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Actual photo of Trump parade boats sinking from a few hours ago (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2020 OP
The boat sunk but the dude in the jet ski saved the trump2020 flag yo riversedge Sep 2020 #1
The Trump Navy. Sogo Sep 2020 #8
McFail's Navy. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #10
Nice ornotna Sep 2020 #12
twitter hashtag is #Dumbkirk n/t MrsMatt Sep 2020 #25
Perfect! kairos12 Sep 2020 #35
McFail's Navy! LOL!!! BComplex Sep 2020 #88
Literally malaise Sep 2020 #14
People in the water and he 'saves' a $20 flag. What are the odds that he keeps it? TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #53
He's stealing the flag. louis-t Sep 2020 #64
Schadenfreude Botany Sep 2020 #2
The S.S. Metaphor lame54 Sep 2020 #3
DUzy wryter2000 Sep 2020 #5
yeah I was going to say mnmoderatedem Sep 2020 #6
+1 n/t Laelth Sep 2020 #11
Very nice! JudyM Sep 2020 #39
Quality n/t hibbing Sep 2020 #48
Zing! nt LAS14 Sep 2020 #83
more pics............ riversedge Sep 2020 #4
I posted elsewhere that I couldn't understand how a boat could flamin lib Sep 2020 #16
Typical trumpers... I got my big ole boat, F$@& you! tom_kelly Sep 2020 #18
Many people on this site think all Trump supporters are toothless hillbillies... SMC22307 Sep 2020 #75
I think most are aware that Trump voters are wealthier and it's an education/cultural gap betsuni Sep 2020 #91
It's "F*ck your feelings" in an explicitly physically form. JHB Sep 2020 #24
Don't you mean "owners" of the big "boats"? Blue_true Sep 2020 #44
What happens when two wakes converge is a phenomenon flamin lib Sep 2020 #76
That's one experience that I will pass on. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #79
"Swallowed by wave" thenelm1 Sep 2020 #40
#YachtsAndPrayers #SealTeamAntifa SMC22307 Sep 2020 #70
Apparently the boaters don't get that 2naSalit Sep 2020 #7
Probably the Deep State hit them MontanaMama Sep 2020 #68
I've been laughing about it for hours. 2naSalit Sep 2020 #73
ETTD. MontanaMama Sep 2020 #74
One too many flags Ferrets are Cool Sep 2020 #9
That's what did it! stopdiggin Sep 2020 #13
4 Boats sunk. Liberal In Texas Sep 2020 #15
Totally off topic, but soldierant Sep 2020 #27
Stupid is as stupid does....... sunonmars Sep 2020 #17
Boat rally on Lake Travis, on a warm Saturday? Paladin Sep 2020 #19
I figured they just forgot to replace the bilge drain plugs. trof Sep 2020 #20
You don't need sissy bilge drain plugs is you go fast enough Brother Buzz Sep 2020 #50
True, as long as you don't stop. trof Sep 2020 #60
"I don't really care...do you?" Or better yet "it is what it is!" Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #21
Stolen from another thread: Next time, boat by mail! (nt) Paladin Sep 2020 #22
I had to chuckle at that one. thanks riversedge Sep 2020 #23
Boater suppression! Nevilledog Sep 2020 #26
Boating by male soldierant Sep 2020 #29
Help is on the way kskiska Sep 2020 #28
hahahahaha rockfordfile Sep 2020 #80
LMAO!!! ariesgem Sep 2020 #82
Lol. oasis Sep 2020 #90
Sums up the trump campaign perfectly. George II Sep 2020 #30
Thoughts and prayers R Merm Sep 2020 #31
I've got a sinking feeling these are Trump's Not-So-Swift Boaters Mr. Ected Sep 2020 #32
Maybe they got their boats from the Swift trucking company? mwooldri Sep 2020 #42
I'll drink to that. nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #52
Apparently, God decided that he had had enough of Trump loving, Sloumeau Sep 2020 #33
Those rescue boats are a socialist scheme RainCaster Sep 2020 #34
Those are the suckers and losers! kairos12 Sep 2020 #36
Someone's rocking their dreamboat Tanuki Sep 2020 #37
Ironic. Glad no one was hurt Demovictory9 Sep 2020 #38
Too Bad... LovingA2andMI Sep 2020 #41
Trump had a marina in Atlantic City bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #43
#Dumbkirk works on so many levels PubliusEnigma Sep 2020 #45
Apparently, more than one was in great trouble. Several were taking on water ashredux Sep 2020 #46
tRUMP will claim Biden had dark secret submarines ......NT. SayItLoud Sep 2020 #47
so, guess these trump would call his supporters losers and suckers since they allowed their iluvtennis Sep 2020 #49
Drivers of little boats are losers relayerbob Sep 2020 #51
Doesn't the Captain have to go down with the ship? Ligyron Sep 2020 #54
Drain the Lake! or Drain the Boats? Make America Swim Again! TexASSHATS. Evolve Dammit Sep 2020 #55
Boats rso Sep 2020 #56
Of course, considering the Albatross hanging around every repugs neck. More sinking to come Nov. 3rd usaf-vet Sep 2020 #57
I hope it's nothing too minor. LS_Editor Sep 2020 #58
I am attempting to measure my level of concern, TNNurse Sep 2020 #59
First thing that came to my mind was Colbert's book mtngirl47 Sep 2020 #61
Schadenfreude kentuck Sep 2020 #62
The boats make great reefs once the gasoline and oil get gone. marble falls Sep 2020 #63
The result of another successful super-duper secret Antifa commander meeting! AllyCat Sep 2020 #65
No worries - look at the bright side! TheCowsCameHome Sep 2020 #66
D'ya suppose alcohol could have been present? keithbvadu2 Sep 2020 #67
I heard that the boats were named Heartstrings Sep 2020 #69
It is what it is. roamer65 Sep 2020 #71
Darwinism? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 #72
The PoseiDON Adventure Blue Owl Sep 2020 #77
Priceless! Deplorables sinking. NoMoreRepugs Sep 2020 #78
Going down like a Trump business ... BSdetect Sep 2020 #81
. geomon666 Sep 2020 #84
You scratched my anchor maxrandb Sep 2020 #85
This is a shallow calm lake. These fools sunk their own boats DesertRat Sep 2020 #86
Gotta gun them bigass engines Lasher Sep 2020 #89
Regulations - what effin' regulations malaise Sep 2020 #92
Regulations - what effin' regulations malaise Sep 2020 #93
Belated KnR Hekate Sep 2020 #87

