“Voting is like going to the movies. You suspend disbelief in a world of ridiculous fantasy…”

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Entry from July 10, 2021

“Voting is like going to the movies. You suspend disbelief in a world of ridiculous fantasy…”

A joke about voting was posted on Sickipedia on July 9, 2021:

“Voting is like going to the movies. You suspend disbelief in a world of ridiculous fantasy hoping that what comes next doesn’t suck.”

Sickipedia
Voting is like going to the movies. You suspend disbelief in a world of ridiculous fantasy hoping that what comes next doesn’t suck.
Joke by Irrumation in Politics - Joe Biden · July 9, 2021 04:11 AM

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WSⱯꓛꓤⱯS ꓨNIꓥIꓶ
@SarcasmLiving
Voting is like going to the movies. You suspend disbelief in a world of ridiculous fantasy hoping that what comes next doesn’t suck.
3:30 AM · Jul 9, 2021·TweetCaster for Android

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John West 🕯
@JohnWest_JAWS
Voting is like going to the movies.
You suspend disbelief in a world of ridiculous fantasy hoping that what comes next doesn’t suck.
Try harder people.
2:40 PM · Jul 9, 2021·Twitter Web App

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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
Voting is like going to the movies. You suspend disbelief in a world of ridiculous fantasy hoping that what comes next doesn’t suck.
7:04 PM · Jul 9, 2021·Twitter Web App

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