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RockCreek

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14. And if you are orange and obese, touch the metal arch for best protection.

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Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:12 AM

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Safety tip: In the event of a thunderstorm, stand directly beneath the nearest giant metal arch [View all] EarlG Yesterday OP

;-{) ACT OF GOD Goonch Yesterday #1

My dearest Martha, tanyev Yesterday #2

Hey, magats, wear NJCher Yesterday #3

I've been hoping a lightning strike would take out TSF on one of his golf outings. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #4

... Wednesdays Yesterday #8

If rain comes with the lightening, Dr. T 22 hrs ago #34

He'd have Rubio.... SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #53

Ideal Conditions for Entertainment Kid Berwyn Yesterday #5

A lightening strike would be such a shame. Swede Yesterday #6

Smite! mcar Yesterday #7

Safety be damned! Full speed ahead!! Totally Tunsie Yesterday #9

HA HA HA HA HA HA Passages Yesterday #10

He can attend a fight during a thunderstorm... Trueblue Texan Yesterday #11

Should be fun catching the weather radar off and on this evening. paleotn Yesterday #12

Grand finale Pinback Yesterday #13

Hahahaaa! electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #41

And if you are orange and obese, touch the metal arch for best protection. RockCreek Yesterday #14

Perhaps holding your lovely wife or daughter's hand with your other hand, for stability displacedvermoter Yesterday #18

Lord, smite my enemies, but if You shalt not, at least strike them with lightning so we shall recognize surfered Yesterday #15

So mote it be! niyad Yesterday #17

😁 surfered 23 hrs ago #23

That "ugly ass thunder dome" is the highest point on the White House grounds ...the flag poles might be Botany Yesterday #16

Don't tease me with a good time! questionseverything Yesterday #19

Upper 80 to 90 degree F, very humid, wind, possible thunderstorms, and bugs. Botany 23 hrs ago #22

bug the!##$$ out of them.! AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #37

Be still my racing heart! Lol. /nt slightlv 22 hrs ago #31

first the streamers , then the main grounding pulse ,and then zap with all those tall objects in the area, AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #33

LIghtening strikes thunder dome. (love it) Prairie_Seagull 22 hrs ago #38

Can it be mandatory for everyone... 3catwoman3 21 hrs ago #39

Tomorrow's FOX chyron: Trump's poll numbers take rapid decline as DC fire & rescue fails to revive scores of fools Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #54

Apparently... 2naSalit Yesterday #20

And to keep rain from ruining orange make-up, be sure to stand under an umbrella. Auggie 23 hrs ago #21

This of course, offers a perfect cap for Orrex's daily hopeful posts. There could be no better justice than a fried... NNadir 23 hrs ago #24

I had been planning to ignore it entirely, but now it seems like it might be fun to check in on how it's going. Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #25

I'm so gullible relogic 23 hrs ago #26

Come On Mother Nature BlueKota 23 hrs ago #27

yes Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #28

I can hear it now when lighting strikes. I survived another assassination attempt. Bengus81 23 hrs ago #29

He stared at an eclipse... Daigan 22 hrs ago #30

It'll probably go swimmingly tbh SSJVegeta 22 hrs ago #32

I told my husband if lightening takes out the king, I will definitely be going to church and I'm an atheist. LOL. Vinca 22 hrs ago #35

The forecast is... WestMichRad 22 hrs ago #36

earlg: your headline is the absolute best! i laughed out loud, had to tell my daughter and she laughed out loud too! orleans 21 hrs ago #40

Good advice! 😄 electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #42

Yeah, you are all "big men" Dana... Just stand under that full metal monstrosity and ignore hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #43

Thank you for the chortle. yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago #44

Sounds like when the Nazis opened the Ark SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #45

And hold your hands high. Rapture will come soon... Evolve Dammit 18 hrs ago #46

75% by 8:00 Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #47

Courtesy of Abraham Lincoln FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #48

Disasters are Routine for MAGAts NJCher 16 hrs ago #49

Creep fried Orange Chicken TACO. BHDem53 16 hrs ago #50

Lightning has a strike range of 20 miles. Just saying.... nt allegorical oracle 16 hrs ago #51

My dream come true... Faux pas 13 hrs ago #52

I'm sure the event will be spectacular and electrifying. nt Xipe Totec 5 hrs ago #55