In the first of what we hope will be many - we take a look at some of the funniest gems to have emerged in pop culture and the politisphere - in the past seven days. Devito, originally known for movie greats like Twins and Batman Returns, but later finding cult fame in the monstrously respected Always Sunny in Philadelphia - did an all-time top-10 Tweet-Delete on Friday. "I'd rather fist a dog than be in a relationship," he said, before concluding the language in the first half of the tweet hadn't quite nailed the point down. "Piss my pants!" he continued. What's equally as funny as a PG-rated movie comic like Devito referencing fisting and pant-pissing - were the replies beneath it. The first two I saw were people immediately tagging the NewsThisTweet bot, which as you might expect, then responded with a newsified image of the tweet in question. Meanwhile on Friday night, Twitter/Tiktok favourite (and returning AT // OD podcast guest), Supertanskiii, was, err, treated (?) to a swipe out of left-field when Corbyn fan (/writer) John Wight posted this lil love letter: To be honest, seeing someone attack a working class woman for being anti working class requires one response. An emotionless face with a prompt 90-degree turn and exit stage left. But Tan went for.. Before too long, having seen a Working Class woman getting called a cunt on the internet, some other accounts stepped-in to defend Tan... But this is where things get confusing. Because you'd think if you'd been called out for abusing a woman on the internet, you might take stock, take a breath - if not to reflect then certainly to NOT BE SEEN AS A WOMAN ABUSER ON THE INTERNET. But no, Wight showed an impressive, steadfast commitment to such charm and went with: Now, while I'm sure you and I, Dear Reader, can appreciate such a talent for wordsmithery, such wizardry with political debate if not prose - against all the odds, Twitter felt differently. And promptly suspended his account. Elsewhere in the political universe, Joe Biden forgave American students a $10,000 chunk of debt, each. TEN GRAND. Amazing, right?! Think of the weight that must've been lifted in Repb circles! Their children would no longer be saddled with evil, communist, Big Govt debt; Instead they'd be free to make something of themselves; they could (to a greater extent at least) come from nothing, pull themselves up by the bootstraps and ONLY have to find the other $135,000 to fund that bullshit Liberal Arts degree. So Yay, right? Wrong: America's conservatives seemed to take issue with the idea of debt forgiveness. And of course, front & centre of the crettiny brigade, as normal, was your favourite idiot's favourite idiot: Marjorie Taylor Greene. Hilarious to see the official White House Twitter account quote tweet this - and several other critical Repb voices, reminding the world that these are people who have personally benefited from Govt debt forgiveness programmes. OTHER BITS: Be sure to check out The Trawl podcast hosted by Jemma Forte and Marina Purkiss. Funk-27 head honcho, Aid Thompsin, appears as this week's dessert near the end. David Lowther has a new blog, They Think You're Stupid, which you should definitely go and read. Finally, here are some instagrams that we made/posted for a giggle. Until next time, keep it #Booj.
