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2016 Postmortem

Paladin

(29,337 posts) Sat Jan 7, 2017, 10:40 AM Jan 2017

"Arguing with a Trump supporter is like playing chess with a pidgeon..... [View all]

...No matter how good you are, the bird shits on the board and struts around like it's the champion."

(Wish I could take credit for that one, but I found it on another site this morning.)

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"Arguing with a Trump supporter is like playing chess with a pidgeon..... [View all] Paladin Jan 2017 OP

Too true but too funny. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #1

"HGWT" holds up pretty well after all these years, doesn't it? (nt) Paladin Jan 2017 #3

I wonder how much these old rope operas helped to form me as a liberal. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #5

You're too kind. Truth is, I've always been a big Richard Boone fan. (nt) Paladin Jan 2017 #6

Nice of you to think so. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #7

He not only craps on the board, he knocks all the pieces over... lastlib Jan 2017 #12

Trump is certainly a pigeon C_U_L8R Jan 2017 #2

what about arguing with a non-voter? pstokely Jan 2017 #4

Non-voters aren't worth your time or attention. Paladin Jan 2017 #9

Trump people have tremendous hope in him hollowdweller Jan 2017 #8

If Trump's tweets keep causing billion-dollar stock losses for companies, his time's limited. Paladin Jan 2017 #10

This was used famously in Canada's parliament to describe Conservative weasel Pierre Poilievre JBoy Jan 2017 #11