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PufPuf23

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23. "Stinking rich" comes from rotting purple dye snails.

Reply to Talitha (Reply #21)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 06:19 PM

Apr 28

Factoid of the day. lol

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The Oval Office: it's worse than you thought. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 28 OP

How embarrassing for this country blm Apr 28 #1

He probably thought Charles would be impressed by all the gold. Ocelot II Apr 28 #2

That's extremely tacky. VMA131Marine Apr 28 #3

Definition of tawdry: Looking bright and attractive but in fact cheap and of low quality dedl67 Apr 28 #4

;-{) WORSER STILL Goonch Apr 28 #5

Oh, Goonch. He needs a Burger King paper crown... hlthe2b Apr 28 #11

;-{) Whopper Whopper Goonch Apr 28 #15

That's it!!! hlthe2b Apr 28 #18

There we go! 😄 Much better! 👍 electric_blue68 Apr 28 #30

There's a small space on either side of the mantle CanonRay Apr 28 #14

Shhhhhhh..maybe he hasn't noticed yet. Totally Tunsie Apr 28 #22

Geeebbzzz, don't give 'em more suggestions!🫣 electric_blue68 Apr 28 #31

It looks like a bad joke C_U_L8R Apr 28 #6

Wook at my wittle toy airplane on the table johnnyfins Apr 28 #7

JFC, imagine what his ballroom's going to look like. sop Apr 28 #8

A British Royal with The Royal Nonesuch LuvLoogie Apr 28 #9

Amerikitsch. orthoclad Apr 28 #10

King Chuckles looks like he needs sunglasses. greatauntoftriplets Apr 28 #12

No appreciation of the "less is more" school of thought. 3catwoman3 Apr 28 #13

Get a court appointed guardian to put him in a nursing home on Rikers Island. waterwatcher123 Apr 28 #16

Gaudy, garish, tacky and tawdry. Vulgar and vainglorious. ms liberty Apr 28 #17

Vulgar lamp_shade Apr 28 #19

Trump's Oval Office needs more purple to one up King Charles. PufPuf23 Apr 28 #20

I saw a documentary (probably PBS) which included the snail dye story. Talitha Apr 28 #21

"Stinking rich" comes from rotting purple dye snails. PufPuf23 Apr 28 #23

let's put this bling thing over here and a few more over here cynical_idealist Apr 28 #24

Several items on the fireplace are only gold-plated bronze, not solid gold. They allegorical oracle Apr 28 #25

So trashy. viva la Apr 28 #26

It looks like a combination hoarder's house and flea market explosion. Vinca Apr 28 #27

Dreadful. The king has historic items passed centuries down. TSF has junked up the Oval Office Deuxcents Apr 28 #28

What a vulgarian. choie Apr 28 #29

Is he falling asleep in that second picture? Sogo Apr 28 #32

I cannot wait till they Pry all that crap off the Oval Office's walls when he's Gone! electric_blue68 Apr 28 #33