posts)
37. Kemah, Texas
Fri Jul 17, 2015, 11:30 AM
Jul 2015

Free fireworks display by Kemah Boardwalk, I believe will used to cover up the invasion and as a distraction.
Every Friday night the months of June and July.
Hoping for the best.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
46. Well, my GF did call a climbing one I have a Trifid
Sat Jul 18, 2015, 03:07 PM
Jul 2015

because of how fast it grows. Technically, I have two types of "Trifids." The other one is some kind of succulent that grows new plants every time it drops leaves

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)
47. Hey, I just heard from a Facebook friend that Jade Helm is being scaled back.
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 04:55 PM
Jul 2015

Because of all of the Texans who have guns!

I kid you not! I am friends on Facebook with a real nutcase from my small (and former) hometown. I was wondering how the crazies were going to frame things once the military exercise ends and there has been no takeover.

Now...I see...

Thanks for checking on us! We need ALL the help we can get to stay sane in this neck of the woods!

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)
56. Yes, it lasts until September.
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 11:56 PM
Jul 2015

But the crazies are already saying that their involvement (i.e., by open carry, etc.) has caused Obama to scale back the exercise with less equipment, etc.

You knew they weren't going to admit they were wrong after Jade Helm completes without fanfare, of course.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
48. I heard they opened the same warehouses used by Carter and Clinton...
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 05:11 PM
Jul 2015

to store all the guns taken away from Texans

niyad

(113,336 posts)
50. sighhhh. it is truly a pity that breathing is an autonomic function--otherwise, they
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 09:18 PM
Jul 2015

would not remember, and that would be the end of them!

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
51. Reporting in here from Deep (Shit) East Texas.
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 10:07 PM
Jul 2015

Scouring the ground looking for Rick Perry's Lost Brain Cells. And Greg Abbott's Lost Ethics.

Vigilant for rampant stupidity (floats through the air).

Wallyworld has crummy stuff. The shorts and t shirts are ok for the six months when it's shorts and t shirt weather, but for occasions when I want to look like a respectable Republican in stealth mode, I hit Nordstrom!

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
55. Yeah!
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 10:43 PM
Jul 2015

Nord's in The Woodlands Mall -The Woodlands (N of Houston on I-45) and Highland Park Dallas for me! They actually will alter your clothes and have a REAL tailor! I'm in that twilight zone intersection between petites and low end "plus sizes" which are not all that huge. That means, get a jacket big enough to go around my shoulders and ribs, and then get the sleeves shortened 2 inches.


hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
53. If they really wanted to take over TX
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 10:31 PM
Jul 2015

would they use a couple of dozen troops and a couple of Hummers, or would they roll out the 1st Cav from Ft. Hood?

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