1044: Romney Quiz

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Romney Quiz
Charlie actually delivered the Medicare line almost verbatim in the 1971 movie's Fizzy Lifting Drink scene, but it was ultimately cut from the final release.
Title text: Charlie actually delivered the Medicare line almost verbatim in the 1971 movie's Fizzy Lifting Drink scene, but it was ultimately cut from the final release.

Explanation

This comic satirizes "either/or" quizzes seen on websites such as mentalfloss.com. These quizzes normally have an element of challenge by presenting tonally similar quotes, such as "Who Said It: Ted Nugent or Cartman from South Park?"

Mitt Romney is the Republican candidate for President of the United States and as it says above, the former Governor of Massachusetts. Charlie Bucket is the main character of the 1971 children's movie "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." (Also the 1964 book by Roald Dahl, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," on which the movie was based)

The joke here is that the two categories of quotes are not similar at all, creating no challenge.

In 1965, Congress created Medicare under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide health insurance to people age 65 and older, regardless of income or medical history. So, the quote being used in a movie in 1971 (which is obviously not true) is still feasible.


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Discussion

I got 4/12! I feel proud! Davidy22[talk] 08:29, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

I remember when Herman Cain quoted the Pokémon 2000 film. Then again, did not a pro-life politician use Mewtwo's quote? Greyson (talk) 13:21, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

After reading the explanation several times, I still don't get the joke. Is the comic meant as comment that there's something wrong with those kinds of quizzes? Or is it meant to emphasize how well the ordinary ones do line up by offering a bad one for comparison? Or is it just relying on sheer bizarreness, which is why I keep looking for an underlying satirical element that isn't there? I'm just so confused. Mel (talk) 12:22, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Its comparing the absurd (as viewed by Democrats) statements made by Romney to famous quotes by Charlie, implying that they are equally ridiculous and fantastical.108.162.219.119 22:04, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm guessing that Romney said #11, right? Youforgotthisthing (talk) 13:57, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

That is actually very crappy upside down text. Did you get it from [upsidedowntext.com]? Check Please! StillNotOriginal (Talk to me!) 23:32, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Better now? --Dgbrt (talk) 13:26, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
Yup. (OCD Strikes back...) StillNotOriginal 22:52, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

This reminds me of when Bernd Höcke, a german far-right politician, published a book and people started comparing parts of his book with parts of A. Hitler's "Mein Kampf" 141.101.77.117 15:12, 8 November 2021 (UTC)