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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Please let it be an act of a lovely person who in their own way represented the view of billions around the world. Perhaps the orange baby needs to know how much hate he has and the proportion of the worlds population

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 188 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.

  • Mitch Hedberg
[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Trump cant handle a flight of stairs.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Notice how Melanie hiked up quickly so Don would have to strain his heart....she doesn't even look back.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Tell that to Italy.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 12 points 4 days ago

I need some Mitch tonight.

[–] Plurrbear@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

RIP Mitch Hedberg! I truly miss him! He was so funny! All his stand up had me laughing so hard! No one since has truly compared!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

"Rice is great when you are hungry and want 2,000 of something."

[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 95 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

I just saw this video clip while watching last night's Kimmel. Trump was furious - look at his expression in that picture...because an escalator stopped. The smallest of setbacks drives him to a crazy level of fury.

Like Kimmel said, "If only that had happened 10 years ago."

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Senile onset dementia irritability.

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[–] gigachad@piefed.social 134 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

It's reported it was their own camera man who accidentally pressed the safety button at the top of the escalator

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Gumbyyy@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Former cameraman if that's the case

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Former American Citizen more like

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Off to the gulag with him.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

and it was their own teleprompter and us operator I read.

Found this

https://vger.to/lemmy.world/post/36409799

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Geez. Fire whoever hired that guy I guess.

And dig deep. This might go all the way to the top; we might have to clean the whoooole house here.

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 156 points 4 days ago

Then he complains about it at the podium to all the world leaders.

That's your guy, MAGA. A petulant, toddler-brained buffoon.

Sure says at least as much about you if he's your god.

Fucking pathetic.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago

S👏n👏o👏w👏f👏l👏a👏k👏e👏👏👏👏

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 49 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How did the world end up with such a Karen? What a bunch of racist assholes.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

American culture has been brewing megalomaniacs like this for some time now. Celebration of greed and romanticizing the idea that wealth / power need not come with accountability are necessary ingredients.

Of course all empires go through these cycles. What's uncomfortable, I'm sure for some Americans, is that this usually marks the end of a properous time. Its the "we're not as special as we used to be, time to throw a tantrum" stage.

Anyone can ask themselves this question - which do you associate modern american culture with? Gratitude or entitlement? That will tell you all you need to know about the direction of the nation.

Unfortunately it was an act of God.

He got nervous when Trump and Melania started to ascend so he cancelled the rapture right there and then.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 61 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How DARE you make me use my fat legs to waddle up these stairs.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

Wasn't the escalator directly next to the stopped one running properly? As someone with bad knees I would have sighed and moved to the next one

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

White House demands firing if deliberate

Ok. You're fired. Pack your shit, hand the nuclear keys to Corporal Couchfucker, and GTFO.

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

And I demand they get a raise!

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 25 points 3 days ago

If it was deliberate I will laugh for a week straight. That guy deserves a medal.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 41 points 4 days ago

I hope it was done on purpose. 🤣 I hope people start doing petty shit to piss him off on an hourly basis.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 30 points 4 days ago

I don’t know why I find this so fucking funny. 😭 I can’t even think of anything productive to say about it, it’s just hilarious.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 31 points 4 days ago

Plot twist, it was a member of Trump's administration that went ahead of Trump who stopped it

[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

Fire the escalator!

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Unfortunate it didn't suck him into it

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That dictator is back on the escalator!

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

melania hoped it was cause him to trip, and "pass away" shes like a reaper waiting til he passes to reap his soul. she has been abnormally frequent with trump in public recently.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 16 points 4 days ago

Living tissue over metal endoskeleton. She was supposed to kill him years ago but her software malfunctioned

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Even escalators have weight limits. 400+ pounds stepping on all at once is bound to cause some problems.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Haven't been to the average Midwest mall lately? ;-)

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[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It was a U.N. escalator and not one of those Chinese escalators that eat people. The stars didnt fully align.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Imagine that, trump gets eaten by the escalator...

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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The closest he’s been to Malignia in years.

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[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

By firing they meant firing squad.

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 14 points 4 days ago

I hope it gives him a slow and painful heart attack.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

If it was deliberate then it was probably well-intentioned, i.e., give them a moment to stabilize

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 6 points 4 days ago

Ahahaha! Sure, buddy.

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