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WorseDayEver

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33. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 03:35 PM
Wednesday

General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake, do you recall what Clemenceau once said about war?

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: No, I don't think I do, sir, no.

General Jack D. Ripper: He said war was too important to be left to the generals. When he said that, 50 years ago,
he might have been right. But today, war is too important to be left to politicians.
They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no
longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist
subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap
and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

General Jack D. Ripper: Mandrake, do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk... ice cream. Ice cream, Mandrake, children's ice cream.

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: [very nervous] Lord, Jack.

General Jack D. Ripper: You know when fluoridation first began?

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: I... no, no. I don't, Jack.

General Jack D. Ripper: Nineteen hundred and forty-six. 1946, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works.

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Uh, Jack, Jack, listen... tell me, tell me, Jack. When did you first... become... well, develop this theory?

General Jack D. Ripper: [somewhat embarassed] Well, I, uh... I... I... first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love.

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Hmm.

General Jack D. Ripper: Yes, a uh, a profound sense of fatigue... a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I... I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence.

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Hmm.

General Jack D. Ripper: I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women uh... women sense my power and they seek the life essence. I, uh... I do not avoid women, Mandrake.

Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: No.

General Jack D. Ripper: But I... I do deny them my essence.

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Hegseth's video announcement: highplainsdem Wednesday #1
Fucking mouth breathing idiot Botany Yesterday #122
Can we also test for testosterone excess? snot Wednesday #2
Clearly they want excess testosterone. live love laugh Yesterday #111
Some soldiers are women. Does Hegseth know that? tblue37 Yesterday #118
Not if he can help it. travelingthrulife 21 hrs ago #124
I thought this was going to be The Onion! Ocelot II Wednesday #3
TOTALLY Sounds Like The Onion!! Hegseth Needs To...... ColoringFool Wednesday #37
I am really amazed. No fiction writer could have thought this up. Biophilic Wednesday #4
Sounds like a sci-fi novel of creating Super Warriors underpants Wednesday #17
der Ubermernsch. What else could we expect from a Nazi regime? wnylib Wednesday #47
Next Hegseth will be putting them on meth, like the Nazis did some of their soldiers, especially the Waffen SS. n/t PatrickforB Wednesday #70
There's got to be a gateway purr-rat beauty Wednesday #83
It wasn't just the Waffen SS. It was most of the Army. Aristus Yesterday #110
Next...weighing testicles purr-rat beauty Wednesday #84
I foresee a rise in domestic violence and other complaints around bases. RandySF Wednesday #5
"we're keeping you on the leading edge of lethality" Grokenstein Wednesday #15
Fellow Psychopath To Trump. I Can See Hegseth Thinking...... ColoringFool Wednesday #39
As you wish... ultralite001 Wednesday #61
And yet, they are fighting air wars, not ground wars where wnylib Wednesday #51
Exactly..... reACTIONary Wednesday #57
So Hegseth wants military personnel to have wnylib Wednesday #59
That fascist is planning ground troops in Cuba. Justice matters. Wednesday #107
My guess is before elections. wnylib Wednesday #108
That would give all Dem candidates a free publicity gift Justice matters. Yesterday #109
And the women? Bayard Wednesday #6
"War fighters" I'm guessing only Combat Arms. underpants Wednesday #13
he call the all "war fighters" rampartd Wednesday #26
Yes Aviation Pro Wednesday #40
He's already throwing out the women The Blue Flower Wednesday #56
That's what this is all about, kicking the women out KS Toronado Wednesday #90
I imagine women in the service will be deemed to be testosterone-deficient. n/t Mister Ed Wednesday #7
This is how he will bully his way around title nine Walleye Wednesday #10
Does that include the women? I had to look to see if it was the Onion Walleye Wednesday #8
I thought this was the Onion when I first saw it. What an insecure, yet dangerous moron. hlthe2b Wednesday #9
That does sound satisfying. Would make a good scene in a movie. Walleye Wednesday #14
For some reason women will test poorly. Turbineguy Wednesday #11
Yet Biden was encroaching on service members' rights by making COVID vaccines mandatory? hamsterjill Wednesday #12
Hahaha he was pretty sexy...only saw a bit of Beastmaster later on - I saw him in the Original V electric_blue68 Yesterday #117
Let him take the test first. llmart Wednesday #16
the thought of his tiny shriveled you-know-whats CharleyDog Wednesday #29
Guy has been the avatar for roid rage for probably a couple decades. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #86
Is Pete a closet case? RandySF Wednesday #18
I thought this would be an Onion article Sequoia Wednesday #19
Pete: a rather small soldier, sitting in a closed dark area, flying a drone that is 1000 miles away,... ashredux Wednesday #20
Be afraid of ICE, be afraid of police, and CharleyDog Wednesday #35
As the "Commander-in-Thief" of our "warriors"... Wuddles440 Wednesday #21
Fear not whiskey Pete, all of them will have a higher count than yours. republianmushroom Wednesday #22
