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Fiendish Thingy

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14. There's a good chance Elliott never said that

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:44 PM

6 hrs ago

There are tons of memes using that photo and the “special kind of stupid” tagline floating around the internet, tailored to both liberal and MAGA audiences.

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Sam Elliott FTW [View all] KS Toronado 13 hrs ago OP

Yep........................ Lovie777 13 hrs ago #1

Well...not Sam but somebody using his image Qutzupalotl 13 hrs ago #2

His image and the phase "special kind of stupid" dates back to 2016. John1956PA 12 hrs ago #4

Sam may not have written it, but Wednesdays 12 hrs ago #5

But it sounds more bad ass Dr. T 12 hrs ago #3

I agree completely, my dear Dr._T! CaliforniaPeggy 12 hrs ago #6

And... BurnDoubt 12 hrs ago #7

I don't care how old he is... slightlv 12 hrs ago #8

It has been said that the sweetest tunes come from the oldest violins. BattleRow 10 hrs ago #11

Have you watched him in Landman? Ilsa 6 hrs ago #13

Some.. but only because of him slightlv 3 hrs ago #16

Good one 👍👍 TommieMommy 11 hrs ago #9

The picture LilElf70 11 hrs ago #10

That sounds like something Sam Elliott would say. n/t aggiesal 10 hrs ago #12

There's a good chance Elliott never said that Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #14

Yeah, but it's still a great quote! calimary 3 hrs ago #15