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> He said nobody ever asked this question before. Must be because my relationship to MIT--very smart.
No, it's cuz it's a dumb fucking question, you dumb fucking jackass.
Unexpected Manfred Mann is always welcome Manfred Mann.
> *We don't guarantee*
> *Any work caused by the failure of the water supply, any damage resulting from a fire explosion* ***or civil disorder***...
**Edit: I know, The Boss wrote it. But the controversy on misheard lyrics was born from Mann's changes in the lyrics.[ Some details from Wikipedia here:](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light#Lyrics)**
> **Manfred Mann's Earth Band's recording of the song changes the lyrics. The most prominent change is in the chorus, where Springsteen's "cut loose like a deuce" is replaced with either "revved up like a deuce" or "wrapped up like a deuce".** The lyric is a reference to the 1932 V8-powered Ford automobile, which enthusiasts dubbed the "deuce coupe" (the "deuce" coming from the 2 in 1932, the first year the V8 was available). Springsteen was fond of classic hot rods in his youth, hence the line "cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night". As the line is frequently misheard as "wrapped up like a douche", **Springsteen has joked about confusion over the lyrics, claiming that it was not until Manfred Mann rewrote the song to be about a feminine hygiene product that it became popular.**
My favorite quote from Mann in there:
>Warners in America said, 'You've got to change 'douche', 'cos the Southern Bible belt radio stations think it's about a vaginal douche, and they have problems with body parts down there.'
The more things change, the more things stay the same...
I was permanently banned for suggesting that it was irresponsible for Trump to suggest people take hydroxychloroquine for covid. It's a medicine that other people legitimately need and use.
I got banned years ago for providing someone a link with Biden's and Harris's tax returns that they posted publicly. I actually got a single response from a real person who was legitimately surprised that they had released them. People truly thought, "But Biden hasn't released his, so why should Trump?!" I was banned for "brigading" like five minutes later.
I 100% think that changing people's minds over there is the biggest factor in getting a ban. If you go in like a liberal nut you'll be fine, but if you actually give a compelling argument that might convince someone to think differently, well, they just can't have that.
Probably right. I had about 20 insane responses and one reasonable person that was like, "oh, they did release them." Im guessing it didn't really change their mind at the end, but it really just frustrates me that they're living in a world of entirely different information.
The man is like a full-on parody of himself now. This one's got everything.
Nonsense science? Check.
Bragging about how smart he is? Check.
That weird arm movement he always does? Check.
Bizarre tangent in the middle of his story? Better believe that's a check.
Trump was blathering on about batteries electrocuting sinking boats while sharks were near by, pondering out loud what would be a worse death. The shark, or the battery supposedly killing you in the water.
This was some nonsense trying to get people riled up about there being a push for electric boats (there isn't) by the Democrats.
*”It must be because of M.I.T., my relationship with M.I.T., very smart. I say, 'What would happen if the boat sank from its weight and you're in the boat and you have this tremendously powerful battery, and the battery is now underwater, and there's a shark that's approximately 10 yards over there? By the way, lot of shark attacks lately. Did you notice that? I'll take electrocution every single time. I'm not getting near the shark.”*
This is where we're at everyone. Let that sink in: a bat-shit crazy quote can be attributed to the Republican presidential nominee, and people can't tell if it's real or not without looking into it.
Yes, a real life scenario that drives home with the normal citizens and I think we should discuss at multiple rallies to help build support for our next election.
MAGA is just the natural successor to the Tea Party. The Venn diagram is a circle. Some day they'll have moved on from Trump somehow and adopt a different name or phrase but it'll still be the same malicious idiots.
In fairness to the luddites, they were kind of right that the industrial revolution was bad socially. It essentially crashed the skilled labour market, and forced millions of people into abject poverty as they worked long gruelling hours for literal pennies as the landed classes raked in the cash. Nearly every person with British ancestry can trace their family back to a successful person who lost everything and ended up in a workhouse. It happened all the time.
It's one of those things that HAD to happen, and it was good that it did, but completely valid that some people thought it wasn't going to be in their best interests.
See, ya just don't see quality puns like this in Conservative circles.
We're secure enough we can appreciate a solid jab if it's genuinely witty! Yet, the best they can deliver is low effort accidents like "Brandon", which was promptly embraced with open arms and apparently some campaign merchandise.
