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Republican tries to explain how gas prices are Biden's fault. It did not go well. (Original Post) Nevilledog Jan 2022 OP
But all the MAGAts agree with him, like, you know. Jim__ Jan 2022 #1
the infected hangnail on the dead man next door is smarter than that A-h0le !!!!!! Trueblue1968 Jan 2022 #40
"well you know that THING that happened" MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #2
I was just about to say the same thing! leftieNanner Jan 2022 #3
You KNOW, the thing MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #12
Yeah.... leftieNanner Jan 2022 #39
Did you talk to the guy about the thing? lame54 Jan 2022 #8
Some people are saying MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #11
What thing? The first thing or the second thing? lame54 Jan 2022 #15
every . . . . THING MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #19
I know. Like? lame54 Jan 2022 #21
It's like a....thing Captain Zero Jan 2022 #51
These things...? FailureToCommunicate Jan 2022 #33
You have to spell it correctly. COL Mustard Jan 2022 #44
That thing with the guy in the place...and I'll never forget it. paleotn Jan 2022 #45
Clearly that was a persuasive argument to the other guy gratuitous Jan 2022 #4
??? robbob Jan 2022 #20
For the record, I was opposed to Biden doing that thing. Bleacher Creature Jan 2022 #5
The thing is... lame54 Jan 2022 #9
"Two things don't make a thing" PatSeg Jan 2022 #41
Like, you know... lame54 Jan 2022 #6
He needs to go back to his FUX Nooze DVR so he can get his fake talking points back SouthernDem4ever Jan 2022 #7
Clearly, that 'Boy' is going to be 'Proud' soon. SeattleVet Jan 2022 #10
That's what happens Roc2020 Jan 2022 #13
Damn you would think they would say pipelines or he closed off national parks to drilling IronLionZion Jan 2022 #14
That thing when VGNonly Jan 2022 #16
I Just Looked This Up ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #30
I see "things" getting funnier on this thread. KS Toronado Jan 2022 #17
He....like....uh....you know.... Aviation Pro Jan 2022 #18
They never quite know what "things" they are even talking about Ohioboy Jan 2022 #22
the Thing about... that Thing that happened 0rganism Jan 2022 #23
Oh, THAT thing wryter2000 Jan 2022 #24
It don't mean a thing... mwooldri Jan 2022 #25
That look says "I am not responsible for what my face does when you are talking". SammyWinstonJack Jan 2022 #26
That boy, I say, that boy's got the makin' of a Congressman packman Jan 2022 #27
You know the thing on Adams Family! kellytore Jan 2022 #28
Like.. like... It was the gas thrown on The THING..... movie 1951. usaf-vet Jan 2022 #29
James Arness Codifer Jan 2022 #32
Not bad for an "oldtimer?" usaf-vet Jan 2022 #43
My husband thinks that this is the scariest movie of all time. colorado_ufo Jan 2022 #38
I'm 74 and I would agree with him when I saw it as a kid. usaf-vet Jan 2022 #42
When it came out.. Codifer Jan 2022 #49
It's my favorite sci-fi movie of all time Poiuyt Jan 2022 #47
Yes, I think it is the tension factor that grips people! colorado_ufo Jan 2022 #48
OPEC controls worldwide price of oil, not Biden. Emile Jan 2022 #31
The MAGAt need to go home and reboot. His brain flashed multiple error codes.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2022 #34
I think his hard drive boot sector is corrupted...... lastlib Jan 2022 #36
CRAP! I lost ten IQ points listening to that! lastlib Jan 2022 #35
I teach university freshmen and sophomores and I can tell you dude got tongue Comfortably_Numb Jan 2022 #37
Idiocracy....the documentary. paleotn Jan 2022 #46
And His Vote Counts Exactly The Same As Yours ChoppinBroccoli Jan 2022 #50

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
4. Clearly that was a persuasive argument to the other guy
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 03:02 PM
Jan 2022

The rest of us are probably gonna need a little more.

Bleacher Creature

(11,258 posts)
5. For the record, I was opposed to Biden doing that thing.
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 03:26 PM
Jan 2022

But then he did the other thing, and I thought things would be OK. I hate that thing!

SouthernDem4ever

(6,617 posts)
7. He needs to go back to his FUX Nooze DVR so he can get his fake talking points back
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 03:32 PM
Jan 2022

everyone has an off day lol

IronLionZion

(45,662 posts)
14. Damn you would think they would say pipelines or he closed off national parks to drilling
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 03:46 PM
Jan 2022

or some nonsense like that. Anything except a global economy recovering from a global pandemic while OPEC limits supply.

