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TeamPooka

(24,264 posts)
Tue Jun 25, 2019, 04:05 PM Jun 2019

"I set fire to this house with all these people in it" said the fire chief

"and I need more money to fight fires like this"

"will you put this fire out?" asked the people

"No"

"Will you rescue the people in the house?"

"No."

"Will you at least stop setting houses on fire?

"No."

"Okay, here's your money."

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"I set fire to this house with all these people in it" said the fire chief (Original Post) TeamPooka Jun 2019 OP
That's about it, isn't it... Blue Owl Jun 2019 #1
waiting for someone to give me a better analogy... TeamPooka Jun 2019 #3
It's EXTORTION. Ilsa Jun 2019 #2
The arsonist is running the fire department superpatriotman Jun 2019 #4
and the fire station is burning TeamPooka Jun 2019 #5
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2019 #7
AMEN!! uponit7771 Jun 2019 #6
Question: "Why did you vote to fund the arsonist?!?!" Answer: " I did it for the children!!" uponit7771 Jun 2019 #8
I need to know what the chief did with the Glimmer of Hope Jun 2019 #9
he bought kerosene and set the house on fire. TeamPooka Jun 2019 #10
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