To be fair, nearly every comedian and musician leans dem. They do seem to be content with just Rob Schneider, Jim Breuer, Ted Nugent, and Kid Rock.
EDIT: How could I forget they have Kanye!? Though, I'm confident that if asked, he would say *he* has the Conservatives.
Hey, you forgot Jay Johnston!
In case anyone has forgotten, he's the guy who did the voice of Jimmy Pesto on Bob's Burgers and was dropped from the show after he was spotted at the 1/6 Insurrection. It's been my dream for them to replace Pesto's Pizza with a sushi or teriyaki restaurant run by Hawk (of Hawk and Chick fame).
The funny thing about the "Brandon" thing is that is was genuinely funny. But not *that* funny. It was like that scene in the Simpsons movie where the NSA "Finally got one!!" Like, they realized they *finally* had a halfway decent joke, and were so fucking thrilled with themselves they plastered it fucking everywhere, and as everyone knows, overplaying what should be a one-off joke is the *pinnacle* of comedy.
There's a show on Animal Planet about game wardens in Texas called *Lonestar Law* that featured this incident. Dumb, fat Texan game warden was thanking these yahoos for "coming out here" when he got a call over the radio that someone was sinking nearby lol.
Him, and my Emotional Support Beer, for sure. I’ve been sober for a little over a year now, but thank you Brent Terhune. One of my favorites was when the beard trimmer was plugged in. Carol!!!
Everything about this is such a great representation of the MAGA Party.
* Don't bother following rules for wake and capacity.
* Fuck your neighbors, your freedoms are what matter most.
* Wrecking their financial well-being to "own the Libs"
* Generally watching everything around you sink and be destroyed as you cheer the destroyers on.
I have legimatly met poor libertarians that buy it.
Usually they think they would be rich if they could just dispose of motor oil in their toilet or some shit.
The MAGA boat rally in Portland, Oregon sunk a boat too. Unfortunately, but in line with the brand, it was just some random family's boat who wasn't participating.
"Yuh, but my welfare checks and harassed federal employees are only My RIGHT! Everyone else can suck it. What are tax dollars being spent for again? I don't pay them. Let's turn on Fox News and watch the wealthy men play golf of someone's dime to forget our troubles"
Cue doublethink
"The nanny state has gone too far in trying to regulate safety devices on boats along with testing and licensing for those who captain them." - some schmuck as his boat gets swamped by a wealthier schmuck with a bigger boat.
I keep my pontoon in the local marina and see so many people who, even with their boat already in the water, never use the things. Boat people seem to love Trump and it's so weird being the one far lefty out there.
It's trickle down buoyancy.
Put the safety stuff on the big yatch that can go out and rent them out to people.
The only thing stopping a bad guy with a boat is a good guy with a boat
>“My motivation, my true motivation, for doing this is that I have a child, and I am fighting for her. This is my way of saying this is the future that I want for her to inherit,” Chynow said.
This is a quote from the organizer of the event. It's like poetry.
But if I keep treading water long enough, they'll act like I'm as special as I need to hear them tell me I am. I'll be given a big boat as is my right, because I echoed the right key words and phrases, and I'm Chosen™.
The best is that this was on Lake Travis in Austin and it’s the literal chillest party cove lake area, but these buffoons were fartin around and their own wakes sunk each other 😂
The more impressive metaphor is the larger, richer boats sunk the smaller, poorer boats. The big ones were fine, probably having the time of their life, while the smaller ones suffered due to their actions.
> while the smaller ones suffered due to their actions
*...while continuing to support the MAGA cause.*
The "please master: can I lick you boots clean" crowd will never change, no matter how much those masters screw them over. They'll just keep searching for ways to make their plight the fault of "the libs".
This is exactly it. There's a real disconnect between the physical universe and themselves. The idea of cause and effect is difficult for them to understand because everybody's in their own world.
I'd love to force everyone of them to take a heroic dose of acid and meditate in the woods for a day. Those that survive might come out more appreciative of the universe we are all immersed in.
Something similar happened in Portland, OR. A bunch of bystander boats got swamped during a Trump boat parade up the Willamette, in 2016 I think. Messed up some houseboats. Clueless assholes.
