# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 20, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175 "2025-01-20T19:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 149
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2961 "2026-02-24T00:13:30Z")
“I have to sort my spam.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2962 "2026-02-24T00:16:35Z")
I remember seeing a bald guy say, ‘I’m sorry. I have to wash my hair,’ in response to one Trump thing or another. > [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > “I have to sort my spam.” I caught a glimpse of this as I exited the thread after posting. I had to come back to make sure it was ‘spam’ and not ‘sperm’. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2963 "2026-02-24T00:24:40Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > > [@Kimstu](#): > > > > Nonsense, sirrah: obviously, that is the night that the US champion women’s hockey players wash their hair. > > I was originally going to say that, but thought it would come off a tad sexist. Then I realized, everyone loves _MASH_. 😃 > > (Seriously, it was my first take then I self-edited before submitting.) Honestly, I never cared for _M.A.S.H._ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2964 "2026-02-24T00:26:22Z")
Just bangers? ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2965 "2026-02-24T00:29:07Z")
Wasn’t Nigel Farage also mentioned in the files? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2966 "2026-02-24T00:29:41Z")
Well, yeah. Who doesn’t like a song that kicks ass? ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2967 "2026-02-24T04:33:04Z")
“I’d like to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.” - Bette Davis, _The Cabin in the Cotton_ (1932) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2968 "2026-02-24T09:59:17Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Wasn’t Nigel Farage also mentioned in the files? If so, I missed that. Maybe Epstein was too ashamed to be seen with him. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2969 "2026-02-24T10:52:56Z")
I looked it up and yes he was mentioned, but only as discussion of British politics. Steve Bannon mentioned him, apparently. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2970 "2026-02-24T16:42:19Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > (What would the traditionally male midcentury counterpart to “Sorry, I have to wash my hair” be? “Sorry, I have to organize my baseball cards”?) I’ve always used “Sorry - I’ve got to rearrange my sock drawer,” as my “I would not be caught at this lame-assed (likely corporate) event” excuse. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2971 "2026-02-24T17:15:29Z")
Another excellent example. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2972 "2026-02-24T21:58:02Z")
From _Bored of the Rings_: “I have to close an arms deal in Tanzania or pick up some copra in Guam, I forget which.” ---
**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:** [February 25, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2973 "2026-02-25T21:22:51Z")
_The Hill_: Pam Bondi thought grand jurors were stupid. [They showed her a thing or two.](https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5751030-pam-bondi-thought-grand-jurors-were-stupid-they-showed-her-a-thing-or-two/) ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2974 "2026-02-25T23:05:45Z")
Can’t find a cite offhand, but IIRC the grand jury voted unanimously not to indict. ---
**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:** [February 26, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2975 "2026-02-26T14:30:24Z")
_Rolling Stone_: Isaac Hayes’s estate has reached a private settlement with Trump over the unauthorized use of “Hold On, I’m Coming” at campaign rallies. > **[Isaac Hayes Estate Settles With Trump Over Rally Use of 'Hold On, I'm Coming'](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/isaac-hayes-estate-settles-trump-hold-on-rallies-copyright-1235521228/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9gTt4yiBIa5pbI8BQVogBrfxocihA66jPCP_UItL_rdazHb01XffJXdZJewjZBNctvBY9AM3HQ7aPznZHY41dC9OXVOg&_hsmi=405616270)** > > Isaac Hayes' estate has reached a private settlement with President Trump over his unauthorized use of 'Hold On, I'm Coming' at political rallies. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2976 "2026-02-26T15:10:53Z")
The Hayes estate should have also offered permission to use [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM9rnqdAx00). ---
**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:** [February 26, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2977 "2026-02-26T15:56:33Z")
Hell, what Trump _really_ should be using as an Issac Hayes song is “Stinky Britches”. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2978 "2026-02-26T16:04:28Z")
When you choose to whore out your state to the trumpist regime, make sure you get your payment up front. [https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/25/doj-trump-administration-wont-pay-for-alligator-alcatraz-construction-costs/](https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/25/doj-trump-administration-wont-pay-for-alligator-alcatraz-construction-costs/) The construction costs of “Alligator Alcatraz” **will not** be reimbursed to Florida by the federal government. They’ll be damn lucky if the feds graciously choose to fund its operating costs. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2979 "2026-02-26T16:22:20Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > When you choose to whore out your state to the trumpist regime, make sure you get your payment up front. Not keeping his side of deals is something that Trump has been known for for literally decades. But pattern recognition is apparently just that weak for a lot of people. ---
**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:** [February 26, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2980 "2026-02-26T21:01:07Z")
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