Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Priceless Idiot

UPDATE: The woman in the picture, Kim Stafford, was making fun of the Tea Party with this sign [Internet FAIL: The truth about that Tea Party sorority girl you saw on Facebook.

This photo is everywhere on the internet but it's so perfect that I just have to post it even though spelling is not one of my own strengths.
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19 comments:

  1. ShawnTuesday, September 18, 2012 6:47:00 AM

    I don't understand why people would mock this picture...she's obviously an unemployed recent college graduate who has hit upon a novel way of getting a job. Good for her.

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, September 18, 2012 7:01:00 AM

    Looks like she's in a dorm room... maybe the University of Toronto?

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  3. Aldio BlogTuesday, September 18, 2012 7:21:00 AM

    waaaw :)

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  4. umkomasiaTuesday, September 18, 2012 8:47:00 AM

    I call POE.

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    1. Larry MoranTuesday, September 18, 2012 9:42:00 AM

      I think you're referring to Poe's Law. That would imply that the women in the photo is deliberately parodying Republican supporters in order to make fun of them. It would imply that I fell for the spoof.

      Do you have any evidence that this is true?

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    2. ShawnWednesday, September 19, 2012 4:37:00 AM

      Well, if it was a spoof, one could hardly be blamed for falling for it given the numerous legitimate examples of atrocious grammar and spelling . I am not at all surprised by the there/their/its error...but Kenia? On the other hand Wikipedia states:

      In the 19th century, the German explorer Ludwig Krapf recorded the name as both Kenia and Kegnia believed by some to be a corruption of the Kamba version.

      So, naturally, we can conclude the sign writer was merely influenced by her deep familiarity with 19th century geography (ahem).

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    3. UnknownFriday, November 02, 2012 7:31:00 PM

      I guess I can give you proof. Because I'm the girl in the picture. And here's the article that was written about it:
      http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/10/internet_fail_the_truth_about.html

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  5. jaxkayakerTuesday, September 18, 2012 8:56:00 AM

    She must be related to this guy: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/get-a-brain-morans

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    1. Larry MoranTuesday, September 18, 2012 9:45:00 AM

      I've published that photo at least a dozen times on Sandwalk. Does anyone have any examples of similar photos from someone on the left side of the political spectrum?

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    2. steve oberskiTuesday, September 18, 2012 11:13:00 AM

      Well, there's "Repeel Congress" which could be considered at the very least bipartisan.

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  6. umkomasiaTuesday, September 18, 2012 10:39:00 AM

    No evidence. It's just a hunch based on her smile. It looks a little snarky to me.

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  7. steve oberskiTuesday, September 18, 2012 11:07:00 AM

    Based on the look on her face I think she is doing this under duress.

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  8. Veronica AbbassTuesday, September 18, 2012 11:11:00 AM

    Larry says,
    "even though spelling is not one of my own strengths."

    While "there" should be spelled "their," the use of "their" is also incorrect. The poster should read, "A village somewhere in [Kenya] is missing [its] idiot."


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  9. rich lawlerTuesday, September 18, 2012 3:39:00 PM

    Glad she's not a 47%'er like me.

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  10. DiogenesTuesday, September 18, 2012 5:46:00 PM

    Rick Santorum just spoke the truth: The smart people will never be on their side.

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    1. UnknownWednesday, September 19, 2012 7:07:00 PM

      That's probably the smartest thing Santorum ever said.

      I could almost feel sorry for Romney having to cosy up to the Tea Party to stand a chance of being elected (Does that make him a tea cosy?)

      Almost, but not quite.

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  11. DKThursday, September 20, 2012 2:04:00 AM

    I spotted three major mistakes right away. And I am not even a native English speaker. Perhaps, for the sake of retards like this girl, you ought to reform the language to make it conform to at least some basic rules. The ability to spell every word in a few gazillion ways is surely confusing :-)

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  12. UnknownFriday, November 02, 2012 7:32:00 PM

    So here's your proof this isn't serious:
    http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/10/internet_fail_the_truth_about.html

    And that's me. Could you please either update your caption or remove the photo?

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