Non-credible Inspiration: https://www.theverge.com/policy/798491/frog-portland-trump-national-guard (Archive version)

When Donald Trump’s administration issued orders to send the National Guard into Portland, Oregon, a person in a frog balloon suit showed up at the city’s ICE facility, where protesters had gathered. After the frog humped the air in front of a throng of federal law enforcement — many dressed in head-to-toe camo with military-grade helmets, gas masks, and riot shields — the feds slowly began to retreat. What else could they do? A soldier knows what to do when they encounter another soldier. But an air-humping frog?

  • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    Don’t underestimate the tactical power of humping the air while dressed weird. So many modern leaders ignore the sheer stopping power of “being weird AF bro”

    Once in college, armed with assorted mismatched costume equipment, a bunch of bananas hanging from the front of my belt, and socks with sandals, my sensual thrusts nearly caused the enemy supply chain to take out their own forces (a pizza delivery car saw me shakin what the manic episode gave me and almost swerved up onto the opposite busy sidewalk).