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49. Don't forget Mark Twain

Reply to ChazInAz (Reply #16)

Tue Dec 31, 2024, 01:51 PM

Dec 31

"I didn't attend his funeral, but I sent a lovely note approving of it."

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hoping for success in your endeavor rurallib Dec 31 #1

More drones coming soon. I prophecy. BoRaGard Dec 31 #2

He can't die until ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 31 #3

Ha mountain grammy Dec 31 #7

Even AI chatbots can't do that IronLionZion Dec 31 #9

Alas! ChazInAz Dec 31 #16

Or Christopher Hitchens! tonekat Dec 31 #25

Don't forget Mark Twain wcollar Dec 31 #49

And yet Groucho speaks from the beyond: AZ8theist Dec 31 #62

If we can get somebody 'from beyond.....' MyOwnPeace Dec 31 #67

OMG!!! Funny!!! n/t SupportSanity Dec 31 #34

When the time comes I'm guessing these two won't make the cut. Xavier Breath Dec 31 #45

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Well, he ain't getting any younger. Take heart -- oh how the champagne will pop. nt allegorical oracle Dec 31 #5

And there will be dancing in the streets! 💃🏻 LuckyLib Wednesday #81

I've been checking every morning for years IronLionZion Dec 31 #6

Better luck tomorrow. mountain grammy Dec 31 #8

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Fortunately nowforever Dec 31 #11

Don't worry, President Mush will be in charge Wicked Blue Dec 31 #22

I've been waiting to exhale. yellow dahlia Dec 31 #42

That bottle of Champagne is going to be sweet nectar!! aeromanKC Dec 31 #12

Us too. We have a bottle of Moet yellow dahlia Dec 31 #38

I have a bottle of the Widow chilling. My friends and I deserve it ( late niyad Dec 31 #68

Hell, right now, I'd settle for reports of a bad case of diarrhea. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 31 #13

Good one! It's like an old joke PJMcK Dec 31 #14

Thanks, I was going to post that if no one else did ! I re-read it just recently here on DU, but don't remember ... eppur_se_muova Dec 31 #35

Perhaps we need a series of visualization exercises EYESORE 9001 Dec 31 #15

Yeah...and nothing more than visualization, eh? Reminds me of the "olden" days when the late allegorical oracle Dec 31 #41

I get up every morning for the same reason. Greybnk48 Dec 31 #17

Thankfully, he has all the personality of a pile of trash (and a great deal niyad Dec 31 #29

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I thought of this meme when I read the OP LetMyPeopleVote Dec 31 #52

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Something about Threads Like This Is Very Disturbing. MineralMan Dec 31 #20

You gotta have hope, Orrex Wicked Blue Dec 31 #21

Not to worry. Tomorrow we'll be dancing in the street. chouchou Dec 31 #23

Keep the hope alive. That's all we can do. It's going to happen, it's a fact of life. Autumn Dec 31 #24

I share in your disappointment. Every single morning. niyad Dec 31 #26

You should use the sarcasm thingy, don't doc03 Dec 31 #27

I agree 👍 I'm waiting for that to happen too. TommieMommy Dec 31 #28

lol. i used to go to a twitter feed: "is mitch mcconnell dead yet?" (they posted every day. he never was.) nt orleans Dec 31 #30

Mitch gets treatments. usonian Dec 31 #46

God I was just looking for the same thing! ananda Dec 31 #31

Out of order IbogaProject Dec 31 #32

That reminds me of the old Soviet joke. A man shows up at a news stand every morning, buys the paper, looks... NNadir Dec 31 #33

Ah, you're the one ! I knew I had read that recently (see Reply #14). nt eppur_se_muova Dec 31 #36

I'm watching the front pages every day. calimary Wednesday #86

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The way I look at it Demobrat Dec 31 #73

It's not DU's fault Clouds Passing Dec 31 #39

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I have this funny feeling - next year is going to be different ... FakeNoose Dec 31 #43

Because what you wish on others. ThePartyThatListens Dec 31 #44

Since nobody has the cojones to post: Here. WARNING! ⚠️ That face that launched 1000 shits. ⚠️ usonian Dec 31 #47

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When not doing computer graphics (less the AI stuff) usonian Dec 31 #54

You made mama's pasta 'gravy' recipe! sprinkleeninow Wednesday #83

The store stuff always tasted like pizza sauce. usonian Wednesday #85

Maybe tRump can perform oral sex on a cruise missile Seinan Sensei Dec 31 #76

Best hummer ever. Nobody can make it ... usonian Dec 31 #77

I'm disappointed daily as well! pandr32 Dec 31 #50

I just hope I live to see the day when I'm here and he's not. (nt) Different Drummer Dec 31 #51

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LOL Kali Dec 31 #55

Yea, I didn't see it either. dmr Dec 31 #56

Orrex buys a newspaper every morning... jmowreader Dec 31 #57

Lol, great post. Dave Bowman Dec 31 #58

I'm reminded of the time that Donald Rumsfeld was giving the president his daily briefing. Dr. Strange Dec 31 #59

Yup...everyday we all wait for that piece of news! PortTack Dec 31 #60

This works well as a browser start page: LudwigPastorius Dec 31 #61

Same Here WiVoter Dec 31 #63

that guy is super lucky ecstatic Dec 31 #64

But then we'd be stuck with Vance Indyfan53 Dec 31 #65

Then I'll have something new to wish for. Orrex Dec 31 #75

Same here 😹 Meowmee Dec 31 #66

I FOR one hopes YoshidaYui Dec 31 #69

Sounds like a Festivus "Airing of Grievances" Blue Owl Dec 31 #70

I am concerned about this Dan Dec 31 #71

Hope springs eternal, though. alarimer Dec 31 #72

I'm still in the planning stages Blue_Tires Dec 31 #74

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I hear ya. Eko Dec 31 #79

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Never had a welcome to wear out either. czarjak Wednesday #82

I'm with you..... EJRocketMan Wednesday #84

Sorry to disappoint apeshot Monday #88

im still waiting for dead pool...or better yet.. samnsara Yesterday #89

What is holding you back? The Grand Illuminist Yesterday #90