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Still looking for that perfect drumpf nickname? Check these links out (Original Post) ailsagirl Dec 2016 OP
CHEETOLINI is one of my favorites yurbud Dec 2016 #1
I like that one! ailsagirl Dec 2016 #2
Cheeto Hitler. kairos12 Dec 2016 #3
Oh no-- I had cheatos for lunch ailsagirl Dec 2016 #6
Snifftler, shitler, il Douche A, orange supremacist, der dRumpfenfuhrer. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #4
All so appropriate! ailsagirl Dec 2016 #5
I just worry that his feelings are going to get hurt. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #8
"delicate nazi snowflake" ailsagirl Dec 2016 #9
Delicate fascist flower, maybe? Mc Mike Dec 2016 #10
Damn right it will, Mc Mike ailsagirl Dec 2016 #12
You did me one better, or more, ailsagirl. + 1, Nt Mc Mike Dec 2016 #13
Yours was much better ailsagirl Dec 2016 #14
Don't agree that mine was better. And I'm sorry the re took up your time. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #15
I don't understand the spelling nor the pronunciation. ailsagirl Dec 2016 #16
I've never been over there. Did you go to Mull as a tourist, Mc Mike Jan 2017 #18
The weather was fine, albeit a bit chilly ailsagirl Jan 2017 #20
Happy New Year, ailsagirl. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #21
Happy New Year, Mc Mike ailsagirl Jan 2017 #22
We're not trapped in here with him. He's trapped in here with us. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #23
I appreciate your perspective-- definitely we have the numbers ailsagirl Jan 2017 #24
We're all right. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #29
..... ailsagirl Jan 2017 #30
You also. nT. Mc Mike Jan 2017 #31
I thought "Twitler" was pretty good... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #7
That may stick. kairos12 Dec 2016 #11
gropenfeurher burrowowl Jan 2017 #17
Single word that ties him to putin... DPutin isn't obvious enough though uponit7771 Jan 2017 #19
Pooty's Poot MurrayDelph Jan 2017 #25
Benedict Donald Pantagruel Jan 2017 #26
Excellent ailsagirl Jan 2017 #27
Trumputin or anything with Snowflake in it mchill Jan 2017 #28

Mc Mike

(9,171 posts)
8. I just worry that his feelings are going to get hurt.
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 09:53 AM
Dec 2016

He's such a delicate nazi snowflake, and he gets hurt so easily.

ailsagirl

(23,802 posts)
9. "delicate nazi snowflake"
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 10:16 AM
Dec 2016


OMG, that's hysterical!!!!!!

Thanks for the first LOL on the very last day of this rotten year

ailsagirl

(23,802 posts)
12. Damn right it will, Mc Mike
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 01:43 PM
Dec 2016

Cha do bhris deagh urram ceann duine riamh,
Agus is mòr-am-beud a bhi uair's am bith
as aonais.

Mc Mike

(9,171 posts)
15. Don't agree that mine was better. And I'm sorry the re took up your time.
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 02:59 PM
Dec 2016

Some good ones pop up when entering your first line into duckduckgo.

I've never been able to pronounce the words, the spelling always throws me. But the ideas are worth pondering.

ailsagirl

(23,802 posts)
16. I don't understand the spelling nor the pronunciation.
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 03:56 PM
Dec 2016

Oh, but what I'd give to live in Scotland! Especially NOW.

I was once on the island of Mull and heard a number of people speaking Gaelic. Of course I couldn't understand anything, but I was pleased to hear that (on the islands at least) Gaelic is still the everyday language.

The signs (banks, etc.) were also in Gaelic/English. It really was fascinating!

Mc Mike

(9,171 posts)
18. I've never been over there. Did you go to Mull as a tourist,
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 07:16 AM
Jan 2017

and was the weather good?

I can see some elements of French (gaullic?) in some of the phrases, like "mo chara" vs "mon cher".

ailsagirl

(23,802 posts)
20. The weather was fine, albeit a bit chilly
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 09:48 PM
Jan 2017

Yes, I went over as a tourist-- it was strange, but as the train pulled into Edinburgh, I had the feeling I was "coming home." That probably sounds ridiculous but it's true.

Going to Mull was part of a tour of Scotland-- frankly, I liked the mainland the best. Did you know that there are over 750 islands that are part of Scotland? No doubt most are very small, but still!

Mc Mike

(9,171 posts)
21. Happy New Year, ailsagirl.
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 10:50 PM
Jan 2017

Have a great happy lucky 2017.

Ever see Local Hero? Great movie set in northern Scotland.

ailsagirl

(23,802 posts)
22. Happy New Year, Mc Mike
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 01:36 PM
Jan 2017

I'm frankly scared to death but have no choice but to carry on.

Yes, Local Hero is one of my favorites-- also, the soundtrack is superb!

Cheers


Mc Mike

(9,171 posts)
23. We're not trapped in here with him. He's trapped in here with us.
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 06:36 PM
Jan 2017

So HE should be worried. There are millions more of us than there are of them.


& Mark Knopfler is a top quality musician.

ailsagirl

(23,802 posts)
24. I appreciate your perspective-- definitely we have the numbers
Mon Jan 2, 2017, 08:52 PM
Jan 2017

I try to focus on my life and what's good about it because it helps take some of the edge off.

And, absolutely, Knopfler is tops! I miss Dire Straits.

Mc Mike

(9,171 posts)
29. We're all right.
Wed Jan 4, 2017, 10:00 AM
Jan 2017

The world is still beautiful. There are billions of good people. Good is everywhere, and they're trying to attack all good, all at once. Everything the bad guys do is to daunt and intimidate us. But we ARE America, it's an honor to be who and where we are, at this particular time, opposing those nazis.

Everyone doesn't have to stand up against them face to face, but everyone is capable of opposing them in many ways. The more of us that act up and pop off, the less manageable we are to them.

Bruce Lee said that when you feel scared, going into a fight, it's a good thing. It's your body making adrenaline. Just focus on breathing, deep, slow. Don't pay attention to what they're saying, the faces and gestures they make. (That's all their stupid statements on tv, dRumpf's tweets, alt-right propaganda efforts, etc. That garbage is them 'murder mouthing' their opponents before a fight. They're cowards, they have to think they beat their opponent before they'll throw their first punch.) Focus on your center, and take in the whole periphery.



I think I read (maybe Rolling Stone) that Mark and Dave had a falling out that was never mended. A shame. But Mark still does solo efforts. Tracker in '15. I never got to see them in concert, but love the Alchemy versions of their songs.

ailsagirl

(23,802 posts)
30. .....
Wed Jan 4, 2017, 12:47 PM
Jan 2017

Thank you so much for those wise words-- I will undoubtedly need to access them in future, so I have bookmarked it.

I did see Dire Straits once-- their very last concert tour. It was kind of disappointing, to be honest. Mark seemed out of sorts and literally did not look up at the audience once. I guess he was so burned out.

I would love to have seen Alchemy live-- such an exuberant concert! One of the best live albums ever!!

Apparently Mark and Dave have been estranged for some time-- too bad.

Have a great rest-of-the-week!

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