Freedom Caucus' new 'FART' team sparks avalanche of jokes, memes

https://www.newsweek.com/freedom-caucus-new-fart-team-sparks-avalanche-jokes-memes-1892103

The House Freedom Caucus has reportedly deployed its Floor Action Response Team (FART), triggering a wave of jokes and memes online.

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comador@lemmy.world · 116 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Best line:

"Actually, that's not complete reporting, Olivia. I have a source that tells me it's the Wrong Every Time Floor Action Response Team – WETFART. The #WETFART team is a loud and slippery crew. Beware."

disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world · 63 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I prefer the Senate/House Action Response Team.

SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y

Never trust a FART.

Nobody@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 2y

"Quick! The Democrats are about to pass student loan relief! DEPLOY THE FART AND CLEAR THE CHAMBER!"

dhork@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Matt Gaetz is probably one of the chief FART pushers. And I bet MTG is one of the leaders of it's companion group, Conservatives United: Next Tuesday National Trust

elliot_crane@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Give Marge some credit, she probably plays a mean ass-tuba as well. It’s hard to tell though, they all just point the finger at one another as soon as anyone hears one squeak out.

SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I hear she only eats red meat so I'm sure she makes everyone's eyes water.

elliot_crane@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Almost makes me feel bad for her colleagues. Almost.

dhork@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Relevant Username

Peppycito@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y

That's why she's known as "Empty Gee"

Bonehead@kbin.social · 40 pts · 2y (1 reply)

This is the Canadian Reform Alliance Party all over again...

Peppycito@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 2y

Or the Steven Harper International Terminal

fartington@lemm.ee · 37 pts · 2y (7 replies)
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KnightontheSun@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Folks don't read usernames every time, so the use of the /s is unfortunately still required.

fartington@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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KnightontheSun@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I see that. Not sure you help your "plight" by insulting those who miss it, lol. But NBD, it's just a comment.

fartington@lemm.ee · -2 pts · 2y
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lurch@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y

bugs bunny saying no meme

dogslayeggs@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Based on the downvotes, half the people didn't read your username.

fartington@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
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Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 2y (9 replies)

This has to be intentional, right?

Like if they’d name it anything else no one would mention it or remembered it.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 2y (2 replies)

No I 100% believe they just fucked it up like that because they’re goddamned morons.

Nice work, Florida, Colorado, Georgia, et. al.

AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Can confirm, Florida is full of morons. I used to live in Melbourne Florida, and the local bus service is the Space Coast Area Transit. It took me a while before I noticed what the acronym should be, and it's pretty obvious why I never saw it used anywhere. It was an accurate description of their public transit, too.

tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub

Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run · 14 pts · 2y (2 replies)

This is from the 'serious party', the 'adults in the room'. SMH.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y (1 reply)

That hasn’t been true in decades.

Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run · 8 pts · 2y

I have to agree with you, alas.

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

It's hard to know. On the one hand, they're children. On the other hand, they're fools.

tooclose104@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Imagine they went with something Conservative Ultra Managers or something else even more insane..

dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Conservative Ultra Nationalist Transphobe Shield

Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 2y

They should be careful, they might try to mobilize the FART but instead get the Special House Action Response Team.

AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 2y

I bet a bunch of them are Feminism Appropriating Radical Transphobes too.

mercano@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y

Well, my days of not taking you seriously sure have come to a middle.

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 20 pts · 2y (2 replies)

They had to have known... Fast Action Response Team is an old-ass fart joke and all they did was change Fast to Floor.

skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 2y
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Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

I tried to sneak it in at a suggestion meeting a few years ago but it's just paying homage to a classic. Bravo good peoples, carry on (being awful i assume?).

7355608@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I preferred Father's Against Rude Television. They are the original FARTers. This new fangled group are nothing but posers.

BigFatNips@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

I understood that reference 😂

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y

I guess they got the attention they wanted.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y

Never trust a FART

Svengarlic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

These guys were so upset they FARTed?