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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 41 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Whenever they start talking about a Civil War remember that most of them can barely find the local IHOP.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 49 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago

And yet the lack of trigger discipline scares me most. Saved to my meme folder. Thanks.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago

ROTF LOL

This is hilarious!

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 25 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There’s only a handful of them anyway. They just get press because they get clicks.

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.de 18 points 8 months ago

And that's the fucking problem. They're just a few assholes, dangerous assholes, but only a few. It's much more dangerous to make the seem important.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

All packed into 2-30 vehicles? That sounds... cozy. At gas stops do they all pile out of the vehicles like clowns?

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TIL Hong Kong only had a population of 7,500 when it was first occupied by Britain.

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

Punch was first published.