I stole a friend's Trump yard sign from his garage.

[JohnnyRingo]

He had a party at his home a couple weeks ago and put the Trump sign away where no one would see it. I was having a smoke in his garage when I spied it hidden away by his tool box. I didn't say anything, but when I left I snapped a selfie of me stealing it. I emailed the pic to him a few days later.

Last week I was at the bar where his wife works and she told me he couldn't believe I'd actually steal his sign. I explained to her I was just helping him clean the trash out of their garage. Anyway, when she left she swiped a Hillary sign from behind the seat of my sports car. I had a chuckle when I realized it wasn't fluttering in the wind on my way home.

When I got home I emailed him to congratulate his wife on a clever payback. He emailed back that maybe we can work out a trade, like it was some god damned hostage situation. I replied that he doesn't know who the fuck he's dealing with.

I informed him that now The Notorious HRC is involved and she doesn't negotiate with kidnappers. I went on to say if he doesn't return my sign in good order I'll slice & dice old Trumpy here. I included this picture of me and his sign.



I'll wait another week for a reply then run this thing through a paper shredder and mail the remains to his house.


Politics are fun if you do it right.

[blue cat]

1. Thank you

For the hearty laugh!!!

[RKP5637]

2. LOL!!! Keep us posted on the hostage situation!!!

[mwrguy]

3. Do a lot of your friends support white supremacy?

[JohnnyRingo]

5. If I shunned every friend with opposing views I'd only have the internet

Is that what you do? It would explain why you're questioning me online about my social circle.

Indeed, if you reject long term relationships over an election, you're doing politics wrong.

[oasis]

4. Is that Patty Hearst?

[bravenak]

6. Laughing so hard I'm crying!

[Lucinda]

7. Nice!

[grossproffit]

8. Priceless!

[malchickiwick]

9. This Election Needs WAY More of this Kind of Thing!

Thanks for the smile -- and nicely played!!

Go Hillary!!

[nolabear]

10. That's priceless. At least somebody is having fun with this crap!

If you could flatten his tires on Election Day there's a fiver in it for you.

[ffr]

11. That's cool you three are having some fun with your idiological differences

There are so many pockets in our country where this would turn out ugly, even between neighbors.

See if you can get your neighbor to give you a similar picture that you can post of your Clinton/Kaine sign.

[tiredtoo]

12. Speaking of friends of a different persuasion

I spent 4 hours on a golf course with 6 self identified deplorables this afternoon. After a few friendly banters i reached the conclusion these dudes were the ones Trump was talking about when he said he could shoot someone on 5th avenue and his supporters would remain true.
They are a humorous bunch and i enjoyed the day. Told them all next week i would bring them all Hillary hats to wear.

[MrModerate]

13. Send it back to him one thin strip at a time n/t

[JohnnyRingo]

16. No matter his response...

...he'll get as much of it that I can stuff into a priority mail envelope along with a note made from letters cut out of magazines. I haven't worked out the message yet.

I figure if he's going to support Trump he'd better develop a good sense of humor.

[4lbs]

14. You proudly displayed your Hillary sign, he hid his Trump sign. Why?

Why was he ashamed to show people he supported Trump?

[tribe-time]

15. that pic brings back bad memories of beheadings

[herding cats]

17. Give him 24 hours to respond or you'll begin by sending him the T.

Tell him it's only going to get worse from there. The real pain begins when Hillary begins slowly carving up the rump. There's still time for him to prevent this horrific massacre, if he cooperates.

Loved your story! Well played!

[Maru Kitteh]

18. Love it! Lucky you are to be able to maintain friendships through this.

Good for you, and even better for them.

Thank you for sharing this.

[NobodyHere]

19. So people on DU support theft now?

[denbot]

21. I'd say it is more fun and games between neighbors..

But your concern is touching..

[JohnnyRingo]

22. Is this really theft?

Let's look at some details of this alleged crime.

He's a friend of 15 years.
I was invited to his house.
I took a selfie of me making off with his secreted sign and sent it to him.
He got even by purloining one of my Hillary signs.

This is less a crime and more a series of harmless pranks between friends. A cop once told me that intent is everything when determining a crime.

Having said that, I only wish I could get in my old '97 Buick and spend the day running over Trump yard signs, but that would be criminal. Like most people on DU, I know the difference.

[denbot]

20. Please keep us posted..

And your porch light on..

[Missn-Hitch]

23. LOL! That is hilarious.

[UCmeNdc]

24. Naw! I have no use for anyone who can support and vote for Donald Trump

To me it is not funny.

A friend that can support racism is not a person I can keep around.

[brer cat]

25. It's great that you and your neighbors have a good sense of humor.

Politics shouldn't make neighbor hate neighbor or friendships dissolve. I think it is wonderful that you guys can keep a running gag like this going, and you are doing a fabulous job. That last picture of the "hostage" is hysterical!

[reflection]

26. Love it. Don't listen to the scolders in the thread. n/t

[samplegirl]

27. People in D.U.

You would have to know JohnnyRingo and his humor!!! When my daughter opened this in her email she phoned me and was laughing so hard I could not understand what she was saying..........She said get your email Mom! Trumpy is going to get sliced and diced!
She said this may have been one of the funniest things our dear friend Johnnyringo has sent me Mom!!!


Anyway it was a great laugh!