Oil prices dropped like a hot potato when COVID started because travel ground to hard stop.

The dumbest of them will spew some nonsense about federal investment in electric vehicles and renewable energies are somehow raising gas prices.

ProfessorGAC

(65,407 posts)
30. I Just Looked This Up
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 04:22 PM
Jan 2022

In our zip code, gas prices were 4¢ HIGHER than they are today, in April to October of 2018.
TFG in the White House, Rs controlling both houses of Congress (until November).
Gas prices were higher!
When gas hit $3.65 here, I told a conservative I know (who was whining about the prices) that gas was a dime cheaper in that same time frame, by a dime!
Gas was LESS THAN 3% more expensive nearly 3 years later. Under 1% per year.
I don't know if I convinced him of anything, but I shut him up!

Aviation Pro

(12,243 posts)
18. He....like....uh....you know....
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 03:50 PM
Jan 2022

An absolute, fucking genius right there, folks. His 'rents must be so proud.

Ohioboy

(3,249 posts)
22. They never quite know what "things" they are even talking about
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 03:55 PM
Jan 2022

It's easy to blame it on "things" when you never have to explain or define them.

usaf-vet

(6,239 posts)
29. Like.. like... It was the gas thrown on The THING..... movie 1951.
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 04:21 PM
Jan 2022


The Thing.

How many oldsters are in this audience?

Who played the Monster....?

Codifer

(548 posts)
49. When it came out..
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:22 PM
Jan 2022

I was six or seven. Seven it it came out after November. Was very scary to me.

It is one of those movies that I will watch automatically if I stumble across it. The direction (Howard Hawks?) was top notch and the scenes with conversation were flowing and natural. Very realistic.

Bonus question for old timers. Did anyone spot Groucho Marx's announcer?

Poiuyt

(18,135 posts)
47. It's my favorite sci-fi movie of all time
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 06:45 PM
Jan 2022

Even more than the Day the Earth Stood Still. The tension that builds in the Thing is really intense!

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,501 posts)
34. The MAGAt need to go home and reboot. His brain flashed multiple error codes....
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 05:06 PM
Jan 2022

001, 006, 007, 008, 010, 011, 013, 019, 020, 021, and 022 then locked up......

ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION
1 (0x1)
Incorrect function.

ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE
6 (0x6)
The handle is invalid.

ERROR_ARENA_TRASHED
7 (0x7)
The storage control blocks were destroyed.

ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY
8 (0x8)
Not enough memory resources are available to process this command.

ERROR_BAD_ENVIRONMENT
10 (0xA)
The environment is incorrect.

ERROR_BAD_FORMAT
11 (0xB)
An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

ERROR_INVALID_ACCESS
12 (0xC)
The access code is invalid.

ERROR_INVALID_DATA
13 (0xD)
The data is invalid.

ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT
19 (0x13)
The media is write protected.

ERROR_BAD_UNIT
20 (0x14)
The system cannot find the device specified.

ERROR_NOT_READY
21 (0x15)
The device is not ready.

ERROR_BAD_COMMAND
22 (0x16)
The device does not recognize the command.


He got BLUE SCREENED...............

Someone please find that young Democrat and buy his lunch......



lastlib

(23,381 posts)
35. CRAP! I lost ten IQ points listening to that!
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 05:07 PM
Jan 2022

If the MAGAts ever secede from the Union, I predict that that guy will be their top rocket scientist.

Comfortably_Numb

(3,847 posts)
37. I teach university freshmen and sophomores and I can tell you dude got tongue
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 05:13 PM
Jan 2022

tied because he’s an idiot, but he’s got a lot of company.

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,786 posts)
50. And His Vote Counts Exactly The Same As Yours
Sat Jan 29, 2022, 11:56 PM
Jan 2022

I really believe we should have a weighted system where an actual INFORMED voter's vote counts more than a moron who votes based on nothing. I once proposed a system where the voting machine asked a series of political questions and then matched your vote with the candidate who most matched your stated philosophy (so you could avoid people voting for "names&quot . The only problem with that is the Republican Party would send out cards in the mail to all their voters telling them how to answer the questions.

That idea was spawned as I stood in line for 4 hours to vote in the 2004 election. As I stood in line, I noticed that a bunch of people in the line with me (usually older folks) were holding and studying cards as they waited. When I took a glance at one of them, I saw it was a card issued by the local Republican Party telling them which candidates to vote for. Ironically, it was this same phenomenon that led to me scuttling my idea.

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