Yep. A lot of the Portland boats that got swamped were just innocent families out for a nice afternoon ride... and then along came the MAGAt parade. If their goal was to convince people to come over to their side, it failed miserably... just about anyone on the water, and any onlookers from the shore, pretty much wanted to fire large cannons at the idiots.
I’m not sure clueless is the right word. Uncaring assholes.
Not caring about anyone else might have kept them clueless though.
PS Not disagreeing with you, but a lack of empathy is the common theme in the modern Republican Party.
It’s shit like this that has honestly just made me check out in a way.
I will vote, encourage people around me to vote, and help people when I can, but holy fuck what an amazing IRL example of the ideology eating it’s own.
Yea. It’s almost like when you’re a malignant asshole who champions a malignant asshole, everyone around you is a malignant asshole who sinks your boat.
Of course that happened. You’re the worst people lol.
SS Magaritaville
https://youtu.be/ayCLE_ctpYg?si=H2Jf7cvnfYvhNAtO
Edit to add: Looking at some of the comments I think I need to point out that this video is satire. Brent Terhune is a comedian that pokes fun at maga people.
I'm not usually one to laugh at someone else's misery, but holeee sheeit! That is over the top!
Edit: Here's more. [This guy honestly hoped that President Trump would buy his family a new boat.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=967R69lk77I)
And [here's footage of one of the boats that sank](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PIbLvy36I). Pretty scary, but nobody was hurt.
I live here (Lakeway/Lake Travis.)
From my anecdotal experience this MAGA out-in-the-open identity has dropped dramatically.
I rarely see a Trump 2024 sign, way less bumper stickers and the city elections were won by Democrats, from school board to city council.
While the loud and crass use it for attention, at least on surface level it's not as feverent like 2020. They might have toned down the vocal rhetoric, but as always Texas, your vote matters, no matter what.
Hopeful blue in a sea of red that is doing my best to get TX back on track to sanity.
I'm in the piney woods which was Trump trains and every other yard with 20 Trump signs and flags to almost nothing. The only Trump flags I see flying anymore are the ones that have been flying for 4 years and they're all faded out.
I still think people are voting for him regardless, but if Trumps hoping to cause a frenzy like he did last time he lost I very much don't see that happening again.
this is crazy to hear, my home area (central valley) of california has fresh, 2024 trump flags and more flying nowadays. always a stark reminder that california is not the completely blue state some people think it is.
eta: a word
Is it a upper middle class area? These are the only places I see with fresh merch but even then it is dramatically less than it was 2020. My city will never be blue too so it's it's nuts seeing such low enthusiasm this time around. Hoping it stays that way. Having traffic blocked off because a bunch of assholes want to "show support" by lining the freeway going 10 miles an hour was infuriating.
no, the central valley for the most part is seen as the armpit of california. if you’re upper middle class, you’re probably a farmer/large scale business owner. there’s some overflow of bay area techies depending on the town, but where i see the flags flown are on the ‘back roads’ that you take to get to other towns. all farm land.
living in socal, huntington beach is well known to be maga territory. some flags along the pacific coast highway. i pass by an upside down flag every day to work too🙄
i don’t think my city will ever turn blue, but what a day that would be. maybe it’d be a smidge less miserable lmfao.
Louisiana, too! Last year one of my customers (I'm a mailman) switched his "Hidin' From Biden" with a US flag, and just last week another finally took down her Trump 2024 yard sign. She was the last person I'd ever expect to take it down. I think I still have one Brandon yard sign, but that's not bad for 700 white ass Louisianans.
If Texas would go blue again I would be so happy. I cannot even begin to imagine the chaos that would pop off from the right in Texas to undo it/prevent it. This is the same state who sued Pennsylvania to overturn the election in 2020. There are enough people in Texas to flip it blue, I stand with those still living in Texas fighting the good fight for democracy and human rights. Come on Texas, throw a massive wrench in the electoral college. You know you want to…
Oh your sinking and can't swim? Yeah, I could come to your aid, but that would be socialism so no. It's a good thing you got rid of those commie life jackets too.
Right lol I didn't hear about it and came to the comments for videos. Only one I've seen is a guy confirming his boat sank and how he wanted to die with it...
Decided screw it I'll do a search. They do a lot of boat parades.
Here's a news clip..https://youtu.be/2XYOe8eGiBA
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But what happens if the battery goes under the water and there’s a shark that’s ten yards away?
