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Maeve

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11. Gauche is right. Gauche, gaudy and god-awful

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Tue May 6, 2025, 01:18 PM

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Trump gloats over the gold trim in the Oval Office. Dork! [View all] Dennis Donovan May 2025 OP

I'm suddenly reminded EYESORE 9001 May 2025 #1

also the Khaleesi's brother in Game of Thrones yellowdogintexas May 2025 #25

I Remember That Scene! ScoutHikerDad May 2025 #29

It looks like a third world country in there. Initech May 2025 #2

President White Trash. Vulgarian IA8IT May 2025 #3

He's so gauche. He's turned the Oval Office into a trashy simulacrum Ocelot II May 2025 #4

Gauche is right. Gauche, gaudy and god-awful Maeve May 2025 #11

Money does not buy taste. redstatebluegirl May 2025 #33

Hussein immediately popped into my head PatSeg May 2025 #15

The new and improved 24 Carat Oval Office,... magicarpet May 2025 #5

Not to mention the 24 carrot face MO_Dem May 2025 #10

Is there a small tub of water he can fall head first into? 58Sunliner May 2025 #6

well hell, onethatcares May 2025 #7

And possibly some framed fake Time Magazine covers PatSeg May 2025 #16

They're probably out, being gold-plated. Twenty-four kt my arse. nt allegorical oracle May 2025 #39

This moron is so embarrassing! Diamond_Dog May 2025 #8

At least some of the gold items belong to the White House, Some of it may have come from Mar a Lard O yellowdogintexas May 2025 #9

"Tacky and gauche" PatSeg May 2025 #17

WTF is VonSchitzInPants talking about?? NoMoreRepugs May 2025 #12

It's going to be quite a job, in 2029, to remove all that gold leaf from the walls. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2025 #13

Especially the pieces on the fireplace front. Marble's porous and the allegorical oracle May 2025 #40

Did someone say "kitsch"? All that's missing is the Elvis on black velvet and golden running shoes. Ping Tung May 2025 #14

My god, how can anyone live like that? PatSeg May 2025 #18

It can have its drawbacks. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were very fond the gilt of Versailles. Ping Tung May 2025 #19

Any student of history could easily see where all of this is going PatSeg May 2025 #20

Holy shite. Is it Louis XIV, XV, or XVI? Or a Motel VI? nt allegorical oracle May 2025 #41

trump made the Oval Office look like Liberace died in a Motel 6 and they spray-painted everything gold LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #21

But but but... purr-rat beauty May 2025 #22

The tackification of the Oval Office LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #23

He made the Oval Office gold and gaudy, just like himself! 🤮 LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #24

At least most of that gilded crap doesn't look like it's permanent Docreed2003 May 2025 #26

It looks like the reception room of a 19th century whorehouse. Vinca May 2025 #27

The gold Rebl2 May 2025 #28

Need to inventory all the gold vases, etc and make sure they go back to the Vermeil Room and not to yellowdogintexas May 2025 #30

Looks like a low-rent brothel to me. LoisB May 2025 #31

Tacky, low class morons think gold looks good. RockRaven May 2025 #32

Hideous! Viktor Yanukovych comes to mind When he was ousted and fled from Ukraine KitFox May 2025 #34

Don't forget the records/receipt book that belonged to Paul Manafort that allegorical oracle May 2025 #42

While It Fucking Starves Kids! Cha May 2025 #35

These people are freakin nuts !!! Money doesn't make everyone top level brain eead uponit7771 May 2025 #36

Dictator chic, quite possibly sourced from Alibaba.com Emrys May 2025 #37

Spray painted styrofoam! DET May 2025 #38