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Moostache

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8. I have found that yelling at clouds and kids on my lawn also are very productive! (LOL) :)

Reply to BamaRefugee (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 04:17 PM

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You are actually 100% correct, but sadly, the attention-getting world of the internet and its zero attention span handicap make the hyperbolic and usually false headlines and taglines / thumbnails about as honest and accurate as people selling you bridges or real estate in Florida.

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Can we have a 90-day moratorium on the words CHILLING, MELTDOWN, PANICS, COGNITIVE DECLINE, WARNS et al? [View all] BamaRefugee Monday OP

It's like you read my mind and then went ahead and wrote this post when I didn't. Thanks. FadedMullet Monday #1

CHILLING, MELTDOWN, PANICS, COGNITIVE DECLINE, WARNS ? chouchou Monday #2

You miss the point. These are to balance Faux Lies. bucolic_frolic Monday #3

Sadly, all that is under reaction to the current situation JCMach1 Monday #4

Stimulus checks leftstreet Monday #5

Good luck with that. If you complain they do it more, jist because they can. Srkdqltr Monday #6

Internet clout isn't going to chase itself. flvegan Monday #7

I have found that yelling at clouds and kids on my lawn also are very productive! (LOL) :) Moostache Monday #8

Yes, clickbait fatigue is a thing. nt ImNotGod Monday #9

We should have a moratorium on "Now is not the time", "friends across the aisle", "time to work together", etc. ck4829 Monday #10

Absolutely and mandatory prison for anyone who utters them. Oh wait free speech, we're doomed. BamaRefugee Monday #12

That's the way I feel about all the fund-raising texts I get from every Democrat and every organization Sogo Monday #11