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The Tea Party is back everybody! (Original Post) Initech Aug 2017 OP
shoot, not shot virtualobserver Aug 2017 #1
Just another group of RW Morans. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #12
NONE of them noticed? Two misspelled/misused words in a simple, short sentence? virtualobserver Aug 2017 #13
Moast deafnitlee! TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #16
yu ar funi n/t apkhgp Aug 2017 #56
On Hee Haw reruns Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2017 #67
My first thought was that picture. George II Aug 2017 #63
And then you have this picture: George II Aug 2017 #89
the tea party is rebranded version of the same far right lunacy that has been in this country Thomas Hurt Aug 2017 #2
They really have it in for Bob Lotters. Does he owe them money? JHB Aug 2017 #3
Maybe that's what they call people who didn't win the lottery? Initech Aug 2017 #19
That's what I thought. calimary Aug 2017 #82
It took five combined geniuses dalton99a Aug 2017 #4
Misspelled. It should have been: MineralMan Aug 2017 #5
Which reminds me malaise Aug 2017 #6
"Lotters"???? packman Aug 2017 #9
Hehehehehehehe malaise Aug 2017 #11
I'm sorry...what is a lotter? Chalco Aug 2017 #46
I think they meant "looters." spooky3 Aug 2017 #49
They really be proud of their fifth-grade edjimacation! lastlib Aug 2017 #86
I hope... syringis Aug 2017 #22
I think he was malaise Aug 2017 #25
Lotters? syringis Aug 2017 #7
I think they mean people who buy lottery tickets rurallib Aug 2017 #10
You speak English better than they do! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #35
Thank you syringis Aug 2017 #43
Yes, but they probably aren't nearly as stupid or as evil. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #50
Stoopid Autocorrect... LakeArenal Aug 2017 #8
LOL !!! alittlelark Aug 2017 #14
Are you sure? syringis Aug 2017 #20
Ignorant white wingers. Hoyt Aug 2017 #15
Wow 3 typos in a six-word phrase Blue Owl Aug 2017 #17
They get 5 points for not spelling it "site" or "cite". no_hypocrisy Aug 2017 #18
Which would put their overall score at 5. Downtown Hound Aug 2017 #38
These would be the Moran Militia? matt819 Aug 2017 #21
What on earth is a "lotter"?! n/t Different Drummer Aug 2017 #23
Its a unit of Measure Cryptoad Aug 2017 #27
Ha I like it! Initech Aug 2017 #36
Some poor dolt who just wants a lottery ticket? sandensea Aug 2017 #28
An employee at an auction company DFW Aug 2017 #34
I wish it had a hidden sexual definition crazycatlady Aug 2017 #59
Well, English is obviously not their first language. Someone call la Migra. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #24
Hate and ignorance TNNurse Aug 2017 #26
wow, at least they all have their doctorates. spanone Aug 2017 #29
very funny but fake news clu Aug 2017 #30
There were no errors in that sign DFW Aug 2017 #31
I know it took some time to splain Republicanese but it was worthwhile reading, ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #44
Without the guide, it can get confusing DFW Aug 2017 #85
that does it, i won't play the lottery still_one Aug 2017 #32
That may be misspelled but Goll Darn... Marie Marie Aug 2017 #33
Sorry, I don't speak teabaggerese nt MrScorpio Aug 2017 #37
But they have big, macho guns so there's no reason to look at words! nt procon Aug 2017 #39
Morans HAB911 Aug 2017 #40
The one below it is even better ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #41
Is this real? I have a hard time believing even the most illiterate among us... Different Drummer Aug 2017 #45
I choose to believe they are just that stupid ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #47
Given the location, I wonder if they are Spanish speaking and spooky3 Aug 2017 #52
The terms Taters and Maters and they can't spell jalapeno ? Me thinks Not lunasun Aug 2017 #64
But they may have heard people say "taters" etc there. spooky3 Aug 2017 #65
I'm stumped by the taters and maters? ecstatic Aug 2017 #68
My guess would be potatos and tomatoes. nt PunkinPi Aug 2017 #76
One of my neighbors calls them "maters" murielm99 Aug 2017 #71
Idiuts..... JDC Aug 2017 #42
As if these rubes own anything worth "lotting." stopbush Aug 2017 #48
Let's consider this for a moment ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #51
Educashun is for liberal elitists DeeDeeNY Aug 2017 #61
It's a deep state conspiracah to push the globalist agenda!!!! Initech Aug 2017 #70
Burn those books and computers IronLionZion Aug 2017 #80
When you make tea with 180-proof liquid, this can happen NotASurfer Aug 2017 #53
Gotta give them credit for not writing "site." spooky3 Aug 2017 #54
or 'cite'. trof Aug 2017 #73
:-) spooky3 Aug 2017 #74
Just in time to entirely consume the GOP. Sneederbunk Aug 2017 #55
Well they ARE quasi-literate, but I'll bet PatrickforO Aug 2017 #57
Yeah shenmue Aug 2017 #62
They is Branes! amb123 Aug 2017 #58
Jethro, Jed, Goober, Gomer and Ernest T. Bass! BHDem53 Aug 2017 #60
No,we thought they were good people sab390 Aug 2017 #84
People who play the lottery? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2017 #66
LAST TAIM WE HADD THE LOTTERS COM THREW HEAR Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #69
(sigh) at least they spelled "sight" correctly. Nt onlyadream Aug 2017 #72
They must have done this for a joke to get on Colbert or something. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #75
Maroons. dchill Aug 2017 #77
Another reason why there should be a literacy rateyes Aug 2017 #78
Hukt on fonnix werkt fur me! nt Atticus Aug 2017 #79
So these people would not be allowed to immigrate to the United States IronLionZion Aug 2017 #81
What's that insignia on their uniform shirts? Any particular "militia"? Hekate Aug 2017 #83
Look at these fierce manly-men, all fondling their hard cylindrical objects. VOX Aug 2017 #87
Seriesly. lpbk2713 Aug 2017 #88
"On sight" is probably moot if they followed the lead of Glorious Orange Leader during the eclipse NotASurfer Aug 2017 #90
And we let them control our elections? world wide wally Aug 2017 #91
R #57 & K UTUSN Aug 2017 #92