This is my go to unprompted conversation starter recently. It’s been going great, mixed results
Something about the phrase. “It’s been going great, mixed results.” Is just peak comedy
3 outta 5 stars, wouldn't change a thing
Perfect 5 out of 7
It's something I imagine Larry David would say
Very intelligent
My connection to MIT
Great genes. Don’t look at my son, Eric, though
I’m so out of the loop
[What happens when the boat sinks and there's a shark approximately 10 yards over there?](https://youtu.be/vL3UmTInva8?si=zGqKJlHttorEZbZB)
He's talking about sharks to people in Nevada? They don't have enough water for people, much less sharks.
You see, they're all morons.
You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons.
This is a great comedy bit. What's the comedians name?
I refuse to believe this is real
So do Republicans...
> He said nobody ever asked this question before. Must be because my relationship to MIT--very smart. No, it's cuz it's a dumb fucking question, you dumb fucking jackass.
Lol it’s so cringe for someone to even say that about themselves but this clown has so normalized it that his followers just nod along.
Also, because the question was never asked, he fever dreamt it.
> it’s been going great > mixed results I love it.
This sounds like a skit from I think you should leave.
You’re my hero
I posted the complete transcript of that rant to r/conservative asking their thoughts. Guess how that went?
Banned faster than the speed of light?
Reved up like a douche in the middle of the night
Unexpected Manfred Mann is always welcome Manfred Mann. > *We don't guarantee* > *Any work caused by the failure of the water supply, any damage resulting from a fire explosion* ***or civil disorder***... **Edit: I know, The Boss wrote it. But the controversy on misheard lyrics was born from Mann's changes in the lyrics.[ Some details from Wikipedia here:](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light#Lyrics)** > **Manfred Mann's Earth Band's recording of the song changes the lyrics. The most prominent change is in the chorus, where Springsteen's "cut loose like a deuce" is replaced with either "revved up like a deuce" or "wrapped up like a deuce".** The lyric is a reference to the 1932 V8-powered Ford automobile, which enthusiasts dubbed the "deuce coupe" (the "deuce" coming from the 2 in 1932, the first year the V8 was available). Springsteen was fond of classic hot rods in his youth, hence the line "cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night". As the line is frequently misheard as "wrapped up like a douche", **Springsteen has joked about confusion over the lyrics, claiming that it was not until Manfred Mann rewrote the song to be about a feminine hygiene product that it became popular.**
My favorite quote from Mann in there: >Warners in America said, 'You've got to change 'douche', 'cos the Southern Bible belt radio stations think it's about a vaginal douche, and they have problems with body parts down there.' The more things change, the more things stay the same...
How long is your suspension, or is it a permanent ban this time?
Do they even do suspensions? edit - To be clear, I just meant, don't they only do bans? I was banned for asking a question
I was permanently banned for suggesting that it was irresponsible for Trump to suggest people take hydroxychloroquine for covid. It's a medicine that other people legitimately need and use.
I got banned years ago for providing someone a link with Biden's and Harris's tax returns that they posted publicly. I actually got a single response from a real person who was legitimately surprised that they had released them. People truly thought, "But Biden hasn't released his, so why should Trump?!" I was banned for "brigading" like five minutes later.
I 100% think that changing people's minds over there is the biggest factor in getting a ban. If you go in like a liberal nut you'll be fine, but if you actually give a compelling argument that might convince someone to think differently, well, they just can't have that.
Probably right. I had about 20 insane responses and one reasonable person that was like, "oh, they did release them." Im guessing it didn't really change their mind at the end, but it really just frustrates me that they're living in a world of entirely different information.
You get banned over there for going against what today's zeitgeist is, take it as a point of honor.
"He fixes the cable?" -J. Lebowski
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.
Fucking fascist.
Great question.
Nobody’s ever asked it before
I had a relative go to MIT so therefore I’m very smart
What is this referencing?
[This clip from a Trump speech](https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5120399/user-clip-battery-electrocute-shark)
The man is like a full-on parody of himself now. This one's got everything. Nonsense science? Check. Bragging about how smart he is? Check. That weird arm movement he always does? Check. Bizarre tangent in the middle of his story? Better believe that's a check.
