# 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:** 180
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3582 "2026-04-30T13:03:28Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > The German cognate of English _fee_ is _Vieh_ (animal). I thought the German word for ‘animal’ was _Tier_. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3583 "2026-04-30T13:04:46Z")
Vieh ist a synonym of Tier, meaning mostly livestock. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3584 "2026-04-30T14:04:19Z")
Is fee cognate to fief? ---
**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:** [April 30, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3585 "2026-04-30T17:27:29Z")
ATL: Washington’s Most Exclusive Club To Todd Blanche: You’re Not Our Kind, Dear > **[Washington's Most Exclusive Club To Todd Blanche: You're Not Our Kind, Dear -...](https://abovethelaw.com/2026/04/washingtons-most-exclusive-club-to-todd-blanche-youre-not-our-kind-dear/?utm_campaign=Above%20the%20Law%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_I_cAognnHBn79erFgHYD8NFr5X7VVwIF0g71WoOknDXbl0P-7xIpsL08kTz4vRCNkZ6KTP_ZUfp64n2iby10_R5Zvxg&_hsmi=416544426&utm_content=416544426&utm_source=hs_email)** > > At least six club members are trying to block the Acting AG's application, saying the DOJ is too busy targeting club members to make for congenial conversation. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3586 "2026-04-30T19:32:42Z")
He could try the YMCA, The Ymca 🎶. Donald loves the place. Maybe Donnie can get him a membership. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3587 "2026-04-30T19:58:36Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Is fee cognate to fief? As a matter of fact… Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3588 "2026-05-01T01:02:05Z")
Thanks! ---
**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:** [May 1, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3589 "2026-05-01T01:27:02Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > He could try the YMCA Todd Blanche, there’s no need to be down. I said, Todd Blanche, pick yourself off the ground. I said, Todd Blanche, 'cause you’re in a new town. There’s no need to be unhappy. Todd Blanche, there’s a place you can go. I said, Todd Blanche, when you’re short on your dough. You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find many ways to have a good time. (They have everything for Todd Blanche to enjoy; he can hang out with all the boys.) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3590 "2026-05-01T01:29:49Z")
Bravo! 👏 ---
**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:** [May 1, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3591 "2026-05-01T09:41:58Z")
My YMCA spent money on a big stupid flag for the inside wall of the gym. I bet Trump would love it. Not as if the AC needed any money… ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3592 "2026-05-01T21:47:51Z")
I heard it as a precursor to “ Fo Fum” ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3593 "2026-05-01T23:30:56Z")
That too. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3594 "2026-05-02T03:32:54Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > I heard it as a precursor to “ Fo Fum” “I smell the stink of an Orange Man…” ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3595 "2026-05-02T09:15:10Z")
Though it won’t hurt them at all, I’m happy for any setbacks that might irritate the Saudis. > **[Report: LIV Golf to notify players that Saudi funding is officially coming to...](https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/article/report-liv-golf-to-notify-players-that-saudi-funding-is-officially-coming-to-an-end-203705125.html)** > > LIV will reportedly notify its players on Thursday that the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which has poured billions into the tour over its four-plus years of existence, will end its funding as of the end of this season. ---
**Author:** ![zoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71c47a/32.png) [@zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3596 "2026-05-02T13:30:45Z")
I work at a boat yard where we service small to mid-sized luxury yachts. Most of my co-workers drive large pickup trucks, travel 60+ miles a day, and voted for trump. These guys are not happy all of a sudden ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3597 "2026-05-02T13:54:13Z")
> [@zoo](#): > > Most of my co-workers drive large pickup trucks, travel 60+ miles a day, and voted for trump. These guys are not happy all of a sudden I almost laughed out loud after reading that. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3598 "2026-05-02T14:52:29Z")
> [@zoo](#): > > These guys are not happy all of a sudden Can you at least pretend to be sympathetic? 'Cause I sure couldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![zoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71c47a/32.png) [@zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3599 "2026-05-02T14:58:56Z")
One of them told me gas will be down below $2 gal in a month or so. He said the same thing about a month ago ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3600 "2026-05-02T15:01:33Z")
Doubtless after articulating how this would come to be. ---
**Author:** ![zoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71c47a/32.png) [@zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/3601 "2026-05-02T15:18:30Z")
The Iranian leaders will crumble. Then the U.S. will control the strait and get all of the oil. Seems reasonable [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=179) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=181)