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Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)
Mon May 4, 2020, 01:30 PM May 2020

Stephen King has such a way with words.


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Stephen King

@StephenKing
Trump just said the Spanish Flu ended World War I in 1917. I've said it before: if brains were black powder, Donald Trump couldn't blow his nose.

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Stephen King has such a way with words. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny May 2020 OP
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise May 2020 #1
Eloquent as ever! Bayard May 2020 #2
God, he is such an idiot! smirkymonkey May 2020 #3
I love Stephen. leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #4
His Bachman stories are wonderful (n/t) PJMcK May 2020 #9
In every trump utterance the words "give or take" are implied. BSdetect May 2020 #5
I think it's more like, "Believe me. Would I lie to you?" Nitram May 2020 #13
Did he actually say that? Not that I doubt it one bit. captain queeg May 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author miffelplix May 2020 #7
He should write books or something. CaptainTruth May 2020 #8
Trump is an idiot PJMcK May 2020 #10
love King, Trump is a moron Marrah_Goodman May 2020 #11
This actually is an old saying. Dave Starsky May 2020 #12
I remember, too. 50s & 60s. My dad and uncle, but mostly by Aunt Maxine. dmr May 2020 #26
Thank You for posting this...K and R Stuart G May 2020 #14
Aren't both of those things untrue? Renew Deal May 2020 #15
And I've heard Trump call the 1918 Flu PatSeg May 2020 #16
Actually, DENVERPOPS May 2020 #20
Yeah PatSeg May 2020 #25
I'm sure they have, but Trump doesn't listen and cannot learn. nt tblue37 May 2020 #22
I yell at the TV PatSeg May 2020 #24
And his cult.... SergeStorms May 2020 #29
I've always thought Trump has cement for brains actually lunatica May 2020 #17
or if: DENVERPOPS May 2020 #18
Apparently it's a line from 'The Stand'. Danascot May 2020 #19
It's far, far older than that. See post 12 above, for one example. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #23
Trump's got a brain like a BB in a boxcar... backscatter712 May 2020 #21
Tragically funny.. so sad his advisors can't Cha May 2020 #27
He's going to be on The Late Show tomorrow, should be very entertaining! Rhiannon12866 May 2020 #28
That's good but to be fair cannabis_flower May 2020 #30
My question is... El Mimbreno May 2020 #31
❤️❤️❤️❤️ Just love Stephen King! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ nt Karma13612 May 2020 #32

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
4. I love Stephen.
Mon May 4, 2020, 02:18 PM
May 2020

Last edited Mon May 4, 2020, 03:49 PM - Edit history (1)

He is mostly known for his novels but he has written some really nice short stories thst are in a completely different vein.

Response to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
12. This actually is an old saying.
Mon May 4, 2020, 03:19 PM
May 2020

Nothing against Stephen King. He's one of my favorite writers. But my dad used to say this all the time. I think he got it from some 1950's comedian.

dmr

(28,347 posts)
26. I remember, too. 50s & 60s. My dad and uncle, but mostly by Aunt Maxine.
Tue May 5, 2020, 12:17 AM
May 2020

She had a lot of lovely sayings, usually involving a wire brush

Boy, do I miss them all. Now an old lady myself, I'd love to hang out with them. They were all a lot of fun!

PatSeg

(47,430 posts)
16. And I've heard Trump call the 1918 Flu
Mon May 4, 2020, 04:21 PM
May 2020

the 1917 Flu six or seven times already. Can't believe no one has corrected him yet or maybe they did and he is too stubborn to change.

DENVERPOPS

(8,820 posts)
20. Actually,
Mon May 4, 2020, 08:36 PM
May 2020

Trump keeps a bus stationed at the front of the white house, so if anyone even remotely disagrees with him, he can immediately drag them out and throw them under it........

Just look at his recent antics for proof......

PatSeg

(47,430 posts)
25. Yeah
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:01 PM
May 2020

I'm sure people learned early in the administration, "We don't correct the boss no matter what he says".

PatSeg

(47,430 posts)
24. I yell at the TV
Mon May 4, 2020, 09:00 PM
May 2020

almost every time he says it. That and the way he pronounces "scourge" over and over again!

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
29. And his cult....
Tue May 5, 2020, 01:22 AM
May 2020

doesn't have a clue either. They believe every word he says as gospel. He's the King Moron.

DENVERPOPS

(8,820 posts)
18. or if:
Mon May 4, 2020, 08:33 PM
May 2020

if each atom of Trump's brains were a ton of steel, it would roll around in his head like a bb in a dump truck......

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,346 posts)
23. It's far, far older than that. See post 12 above, for one example.
Mon May 4, 2020, 08:49 PM
May 2020

I've heard that expression since I was a kid in the '50s and I'd be willing to bet it's nearly as old as gunpowder itself.

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