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Forum: USA Politics Today, 09:27 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,403
Posted By Norman Alexander
Donny hasn't a clue.

Donny hasn't a clue.
Forum: USA Politics Today, 09:19 PM
Replies: 1,163
Views: 51,035
Posted By Norman Alexander
Noted, and I thought so. Effectively, a...

Noted, and I thought so. Effectively, a Mastercard with a $2.5 billion limit. Which they can stop any time they want. Like when Daddy comes asking for a $500 million ATM withdrawal. ;)
Forum: USA Politics Today, 09:15 PM
Replies: 1,347
Views: 48,499
Posted By Norman Alexander
He already tried that, but for $100 million...

He already tried that, but for $100 million (probably the maximum some rich fascist buddy was prepared to go bond for him). He was told that he can't negotiate his way out of this - it's a legal...
Forum: USA Politics Today, 03:43 PM
Replies: 1,163
Views: 51,035
Posted By Norman Alexander
His name as president got their deals, so they...

His name as president got their deals, so they owe him!
Forum: USA Politics Today, 03:41 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 19,605
Posted By Norman Alexander
Sotheby's Realty, btw.

Sotheby's Realty, btw.
Forum: USA Politics Today, 03:34 PM
Replies: 1,347
Views: 48,499
Posted By Norman Alexander
As expected. I'm imagining some frantic phone...

As expected. I'm imagining some frantic phone calls to Riyadh and Moscow happening right about now...
Forum: USA Politics Today, 03:30 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,834
Posted By Norman Alexander
Prices of stuff went up during COVID down here in...

Prices of stuff went up during COVID down here in Australia as well. Last I heard, Biden was not our president then. But I will check...
Forum: USA Politics Today, 03:15 PM
Replies: 1,163
Views: 51,035
Posted By Norman Alexander
Question from the side: Jared was given $2.5...

Question from the side: Jared was given $2.5 billion by the Arabs only recently. And Ivanka's businesses are worth the best part of a billion. Are they not going to help poor old daddy out now?...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Today, 03:11 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 1,426
Posted By Norman Alexander
"Radical chic"!! Haven't heard that since the...

"Radical chic"!! Haven't heard that since the 70's, man!
Forum: USA Politics Today, 03:10 PM
Replies: 1,347
Views: 48,499
Posted By Norman Alexander
He is going to have that done, one way or...

He is going to have that done, one way or another. If he doesn't do it, the AG will.
Forum: USA Politics Today, 02:01 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,403
Posted By Norman Alexander
One gets the impression from Chris that Trump’s...

One gets the impression from Chris that Trump’s resume is PRECISELY how they do things in Kentucky. I sincerely hope not!
Forum: USA Politics Today, 01:54 PM
Replies: 1,347
Views: 48,499
Posted By Norman Alexander
They want to be on the list of debtors when Trump...

They want to be on the list of debtors when Trump Org is liquidated.
Forum: USA Politics Today, 01:52 PM
Replies: 1,163
Views: 51,035
Posted By Norman Alexander
Fingers crossed, but I don't think that is going...

Fingers crossed, but I don't think that is going to happen. When he is beaten, he will deny he lost. But he will either flee the country, or end up in a nursing home/jail for the terminally...
Forum: USA Politics Today, 01:30 PM
Replies: 1,347
Views: 48,499
Posted By Norman Alexander
Making his financial predicament public just...

Making his financial predicament public just after Pootie won big in a national election sure sounds like begging. Trump knows he can't milk his US cultists for that much coin to bail himself out.
Forum: USA Politics Today, 04:41 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By Norman Alexander
They only attend because it's a free night out. ...

They only attend because it's a free night out. Also, his crowd numbers are dwindling noticeably. I have seen a few media reports that there are more people behind him for the TV than in front of...
Forum: USA Politics Today, 03:44 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,834
Posted By Norman Alexander
I don't know that I would want to buy hamburger...

I don't know that I would want to buy hamburger mince priced at 99 cents per lb. Sounds like it was not actually made from beef. In Texas, it could have been groundhog, not ground beef.

