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Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2019, 12:07 PM Feb 2019

I always knew Biff Tannen was based on Trump...

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I always knew Biff Tannen was based on Trump... (Original Post) Ron Obvious Feb 2019 OP

Seemed pretty clear to me in #2, with his gaudy building... ;) ExciteBike66 Feb 2019 #1

I seem to recall the producers of #2 explicitly saying so. :-) Ron Obvious Feb 2019 #2

Yeah, the writer, back in October 2015: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #4

If so, I wish Trump would follow Biff's favorite directive and make like a tree and get out of here. jcmaine72 Feb 2019 #3

and then driving his car NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #5

Biff hated manure, but something tells me Trump would be right at home in the stuff. jcmaine72 Feb 2019 #6

ExciteBike66

(2,700 posts)

1. Seemed pretty clear to me in #2, with his gaudy building... ;)

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 12:18 PM

Feb 2019

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

2. I seem to recall the producers of #2 explicitly saying so. :-)

Reply to ExciteBike66 (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 12:33 PM

Feb 2019

It seems like time took a wrong turn somewhere and we wound up in Biff World.

Come back, Marty! We need you!

muriel_volestrangler

(105,624 posts)

4. Yeah, the writer, back in October 2015:

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 02:43 PM

Feb 2019

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/back-to-the-future-writer-biff-is-donald-trump-190408/

jcmaine72

(1,843 posts)

3. If so, I wish Trump would follow Biff's favorite directive and make like a tree and get out of here.

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 01:01 PM

Feb 2019

NewJeffCT

(56,848 posts)

5. and then driving his car

Reply to jcmaine72 (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 03:11 PM

Feb 2019

into a truck carrying a huge load of shit that buries him...

jcmaine72

(1,843 posts)

6. Biff hated manure, but something tells me Trump would be right at home in the stuff.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 05:17 PM

Feb 2019

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