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marylandblue

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5. In politics, gentleman has an ironic usage

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 06:36 PM

Oct 2017

For example, when one Senator is really mad at another, he calls him "the Gentleman from Alabama," instead of what he is really thinking, "The fucking moron from that shithole." Is it possible this is what they meant?

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I heard someone on CNN refer to Groper Don the Con as a gentleman [View all] malaise Oct 2017 OP

I could think of a lot of things to call Trump. lpbk2713 Oct 2017 #1

+1,000 I did not know that a man could steal money from people, hire artisans and skilled malaise Oct 2017 #3

Do you recall who said that? Boomerproud Oct 2017 #2

It was in the morning malaise Oct 2017 #4

In politics, gentleman has an ironic usage marylandblue Oct 2017 #5