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Alan Eames's avatar

Completely forgetting that today is April 1st, as I was reading the "missive" from Sr. Milei, I was thinking this has to be a joke, this has to be a joke... Then I got to the end and it was, and I breathed a deep sigh of relief.

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Kenny Ellison's avatar

I must be slow. I didn’t see the ruse until I finished the supposed address from Milei. I kept thinking, this CANNOT be true! Then I got a good laugh. Thank you Joel for starting off my (April Fools) day properly.

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Alex's avatar

I didn't see it until the response from the president of Raytheon. Very well done piece. Bonner's April 1 article was brilliant, so Joel still has some work to do. :) (You can tell how good the article was from the apoplectic response from the Trump worshipers. After reading the article, they probably immediately rushed to their Trump shrine to kneel and pray.)

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Dr. B's avatar

You got me with the first one about the EU. I found it completely believable the EU might resort to peace if the alternative was paying for their own defense.

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Joel Bowman's avatar

I tried to go from most to least likely, to keep up the joke. Maybe I should have swapped #1 and #2...?

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Dr. B's avatar

I think you layered it up perfectly. It’s already too late to think Trump would insist on a balanced budget. Still chuckling at the line about defense contractors scrambling to seek new markets.

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Jim Fennell's avatar

April Fools, indeed. I was onto you as soon as you portrayed the president advocating for a balanced budget.🤔🤨😉

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Tom Beach's avatar

We have been living an April Fools day for years now. When will it end and we can all laugh.

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Claudia Behnish's avatar

Good one Joel, you almost got me! I was actually taken in with the Europeans and didn't start to get suspicious until the end of the Trump "tweet....I forgot it was April 1st.

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Mark Taylor Wright's avatar

Ok, admittedly I am gullible. You pulled that one over on me. My heart sank with that old Joe Biden as president and the dumbocrats in charge feeling of constant loss, and I could feel the heat begin to break out a sweat on my forehead. Good one. I'll certainly be more careful next year.

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Robert Overall's avatar

You got me! I’m cracking up right now. Thanks I needed a good, hard and funny laugh!

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TC58's avatar

Sad isn't it, when rational, logical, empathetic and decent approaches to life become an April fools joke, such is the shittyness of the global elite. Very funny though...in a 'makes me wish I was born 40 years earlier and rode the wave as it ascended' kinda way.

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Lyle stonehouse's avatar

Good one,had me on the edge

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Mike's avatar

C'MON NOW!!! THATS HOW YOU DO IT!!!

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Fulcircle's avatar

You nearly got me. Better luck next time!😆

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Ellen Leyrer's avatar

Especially love the image. 😁

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Fred's avatar

I saw it coming sometime in the second or third paragraph. But thanks for it nevertheless.

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Russ's avatar

Well played, sir!

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Kevin Leader's avatar

Happy April fools day

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