# Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166 "2024-11-12T19:54:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3601 "2025-06-19T03:28:50Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> We like real leopards.

The easiest way to sort them out is to put out cardboard boxes.

[![](https://amberfield.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/leopard-in-box.jpg) ](https://amberfield.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/leopard-in-box.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3602 "2025-06-19T07:48:55Z")

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A cat is a cat no matter what size.

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3603 "2025-06-19T10:40:57Z")

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A pet cat is a tiny tiger that lives in your home. If it was tiger size you’d be lunch.

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3604 "2025-06-19T10:55:13Z")

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Well, you know what they say: Raise a tiger size cat, you feed it for a day. Raise a tiny tiger size cat, and you feed it… for a lifetime. _For a lifetime_.

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**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:** [June 19, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3605 "2025-06-19T11:01:11Z")

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Oh, you’d be feeding that tiger-sized cat for a lifetime too.

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**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3606 "2025-06-19T14:12:47Z")

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At least it’s _actually there_ so we don’t have to call it Schrodinger’s Tiger.

Will never figure out typing in the umlaut

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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3607 "2025-06-19T14:35:06Z")

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Schrödinger’s ümläüt.

I n̈ever know the code, I just go find one on the in̈ternet and copy/päste.

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**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:** [June 19, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3608 "2025-06-19T14:37:36Z")

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On a Mac, Option+e, then the letter.

> [@Buck\_Godot](#):
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> A cat is a cat no matter what size.

_Put out a box, and in it, it lies._

Sorry. I have no filter.

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3609 "2025-06-19T20:31:32Z")

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> [@Gyrate](#):
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> Oh, you’d be feeding that tiger-sized cat for a lifetime too.

But not for _it’s_ lifetime.

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**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3610 "2025-06-19T21:51:56Z")

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> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#):
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> Will never figure out typing in the umlaut

> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#):
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> I n̈ever know the code, I just go find one on the in̈ternet and copy/päste.

ö = ALT + 0246

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**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3611 "2025-06-19T21:55:23Z")

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Merci, amis!

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3612 "2025-06-19T22:13:24Z")

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Î üsûålly pøst fróm my phôñē, whïçh mâkés dìäçrītìçæls mûçh êāsïēr.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3613 "2025-06-19T22:17:32Z")

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On a windows PC or tablet you can switch on the English international keyboard and thën öffërriñg ümlâüts, tilde’d ñs, etc. is easy.

As is switching back to normal.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3614 "2025-06-19T23:05:18Z")

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Show-off! 😛

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**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:** [June 19, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3615 "2025-06-19T23:12:35Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> On a windows PC or tablet you can switch on the English international keyboard and thën öffërriñg ümlâüts, tilde’d ñs, etc. is easy.

Or search the start menu for “character map.” Gives you a whole slew of choices, with the Unicode and alt+ for each.

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**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3616 "2025-06-20T07:43:07Z")

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> [@OttoDaFe](#):
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> Or search the start menu for “character map.”

Or just realize that the vast majority of people reading in English have no idea how it changes the pronunciation, so just say fuck it and leave it out.

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**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3617 "2025-06-20T15:37:54Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> Put out a box, and in it, it lies.

If I fits I sits.

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3618 "2025-06-20T17:41:34Z")

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> [@ASL\_v2.0](#):
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> But not for _it’s_ lifetime.

Seriously? You do that _on the Dope?_

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**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3619 "2025-06-20T17:45:10Z")

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Autocorrect, I assure you.

I’m actually serious: iOS will obsessively autocorrect its to it’s and sometimes I miss it.

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**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/3620 "2025-06-20T19:14:44Z")

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Yeah, that’s the ticket! That’s what happened! 😉

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