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
2. the tea party is rebranded version of the same far right lunacy that has been in this country
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 01:22 PM
Aug 2017

for decades. Same ideological cesspool, different name.

lastlib

(23,374 posts)
86. They really be proud of their fifth-grade edjimacation!
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 05:26 PM
Aug 2017

They goan be brain serjins whey they grows up.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
7. Lotters?
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 01:28 PM
Aug 2017

What do they mean?

I don't speak very well english, however this don't make sense to me.

Did they mean "looters"?

Which will make no more sense...unless if they're suicidal since they are the looters

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
35. You speak English better than they do!
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:07 PM
Aug 2017

I think they meant "looters" but you can never be sure with these people. It's so embarrassing!

syringis

(5,101 posts)
43. Thank you
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:15 PM
Aug 2017

Not sure it is conforting, however our right winger are as good language rules killers as are yours...

Je ne suis pas sûre que ce soit un réconfort mais nos extrémistes de droite sont aussi bons que les vôtres quand il s'agit d'assassiner la langue.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
50. Yes, but they probably aren't nearly as stupid or as evil.
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:21 PM
Aug 2017

At least for your sake, I hope they are not.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
21. These would be the Moran Militia?
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 01:52 PM
Aug 2017

Take a look at the blue sign in the top right. Above the CC are the words April Fool. Well, of course they are.

Some questions. Who are these morans?

Are they even in Texas?

With 2 of 6 words misspelled, could it be some sort of ironic photo? Could the five of them and the photographer not have noticed that?

DFW

(54,505 posts)
34. An employee at an auction company
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:06 PM
Aug 2017

Charged with making sure that the auction lots are all in order.

