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DesertRat

(27,995 posts) Fri Jul 28, 2017, 02:48 PM Jul 2017

Sen. Chris Murphy- "I ran into John McCain as we walked underground to the Senate..."

I ran into John McCain as we walked underground to the Senate for the final vote. Someday I'll get to tell my grandkids what he said to me.

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Sen. Chris Murphy- "I ran into John McCain as we walked underground to the Senate..." (Original Post) DesertRat Jul 2017 OP

What a stupid waste of a tweet elehhhhna Jul 2017 #1

What a stupid waste of a tweet LenaBaby61 Jul 2017 #5

Anecdote. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #11

"Don't eat the cafeteria's baked beans. They gave me gas." n/t Massacure Jul 2017 #2

What the... LexVegas Jul 2017 #3

I heard the best joke ever today awesomerwb1 Jul 2017 #4

Maybe McCain said DesertRat Jul 2017 #6

Hmmm Lotusflower70 Jul 2017 #7

That's how I read it too. DesertRat Jul 2017 #8

Good to know Lotusflower70 Jul 2017 #9

That seems to be the same conclusion by others on twitter DesertRat Jul 2017 #10

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

1. What a stupid waste of a tweet

Reply to DesertRat (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 02:49 PM

Jul 2017

LenaBaby61

(6,981 posts)

5. What a stupid waste of a tweet

Reply to elehhhhna (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:01 PM

Jul 2017

He could have kept that antidote to himself if he wasn't or couldn't share it.

Whatever

The Velveteen Ocelot

(116,105 posts)

11. Anecdote.

Reply to LenaBaby61 (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:20 PM

Jul 2017

An anecdote is a short description of an incident or conversation. An antidote is something you take to counteract a poison.

Massacure

(7,531 posts)

2. "Don't eat the cafeteria's baked beans. They gave me gas." n/t

Reply to DesertRat (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 02:59 PM

Jul 2017

LexVegas

(6,125 posts)

3. What the...

Reply to DesertRat (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:00 PM

Jul 2017

awesomerwb1

(4,272 posts)

4. I heard the best joke ever today

Reply to DesertRat (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:01 PM

Jul 2017

some day I will tell it to my grand kids.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

6. Maybe McCain said

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:06 PM

Jul 2017

Tell your future grandkids, this vote is for you.

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)

7. Hmmm

Reply to DesertRat (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:07 PM

Jul 2017

It's not just about us. He is talking about the future generations as well. That's cool.

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

8. That's how I read it too.

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:08 PM

Jul 2017

Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts)

9. Good to know

Reply to DesertRat (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:10 PM

Jul 2017

It's nice when someone else is on the same page. Cheers!

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

10. That seems to be the same conclusion by others on twitter

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Reply #9)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:17 PM

Jul 2017

Googs09? @Googs09

Maybe he said "this is for your grandkids"

Kristen Blush? @KristenBlush

That was a clue! He did it for the future generation. He isn't soulless after all!!!!!

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