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bucolic_frolic

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24. Poles will attract lightning too

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:46 AM

Jun 19

yes i know they're grounded, but still, electricity can do anything. It could topple a pole, create sparks between them, even if the energy is supposed to dissipate in the ground. It can move to other underground conductors.

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Mulvaney warns of safety concerns over White House's new flagpoles [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 19 OP

wouldn't it be funny JustAnotherGen Jun 19 #1

...and a free round of drinks for everyone! harumph Jun 19 #7

Anyone who tells me to 'be nice' JustAnotherGen Jun 19 #11

Is he dead yet? Martin Eden Jun 19 #8

That would be tragic. tavernier Jun 19 #32

But....but....but......Vance...... butt. mjvpi Jun 19 #35

He's a cry baby wimp JustAnotherGen Jun 19 #38

Even more funny if Vance, Miller, hegseth, noem were also on board JI7 Jun 19 #53

And JustAnotherGen Jun 19 #54

They can strap Trump to a harness and lower him down newdeal2 Jun 19 #2

Something like this? muriel_volestrangler Jun 19 #22

Yes exactly newdeal2 Jun 19 #27

Or attach the line to his undershorts and give him a really big wedgy. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 19 #34

You don't want to be under his diapers when they explode.... erronis Jun 19 #44

somehow, cab67 Jun 19 #30

Eejits. Girard442 Jun 19 #3

Paging Orrex...cleanup on the South Lawn... sop Jun 19 #4

THIS malaise Jun 19 #6

*snort* Donald J. Trump, the J stands for jeenyus. tanyev Jun 19 #5

It would be terrible if something were to go wrong. Just terrible. Ocelot II Jun 19 #9

Imagine, Trump accidently falling from the chopper and the flagpole impaling his hiney... RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 19 #10

Ok , so, the flagpole is installed, and now he has a question about it? Someone did not say something sooner? Srkdqltr Jun 19 #12

FWIW: That's a former Chief of Staff. Not the current one. chowder66 Jun 19 #20

Of course Srkdqltr Jun 19 #25

He never thinks about the consequences of his actions. louis-t Jun 19 #13

The problem here is that there are never any real consequences for the Donald. flashman13 Jun 19 #17

I'm startin' to have great hope for those flag poles! nt Trueblue Texan Jun 19 #14

The Chief of Staff says... AKwannabe Jun 19 #15

FWIW: He's saying the Chief of Staff (who is in charge of military operations at the white house). No question mark. chowder66 Jun 19 #19

It was a former chief if staff saying this. usedtobedemgurl Jun 19 #40

Shhhhhhh! Dem2theMax Jun 19 #16

It seems nobody tells him anything on purpose. pandr32 Jun 19 #21

Exactly... littlemissmartypants Jun 19 #46

Slingshot uprights! TommyT139 Jun 19 #18

Or the Pentagon. littlemissmartypants Jun 19 #45

Oooh, even better!! TommyT139 Jun 19 #50

Flagpoles Maninacan Jun 19 #23

Poles will attract lightning too bucolic_frolic Jun 19 #24

Like Caddyshack. BidenRocks Jun 19 #29

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Taco Trump Kabob C_U_L8R Jun 19 #28

Snort littlemissmartypants Jun 19 #43

Hopefully, the next president will take them down. cab67 Jun 19 #31

Ha, struck down by his own towering ego! Sogo Jun 19 #33

Hope they checked them for surveillance devices Puppyjive Jun 19 #36

"I imagine they considered this..." Prairie Gates Jun 19 #37

He is remaking the White House in his tacky and garish image. The iconic KitFox Jun 19 #39

ETT... littlemissmartypants Jun 19 #41

88 Feet tall Bettie Jun 19 #42

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Safety last Blue Owl Jun 19 #48

Anybody but Pence think they aren't really flagpoles? The wooden gallows seem to draw too much attention. Runningdawg Jun 19 #49

Did anyone read the transcript of his interview when he explained the flagpoles. Bizarre, it reminded me D. Spaulding Jun 19 #51

I think the flag poles are just too weird not to be something else Sea A Chell Jun 19 #52