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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,673 posts)
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:40 PM Mar 2018

Trump looks like crap lately.

Yes, I know; he's always looked like crap - but lately he looks like 10 miles of warmed-over crap. His skin looks like 40-year-old Naugahyde scraps left over from a failed couch re-upholstery project; his little piggy eyes are bloodshot and surrounded - almost obscured - by puffy bluish pouches; he has an advanced case of turkey neck; and his hair - OMG, his hair! Colored and bleached to the point where it can no longer hold a color known to nature, it is sculpted and shellacked into whatever configuration best covers the bald spots, but the result is that his head seems to have corners. I understand that we all think it's mean to make fun of a person's looks, but Trump looks like he's melting like a wet Wicked Witch of the West, or the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark. The stress must be getting to him. He should eat more Big Macs.

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Trump looks like crap lately. (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 OP
Speed will do that to you Botany Mar 2018 #1
And fast-food and no sleep PatSeg Mar 2018 #7
I will not attend the funeral, nor weep for his family. saidsimplesimon Mar 2018 #18
A friend once commented, regarding the demise of someone he disliked, that The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #32
makes me think Dylan's "Masters of War" rurallib Mar 2018 #44
One of my Dylan favorites Bradshaw3 Mar 2018 #56
Yeah there are some people that I really, really wish I could just dhol82 Mar 2018 #51
I would think PatSeg Mar 2018 #43
Im going to pop a cork and celebrate when he croaks. ooky Mar 2018 #63
We should be so lucky. n/t Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #36
What do you expect a piece of crap to look like, roses? olegramps Mar 2018 #53
A perfect description.... CatMor Mar 2018 #2
Yep, now he often has huge bags under his eyes, blue veins and a craggy look. Yep, cure is more RKP5637 Mar 2018 #3
I think his neck looks like a vagina. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2018 #4
OMG, then what does that make his mouth? RKP5637 Mar 2018 #9
An orange ass-mouth lark Mar 2018 #16
A baboon's anus? smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #70
Sure looks that way! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2018 #74
The "Chingina"! smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #69
Hatred leads to the darkside... MythosMaster Mar 2018 #5
"the result is that his head seems to have corners" - Yes! Siwsan Mar 2018 #6
Maybe the baldness pattern is related to the fact he has had surgery on his scalp. Grammy23 Mar 2018 #34
I'm sure that Melania is nowhere near his private quarters More_Cowbell Mar 2018 #38
Yes, but the gold digger in her might not let her pass on the chance to get Grammy23 Mar 2018 #41
Yes. Maybe not random Alopecia as an official term. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #37
Dont you also think he could have had hair transplant LuckyLib Mar 2018 #54
I know nothing about hair transplants. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #61
Because he strayed from his normal diet of Big Macs and KFC dalton99a Mar 2018 #8
Still, the Teapot Dome Scandal took its toll on Harding's administration and his physical health. FarCenter Mar 2018 #10
True - but he was probably poisoned. sandensea Mar 2018 #12
How fitting -- The Russian solution. FarCenter Mar 2018 #15
Some things never change sandensea Mar 2018 #28
That's my theory, too. kag Mar 2018 #59
Sex, corruption, intrigue, tunnels, a mysterious death. Harding's presidency had it all. sandensea Mar 2018 #60
Are there any good screenwriters here on DU? Wednesdays Mar 2018 #65
I'm sure! sandensea Mar 2018 #67
He just couldn't keep up...... 'Jerry' was always ready to go Historic NY Mar 2018 #48
Ah, all those free radicals. sandensea Mar 2018 #11
Stressful Job myraphilips Mar 2018 #13
I don't care PasadenaTrudy Mar 2018 #14
What he does influences how he looks. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #17
Truly, except in his case the outward appearance mirrors the inner horribleness. lark Mar 2018 #19
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" in reverse. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #72
Good analogy! lark Mar 2018 #78
alas, he has switched to salads and soups. no big macs (I figure that will last til this Sat) niyad Mar 2018 #20
when you are crap, what else would you look like? spanone Mar 2018 #21
That's unfair. I mean, how great would you look if Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2018 #22
"Naugahyde" "shellacked" "his head seems to have corners" Ilsa Mar 2018 #23
eventually.. D_Master81 Mar 2018 #24
He does melman Mar 2018 #25
Lately? Always! democratisphere Mar 2018 #26
Perhaps he missed his makeup call this morning. JohnnyRingo Mar 2018 #27
Guess nobody else will say it - " Just DIE Motherfucker - Just DIE!!" NoMoreRepugs Mar 2018 #29
hear hear! LSFL Mar 2018 #45
Just do it. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2018 #64
You forgot "Already" Sugar Smack Mar 2018 #66
Does make it more to the point - damn. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2018 #76
I can't even imagine the amount of stress he must be under because he KNOWS what he did, he Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #30
He knows where the bodies are buried. Grammy23 Mar 2018 #39
Good. Polly Hennessey Mar 2018 #31
I honestly think that at some point he will get sick of it all and quit. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #33
That might be the time I would enthusiastically turn the channel to Fox. Grammy23 Mar 2018 #40
Pics at 11. olegramps Mar 2018 #55
Good description. mountain grammy Mar 2018 #35
You forgot to mention his svelte physique world wide wally Mar 2018 #42
I'm melting, I'm melting! gyroscope Mar 2018 #46
It's the big mac diet C_U_L8R Mar 2018 #47
Thank you for not posting any recent photos ailsagirl Mar 2018 #49
"or the Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark" C Moon Mar 2018 #50
I promise MFM008 Mar 2018 #52
I'm sending thoughts and prayers Capperdan Mar 2018 #57
They say the job averages to twice your aging process sakabatou Mar 2018 #58
The only one who escaped that was Reagan Orange Free State Mar 2018 #68
But doesn't Trump think he's starring in a reality TV show? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #72
So there's still hope . . . Vinca Mar 2018 #62
I am hoping it is indicative of a slow, painful and fatal disease. Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 #71
And by lately ornotna Mar 2018 #75
Easy to see why it is for the masking tape ! Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2018 #77

