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stevil

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Sat Jul 22, 2017, 08:19 AM

Jul 2017

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

-2 corinthians-

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OMG. Twitter nukes Scaramucci for fake Mark Twain quote [View all] catbyte Jul 2017 OP

Oh my. LisaM Jul 2017 #1

I've seen this guy on TV .. Hieronymus Jul 2017 #56

I saw him last night for the first time LisaM Jul 2017 #65

John frickin Locke!!! OMG indeed!! Thanks, cat!! nt Leghorn21 Jul 2017 #2

"Don't believe everything you see on the internet" SCantiGOP Jul 2017 #76

78% of statistics are made up on the spot bluevoter4life Jul 2017 #78

This is hilarious. janx Jul 2017 #3

Hey, Scaramucci!-- lastlib Jul 2017 #75

Ferret-head KentuckyWoman Jul 2017 #84

(I didn't originate it....) lastlib Jul 2017 #88

. . . janx Jul 2017 #92

Hilarious! klook Jul 2017 #4

And the worst thing about it that he's had it on his Twitter page for 5 freaking years. catbyte Jul 2017 #6

This is the best one. VermontKevin Jul 2017 #34

I'll have you know he is a true breed of American entrepreneur. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2017 #38

I love this one!! herding cats Jul 2017 #5

Maybe... bellmartin Jul 2017 #7

Never gonna give you up gratuitous Jul 2017 #8

and here'ssssssssssssssss DICK NIXON!!! yuiyoshida Jul 2017 #26

THIS is the new Comms Director? Ilsa Jul 2017 #9

THIS is the new Coms Director, yes in-motherfucking-deed. Volaris Jul 2017 #20

Ah I fondly remember when 'The Mahatma' told "those fuhckin' cockroaches" what he Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2017 #10

Sharif don't like it elehhhhna Jul 2017 #11

Lol. Volaris Jul 2017 #21

Scary mooch is another idiot who is perfect for the trump WH lunasun Jul 2017 #12

At the risk of being somewhat pedantic, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #13

And if you don't know THAT, you shouldn't be anyone's communications guy. nolabear Jul 2017 #14

LOL! PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #16

And don't give two fucks about. They're proud not to know. nolabear Jul 2017 #28

! jpak Jul 2017 #22

If I had $10 for every time someone attritbuted that dumb "definition of insanity" quote to Einstein Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #24

Far more widely known than Einstein. nolabear Jul 2017 #30

Definition of insanity Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #49

Honestly, it's not so much "insanity" as it is just "doing stupid shit over and over" Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #79

Agree Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #95

Indeed. Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #96

This is a test. SCVDem Jul 2017 #42

That bizarre misattribution means that's he's never read anything by Mark Twain. yardwork Jul 2017 #52

Exactly. janx Jul 2017 #93

Ignorance is bliss. GallopingGhost Jul 2017 #15

Mark Twain GallopingGhost Jul 2017 #17

What a dope. Everybody knows the real Mark Twain quote is: "You can't believe everything you FailureToCommunicate Jul 2017 #18

I thought that was from Abraham Lincoln. Shows what I know. nt Buns_of_Fire Jul 2017 #46

I thought so too, but 'Honest' Abe musta totally cribbed it from Twain. Least that's what I read on FailureToCommunicate Jul 2017 #60

Misattributing quotable quotes on the innertoobz.... BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #94

Ke$ha!!! jpak Jul 2017 #19

LOL k&r DesertRat Jul 2017 #23

"Attribute like you don't know what the fuck you're talking about" - Jesus Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #25

I love it! Twain was cool enough to have gotten a laugh out of the misquote maddiemom Jul 2017 #27

Songwriters Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh. Song was Tanuki Jul 2017 #54

Thanks! maddiemom Jul 2017 #61

You're welcome! When I lived in Boston, I got to hear Guy Clark Tanuki Jul 2017 #64

Two roads diverged in a wood and I - lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #29

Cute! My late Mom's favorite poem, but maddiemom Jul 2017 #62

Funniest thing I've seen in ages! ananda Jul 2017 #31

The Plato one...... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2017 #32

I love this one Lotusflower70 Jul 2017 #33

+1000! dchill Jul 2017 #37

absolutely priceless grantcart Jul 2017 #43

That's the winner malaise Jul 2017 #89

Well challenged! I salute you! bellmartin Jul 2017 #90

HaHaHa...off to the usual Trumpster start...how could Alice11111 Jul 2017 #35

"Na na, hey hey, kiss him goodbye." dchill Jul 2017 #36

It's pretty clear that Drumpf doesn't pick someone jb5150 Jul 2017 #39

Trump staffers must be changed often too, I guess, and for the same reason. L. Coyote Jul 2017 #40

"Fool me once..." Barack_America Jul 2017 #41

As translated SCVDem Jul 2017 #44

"Make the pie higher" Coventina Jul 2017 #47

The question we have to ask ourselves: Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #50

"America - love it or leave it." oxbow Jul 2017 #45

... Alice11111 Jul 2017 #51

Wasn't that the desire SCVDem Jul 2017 #53

Put a quarter in the juke, and Gabi Hayes Jul 2017 #48

I posted reply #73 before I saw this. 11 Bravo Jul 2017 #74

Now that is some funny shit. Thank you! nt DLevine Jul 2017 #55

Roll me up and onethatcares Jul 2017 #57

What an ignoramus! Sanity Claws Jul 2017 #58

---- stevil Jul 2017 #59

very very funny! . . . .n/t annabanana Jul 2017 #63

He's in so much trouble. GreenEyedLefty Jul 2017 #66

Omg wryter2000 Jul 2017 #67

FWIW, I've seen it attributed to Satchel Paige n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #68

Here's an interesting link on that quote: MineralMan Jul 2017 #69

Oh, Oh ... can I try!?! mr_lebowski Jul 2017 #70

Hahaha cate94 Jul 2017 #71

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times IronLionZion Jul 2017 #72

I saw a fat girl in my neighborhood 11 Bravo Jul 2017 #73

I like mine with lettuce and tomato Bob Loblaw Jul 2017 #77

The next couple of (months? weeks?) with this guy NastyRiffraff Jul 2017 #80

How many security agencies does Trump have? Vladimir Putin n/t sarge43 Jul 2017 #81

Never want to give you up, never want to let you down. - Socrates nt Javaman Jul 2017 #82

And the winner is malaise Jul 2017 #83

'cause I am a helper. See below for a genuine Mark Twain qoute MarinCoUSA Jul 2017 #85

OMG peggysue2 Jul 2017 #86

Out of this world hilarious malaise Jul 2017 #87

I can't wait for The Ferret this week. Sophiegirl Jul 2017 #91