A quick...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 10:36 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 1,426
Posted By Norman Alexander
The King's not English. He's German/Greek.

The King's not English. He's German/Greek.
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 07:24 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 16,628
Posted By Norman Alexander
I have to admit, on the many times when I have...

I have to admit, on the many times when I have visited the USA for work and as a tourist, I concur that most of the cheapest US snacks and meals are based almost solely on fat, starch, sugar or...
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 07:08 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,403
Posted By Norman Alexander
I see it this way: If a Democrat presidential...

I see it this way: If a Democrat presidential candidate behaved with such boorish and total disregard for everyone but himself and the electorate and his nation, lied with such blatant and arrogant...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 06:57 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 1,426
Posted By Norman Alexander
Constable also lived in "interesting times". ...

Constable also lived in "interesting times". While he was painting, some of the damned colonials decided they would throw tea-chests in Boston Harbour as a form of protest and start their own...
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 02:27 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By Norman Alexander
I think it is as bad as I said. Latest evidence...

I think it is as bad as I said. Latest evidence as his autocue fails.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/17/trump-verbal-gaffes-ohio-rally-bloodbath
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 02:14 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,403
Posted By Norman Alexander
So you reject reality and substitute your own....

So you reject reality and substitute your own. Got it.
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 05:31 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By Norman Alexander
To me, this is important. I think way too much...

To me, this is important. I think way too much focus has been on Trump personally gaffing like a tuna fisherman, and far too little on why he does that.

The people who write this polarising...
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 05:08 AM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 68,000
Posted By Norman Alexander
Did you read from page 15 onwards?

Did you read from page 15 onwards?
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology Yesterday, 04:52 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 776
Posted By Norman Alexander
Getting Stanley Kubrick and the whole film crew...

Getting Stanley Kubrick and the whole film crew up there with them, for a start.
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 04:49 AM
Replies: 402
Views: 16,628
Posted By Norman Alexander
Well, that explains the pentagram painted on the...

Well, that explains the pentagram painted on the wall and dead black cat crucified upside down in my daughter's apartment! And here I thought she just had bad taste.[/QUOTE]
OK, Tommy. What exactly...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 02:24 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 1,426
Posted By Norman Alexander
Actually, the word is just one letter off "wok",...

Actually, the word is just one letter off "wok", which suggests good, tasty food cooked fresh. So I'm at a loss why the "right" are so at a loss to support "wokism".
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 16th March 2024, 05:15 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 1,426
Posted By Norman Alexander
Isn't that nice of them! :D

Isn't that nice of them! :D
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 05:13 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,403
Posted By Norman Alexander
I gave you Trump's actual recorded words, which...

I gave you Trump's actual recorded words, which he does not deny. What do YOU think he meant when he asked someone to "find" 11,000-odd more votes so he could win, even though his own MAGA team told...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 05:07 PM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 68,000
Posted By Norman Alexander
Nope. Not at all. You need to stop reading...

Nope. Not at all. You need to stop reading MAGA-alt-right crap and go back to school.


https://time.com/6333998/insurrection-clause-trump-longstreet/

It is obvious that Donny has shown none...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 04:52 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 16,628
Posted By Norman Alexander
For me, the question when does "Hurry up, you...

For me, the question when does "Hurry up, you lump of lard, then get out!" cross over to become "You're hurting me! Get off me! I don't want this! NO!" Donny starts with the latter...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 10:09 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 19,605
Posted By Norman Alexander
Donny now has an empty bathroom in Mar-a-Lago he...

Donny now has an empty bathroom in Mar-a-Lago he can squat in.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 16th March 2024, 10:06 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 1,426
Posted By Norman Alexander
Most sensible people avoid that description...

Most sensible people avoid that description because it is vague as fog and means effectively nothing. It's just the past tense of "wake".
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 11:06 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 16,628
Posted By Norman Alexander
SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SCRUB THAT IMAGE FROM...

SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SCRUB THAT IMAGE FROM MY BRAIN! :covereyes
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 07:10 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By Norman Alexander
Donald Trump on Truth Social[/QUOTE] Again,...

