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kpete

(71,901 posts)
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:15 PM Jan 2018

Fussy seater: Trump will not be sitting in any seats that have built-in sides.

Fussy seater: Trump will not be sitting in any seats that have built-in sides. Trump’s advance team only wants seats with backs and open-sides for his meetings in the Congress Center. As befits a president with a body mass index of 29.9.



https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/davos-playbook/politico-davos-playbook-how-davos-sees-trump-mays-day-where-the-real-power-brokers-go/
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Fussy seater: Trump will not be sitting in any seats that have built-in sides. (Original Post) kpete Jan 2018 OP
Is he traveling around the city by golf cart, too? Ohiogal Jan 2018 #1
That's because he's fat arse doesn't fit in them... HipChick Jan 2018 #2
They should give him a breakaway prop chair so his fat ass falls onto the floor in front of everyone TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #49
Well, I'd guess it's a Girther issue. whathehell Jan 2018 #3
I'm imagining the chair I want him to have to sit in when... dchill Jan 2018 #4
Is it electrified? nt ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #6
No, just extremely confining. dchill Jan 2018 #11
Everyone knows... mindem Jan 2018 #5
Because of hate handles? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2018 #7
So the overeater is a... 3catwoman3 Jan 2018 #8
and a tray too onethatcares Jan 2018 #15
Wide load signs available? Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #9
must have an OSHA mandated beeper........ MyOwnPeace Jan 2018 #26
As well as flashing Amger warning lights Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #35
That means state troopers escorting him. LiberalFighter Jan 2018 #43
Nah,just a couple of Flaggers Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #45
ha ha. riversedge Jan 2018 #53
I'm fat and I don't like arm chairs either. SharonClark Jan 2018 #10
I will have you know I have a skinny ass, even though I am 6'3" and weigh 239 pounds. rzemanfl Jan 2018 #17
Snorted on that one ChubbyStar Jan 2018 #19
Just skimming the subject lines here makes me wince as an overweight person myself Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #52
No room for his fatness. elleng Jan 2018 #12
I prefer open-sided chairs, too. tanyev Jan 2018 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author rzemanfl Jan 2018 #16
Sorry, I replied to the wrong post and self-deleted. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2018 #18
HA HA FAT PEOPLE AMIRITE WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #14
No ChubbyStar Jan 2018 #20
Help me out, then. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #21
If my post isn't about you, it isn't about you. ChubbyStar Jan 2018 #22
No problem! WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #23
The reason being...... DFW Jan 2018 #24
Claustrophobia? KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #25
I suffer from claustrophobia but chairs with arms don't bother me at all CatMor Jan 2018 #27
I was joking, sort of.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #41
You're right about someone, somewhere having claustrophobia about arm chairs CatMor Jan 2018 #42
Maybe he has a fear of other people touching the arms with their germ laden hands? LiberalFighter Jan 2018 #44
Good point and entirely possible. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #46
Be funny to see him get stuck. Puts down others overweight but can't identify . lunasun Jan 2018 #28
His ass would stick out under the handles. Demtexan Jan 2018 #30
If he gets stuck , can the U.S. just leave him there? Safer for everyone lunasun Jan 2018 #32
Glue him and the chair down. Demtexan Jan 2018 #33
He would sit on a throne with handles. Demtexan Jan 2018 #29
Beep beep beep sheshe2 Jan 2018 #31
You can have arm rests captain queeg Jan 2018 #34
Peasant Hunting At Davos Cancelled Due To Excessive Snow underpants Jan 2018 #36
I think he would prefer a nice gold toilet. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #37
Simple. Demtexan Jan 2018 #48
A sharp stick has no sides. Have a seat, PREZ! VOX Jan 2018 #38
lol Cha Jan 2018 #40
But, he's only "239 lbs" and "6'3" to Cha Jan 2018 #39
But built-in sides would contain the blubber and make him look sveldt. Vinca Jan 2018 #47
Cuz he can't fit! onecent Jan 2018 #50
Girth. Historic NY Jan 2018 #51
Love to see his ass stuck in a chair left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #54
... left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #55
Interesting, seeing he's an armchair president Blue Owl Jan 2018 #56

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
2. That's because he's fat arse doesn't fit in them...
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:20 PM
Jan 2018

My sister used to play that game..before she lost half her body weight..

TheBlackAdder

(28,076 posts)
49. They should give him a breakaway prop chair so his fat ass falls onto the floor in front of everyone
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 09:30 AM
Jan 2018

3catwoman3

(23,820 posts)
8. So the overeater is a...
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:24 PM
Jan 2018

...fussy seater. Poor baby. Is he going ask for a chair with longer legs so he sits higher than everyone else?

SharonClark

(10,005 posts)
10. I'm fat and I don't like arm chairs either.
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:27 PM
Jan 2018

And I don't like the fat shaming on DU. It sounds like grade school around here sometimes and the skinny asses think they rule.

