Because the right wing wacko Republicans have organized a major media event for April 15th (tax day) in which "teabagging parties" will be held across the country.
GLIU. then, ROFL. AFAIK, they don't know what it means.
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Why is teabagging the number one lookup on Urban Dictionary.com?
Posted on: April 13, 2009 9:55 PM, by Greg Laden
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Why am I thinking that someone suggested the idea to them and they ran with it? (I mean, aside from the fact that I'm a MENOF.)
Posted by: D. C. Sessions | April 13, 2009 10:28 PM
Not only are they stupid and unaware, they are so fucked up they are protesting at having to pay less in taxes.
Posted by: J-Dog | April 13, 2009 10:31 PM
this is undescribably awesome
Posted by: Jadehawk | April 13, 2009 10:34 PM
J-Dog:
Best explanation I've heard of the mentality is precisely what Not-Joe the Not-Plumber said -- they view themselves as Potential Rich People and are faux-feathering their own nests to plan for the eventual gold strike. It's got nothing to do with what they have and everything to do with what they've always been told they can get eventually.
Posted by: Brian X | April 13, 2009 10:45 PM
and then on Thanksgiving they can hold turkey slapping parties
Posted by: mrcreosote | April 13, 2009 10:58 PM
And in other news, the National Organization for Marriage has come up with the 2 Million for Marriage campaign. They chose 2M4M as the acronym. Not very bright are they?
Posted by: Tony P | April 13, 2009 11:43 PM
The whole thing is based on Sainthood and Martyrdom.
Posted by: Andrew | April 14, 2009 12:06 AM
I had to go look up GLIU.
The toobz are awash with acronyms. Some just about explain themselves, but really, who can keep up?
i tried to find a decoding of MENOF - to no avail.
Posted by: John Swindle | April 14, 2009 1:39 PM
I as well do not know what MENOF is.
Posted by: xavier | April 14, 2009 1:46 PM
LOL!
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
Dennis: I'm sticking with the tea-bagging.
Mac: But tea-bagging doesn't even leave a mark!
Dennis: Well, fine, I'll dip my nuts in ink or something and then put it in his mouth-- that make you happy?
Mac: Well... Yeah, actually, I think that's a pretty good idea.
Posted by: Jason R | April 14, 2009 2:39 PM
Oops forgot to paste in the video link for Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. She talks about the Tea-bagging.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/09/rachel-maddow-ana-marie-c_n_185445.html
Posted by: Jason R | April 14, 2009 2:56 PM
How Maddox and Cox managed to talk about teabagging with more or less straight faces shows how professional they are.
Cox saying, "Everyone would want to teabag John McCain" was a LOL moment.
Posted by: 'Tis Himself | April 15, 2009 4:41 PM