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What's this?

This is more than a gag I think

What if they bought segments all up and down the border? Again, I'm pretty sure they and the lawyers thought this out to make it as effective as possible.

There are now 100,000 or so people who own land from whatever parcel(s) the company owned

(In response to this post by RML Hoos)

Posted: 11/15/2017 at 09:26AM

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Something new for Trumpies to boycott! Cards Against Humanity -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 08:00AM

Actually would be a fine Festivus gift for all your liberal friends!!! ** -- Tuckahokie 11/15/2017 11:07AM

Yeah. 'Cause liberals don't celebrate Christmas. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 11/15/2017 11:25AM

Nah...they just celebrate the capitalistic nature of the holiday. ** -- Hokie5150 11/15/2017 12:21PM

They might...but they shy away from saying the name in public ** -- Tuckahokie 11/15/2017 11:36AM

Not actually true, although we do call Columbus Day -- southdenverhoo 11/15/2017 8:38PM

Who does? I don't know anyone who does that ** -- 111Balz 11/15/2017 12:49PM

You don't know anyone that says Merry Christmas in public? ** -- Tuckahokie 11/15/2017 2:11PM

He doesn't know anybody that doesn't, seemed to be his point. ** -- southdenverhoo 11/15/2017 8:39PM

Correct. I was responding to his absurdity ** -- 111Balz 11/16/2017 07:00AM

They don't. They only celebrate "holidays" ** -- Beerman 11/15/2017 11:26AM

Heathens ** -- FfxStationHokie 11/15/2017 11:32AM

So, he is building the wall? ** -- hoothat 11/15/2017 08:50AM

Yuge wall! ** -- ConnHoo 11/15/2017 08:54AM

With solar panels. And invisible. ** -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 08:59AM

... and classy. ** -- HowieT3 11/15/2017 10:21AM

Great-green wall! Environmentally friendly! Bigly! ** -- ConnHoo 11/15/2017 12:26PM

Ooooohhhhhh......aaaaahhhhhhhhh -- Guy LeDouche 11/15/2017 11:58AM

Not gold plated? No Fountains? ** -- ConnHoo 11/15/2017 12:29PM

They filled in last year's hole?!? WTF. That hole was brilliant ** -- WahooMatt05 11/15/2017 08:20AM

In this case, I believe they are parceling out little slices of the land -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 08:24AM

Other than being a funny jab at Trump seems pretty ineffectual. I mean -- RML Hoos 11/15/2017 08:42AM

Well they filmed the management meeting when they decided to do this - link -- 111Balz 11/15/2017 09:52AM

I think that's already been done -- WahooMatt05 11/15/2017 09:26AM

What if the plot is vertical to the border, not horizontal? ** -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 09:03AM

I have the feeling they've thought it out a little bit -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 08:43AM

Doubt it. It's a gag, not a real plan. ** -- RML Hoos 11/15/2017 08:47AM

Fwiw, they sold 150,000 of these in about 6 hours -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 09:18AM

Proving the old adage that there's a sucker born every minute... ** -- Hokie5150 11/15/2017 11:59AM

It costs $15. No one is buying an investment; they are making statements ** -- 111Balz 11/15/2017 12:51PM

And someone is getting rich... -- hoothat 11/15/2017 1:45PM

I wonder what then property, legal work, offering & mailing costs are -- 111Balz 11/15/2017 1:55PM

Depends on how much he spent on the land... -- hoothat 11/15/2017 2:07PM

It's possible the legal work costs more than the land purchase -- 111Balz 11/16/2017 07:03AM

Yes, ypu are right. This is a noble cause, not a scam. ** -- hoothat 11/16/2017 10:04AM

Exactly...the weight of this as a political statement is on par with the -- Hokie5150 11/15/2017 1:49PM

...to a rock ** -- 111Balz 11/15/2017 2:02PM

Um...OK. ** -- Hokie5150 11/15/2017 2:06PM

Well if Trump getting elected didn't already prove that... ** -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 12:03PM

I don't think you announce that you've hired a firm specializing -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 09:00AM

What are they going to do? Heck, you could build the entire wall and just -- RML Hoos 11/15/2017 09:04AM

It keeps the attention on the absurdity of it. I believe that is the point. ** -- SchmHoo 11/15/2017 2:24PM

The real gag is the wall. -- Shenhoo 11/15/2017 10:23AM

All the more reason why he'll need 4 more years. :-) ** -- Hoodafan 11/15/2017 11:29AM

DOW at 40K :>) ** -- Tuckahokie 11/15/2017 11:52AM

Agree - the "wall" isn't happening - but this marketing scheme -- RML Hoos 11/15/2017 10:37AM

Apparently easement rights is the answer you're looking for -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 09:10AM

So leave a gap. Again, it's a fun marketing gag, not a real plan -- RML Hoos 11/15/2017 09:22AM

This is more than a gag I think -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 09:26AM

CAH literally does this stuff yearly -- HoosGuy 11/15/2017 11:05AM

I'm well aware ** -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 12:04PM

Well we don't really know what they've bought -- wahoo138 11/15/2017 09:06AM

I wonder if more people will start doing this -- WahooMatt05 11/15/2017 08:38AM