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Comfortably_Numb

(4,188 posts)
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:43 PM Jun 2023

Damn. Every picture of the documents looks like it was taken in a 17th century French whorehouse.

All that gaudy, cheesy gold detail. Shitbird Donald is trash. Painting the walls with gold accent doesn’t take the trash out.

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Damn. Every picture of the documents looks like it was taken in a 17th century French whorehouse. (Original Post) Comfortably_Numb Jun 2023 OP
Old joke... The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #1
Ba-boom!!!! Comfortably_Numb Jun 2023 #11
So you been in a French whorehouse JanLip Jun 2023 #2
What else to go to Paris for? Chainfire Jun 2023 #7
LOL JanLip Jun 2023 #8
European history was one of my fields. Yeah... that's the ticket. I was doing research. Comfortably_Numb Jun 2023 #12
Okay... sheshe2 Jun 2023 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Jun 2023 #4
Hey...there's no need to insult 17th century French whorehouses. Yavin4 Jun 2023 #5
You leave my French ancestors out of this /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #6
At least the style was orginal for them ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #16
Tackiest place on earth.... spanone Jun 2023 #9
Well, didn't Dumpy's grandpa run a brothel in the Yukon? roamer65 Jun 2023 #10
Not up to code fargone Jun 2023 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author fargone Jun 2023 #14
18th ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #15

JanLip

(860 posts)
2. So you been in a French whorehouse
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:48 PM
Jun 2023

Let’s hear about it I’m all ears. Just kidding Couldn’t resist

Jan.

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Yavin4

(37,182 posts)
5. Hey...there's no need to insult 17th century French whorehouses.
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:50 PM
Jun 2023

They were probably much better decorated.

 

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
16. At least the style was orginal for them
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 04:22 AM
Jun 2023

And you can bet much of the gold was R-E-A-L.

Rather than a cheap knockoff.

roamer65

(37,617 posts)
10. Well, didn't Dumpy's grandpa run a brothel in the Yukon?
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:02 PM
Jun 2023

I think PM Trudeau gave him a picture of it.

Must run in the family.

fargone

(385 posts)
13. Not up to code
Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:24 PM
Jun 2023

The faucet and towel bar might be gold but the toilet is not. That is clearly not up to code. However it does present the opportunity to flush the documents one sheet at a time with additional redactions.

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ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
15. 18th
Sat Jun 10, 2023, 04:20 AM
Jun 2023

17th century would have been heavy-looking and much darker--wood and textiles. That was the "style" of the era.



This tasteless tosser is trying to emulate the Versailles of Louis XIV-XVI. Especially Louis XIV. Like this:



Edited to add this one as well:

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