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yesman@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days ago

The Brits had an anthem ready for when Margaret Thatcher died. Americans should also be prepared.

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The Brits had an anthem ready for when Margaret Thatcher died. Americans should also be prepared.

yesman@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days ago
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    12 days ago

    We can adapt one of theirs, how about “Tamp the dirt down” by Elvis Costello?

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    deleted by creator

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    13 days ago

    Is Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead only for women?

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    It’s a real shame they stuck this song on the end of a long video. The video is neat but the music video at the end is an absolute banger. Skip to 22:30 if the timestamped link doesn’t work.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxG6s1-eIOQ&t=1357

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    I worked for a manufacturer on the engineering side for a while, and we had this absolute manipulator cunt in HR, basically throwing the CEO’s name around like it was a pass to commit murder.

    Once the CEO found out some of the shit she pulled, he dropped the ban hammer immediately. It was such a relief to us all, we were literally skipping and hopping in the hallways shouting “ding dong! the witch is dead!” It was a great moment until we realized a few months later half of the shit she did actually came from him and nothing really changed.

    That last point may or may not be relevant to current times.

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      Yeah that’s the worst he was not mad at the actions he was made she was throwing his name around. She was ment to be plausible deniability.

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        Exactly, you get what I’m trying to say. That and it isn’t just one person/entity that is the issue.

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      Is the ban hammer a firing, or was she just kicked from the company servers?

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        It was a firing, but also booted from the company servers

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    Trump’s should be a series of farts, shit dumps and loud pissing.

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    I can’t wait! This song comes to mind in the interim. https://youtu.be/Dbnm-0r3suM

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    I recommend the failure horns from the Price is Right.

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      https://youtu.be/_asNhzXq72w

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      I just looked that up, and… TIL where that sound clip came from.

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      It would be HILARIOUS if a military band did that instead of playing Hail to the Chief. He gets off Air Force One and you just hear Fum fum fu fuuum, DUUUUURG.

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        I could not for the life of me remember what the price is right failure horn sounded like.

        Then I read your comment and it was like a bolt into my soul.

        Well done, sir.

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          It has lyrics: You lost the game. Daaang.

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    I’m pretty sure when he keels over it’ll A. be his fault and B. lead to an avalanche of conspiracy theories probably inspiring terrorist attacks. It will not be a day of rejoicing for me.

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    We’ve got a song for Boris Johnson too

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      For everyone’s listening pleasure

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    So I hadn’t heard this song and went looking for it. There are so many songs celebrating her death. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/7-songs-margaret-thatcher-funeral-playlist/

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    All news media have stuff ready for when a famous person pops their clogs. Various versions, usually.

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    We’d be a little late to the party, think she’s been dead for a while.

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    Currently, that Tom Petty song with the lyric about “the waiting is the hardest part” seems appropriate.

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    I’d put good money on there already being some pretty good bangers waiting in the vault.

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      “Bangers in the Vault”, another British classic about Margaret Thatcher.

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