Dumb and Stupid Quotes Thread: Idiotic Source and Context are Key.

[Kyriakos]

And there I was thinking it was one of the awesome new Greek thorikta.

Thoriktos stratiotes, perhaps?

But it would have looked far better, and Talos-like.

 

[r16]

Eh... This is super-dumb.

but it happens to be right in front of the palace where the PM lives , right ? Guarding it , as the newspapers and stuff go . Actually defended with reports of Gökçek , the mayor , describing it as a Transformer . Not familiar with the genre at all , but ı think it's more of a Zaku from Gundam . Things happen in Turkey , what can ı say ?

 

[Kyriakos]

It looks a bit like that 'Mad Hurricane' robot, from Jumaru

Here is Jumaru, (80s japanimation about nerds having a robot-fighting tournament) btw:

Edit: NM, Mad Hurricane looked far cooler as well:

 

[Kyriakos]

but it happens to be right in front of the palace where the PM lives , right ? Guarding it , as the newspapers and stuff go . Actually defended with reports of Gökçek , the mayor , describing it as a Transformer . Not familiar with the genre at all , but ı think it's more of a Zaku from Gundam . Things happen in Turkey , what can ı say ?

Deserving its own post, cause i found it hugely funny:

Given the statue is visible from Erdogan's palace, some poster in TWC commented on the robot:

It's his new body when he dies. Cybergodan.

Cybergodan!

 

[PhroX]

but it happens to be right in front of the palace where the PM lives , right ? Guarding it , as the newspapers and stuff go . Actually defended with reports of Gökçek , the mayor , describing it as a Transformer . Not familiar with the genre at all , but ı think it's more of a Zaku from Gundam . Things happen in Turkey , what can ı say ?

Yeah, it's definitely inspired by early Zeon MSs like the Zaku and Gouf.

 

[Kyriakos]

I hope that people will make more versions of Cybergodan:

 

[The_J]

Eh, don't see the problem with that one. The robocop statue is pretty much loved by everyone, isn't it?

 

[Lohrenswald]

Well to be frank, that statue seems to me like a manifestation of the degenerate and perverse culture of western capitalism, totally unfit for the capital of a serious country. I would absolutely hate a thing like that in my town.

I do like Cybergodan, though

 

[Cutlass]

"150 years ago today, the first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. America is forever indebted."
—

tweet sent Tuesday by Senate Republicans

 

[Arakhor]

What on earth do they mean by that?

 

[Antilogic]

What on earth do they mean by that?

I believe the ambiguity aids them in both the treasonous South and the rest of the country.

 

[Flying Pig]

I believe the ambiguity aids them in both the treasonous South and the rest of the country.

Cynical, but I suspect you may have a point.

 

[Cutlass]

Either that or they simply lack a competent editor.

 

[Kyriakos]

Eh, personally i thought that the pun likely was meant (?).
A republican president died, and the country is 'indebted forever'. As in trillions of spiralling debt

Maybe it was not conscious though, but it is still funny.

(the tie to KKK democrats is more obvious/meant, of course).

 

[Antilogic]

Brother, can you wait for 2016? I can't wait for the classiest presidential campaign ever run.

Spoiler :

So here's what a prospective GOP nominee narcissistic hairpiece said about Hillary Clinton:

If Hillary Clinton can't satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America?

Link to Twitter screengrab and the Boston Globe auto-archiver for deleted stuff like this.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Didn't know the MRA constituency was that significant.

 

[Future PM]

"150 years ago today, the first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. America is forever indebted."
—

tweet sent Tuesday by Senate Republicans

I'm willing to bet they haven't realised Twitter has a character limit and just kept typing. But that's hilarious.

 

[Thedrin]

Unless they included a link, that's a good 25 characters short of the limit.

 

[Borachio]

113, 114, 115... Yeah, you're right. Even counting the spaces. I don't know whether spaces count in the twitter limit or not.

117 is the limit if you include a link.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Maybe they are glad that Lincoln was assassinated because they are happy about the 14th and 15th amendments, which would not have passed if Lincoln have lived long enough to prevent the Radical Republicans from demanding more Reconstruction before the Southern States could be reintegrated into the Union?

Somehow I doubt that is their reasoning though.