The Political Satire/Meme Thread

[TexRex]

Mmm, Soviet Onion, awwghghghghghghghghh...

 

[JKgo]

Mmm, Soviet Onion, awwghghghghghghghghh...

....Actually, I know a guy from Singapore with the Discord handle of TheSovietOnion. What a coincidence, are you him by any chance?

 

[TexRex]

....Actually, I know a guy from Singapore with the Discord handle of TheSovietOnion. What a coincidence, are you him by any chance?

Not from Singapore and don't use Discord.

 

[Johnnypenso]

....Actually, I know a guy from Singapore with the Discord handle of TheSovietOnion. What a coincidence, are you him by any chance?

I'm Canadian and I like The Onion. Maybe it's me

 

[JKgo]

Not from Singapore and don't use Discord.

...Oh. That's too bad.... I guess.

 

[Rage Racer]

 

[Dennisch]

 

[Liquid]

@Keef

 

[Rage Racer]

 

[Danoff]

Ok, back up a sec. I'm counting zero sets of ear protection that sit over the ear. Am I to believe that this was done with one of those little spongy things in everyone's ears (also not visible)? or do people not care about hearing in this photo? Or is that gun somehow silenced without a silencer?

 

[Liquid]

 

[Dennisch]

2500 dead in Pearl Harbor. Totally not a reason.

 

[Northstar]

2500 dead in Pearl Harbor. Totally not a reason.

Neither is Germany declaring war on the U.S.

Nope, no reason at all, in fact I heard when the American troops arrived everyone was sitting at a campfire making s'mores.

 

[Dennisch]

Nope, no reason at all, in fact I heard when the American troops arrived everyone was sitting at a campfire making s'mores.

And Tojo would have surrendered if they had just asked.

 

[TexRex]

I heard when the American troops arrived everyone was sitting at a campfire making s'mores e'mehrs.

Fixed.

 

[Liquid]

 

[Dennisch]

 

[MatskiMonk]

Ok, back up a sec. I'm counting zero sets of ear protection that sit over the ear. Am I to believe that this was done with one of those little spongy things in everyone's ears (also not visible)? or do people not care about hearing in this photo? Or is that gun somehow silenced without a silencer?

Made of sterner stuff is our Lizzie.

 

[Danoff]

Made of sterner stuff is our Lizzie.

Yup. I've always loved the notion that it is somehow weak for your hearing to be able to be damaged. Like you can develop middle ear muscles that can out-flex the loud noises and protect you. Real men don't go deaf when exposed to loud noises.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Yup. I've always loved the notion that it is somehow weak for your hearing to be able to be damaged. Like you can develop middle ear muscles that can out-flex the loud noises and protect you. Real men don't go deaf when exposed to loud noises.

Damn straight! The Queen's a real man.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Yup. I've always loved the notion that it is somehow weak for your hearing to be able to be damaged. Like you can develop middle ear muscles that can out-flex the loud noises and protect you. Real men don't go deaf when exposed to loud noises.

I recall there was some comment about the picture at the time. It was in the days before ear defenders or range glasses were normally issued. The Queen's probably half-deaf anyway from a life in front of brass bands and Prince Phillip.

 

[MatskiMonk]

I recall there was some comment about the picture at the time. It was in the days before ear defenders or range glasses were normally issued. The Queen's probably half-deaf anyway from a life in front of brass bands and Prince Phillip.

Apparently a live round being fired by an SA-80 records up to about 158db for the person in the firing position, which is pretty loud, comparable to a top fuel dragster, which is probably the loudest thing I've ever heard... the physical effects of which are astonishing. Could it have been a practice round?

 

[UKMikey]

 

[Johnnypenso]

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I believe you're looking for the fake news thread.

 

[UKMikey]

I believe you're looking for the fake news thread.

As I understand it fake news is intended to deceive.

This is humorous political parody. Almost everyone who reads it knows it's a joke.

 

[Rage Racer]

A combo of two news trending in Russia: a painting by Ilya Repin, "Ivan the Terrible kills his son" being damaged by a vandal in Tretyakov Gallery and the 'murder' of journalist Arkadiy Babchenko who later appeared alive:

"IVAN THE TERRIBLE KILLS ARKADIY BABCHENKO"

 

[Dennisch]

 

[Johnnypenso]

George Clooney, Leo DiCaprio, Springsteen, Oprah, and a host of others hung with Obama in the White House. I wonder if there is a meme for that. Doubt it

 

[UKMikey]

George Clooney, Leo DiCaprio, Springsteen, Oprah, and a host of others hung with Obama in the White House. I wonder if there is a meme for that. Doubt it

Did they discuss policy?

 

[Danoff]

Did they discuss policy?

He may not be a policy genius himself, but he's a shrewd business man and will surround himself with the best and brightest the country has to offer. We don't need a brilliant person in the whitehouse, what we need is a manager who can harness those brilliant people so that we can get the most out of our nation's brain trust on issues like prison reform and sentencing.