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The Brits had an anthem ready for when Margaret Thatcher died. Americans should also be prepared. (lemmy.world)
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[-] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 105 points 2 weeks ago

I worked for a manufacturer on the engineering side for a while, and we had this absolute manipulator cunt in HR, basically throwing the CEO's name around like it was a pass to commit murder.

Once the CEO found out some of the shit she pulled, he dropped the ban hammer immediately. It was such a relief to us all, we were literally skipping and hopping in the hallways shouting "ding dong! the witch is dead!" It was a great moment until we realized a few months later half of the shit she did actually came from him and nothing really changed.

That last point may or may not be relevant to current times.

[-] lordnikon@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah that's the worst he was not mad at the actions he was made she was throwing his name around. She was ment to be plausible deniability.

[-] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Exactly, you get what I'm trying to say. That and it isn't just one person/entity that is the issue.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Is the ban hammer a firing, or was she just kicked from the company servers?

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[-] the_q@lemm.ee 53 points 2 weeks ago

I recommend the failure horns from the Price is Right.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 weeks ago

It would be HILARIOUS if a military band did that instead of playing Hail to the Chief. He gets off Air Force One and you just hear Fum fum fu fuuum, DUUUUURG.

[-] Tramort@programming.dev 17 points 2 weeks ago

I could not for the life of me remember what the price is right failure horn sounded like.

Then I read your comment and it was like a bolt into my soul.

Well done, sir.

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[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I just looked that up, and... TIL where that sound clip came from.

[-] db2@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

He doesn't deserve it. I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire.

[-] entwine413@lemm.ee 20 points 2 weeks ago

I would piss on his grave, though

[-] don@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago

Okay, but let me shit on it first, please.

[-] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago

And my barf!

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Now now. Let's not be rude here! The back of the queue is three times round the block!

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Waste of good piss

[-] don@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

I’m not so sure. Get a few dozen full honey trucks that have been roasting in the sun for a few weeks, and have ‘em unload on him. That seems like a fitting purpose for sewage.

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[-] notabot@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

It's not for him, it's for everyone who had to survive.

[-] leadore@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How about "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang? "Celebrate good times, come on!"

[-] Agrivar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

That's what I'll be playing, that's for sure!

[-] Catoblepas 32 points 2 weeks ago

I’m not saying “ding dong the witch is dead” wasn’t a perfect capture of the sentiment, but it’s also really hard to improve on “Lizzie’s in a box” for the sheer ability to send the most insufferable people on the planet into a frothing rage.

[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

How about "Witch, watch, the ding dong's dead" instead?

[-] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 weeks ago

Idk but do you think his burial place will be accesible by the General public? Id like to plan shitting on it.

[-] Wilco@lemm.ee 26 points 2 weeks ago

You will get arrested for public nudity. Package it up beforehand and spread/drop it.

I will be bottling urine myself so I can piss on his grave. We may bump into each other.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I don't want to make your noble task more unpleasant... But have you considered concentrating it down a bit? Less hassle, more pee scent!

[-] radix@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Always eat your veggies first. I recommend asparagus.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Get Gwyneth paltrows people on making a candle that smells like that. Or those little glass stink bombs.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I was thinking catheter and some tubing down the leg with a valve at the end.

[-] Agrivar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I want to get arrested when I shit Taco Bell diarrhea all over his headstone. Need to have official proof that I did it!

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[-] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 weeks ago

Ding dong the witch is dead. I remember that. Good Times.

[-] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Ding dong Donny’s dead

[-] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Ding dong the dick is dead.

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ding dong the orange is dead

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 14 points 2 weeks ago

It's gotta be something kids can sing. But what's another way of saying orange fuck ass motherfucker in a socially acceptable way?

[-] Kookie215@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

I'd put good money on there already being some pretty good bangers waiting in the vault.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

"Bangers in the Vault", another British classic about Margaret Thatcher.

[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Na na na na

Na na na na

Hey hey hey

Goodbye

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

ding dong the bitch is dead

[-] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

Currently, that Tom Petty song with the lyric about "the waiting is the hardest part" seems appropriate.

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Words that rhyme with Trump: chump, grump, slump, bump, rump, lump, hump, Gump, dump, frump(y), pump, thump, clump, stump...

For Don: gone, pawn, prawn, fong, jong, con, QAnon, Mastadon...

There's some pretty inspiring stuff to work with here for sure.

[-] multicolorKnight@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

We can adapt one of theirs, how about "Tamp the dirt down" by Elvis Costello?

[-] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've been thinking "Dancing in the Street"

https://youtu.be/68Uv959QuCg

[-] TomMasz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Is Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead only for women?

[-] Twig@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

We've got a song for Boris Johnson too

[-] karl_chungus@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ween - You Fucked Up

Lyrics:

You fucked up, you bitch
You really fucked up
You fucked up
You fucking Nazi whore

Well, you dicked me over
But now you'll pay
You fucked up
Aaaahhh!

You fucked up, you bitch
You really fucked up
You fucked up
You [slimy] little shit bitch fuck

Well, you dicked me over
But now you'll pay
You fucked up
Aaaahhh!
Well, you dicked me over
But now you'll pay
You fucked up
Aaaahhh!

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

We'd be a little late to the party, think she's been dead for a while.

[-] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

So I hadn't heard this song and went looking for it. There are so many songs celebrating her death. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/7-songs-margaret-thatcher-funeral-playlist/

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