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Jilly_in_VA

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15. I think it's kind of annoying, but whatever
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 10:49 AM
Jul 7

I just call him the orange slime and leave it at that. My friend, who is a tad more charitable that I, refers to him as Dump or Donny Dumptruck.

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I believe it's the name by which the KGB refers to him. Scrivener7 Jul 7 #1
It is what pooty's people/russian gov called him. usedtobedemgurl Jul 7 #2
That is his Russian asset code name. cbabe Jul 7 #3
In-group vs out-group. "Krasnov" is so that outsiders won't feel as welcome on DU because they don't know the lingo Bernardo de La Paz Jul 7 #4
Not really edhopper Jul 7 #8
It is an in-group cutey nickname. Very few people outside of DU know the Krasnov connection. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 7 #13
No, it's not "clearly", to people who don't spend a lot of time on DU. muriel_volestrangler Jul 7 #17
Clueless for the fraction of a second it takes to google it. Anybody can look it up and have that lightbulb moment Blues Heron Jul 7 #18
Hah - I suspect you haven't googled it, then muriel_volestrangler Jul 7 #19
Cool story Blues Heron Jul 7 #20
Fuck AI edhopper Jul 7 #22
If you know how to stop google giving an AI result as its first return, I'd love to know muriel_volestrangler Jul 7 #23
I do it by not using Google as a search engine edhopper Jul 7 #24
It is mainly a DU nickname edhopper Jul 7 #21
Did a psychic channel that speculation about excluding outsiders? BoRaGard Jul 7 #11
Psychicisms & tarot are delusional shit. I read the OP who wrote it made them feel "dumb". Not a pleasant feeling. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 7 #14
Commrade Kraznov aka Trump hot2na Jul 7 #5
"Boris Badenov" was already taken. Xavier Breath Jul 7 #6
It has a good ring to it, it kinda fits in in an ironic way, it means beautiful or cutie or hot stuff I think. Blues Heron Jul 7 #7
The KGB gave him that name in 1987 because they knew he was a traitor. Botany Jul 7 #9
Some say it was Jeffrey Epstein's Pet PlayPal name for the republicon felon BoRaGard Jul 7 #10
It has a big advantage, too. DFW Jul 7 #12
I think it's kind of annoying, but whatever Jilly_in_VA Jul 7 #15
Good question. Thanks for the replies. efhmc Jul 7 #16
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