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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING: Clumsy container ship blocking Suez Canal to be re-named "SS Mitch McConnell"
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BREAKING: Clumsy container ship blocking Suez Canal to be re-named "SS Mitch McConnell"
12:48 PM · Mar 24, 2021
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BREAKING: Clumsy container ship blocking Suez Canal to be re-named "SS Mitch McConnell" (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2021
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Kali
(55,058 posts)1. LOL
Turbineguy
(37,488 posts)2. Like the ship
McConnell flies a foreign flag.
Ka-Dinh Oy
(11,686 posts)3. So, does the SS stand for Super Shister?
DarthDem
(5,260 posts)4. Is the ship affiliated with Ms. Chao's father's company?
If so, the joke is even better.
Leith
(7,821 posts)5. Good name for it
Perfect, even.
Bayard
(22,392 posts)6. Outstanding!
AllaN01Bear
(19,267 posts)7. if true , thats funny. made my day and made me laugh.:)
Response to Dennis Donovan (Original post)
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FailureToCommunicate
(14,052 posts)10. 100 point turn!
IronLionZion
(45,780 posts)9. The ship's hands and lips have turned purple
from relentless blockage. Mitch please
lastlib
(23,505 posts)11. Maybe it's trying to get onto the beach to lay its eggs.....?
U s'pose?
markpkessinger
(8,412 posts)12. At this point, it could just as aptly be called the SS Joe Manchin n/t
Wounded Bear
(58,879 posts)13. OK, that got a chuckle...