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Between:
“The head of Sharpie gets a call. I don’t even know who the hell he is,” Trump said. “He said, ‘Is this really the president?’”
And:
Sharpie’s parent company, Atlanta‑based Newell Brands, said in a statement that it had no information about the specific conversation Trump described.
There’s a very real chance he just called a local Staples and placed a normal order for custom designed sharpie and laid the same price anyone else would have…
Sounds like he negotiated the deal with himself.
It was 99.9% a “four seasons landscapers” type deal.
He shouted at someone to get “sharpie” on the phone to order these.
Some boomer searched “how to order custom sharpies” without realizing how easy of a thing that is in 2026, called the first number, and hand the phone to the president of the United States, who likely got some $11/HR manager at a stationary supply store 5 blocks away from Marlago who thought it was a prank call.
The dumbest explanation is often the correct one these day
@givesomefucks I have adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards anyone using ‘boomer’ this way.
This childishness needs to stop.
Ok boomer
I’m not them, but I support the idea and have spoken up myself.
Here’s the thing: You people using the term have fallen into the same trap like DEI and such that fascists have set.
If you look at young people coming up, they’re not more left wing, they’re more fascist. And if you look at older people - sure, for decades, there was a trend of getting more conservative with age, but that trend is much less strong, and certainly ignores all the older hippies out there.
All this “boomer” bullshit is is the oligarchs trying their best to continue to drive more wedges between people artificially. Also, trying to convince people “Don’t worry about voting or fighting for change, just let the old people die off and it’ll solve itself!”
Well, big news, folks, the problem is not going to die off, and for all of you “boomer” people out there, you’re just giving the fascists more time to strengthen.
At the very least, realize that the ageism thing is absolutely bullshit and being used to tear us apart. So if that’s what you want, then sure, keep using it.
Just know that you’re helping the fascists when you do.
Ok zoomer
The thing is, you think you’re being funny and/or getting a rise out of me. But really, I view you like Trump trying to say something like “They came to me and said, ‘Sir, we’ve never heard someone called a zoomer like you have just now’”. If it makes you happy, fine, but all I see you as is an immature toddler who might grow up one day.
@Akasazh You, too.
@daychilde My biggest complaint is that it’s just extremely childish. Name-calling is what little kids do. It’s fine as a joke, but most people expect to be taken seriously, like a toddler throwing a tantrum.
Beyond that, it’s deeply ignorant – I would say WILFULLY ignorant – for more reasons than I could lay out here.
This is why I’ve taken a zero-tolerance, block-on-first-offence attitude towards it. Anyone still doing that is just hopelessly stupid.
It’s not necessary to announce that you are blocking someone. You’re not so important that everyone cares who you do or do not block, and acting like you are is boomer mentality. All it does is soothe your own hurt feelings. Just block the person and move on
no war but the class war bud
He clearly talked with Tim Sharpie.
You win for favorite joke of the day for me with this one. Nicely done.
Told my wife - I summarized the subject of the submission and the comments just to get to teling her this comment in context, and you have her approval, too. :)
No, he talked to John Sharpie himself
and stop calling yourself Mr
ManagerSharpieMichael BluthSharpie customer service supervisor
“Ah, man. Retail employees – gettin’ no respect these days at the highest level, let me tell ya, no respect.”
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“Is this President Sharpie? Because this is President Trump, and I really need to speak to President Sharpie about a custom designed sharpie.”
“Ummm, I’m just the support guy currently on duty. But sure, you can call me President Sharpie if you want. I guess.”
Who among us wouldn’t play along as President Sharpie? Finally a chance to act bigly
Whatever. Mine’s cooler.
Yes it is.
Damn, now I have to throw out my Namiki Yukari Maki-e - Apricot Tree and Warbler Urushi fountain pen…
He’s a bit early for hurricane season.
Watch the video. PeePop just rambles. Reminds me of waiting on my grandmother to finish winding on with one of her dementia rants before I can quietly duck out of the nursing home.
Watch the video
Nah I’m good
Yeah, I think newsweek gives him too much credit about the meaning of it.
its funny that he could have everything he wants in life for just a few mil. just some gold plating and personalized crap and hiring a rotating thing of people to agree with him on everything and kiss his ass.
If you want expensive writing tools fountain pens are where the gold is at. You can’t be dumbfuck stupid and write with a fountain pen though. Signing everything with a cheap sharpie is one step above using crayons or a finger he just wiped between his ass cheeks.
I wonder if he’s a fan of butt sharpies.
Possible mod
Looks closer
Skerple
Part of me thinks he watched some inspiring monologue in a movie or show where the character takes an unrelated topic and ties it back to the previous discussion to great effect and thinks “oh that’s easy, I could do that.”
He’s never seen anything that big in his hand.
People are asking for ridiculous amounts of money for these on eBay.
“Well, sir,” Bessent replied, “as usual, you’re a tough act to follow.”
Sniveling toad.
Is the case of that Sharpie strong enough to withstand being driven through Trump’s temple?