Donald Trump on Truth Social[/QUOTE]
Again, that's WAY too "structured" to be a genuine Trump-made post. We can all see he is bouncing off the verbal walls in public, barely stringing two words...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 06:36 PM
Replies: 1,163
Views: 51,035
Posted By Norman Alexander
Think of it in Donny terms. He "owns" those...

Think of it in Donny terms. He "owns" those documents and they have some value to him with his contacts like Pootie and various sheiks. They want him to hold onto them and will pay for them. So...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 06:29 PM
Replies: 1,656
Views: 69,642
Posted By Norman Alexander
It's an outcome that I think is a good deal all...

It's an outcome that I think is a good deal all round: Stain on the USA permanently expunged at little expense and to the great relief of all, moon saved from terrible pollution, ****-hole country...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th March 2024, 06:12 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 776
Posted By Norman Alexander
Voyager is not landing anywhere, nor is it...

Voyager is not landing anywhere, nor is it designed to do so. IIRC, it can't even steer itself to any great extent. It's just been flung out there on a very precise course, and asked to phone home...
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 06:00 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 16,628
Posted By Norman Alexander
Who gets the QC job, though. :jaw-dropp

Who gets the QC job, though. :jaw-dropp
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 05:31 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,041
Posted By Norman Alexander
c) Trump gets locked in a soundproof box. ...

c) Trump gets locked in a soundproof box.


Buried in the garden at Mar-a-Lago.


Four years ago.
Forum: USA Politics 15th March 2024, 05:29 AM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,403
Posted By Norman Alexander
Oh dear. You have definitely been suborned,...

Oh dear. You have definitely been suborned, haven't you!

Here's Trump's actual words that got him in trouble. See if they actually match what YOU think he meant. Because here he is asking for...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th March 2024, 05:05 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,050
Posted By Norman Alexander
If Tate or Trump wants to be Messianic, I suggest...

If Tate or Trump wants to be Messianic, I suggest their wishes be fulfilled. It shouldn't be too hard to knock together some lumber, plant it in a hole, and nail them up to it for a few days.
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 09:46 PM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,403
Posted By Norman Alexander
LOL. Trump did no such thing. Where are you...

LOL. Trump did no such thing. Where are you getting your "facts" from? OAN?
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 05:38 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,041
Posted By Norman Alexander
He did?[/QUOTE]I could have phrased that better. ...

He did?[/QUOTE]I could have phrased that better.

In saying "anywhere as long as there is no moderation", knowing nobody is going to take him up under those conditions, Trump has effectively...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 05:31 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,561
Posted By Norman Alexander
If we are comparing university days, my...

If we are comparing university days, my Bachelor's degree was paid for by the government so it was free. No student loan required, and no tuition fees either. My costs were student union fees (a...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 05:10 AM
Replies: 1,656
Views: 69,642
Posted By Norman Alexander
Great. Now make Florida get rid of their...

Great.

Now make Florida get rid of their swivel-eyed, anti-vaxx, dangerous-disease-promoting surgeon-general. The sooner the better.

Then ditch the architect of all this nonsense that is...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 05:00 AM
Replies: 2,333
Views: 73,403
Posted By Norman Alexander
And those charges dismissed are still not off the...

And those charges dismissed are still not off the table. Of course, if Donny wins the presidency, the case will "magically" disappear. ;)...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 04:53 AM
Replies: 402
Views: 16,628
Posted By Norman Alexander
Totally familiar. And Trump is still a talking...

Totally familiar. And Trump is still a talking arse.
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 12:42 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 3,633
Posted By Norman Alexander
You ARE slow, aren't you. Perhaps go back...

You ARE slow, aren't you. Perhaps go back through this forum and read why criminal charges are not necessary. There's been quite an extended and deep discussion already.
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 12:34 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,740
Posted By Norman Alexander
Think about it from their POV. If Donny wasn't...

Think about it from their POV. If Donny wasn't there to act as a buffer and potential escape hatch, some of those Trump minions would be most likely in jail facing long sentences. At the very...
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