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The House Freedom Caucus has reportedly deployed its Floor Action Response Team (FART), triggering a wave of jokes and memes online.

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[–] comador@lemmy.world 116 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Best line:

"Actually, that's not complete reporting, Olivia. I have a source that tells me it's the Wrong Every Time Floor Action Response Team – WETFART. The #WETFART team is a loud and slippery crew. Beware."

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I prefer the Senate/House Action Response Team.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Never trust a FART.

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago

"Quick! The Democrats are about to pass student loan relief! DEPLOY THE FART AND CLEAR THE CHAMBER!"

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Matt Gaetz is probably one of the chief FART pushers. And I bet MTG is one of the leaders of it's companion group, Conservatives United: ~~Next Tuesday~~ National Trust

[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Give Marge some credit, she probably plays a mean ass-tuba as well. It’s hard to tell though, they all just point the finger at one another as soon as anyone hears one squeak out.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I hear she only eats red meat so I'm sure she makes everyone's eyes water.

[–] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Almost makes me feel bad for her colleagues. Almost.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Relevant Username

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

That's why she's known as "Empty Gee"

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is the Canadian Reform Alliance Party all over again...

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago

Or the Steven Harper International Terminal

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This has to be intentional, right?

Like if they’d name it anything else no one would mention it or remembered it.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No I 100% believe they just fucked it up like that because they’re goddamned morons.

Nice work, Florida, Colorado, Georgia, et. al.

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can confirm, Florida is full of morons. I used to live in Melbourne Florida, and the local bus service is the Space Coast Area Transit. It took me a while before I noticed what the acronym should be, and it's pretty obvious why I never saw it used anywhere. It was an accurate description of their public transit, too.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is from the 'serious party', the 'adults in the room'. SMH.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That hasn’t been true in decades.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 8 points 2 years ago

I have to agree with you, alas.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

It's hard to know. On the one hand, they're children. On the other hand, they're fools.

[–] tooclose104@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Imagine they went with something Conservative Ultra Managers or something else even more insane..

[–] dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Conservative Ultra Nationalist Transphobe Shield

[–] Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

They should be careful, they might try to mobilize the FART but instead get the Special House Action Response Team.

I bet a bunch of them are Feminism Appropriating Radical Transphobes too.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Well, my days of not taking you seriously sure have come to a middle.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

They had to have known... Fast Action Response Team is an old-ass fart joke and all they did was change Fast to Floor.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I tried to sneak it in at a suggestion meeting a few years ago but it's just paying homage to a classic. Bravo good peoples, carry on (being awful i assume?).

[–] 7355608@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I preferred Father's Against Rude Television. They are the original FARTers. This new fangled group are nothing but posers.

[–] BigFatNips@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I understood that reference 😂

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I guess they got the attention they wanted.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Never trust a FART

[–] Svengarlic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

These guys were so upset they FARTed?