a fan in ’(19)31: “As far as I know the shows are honest. But even if they’re not I get a big kick out of them, for they are full of action and all the outward signs of hostile competition. It is either honest competition or fine acting and in either case I get a real show.”
This is a quote from a fan in 1931. That is an excellent summation of prowrestling.
"It is also a classic Trumpy long con, the essential Trumpworld business practice. In every way, it is the essence of Trumpism, a textbook example of how the fake businessman’s businesses operate, all empty gilded shells, branding over substance, entities that, once established, operate like pyramid schemes run by Mafiosi, attracting get-rich-quick sharps whose base instincts are only held in check by threats of blackmail and revenge."
Nina Burleigh comments on the acquisition of Trump Media & Technology Group yesterday, making him some 3 billion richer on paper:
"This is the deus ex machina - the hand of a god - coming down from above to save Trump just as New York State prepares to seize his properties for nonpayment of a nearly half-billion dollar bond."
#Trump #wealth #crime #debt #bond #grift #showmanship
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https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-half-billion-dollar-man-part
"All waiters have their secret arsenal of stale humor to deploy when they need to butter up the crowd. As the caramel sauce begins to bubble, I pour the rum over it, gently tipping the rim of the saute pan forward to allow the fire to contact the liquid. Flames shoot skyward, casting a soft, amber glow around the table."
https://www.eater.com/23893292/tableside-presentation-flambee-confessions-fine-dining
I delete and repost tweets when I catch spelling errors #showmanship #RandomObservations
originally posted 5/21/2016 via Twitter
“All labor is skilled labor”
I do want to note, that this is clearly the guy kind of just having fun and putting a little showmanship into it.
but damn, that must be perfectly buttered popcorn. I would not have to ask them to put more in (like I always do).
#Popcorn #Showmanship
(h/t: https://twitter.com/bornakang/status/1609400550457761799?s=46&t=fv_HS6bW52f4vNM1LOiHiQ)
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