Trump will not lay in state when he dies

[brokephibroke]

I’m calling that now.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Lie in state. He won't lie in state.

Lay is a transitive verb, meaning it takes a direct object.

You lay down your fork. You lie on your bed.

One way to remember is that lay means to put or to place. Lie means to rest or recline.

[ananda]

2. That's because he lies in state all the time right now.

[itsrobert]

4. Trump will not lie

Only 80 times a day.

[bobbieinok]

7. Even in death he might try to 'lay' another porn star!

[brokephibroke]

11. I think It's "lay in state"

I could be wrong and will double check later.

[Jim__]

18. The New York Times has it as "lie in state."

From The New York Times:

On Friday, John McCain will become the 31st person to lie in state in the United States Capitol, joining a short list of American leaders to have their coffins displayed at the Rotunda for public viewing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. It's lie.

[brokephibroke]

25. Ok, I see that

But the past tense is lain in state, not lied in state

https://history.house.gov/Institution/Lie-In-State/Lie-In-State-Honor/

Irregardless, trump will never get that honor.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. While we're at it, "irregardless" isn't a word.

It's "regardless." https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Irregardless

[brokephibroke]

36. I know that

But I ain’t no English major. I are an engineer. LOL.

[LakeSuperiorView]

38. Do you get to blow the horn on the Engine?

[brokephibroke]

42. Oh how I wish....

[July]

34. Past tense is "lay."

"Lain" is the past participle.

It's lie/lay/lain for the verb "to lie, meaning "to recline" (see a good dictionary for its other meanings).

He lies in state in Washington (present).
He lay in state for two days (past).
He has lain in state while citizens paid their respects (past participle).


It's lay/laid/laid for the verb "to lay," meaning most often "to place," though it has many meanings.

She lays one napkin on each plate (present).
We laid placemats at each seat (past).
We have laid silverware at each place (past participle).

[cwydro]

21. No, only chickens "lay."

It’s “lie” in state.

[malaise]

29. It's lie in state n/t

[DavidDvorkin]

35. You are wrong

"Lay" is transitive. "Lie" is intransitive.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

37. I know the difference between lie and lay.

Trust me, it's lie in state.

When I become dictator of North America people will be forced to learn the difference between those two and use them correctly at all times.

[DavidDvorkin]

39. Yes! On pain of very severe punishment!

http://dvorkin.com/essays/anglophonia/a14.htm

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

40. I made sure I taught my sons the difference between lie and lay.

It was worth it.

[malaise]

27. Even when he dies he will

lie still

[realmirage]

3. I'm not sure what prisons do when inmates die

[ADX]

5. Unless he's impeached AND imprisoned for crimes against the United States...

...I don't see how he'll be denied that honor, even though I don't believe he deserves it.

Protocol is protocol.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

6. He is a fucking traitor...

No way. By then maybe he’ll only be able to afford a paupers’ grave.

Here’s hoping justice is done.

[Coventina]

8. An unmarked pauper's grave works for me. n/t

[Ernesto]

14. unmarked?

how will we know where to piss?

[Coventina]

15. Right! Let's put his gold toilet as his marker...

then we can all take turns relieving ourselves....

[ProudLib72]

28. You may be taking a piss

I'm thinking of something else entirely.

[sandensea]

9. He may not lie in it; but he'll certainly lie to it.

As he does constantly and at every turn.

[crazycatlady]

10. Did Nixon?

[Spider Jerusalem]

16. Nope, Nixon's body lay in repose at the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda (n/t)

[ProudMNDemocrat]

12. The stink will be too much.....

That no one will want to he near the casket.

[lunatica]

13. Well if he does you'll be able to hear the soulful shriek of the wind

sweeping unobstructed through the rotunda with the cold marble statues standing around him being his only sentinels. His older children will all be in prison and Melania will have her jacket saying she doesn’t really care.

Maybe Sarah Huckabee Sanders will be there, desperately trying to be relevant again.

It’ll be a sad.

[Cyrano]

17. Sure he will. A dumpster will easily fit in the Capitol Rotunda.

And you can bet that the crowd coming to pay their final respects will be huuuge. The largest procession in the history of the universe.

[IADEMO2004]

20. Float him in a urine filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

[Generic Other]

24. on a Russian air mattress

That huge inaugural crowd can turn out to pay their respects.

[Runningdawg]

22. Do they do that for Americans who die in exile in Russia?

[Generic Other]

23. His coffin will feature faux gold leaf

and he'll bill the taxpayers for the full cost of real gold. The tomb will have to include armed guards to prevent people from vandalizing it. A number of mysterious women in mourning veils will step up to the grave, lift their skirts and piss on it.

That is how a demi-demon deserves to be remembered.

And it should be small to accommodate the bigly crowds.

[guillaumeb]

26. He might.

In the Kremlin.

[ProudLib72]

30. Nightmare scenario

Imagine if this happened to the Rump...

[guillaumeb]

31. Lenin looks healthier dead than Trump does alive.

And he is probably still smarter than Trump.

[Ilsa]

48. That is so gross.

How do they manage this? Or have they replaced his body with a wax figure?

I just don't get why they do it.

[Mike Nelson]

33. I don't know about that...

… I think he will lie anywhere.

[Initech]

41. He'll be lucky to get an Osama funeral at this point.

[ooky]

45. That's actually a good idea.

Feed the whales.

[TexasBushwhacker]

43. He'll get stuffed and gold n/t plated

[ooky]

44. If he does lie in state he will set a new record

for the least amount of visitors and shortest waiting time

[KY_EnviroGuy]

46. Trump will lie in shame when he dies. n/t

..............

[brokephibroke]

47. This is true

And they best build some security around his grave to minimize the amount of human feces on his tombstone.