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Scootaloo

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1. He might have just been trying to sound witty

Reply to Dustlawyer (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 02:27 PM

Jun 2012

I've known people who will do this. They follow the formula of Situation + Political name-drop = FUNNY!

I blame the 90's, when Jay Leno could get five minutes of laughter just by throwing the words "Gingrich" or "Clinton" into a crippled joke about the menu at carnival cruises or something.

It's still a disgusting social mental disease, but hey.

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Wake up America! [View all] Dustlawyer Jun 2012 OP

He might have just been trying to sound witty Scootaloo Jun 2012 #1

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