Submitted 2 months ago by DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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The following is a (mostly) true story:
In 1981, when this happened, I was walking to school (yes, I’m older than you) when a woman ran out of her house, down the driveway, stopped, and screamed at me “The President can’t open the car door!”
I was not impressed, had no idea how I could help the President open the car door, even if I wanted to, which I did not. So, I kept walking. Years later, upon reflection, I decided that was the correct response.
But like, why did she tell you?
??? I guess she just needed to say it to someone?
Don’t shorten Secret Service to SS.
Yeah there’s a reason they go by the USSS
Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!
that last guy on left looks like he’s done with this bullshit and is gonna just shoot the fucking thing open. 'Merica.
I believe he’s straight holding an UZI and covering them
I think it was just heavier than they expected. This was the day they decided to add armor to the Presidential Limousine.
Ron Burgundy and a generic Boston cop who’s too old for this shit rescue the president from getting pulled dick-first through a mobile gloryhole while Winston Zeddemore, Bubbles, and Kevin Malone approach to assist.
“Well, this isn’t a car! Where’s the running board and window cranks?”
John Hinkley Jr could have been the Luigi of his time. Jodie Foster is unimpressed.
RmDebArc_5@feddit.org 2 months ago
As a German I needed a moment to realize that SS meant secret service.
Context
The Schutzstaffel was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II. Source
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As an American, I have to admit that I thought the same thing.
crazycraw@crazypeople.online 2 months ago
GIVE IT TIME
snooggums@piefed.world 2 months ago
Ditto
yesman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Nobody calls it the SS for that reason
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Clearly somebody does
DrWorm@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I think that’s why the proper acronym is USSS
Griffus@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I had to get to your comment before I got the meaning.
ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca 2 months ago
Yeah, it’s the same response I have to seeing it in other places too. Like for example American cars using the “SS” badging for their SuperSpeed variants of popular muscle car models. This goes back to like the sixtees too. Did none of the WW2 vets see an issue with that back then?
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Super Sport, and apparently not since they were the ones buying all of them. Funnily enough, modern video games have been removing the SS badges from the cars, which is kind of dumb at this point, but hey, you can always put them back with decals, I guess.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes.
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 2 months ago
I wonder how different they are in 2026.