Petey seems really obsessed with masculinity... Escape Wednesday #23
Wouldn't flu shots be more effective? dickthegrouch Wednesday #24
Kegsbreath should be tested for intellectual and moral deficiencies. 3catwoman3 Wednesday #25
One thing this tells us is that Pete has low testosterone. Scrivener7 Wednesday #27
Hell, let's just give them all CharleyDog Wednesday #28
This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Wednesday #74
Experimental testing...................... Lovie777 Wednesday #30
The top leader should be tested for kacekwl Wednesday #31
From time to time . . . AverageOldGuy Wednesday #32
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb WorseDayEver Wednesday #33
Brilliant scene from a brilliant movie Pinback Wednesday #55
Already mentioned but worth repeating.... test the Commander In Chief? Norrrm Wednesday #34
Zero Testosterone Maninacan Wednesday #36
Warfighters? What would expect from the Secretary of War? patphil Wednesday #38
Well, demanding a certain level of testosterone slightlv Wednesday #41
I'd bet that Hegseth huffs his armpits. Harker Wednesday #42
Republicans are fucking ridiculous. This modern obsession of theirs with testosterone levels is insane as it is Karasu Wednesday #43
Nazis and the Cult of Super-Masculine Soldiers (Must-Read).............. ColoringFool Wednesday #44
Kegsbreath hasn't exactly been subtle about his influences here. Karasu Wednesday #76
"the leading edge of lethality"? Orange Buffoon Wednesday #45
Very poetic line, but as sick as it gets. ColoringFool Wednesday #49
.....The Trump administration has decried the use of hormones in gender affirming care, including both testosterone and riversedge Wednesday #46
One goal is .....no women. ColoringFool Wednesday #50
a gay heaven then ? WorseDayEver Wednesday #58
He's jealous of ICErs... ananda Wednesday #48
Whoa! Chi67 Wednesday #52
While he is screening gay porn films Klarkashton Wednesday #53
Precious Body Fluids no_hypocrisy Wednesday #54
Hegseth has a Comic-Book Mentality tonekat Wednesday #60
This sounds like a test for male porn stars. twodogsbarking Wednesday #62
2 more years cant get here fast enough get rid of all these trumpers FloridaBlues Wednesday #63
Gender affirming care Mz Pip Wednesday #64
Side effects of too much testosterone include: ultralite001 Wednesday #65
and Prostate Cancer Auggie Wednesday #69
What is this Fing idiot going to do with men with high testosterone numbers? My guess is he doesn't understand... usaf-vet Wednesday #66
Anybody ask mgardener Wednesday #67
N/T. Bridge TOO FAR. We are in VERY DEEP Orwellian waters. Hope peeps wake the fuck up and revolt. slumcamper Wednesday #68
Such a great reflection of his own inadequacy. efhmc Wednesday #71
I suspect "voluntary" won't be so voluntary in a year jmowreader Wednesday #72
Did someone invest in supplements? Do people have to take it forever once they start testosterone supplements? mahina Wednesday #73
The Manosphere is obsessed with T levels. JFK Jr. is hyped on it. maxsolomon Wednesday #75
After you, Petie Boy! Hope you're not deficient. no_hypocrisy Wednesday #77
He definitely has a thing for gonads! ExtraGriz Wednesday #78
Putting the gone in gonads. They'll be shriveled prunes by the time they leave service. nt Xipe Totec Wednesday #79
And the female soldiers? nt Xipe Totec Wednesday #80
Who would have thought that the "... Great Again"... 70sEraVet Wednesday #81
Serious mental illness. pat_k Wednesday #82
This sure explains a lot about Kegsbreath. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #85
Nutcase obsessed with nut sacks. Efilroft Sul Wednesday #87
How Hegseth expects US troops to look NickB79 Wednesday #88
That guy has a really tiny head GenThePerservering 15 hrs ago #125
Why are MAGA so obsessed with genitals and sex and such?! Rabrrrrrr Wednesday #89
Master debaters line WA-03 Democrat Wednesday #91
...says the guy who had to have a hair/makeup room installed at the Pentagon? Drum Wednesday #92
Hedgesuck maliaSmith Wednesday #93
This is about sex discrimination against women. Nothing more, nothing less. valleyrogue Wednesday #94
Hey Kegsbreath! How about a friendly game of CHESS! I can't wait to Fuckin' KICK YOUR ASS !!! BOZO !!! eom Exp Wednesday #95
I thought gender affirming care was bad. Imperialism Inc. Wednesday #96
I hope the failed infantry officer and tabless beyotch Aviation Pro Wednesday #97
Hegseth should be a screened for a deficiency in brain cells. There are many things that have been scientifically proven Martin68 Wednesday #98
Just when you thought he couldn't be more stupid Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #99
It used to be a very routine thing for Democrats to be accused of being in favor of tighter state controls in all areas. Janbdwl72 Wednesday #100
This country is a complete nut house. Bristlecone Wednesday #101
Too much testosterone I_UndergroundPanther Wednesday #102
Flying drones is brutal and unrelenting Renew Deal Wednesday #103
Wow, and that fuckwit will likely not listen to specialists Warpy Wednesday #104
Ummm, so, if number is low, are they gonna provide 'gender affirming' supplements? Attilatheblond Wednesday #105
Great. LudwigPastorius Wednesday #106
He needs to be tested for brain cells, blood alcohol and STDs relayerbob Yesterday #112
How about a daily sobriety test for Kegsbreath? Crowman2009 Yesterday #113
Pile that on for another reason not to enlist! Crowman2009 Yesterday #114
Test Hegseth. Iggo Yesterday #115
Does he want to start his own Theban Band? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #116
Testosterone will rise without alcohol! BidenRocks Yesterday #119
Someone needs to tell him Blumancru Yesterday #120
Kegsbreath must have just seen this 1977 movie, SHOCK WAVES. raccoon Yesterday #121
Whiskey Pete has some serious mental health issues. travelingthrulife 21 hrs ago #123
I was a kid right around the end of WWII dedl67 14 hrs ago #126
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