Portugal wildfires

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Wildfires are raging in Portugal, while a heatwave spreads through Southern Europe. Firefighters are struggling to prevent the fires from spreading, and at least 29 people have been reported injuried.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...atwave-europe/

[Leo656]

F*cking Portuguese, that's what they get.

[Prowler]

Forest fires are a regular thing in the countryside in summer, sadly.

[ChosenOne]

Originally Posted by Leo656

F*cking Portuguese, that's what they get.

What do you have against us?

[Leo656]

That's funny, I actually explained it to someone else yesterday too.

Half an inside joke between me and Prowler since he's one of my all-time favorite Drome People, and half just being goofy because you don't generally hear anything bad said about those people so it comes off as like, "Wait... what?"

I think it started a long time ago with an episode of either Family Guy or American Dad, one of the characters was like, "I thought you were gonna Portuguese out on me... I'm trying to start a new ethnic slur, did it take?" And it was just so absurd I decided to make it part of my rotation.

Just some Random Sh*t To Say is all.

[ChosenOne]

Mmkay. Putting away the broken cheap beer bottle now.

As far as ethnic slurs go, "Porchie" would work well. Just made it up.

And on topic, it's been a sh*tty two weeks but at least we got confirmation that our president is a ghoul as well as a clown, and that the PM would rather attend ribbon cutting ceremonies than emergency debates in parliament while the whole country burns.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by ChosenOne

Mmkay. Putting away the broken cheap beer bottle now.

As far as ethnic slurs go, "Porchie" would work well. Just made it up.

And on topic, it's been a sh*tty two weeks but at least we got confirmation that our president is a ghoul as well as a clown, and that the PM would rather attend ribbon cutting ceremonies than emergency debates in parliament while the whole country burns.

The President is a glorified First Lady. People like him because he's nice and acts like a regular Joe in public taking selfies and all but doing actual presidential work is too much for him for some reason. And it's not like the president has to do that much compared to the PM and other ministers anyway. So I dunno why Marcelo is so lazy.

The PM... elected 3 times(well technically 2...) because the opposition is laughable. I think most people are sick of him by now. But the abstention rates in our country are pretty damn high, so a lot of those people who don't like him most likely didn't bother voting either.

[ChosenOne]

Originally Posted by Prowler

The President is a glorified First Lady. People like him because he's nice and acts like a regular Joe in public taking selfies and all but doing actual presidential work is too much for him for some reason. And it's not like the president has to do that much compared to the PM and other ministers anyway. So I dunno why Marcelo is so lazy.

The PM... elected 3 times(well technically 2...) because the opposition is laughable. I think most people are sick of him by now. But the abstention rates in our country are pretty damn high, so a lot of those people who don't like him most likely didn't bother voting either.

The standards for our ruling class have fallen so low that it's a choice between being a lazy, perpetually vacationing know-it-all like the president or speeding around the country between meetings fast enough to cause the death of roadside workers like that other guy, the morbidly obese r*tard who oversaw the purchase of flammable gear for firemen nationwide. And don't even get me started on Santos Silva, the bald Soup Nazi who probably gets wet at the thought of 1984 becoming real. On a good day, it's very much a popcorn-worthy country.

The PM's only real electoral win was probably the second one. The first time around he cheated his way into power, and the third time reeks of Dominion Systems. If it's any consolation, I don't think he'll finish this term either. Things are breaking down fast and all it'll take is over a dozen people dying in the fires or another mess like that whole airport affair to push him over the edge. And I disagree, there's someone in the opposition who is doing his homework and checking all the right boxes.

If we do go the polls soon and PS is voted in again, though, I'll lose all hope in the people of this country.

[Papenbrook]

The temperature is very brutal.

Stay safe.

[ChosenOne]

It's about to get even hotter tomorrow afternoon in parliament.