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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Has anybody checked the british museum?

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 130 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whatever happened, it's more valuable now.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 89 points 1 day ago (1 children)

According to trump, it was more valuable 30 years ago.

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 57 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If that comment reaches 47 votes I'll be fucking rolling. Also, GODAMNNNNNNNNN

Hopefully sold for ~~scrap~~. crap

[–] Gregg@lemm.ee 95 points 1 day ago

Be best, heroic vandal

[–] ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 72 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] SARGE@startrek.website 4 points 19 hours ago

Nothing says "I do not care, this is beneath my ability to even think about and in no way affects my decision-making" like painting on your clothing in response to a comment.

It really sells how little she thinks about it.

Just like when someone comments/messages/texts several huge long paragraphs in an argument while constantly saying "I don't care", you can feel the apathy.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago
[–] Chozo@fedia.io 53 points 1 day ago

That was supposed to be Melania? Holy shit, she should be thanking whoever did this.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

The wrong melania got deported.

lol

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago

Someone 86'd it.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The sculpture was created in 2020 by American artist Brad Downey, after a wooden sculpture of the first lady was torched by arsonists. Downy said he is "a bit sad that it's gone".

The article claims some of the locals have"great pride"in her becoming the first lady... Why? How is that an accomplishment?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago

She sold ger body to the Cheeto. In on itself that's fine, to each their own, but to be proud of that? Yeah, no

On the one hand, the first lady is certainly a fairly highly regarded position where women have been able to influence politics and affect change for a long time, even before women were really allowed to be in politics formally.

On the other hand, having married happenstance some guy that becomes president is obviously not a feat of any kind. But at the same time, in the old-school patriarchal sense of values, a woman married to a politically powerful man is considered to be above other women. Even in far pettier situations. The governor’s wife, the senator’s wife, hell even a mayor’s wife

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

There are "some" people that are pro anything. There are people out there that want to have their limbs amputated, there's all sorts of dumb, crazy people put there.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Right and specially far right are really proud of our beloved "cashbitch" Melania for some reason, probably they see her as successfull for some stupid reason. But then again, the leader of the biggest far right party congratulated the Orange for victory in 2020 elections 🤷‍♂️

[–] Notserious@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Statue ran off with personal trainer

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Impossible, it can't run without feet

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It wasn’t stolen, it ran away.

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Trump had it stolen and brought to the Whitehouse so he can spend time with his wife.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 20 points 1 day ago

"It's my estimation everyone ever got a statue made of'em was one kind of sumbitch or another."
~ Malcolm Reynolds

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

Check the local toilets. Maybe a urinal broke and they needed a replacement quickly?

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That picture of the stump with nothing but the feet remaining - priceless. I want a framed version of that.

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

It’s so funny. Wasn’t this like, the second statue of her too? I’m sure they burned the original.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I miss this motherfucker. Fuck NBC.

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

why was there a statue of this useless whore

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

The same reason the average Trump voters' mom's phone number is carved into every truck stops bathroom door.

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 4 points 1 day ago

Trump: ..a fine statue. Really fine. The best! I have to say, I could’ve gotten them a better deal.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

They left the best part

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The link seems to go nowhere now 😭