Conservatives seem to have this weird belief that if they tried something and failed, then everything should be as if they never tried at all. Like, "attempted murder" just isn't a thing in their eyes.

Maybe it's just how their fragile egos handle not winning everything always.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 90 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Like, "attempted murder" just isn't a thing in their eyes.

“You see, Birch, I'm presently incarcerated for a crime I didn’t even commit! ‘Attempted murder.’ Ha! Now, honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted chemistry? Do they?!” - Sideshow Bob from the episode of The Simpsons where he literally becomes the Republican mayoral candidate after calling into a right wing talk radio show.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When Trump won and starting talking about how unlikely it was, I half-expected him to break out into evil laughter ala Sideshow Bob in this scene. Which certainly would have been more honest.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Could he then get dragged through cactai while strapped to someone's undercarriage and then step on rakes indefinitely? That'd be swell.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago

The love the fucking around, but they want to eliminate the finding out

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago

They don't win everything always?