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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Jan 6, 2018, 07:57 PM Jan 2018

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"please stop calling our customer service hotline to ask if we have The Gorilla Channel"

Link to tweet

in reference to:

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bwhahahaha

eta: Folks, the Netflix social media person is riffing off a joke about the book on Trump. There IS NO Gorilla Channel. Funny as hell, but yes, also very fake.

After some people fell for a parody excerpt from Michael Wolff's Fire & Fury book by user @pixelatedboat, which claimed that Donald Trump liked to watch a gorilla channel, Netflix decided to get in on the action.

https://twitter.com/i/moments/949553292283142144

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"please stop calling our customer service hotline to ask if we have The Gorilla Channel" (Original Post) steve2470 Jan 2018 OP

You know he asked for snuff films first but the staff ignored his request lunasun Jan 2018 #1

LMAO....but HipChick Jan 2018 #2

I heard about this but I thought it was the Onion. wow. just wow. nt shanny Jan 2018 #3

Fox accuses it of being a fake story. Link to tweet in the post. Different Drummer Jan 2018 #6

This is good subtweeting. blogslut Jan 2018 #4

This is why I like Hulu ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #5

January 31 is National Gorilla Suit Day ThoughtCriminal Jan 2018 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue_true Jan 2018 #8

I think he likes dogfighting. IluvPitties Jan 2018 #9

Wait...so, there really isn't a gorilla channel? Yavin4 Jan 2018 #10

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

1. You know he asked for snuff films first but the staff ignored his request

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 08:09 PM

Jan 2018

Creep probably likes arranged animal fights too

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

2. LMAO....but

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 08:10 PM

Jan 2018

to think taxpayers money is being wasted like this...

shanny

(6,709 posts)

3. I heard about this but I thought it was the Onion. wow. just wow. nt

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 08:19 PM

Jan 2018

Different Drummer

(7,595 posts)

6. Fox accuses it of being a fake story. Link to tweet in the post.

Reply to shanny (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 08:26 PM

Jan 2018

Link to tweet

blogslut

(37,977 posts)

4. This is good subtweeting.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 08:24 PM

Jan 2018

Good Twitter all around.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

5. This is why I like Hulu

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 08:26 PM

Jan 2018

24 hour streaming gorillas. Whew we, watch them hit each other, POW!

ThoughtCriminal

(14,046 posts)

7. January 31 is National Gorilla Suit Day

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 08:49 PM

Jan 2018

Love Don Martin

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Blue_true This message was self-deleted by its author.

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

9. I think he likes dogfighting.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 09:19 PM

Jan 2018

The way he talks about dogs quitting and "choking" makes me think he is a sadistic mofo.

Yavin4

(35,407 posts)

10. Wait...so, there really isn't a gorilla channel?

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 09:20 PM

Jan 2018

Damn.

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