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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 7 hours ago

Hooray for acts of defiance!

[–] Pnut@lemm.ee 7 points 10 hours ago

I had a road sign that was stolen that said "open man holes". Y'all need to be more funny.

[–] Wimster@lemmy.wtf 2 points 10 hours ago

Some people would have cut off at here troath.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 142 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 86 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Whatever happened, it's more valuable now.

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 100 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 66 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

Hopefully sold for ~~scrap~~. crap

[–] Gregg@lemm.ee 99 points 2 days ago

Be best, heroic vandal

[–] ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 80 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] SARGE@startrek.website 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 hours ago

To your last point- Posting comments on lemmy is an incredibly low-effort move.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

underrated show

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Has anybody checked the british museum?

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 8 points 11 hours ago

They don't collect trash.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 55 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Somebody similar gifted was the artist I suppose.

[–] Notserious@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Statue ran off with personal trainer

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Impossible, it can't run without feet

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

The wrong melania got deported.

lol

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 days ago (5 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?

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

so at some point she was smoking hot ?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day 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

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 11 points 1 day ago

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 7 points 2 days 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 3 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 🤷‍♂️

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago

Someone 86'd it.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It wasn’t stolen, it ran away.

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

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

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 23 points 2 days ago

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

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 18 points 2 days 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 12 points 2 days 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 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I miss this motherfucker. Fuck NBC.

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

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

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

why was there a statue of this useless whore

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

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

[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 5 points 2 days 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 2 days ago

They left the best part

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

The link seems to go nowhere now 😭