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13. I wish he would catch Herod's Evil

Mon Dec 12, 2022, 05:46 PM

Dec 2022

https://www.straightdope.com/21341379/what-loathsome-disease-did-king-herod-die-of

In the book I, Claudius, Herod succumbed to a disease that had symptoms described as “putrescent stomach, corpse-like breath, maggots breeding in the privy member, and a constant watery flow from the bowels causing inflamed madness.”

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Trump Has Been Hibernating at Home for Almost a Month [View all] Celerity Dec 2022 OP

Did he fatten up Casady1 Dec 2022 #1

My first question. Second: Is he prowling around wearing an open robe and dingy tighty whiteys? marble falls Dec 2022 #36

Hey! I'm eating dinner here! LuckyCharms Dec 2022 #40

I actuatually shuttered after I typed it in. I thought I might have gotten alerted on! marble falls Dec 2022 #49

Nah, that's not alertable. Gave me a good laugh! LuckyCharms Dec 2022 #50

The Pig is having feeling bereft that his scheme to take over the US has fallen apart. Thomas Hurt Dec 2022 #2

Holding pity parties in the middle of nowhere made him look like a joke. Initech Dec 2022 #15

Oh, the hate is still there. SergeStorms Dec 2022 #35

Please dont' insult pigs KentuckyWoman Dec 2022 #17

Please do not insult our porcine sistren and brethren. They are intelligent beings. niyad Dec 2022 #43

You'd think Chump would take his limo out to the McDonald's drive through window Hassler Dec 2022 #3

Jack Smith has him shaking in his lifts. zuul Dec 2022 #4

Yes I think Jack Smith's history of prosecuting war criminals has really rattled Trump. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #6

Yup. He probably senses in that pea-sized brain of his that his goose may finally be cooked. LaMouffette Dec 2022 #11

Plus he can't locate his sippy-cup. sprinkleeninow Dec 2022 #26

LOL geardaddy Dec 2022 #29

I wonder if he is ill. His announcement speech was very low energy. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #5

So much for his "triumphant return to politics." catbyte Dec 2022 #7

The last time that Trump was wnylib Dec 2022 #8

Maybe he has Covid. Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 #9

I wish he would catch Herod's Evil Celerity Dec 2022 #13

Great book and series on PBS Ray Bruns Dec 2022 #32

It was late-stage syphilis, am I right? FakeNoose Dec 2022 #37

If he did, how could they tell? soldierant Dec 2022 #39

He's probably sitting in a corner sucking on his livetohike Dec 2022 #10

Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" seems oddly fitting at this moment n/t slumcamper Dec 2022 #30

Yes! Perfect fit. n/t livetohike Dec 2022 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Baked Potato Dec 2022 #12

The torpid schlump is estivating, not hibernating. It's starting to get a bit too hot for him yonder Dec 2022 #14

Great photo, at least Hekate Dec 2022 #16

Yeah, well, Mar-A Lago is the only place he gets a proper reception when he comes to dinner. tanyev Dec 2022 #18

So he's running and hiding MyMission Dec 2022 #19

Maybe he's planning a "Jeff Davis" redux? slumcamper Dec 2022 #33

Pouting and pooping his pants. louis-t Dec 2022 #20

You know something, I don't care. I don't care, I don't care, I don't care. Biophilic Dec 2022 #21

Don't quit now! rubbersole Dec 2022 #45

Well, maybe. It does sound enticing. Biophilic Dec 2022 #51

The disastrous midterms are but a precursor to the main event. rubbersole Dec 2022 #55

Good. Keep him supplied with ketchup and let him rage there in his cheesy palace. n/t ms liberty Dec 2022 #22

If any of us had broken 17 federal laws, we'd be home reconsidering our futures, too. ancianita Dec 2022 #23

Do we really know that he's at Mara-Lardo? Maybe he's hiding Meadowoak Dec 2022 #24

Wish these journalists would stop pretending that the cure for the Republican Party is . . . peggysue2 Dec 2022 #25

"Hibernating"...heh Dopers_Greed Dec 2022 #27

Prob plastic surgery binge bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #28

So if he winds up getting house arrest chriscan64 Dec 2022 #31

His grifting revenue must be dropping. He knows he's done. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #34

oh my... myohmy2 Dec 2022 #38

The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still edhopper Dec 2022 #41

Stroke out already, you F'n, murdering, orange TRAITOR**. niyad Dec 2022 #44

The 2 or 3 mins I heard him speaking during his announcement - he was so flat in his delivery... electric_blue68 Dec 2022 #46

Lard Ho! Blue Owl Dec 2022 #47

I hope he comes out of hiding to destroy the Republican party Tribetime Dec 2022 #48

no kidding jcgoldie Dec 2022 #53

Aww... Sounds like he's been hit with some anxiety... ecstatic Dec 2022 #52

and everyone here on DU cares and are on the edge of their seats Chakaconcarne Dec 2022 #54

How can they claim he hasn't left home, when he's been on a permanent vacation to a motel 6? Johonny Dec 2022 #56