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PaperclipPerfector  1mo ago (text post)   2237 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for December 5, 2025

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https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1996664263327338525

Tim Walz says people are driving by his house calling him ‘retarded.’

Actual quote

People driving by my house and using the 'R-Word' in front of people

I'm not sure how that works. If somebody drove by my house and called me anything, I'd never know - it's impossible to hear such a sound from inside the house, especially from the driving vehicle. And my house is pretty modest with a small front yard. If the Governor's house has a front yard even a little bigger, and Waltz is not spending his days standing at the edge of his property attentively listening to whatever people in cars passing by might say, this is physically impossible.

This is Governor's residence: https://mn.gov/admin/governors-residence/ - I don't think it's even possible to "drive by" it it a way that somebody inside would even notice you. I assume he also might have a personal house, as he must have lived somewhere before he became the governor? I am not sure how to find how it looks like, but he should not be there now anyway I assume?

Of course, the simplest version remains that he is lying, and not even bothering to make it sound plausible? Why bother? His tribe will believe anything he says, and the other tribe will believe nothing. No reason to spend extra effort polishing a lie.

He would never have been a persuasive veep.

What’s the last statement you remember hearing from a VP? Not a prospective on the campaign trail—a seated VP.

I can’t even remember what Pence was saying when he broke with Trump.

I don't know, his speeches would have been amazing. Alphabet soup and a guessing game in one.

"People say I'm an r-word. Sometimes even the f-word. Well, I'm a proud other r-word w-word small m-word from big M-word so take it or leave it!"

On the one hand, he's a serial fabulist and so this story is hard to believe.

On the other hand, I want to believe it so badly because it's hilarious.

This is the best timeline.

This is the best timeline.

We're exploring brave new worlds of hilarity.

this story is hard to believe.

Why not? Self-righteous sixteen-year-old me would have done it if I happened to be in the neighborhood.

How many people know where the governor lives, and would think to do this? Compared to how often people pretend to be attacked to score sympathy points?

Though, I certainly expect it to happen now. Chans are probably organizing carpools and shift rotations.

The governor’s address is public information.

It even has a little sign outside.

“Slow children at play”?

Why not?

The rest of the sentence

he's a serial fabulist

If Tim Walz told me water was wet, I'd stick my hand in to check. He needs more than "is believable" to sell me on anything he says.

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