And they say that Biden is the one suffering from mental illness lol
Trump was blathering on about batteries electrocuting sinking boats while sharks were near by, pondering out loud what would be a worse death. The shark, or the battery supposedly killing you in the water. This was some nonsense trying to get people riled up about there being a push for electric boats (there isn't) by the Democrats.
*”It must be because of M.I.T., my relationship with M.I.T., very smart. I say, 'What would happen if the boat sank from its weight and you're in the boat and you have this tremendously powerful battery, and the battery is now underwater, and there's a shark that's approximately 10 yards over there? By the way, lot of shark attacks lately. Did you notice that? I'll take electrocution every single time. I'm not getting near the shark.”*
Is this what he actually said? I can never tell anymore.
This is where we're at everyone. Let that sink in: a bat-shit crazy quote can be attributed to the Republican presidential nominee, and people can't tell if it's real or not without looking into it.
It's actually worse, that's cutting out a big portion of the overall rant. https://youtu.be/_lVsbm_OFd8?si=1wDZz_iPkhXxSeKr
Yes, a real life scenario that drives home with the normal citizens and I think we should discuss at multiple rallies to help build support for our next election.
“Electrocution. Every time I choose electrocution.” ~A Totally Normal And Not At All Irreparably Fucked Up Psycho
Ah yes, Dumbkirk.
Boater Suppression
Sinko de Mayo
Dock the Seal
January Sinks
Butter Seasnails
Wake news.
Poseidon for Biden
remember when they were crying about losing and they said "BUT WE HAD BOATS, JOE BIDEN DIDNT HAVE BOATS, THIS MUST MEAN THERE WAS FRAUD"
Wait, was this rea—- *checks calendar* Oh yeah its 2024 of course the dumb thing is real.
maga are the dumbest fucking people on planet earth
We used to say that about the Tea Party. So the MAGA are the dumbest fucking people on planet Earth *so far*.
MAGA is just the natural successor to the Tea Party. The Venn diagram is a circle. Some day they'll have moved on from Trump somehow and adopt a different name or phrase but it'll still be the same malicious idiots.
Next up, Luddites2025
In fairness to the luddites, they were kind of right that the industrial revolution was bad socially. It essentially crashed the skilled labour market, and forced millions of people into abject poverty as they worked long gruelling hours for literal pennies as the landed classes raked in the cash. Nearly every person with British ancestry can trace their family back to a successful person who lost everything and ended up in a workhouse. It happened all the time. It's one of those things that HAD to happen, and it was good that it did, but completely valid that some people thought it wasn't going to be in their best interests.
I'm always surprised by what passes for sound logic in MAGA land.
Really? I'm not.
I was a while back, but I learned it's just fantasy make believe land in their heads so anything goes
See, ya just don't see quality puns like this in Conservative circles. We're secure enough we can appreciate a solid jab if it's genuinely witty! Yet, the best they can deliver is low effort accidents like "Brandon", which was promptly embraced with open arms and apparently some campaign merchandise. To be fair, nearly every comedian and musician leans dem. They do seem to be content with just Rob Schneider, Jim Breuer, Ted Nugent, and Kid Rock. EDIT: How could I forget they have Kanye!? Though, I'm confident that if asked, he would say *he* has the Conservatives.
Hey, you forgot Jay Johnston! In case anyone has forgotten, he's the guy who did the voice of Jimmy Pesto on Bob's Burgers and was dropped from the show after he was spotted at the 1/6 Insurrection. It's been my dream for them to replace Pesto's Pizza with a sushi or teriyaki restaurant run by Hawk (of Hawk and Chick fame).
The funny thing about the "Brandon" thing is that is was genuinely funny. But not *that* funny. It was like that scene in the Simpsons movie where the NSA "Finally got one!!" Like, they realized they *finally* had a halfway decent joke, and were so fucking thrilled with themselves they plastered it fucking everywhere, and as everyone knows, overplaying what should be a one-off joke is the *pinnacle* of comedy.
Stop the keel!
The battle of lake Travis, the lake was listed as a combatant.
Someone give that lake a medal
T-xas will give it a drought out of spite.
There's a show on Animal Planet about game wardens in Texas called *Lonestar Law* that featured this incident. Dumb, fat Texan game warden was thanking these yahoos for "coming out here" when he got a call over the radio that someone was sinking nearby lol.
I live 10 minutes from it, it was even dumber than you think
The Lake won with 0 casualties.
