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79. Dunning Kruger Effect meet Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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Thu Jan 30, 2025, 06:10 PM

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"You can stop a helicopter very quickly" [View all] EarlG Jan 30 OP

Wow wow wow live love laugh Jan 30 #1

He's an aviation expert. He can identify the problem while the wreckage hasn't even been recovered. mobeau69 Jan 30 #2

Narcissists think they are smarter than everyone else. Irish_Dem Jan 30 #28

This one also thinks he can magically solve any problem William Seger Jan 30 #41

Very typical of narcissists. They think they are the smartest person in the room. Irish_Dem Jan 30 #45

"I alone can fix it." Different Drummer Jan 30 #77

Classic statement from a narcissistic personality disorder. Irish_Dem Jan 30 #80

Just wait. He'll demand the FAA give him the answer he wants tishaLA Jan 30 #58

Gas and groceries. Different Drummer Jan 30 #76

Saying to Sean Duffy, "not your fault". His only concern is Nixie Jan 30 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author usaf-vet Jan 30 #18

They are Catholics... littlemissmartypants Jan 30 #25

Oh well, that explains EVERYTHING, doesn't it? whathehell Jan 30 #64

Yet Cirsium Jan 30 #42

I'm sure he's done it moondust Jan 30 #4

Unfortunately for the young US ice skaters on board MissB Jan 30 #5

He already glided by "they're eating the dogs and cats" -he has to be called out for his ignorant statements and mocked andym Jan 30 #6

"They can go up or down." LMAO. Pundits don't have to say a word, just let the video roll. trump's blaming it on DEI Silent Type Jan 30 #7

It is pellucidly clear that he is not 'psychologically superior' malaise Jan 30 #8

Earl we need you. Please do not listen to Trump and try to apply critical thinking because a normal Botany Jan 30 #9

Who knew the Orange Pantload was an aviation expert? Sneederbunk Jan 30 #10

He's an expert at everything Blue_Roses Jan 30 #12

The Orange Pantload doesn't even know that. calimary Jan 30 #72

OMG, he is a genius!! sinkingfeeling Jan 30 #11

A stable one, at that. Different Drummer Jan 30 #82

I guess he's never heard of the Law of Inertia. bluescribbler Jan 30 #13

His older brother was a pilot pfitz59 Jan 30 #14

And his uncle father was a genius! Hope22 Jan 30 #17

His Incle worked True Blue American Jan 30 #35

His uncle was a professor at MIT. niyad Jan 30 #73

He is too old to handle the job. bronxiteforever Jan 30 #15

He's too stupid to handle the job. He was already stupid before he was old. Ocelot II Jan 30 #44

Can you dsc Jan 30 #16

Define quickly. Old Crank Jan 30 #36

Is it possible that the pilot could have had a sudden heart attack or stroke? CTyankee Jan 30 #53

Lots of things are posible Old Crank Jan 30 #55

Not likely - those are very rare occurrences Ocelot II Jan 30 #66

F*cking moron NotHardly Jan 30 #19

Holy mother of god mcar Jan 30 #20

I'm almost sorry I missed it MustLoveBeagles Jan 30 #21

Truly spoken like somebody who got all Fs in every math and physics class he "took" Aviation Pro Jan 30 #22

So the pilots of the helicopter decided to not stop or go up or down sarisataka Jan 30 #23

When those things first came out gab13by13 Jan 30 #30

I hate a GPS.My KIDS use them and we go everywhere. True Blue American Jan 30 #40

Hilarious ProfessorGAC Jan 30 #91

Next up, "The people on the bus go up and down, up and down". twodogsbarking Jan 30 #24

Open mouth, reveal lack of brain. Oh, how I wish we had his school transcripts, but he made sure highplainsdem Jan 30 #26

Fucking aghast. Prairie_Seagull Jan 30 #75

Gas and groceries. Different Drummer Jan 30 #86

For the love of God. Irish_Dem Jan 30 #27

Hopefully, they will go further than just wanting to do it. Different Drummer Jan 30 #87

There's a line. Irish_Dem Jan 30 #88

He's talking like a 5 year old, and not a really smart one. Dave Bowman Jan 30 #29

Didn't he stop a helicopter very quickly once? Takket Jan 30 #31

He's very smart you know. He had an uncle who taught at MIT. Vinca Jan 30 #32

Sure, they can stop on a dime! The laws of physics don't apply to helicopters! Ocelot II Jan 30 #33

Air brakes! FSogol Jan 30 #59

Didn't he once say there were planes in the revolutionary war? twodogsbarking Jan 30 #34

He also said stealth airplanes are literally invisble. Ocelot II Jan 30 #39

Yes, that kind of complicates the quarterly inventory count. nt TexasTowelie Jan 30 #47

"I know we parked it here somewhere..." *bonk* Ocelot II Jan 30 #49

Capt. Kiirk to crew after landing the Enterprise (cloaking device activated), niyad Jan 30 #74

He just can't help himself PatSeg Jan 30 #37

Exactly. Just like any normal president would do. But noooooooo, not for this stupid mutherfucker. mobeau69 Jan 30 #63

Ah yes PatSeg Jan 30 #70

Thanks for taking one for the team - TBF Jan 30 #38

When he speaks Cirsium Jan 30 #43

I no longer find anything he says funny orangecrush Jan 30 #46

snork. and the queen mary 2 can stop on a dime . ya rigggggght. AllaN01Bear Jan 30 #48

Well...of course you remember that HoosierDebbie Jan 30 #50

"They can FLY! Like the movie UP!" Lemons UK Jan 30 #51

Please tell me that is not a direct quote. niyad Jan 30 #81

Yeah, helicopters go down and then stop very suddenly. RockRaven Jan 30 #52

Had he served in Vietnam Danmel Jan 30 #54

Or maybe just ask that Senator in the wheelchair. Oh wait, she's injured & he won't be seen with her. And she's a woma... Hekate Jan 30 #61

Way back in 1970... rasputin1952 Jan 30 #56

He forgot "They can go left or right" KS Toronado Jan 30 #57

It's true. And nothing stops a helicopter more quickly than flying into an airplane. (n/t) thesquanderer Jan 30 #60

Hey, he has helicopters, he said. Maybe he can have his pilot stop one of them allegorical oracle Jan 30 #62

F47's familiarity w/ helicopters includes... ultralite001 Jan 30 #65

I'm sure they have disc brakes and a steering wheel, right? WarGamer Jan 30 #67

I thank whatever gods may be that I am a nightowl living on the West Coast & slept through this Hekate Jan 30 #68

"...but eventually she is going to drop an F-bomb." Different Drummer Jan 30 #89

Exactly -- not in the slightest Hekate Jan 30 #92

Unfortunately, the pilot didn't speak English and couldn't read the "Up" or "Down" buttons. Ping Tung Jan 30 #69

Helicopters don't have to obey the laws of physics, bullwinkle428 Jan 30 #71

As much as it pains me Littlered Jan 30 #90

It was the context he said it in EarlG Jan 30 #93

As I can't really stand to hear him speak Littlered Jan 31 #94

They're beautiful and horrible machines... I like to watch... Blue Owl Jan 30 #78

Dunning Kruger Effect meet Narcissistic Personality Disorder yellow dahlia Jan 30 #79

The DSM is going to have to be completely updated, with an entire section niyad Jan 30 #83

Exactly! yellow dahlia Jan 30 #84

This has been: Donald shares everything he knows about ... helicopters! struggle4progress Jan 30 #85