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4. Most importantly, Zaphod understood the job.

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 10:12 PM

Oct 2025

He knew the job of President wasn’t to wield power but to direct attention away from those who actually did. He was perfect for it.

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America is being run by Zaphod Beeblebrox [View all] mac56 Oct 2025 OP

Not a bad comparison... Wounded Bear Oct 2025 #1

He needs a pan galactic gargle blaster usonian Oct 2025 #2

written in 2017... this was about Trump 1 lapfog_1 Oct 2025 #3

Most importantly, Zaphod understood the job. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2025 #4

Gotta disagree with that gay texan Oct 2025 #5

Yeah. Morbius Oct 2025 #12

It's more like Eric Cartman Hieronymus Phact Oct 2025 #6

Hope I can figure out how to post this EverHopeful Oct 2025 #7

I've been saying it for years muriel_volestrangler Oct 2025 #9

here, DU's software cannot post images from a URL like you used Celerity Oct 2025 #10

Easy on the Vogons now. taxi Oct 2025 #11

But their poetry! GoneOffShore Oct 2025 #13

Nope. Zaphod was cool. NT Happy Hoosier Oct 2025 #14

That depends on the version of the HHGG muriel_volestrangler Oct 2025 #15