(Seems like it should make sense, anyway)

 

clu

(494 posts)
30. very funny but fake news
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:03 PM
Aug 2017

it's a shame too - humor is really the only way to get someone to reevaluate their political beliefs. to do it subtlely takes so much work

DFW

(54,505 posts)
31. There were no errors in that sign
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:04 PM
Aug 2017

It was written in fluent Republicanese. Check out the rule about double letters:

EXCERPTS FROM THE OFFICIAL DICTIONARY OF REPUBLICANESE

In Republicanese, many words that sound alike may be spelled differently at random. A few prominent examples:

In Republicanese, the following words may be spelled at random using any of the three ways given:

A.) Two, Too, To
B.) Their, They're, There
c.) Your, Yore, You're

The Republicanese version of Robin Hood therefore starts with "In days of you're...."

The only rule is that the correct use of them as in English is never permitted twice in a row.

Words with single letters that change meaning when the letter is doubled must never be used in correct English context. The classic example is “lose” vs. “loose.” In Repubicanese, if you do not win an election, then you “loose” that election. Conversely, if your (Republicanese: you’re) belt is too tight, you need it more “lose” in order to be comfortable.

In Republicanese, an apostrophe is used to form a plural, but it must be done at random, never systematically. For example, Bill and Hillary are "the Clinton's," but Bill, Chelsea and Hillary are "the Clintons." The other way around is also correct. In Republicanese, either form is fine as long as it is not spelled the same way twice in a row.

ATL Ebony

(1,097 posts)
44. I know it took some time to splain Republicanese but it was worthwhile reading,
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:16 PM
Aug 2017

makes everything so much cleerer.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
64. The terms Taters and Maters and they can't spell jalapeno ? Me thinks Not
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 03:02 PM
Aug 2017

Du reply line won't let me put the correct n

spooky3

(34,525 posts)
65. But they may have heard people say "taters" etc there.
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 03:05 PM
Aug 2017

And they may not be literate in either English or Spanish. An El Salvadoran (who fled the country as a child) did painting in my house and was not. He was fluent in spoken Spanish, spoke a few words in English, but couldn't read or write either. Many in the community were similar; they relied on family members (sometimes their kids) and friends for writing.

Edited to add link:
http://m.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Hispanic-literacy-in-U-S-shows-troubling-signs-1927954.php

murielm99

(30,783 posts)
71. One of my neighbors calls them "maters"
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 03:15 PM
Aug 2017

just for fun.

The other day, I found a bag of tomatoes at my back door. When I saw her in the store, she said to me, "Did you get your maters, hon?"

I told her that I did, and I thanked her.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
51. Let's consider this for a moment
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:22 PM
Aug 2017

Five morans. None of them own a dictionary? None of them have access to a computer to google how to spell? Not a single one of the five questions the spelling?

Yet they all have plenty of access to guns. Thank god for that!

PatrickforO

(14,604 posts)
57. Well they ARE quasi-literate, but I'll bet
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 02:35 PM
Aug 2017

those automatic weapons are sparkly clean, locked and loaded.

Scary stuff. Dumb, mean and heavily armed is a really bad combo.

sab390

(185 posts)
84. No,we thought they were good people
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 04:49 PM
Aug 2017

They were funny, you may forget, often wise, certainty Jeb, and we happily welcomed them into our home. They were the other, at least for me, and I liked them as people. Was there ever hate in that? I would hear Gomer sing and knew that was a great talent. I knew it was an actor playing a role. It was funny, it was him. I remember Andy Griffith's roles, wise and kind. This is not that. This is mean, evil, and ugly hate.

rateyes

(17,438 posts)
78. Another reason why there should be a literacy
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 04:06 PM
Aug 2017

exam before one is allowed to purchase a firearm.

Scary!

IronLionZion

(45,636 posts)
81. So these people would not be allowed to immigrate to the United States
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 04:13 PM
Aug 2017

under Trump's rules for English proficiency. Time to deport them

Hekate

(91,005 posts)
83. What's that insignia on their uniform shirts? Any particular "militia"?
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 04:19 PM
Aug 2017

Need I add: Morans with gunz are dangerous.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
87. Look at these fierce manly-men, all fondling their hard cylindrical objects.
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 05:38 PM
Aug 2017

Couldn't even pass a fucking literacy test. USA! USA!

NotASurfer

(2,157 posts)
90. "On sight" is probably moot if they followed the lead of Glorious Orange Leader during the eclipse
Sun Aug 27, 2017, 05:52 PM
Aug 2017

Nothing to worry about here

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