Botany

(70,489 posts)
1. Speed will do that to you
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:43 PM
Mar 2018
http://gawker.com/rumor-doctor-prescribes-donald-trump-cheap-speed-1782901680

C. Richard Allen, the director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency, called phentermine “cheap speed” to The New York Times. Side effects of phentermine include:

Trouble with thinking, speaking, or walking
Decreased ability to exercise
False or unusual sense of well-being
Insomnia
Nervousness
Increase in sexual ability, desire, drive, or performance
Confusion

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,673 posts)
32. A friend once commented, regarding the demise of someone he disliked, that
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:40 PM
Mar 2018

he would be sure to attend their funeral "just to make sure the motherf*cker is really dead." It's also useful to know where their grave is, in order to water the grass on it appropriately.

rurallib

(62,406 posts)
44. makes me think Dylan's "Masters of War"
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 02:07 PM
Mar 2018

And I hope that you die
And your death’ll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I’ll watch while you’re lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I’ll stand o’er your grave
’Til I’m sure that you’re dead

dhol82

(9,352 posts)
51. Yeah there are some people that I really, really wish I could just
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 02:43 PM
Mar 2018

push a stake through their heart.
Unobtrusively, of course.

RKP5637

(67,104 posts)
3. Yep, now he often has huge bags under his eyes, blue veins and a craggy look. Yep, cure is more
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:45 PM
Mar 2018

Big Macs and KFC buckets!

lark

(23,091 posts)
16. An orange ass-mouth
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:13 PM
Mar 2018

on a freaking fat and very ugly assface to mirror the inner child dictator.

Siwsan

(26,259 posts)
6. "the result is that his head seems to have corners" - Yes!
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:46 PM
Mar 2018

I'm wondering if they've added Crazy Glue to what ever concoction they use to attempt to stabilize the wrap around 'wings' that are intended to hide that vast expanse of scalp on the back of his head.

