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Torchlight

(7,176 posts)
31. And The Onion wept.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 01:58 PM
Jul 2025

We're not taking any chances, said one resident, stocking up on sandbags and pool noodles. "You can't trust that ocean. It’s sneaky..."

Sources report the same group has also petitioned to ban wind turbines due to concerns about 'windmill cancer clusters' citing a Facebook post and a gut feeling. Experts remain baffled. It’s like geography, physics, and common sense all called in sick" said one scientist, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid being targeted by the Flat Earth Tsunami Response Team.




(for Statler's sake: the above is made up stuff, kay?)

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No wonder this country is such a goat-fuck. Ocelot II Jul 2025 #1
This is what the homeschooled science and science glasses in public ed taught by gym teachers gets us LiberalArkie Jul 2025 #23
Ironic that a reporter from the organization has actively mwmisses4289 Jul 2025 #2
Suddenly, all the NoDak jokes I heard living in Montana make a little more sense. Attilatheblond Jul 2025 #3
share! samnsara Jul 2025 #5
Oh. My. God. Vinca Jul 2025 #4
This may be the source of the confusion ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2025 #6
🤣 n/t Blue Dotty Jul 2025 #11
But ... wasn't their pitch to tourists "Tsunami-free for the last 10,000 years" ? eppur_se_muova Jul 2025 #7
snort! electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #49
Trump got elected president, which should answer the question: there are dumb F...ing people everywhere. usaf-vet Jul 2025 #8
But mostly in the states he won. thought crime Jul 2025 #41
"The fact this needed to be said is wild," Ray Bruns Jul 2025 #9
The Great and Magnificent Trump stopped it with his magic rurallib Jul 2025 #10
He draw a tsunami-proof wall! electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #50
That South Dakota paid for? nt SomewhereInTheMiddle Jul 2025 #52
Oh, yes, intelligence. republianmushroom Jul 2025 #12
All those instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe...... lastlib Jul 2025 #13
The reasons they point away from earth become clearer and clearer evey day. republianmushroom Jul 2025 #14
If they're watching Fox, they are. calimary Jul 2025 #15
I'm from ND Greyhead Jul 2025 #16
Let us NEVER underestimate . . . RobertDevereaux Jul 2025 #17
A Landlocked Limerick gfarber Jul 2025 #18
A red state that's called North Dakota LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #48
I fear America may have too many stupid people to maintain... CaptainTruth Jul 2025 #19
It's now an established fact. thought crime Jul 2025 #43
People in the neighboring state elected Kispy Moan as governor. Dr. T Jul 2025 #20
We didn't need two of them. Marcuse Jul 2025 #21
Reminder MissouriDem47 Jul 2025 #22
Whew! I was afraid Missouri might get leftyladyfrommo Jul 2025 #24
Ha ha heh. As one who lives in STLMO, I was more worried about a Tsunami coming up the Mississippi River valley SWBTATTReg Jul 2025 #29
If the New Madrid fault acts up again, RazorbackExpat Jul 2025 #53
Kick dalton99a Jul 2025 #25
#nottheonion (nt) Pinback Jul 2025 #26
STG JustAnotherGen Jul 2025 #27
Yes NJCher Jul 2025 #51
We can probably guess who they voted for IronLionZion Jul 2025 #28
I just read this to my British partner... róisín_dubh Jul 2025 #30
And The Onion wept. Torchlight Jul 2025 #31
Holy busted brain cell Batman angrychair Jul 2025 #32
I try, I try...to see the hope that these morons will come back to reality. Then I see this. Scalded Nun Jul 2025 #33
As Trump and Republicans popsdenver Jul 2025 #34
People who make tweets like this should be required by law to attach them to their resumes. n/t BlueSpot Jul 2025 #35
Or staple a copy to their forehead. Conjuay Jul 2025 #37
Head slap as the stupidity just burns. Evolve Dammit Jul 2025 #36
And that's how it's done. Buddyzbuddy Jul 2025 #38
You can fool some of the people all of the time. thought crime Jul 2025 #44
Agreed. Buddyzbuddy Jul 2025 #46
I am disappointed that the weather service did not tell me if Houston is safe LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #39
I hate to generalize about the Dakotas.... Old Testament Libera Jul 2025 #40
Ohhhh... 😑😑😑 electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #42
Well, there is (if you believe some) evidence of a tsunami reaching there. Ahem. Igel Jul 2025 #45
Some North Dakotans are apparently suffering from the heartbreak of cortical insufficiency. LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #47
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