1) He was the true choice of the people who elected him - the Central Committee of the Communist Party.

Whose common parlance? Elected means a group of people voted. A group of people voted for Xi. The Supreme Court justice is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate - he/she is not elected by any definition.

It wasn’t anything that profound - he was in a Deadspin chat and was asked by a smart-ass commenter “how would you describe me.” He gave the above and every commenter and writer (a group that blurs as Burneko illustrates) said “yup, that’s me.”

No he wasn’t. He was elected by a small group of elite party members. It isn’t that hard to find out, but I’m happy that I could help.

I didn’t argue that point. It would seem clear that the power of a particular office within an institution relates both to the office and to the institution.

He was elected by the Central Committee of the Communist Party.

“... most powerful elected office in the history of the earth”

Burneko is older than that. As nailed by Nate Silver during a chat, most commenters and writers are mid to late 30’s, white, above average intelligence, above average income, and drink too much. There are some younger ones like Samar and Tom, but most fit that description.

For what it is worth, the creativity behind the Doritos Tacos and the new Mountain Dew flavors came from PepsiCo, not Taco Bell.

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The Rockets won the second half too. Yes, the Warriors went on runs, but it is a bit odd to claim that the Rockets needed to be bailed out or that the game ‘tilted in the Warrior’s favor.’ Houston won the 1st Q, Golden State won the second Q (by a smaller margin) and they played close over the 2nd half with the…

That depends. How many wins until they change their name?

It is amazing that guy who doesn’t share the ball and is reliant on free throws averages more assists and fewer free throws per game than Jordan in his prime.

The problem is that the Rockets have absolutely no one else who can create their own shot. At all. (D-Mo was their 2nd best solo creator, which is damning in its own regard). So, if Harden isn’t rolling he has no choice but to drive the lane hard. To his credit, he takes hard fouls repeatedly and never stops driving…

The Rockets finished 2nd in the West and won more close games than any other team, so it is odd to think of them as not “tough and cohesive.” Harden is averaging 8+ assists per game in the playoffs, not trying to score 20 points per possession. If anything he is being too passive and looking to involve everyone rather…

Read it a 3rd time. And this time consider the possibility that the people who gave it +1’s know more than you do about the author, the site, or joke mechanics.

I guess it makes sense that someone who cannot correctly punctuate “you’re” would miss the grammatical clues that make this joke work.

No. The point and target of the joke is people who make Roger Goodell jokes incessantly. The author is a longtime contributor here and very sharp - the missing words and poor grammar are intentional.