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lunatica

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14. I understood the joke to be

Reply to Cleita (Reply #10)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 12:45 PM

Apr 2012

that when he said a year ago he took somebody down everyone would think it was Osama Bin Laden, which is what happened. But instead he said he took Trump down. That's the punch line.

It was funny because of that.

Trying to explain funny is hard.

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This could get good. murielm99 Apr 2012 #1

I don't think Mitt has a sense of humor, either, but he's not as bad as Trump.. freshwest Apr 2012 #4

The really annoying ones would just be be-haired ashling Apr 2012 #6

If he ever thinks about giving up his day job... HipChick Apr 2012 #2

Yeah, he took all the CT stuff the Teaparty has been using front on to show how crazy it is. freshwest Apr 2012 #3

I've noticed that Obama really has a hard on against Trump. Cleita Apr 2012 #5

I don't think ANYONE has a hard on for Trump. SunSeeker Apr 2012 #7

Apparently some masochists do and for Rush Limbaugh too. They marry Cleita Apr 2012 #12

Oh please. They married their money. SunSeeker Apr 2012 #15

Ewwwwwwww!! Now that is a nasty thought. He might have political disdain, but a hard on? nt mfcorey1 Apr 2012 #8

It's a commonly used phrase to express the idea Cleita Apr 2012 #10

I understood the joke to be lunatica Apr 2012 #14

I don't think he is pissed off at him JonLP24 Apr 2012 #9

I think you are right. It was the birther thing. I forgot about that. Cleita Apr 2012 #11

Here's a link...and he was godamn funny.... msanthrope Apr 2012 #13