Given his strange pattern of baldness, I'm wondering if there is such a thing as random Alopecia.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
34. Maybe the baldness pattern is related to the fact he has had surgery on his scalp.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:46 PM
Mar 2018

He’s had tucks and stretching pulling the scalp is various directions in an attempt to make his balding patches smaller. Kind of like using a draw string to pull a bag together at the top. In any case, he has some definite weirdness going on with his hair-do (or hair-don’t, as the case may be). The swoops and swirls have taken on a life of their own. If only someone would get a hidden video of him sculpting and erecting that monstrosity.....it would be a National treasure. Melania, are you listening?? It’s your duty as a citizen.....

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)
38. I'm sure that Melania is nowhere near his private quarters
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:53 PM
Mar 2018

Just marking time until she can go back to her guy at the Tiffany's store

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
41. Yes, but the gold digger in her might not let her pass on the chance to get
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:59 PM
Mar 2018

Ratings gold with her video. She’d be set for life....

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,841 posts)
37. Yes. Maybe not random Alopecia as an official term.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:53 PM
Mar 2018

But when I am explaining alopecia areata to people, I say that any possible combination of hair loss and hair regrowth you can imagine has occurred in AA. When that video of his hair blowing up, revealing that enormous bald patch, my very first thought was, alopecia areata! Even at a distance, that bald patch seemed to have the characteristic shiny quality of the disease.

Both of my sons have alopecia areata, and both of them have the most extreme form, known as universalis. I used to attended the conferences held by the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.

So yes, I'm convinced that he has alopecia.

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
54. Dont you also think he could have had hair transplant
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 03:07 PM
Mar 2018

surgery to bring hair from the back to the front and sides?

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,841 posts)
61. I know nothing about hair transplants.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 04:28 PM
Mar 2018

But what he has is a very large bald patch on the left side of his head in the back. The right side appears to have hair. Again, it's in keeping with what I have seen with alopecia. Normal hair on part or most of the head, bald patch or patches elsewhere. Of course, at his age he is almost assuredly losing his hair. It's what happens to men, they lose their hair. Far more so than women. But the way men lose hair as they age is very, very different from the hair loss of alopecia.

dalton99a

(81,450 posts)
8. Because he strayed from his normal diet of Big Macs and KFC
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:46 PM
Mar 2018

It's the only true path to (eternal) health and healthy appearance

 

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
10. Still, the Teapot Dome Scandal took its toll on Harding's administration and his physical health.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:04 PM
Mar 2018




In the first half of 1923, Harding did two acts that were later said to indicate foreknowledge of death: he sold the Star (though undertaking to remain as a contributing editor for ten years after his presidency), and made a new will.[176] Harding had long suffered occasional health problems, but when he was not experiencing symptoms he tended to eat, drink, and smoke too much. By 1919, he was aware he had a heart condition. Stress caused by the presidency and by Florence Harding's ill-health (she had a chronic kidney condition) debilitated him, and he never really recovered from an episode of influenza in January 1923. After that, Harding, an avid golfer, had difficulty completing a round. In June 1923, Ohio Senator Willis met with Harding, but brought to the president's attention only two of the five items he intended to discuss. When asked why, Willis responded, "Warren seemed so tired".[177]

sandensea

(21,624 posts)
12. True - but he was probably poisoned.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:07 PM
Mar 2018

He knew too much, and Andrew Mellon made it a point to leave no loose ends.

kag

(4,079 posts)
59. That's my theory, too.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 04:09 PM
Mar 2018

In fact, I've always believed that Florence might have been involved in his untimely demise. But with all of the corruption in his administration there is no shortage of suspects.

