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bigtree

(85,996 posts) Sat Apr 1, 2017, 08:49 AM Apr 2017

George Takei: Gotcha!

The Hill? @thehill 7m7 minutes ago
April Fool’s: George Takei jokes he’s running for Congress http://hill.cm/jK6ShKz

...sympathies to folks who got their hopes up. Not a fan of this type of humor.

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George Takei: Gotcha! (Original Post) bigtree Apr 2017 OP

Lol.. darn... kind of thought so but couldn't help but hope a bit. nt WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #1

Shit. dalton99a Apr 2017 #2

Of course it was a gotcha - takei doesn't live there. nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #3

I wasn't fooled George mindfulNJ Apr 2017 #4

I'm not fond of the obvious, the crass, and the cliche. Pacifist Patriot Apr 2017 #6

Not a fan, either.. and I said I wouldn't get Cha Apr 2017 #5

Bummer Soxfan58 Apr 2017 #7

Heh heh, thought not. Doubted if he lived in the district. DinahMoeHum Apr 2017 #8

Fuck off Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #9

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

1. Lol.. darn... kind of thought so but couldn't help but hope a bit. nt

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Apr 1, 2017, 08:54 AM

Apr 2017

dalton99a

(81,509 posts)

2. Shit.

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Sat Apr 1, 2017, 08:57 AM

Apr 2017

Lucky Luciano

(11,256 posts)

3. Of course it was a gotcha - takei doesn't live there. nt

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Sat Apr 1, 2017, 09:03 AM

Apr 2017

mindfulNJ

(2,367 posts)

4. I wasn't fooled George

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Apr 1, 2017, 09:05 AM

Apr 2017

I really hate April Fools day though.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)

6. I'm not fond of the obvious, the crass, and the cliche.

Reply to mindfulNJ (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 1, 2017, 09:25 AM

Apr 2017

But a really well done April Fool's prank can be priceless. Just a pity they are so few and far between.

Cha

(297,240 posts)

5. Not a fan, either.. and I said I wouldn't get

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Apr 1, 2017, 09:07 AM

Apr 2017

near anything that was going to do that.

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)

7. Bummer

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Apr 1, 2017, 09:30 AM

Apr 2017

George should really consider it. I think he would have a very successful second career. And be a great progressive voice in the congress.

DinahMoeHum

(21,789 posts)

8. Heh heh, thought not. Doubted if he lived in the district.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Apr 1, 2017, 10:18 AM

Apr 2017

Jonny Appleseed

(960 posts)

9. Fuck off

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Apr 1, 2017, 11:21 AM

Apr 2017

Let's count the number of april fools "jokes" where people clearly can't read the mood of the room.

inb4 someone from the intell committee says that there'll be an indictment for Trump.

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