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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

U.N. escalator stops as Trump, first lady get on; White House demands firing if deliberate

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U.N. escalator stops as Trump, first lady get on; White House demands firing if deliberate

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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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“If someone at the UN intentionally stopped the escalator ... they need to be fired and investigated immediately,” the White House press secretary said.

cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/34419717

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    An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.

    • Mitch Hedberg
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      I agree with your sentiment, but https://youtu.be/o1SjQfwLieU

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        Veritasium video about this incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ8ehplVFp4

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        They also catch fire:

        https://brooklyn.news12.com/escalator-fire-prompts-evacuation-of-macys-in-roosevelt-field-mall

        https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/jfk-airport-fire-terminal-8-evacuated/

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Cross_fire

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      Tell that to Italy.

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      Trump cant handle a flight of stairs.

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        Notice how Melanie hiked up quickly so Don would have to strain his heart…she doesn’t even look back.

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      I need some Mitch tonight.

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      RIP Mitch Hedberg! I truly miss him! He was so funny! All his stand up had me laughing so hard! No one since has truly compared!

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        “Rice is great when you are hungry and want 2,000 of something.”

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