Melissa Murray mentioned this nickname on a podcast and suggested Walz makes a tee shirt that he wears to rallies “Tampon Tim, soaking up the red wave” 😂
Thank you for explaining that nickname, I too was puzzled by the "timpon" avoidance. But I guess tampons are SCARY whereas a "timpon" might be kind of cute. At worst, Australian.
There is a man alive who seriously calls himself Jimmy Peacock? I mean, "Jimmy Peacock" was an idea rejected by Martin Short before he hit on Jiminy Glick!
Republicans just hate the idea of giving anything away to anyone but themselves. Pfah!
YES PLEASE!!!! I’ve been all, “why are we mad at Ballerina Farm when MEGYN KELLY AND THE FOX NEWS BLONDES ARE RIGHT THERE SELLING US ALL DOWN THE RIVER
Does anyone else remember air travel in the weeks after 9/11? TSA guys would rip your bags apart with glee- until they hit the fem hygiene stuff. Tampons might as well have been radioactive.
Lyz, you haven't been Tim Walzing for 4 years because you did it first. I believe the youth would more accurately say that Tim Walz is in his Lyz Lenz era and we love that for him.
My daughter group-texted our family a bunch of Tweets (oops did I dead-name you, Elon?). People are doing Chuck Norris memes, but about Tim Walz:
"Tim Walz points the stud finder at himself and says "well, looks like it's working" before putting up a shelf."
Wals will be the first VP in history to have secured a fridge to the bed of an F-150 with ratchet straps and proclaimed, "OK, that's not goin' anywhere"
This is the Democratic tomfoolery we should have been doing 8 years ago.
Dad jokes are universal, but people on the coasts to understand that there is a Tim Walz living on every single block in the Midwest. Flyover country is having a moment, and I'm here for it.
Giant sparkly clams article is fascinating and reminded me of this On Being podcast where Krista Tippet interviewed two scientists about biomimicry. Pretty amazing the planet we live on. There are reasons for hopeful enthusiasm about evolution and life that you wouldn’t know if you just watched cable news. Peace and happy weekend to all…
I had no idea it was Megyn Kelly who started the “Tampon Tim” thing. Super ironic when wasn’t it she who had “blood coming out of wherever” according to an orange monster? Coulda used a “timpon”! They are all so ridiculous.
Ridiculous. If that’s supposed to be an insult, oh brother. I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about an election in my whole voting life! And I’m a boomer.
I’ll take Tampon Tim over Diaper Don anytime. Megyn lost all credibility ( and humanity ) in the way back times when protesters against the Iraq invasion were sprayed with pepper spray and she called it “basically a food product”. Two time Dingus title well deserved.
lol and quoting someone on Substack ( can’t remember who) when talking about tampons and pads - you fools were all wearing them on your ears at the Republican National Convention, now that was a funny site to see, people who were not injured wearing pads on their ears in honor of Trump
If Prince Charles can survive Tampongate and go on to marry the woman whose trousers he wanted to live in and become king, then Tampon Tim can definitely become VP.
Melissa Murray mentioned this nickname on a podcast and suggested Walz makes a tee shirt that he wears to rallies “Tampon Tim, soaking up the red wave” 😂
Hilarious! I would buy that shirt!
+1!
How about “plugging up the red wave”? “Soaking” reminds me of “soaking in the sun” or tub. Or “blocking”. Just a thought
She may have used a better word there😄 I’ll have to go back and listen again!
I misquoted her! Here’s that part from transcript
“Republicans are calling him
Tampon Tim. If I were him, I would make a T-shirt. Yes, 1 am
Tampon Tim, and I'm here to stop the red wave.”
Thank you for explaining that nickname, I too was puzzled by the "timpon" avoidance. But I guess tampons are SCARY whereas a "timpon" might be kind of cute. At worst, Australian.
Timbits
There is a man alive who seriously calls himself Jimmy Peacock? I mean, "Jimmy Peacock" was an idea rejected by Martin Short before he hit on Jiminy Glick!
Republicans just hate the idea of giving anything away to anyone but themselves. Pfah!
YES PLEASE!!!! I’ve been all, “why are we mad at Ballerina Farm when MEGYN KELLY AND THE FOX NEWS BLONDES ARE RIGHT THERE SELLING US ALL DOWN THE RIVER
Does anyone else remember air travel in the weeks after 9/11? TSA guys would rip your bags apart with glee- until they hit the fem hygiene stuff. Tampons might as well have been radioactive.
You say this like they don’t glee now….and they do. They very much glee.
Lyz, you haven't been Tim Walzing for 4 years because you did it first. I believe the youth would more accurately say that Tim Walz is in his Lyz Lenz era and we love that for him.
My daughter group-texted our family a bunch of Tweets (oops did I dead-name you, Elon?). People are doing Chuck Norris memes, but about Tim Walz:
"Tim Walz points the stud finder at himself and says "well, looks like it's working" before putting up a shelf."
Wals will be the first VP in history to have secured a fridge to the bed of an F-150 with ratchet straps and proclaimed, "OK, that's not goin' anywhere"
This is the Democratic tomfoolery we should have been doing 8 years ago.
Lol. Right?
Dad jokes are universal, but people on the coasts to understand that there is a Tim Walz living on every single block in the Midwest. Flyover country is having a moment, and I'm here for it.
Love your dead-naming Musk!
Giant sparkly clams article is fascinating and reminded me of this On Being podcast where Krista Tippet interviewed two scientists about biomimicry. Pretty amazing the planet we live on. There are reasons for hopeful enthusiasm about evolution and life that you wouldn’t know if you just watched cable news. Peace and happy weekend to all…
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-being-with-krista-tippett/id150892556?i=1000658081068
I like your "Young Mr. Peanut" graphic.
I had no idea it was Megyn Kelly who started the “Tampon Tim” thing. Super ironic when wasn’t it she who had “blood coming out of wherever” according to an orange monster? Coulda used a “timpon”! They are all so ridiculous.
She didn't start it. She just piled on to it.
Ridiculous. If that’s supposed to be an insult, oh brother. I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about an election in my whole voting life! And I’m a boomer.
If Tampon Tim is the best they could come up with, they are seriously fucked! It would work in middle school but I'm sure Walz is just loving it.
... and ... Thank You for the Kendrick Lamar link. So much that I feel there. So much that I don't know. So much that I want and need to learn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H58vbez_m4E
Pete
I’ll take Tampon Tim over Diaper Don anytime. Megyn lost all credibility ( and humanity ) in the way back times when protesters against the Iraq invasion were sprayed with pepper spray and she called it “basically a food product”. Two time Dingus title well deserved.
I didn't know this about Megyn Kelly and pepper spray. I love the idea of a server knowing this and offering to pepper spray her pasta.
lol and quoting someone on Substack ( can’t remember who) when talking about tampons and pads - you fools were all wearing them on your ears at the Republican National Convention, now that was a funny site to see, people who were not injured wearing pads on their ears in honor of Trump
Timpon is gold! Someone somewhere said “Tampon Tim, stopping the Red Wave…”. So it kind of backfired there.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
If Prince Charles can survive Tampongate and go on to marry the woman whose trousers he wanted to live in and become king, then Tampon Tim can definitely become VP.