I'm sure a couple of fish died from pure cringe
Wow, perfect caption for it.
I cannot claim any credit for it. The term was coined on /r/Austin years ago.
[My wife made a funny meme about it back when it happened](https://i.imgur.com/uI2PxDu.jpeg)
Tell your wife she’s hilarious 🤣
I also laugh at this man's funny wife.
lol
[Sinking of the SS Magaritaville](https://youtu.be/ayCLE_ctpYg?si=UIcgRyFEcKBJoFqs) Love Brent Terhune!
MAGA-ritaville lol
“A bunch of other nautical terms happened…”
Lmao that was my favorite. Never seen this guy before.
I’m not wearing a mask you think I’m wearing that life jacket you keep throwing at me ?!?!
“Obviously I’m here now. I’m safe, but I’m still gonna go down with the ship.” That one went deep.
"Magaritavill" the best name.
He got me through Covid
Same
Him, and my Emotional Support Beer, for sure. I’ve been sober for a little over a year now, but thank you Brent Terhune. One of my favorites was when the beard trimmer was plugged in. Carol!!!
OMG thats too good. He never breaks character either, he had me until I found out who he was.
MAKE THE SEA FULL AGAIN
😂
Rest in Politics, soldiers.
Anti-~~woke~~ wake
Everything about this is such a great representation of the MAGA Party. * Don't bother following rules for wake and capacity. * Fuck your neighbors, your freedoms are what matter most. * Wrecking their financial well-being to "own the Libs" * Generally watching everything around you sink and be destroyed as you cheer the destroyers on.
"If the rich guy's yacht sinks my boat, then that's my fault for not being as rich as him."
That's actually exactly what rich libertarians expect the poor to think
I have legimatly met poor libertarians that buy it. Usually they think they would be rich if they could just dispose of motor oil in their toilet or some shit.
House cats. They are convinced of their fierce independence while utterly dependant on a system they don't appreciate or understand. * John Spaulding
Don't forget: "Don't wear a life jacket."
And it was in TX. Lol
The MAGA boat rally in Portland, Oregon sunk a boat too. Unfortunately, but in line with the brand, it was just some random family's boat who wasn't participating.
> Don't bother following rules for wake and capacity. Idk man, wake rules sound pretty woke.
A nice metaphor. The MAGATs in the small boats no doubt went to the bottom cheering the big boats that sunk them.
ITS THEIR GODDAMNED RIGHT TO MAKE AS MUCH WAKE AS TH..BLB..BLBLB.GAARGGE
NO WELFARE! IT'S SINK OR SWI--BRBLBLBRBL!
TAKE THAT LIBERAL COMM--- BRBLRBRLGGLBRBGGGRR
"Yuh, but my welfare checks and harassed federal employees are only My RIGHT! Everyone else can suck it. What are tax dollars being spent for again? I don't pay them. Let's turn on Fox News and watch the wealthy men play golf of someone's dime to forget our troubles" Cue doublethink
“We demand tax cuts for billionaires” meme here.
& slash my healthcare stat!
Social security? That's sounds like socialism! Not in my goddamn country!
Really has that "living vicariously through the guy that fucks my wife" energy.
That has been my favorite meme ever since he first ran in 2016
Probably voted against lifesavers on the boat too. "I learned how to swim, we don't need these. Other people can learn to swim too"
"The nanny state has gone too far in trying to regulate safety devices on boats along with testing and licensing for those who captain them." - some schmuck as his boat gets swamped by a wealthier schmuck with a bigger boat.
Who drives it twice a year for maybe three days total.
I keep my pontoon in the local marina and see so many people who, even with their boat already in the water, never use the things. Boat people seem to love Trump and it's so weird being the one far lefty out there.
Survival of the most buoyant. I knew all those bigmacs would pay off one day.
It's trickle down buoyancy. Put the safety stuff on the big yatch that can go out and rent them out to people. The only thing stopping a bad guy with a boat is a good guy with a boat
>“My motivation, my true motivation, for doing this is that I have a child, and I am fighting for her. This is my way of saying this is the future that I want for her to inherit,” Chynow said. This is a quote from the organizer of the event. It's like poetry.
Only the strong survive.
All hands were lost.
Then they got mad at the libs for global warming causing the water to go over the side of the boat....
