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Frelga
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Posted: Fri 24 Aug , 2018 6:17 pm
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Any headline that begins with "Florida" tends to read like it was generated through a Markov chain.

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Posted: Fri 31 Aug , 2018 6:48 pm
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Florida: we have the weirdest headlines.

Russia: hold my vodka.

POLICE SEIZE WWII TANK FROM GUN-HOARDING CROCODILE OWNER AFTER HE RAN OVER CHILDREN

No one was seriously hurt.

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Sounds like Florida to me


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That does sound like Florida. Are you sure, Frelga? :suspicious:

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Frelga
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Posted: Sat 01 Sep , 2018 7:31 pm
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It's definitely the one with St. Petersburg.

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LalaithUrwen
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Well, it is Russia, so it's completely believable, too.

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I've never, ever heard of someone running over himself before. :Q I didn't know it could be done.


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Frelga
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FEMA to test 'Presidential Alert' system next week
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More than 100 mobile carriers, including all the major wireless firms, are participating in the roll out, FEMA stated in a message on its website posted Thursday.

"The EAS [Emergency Alert System] is a national public warning system that provides the President with the communications capability to address the nation during a national emergency," FEMA said.

The test message will have a header that reads "Presidential Alert," according to the agency.

Users whose phones are on will twice hear a tone and vibration and then see an English-only (for now) message: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”
Everything else aside - and that's a lot of everything - what is even the point and why is this the best use of time for any President?

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Is a "Presidential" emergency alert one from the president, or about him?


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aninkling
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Well, let's hope anyone who signs up doesn't have their phone on during the wee hours of the night when Trump usually tweets. Otherwise, they could be woken up with something along the lines of

The DEEP STATE and dishonest democrats are trying to UNDERMINE my government, the most popular one ever since Lincoln. Manafort is a good man, unfairly targeted. Ask them about Nellie Ohr, Uranium mines and Hillary scandals HIDDEN by the colluding FBI. WITCH HUNT!

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Dave_LF
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Wait; is that an actual Trump tweet, or just a believable pastiche? It appears at least to have been cobbled together from real statements he's made, including the part about being the most popular president since Lincoln. The man does understand that Lincoln was so unpopular half the country seceded over his election, right? And that he was assassinated?


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Frelga
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Inkling, you don't sign up, and according to people who tried to contact Verizon about it, you can't block them, either.

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Wow, Frelga. I assumed it was something like the tsunami alerts, where you can sign up or not. Let's hope it's not as prone to false alarms as some of the other systems. I remember one where people were warned about zombie attacks.


Dave, I'm not sure whether to be flattered or appalled that I can mimic his tweets and their topics that well. Yes, it's made up. :)

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http://amp.wftv.com/news/local/naked-dr ... /832081169

Florida. :suspicious:

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The man admitted to drinking two liters of vodka and smoking marijuana since 9 p.m., police said.
Two liters?? :Q :Q :Q


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Within three hours??? :Q


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Confirmed: Florida is the Russia of North America.

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