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allegorical oracle

(5,397 posts)
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:27 PM Sunday

The part of Trump's Epstein " secret letter" that bothers me...

The transcript reportedly began with a note, saying, "There must be more to life than having everything."
Trump: Yes, there is, but I won't tell you what it is.
Jeffrey: Nor will I, since I also know what it is.
Donald: We have certain things in common, Jeffrey.
Jeffrey: Yes, we do, come to think of it.
Donald: Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?
Jeffrey: As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time I saw you.
Trump: A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday - and may every day be another wonderful secret."

TSF has the literary skills of a chimpanzee. Was he ever so literate? "Enigmas never age????" he no more knows what an enigma is than does my TV set or my car.

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Ocelot II

(126,114 posts)
1. 20 years ago he wasn't nearly as addled as he is now.
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:31 PM
Sunday

He was never especially articulate, but he was probably capable of writing that little dialog at that time, especially considering how steeped he always was in the world of show biz and movies. And it's also possible that Ghislaine Maxwell actually wrote it for him to give it his approval and add his signature and "artwork."

Lovie777

(19,393 posts)
3. Or maybe shithole had help.............
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:41 PM
Sunday

getting back to "Enigmas ever age, have you noticed that?", for shithole, his lawyers will have to acknowledge that he is not that bright and that in itself would be hilarious.

John1956PA

(4,308 posts)
5. It is hard to figure. On one hand, it can be said that that Trump was reasonably articulate in the 1990s.
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:43 PM
Sunday

In the 1990s, he was interviewed by Charlie Rose. Talk about two predators getting together. Wow! Their off-camera discussions about their exploits must have been abhorrent. Anyway, Trump comes off in the interview as being coherent, articulate and passably charming (as most grifters pretend to be).

On the other hand, there is a possibility (maybe only remote) that the scrivener of the note was Maxwell, who was the one who solicited bawdy birthday anniversary greetings from Epstein's acquaintances. Maybe Trump got on the phone and provided Maxwell with a general outline, and she proceeded to "flesh" it out with the particular choice of words and the sketch of the female anatomy. The spikey signature of Trump would not have been difficult for Maxwell to replicate. In any event, I think the greeting met with Trump's approval, and that he and Epstein cackled about it afterwards.

AZJonnie

(1,075 posts)
6. Lawrence IIRC the other night played a clip from I think 2016 where IQ47 said
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:48 PM
Sunday

"Carson is an enigma to me" so he at least knows it's a word, even if he doesn't understand what it means. It's probably one of the "smart-sounding" words that he knows, so he throws it around randomly, hoping to sound intelligent

allegorical oracle

(5,397 posts)
13. but he's denying he was complicit in this back-and-forth...he needs to come forward to
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 02:11 PM
Sunday

clear the record...heh heh.

muriel_volestrangler

(104,171 posts)
7. One theory is that "enigma" is an anagram of "gamine"
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:49 PM
Sunday

and so it's a reference to their hobby of raping underage girls.

 

Think. Again.

(22,456 posts)
8. You might be reading it from a more intelligent point of view....
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:57 PM
Sunday

....the letter was supposed to sound cryptic, but his lack of intelligence makes it sound like someone making fun of literacy instead.

And I agree with post #7, he thought he was being clever hiding his true thought by using an anagram of "gamine", it was probably something his pedophile buddies did often among each other.

EarthAbides

(332 posts)
10. The fascist pig wants to be an enigma...
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 02:02 PM
Sunday

He thinks he is mysterious and difficult to understand. He thinks no one knows what his true thoughts are. Enigma my ass....
It is just so sickening that "their" "wonderful secret" is raping underage girls.

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