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Ford_Prefect

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15. Pete has watched far too many hollywood "B" movies

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:24 PM

19 hrs ago

Full of stereotypical Hollywood villains and easy, formulaic Neo-Christian 1950's dogma.
So much so that he cannot possibly parse the complexities and subtle differences found in the real world. He is the very embodiment of Dunning-Kruger with bells on!

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Shocked General Says Pentagon Pete Must Be 'Smoking Something' [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 21 hrs ago OP

If only he was... maybe peace would break out. I can imagine a stoned woke moment "OMG I'm a murderer " Blues Heron 20 hrs ago #1

We could bomb Iran or order a large pepperoni pizza... DBoon 20 hrs ago #3

Lol! Blues Heron 20 hrs ago #4

That... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #9

Or drinking... LakeVermilion 20 hrs ago #2

Pete is an incompetent boob Skittles 20 hrs ago #5

duh. just hope he doesn't say crusade. pansypoo53219 20 hrs ago #6

Oh, he will. haele 20 hrs ago #8

+1,000!!!!! paleotn 19 hrs ago #12

He just has to take off his shirt. mjvpi 19 hrs ago #13

No Traildogbob 20 hrs ago #7

Hedgemeth MW67 20 hrs ago #10

Sheer madness drunk with power mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #11

And we all know how this ends. When stupid people go off half cocked. paleotn 19 hrs ago #14

Pete has watched far too many hollywood "B" movies Ford_Prefect 19 hrs ago #15

Uh-oh. Another retired competent sane veteran is going to be court martialed. Whyisthisstillclose 18 hrs ago #16

The whole regime is keeping liquor and pharmaceutical industries afloat. Attilatheblond 18 hrs ago #17

"...if we think we're gonna be able to bomb them into submission..." LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #18

Nope, just the opposite! BigmanPigman 18 hrs ago #19

Or drinking everything... Aristus 18 hrs ago #20

sure as hell ain't weed ShepKat 8 hrs ago #21