# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537 "2020-11-14T00:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/962 "2021-03-02T17:41:49Z")
Trump can spout about fake news and witch hunts all he wants, he can continue to do so from his prison cell also. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/963 "2021-03-02T17:45:24Z")
And if he spots his bullshit from a cell, and his MAGATs try to save him, just open the gates and close them after they get inside. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/964 "2021-03-02T20:39:34Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > …Oh, and a shoutout to the article (and pointing out to those who don’t know) - > > > [@](#): > > > > attorneys general > > This is the proper way to pluralize attorney general - “attorney” is the noun; “general” is the adjective. It’s one of the few times where the adjective comes after the noun. Just this afternoon I was talking to some governors, solicitors, postmasters, comptrollers, quartermasters, paymasters and surgeons general I know, and they all agreed with you. ---
**Author:** ![SingleMalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/singlemalt/32/3961_2.png) [@SingleMalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleMalt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/965 "2021-03-02T22:28:26Z")
Just checked with all of the mothers-in-law I know. They concur. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/966 "2021-03-02T22:33:28Z")
Thirty Helens agree… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/967 "2021-03-02T23:59:24Z")
I asked all the Daves I know. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/968 "2021-03-03T00:13:52Z")
Thanks, now that song is in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/969 "2021-03-03T01:10:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > > > …Oh, and a shoutout to the article (and pointing out to those who don’t know) - > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > attorneys general > > > > This is the proper way to pluralize attorney general - “attorney” is the noun; “general” is the adjective. It’s one of the few times where the adjective comes after the noun. > > Just this afternoon I was talking to some governors, solicitors, postmasters, comptrollers, quartermasters, paymasters and surgeons general I know, and they all agreed with you. May I say here, totally off-topic, how irritated I am by the practice of directly addressing a US Attorney General as “General”? It seems that most television interviewers do that–it’s part of the general (heh) “title excess” that accompanies the need to book guests. Flattering them by using the fanciest title you think you can get away with, is considered crucial in today’s cable/network news environment. (Anyone remember when even _Presidents_ were studiously referred to as “Mr. \_\_\_\_\_” in most self-respecting venues? That era ended when booking Important People became difficult—even people who had titles years ago and for even the shortest of times, get called “Secretary” or “Congresswoman” or “Ambassador” these days.) I suppose it’s the case that most people _legitimately_ addressed as General are actually “general officers,” and there is a rough analogy to be found there with the “Attorney General” usage. But only a rough one. Thread-topic-wise: It will be very sad if I rip a vocal cord by screaming at the television, next time someone interviews “General Garland.” ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/970 "2021-03-03T02:58:10Z")
“Biden 2020 – Trump 20-Life – One down, one to go…” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/971 "2021-03-03T03:17:37Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Just this afternoon I was talking to some governors, solicitors, postmasters, comptrollers, quartermasters, paymasters and surgeons general I know, and they all agreed with you. I asked my aides-de-camp and chargés d’affaires and they concur. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/972 "2021-03-03T08:36:53Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Just this afternoon I was talking to some governors, solicitors, postmasters, comptrollers, quartermasters, paymasters and surgeons general I know, and they all agreed with you. And just yesterday, in the nearby thread about Interstate highways, I mentioned the several Interstates I-380 and Interstates I-580 around the country. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/973 "2021-03-03T13:29:23Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > This is the proper way to pluralize attorney general - “attorney” is the noun; “general” is the adjective. It’s one of the few times where the adjective comes after the noun. I insist on calling them “general attorneys”. English is not a Romance language, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/974 "2021-03-03T13:41:05Z")
Correct, it’s not a Romance language. It’s English, which has its own unique rules. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/975 "2021-03-03T13:43:52Z")
There are rules? 😲 ``` //i\\ ``` ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/976 "2021-03-03T13:46:35Z")
Of course there are rules. Plus exceptions to the rules. Plus one-off, unique variants. But these are all rules. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/977 "2021-03-03T14:20:51Z")
> [@solost](#): > > English is not a Romance language, dammit! But it’s sneaky, and steals from them willé nillé. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/978 "2021-03-03T14:56:39Z")
No, but English tended to sneak up behind other languages in dark alleys, bop them on the head, and rifle through their pockets for spare grammar. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/979 "2021-03-03T15:08:03Z")
Hey! don’t you dare besmirch [The integrity of the English language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-integrity-of-the-english-language-be-protected-against-bastardisation/765906) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/980 "2021-03-03T15:24:06Z")
> [@icon](#): > > There are rules? 😲 Calvinball has rules too… ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/981 "2021-03-03T15:25:39Z")
“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary.” — James Nicoll The full quote is so much more delightful. 😁 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=50)