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Eleanor Mayer's avatar

it could almost be true .. 😵‍💫😜😱🤣

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Maggie Kennedy's avatar

It could indeed! 🤣

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Liz Francis's avatar

You have had fun writing this. A good laugh, thanks.

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Lorraine Johnston's avatar

I was thinking the same as Robin re satire becoming reality

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Sandy Boyd's avatar

Right before he ordered the stealth bombers to unload their bunker busters on Brightwater's Rutherford monument as a show of American might. Shortly afterwards, Trump proclaimed that the "fake news witch hunt" were not correct when they reported that the mission failed in its objective because the statue of little Earnest had already been moved to a undisclosed location. It would continue to radiate radiation and be the biggest threat to the world as we know it. Meanwhile, Israel continued to shoot starving fathers while they were trying to get flour to feed starving children. However, no one was talking about the Epstein files so the entire mission was a success.

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Bryan Bruce's avatar

Love it!

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Helen Raskin's avatar

Very funny. I needed a laugh. I'd like to see him try to buy us: then hope he'd be literally scared to death by our reaction.

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John Blyde's avatar

Sadly he can, with the "Willis Golden Visa"

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John Blyde's avatar

Hahaha, I could actually see that unfold though

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Jan Hilder's avatar

You have unnervingly and unerringly perfected Trumpish - the current language of American diplomacy. Scary and funny in almost equal measure!

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Taina Robson's avatar

Love your sense of satire.... keep it up 🌺

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Keith Simes's avatar

It’s the way we droll, well done

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Peter Gow's avatar

made me chuckle :)

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Robin Capper's avatar

Satire has a horrible tendency to become reality with this administration (both US and local)

PS: You prompted me to think about what happened regarding the stolen Rutherford Memorial statue, glad to see it was recovered and restored.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/stolen-lord-ernest-rutherford-statue-recovered-after-man-jumps-into-flooding-river-to-evade-police/RC22QAL3N36DYXA36XVIIFE7FE/

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Liz Francis's avatar

Have you seen it? It is weird - half child, half adult.

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Robin Capper's avatar

Yes, cycled through there (part of South Island drive/cycle summer trip) in feb 2022. Probably why noticed, remembered the story!

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Robin Capper's avatar

Glad not cycling that route today!

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/158RFf2Scuu/

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Logan Muller's avatar

I must stop reading your posts before my coffee here in Spain. I missed the “Friday satire” heading and you had me 100% until the last paragraph 🤣🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣.

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Cheryl McConnell's avatar

Very funny, and somehow almost, sadly believable

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Jen n Hen's avatar

So funny! I clicked & read the first paragraph & thought FFS what is he up to now 😡. Unfortunately it could have been true! Have a great day Bryan - I’m going to share this one

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Mike Lowres's avatar

Parody posing as truth with this lot. Well written.

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Annette Le Cren's avatar

Love it! The way you captured this

'trump speak' is so good. You will have had lots of fun writing this. I think we all need to write satire to keep our spirits up!

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