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Vogon_Glory

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4. Too many of our fellow Americans take thrillers and comic books too seriously

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 10:22 AM

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While comic-book killer characters like Death Stroke or Bullseye would have caused JD Vance to become the 48th president of the US, most of the people who tried to shoot Orange Julius have displayed a remarkable lack of competence and/or preparation.

EDIT: Most of them showed a Squeaky Fromme-level of incompetence.

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