Blue_Adept

(6,384 posts)
52. Just skimming the subject lines here makes me wince as an overweight person myself
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 10:03 AM
Jan 2018

I weigh a good hundred over Trump's "official" weight and I dislike seating for the same exact reasons. It's incredibly uncomfortable.

But the fat-shaming is only toward Trump. Anyone else who takes offense to it, as I've been told, needs to just relax because it's a joke and not about them. It's ONLY about Trump.

tanyev

(42,360 posts)
13. I prefer open-sided chairs, too.
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 07:35 PM
Jan 2018

But that's because I like to pull up my knees and sit cross-legged on the chair. I doubt that's Trump's issue.

Response to tanyev (Reply #13)

DFW

(54,055 posts)
24. The reason being......
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 08:10 PM
Jan 2018

Either wanting to be spared the embarrassment or else plain physical impossibility. He doesn't want Macron to be laughing at his discomfort.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
25. Claustrophobia?
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:13 PM
Jan 2018

(snip - Wiki)

Claustrophobia is the fear of being enclosed in a small space or room and unable to escape. It can be triggered by many situations or stimuli, including elevators crowded to capacity, windowless rooms, small cars and even tight-necked clothing. It is typically classified as an anxiety disorder, which often results in panic attacks. The onset of claustrophobia has been attributed to many factors, including a reduction in the size of the amygdala, classical conditioning, or a genetic predisposition to fear small spaces.
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He likes bigly stuff!

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CatMor

(6,212 posts)
27. I suffer from claustrophobia but chairs with arms don't bother me at all
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:18 PM
Jan 2018

I think he's afraid he might get stuck.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
41. I was joking, sort of....
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:12 PM
Jan 2018

Although someone, somewhere I bet has real claustrophobia about arm chairs.

What I would almost bet happened is that in some public place in the past, he got stuck in one of those chairs - perhaps in a restaurant or office, and some people had to help him get out of the chair. He is extremely egotistical and swore that would never happen again. As pResident, he has plenty of minders to insure it does not happen, at least not in public where he could be embarrassed.

Looking at some of the photos of him on the golf course, his backside is a mile wide, so this shouldn't be a surprise.


CatMor

(6,212 posts)
42. You're right about someone, somewhere having claustrophobia about arm chairs
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:22 PM
Jan 2018

and trump probably did get his oversized butt stuck in a chair.


KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
46. Good point and entirely possible.
Fri Jan 26, 2018, 02:35 AM
Jan 2018

He undoubtedly is a germaphobe. I shudder to think of what the WH staff, Secret Service, and places where he travels go through to accommodate his phobias and whims.

Hundreds of books will be written about this presidency and its oddities, and shattering of all norms.

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Demtexan

(1,588 posts)
29. He would sit on a throne with handles.
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:19 PM
Jan 2018

Throw in a crown.

That is what he wants to do in England.

He just has a big fat ass.

He always sits on the edge of chairs.

captain queeg

(10,036 posts)
34. You can have arm rests
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:27 PM
Jan 2018

That’s my preference, as opposed to nothing on the sides. As to being sort of boxed in I wouldn’t mind that to get arm rests.

Sure seems like it’s something because of his fat ass. I’m 6’ 2” (or was when I was younger, probably have lost an inch with age) and I think I might have hit 240 lbs at one point briefly in my life. But haven’t had the huge ass Trump has. He has one of those pear shapes. Shit my brother got up to 320-330 for awhile and his ass was never as big as Trumps. Some of it is no doubt genetic but cruising around on a golf cart eating from your silver spoon your entire life no doubt keeps your butt muscles weak.

underpants

(182,279 posts)
36. Peasant Hunting At Davos Cancelled Due To Excessive Snow
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:51 PM
Jan 2018

A QUIET DEVASTATION descended upon the tranquil and serene snow capped hills of Davos, Switzerland this morning after news broke that the World Economic Forum’s annual peasant hunting would have to be cancelled due to excessive snow.


The excessive snow has delayed the arrival of some important figures to the forum already, and hunting experts felt there was too great a chance that the peasants could get away in harsh conditions with poor visibility.

However, the fun isn’t completely ruined for the attendees as tomorrow’s ‘millionaire hunting’ will take place as planned with billionaires set to joyfully hunt down those pathetic individuals who have only amassed a modest fortune.

As a direct fallout from the heavy snow, peasants kept aside for the hunting today will be shot out back behind a shed, organisers of the forum reassured WWN.

Meanwhile, it has been a tough WEF for US President Donald Trump thus far shortly after he was refused entry to the exclusive Billionaire’s Lounge at Davos for not actually being a billionaire, Trump was then told by a number of leaders that ‘this is the meeting room here’ before being placed in WEF’s onsite creche facility.

https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2018/01/23/peasant-hunting-at-davos-cancelled-due-to-excessive-snow/

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
37. I think he would prefer a nice gold toilet.
Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:54 PM
Jan 2018

He always sits like he is on a toilet anyway, so it would just make sense to get him a toilet chair. No pesky sides and it would remind him of tweeting in the wee hours at home. I think he would like it.

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