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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:18 PM
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A new logo for the memory challenged Republican party.
Considering the many various memory problems Republicans have had recently (Sampson used "I don't remember" a stunning 122 times), It's probably time they did a little soul searching for a new symbol. The elephant, an animal known for it's top notch memory, just doesn't cut it with the current "I can't recall" Republicans. So lets try a goldfish.


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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:19 PM
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1. nice, goldfish! but it looks like a skewed map of the US, lol
Edited on Thu Mar-29-07 11:20 PM by ComerPerro
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:20 PM
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2. Wow, that's like a Rorshach test... it took me a minute
to see the fish...
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:24 PM
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3. Goldfish
Ha! I get it!
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:31 PM
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4. I never made the connection.
Elephants never forget. Republicans are apparently very forgetful. Therefore their logo is no longer appropriate. I like it, it's a meme we need to get out there. It will stick in people's heads and they'll remember this strange wave of "forgetfulness".

But I'm not sure about the goldfish. Am I missing something? Are goldfish known for being forgetful?
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:33 PM
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5. That's what i've heard.
A goldfish supposedly can't remember past 30 seconds...Or something like that. Mythbusters did a show on it.
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InvisibleTouch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:39 PM
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9. However, goldfish recognize their owners...
...so they're certainly sentient beings. That aside, I agree with the "memory challenged" symbolism, at least - but maybe something else would be more fitting. I hate to smear any animal by association with the Rethugs. How about an oil well?
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Throwing Stones Donating Member (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:53 PM
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15. The way I just read your post ...
"... so they're certainly sentient beings" certainly cannot be said of most repukes.
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InvisibleTouch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:56 PM
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16. Exactly.
Which is why I'd prefer an inanimate object to symbolize them.
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:40 PM
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12. Oh, okay.
But I wonder how many people have heard that?
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-30-07 01:03 AM
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19. Apparently not enough!
:P
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:35 PM
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6. Personally, I'd much rather modify the current one to make it look like an elephant taking a shit.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:37 PM
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7. Their canonized leader, St. Reagan, "couldn't recall" an awful lot of things too.
And that was BEFORE the Alzheimers.
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Sydnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:37 PM
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8. Just keep swimming .... Dora, is that you?


Here's their deer in the headlights testimony look too ...



:rofl: Seems to fit in so many ways!
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:39 PM
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10. *snort*
OK, that last pic does it for me..........that's how most of the ones on the stand tend to look.


I like it.
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:40 PM
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11. ES CAP E! Hey that's spelled just like escape!
and not to pick nits but I believe it's Dori and not Dora. Dora is that little explorer kid... I can't believe I actually know all this stuff :eyes:
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Sydnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:46 PM
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14. You made me go look it up
that's so unfair ... It's been a long day and I'm trying to listen to George Costanza lie to Schumer! :rofl:

It's DORY actually. A cute movie ... the last in the original 6 film agreement between Pixar and Disney ... until they merged anyway.

Thanks for making me refresh my memory. I shall not forget her name again. :) :hi:
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-30-07 12:19 AM
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17. I'm trying to listen to George Costanza lie to Schumer!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Being a parent I also know Pixar intimately (although not enough to spell Dory's name right, hehe) let's hope that Lassiter lifts Disney up to his level and not the other way around.. :toast:
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badgerpup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-29-07 11:41 PM
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13. Oh man...I just did a post on this too...
Gatorboy, ya beat me to the punch. :hi:
GMTA...
but I never thought of a goldfish...slime mold, maybe...but even slime mold has its niche.
:rofl:
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MazeRat7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-30-07 12:46 AM
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18. I vote for an Ameba (with false feet) .... see pic...


The ameba is one of the simplest of the protozoa. It can be found in ponds and rivers and on the surface of the leaves of water plants. It looks like a grayish blob under a microscope. Its shape is constantly changing as it moves along.

One characteristic of the ameba is its false feet, that scientists call pseudopodia. The false feet extend out and then the rest of the body follows the false feet along. The ameba eats little animals and plants. It sends out its false feet to surround the plant or animal and then pops it right into the cell!


Enjoy the visual...
MZr7
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-30-07 11:30 AM
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20. Someone on another thread recommended Pinocchio
How's that one look. Is it recognizable?


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