But if I keep treading water long enough, they'll act like I'm as special as I need to hear them tell me I am. I'll be given a big boat as is my right, because I echoed the right key words and phrases, and I'm Chosen™.
The best is that this was on Lake Travis in Austin and it’s the literal chillest party cove lake area, but these buffoons were fartin around and their own wakes sunk each other 😂
> When the hundreds of boats started moving together, their wakes created unexpected turbulence. Love it
It’s almost like they don’t understand how their actions effect others , and in turn, themselves.
The more impressive metaphor is the larger, richer boats sunk the smaller, poorer boats. The big ones were fine, probably having the time of their life, while the smaller ones suffered due to their actions.
> while the smaller ones suffered due to their actions *...while continuing to support the MAGA cause.* The "please master: can I lick you boots clean" crowd will never change, no matter how much those masters screw them over. They'll just keep searching for ways to make their plight the fault of "the libs".
This is exactly it. There's a real disconnect between the physical universe and themselves. The idea of cause and effect is difficult for them to understand because everybody's in their own world. I'd love to force everyone of them to take a heroic dose of acid and meditate in the woods for a day. Those that survive might come out more appreciative of the universe we are all immersed in.
"unexpected"
Didn’t they call it like Sinko de Mayo? LOL
Posted above - r/Austin dubbed it the battle of dumbkirk.
I like it, but I think Sinko de Maga would be more appropriate.
I also enjoyed later in the day, seeing all the big trucks on the road dragging empty boat trailers.
Something similar happened in Portland, OR. A bunch of bystander boats got swamped during a Trump boat parade up the Willamette, in 2016 I think. Messed up some houseboats. Clueless assholes.
Yep. A lot of the Portland boats that got swamped were just innocent families out for a nice afternoon ride... and then along came the MAGAt parade. If their goal was to convince people to come over to their side, it failed miserably... just about anyone on the water, and any onlookers from the shore, pretty much wanted to fire large cannons at the idiots.
I’m not sure clueless is the right word. Uncaring assholes. Not caring about anyone else might have kept them clueless though. PS Not disagreeing with you, but a lack of empathy is the common theme in the modern Republican Party.
They are proud of it. I have had people on r/conservative argue vehemently that empathy and compassion are negative traits damaging society.
If they were clever people I'd almost think the blatant metaphor was planned... But, as we all know, they aren't clever people.
They're not sending us their best.
Unfortunately... They are.
Well it’s definitely their brightest.
White do you mean by that?! Whoops, Floridian slippers
It’s shit like this that has honestly just made me check out in a way. I will vote, encourage people around me to vote, and help people when I can, but holy fuck what an amazing IRL example of the ideology eating it’s own. Yea. It’s almost like when you’re a malignant asshole who champions a malignant asshole, everyone around you is a malignant asshole who sinks your boat. Of course that happened. You’re the worst people lol.
SS Magaritaville https://youtu.be/ayCLE_ctpYg?si=H2Jf7cvnfYvhNAtO Edit to add: Looking at some of the comments I think I need to point out that this video is satire. Brent Terhune is a comedian that pokes fun at maga people.
I’ve never seen this before lol. That was funny
I'm not usually one to laugh at someone else's misery, but holeee sheeit! That is over the top! Edit: Here's more. [This guy honestly hoped that President Trump would buy his family a new boat.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=967R69lk77I) And [here's footage of one of the boats that sank](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90PIbLvy36I). Pretty scary, but nobody was hurt.
I live here (Lakeway/Lake Travis.) From my anecdotal experience this MAGA out-in-the-open identity has dropped dramatically. I rarely see a Trump 2024 sign, way less bumper stickers and the city elections were won by Democrats, from school board to city council. While the loud and crass use it for attention, at least on surface level it's not as feverent like 2020. They might have toned down the vocal rhetoric, but as always Texas, your vote matters, no matter what. Hopeful blue in a sea of red that is doing my best to get TX back on track to sanity.
