@pesco (pesco) posted a new topic, subject "No, Biden didn't have Trump's "Diet Coke" button removed from the Oval Office". It read:

   Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/27/no-biden-didnt-have-trumps-diet-coke-button-removed-from-the-oval-office.html  
      
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To which @Brainspore (Tim) replied

    pesco:
    
    > The button (actually buttons) are apparently back in place but their new purpose has not been disclosed.
    
    I like to think every time Biden presses it someone chucks a Diet Coke at Trump whether he wants one or not.

Then @Tamsin_Bailey (Tamsin Bailey) said

    Paper cup with ice or in a can?

After which, @Enter_Name_Here (Eric Russell) added

    Should this be filed under “idiosyncratic things powerful people have you don't need to know or care about?” What do we do with this information?

After which, @pesco (pesco) added

    No, it should be filed under “something one of the editors of the site I'm reading found interesting and I can just scroll by if it doesn't interest me.”

After which, @Brainspore (Tim) added

    Depends on whether he's wearing a business suit or his white golfing attire.

Then @nick_warr (Nick Warr) said

    Can, hopefully launched from a tennis ball serving machine.

To which @markfrauenfelder (Mark Frauenfelder) replied

    Enter_Name_Here:
    
    > What do we do with this information?
    
    Masturbate to it?

@Papasan (Papasan) replied

    My red button on my desk just screams out F@Ck in various iterations, but I like it, it's effective, and a little F@Ck in your day is soothing.

So @Carbohydrates11g replied

    Honestly it was hard to see there was an article buried in all of those pop adds.

To which @nick_warr (Nick Warr) replied

    Don't think I could be aroused by anything that served Trump's interests…

Then @Pradaldi (Guy Pradel) said

    Trust me, this is relevant.

Then @Bfarnn (David Glicksman) said

    I assume it's one of these:

Then @cannibalpeas (cannibalpeas) said

    The usher call button has been in use for decades, iirc. What was interesting about this story is that, per the anecdote, trump had it _dedicated_ to calling for a Diet Coke. And used it in this weird charade of unlimited power.

@MikeKStar replied

    Brainspore:
    
    > I like to think every time Biden presses it someone chucks a Diet Coke at Trump whether he wants one or not.

@d_r (David) replied

    pesco:
    
    > The button (actually buttons) are apparently back in place but their new purpose has not been disclosed.
    
    How to hack Amazon's $5 WiFi button to track baby data boing
    
    > [Read the post]

To which @Bfarnn (David Glicksman) replied

    

So @Doctor_Faustus replied

    pesco:
    
    > officially called the Usher Call button
    
    pesco:
    
    > but their new purpose has not been disclosed
    
    Gonna take a wild guess here: to call an usher?

To which @FGD135 (FGD135. It decodes as Wing Attack plan R. R for Romeo.) replied

    

Then @anothernewbbaccount said

    You beat me to it. I would like to think it's what they gave Trump to keep him preoccupied and it took a while before it stopped working.

Then @Category (Quinton) said

    _Sigh_ here we go again
    
    _unzips_

So @anon40366910 replied

    Once the button was pressed and the “Diet Coke” was on route, the President allegedly would rip a line under the table.

To which @beschizza (Rob Beschizza) replied

    aasgadfgadfhadfhadfh

Then @MTHead (MTHead) said

    Possibly elitist take here, but: I don't have a problem with the President having a button to call someone to do mundane things for him/her; presumably the POTUS's time is better spent on, you know, running the country.
    
    My issue was with _**Trump**_ having such a button; it's hard to imagine any menial task that wouldn't be a better use of his time than being anywhere near the levers of power.

After which, @Jesse13927 (Jesse Gruber) added

    In four years, Trump never thought to have a mini-fridge stocked with Diet Coke installed in the Oval Office. Why bother when you can always call “the help.”

After which, @Grasshopper (Grasshopper) added

    markfrauenfelder:
    
    > Masturbate to it?

Then @dave01760 (DaveVN) said

    You called?  
    
    
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Then @PatrickD (Patrick) said

    I don't think it's weird to have a button to call the valet when you need something, if you have a valet (my valet is called Patrick, and he's tired and grumpy, but _fine_ , here's another 7-Up, Patrick). It might be a little weird to just have a standing order that the _only_ thing you ever need when you press the valet button is a diet Coke. I mean, what if you really, really need someone to crush up some Adderall, or someone to bring your checkbook so you can write out a check for some hush money?
    
    Seems shortsighted to just limit the button to nothing but Diet Coke.

@MerelyGifted replied

    An ice cold glass bottle.

So @SenorSchaffer (Señor Schaffer) replied

    Maybe it's the Regeneron button.

So @29ggf replied

    “bring me the ~~Diet Coke~~ cool shades” button

So @system (system) replied

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