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2016 Postmortem

ArtD48

(150 posts) Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:03 PM Oct 2016

Is that what his dislike of fat people stems from?

Was he a fat kid? Just wondering.

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Was Donald Trump called "Donald Plump" as a kid? (Original Post) ArtD48 Oct 2016 OP

No, he wasn't a fat kid he got plump as he has aged book_worm Oct 2016 #2

Probably not, but "Donald Plump" sure fits him now. n/t Binkie The Clown Oct 2016 #3

+1 on that. Best nickname for him I've seen here yet. ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #4

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1. Unlikely. It's so embedded in our culture, but applies mostly to women...

Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:09 PM

Oct 2016

Hence it becomes a control issue. I knew a guy who used "lose 10 pounds" as a way to humiliate, string along, and then break up with his girlfriend.

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2. No, he wasn't a fat kid he got plump as he has aged

Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:11 PM

Oct 2016

My guess is that he is and always has been a bully who probably called other kids fat.

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3. Probably not, but "Donald Plump" sure fits him now. n/t

Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:13 PM

Oct 2016

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4. +1 on that. Best nickname for him I've seen here yet.

Sun Oct 2, 2016, 10:16 PM

Oct 2016