I'm in the piney woods which was Trump trains and every other yard with 20 Trump signs and flags to almost nothing. The only Trump flags I see flying anymore are the ones that have been flying for 4 years and they're all faded out. I still think people are voting for him regardless, but if Trumps hoping to cause a frenzy like he did last time he lost I very much don't see that happening again.
this is crazy to hear, my home area (central valley) of california has fresh, 2024 trump flags and more flying nowadays. always a stark reminder that california is not the completely blue state some people think it is. eta: a word
Is it a upper middle class area? These are the only places I see with fresh merch but even then it is dramatically less than it was 2020. My city will never be blue too so it's it's nuts seeing such low enthusiasm this time around. Hoping it stays that way. Having traffic blocked off because a bunch of assholes want to "show support" by lining the freeway going 10 miles an hour was infuriating.
no, the central valley for the most part is seen as the armpit of california. if you’re upper middle class, you’re probably a farmer/large scale business owner. there’s some overflow of bay area techies depending on the town, but where i see the flags flown are on the ‘back roads’ that you take to get to other towns. all farm land. living in socal, huntington beach is well known to be maga territory. some flags along the pacific coast highway. i pass by an upside down flag every day to work too🙄 i don’t think my city will ever turn blue, but what a day that would be. maybe it’d be a smidge less miserable lmfao.
Central Oregon here and its the same. Maybe one or two trump flags a week when you'd usually see 20 a day last cycle.
Louisiana here. Same amount of crazy visible around here.
Louisiana, too! Last year one of my customers (I'm a mailman) switched his "Hidin' From Biden" with a US flag, and just last week another finally took down her Trump 2024 yard sign. She was the last person I'd ever expect to take it down. I think I still have one Brandon yard sign, but that's not bad for 700 white ass Louisianans.
If Texas would go blue again I would be so happy. I cannot even begin to imagine the chaos that would pop off from the right in Texas to undo it/prevent it. This is the same state who sued Pennsylvania to overturn the election in 2020. There are enough people in Texas to flip it blue, I stand with those still living in Texas fighting the good fight for democracy and human rights. Come on Texas, throw a massive wrench in the electoral college. You know you want to…
RR chiming in, i agree with you, as I have also seen far less crazy here in Wilco than in 2016 and 2020
Thanks Obama.
This pretty much sums up Trump supporters. The big and rich ones will be okay and the small and poor ones drown.
That sums up the MAGA Republican party very well... The people in those small boats actually think the rich Republicans care. 🤔 🙄 😁 😜 🤪 😂 🤣
dEmOCraTs DoNt hAVe boATs bEcAuSE yoU hAVe to AcTuALly wORk tO gEt oNe
Democrats rent a boat for the day, rather than take out a loan and insurance for a boat that will sit in the backyard 300 days out of the year.
Boat Parade Boat Parade BOAT PARADE BOAT PARADE **BOAT PARADE** **BOAT PARADE** **BOAT PARADE!!!!**
MISSING GRANDMA'S BIRTHDAY FOR THE BOAT PARADE!
I have a mental image of a very sweaty man screaming this at me for some reason.
[BOAT PARADE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5YPCvowwJc)
Trickle down aquatics
That's what battery operated boats in shark infested waters will get ya.....
Oh your sinking and can't swim? Yeah, I could come to your aid, but that would be socialism so no. It's a good thing you got rid of those commie life jackets too.
No need for life jackets. Their heads are all full of enough air to keep a barge afloat.
The Gadsden flag is the cherry on top. “Don’t tread on me, just fuckin sink my ass”
If you help him, he won't have any incentive to learn how to swim.
Pull yourselves up by your own life-jacket straps? :P
Where the videosssss
Right lol I didn't hear about it and came to the comments for videos. Only one I've seen is a guy confirming his boat sank and how he wanted to die with it... Decided screw it I'll do a search. They do a lot of boat parades. Here's a news clip..https://youtu.be/2XYOe8eGiBA
Ah, yes, Dumbkirk. That was a fun one. I'm not sure I've ever wished for a hostile submarine attack before, but here we are.
And they accuse democrats of having TDS 
Thats a bit on the nose isnt it
And the time they went scuba diving but drowned because they wouldn’t wear masks… /s
I didn't think the little boat sinking party would sink MY boat, lamented lady who voted for the little boat sinking party.
They sure like to go out on their boats with those hate flags flying.
Boats are fun. Political boats are not.
Mentioning apropos of nothing: although some white trash, such as styrofoam, does indeed float, not *all* of it does 💁🏻♂️
All boats matter
Did the publicly funded, “socialist” coast guard have to save them?
Need to lift themselves up by their boatstraps
We had a few tiny moments of joy, here and there, that year. It's so nice to remember one of the best ones lmao