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2016 Postmortem

applegrove

(118,677 posts) Sat Apr 30, 2016, 10:52 PM Apr 2016

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Bernie's so old his first campaign's slogan was "Fire"!!! (Larry Wilmore White House Correspondents'

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Bernie's so old his first campaign's slogan was "Fire"!!! (Larry Wilmore White House Correspondents' (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2016 OP

Yeah, a whopping four years older... NewImproved Deal Apr 2016 #1

More like over six years older ... n/t SFnomad Apr 2016 #3

Yeah He's 74 And Can Perform ONE HANDED Push Ups! She's 68 and.... is... CorporatistNation May 2016 #16

Lot of sour grapes here this evening n/t SFnomad May 2016 #17

He Was Gentle to Bernie pmorlan1 Apr 2016 #2

I didn't get that joke Armstead Apr 2016 #4

I believe he was referring to when the use of fire by hominids was an original great idea. Dragonfli Apr 2016 #5

Okay...I don't see the connection between fire and campsign.. Armstead Apr 2016 #8

"Feel the Bern" nt Codeine May 2016 #13

Caveman Discovered Fire... Grassy Knoll Apr 2016 #6

I realize thst but a campaign? Armstead Apr 2016 #9

His present slogan is "feel the burn". So it follows. applegrove Apr 2016 #11

He's as old as cavemen metroins Apr 2016 #7

Maybe it would have been funnier if he'd said... Armstead Apr 2016 #12

It was a joke Kittycat Apr 2016 #10

Did anyone get the Hillary/Prince joke? bobbobbins01 May 2016 #14

Dumb idea KingFlorez May 2016 #15

NewImproved Deal

(534 posts)

1. Yeah, a whopping four years older...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:01 PM

Apr 2016

...than the Former First Lady.

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

3. More like over six years older ... n/t

Reply to NewImproved Deal (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:07 PM

Apr 2016

CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)

16. Yeah He's 74 And Can Perform ONE HANDED Push Ups! She's 68 and.... is...

Reply to SFnomad (Reply #3)

Sun May 1, 2016, 01:08 AM

May 2016

no where near as fit as Bernie... To Be PRESIDENT!

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

17. Lot of sour grapes here this evening n/t

Reply to CorporatistNation (Reply #16)

Sun May 1, 2016, 03:53 AM

May 2016

pmorlan1

(2,096 posts)

2. He Was Gentle to Bernie

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:03 PM

Apr 2016

Some of his other jokes....

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

4. I didn't get that joke

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:13 PM

Apr 2016

Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)

5. I believe he was referring to when the use of fire by hominids was an original great idea.

Reply to Armstead (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:24 PM

Apr 2016

I don't have a TV so I am going only by the text written above.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

8. Okay...I don't see the connection between fire and campsign..

Reply to Dragonfli (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:49 PM

Apr 2016

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

13. "Feel the Bern" nt

Reply to Armstead (Reply #8)

Sun May 1, 2016, 12:32 AM

May 2016

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)

6. Caveman Discovered Fire...

Reply to Armstead (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:24 PM

Apr 2016

...A long time ago.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

9. I realize thst but a campaign?

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:51 PM

Apr 2016

Ah well....Would have been funnier if he'd made a connection with The Originsl Bern or somethong

applegrove

(118,677 posts)

11. His present slogan is "feel the burn". So it follows.

Reply to Armstead (Reply #9)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:54 PM

Apr 2016

metroins

(2,550 posts)

7. He's as old as cavemen

Reply to Armstead (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:25 PM

Apr 2016

Is what the joke was about.

Armstead

(47,803 posts)

12. Maybe it would have been funnier if he'd said...

Reply to metroins (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:55 PM

Apr 2016

Bernie so old his first opponent was George Washington

Thats whiy I dont get the big bucks for writing comedy...

Kittycat

(10,493 posts)

10. It was a joke

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 11:53 PM

Apr 2016

Kind of like aunt Hillary joining Facebook.... "Did you get the poke I sent you?"

bobbobbins01

(1,681 posts)

14. Did anyone get the Hillary/Prince joke?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 12:55 AM

May 2016

Is is just because she panders to whatever is popular at the time? If so, its kinda lame, but I felt like maybe there was more to it and it went over my head.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)

15. Dumb idea

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 01:02 AM

May 2016

He's going to get a lot of angry emails over that.

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