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PJMcK

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14. Good one! It's like an old joke

Tue Dec 31, 2024, 09:59 AM

Dec 2024

Every day, a man goes to the newsstand and pays for the paper. He looks at the front page then tosses it back down in disgust. After weeks of this behavior, the stand's owner asked the man, "Why do you do that every day?" "I'm looking for an obituary," said the man. "But the obits are in the second section," replied the owner. "The obituary I'm looking for will be on the front page!" declared the man.

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DU has disappointed me yet again [View all] Orrex Dec 2024 OP

hoping for success in your endeavor rurallib Dec 2024 #1

More drones coming soon. I prophecy. BoRaGard Dec 2024 #2

He can't die until ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2024 #3

Ha mountain grammy Dec 2024 #7

Even AI chatbots can't do that IronLionZion Dec 2024 #9

Alas! ChazInAz Dec 2024 #16

Or Christopher Hitchens! tonekat Dec 2024 #25

Don't forget Mark Twain wcollar Dec 2024 #49

And yet Groucho speaks from the beyond: AZ8theist Dec 2024 #62

If we can get somebody 'from beyond.....' MyOwnPeace Dec 2024 #67

OMG!!! Funny!!! n/t SupportSanity Dec 2024 #34

When the time comes I'm guessing these two won't make the cut. Xavier Breath Dec 2024 #45

Bwaaaah malaise Dec 2024 #4

Well, he ain't getting any younger. Take heart -- oh how the champagne will pop. nt allegorical oracle Dec 2024 #5

And there will be dancing in the streets! 💃🏻 LuckyLib Jan 2025 #81

I've been checking every morning for years IronLionZion Dec 2024 #6

Better luck tomorrow. mountain grammy Dec 2024 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 2024 #10

Fortunately nowforever Dec 2024 #11

Don't worry, President Mush will be in charge Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #22

I've been waiting to exhale. yellow dahlia Dec 2024 #42

That bottle of Champagne is going to be sweet nectar!! aeromanKC Dec 2024 #12

Us too. We have a bottle of Moet yellow dahlia Dec 2024 #38

I have a bottle of the Widow chilling. My friends and I deserve it ( late niyad Dec 2024 #68

Hell, right now, I'd settle for reports of a bad case of diarrhea. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2024 #13

Good one! It's like an old joke PJMcK Dec 2024 #14

Thanks, I was going to post that if no one else did ! I re-read it just recently here on DU, but don't remember ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2024 #35

Perhaps we need a series of visualization exercises EYESORE 9001 Dec 2024 #15

Yeah...and nothing more than visualization, eh? Reminds me of the "olden" days when the late allegorical oracle Dec 2024 #41

I get up every morning for the same reason. Greybnk48 Dec 2024 #17

Thankfully, he has all the personality of a pile of trash (and a great deal niyad Dec 2024 #29

My feelings surfered Dec 2024 #18

I thought of this meme when I read the OP LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2024 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 2024 #19

Something about Threads Like This Is Very Disturbing. MineralMan Dec 2024 #20

You gotta have hope, Orrex Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #21

Not to worry. Tomorrow we'll be dancing in the street. chouchou Dec 2024 #23

Keep the hope alive. That's all we can do. It's going to happen, it's a fact of life. Autumn Dec 2024 #24

I share in your disappointment. Every single morning. niyad Dec 2024 #26

You should use the sarcasm thingy, don't doc03 Dec 2024 #27

I agree 👍 I'm waiting for that to happen too. TommieMommy Dec 2024 #28

lol. i used to go to a twitter feed: "is mitch mcconnell dead yet?" (they posted every day. he never was.) nt orleans Dec 2024 #30

Mitch gets treatments. usonian Dec 2024 #46

God I was just looking for the same thing! ananda Dec 2024 #31

Out of order IbogaProject Dec 2024 #32

That reminds me of the old Soviet joke. A man shows up at a news stand every morning, buys the paper, looks... NNadir Dec 2024 #33

Ah, you're the one ! I knew I had read that recently (see Reply #14). nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2024 #36

I'm watching the front pages every day. calimary Jan 2025 #86

I bet many Russians right now are looking for the same sort of obituary. LeftishBrit Jan 2025 #87

Do you really want President Vance? LeftishBrit Dec 2024 #37

The way I look at it Demobrat Dec 2024 #73

It's not DU's fault Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #39

Thank you for the good chuckle. yellow dahlia Dec 2024 #40

I have this funny feeling - next year is going to be different ... FakeNoose Dec 2024 #43

Because what you wish on others. ThePartyThatListens Dec 2024 #44

Since nobody has the cojones to post: Here. WARNING! ⚠️ That face that launched 1000 shits. ⚠️ usonian Dec 2024 #47

Nice collection! canetoad Dec 2024 #48

When not doing computer graphics (less the AI stuff) usonian Dec 2024 #54

You made mama's pasta 'gravy' recipe! sprinkleeninow Jan 2025 #83

The store stuff always tasted like pizza sauce. usonian Jan 2025 #85

Maybe tRump can perform oral sex on a cruise missile Seinan Sensei Dec 2024 #76

Best hummer ever. Nobody can make it ... usonian Dec 2024 #77

I'm disappointed daily as well! pandr32 Dec 2024 #50

I just hope I live to see the day when I'm here and he's not. (nt) Different Drummer Dec 2024 #51

! Marcuse Dec 2024 #53

LOL Kali Dec 2024 #55

Yea, I didn't see it either. dmr Dec 2024 #56

Orrex buys a newspaper every morning... jmowreader Dec 2024 #57

Lol, great post. Dave Bowman Dec 2024 #58

I'm reminded of the time that Donald Rumsfeld was giving the president his daily briefing. Dr. Strange Dec 2024 #59

Yup...everyday we all wait for that piece of news! PortTack Dec 2024 #60

This works well as a browser start page: LudwigPastorius Dec 2024 #61

Same Here WiVoter Dec 2024 #63

that guy is super lucky ecstatic Dec 2024 #64

But then we'd be stuck with Vance Indyfan53 Dec 2024 #65

Then I'll have something new to wish for. Orrex Dec 2024 #75

Same here 😹 Meowmee Dec 2024 #66

I FOR one hopes YoshidaYui Dec 2024 #69

Sounds like a Festivus "Airing of Grievances" Blue Owl Dec 2024 #70

I am concerned about this Dan Dec 2024 #71

Hope springs eternal, though. alarimer Dec 2024 #72

I'm still in the planning stages Blue_Tires Dec 2024 #74

You know DU would crash because of the traffic! LeftInTX Dec 2024 #78

I hear ya. Eko Dec 2024 #79

Really, how hard is it to hit one guy with a lightning bolt? tclambert Dec 2024 #80

Never had a welcome to wear out either. czarjak Jan 2025 #82

I'm with you..... EJRocketMan Jan 2025 #84

Sorry to disappoint apeshot Jan 2025 #88

im still waiting for dead pool...or better yet.. samnsara Jan 2025 #89

What is holding you back? The Grand Illuminist Jan 2025 #90