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Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
Sun Mar 12, 2023, 09:05 PM Mar 2023

Report: Republican Governors In MAGA solidarity, Will Mint Their Own Currency

Report: Republican Governors In MAGA solidarity, Will Mint Their Own Currency

March 12, 2023
Bake D. Potato

Tallahassee, Florida (BNN) “It’s high time red-blooded Americans get MAGA friendly currency back in their pockets,” said Florida Governor Wrong DeSantis at a Smooch Trump’s Ample Rump (STAR) rally in Pennsylvania, adding, “Anybody who wants to do business in God-Fearin’ states can soon do so using what we Republican Governors call ‘Complicit States of America (CSA) cash’.” Instead of Dollars and Cents, the new “Red-State Swag” tradin’ tokens will be offered in currency units of “Rubes” and “Oafs.”

At the time of this announcement, the new denominations planned are:

1. A 1.6 Oaf coin, made of recycled shards from broken eBay-purchased Kevlar helmets, with an embossed likeness of Elmer Rhodes III, Supreme Leader of the Oafs, and commemorates January 6, 2020.
2. A Lil’ Rube bill, made of “Gadsen” yellow silk and emblazoned with an engraved likeness of “Coily, the Freedom Sneck,” worth 100 Oafs and commemorates January 6, 2020.
3. A Rube-A-Largo, this bill, worth 10 Lil’ Rubes is made of white golf-shirt polyester, emblazoned with a handsome engraving of Lord Trump proudly pointing at a golf ball in a cup. Again, this grand specimen commemorates January 6, 2020.
4. A MAGA-Rube, worth 10 “Rube-A-Largos,” will be a bright red bill crafted from paper-thin suede “Pleather” and proudly hot-stamped MAGA RUBE. A highly desirable note.
5. A Rube-Uh?-Con ‘reloadable’ note honoring all Republicans, everywhere. This beautiful Rube will be lovingly made of “MAGA-church” quality gold-tone faux satin and can be reloaded at www.ustupidfucksbeenconned.con.
6. Rounding out this first run of CSA currency will be the largest denomination of a BS currency ever offered. This “mail-away special” and very charming and holy bill will be known simply as “The John Baron,”…. made of approximately 4-6 hard pull downs of a Trump property commode single-ply toilet paper, and worth absolutely nothing.

Note: Point of contact regarding this press release is Wank Wrinkleskins, Stop 3, Bus 12, Podunk, ‘Merica. “Fuck you, very, very much,” Wank Wrinkleskins replied, wryly, as he farted in DJT’s general direction. ❤️🤗

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Report: Republican Governors In MAGA solidarity, Will Mint Their Own Currency (Original Post) Baked Potato Mar 2023 OP
Well...like confederate money...worthless. Deuxcents Mar 2023 #1
Is this a "Borowitz Report" piece...maybe "The Onion?" brush Mar 2023 #2
Nope, just lil ole me. Baked Potato Mar 2023 #3
written by "Baked D Potato" mucifer Mar 2023 #4
Until you read past the headline, it looks believable. keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #5
This might be better in the Lounge. Qutzupalotl Mar 2023 #6
I agree DBoon Mar 2023 #7
Paid satire in General, free satire in Lounge? Baked Potato Mar 2023 #9
Anything people might take at face value in the Lounge, where they won't. Qutzupalotl Mar 2023 #11
Sorry, I'm going for "face value." Baked Potato Mar 2023 #12
A satire or sarcasm tag clears up any confusion. Qutzupalotl Mar 2023 #13
Block me to be unharmed, please. Nt Baked Potato Mar 2023 #14
Do better. nt Qutzupalotl Mar 2023 #15
I knew it was satire immediately nini Mar 2023 #16
Likewise. Qutzupalotl Mar 2023 #17
MAGA the new Crypto. sarcasmo Mar 2023 #8
Then they could all be oaf keepers. Permanut Mar 2023 #10
You might want to edit #3. DFW Mar 2023 #18
Amusing but really should be in the Lounge Captain Zero Mar 2023 #19
2021 !!! Lol Baked Potato Mar 2023 #20

keithbvadu2

(36,953 posts)
5. Until you read past the headline, it looks believable.
Sun Mar 12, 2023, 09:35 PM
Mar 2023

Until you read past the headline, it looks believable.

Many right wingers would go for it.

Some folks started a silver/gold coin currency some years back.

It could only be purchased with greenbacks and always at a profit to the seller.

The gullible folks thought they were 'putting it to the man', but they were overpaying for the metal value.

Qutzupalotl

(14,335 posts)
11. Anything people might take at face value in the Lounge, where they won't.
Mon Mar 13, 2023, 11:08 AM
Mar 2023

Or if here in GD, marked as satire.

Qutzupalotl

(14,335 posts)
13. A satire or sarcasm tag clears up any confusion.
Mon Mar 13, 2023, 10:44 PM
Mar 2023

A lot of people only scan headlines. Face value in this case amounts to misinformation and is harmful.

Prefacing your post may detract from the humor, but that's the price pf accuracy. Or you could just post in the lounge, where it would be expected and well-received.

Qutzupalotl

(14,335 posts)
17. Likewise.
Tue Mar 14, 2023, 12:39 AM
Mar 2023

But there are people who don't read the post.

Plus, we have a nifty place where anything goes, and it could use some love.

DFW

(54,447 posts)
18. You might want to edit #3.
Tue Mar 14, 2023, 03:29 AM
Mar 2023

On January 6, 2020, people were wondering when Joe Biden would fold his “weak” campaign. A year later, Trumpanzees and the Dumb Caucus tried their version of storming the Bastille (it worked in 1789, less so in 2021).

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