Donald Trump's annotated Walk of Fame star: MUTE

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My first impression:

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Took me a moment, but that’s beautiful.

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If only this worked like a voodoo doll.

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Right?

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Wow, the Walk of Fame has a much lower bar for inclusion than I thought.

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It’s about $20,000, IIRC. No actual talent required.

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Well, it is the Walk of Fame, not the Walk of Decent Human Beings.

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I thought the same thing.
I hadn’t considered the mute symbol as a subversive symbol before. I like it.

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Oh he earned his place on the walk of fame. His services to the television industry predate the latest presidential race.

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How the Holy Frack did this no-talent bum get a star on the walk of fame?

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We discussed this once several months back. I’m too lazy to hunt for it, but I posted a link to the Hollywood Walk of Fame that explains that anyone remotely related to the industry can secure a star with enough cash. Someone up thread posted $20,000, but I think it’s actually quite a bit more.

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to me that reads STFU

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I wonder why there isn’t one for Hitler, considering it’s a walk of fame?
Somebody needs to make a walk of Infamy. The plaques could all have symbols of a turd.

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The [quote=“Malarkey, post:11, topic:80494, full:true”]How the Holy Frack did this no-talent bum get a star on the walk of fame?[/quote]

He paid for it.

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Yeah, I heard it was more like 60K or something…

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Here’s the artist in action. (Previously posted here.)

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Oh, good. The artist is Norwegian.

I was worried that they were going to trace the person who did it from that video, but it looks like that won’t be a problem.

I seriously doubt they’re going to extradite someone over a case of graffiti.

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The names in the Walk of Fame have been subject to the most continuous criticism and abuse. These are divided into two classes: those who think the wrong names are included, and those who think their own or some favorite’s name was omitted.

–Hollywood Chamber of Commerce press release, 1961.

…and…

Q: Why is ENTER NAME HERE getting a star?
Because a fan of ENTER NAME HERE submitted a complete nomination form on behalf of ENTER NAME HERE; and among all the names submitted in that year, ENTER NAME HERE was selected in their category.

Q: What is the cost of a Walk of Fame star ceremony?
A: $30,000 upon selection. The money is used to pay for the creation and installation of the star, as well as maintenance of the Walk of Fame.

– http://www.walkoffame.com/pages/faqs

So, yeah - someone nominated him and paid the $30k. And of course The Donald himself agreed to show up in person to the ceremony, as living nominees must.

It’s a pretty low bar to hurdle. (-:

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LOL me too.

Wait - why does hes have a star for TV? Is it for the Apprentice?

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