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[–] [email protected] 164 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They are even dumber than Leslie Nielsen as American president in his parodies.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This was the feeling!!! I couldn't put my finger on just how this entire thing felt to me, you've cleared the skies and allowed the light of recollection to meet my shores!

It feels like 70s-80s slapstick!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think part of that is that it conjures up cold war era associations.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Definitely! Those "outside time and space"/"post-modern purgatory" vibes are strong nowadays. Every day feels like making busy until the storm hits.