Still, our current president and his administration make Teapot Dome and Harding's other scandals look like jay-walking. For all of the graft and greed among his Interior and Justice Departments, it did not appear that Harding himself was attempting to use the office for his own financial gain (unlike Trump). He was mostly in it for the sex .

sandensea

(21,624 posts)
60. Sex, corruption, intrigue, tunnels, a mysterious death. Harding's presidency had it all.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 04:18 PM
Mar 2018

It's too bad Hollywood hasn't taken the story up. It was so House of Cards.

sandensea

(21,624 posts)
67. I'm sure!
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 08:27 PM
Mar 2018

But then, they might want to save their talents for this House of Cards we're living under now. Enough in this White House for 5 blockbusters or more.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,673 posts)
17. What he does influences how he looks.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:14 PM
Mar 2018

He looks like he's deteriorating, and that's probably because he's created chaos he can't control.

lark

(23,091 posts)
19. Truly, except in his case the outward appearance mirrors the inner horribleness.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:15 PM
Mar 2018

He is the worst person in the world, IMO.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
72. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in reverse.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 08:38 PM
Mar 2018

In this case, his portrait stays young and ... um ... handsome (gag), but the man himself reflects the inner ugliness of his soul.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,500 posts)
22. That's unfair. I mean, how great would you look if
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:19 PM
Mar 2018

for the first time in 70 years you actually came (sort of but not really) close to doing something that could be mistaken for actual work?

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
23. "Naugahyde" "shellacked" "his head seems to have corners"
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:19 PM
Mar 2018


His skin looks like the uncovered, coffee-stained, aging foam cushion in an AMC Matador.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
24. eventually..
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:23 PM
Mar 2018

McDonalds and fast food all the time, 12 diet cokes a day and 4 hrs of sleep a night will do that to you at any age, let alone after 70.

JohnnyRingo

(18,624 posts)
27. Perhaps he missed his makeup call this morning.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:27 PM
Mar 2018

Maybe the official WH makeup crew walked off the job as the latest in the mass exodus.

I hope no one thinks he does his own spray tan and comb over.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
30. I can't even imagine the amount of stress he must be under because he KNOWS what he did, he
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:34 PM
Mar 2018

KNOWS what he has done and he is rightfully very very stressed and worried. And boy am I loving every single minute of it!

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
39. He knows where the bodies are buried.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:54 PM
Mar 2018

And Mueller’s noose is starting to cut into his flesh just enough for him to know that it won’t be too much longer before everyone learns what a traitor he is. Anyone who has done the things he has would be nauseated and sweating from the stress of it all. Maybe soon his hair will start to fall out in clumps. Not an uncommon effect of stress.
 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
33. I honestly think that at some point he will get sick of it all and quit.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:44 PM
Mar 2018

I don't think he had any idea what he was getting into in becoming President. As for the rapidly deteriorating appearance: living on fast food and diet coke, four hours of sleep, and maybe amphetamines is not going to help in the looks department. He was a fat ugly bastard to begin with, but he is looking worse of late. If he doesn't resign, hopefully he will clutch his chest one morning while watching Fox and Friends and drop dead on the spot of natural causes.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
40. That might be the time I would enthusiastically turn the channel to Fox.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 01:57 PM
Mar 2018

Hell, I’d do pay per view to see that.
 

gyroscope

(1,443 posts)
46. I'm melting, I'm melting!
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 02:09 PM
Mar 2018

If Cersei Lannister was a male, obese, old, orange and ugly she would be Donald Trump.

His whole nasty family are the real-life Lannisters.


sakabatou

(42,146 posts)
58. They say the job averages to twice your aging process
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 03:35 PM
Mar 2018

If you go one year into the presidency, you age two years. Two full terms and you age 16 years.

Orange Free State

(611 posts)
68. The only one who escaped that was Reagan
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 08:28 PM
Mar 2018

He perhaps was unaffected by the stress because he thought he was just in a movie PLAYING a President.

Vinca

(50,261 posts)
62. So there's still hope . . .
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 04:31 PM
Mar 2018

He has been a bizarro shade of orange. I figured it was just makeup, but maybe his liver has processed one Big Mac too many.

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