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12. Geesh...where to start? Both monuments were nicely reflected in the pool

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 07:39 PM

Jun 21

while I lived in DC except in winter.

Obviously, the renovation did not work perfectly.

Washington and Lincoln may well have taken affront with "The Claw" that's still perched on the now-ruined WH lawn.

He now says the blue-painted portion of the pool was "slashed" with knives.

The truth is that the pool was fine before he "fixed" it -- just like the Hormuz Strait was open before he "fixed" that.

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So they are going to drain the pool, most likely remove the paint and coating, and return it to its original state [View all] Botany Jun 21 OP

I suspect they're just going to slap more Tidy-bowl blue coating on the exposed parts. Ritabert Jun 21 #1

"Outsmarted by a one-celled organism " Tetrachloride Jun 21 #2

First, they blame stagnant water in the pipes. Norrrm Jun 21 #3

Pool enid602 Jun 21 #4

Yes, he is finally going to drain that swamp. LisaL Jun 21 #5

It was always about the no-bid contract, not about the work bucolic_frolic Jun 21 #6

Any change from his current new configuration is admitting fault. Norrrm Jun 21 #7

No, the one thing they will absolutely NOT be doing is returning it to its original state. RockRaven Jun 21 #8

;-{) THIS Goonch Jun 21 #9

And they'll refill it with a fresh batch of nutrient-rich river water, orthoclad Jun 21 #10

nice framing though even if it is all lies from him msongs Jun 21 #11

Geesh...where to start? Both monuments were nicely reflected in the pool allegorical oracle Jun 21 #12

Maybe he should just drain it.... kentuck Jun 21 #13

Drain it and put a rain-canopy over it. Talitha Jun 21 #14