Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
41. if futurama has given us anything
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 05:36 PM
Nov 2012

besides all the great episodes making fun of archaic conservative science beliefs. its that irony and poetic justice have confusable defintions. I'm going with poetic justice on this one.

47%- ain't irony a b!tch?! [View all] kpete Nov 2012 OP
HA Ha! That, my friend is a message from the universe! KaryninMiami Nov 2012 #1
if so, it would be 42 Animal Chin Nov 2012 #23
I welcome anyone to DU who knows the answer to life, the universe, and everything. TahitiNut Nov 2012 #36
Stephen Fry actually knows it. progressoid Nov 2012 #48
The number 47 has followed me around for much of my life. RevStPatrick Nov 2012 #26
4+7=11 Sophiegirl Nov 2012 #44
11 kpete Nov 2012 #51
When I was a kid.. Sophiegirl Nov 2012 #52
OMG, this is sweet poetic justice at its best. HAHA!! Justice4All1 Nov 2012 #2
Guess what year Romney was born? kentuck Nov 2012 #3
lol avaistheone1 Nov 2012 #4
K & R L0oniX Nov 2012 #6
LOL. Nice catch. Justice4All1 Nov 2012 #35
The power of 47% Doodler71 Nov 2012 #5
The cosmos has a decided sense of irony. hifiguy Nov 2012 #7
Ouch. That's gotta sting. montanto Nov 2012 #8
That left a mark. felix_numinous Nov 2012 #9
Romney pulled the number 47 our of his a$$ ywcachieve Nov 2012 #10
47 ways to lose an election :) Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #11
I noticed this in the polls in the last few months. JoePhilly Nov 2012 #12
Nothing damnedifIknow Nov 2012 #13
Bravo! Matariki Nov 2012 #14
He was busy drinking mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #15
I was so hoping he's finish with 47 percent. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #16
lol well well now look at that n/t demOcrat11 Nov 2012 #17
"Heavenly Father" has a great sense of humor. nt lady lib Nov 2012 #18
I think that I have never seen... ReRe Nov 2012 #19
Oh Karma, your such a cheeky bastard samaben1 Nov 2012 #20
hahahahahahaha on tag line Pbs1914 Nov 2012 #46
Poetic justice, Irony, Karma - all!!!!!! northoftheborder Nov 2012 #21
karma... James48 Nov 2012 #22
So all the freeloaders voted for RMoney? AllyCat Nov 2012 #24
If, by "freeloader," you mean ... TahitiNut Nov 2012 #39
The real Irony sally5050 Nov 2012 #25
hear! hear! heaven05 Nov 2012 #27
On the issues GOP should never exceed 15% harun Nov 2012 #31
It's a simple formula sally5050 Nov 2012 #71
Wow. That's sublimely poetic justice. nt rivegauche Nov 2012 #28
Not for nothing but please see my thread below from the other day: winstars Nov 2012 #29
He was born in 1947 malaise Nov 2012 #30
True, Myth did take MA to 47% unemploym fr 37, good catch. would he have taken us to 47% worldwide? Justice4All1 Nov 2012 #38
47th in JOB CREATION, not unemployment. MADem Nov 2012 #67
kaboom !!! outsideworld Nov 2012 #32
Oh sweet, sweet irony! JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #33
Projection at work :) Amonester Nov 2012 #34
He also got 47% of the Cuban vote! Obama won with 53%. AAO Nov 2012 #37
That is exquisite! forestpath Nov 2012 #40
if futurama has given us anything looksbetterinblue Nov 2012 #41
yep, that show as awesome. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #59
Add another 47... tecelote Nov 2012 #42
See, he just had it backwards! thesquanderer Nov 2012 #43
his national average: 48% = 47% + 1% magical thyme Nov 2012 #45
It's not my job to worry about Mitt Romney Scootaloo Nov 2012 #47
I can't stop smiling from this. XtopherXtopher Nov 2012 #49
That proves... defacto7 Nov 2012 #50
don't be confused. there's a God. He loves numbers. His name is Nate Silver. nt XtopherXtopher Nov 2012 #66
Romney scared the hell out of me Aerows Nov 2012 #53
Aerows Diclotican Nov 2012 #64
K&R!!! butterfly77 Nov 2012 #54
Karma. Irony. Sweet justice. Jennicut Nov 2012 #55
Criswell Strikes Again! ThoughtCriminal Nov 2012 #56
Thanks kpete! So many 47%ers! You'd think it was KARMA Cha Nov 2012 #57
They finally called Florida?... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #58
You have no idea how badly I want to forward this post... DCKit Nov 2012 #60
Wow. I say wow, man. Kablooie Nov 2012 #61
It's is a thing of beauty. nt Raine Nov 2012 #62
I forsee'd the future in this post. Maraya1969 Nov 2012 #63
That's actually bass-ackward. Myrina Nov 2012 #65
FAUX "news" still ignoring the facts. What losers. judesedit Nov 2012 #68
Yeah, it makes me laugh. Glad to see montanto Nov 2012 #69
K&R x 47!!! KansDem Nov 2012 #70
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»47%- ain't irony a b!tch?...»Reply #41