TheBlackAdder

(28,183 posts)
53. People in the water and he 'saves' a $20 flag. What are the odds that he keeps it?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:27 PM
Sep 2020

.

My bet is he's the guy that picks a dead person's wallet at a crash scene, or worse.

.

Botany

(70,490 posts)
2. Schadenfreude
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 04:43 PM
Sep 2020

scha·den·freu·de

noun: Schadenfreude; noun: schadenfreude
pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

BTW closing the boats bailing valves or scuppers is always a good thing.

or did it get swamped by other boats' wake?


flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
16. I posted elsewhere that I couldn't understand how a boat could
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:05 PM
Sep 2020

sink in clear calm weather.

Now I know.

The big boats create really big wakes that can break over the gunnel of a smaller boat or worse break over the bow causing the boat to literally submarine.

That happens when an asshole in a big boat fails to recognize that proceeding at speed in proximity to small craft is a recipe for disaster. I've seen it happen.

Hope the owner of the big boat is arrested and charged for reckless boating and endangering others. The water is not a hospitable place for air breathing creatures.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
75. Many people on this site think all Trump supporters are toothless hillbillies...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:40 PM
Sep 2020

...and poor white working class. Many are, but they're also people with A LOT of money who give Fat Nixon credit for "their" booming economy. Many are perplexed as to who could still vote for Drumpf, but as long as these MAGATs are rolling in the dough, they don't care about BLM, pussy-grabbing, mocking the disabled, trashing veterans, caging kids, etc. Democrats need to remember that as we head into November.

betsuni

(25,469 posts)
91. I think most are aware that Trump voters are wealthier and it's an education/cultural gap
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 06:04 AM
Sep 2020

more than economics. Rich people who act like, maybe think, they are working class.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
44. Don't you mean "owners" of the big "boats"?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:19 PM
Sep 2020

That small boat looked like it was in a whirlpool. Takes more than 1 big boat to do that.

