Where I ' m from , we call that a fucking tree . <| sep |> Not funny at all <| sep |> Surely a dark omen . <| sep |> The fact that we live in a republic doesn ' t mean that we necessarily must have an electoral college . There are plenty of republics without that . Besides , just because you never heard shit about the electoral college before the election was over doesn ' t mean that plenty of people weren ' t already talking about whether or not it ' s in the best interest of our country to keep having it . It merely speaks to the conversations you had prior to the election . <| sep |> It is wrong . No a magician doesnt need to act like his trick is 100 % fake , but when you do something dangerous like AIM A BULLET AT YOUR MOUTH , you need to tell the audience that its not real , or you dont get to call it magic