My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
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@Holberg there was usually the subtle changes in artwork, but usually just different portraits or placements. Then the tasteful but noticeable tweak between blue and red carpets/drapes.
Trump’s insistence on gold everything just makes the whole place look chintzy.
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@gizmonicus @Holberg Trump wants it to resemble the Kremlin, or the palace in St. Petersburg. (He’s not high-class enough to think about Versailles.) And yeah, specifically not meant to be a palace.
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@Holberg
I have a theory about the suit thing. It's a dare; he dresses ridiculously on purpose, because he knows "you" won't be brave enough to laugh at him because he's so powerful and important.@silvermoon82 Interesting!
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My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
@Holberg He is the very definition of tacky. Everything about him is tacky.
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@Holberg whose bust is on the table behind him?
@Iwillyeah @Holberg
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@Holberg He is the very definition of tacky. Everything about him is tacky.
@TheJen Always. I was such a snob about him even in 1986 because the first time I became aware of him I was among the Boston Brahmins and their view of his tackiness was WITHERING haha.
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@TheJen Always. I was such a snob about him even in 1986 because the first time I became aware of him I was among the Boston Brahmins and their view of his tackiness was WITHERING haha.
@Holberg Oh I'll bet. Haha. I mean, I'm a west Texas redneck...not raised around fancy people, but I know tacky when I see it.
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@Holberg Oh I'll bet. Haha. I mean, I'm a west Texas redneck...not raised around fancy people, but I know tacky when I see it.
@TheJen Glaringly obvious to anyone with taste!
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My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
Apart from everything else what’s the deal with the toy plane on the coffee table?
What’s that for?
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My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
This explains why MAGA support him. In front of Trump is a model plane glued together by cousin Bob and in the background are uncle Bucks bowling trophies
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This explains why MAGA support him. In front of Trump is a model plane glued together by cousin Bob and in the background are uncle Bucks bowling trophies
@HamonWry Haha now I’ll only see bowling trophies and I love you for that.
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Apart from everything else what’s the deal with the toy plane on the coffee table?
What’s that for?
@helvick Maybe the jet the Qataris are bribing him with?
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My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
Good grief. What has he done!
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My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
@Holberg I can’t wait to see that bust sport golden eyebrows.
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My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
@Holberg
These billionaires seem to all have horrendously tacky taste in decor. -
My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
@Holberg He has spent his entire life desperately trying to belong to the cultured class, but everything he does screams the opposite. He must hate that even with the title of POTUS, those whose approval he most craves, will always look down on him.
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@gizmonicus @mwyman @Holberg Yes. I read this 2017 piece belatedly last year, and everything about the Trumpian aesthetic suddenly made sense.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/trump-style-dictator-autocrats-design-214877/ -
My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
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@Holberg He has spent his entire life desperately trying to belong to the cultured class, but everything he does screams the opposite. He must hate that even with the title of POTUS, those whose approval he most craves, will always look down on him.
@nomdeb I agree. One of the reasons I think he’s just a combination of being profoundly stupid plus a narcissist is that any smart reasonably-well-adjusted man with that much money in the early ‘70s would’ve sought guidance, followed advice and entered society with ease.
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My god, it’s a gilded junk shop!
(I knew it was bad, but all the tacky gewgaws seem to have multiplied.)
It’s like the cubicles of eBay, minus the tacky gold.
At eBay, everybody had a cubicle. It seemed like you were supposed adorn them with junk bought on … eBay. So people had Star Trek figurines, Simpsons miniatures, Beanie babies, beer bottle collections, unbelievable amounts of … face it … flair.
I bought a Bud Light Spuds Mackenzie dog light and that was the sole piece of flair in my cubicle.