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
76. What happens when two wakes converge is a phenomenon
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:46 PM
Sep 2020

boaters refer to as "haystacks". Waves collide from different directions and culminate in stationary (for a very short time) towers of water. It's a mess. And if you happen to be a water skier who gets dragged through a patch of haystacks it's an exciting event!

thenelm1

(852 posts)
40. "Swallowed by wave"
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:15 PM
Sep 2020

(The term refers to a literal translation from a Japanese publication of the demise of a Japanese pilot that a friend of mine was researching years ago. Seems an apt description here. In this case it looks like everyone was OK, including the flags, minus the boat. Wonder how one explains this on an insurance claim, assuming the boat was insured.)

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)
7. Apparently the boaters don't get that
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 04:48 PM
Sep 2020

big waves can swallow them. Looks like mother nature is having a little fun with them.

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)
68. Probably the Deep State hit them
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:17 PM
Sep 2020

from underneath with soup can torpedoes. Seriously...I haven’t laughed this hard in forever.

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)
73. I've been laughing about it for hours.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:37 PM
Sep 2020

Even told a couple buddies about it and they are laughing too.

How appropriate that they would sink while parading around like the assholes they really are, and they get trumped by nature!

stopdiggin

(11,296 posts)
13. That's what did it!
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 04:57 PM
Sep 2020

too many flags -- too little gray matter.
"Haven't had so much fun since ma' little sister ...."

Liberal In Texas

(13,546 posts)
15. 4 Boats sunk.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:01 PM
Sep 2020

The New York Times
@nytimes
·
30m
At least four boats sank at an event promoted as a Trump Boat Parade on Lake Travis in Texas on Saturday, the authorities said.

soldierant

(6,847 posts)
27. Totally off topic, but
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:39 PM
Sep 2020

you just reminded my quirky brain of an old joke about a headline in Paris after three cats, sadly, drowned in the Seine ...
"Un, deux, trois cats sank"

Paladin

(28,252 posts)
19. Boat rally on Lake Travis, on a warm Saturday?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:21 PM
Sep 2020

I can assure you that there was a gracious plenty of alcohol and recreational drugs involved. Hope trump enjoyed the spectacle...

soldierant

(6,847 posts)
29. Boating by male
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:41 PM
Sep 2020

may be part of the problem.

I see a lot of pictures of men doing dumb things captioned "Reasons why women live longer than men." The other way around, not so much.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
32. I've got a sinking feeling these are Trump's Not-So-Swift Boaters
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:54 PM
Sep 2020

I think they just found the fascist way to the bottom.

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
42. Maybe they got their boats from the Swift trucking company?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:17 PM
Sep 2020

Thinking they were getting Swift boats but not knowing what Swift has a reputation for... (See What I F'd Today, Sure We're Insured For That...)

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
33. Apparently, God decided that he had had enough of Trump loving,
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:55 PM
Sep 2020

self-entitled White people with more money than brains.

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)
45. #Dumbkirk works on so many levels
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:20 PM
Sep 2020

Especially the one where Trump is a fat, dumb Captain Kirk leading this Armada of Fail.

iluvtennis

(19,850 posts)
49. so, guess these trump would call his supporters losers and suckers since they allowed their
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:23 PM
Sep 2020

boats to sink.

keithbvadu2

(36,775 posts)
67. D'ya suppose alcohol could have been present?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:16 PM
Sep 2020

D'ya suppose alcohol could have been present?

(Sarcasm thingie goes here.)

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)
69. I heard that the boats were named
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:26 PM
Sep 2020

“Truth”, “Pandemic Response”, “Racial Justice”, and “The Economy”.....

It is what it is....

malaise

(268,930 posts)
92. Regulations - what effin' regulations
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 07:09 AM
Sep 2020

This is a toxic mix of MAGAts, alcohol,no life jackets and showing off on the little guy and his little boat. Others said it best - a metaphor for king Con's world

malaise

(268,930 posts)
93. Regulations - what effin' regulations
Sun Sep 6, 2020, 07:09 AM
Sep 2020

This is a toxic mix of MAGAts, alcohol,no life jackets and showing off on the little guy and his little boat. Others said it best - a metaphor for king Con's world

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