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geardaddy

(24,931 posts)
Wed Dec 20, 2017, 01:36 PM Dec 2017

The New Yorker: Trump Talk: Your Translation Guide

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/trump-talk-your-translation-guide

"It’s gonna be huge.”
It will be flashy and tacky.

“It’s gonna be so huge.”
It will be flashy and tacky, with gold lettering.

“It’s gonna be incredible.”
I haven’t thought about it—it’s in the future.

“It’s gonna be fantastic.”
I briefly thought about it, but will forget about it once my circadian rhythm resets.

“It’s gonna be terrific.”
I’ve passed it along to Congress, so blame them when it fails.

“Experts say . . . ”
Sean Hannity said . . .

“Everyone’s saying . . . ”
Someone in the Fox News comments section said . . .

“I’ve been hearing . . . ”
Bannon told me . . .

“I’ve been seeing . . . ”
Ivanka showed me . . .

“A lot of people.”
Me.

“Women.”
Blondes.

“Nasty women.”
Women whose blondness has been revoked due to: a) childbirth; b) middle age; c) policy knowledge and/or general knowledge; d) court settlements; e) high-heel abstinence

“Americans.”
People in states that voted for me.

“People.”
White people.

“Fine people.”
White supremacists.


The rest at link.
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The New Yorker: Trump Talk: Your Translation Guide (Original Post) geardaddy Dec 2017 OP
those were funny treestar Dec 2017 #1
LOL geardaddy Dec 2017 #4
"Believe me" C_U_L8R Dec 2017 #2
That one should definitely be on the list. geardaddy Dec 2017 #5
The more someone tries to explain he's telling the truth, the more suspicious Wednesdays Dec 2017 #10
Hilarious! Thanks for posting! smirkymonkey Dec 2017 #3
You're welcome! geardaddy Dec 2017 #6
Pretty accurate! world wide wally Dec 2017 #7
Thank you Geardaddy syringis Dec 2017 #8
You're welcome! geardaddy Dec 2017 #9

Wednesdays

(17,412 posts)
10. The more someone tries to explain he's telling the truth, the more suspicious
Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:21 PM
Dec 2017

It even happens in the Bible:

1 Timothy 2, vs. 7
"... And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am telling the truth, I am not lying..."

Whoa there, Paul, I don't think Timothy was about to accuse you of anything!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
3. Hilarious! Thanks for posting!
Wed Dec 20, 2017, 02:08 PM
Dec 2017

"“He’s a good kid.”

I don’t like his beta-male looks and behavior, but both Ivana and the paternity test say he’s my son."

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