# 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:** 202
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4022 "2026-06-19T22:34:02Z")
Oh, how horrid. How utterly CIVIL. The shame. /s ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4023 "2026-06-20T02:00:23Z")
They are still having trouble getting rid of the 8647 on the mall. Incompetence everywhere you look. [![](https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.99422-6/726868853_977470545106785_5842345546178217051_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx900x600&ctp=p180x540&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=VHeumHAcgSEQ7kNvwFUZEZd&_nc_oc=AdpNeRMlbpftVozx_n9xZ448y5Mg7knMpdVNIA1ixAJvom3tQPEi--UePwHx3GlPqMqVuyzCEHApFDR4Ep8XkjCQ&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=O7BK_Ye-GvAzmBd3ojrYuw&_nc_ss=7b2a8&oh=00_Af-LRQje9evwv2452UEeDjHepHBaFPUfQD8dBik65UYUFA&oe=6A3BC7EB) ](https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.99422-6/726868853_977470545106785_5842345546178217051_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx900x600&ctp=p180x540&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=VHeumHAcgSEQ7kNvwFUZEZd&_nc_oc=AdpNeRMlbpftVozx_n9xZ448y5Mg7knMpdVNIA1ixAJvom3tQPEi--UePwHx3GlPqMqVuyzCEHApFDR4Ep8XkjCQ&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&_nc_gid=O7BK_Ye-GvAzmBd3ojrYuw&_nc_ss=7b2a8&oh=00_Af-LRQje9evwv2452UEeDjHepHBaFPUfQD8dBik65UYUFA&oe=6A3BC7EB) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4024 "2026-06-20T03:30:03Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > They are still having trouble getting rid of the 8647 on the mall. Do they know the whereabouts of Melania on June 10? ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4025 "2026-06-20T04:22:41Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > They are still having trouble getting rid of the 8647 on the mall. Incompetence everywhere you look. It’s going to take time for the grass to recover. Short of laying down sod, and you’d have to sod more than the 86-47, there’s not much to do but wait. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4026 "2026-06-20T10:45:41Z")
How was this beautiful piece of modern art created? ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4027 "2026-06-20T13:51:09Z")
Initial news stories say “It’s not clear what caused the grass to brown”, haven’t seen an update. Pictures show the numbers apparently made of adjacent circles of dead grass, suggesting that somebody just went along a pre-marked path spraying or dumping a dollop of weedkiller every foot or so. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4028 "2026-06-20T14:23:57Z")
Those semiquincentennial portraits of DJT’s mugshot are a big hit in China: (the word for 250 also means “fool” or “idiot” and other uncomplimentary adjectives) > **[Why Treasury's proposed $250 Trump bill was met with laughter in China](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-bill-china-idiot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawSjbpNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeCKgJTgP1ur0Ptn1vj6j_ozhVJqhhxl1CftzZc2l7vNtJ6ZdU7LxGw4zGVZU_aem_ha5bbRHAC2Hq-spTuxl35w#Echobox=1781887274)** > > The Mandarin word for the number 250 has numerous derogatory connotations, all of which have amused Chinese speakers. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4029 "2026-06-20T15:19:06Z")
It would be terrible if people did the same thing to his golf courses. ---
**Author:** ![Mortimus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4030 "2026-06-20T16:19:38Z")
I’ll bet a drone could be programmed to apply herbicide very efficiently and surreptitiously, ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4031 "2026-06-20T16:22:59Z")
I can confirm that drones are in fact being used to apply pesticides in agriculture here in Arkansas. And since we’re not usually on the leading edge of technological changes, that means they’re used in other areas. These drones aren’t programmed though, they’re controled by an operator. The drones are fairly large though, I’m not sure how easy it would be hit an open lawn in D.C. without being noticed, but then I’ve never been there at night. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4032 "2026-06-20T16:29:13Z")
One Italian newspaper isn’t pleased with Trump. > “Sorry to say it, but I can’t find, and perhaps there isn’t, another way to say it,” a translation of the Italian article from the Libero Quotidiano reads. “Donald Trump is an a—.” > > The article uses the Italian term “coglione,” even using it in the headline, as it blasted Trump for ruining progress towards a friendly relationship with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by telling an Italian news network that she “begged” him for a photo during the G7 summit. Meloni denied the account and accused Trump of making it up in a fierce response that tore into him. > “Only an a— could ruin everything with a lie so huge as to become ridiculous,” the article read. “Why say such nonsense? The answer can only be found in the definition of the word ‘a—’ which has entered the popular jargon of the Italian language: an inept, stupid person who acts with little intelligence.” Google translate tells me that ‘coglione’ means ‘asshole’. Can’t disagree. [Link](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-italian/) to Raw Story ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4033 "2026-06-20T16:31:48Z")
So asshole fight between two right wing assholes about who’s the greater asshole…Those fascists, they’re funny (not). ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4034 "2026-06-20T16:42:19Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Google translate tells me that ‘coglione’ means ‘asshole’. Can’t disagree. “Testicle”, technically. So closer to “dickhead” than anything. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4035 "2026-06-20T16:45:05Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > “Testicle”, technically. Thanks for the correction. Both definitions are apt. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4036 "2026-06-20T18:06:26Z")
Some cheap table salt would do anytime. Cut a lower corner of a pound box of salt off, tie it to your leg and walk. Nobody will see it if you tape it under your trousers. You can use both legs for stronger lines. Preferably in short steps just before a light rain is announced. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4037 "2026-06-20T18:45:00Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > How was this beautiful piece of modern art created? There is a time-lapse video taken from the Washington Monument that shows dozens of people working on it. It’s too far away to see how they are doing it, though. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rE6EDebpIsc/maxresdefault.jpg "Timelapse: '86 47' appears on National Mall") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE6EDebpIsc) ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4038 "2026-06-20T19:12:10Z")
Billionaire data centers are working on this day and night. Facial recognition, biometrics, travel itineraries, social posts. They’ll get to the bottom of this as directed by Dear Leader. 😬 ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4039 "2026-06-20T19:38:17Z")
Has no authority looked into alien intervention yet? Like crop circles? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4040 "2026-06-20T19:43:39Z")
I was going to say the same. Crop circle people would be who you want. And people good at geometry. People that are spatial and can make designs with simple tools. Draftsmen, GIS folks. People that understand physical relationships between things. Throw in some artists. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/4041 "2026-06-20T19:57:13Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > There is a time-lapse video taken from the Washington Monument that shows dozens of people working on it. Interesting that you don’t see the characters in the grass. I’m guessing that either it took time to kill off the grass or there was more work done later. [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=201) [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=203)