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[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

There's been such a string of madness coming the us in... the last two days, it had to be topped with something right out of a movie with Lloyd Bridges

[–] homes@piefed.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Lloyd Bridges had talent while being genuinely funny and entertaining.

Trump is insane, whose incompetence at destroying the world is only - occasionally - entertaining but I never thought that the world might end because Lloyd Bridges sniffed some glue and fell out of a window.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] homes@piefed.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, I’m glad you get it, but a shockingly large amount of others don’t

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I just didn't want to compare Trump to anybody even remotely nice, it's just... the absurdity of it all... it could have been a comedy is what I'm saying. In another timeline

[–] homes@piefed.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

in another timeline, they'd have set it on fire and run away screaming

there's nothing funny about any of this

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not following, set what on fire ?

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"I picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue."

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 3 points 3 weeks ago

I watched it yesterday night after posting this comment 😂 Some of the jokes aged like milk but overall it was coooool. Especially while high