# When the Big Day finally arrives for the United States, who will be the Dope's "Praeco Magnus?" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [September 21, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245 "2026-09-21T14:25:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/1 "2026-09-21T14:25:32Z")
I don’t think there’s a shuffling-off-this-mortal-coil more…er, highly anticipated…than Donald Trump’s. People have champagne in their fridges for the day (I know I do), fancy scotches and whiskeys ready to shotgun, dances choreographed, parade routes ready to be roped off, etc. Close-knit community that we are, I imagine many of us will be bee-lining our way to the Dope when we first hear the news to offer our own commentary, insights, celebratory ejaculations and “condolences.” Perhaps some of us will actually first read of the passing while perusing the Boards. Anyway, when the Big Day happens, especially if it happens while Donald is still the sitting president, it will be an historic moment indeed. As such, I’ve created out of whole cloth an award which will be given to the first person on the SDMB who accurately announces the death of Mr. Trump: the title of _Praeco Magnus._ It sounds fancy cuz it’s Latin, and it means “great herald.” The award has no monetary value, no physical trophy is presented, nor does it come with a special sash. It would, however, look pretty nifty on a resumé, and it very well could get you laid (in certain circles). The winner could get the title printed on a t-shirt at their own expense. If the Big Day arrives when Donald Trump is no longer president (after a resignation, removal or January 20, 2029), the title will still be awarded, but any promise of getting laid (in certain circles) is probably null and void. The award will be given to the person, based on timestamps of posts, who makes first mention AND links to a credible site, the announcement of Donald’s passing. Should two or more people post simultaneously, they will all be given the title. Good luck to us all, and may humanity survive to see the day this award is given! ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/2 "2026-09-21T14:40:18Z")
I’m rooting for @Monty to get it. That poor guy has been tirelessly wading through cesspools of Trump-related shenanigans for 10 years (more or less) to keep our outrage tanks topped up. Let him have one last triumphant news brief & retire with honor! ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/3 "2026-09-21T14:47:34Z")
I’ll be too busy screaming ‘YESSSSSSS’ in my front yard to post on the dope. By the time I get here I’ll be so drunk I’ll barely be able to type. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/4 "2026-09-21T14:56:35Z")
It won’t be me, I saved some fireworks for the occasion, so I’ll be setting them off while doing The Worm dance in my front yard. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/5 "2026-09-21T17:12:32Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > …I imagine many of us will be bee-lining our way to the Dope when we first hear the news to offer our own commentary, insights, celebratory ejaculations …after erecting memorials? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/6 "2026-09-21T17:19:16Z")
My crack legal team has advised me to note that Rule 7 is in effect for this contest, and anyone violating Rule 7 in order to gain some sort of advantage in the competition to be named _Praeco Magnus_ will go to prison. For the full explanation of Rule 7, please see the SDMB Death Pool: [Storing our own bone marrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/7 "2026-09-21T17:21:15Z")
Erection optional! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/8 "2026-09-21T17:25:08Z")
donald trump is dead! Okay, this is almost certainly not true at this time. But, in the tiny but non-zero chance that he happens to die while I’m composing this post, I will happily and gratefully accept the title and finally change my signature from ‘Guest’ to: **solost** _Praeco Magnus_ ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/9 "2026-09-21T17:44:31Z")
> [@bobsmom101](#): > > I’m rooting for @Monty to get it. That poor guy has been tirelessly wading through cesspools of Trump-related shenanigans for 10 years (more or less) to keep our outrage tanks topped up. Let him have one last triumphant news brief & retire with honor!. I agree! He has waded his way through some deep sediment. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/10 "2026-09-21T18:06:51Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > celebratory ejaculations Is this tied to getting laid in a circle? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/11 "2026-09-21T18:17:07Z")
Moderating: This thread is better suited to the Pit than MPSIMS. @Happy_Lendervedder, I’m closing it. Please let me know if you want it reopened in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/12 "2026-09-21T18:17:17Z")
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/13 "2026-09-21T18:39:50Z")
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/14 "2026-09-21T18:40:15Z")
At the request of the OP, this is reopened in the Pit. Carry on! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/15 "2026-09-21T18:50:33Z")
I suggest that on a purely voluntary basis, those of us who are willing and able offer our own additions to the award. For example, I will be utterly thrilled to send our Praeco Magnus a package of some small Hawaiian treat (the owner of [the world’s most awesome macadamia nut toffee company](https://hamakuatoffeecompany.com) lives across the street from me and I am always pleased to support his delicious business) to celebrate. (Offer void outside the US). ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/16 "2026-09-21T19:10:31Z")
There’s just one big problem. We then get President Vance. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/17 "2026-09-21T19:12:39Z")
To me, Vance is evil within normal limits. Trump is evil outside of the boundaries. Trumps serious mental health issues and personality disorders make him evil to the point where it disrupts the system as a whole. I don’t think Vance would try to destroy democracy or commit treason the same way Trump does. Also Vance can’t keep the MAGA cult together. Nobody can hopefully keep that cult alive, so hopefully it loses some power and influence ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/18 "2026-09-21T19:14:25Z")
I’m actually hoping that trump survives slightly past the halfway point of his presidency as that would limit Vance to a single elected term, assuming that the relevant amendment is still a thing by then. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/19 "2026-09-21T19:17:43Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I’m actually hoping that trump survives slightly past the halfway point of his presidency as that would limit Vance to a single elected term, If that were to happen, Vance could still legally be elected twice. Trump would need to perish BEFORE the halfway point of his presidency so Vance could only be elected once. Here’s the opening sentence of the 22nd Amendment: > No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. [Link](https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxii) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245/20 "2026-09-21T19:26:08Z")
How evil and crazy will Vance become in an effort, however futile, to gain MAGA support? Order the infamous arch built with Trump’s name on it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-the-big-day-finally-arrives-for-the-united-states-who-will-be-the-dopes-praeco-magnus/1033245.md?page=2)