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Chellee

(2,292 posts)
63. The sculptor is an idiot.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 11:11 PM
2 hrs ago

Trump, and by extension, Trump-like people never pay their bills.

Cottrill is currently holding the completed work at his Ohio foundry due to a dispute with the crypto bros who commissioned it. He has complained that they unlawfully used an image of his work to market their memecoin, which has since cratered in value.

According to the Times, he says he is owed $90,000 by his patrons out of a $150,000 lump sum he was to be paid for the rights to the statue.


They already have what they wanted. An image to market, and the ability to say, "We paid an artist to create a statue of you sir!" He's never getting the rest of his money. Get a brain, moran!

On a side note, the hair on the thing makes it look like he has a ball cap on.

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May it be crapped on by a million birds. Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #1
First they come for the statue, then the peasants hang the king. The ole one-two. twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #2
I was so hoping this was Borowitz or the Onion. raccoon 10 hrs ago #3
Same here. SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #9
Seriously! yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #55
His hubris has no limit. Lasher 4 hrs ago #59
And the people (MAGA Dumbfucks) bowed and prayed, to the neon god they'd made... Chasstev365 10 hrs ago #4
Wish I could give this more recs! raccoon 9 hrs ago #22
Not The Onion? SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #5
This will be a golden opportunity...for us to paint him as corrupt and out of touch ms liberty 10 hrs ago #6
another reason for other leaders NJCher 5 hrs ago #46
My name is Donzymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! tanyev 10 hrs ago #7
"History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes." Grokenstein 10 hrs ago #11
Donzymandias.... FalloutShelter 8 hrs ago #35
I can only hope it eventually gets pulled down like the statute of Saddam Hussein. Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #8
It will be toppled angryxyouth 10 hrs ago #12
the sculptor will probably NJCher 5 hrs ago #47
And they find Trump hiding in a "spider hole", excepting that the goober won't fit in a "spider hole". wcmagumba 9 hrs ago #27
Gross. The article has pictures (VOMIT WARNING) Grokenstein 10 hrs ago #10
Maybe they'll make piggy banks. Ocelot II 9 hrs ago #23
I wonder how many of the small ones will Figarosmom 1 hr ago #67
Something something graven images... EarthFirst 10 hrs ago #13
There's precedent ... eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #14
Another garish display of fawning stupidity Hey Joe 10 hrs ago #15
Oh goodie bdamomma 10 hrs ago #16
The similarity to "Don Corleone" is **PURELY** a coincidence. They would never do that deliberately !! nt eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #17
Every day every day every day bluestarone 10 hrs ago #18
Be still, my churning stomach. nt Buns_of_Fire 10 hrs ago #19
Oh, FFS! A Golden Idol to worship? Really??? Tim S 9 hrs ago #20
Welcome to Turkmenistan muriel_volestrangler 9 hrs ago #21
I fear I'll never be proud to be an American again--unless I live to a very very very old age hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #24
I hope people tape a South Park Trump penis on it. chowder66 9 hrs ago #25
Wtaf Easterncedar 9 hrs ago #26
OMG! The embarrassment just never ends! slightlv 9 hrs ago #28
I think it should be adorned with dildoes. Ilsa 9 hrs ago #29
That is disgusting PatSeg 9 hrs ago #30
I'll call this horror Don Colonoscopy. Dave Bowman 9 hrs ago #31
Chump is forever an embarrassment... Everything has be all about HIM ... always FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #32
Anyone up for a paintball tournament? Vinca 8 hrs ago #33
JFC! DavidDvorkin 8 hrs ago #34
"First time he's been hard in 15 years." - Melania, probably flvegan 8 hrs ago #36
Maybe aliens should just exterminate us SamuelTheThird 8 hrs ago #37
Before this regime does? johnnyfins 5 hrs ago #51
It just never stops on the world stage Bayard 8 hrs ago #38
Donzymandias. NT mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago #39
Oh for God's sake. mwb970 6 hrs ago #40
Absolutely humiliating orangecrush 6 hrs ago #41
good gawd barbtries 6 hrs ago #42
The first thing my eyes went to is the gut! colorado_ufo 6 hrs ago #43
I remember images of the people pulling down the statue of Stalin. mysteryowl 6 hrs ago #44
and just as fun is NJCher 4 hrs ago #57
... mysteryowl 4 hrs ago #58
The comments in the atticle are good. IcyPeas 6 hrs ago #45
The embarrassment is never ending Pisces 5 hrs ago #48
God, I hate the timeline. progressoid 5 hrs ago #49
Something for the guys to piss on cate94 5 hrs ago #50
Fucking PAGANS Historic NY 5 hrs ago #52
Bowing will be mandatory. Sneederbunk 5 hrs ago #53
That is one ugly statue. Fla Dem 5 hrs ago #54
Geez, that's gonna take a big diaper. WestMichRad 4 hrs ago #56
Gag me with a spoon, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Martin68 3 hrs ago #60
This is The Onion, yes??? PLEASE tell me this is The Onion. niyad 3 hrs ago #61
They must be planning to spend big bucks on the round the clock security. nt Blasphemer 3 hrs ago #62
The sculptor is an idiot. Chellee 2 hrs ago #63
According to the Times, he says he is owed $90,000 by his patrons out of a $150,000 lump sum he was to be paid for the r riversedge 2 hrs ago #64
2000 years from now, our ancestors will find that statue and think: "Those stupid bastards had no taste at all" chouchou 2 hrs ago #65
Who actually thinks this is gonna happen that world leaders will come here the way things are going? I bet they calll Amaryllis 1 hr ago #66
😑😑😑😑 ugh! electric_blue68 1 hr ago #68
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