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Pantagruel

(2,580 posts) Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:37 PM Nov 2020

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This story spurred immediate comparison to Trump's assault

on the election results......

"Nov 18, 2020
For 15 years, Sweden thought they were hearing Russian submarines invading their territory. They regularly investigated, sending subs, boats, and helicopters at great expense, only to come up empty-handed.

Upon investigation by a biologist, it turned out to be herring farts."

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This story spurred immediate comparison to Trump's assault (Original Post) Pantagruel Nov 2020 OP

What? My herring isn't so good. Beakybird Nov 2020 #1

Okay. That's genius. 👏 underpants Nov 2020 #2

Herring farts are an important ingredient in Surstromming. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #3

On a scale of 1 to 10 Wicked Blue Nov 2020 #4

But I bet they were Red Herrings! ;O) abqtommy Nov 2020 #5

You gave me a great laugh! MLAA Nov 2020 #9

Thanks, you made my day! abqtommy Nov 2020 #10

Herring don't have armpits central scrutinizer Nov 2020 #6

Surprised it took 15 years to figure it out: fishermen should have smelt it. n/t femmedem Nov 2020 #7

Who knew that fish farted? Bayard Nov 2020 #8

Beakybird

(3,334 posts)

1. What? My herring isn't so good.

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:40 PM

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underpants

(182,999 posts)

2. Okay. That's genius. 👏

Reply to Beakybird (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:41 PM

Nov 2020

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

3. Herring farts are an important ingredient in Surstromming.

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:43 PM

Nov 2020

Wicked Blue

(5,863 posts)

4. On a scale of 1 to 10

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:57 PM

Nov 2020

that's pretty finny

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

5. But I bet they were Red Herrings! ;O)

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:59 PM

Nov 2020

MLAA

(17,366 posts)

9. You gave me a great laugh!

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 01:30 PM

Nov 2020

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

10. Thanks, you made my day!

Reply to MLAA (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 01:35 PM

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central scrutinizer

(11,666 posts)

6. Herring don't have armpits

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 01:03 PM

Nov 2020

So this wasn’t just a prank by middle school herrings

femmedem

(8,209 posts)

7. Surprised it took 15 years to figure it out: fishermen should have smelt it. n/t

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 01:11 PM

Nov 2020

Bayard

(22,209 posts)

8. Who knew that fish farted?

Reply to Pantagruel (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 01:17 PM

Nov 2020

Is this a regular thing?

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