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allegorical oracle

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10. Seriously doubt it's 24K. Much of what's on the fireplace mantle top is bronze-dore -- bronze covered

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Fri May 9, 2025, 12:50 PM

May 9

in a thin layer of 14 or 18kt gold.

Trump is all "shirt front" -- a term derived from men who can afford to wear only a fake, partial shirt front with their tuxedoes instead of a full shirt.

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Seriously doubt it's 24K. Much of what's on the fireplace mantle top is bronze-dore -- bronze covered allegorical oracle May 9 #10

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