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niyad

(114,183 posts) Fri Jun 1, 2018, 12:53 PM Jun 2018

A friend has another name for the orange. . . thing--SpongeBlob--for there is nothing

more self-absorbent than he is.

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A friend has another name for the orange. . . thing--SpongeBlob--for there is nothing (Original Post) niyad Jun 2018 OP

That's excellent! rusty fender Jun 2018 #1

LOL! Excellent! The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #2

LOVE it! Hortensis Jun 2018 #3

perfect!! your last sentence was, sadly,, disgustingly, absolutely correctt. niyad Jun 2018 #4

Shoulda left it off. We all need some laughs. Hortensis Jun 2018 #5

I know about the laughter breaking panic part, did not know about the soldiers. thank niyad Jun 2018 #7

Helps explain those old WW2-era movies, Hortensis Jun 2018 #9

I'm sticking with "orange shitgibbon" (nt) apnu Jun 2018 #6

"bloviated shitegibbon" (with proper British accent), courtesy of Sandy and Richard Riccardi. niyad Jun 2018 #8

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)

1. That's excellent!

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 12:56 PM

Jun 2018

The Velveteen Ocelot

(116,122 posts)

2. LOL! Excellent!

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:03 PM

Jun 2018

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

3. LOVE it!

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:04 PM

Jun 2018

Reminded me of this.

It's reported that coverage of Roseanne knocked Puerto Rico out of the public eye.

niyad

(114,183 posts)

4. perfect!! your last sentence was, sadly,, disgustingly, absolutely correctt.

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:11 PM

Jun 2018

my newsfeed carried a dozen stories a day about her--every day, and only ONE story about Puerto Rico. sickening.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

5. Shoulda left it off. We all need some laughs.

Reply to niyad (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:16 PM

Jun 2018

Did you know laughter breaks tendency to panic and makes you braver and more competent when faced with danger? True. That's why soldiers were supposed to be gay as they prepared to charge the enemy... In the old meaning of the word.

niyad

(114,183 posts)

7. I know about the laughter breaking panic part, did not know about the soldiers. thank

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:20 PM

Jun 2018

you for that information.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

9. Helps explain those old WW2-era movies,

Reply to niyad (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:23 PM

Jun 2018

where the heroes always tossed off a joke before flying off to battle the jerries or whatever.

apnu

(8,765 posts)

6. I'm sticking with "orange shitgibbon" (nt)

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:18 PM

Jun 2018

niyad

(114,183 posts)

8. "bloviated shitegibbon" (with proper British accent), courtesy of Sandy and Richard Riccardi.

Reply to apnu (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:22 PM

Jun 2018

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