• AVincentInSpace@pawb.social
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    1 month ago

    I mean, yes, the couch thing is funny, and it’s been a while since Democrats have celebrated a good old fashioned nothing burger (something the right does far too often – some of them are still not over the transvestigation of that one Olympic boxer – and it’s about time we fought fire with fire), but it’s kind of run its course, hasn’t it? I feel like we’re beating a dead horse here.

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      1 month ago

      I think its still funny because the right is very annoyed by it. As long as it still offends and upsets them, it remains funny to me.

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      I sort of agree with you. It’s entering “That One Joke” territory.

      I think the reason this joke gets so much play is because it annoys the Republicans and it’s been a long time since the Democrats have been able to rally around a joke that annoys them.

      Sort of like zippers on couch cushions.

      Or so I imagine.

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        I think the reason this joke gets so much play is because it annoys the Republicans and it’s been a long time since the Democrats have been able to rally around a joke that annoys them

        That and the internet loves a running joke. Lemmy’s no exception, what with the beans and the jeans and the stock pic memes 😁

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      1 month ago

      transvestigation

      I love the idea of a portmanteau here (and respect the additional pun of “transvest” being in the word itself), but I’d still put forth “transquisition,” as it IMO references its absolute nothing-burger-ness better.