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'Nobody wants to see this!' Trump vents fury over flags being half-staff for inauguration (www.rawstory.com)
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President-elect Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Friday to complain that the American flag will be flown at half-staff for his inauguration due to the period of mourning for the recently deceased former President Jimmy Carter.

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[–] half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Pretty sure we're all just going to break out into "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" like in Munchkinland when he dies.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking more like the Ewoks when the second death star blew up 🤷

[–] clay_pidgin 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yub-yub, bitches!

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] clay_pidgin 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How have I never heard that!?

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago

Ah la loo! Ah hahaha!
Yub nub, eee chop yub nub
Ah toe mee toe pee chee keene
G'noop dock fling oh ah

[–] corodius@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

it was removed in the re releases and replaced with a bigger celebration scene and music, which honestly sucks compared to the original banger.

[–] funkless_eck 8 points 3 months ago

I mean in the UK when Thatcher died that song hit the top of the music charts.