# Let's give Trump's potential Cabinet the Willies (Willy Wonka, that is) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 24, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709 "2024-11-24T04:34:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709/1 "2024-11-24T04:34:29Z")
I thought I could start out with a little ditty from Miles Vorkosigan from Bluesky (with his enthusiastic permission, of course): \*Oompa Loompa Doopitty Dout Flailing, exhausted, Gaetz has pulled out Oompa Loompa Doopitty Dorr If I am right there’ll soon be lots more What do you get when your date is 16? Your reputation won’t be pristine You will be named in an ehtics report Cabinet prospects are…cut short! Oompa Loompa Doopitty Dar Do not rape minors; you will go far Your confirmation will sail on through Like the Oompa Loompas’ generally do!\* ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709/2 "2024-11-24T16:56:22Z")
Nobody wants to comment or give it a shot? ---
**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:** [November 24, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709/3 "2024-11-24T23:13:09Z")
It’s a well-made parody version of the movie song. As to why people aren’t jumping on to the topic: I couldn’t say, but I know that I felt a bit short-circuited by contemplation of the 1971 version of the Oompa Loompas in their visual parallels to Donald. The make-up, chiefly, but also the basic silhouette. (He’s tallish but also roundish so they both have toddleresque outlines.) There’s also the question of whether Oompa Loompas are the best metaphor for Donald’s Cabinet picks. The OLs are basically sympathetic characters, and moreover are people who are efficient and hard-working. So the connection doesn’t really seem to be there. (Meaning no insult to Miles Vorkosigan, or to the person using that screen-name, anyway; the verse really is quite clever.) ---
**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:** [November 25, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709/4 "2024-11-25T00:46:28Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Oompa Loompas in their visual parallels to Donald. But their hands are bigger. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709/5 "2024-11-25T04:11:31Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > There’s also the question of whether Oompa Loompas are the best metaphor for Donald’s Cabinet picks. The OLs are basically sympathetic characters, and moreover are people who are efficient and hard-working. So the connection doesn’t really seem to be there. I think you misunderstand. The Oompa Loompas are the voice of reason in the film. Their songs lay out the shortcomings of the children who won the Golden Tickets (Trump’s Cabinet picks). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709/6 "2024-11-25T05:52:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Nobody wants to comment or give it a shot? Townsend knew better than to follow Hendrix. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709/7 "2024-11-25T06:12:44Z")
It’s a tough assignment, but I’ll give it a shot: \*Oompa Loompa Doopitty Doo I’ve got another puzzle for you Oompa Loompa Doopitty Dee If you are wise you’ll listen to me. What do you get when you wrestle and fight? Stoutly believing that might will make right? And if your fights are as fake as can be, Your education will be clearly seen!! Oompa Loompa Doopitty Dar Entertain morons and you’ll go far No one likes a know-it-all who Fails to mind the Oompa Loompa Doopitty Doo! ---
**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:** [November 25, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-give-trumps-potential-cabinet-the-willies-willy-wonka-that-is/1010709/8 "2024-11-25T20:19:18Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > The Oompa Loompas are the voice of reason in the film. Their songs lay out the shortcomings of the children who won the Golden Tickets (Trump’s Cabinet picks). Possibly the parody _started out_ reflecting the movie accurately in that respect, but it ended with Oompa Loompas being the ones contending for posts: > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Your confirmation will sail on through > Like the Oompa Loompas’ generally do!\*