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mgardener

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15. This has been my reference

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2024, 08:55 PM

Apr 20

https://slate.com/culture/2017/02/the-origin-of-the-trump-insult-shitgibbon-revealed.html

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Anyone know what a "shitgibbon" is and why Trump was compared to one? [View all] RAB910 Apr 20 OP

A gibbon is a spindly ape pfitz59 Apr 20 #1

"Is that accurate?" "On further inspection your honor, I'm now leaning more toward skunk" unblock Apr 20 #2

Similar to a shitweasle but it's an ape. :) n/t brewens Apr 20 #3

Perhaps a shitwaffle? Jerry2144 Apr 20 #11

Wiktionary has a fairly detailed history muriel_volestrangler Apr 20 #4

omg...I LOVE this..... bahboo Apr 20 #17

For some reason I thought of this Marthe48 Apr 20 #20

I think turdweasel would also be fitting for Donny. BlueKota Apr 20 #23

And here is the insult of Trump, preserved forever in an academic paper: muriel_volestrangler Apr 21 #25

Here: a detailed article from 2017 on the origins of the phrase "ferret-wearing shitgibbon" as applied to Trump Emrys Apr 20 #5

K N R Faux pas Apr 20 #6

Thank you for the best laugh I've had in a while! Maeve Apr 20 #7

I read it first from an English fellow on another site as "Orange Shitgibbon" Having to do with his shit flinging ways. marble falls Apr 20 #8

I don't know what a shitgibbon is but I know one when I see one. Midnight Writer Apr 20 #9

It's my favorite descriptive term for Trump. Dem2theMax Apr 20 #10

After the the stories, it got traction everywhere, and the merch rolled out...photos are too big to post here. ancianita Apr 20 #12

I remember a year or two ago I ran across the term captain queeg Apr 20 #13

A gibbon is a thin, agile, vegetarian ape know for its friendly disposition Bucky Apr 20 #14

This has been my reference mgardener Apr 20 #15

This the third time this week I've spit wine on myself! surfered Apr 20 #16

Fabulous OP malaise Apr 20 #18

I saw a classic old truck in a large grocery store parking lot with several cardboard signs taped on with duct tape. MLAA Apr 20 #19

I've been to several zoos with monkey cages TrogL Apr 20 #21

I Remember It Gaining Traction Way Back... GB_RN Apr 20 #22

I always was partial to madeup64 Apr 20 #24

I'd guess that the reason has to do with his level of intelligence and also the smell of diapers. D23MIURG23 Apr 21 #26

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