That actually was some years earlier, having been casually mentioned in an article I’d read about Welsh rarebit vs. rabbit.
Incompetent about pool-painting, excellent about kickbacks.
Let me tell you how it will be
There’s one for you, nineteen for me
…
Should five percent appear too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
I’m wondering about the campaign ribbon or medal to be awarded for this selfless courageous act. Not dissing the soldiers and police who are having their morale crushed by Petey Kegsbreath and Orangeanus.
The medal is a blank disc with some dried gunk on it.
Bronze (colored) with verdigris.
Pure snark.
I laughed.
Oh, good one!!
How Trumpian.
In re Donald’s Reflecting Pool Grift/Boondoggle: note the “Toys’R’Us” price:
I agree, making claims without evidence certainly is.
You mean the claim
I’m not familiar with that usage, therefore that usage is fabricated …?
If not, what other “claim” is it that you see in the thread?
That’s not what I said. Your comprehension is shit.
I said it seems like it was fabricated because I’ve never heard of it before. You’re being an idiot.
Your original cite was a 1947 film for it being the “last major association” which is absurd. It’s not an uncommon phrase that has continued to be in use, and has nothing to do with that film, especially 80 years later.
And rather than let it go, after the discussion moved on, you keep bringing it back, like it’s important for us to remember how stupid you were.
We all say dumb things now and then. I sure do. But it’s a massive bout of hubris to keep highlighting it. It’s very Trumpian, to use your term.
Small change, only $5 million, but gold??
For those who have grown weary of Donald Trump’s many distractions and renovation plans (the ballroom, the reflecting pool, the “triumphal arch,” etc.), a NOTUS report published a few weeks ago made the broader trend a bit more exhausting.
The report explained that the administration recently approved a $5 million no-bid contract to a gilding studio in Maryland to apply gold-toned coating to “four massive bronze horses positioned along the roads surrounding the Lincoln Memorial.”
Googling, the horses are probably The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace and were originally gilded, so at least he’s not doing something new.
Although I’m aware of the non-prejudicial meaning of the phrase “Gentleman’s Agreement”, that is the first thing that springs to mind when I hear the phrase. When I googled the phrase, the first page and a half were references to the book or film.
So i can’t agree that the implications of the phrase are not affected by an “80 year old movie”. That you (Atasama) had not encountered that use of the phrase strikes me as odd.
I happen to be with Atasama on this one. I have lived a long, full life, interacting with many, diverse people in many places, and I’ve read many books, and seen many movies, plus I have a long interest in language (and have enjoyed countless podcasts on the subject), plus I teach on social science and history…
…yet I have NEVER heard of ANYTHING negative or controversial implied in the phrase “gentleman’s agreement,” until this thread broached the subject about a week ago.
I was as incredulous and flabbergasted as Atasama. It seemed at first like a bizarre joke you all were playing on us! Once we digested the fact that this was a real thing, we could only step back and marvel at how strange the universe works, that we somehow inadvertently avoided this all these years.
Back on topic for this thread, another boat strike in the Pacific. Two confirmed dead, with six survivors, who may or may not have rescued.
If you really want to be pissed off, watch this 32-minute video from Chris Murphy (D, Connecticut). It chronicles “500 Days of Corruption,” cataloging every instance of Trump granting pardons for pay, every instance of the Trump DoJ dropping investigations after people have donated to him, every instance of his children investing in businesses and those businesses suddenly receiving lucrative government contracts, and much more.
Very informative. And rage-inducing.
Edit: I tagged you in my response because you mentioned Trump’s “beautification” of DC. There was a report (it’s actually been mentioned in a new book coming out) that he’s suggested a replica of his raised fist from his assassination attempt as the topper on his arch.
Maybe someone can convince him that he can be immortal if they install his actual fist on it?
Maybe we can get Killer Kennedy to start suggesting he drink mercury. It’s Eastern Medicine, so it must be good.
He’ll go down in history as a Great Fister.
(Can he really be this stoopid?)