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TrogL

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21. I've been to several zoos with monkey cages

Reply to RAB910 (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2024, 10:14 PM

Apr 20

The gibbons would caper and encourage people to come up close. Then they’d throw shit at them.

Sounds like an apt description. Exactly how authoritarian followers are treated by their leaders.

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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