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Stonepounder

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Tue Sep 13, 2016, 11:56 AM Sep 2016

Stephen King Compares Donald Trump To Cthulhu; Cthulhu Issues Angry Denial

Hysterical headline found on Huffington.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-king-donald-trump-cthulhu_us_57d77e19e4b0fbd4b7bb4540?section=&

The ultimate “deplorable” wants nothing to do with Donald Trump.

A parody Twitter account set up for Cthulhu, one of the Great Old Ones created by early 20th century author H.P. Lovecraft, took offense to being linked to the Republican presidential candidate by novelist Stephen King:

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But the Cthulhu account, which claims Cthulu is running for president, quickly fired off a denial ― and it was an absolute gem packed with references from King’s many booksThe ultimate “deplorable” wants nothing to do with Donald Trump.

A parody Twitter account set up for Cthulhu, one of the Great Old Ones created by early 20th century author H.P. Lovecraft, took offense to being linked to the Republican presidential candidate by novelist Stephen King.





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Stephen King Compares Donald Trump To Cthulhu; Cthulhu Issues Angry Denial (Original Post) Stonepounder Sep 2016 OP
all hail the mighty Cthulhu niyad Sep 2016 #1
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. MohRokTah Sep 2016 #2
Sounds like he may be waking up. n/t Stonepounder Sep 2016 #3
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