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eppur_se_muova

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67. If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to create a billionaire ? A heavily capitalist society.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #65)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:55 PM

Mar 2026

NO ONE makes it on their own.

Even hermits need goats.

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'YOU'RE A F**KING PLUMBER! YOU'VE NEVER SERVED!!!' [View all] bigtree Mar 2026 OP

Living a comfortable life with a good salary and benefits Walleye Mar 2026 #1

Sad really. Turbineguy Mar 2026 #2

He inherited his father's plumbing business surfered Mar 2026 #3

+1. His vocation was fighting dalton99a Mar 2026 #5

He only had 3 fights Boo1 Mar 2026 #19

And... DET Mar 2026 #58

So.... MarcoZandrini Mar 2026 #64

Yeah. Fighting sewage. Now he's spewing it. mpcamb Mar 17 #84

That makes perfect sense. Omnipresent Mar 2026 #7

Well, most of that 'self-made person' crap is just that... crap. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Mar 2026 #65

If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to create a billionaire ? A heavily capitalist society. eppur_se_muova Mar 2026 #67

OMG!!! I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE this part: calimary Mar 2026 #72

I wouldn't trust that asshole to fix a toilet dalton99a Mar 2026 #4

"Go clear a drain of your own bullshit." 3catwoman3 Mar 2026 #6

Call Roto Rooter to ream him out... BattleRow Mar 2026 #26

LOL! Almost spit out my coffee! LSparkle Mar 2026 #29

It's a good thing he has health care HuskyOffset Mar 2026 #38

Two things he had to know as a plumber. Shit runs downhill and pay day is Friday. Bengus81 Mar 2026 #82

Another MAGA chickenhawk. Typical Bone Spurs warrior. kairos12 Mar 2026 #8

"Bone spurs warrior" is a good one. LoisB Mar 2026 #16

That's a brutal take down peggysue2 Mar 2026 #9

;-{)...... Goonch Mar 2026 #10

+1 dalton99a Mar 2026 #13

I've been saying this every day. He has the name of louis-t Mar 2026 #39

He also crouched in cowardly fear as his party's supporters were attacking IbogaProject Mar 2026 #11

+1 dalton99a Mar 2026 #15

SkidMarkWayneMullin MoseShrute Mar 2026 #32

stealing that. ret5hd Mar 2026 #33

Markwayne Mitty hvn_nbr_2 Mar 2026 #44

That'll show 'em. BannonsLiver Mar 2026 #12

Even my sister who served in the Air Force and sent many troops to Iraq Hope22 Mar 2026 #14

Sticking up for plumbers in peace and war. usonian Mar 2026 #17

He should feel right at home in the MAGA CABAL popsdenver Mar 2026 #21

Exactly what Markwayne deserved. highplainsdem Mar 2026 #18

Him be MMA tuf guy. Him have HIMS life prescriptions. Him badass.... in front of a mirror n/t Cheezoholic Mar 2026 #20

Talking military jargon he learned from a movie. yellowcanine Mar 2026 #22

It is very difficult to get a REAL combat vet to open up. BidenRocks Mar 2026 #40

He's not even a plumber Bettie Mar 2026 #23

+1 dalton99a Mar 2026 #27

Not in Oklahoma. Scruffy1 Mar 2026 #31

"Associates in Applied Science in Construction Technology." malthaussen Mar 2026 #49

Golly, i wonder why democrats are accused of being elitist snobs? questionseverything Mar 2026 #53

I dunno, but I sure-enough am an elitist snob. malthaussen Mar 2026 #55

Insulting 65 or 70 percent of the country is not a winning formula questionseverything Mar 2026 #60

And I'm not running for anything. n/t malthaussen Mar 2026 #61

Sorry I assumed most posters on du want democrats to win, my bad questionseverything Mar 2026 #62

Has anyone checked with the state licensing popsdenver Mar 2026 #77

i like that rant barbtries Mar 2026 #24

Standing O evolves Mar 2026 #25

Dumbass can't even get the quote right. BruceWane Mar 2026 #28

He's obviously confusing it with leading the assault on the breach... malthaussen Mar 2026 #50

Lead the breach? Mblaze Mar 2026 #30

Second grade? Smackdown2019 Mar 2026 #34

That's your new Secretary of Homeland Security. Maru Kitteh Mar 2026 #35

Oh Lord NO!!!! Smackdown2019 Mar 2026 #59

He *was* a Senator. Junior Senator of Oklahoma. He's now the director of DHS. n/t malthaussen Mar 2026 #54

Bwaa-ha-ha-fucking-ha! Bo Zarts Mar 2026 #36

Hesgeth is worse, and he is supposedly in charge of the actual military. malthaussen Mar 2026 #52

There is a lot of confusion Bob_in_VA Mar 2026 #68

*SNORT* Skittles Mar 2026 #70

This government needs to be purged of every single Murdoch stooge. Initech Mar 2026 #37

all hat gopiscrap Mar 2026 #41

No hat, no cattle democrank Mar 2026 #63

better yet gopiscrap Mar 2026 #74

Are all republicans batshit crazy? Diamond_Dog Mar 2026 #42

Yes. stage left Mar 2026 #43

What have we got against bats? lonely bird Mar 2026 #79

. MorbidButterflyTat Mar 2026 #45

Pinnacle of "Didn't Earn It" Six117 Mar 2026 #46

Pogo, directly from the swamp: "We have met the enemy and he is us". Wonder Why Mar 2026 #47

Certainly the most quoted of the eminently quotable Pogo comic strips. Swamp dwellers before........ FadedMullet Mar 2026 #51

"Fucking joke" is right. The man has some kind of video game vision of war... malthaussen Mar 2026 #48

Bring back integrity??? rotflmao vapor2 Mar 2026 #56

Touche' Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2026 #57

Fred Wellman! I love you! liberalla Mar 2026 #66

... Mariana Mar 2026 #69

I cannot, in good conscience, allow this to pass. markodochartaigh Mar 2026 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Mar 2026 #78

Trying to come up with a rallying cry, i.e., "Over there!" C Moon Mar 2026 #73

The ideal Trump appointee. Martin68 Mar 2026 #75

He googled greatest lines from war flicks 🙄 Devilsun Mar 2026 #76

Stolen valor Clouds Passing Mar 2026 #80

Being a plumber is sort of like serving in the military. Jacson6 Mar 2026 #81

This guy is an idiot LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2026 #83

Markwayne Muffin Heftylefty Mar 17 #85