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DFW

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16. My parents LOVED that spoof!
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:03 AM
21 hrs ago

They were the only ones in the movie theater that got the joke, too. It was shown as a short preview to some film they had gone to see. At first, they were remarking to each other how close Swedish seemed to English (in fact, it is--I learned to speak Swedish years later), until they finally figured out what was going on ("Golden Escargot Films" wasn't a dead giveaway, apparently), and it was English being spoken as fake Swedish. But then they were howling with laughter in the movie theater, being shushed by the other people watching, who hadn't gotten the joke yet, and were under the impression they were seeing some kind of preview for the next Ingmar Bergman film.

By the way, this was also the inspiration for the closing scene of the TFT video "My Pillow, My Pillow, My Pillow."

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Toxic is too kind. spanone 23 hrs ago #1
Should have been toxic before malaise 22 hrs ago #5
True. Dangerous is more likely. A Trump tower would invite wnylib 21 hrs ago #20
Too right! canetoad 14 hrs ago #41
Toxic here, too. Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #2
Perhaps we can unbuild the Tramp monstrosity here in Florida. chouchou 22 hrs ago #3
Of course that giant phallic symbol had to be taller than every other building. tanyev 22 hrs ago #4
The Trump name will soon be as popular as Hitler dalton99a 22 hrs ago #6
And with mostly the same people. peppertree 22 hrs ago #15
That's the ptoblem. It IS popular among Hitler supporters. wnylib 21 hrs ago #21
Trump Saddam statues Norrrm 22 hrs ago #7
91 stories tall would be a scar in their skyline so they made a good decision Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #8
The skyline is pretty awful now canetoad 8 hrs ago #48
The word/name trump will become the most toxic curse in all of history. Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #9
I still hope to see Trump down under. twodogsbarking 22 hrs ago #10
Hey, david, where in the fuck have you been for at least the last 11 years? niyad 22 hrs ago #11
Good for Australia!! blubunyip 22 hrs ago #12
I think there is one in Las Vegas and New Orleans, also. mwmisses4289 1 hr ago #50
Oh my god, that is ugly! PatSeg 22 hrs ago #13
An appropriate comment ... eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #14
My parents LOVED that spoof! DFW 21 hrs ago #16
That was the most hilarious spoof of a serious film I've ever seen! Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #28
I took Swedish in college for most of my college career DFW 19 hrs ago #30
The trick with Swedish is its weird rhythm - makes it instantly identifiable. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #31
A very young catchnrelease 17 hrs ago #35
Wi n0t trei a h0liday in Sweden this yeer? Grokenstein 12 hrs ago #42
Uh Oh. Time for Trump to amp up the tariffs on Australia! biocube 21 hrs ago #17
For a while, "Moscow Tower" was a planned Trump (+Putin) project that never got off the drawing board. DFW 21 hrs ago #18
How did I miss that one??? niyad 18 hrs ago #33
'Tis written: DFW 8 hrs ago #47
Smart move. You could never trust trump to complete the project or meet his financial obligations to pay for the Martin68 21 hrs ago #19
GOOD! Hopefully more contracts will be cancelled and properties that licensed the Trump name will cancel contracts ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #22
All in good time, my friend. calimary 9 hrs ago #45
It took them 20 years to figure this out? Bluetus 20 hrs ago #23
Yes, that brand name went south long ago misanthrope 20 hrs ago #24
It is much more likely that Trump tried to screw them. Bluetus 19 hrs ago #25
I spent the entire month of November in Australia, visiting a long-time family friend from Melbourne . . .. markpkessinger 19 hrs ago #26
AKA the Tower of Babble Blue Owl 19 hrs ago #27
The Tower of Babbling Idiots? niyad 18 hrs ago #34
One down and many more to go. Figarosmom 19 hrs ago #29
The Trump brand has "become" toxic? Permanut 18 hrs ago #32
Works for me! calimary 9 hrs ago #44
K&R BlueWavePsych 17 hrs ago #36
I seem to remember that more than a couple of buildings removeing the Trump name from the properties Marie Marie 17 hrs ago #37
Aussies are So Smart and Cha 15 hrs ago #38
Good! n/t whathehell 15 hrs ago #39
Byaaaah!!! luvallpeeps 15 hrs ago #40
Tomorrow we'll hear that Australia is two weeks away from having a nuclear bomb Orrex 9 hrs ago #43
They should build the 91 floors down under: so trump can be closer to his future forever home. C Moon 8 hrs ago #46
Most countries know having anything 'Trump' branded is the kiss of death. Aussie105 6 hrs ago #49
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