Atlantic City auctions off chance to hit Big Red Button and make grotesque Trump Plaza casino go boom
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/12/18/trump_plaza/
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Sure, he had some time in the sun whining about how Joe Biden got more votes than him – that's democracy, baby – but hopefully soon we will see and hear a lot less of The Donald. However, you – yes, you – could go one step further and help erase his name from Atlantic City in New Jersey if you have the bucks to back you up.
America's Playground is [1]holding a charity auction for the chance to press the Big Red Button and wipe the mouldering Trump Plaza off the face of the boardwalk and, indeed, the planet with a controlled detonation.
The property functioned as a casino between 1984 and 2014. It has since been sitting there empty, dragging the rest of the resort down. Trump himself even attempted to [2]sue his former casino company because it was too shabby to bear his glorious name.
Demolition work began at the start of the year, but the hulking structure still stands. The winning bidder during the live auction on 19 January will have the honour of tearing it down 10 days later. The listing reads:
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to bid on the right to push the button to implode Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ. As you may or may not know, the Trump Plaza has been scheduled demolition and leveled off the boardwalk of Atlantic City. For several years it has been sitting empty and now is the time to end an era and replace it with something new. We are selling the experience to push the button to implode Trump Plaza. This will be done remotely and can be done anywhere in the world as well as close to the Plaza as we can safely get you there! All Proceeds of this auction will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, NJ. Ever since the start of this pandemic they have seen an increase of young children and adolescents benefit from the services of The Boys & Girl Club and are in need of all the assistance they can get for the community. This will be a live broadcasted sale so we hope to see you on sale day and start the year with a Bang!
Hear that? You don't even have to be in Atlantic City to unleash righteous, implosive fury on this carbuncle. And you'd be helping out the locals who have been left rather miffed by the tweeter-in-chief dabbling in their hometown.
Mayor Marty Small said: "Some of Atlantic City's iconic moments happened there, but on his way out, Donald Trump openly mocked Atlantic City, saying he made a lot of money and then got out," which is very presidential of him, don't you think? Small added: "I wanted to use the demolition of this place to raise money for charity."
The Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City says it is "dedicated to providing programs and services in a safe, enriching environment, to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as caring, productive and responsible citizens."
A worthy cause. The auction is estimated to fetch between $500 and $500,000, though 17 bidders have registered interest already and the only available offer to make now is £175,000 and up.
So tech CEOs. We know you're reading. That's chump change. Any of you have an itchy trigger finger? ®
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[1] https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/188301_implode-trump-plaza-for-charity/
[2] https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/20140806_Trump__Plaza_and_Taj_Mahal_casinos_too_shabby_to_bear_his_name_anymore.html
[3] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Will Trump be tied up in the basement ?
If not then it will not be worth bidding!
Re: Will Trump be tied up in the basement ?
It won't even have the Trump name on it. They should at least hang a big Trump Plaza banner before it goes boom.
The Question of the Day for this
Considering the number of "You're fired" moments from 2016 to 2020, has any of the fired placed a bid? Or perhaps any ex partners (of any sort)?
The possibilities are ...
" This will be done remotely and can be done anywhere in the world "
I wonder if someone will find a way to hack it ahead of schedule?
Re: The possibilities are ...
I wonder if someone will find a way to hack it ahead of schedule?
Password: MAGA2020
Re: The possibilities are ...
I thought i read it was Maga2020! No, seriously, I didn't try it, I swear! Truthfully!
Re: The possibilities are ...
IWON2020
I know who will win this
Ren Zhengfei
Just imagine the smile on his face.
Of course, Trump will say it's a victory for him and how much money he made for the charity with his name alone.
Or he'll just sue as usual.
is Biden bidding?
Biden already demolished him, and without even waking up...
Biden will have passed by January 19th.
It will be the inauguration of President Harris the next day.
Any of you have an itchy trigger finger?
easy now, still a few weeks to go! Any time by then and the eager beavers might find themselves against the wrong end of the barrel ;)
Will DT keep all hist titles?
I know that, in the USA, they like to refer to previous incumbents as President - even Nixon got this.
Will we still be allowed to refer to Trump as SCROTUS?
Re: Will DT keep all hist titles?
the US now has president plagiarism, they got what they wanted, a career politician that has done nothing for the US people except give lip service for 47 years! and a vice that supports a pedophile fund. If you are unaware of what I typed, then obviously you don't keep up with facts. research it yourself. the majority in the US are idiots, they follow Hollywood as their guide. the letter D's had a good candidate and did not back her (Tulsi Gabbard)
Re: Will DT keep all hist titles?
Speaking of "not keeping up with the facts:
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/reviewing-the-facts-in-anti-harris-ad-on-accused-child-rapist/
Good idea
This is a great way to make a fool part with their money, but had it been done so every grudge holder could pay towards it (have a stick of dynamite with your name on it by donating) a lot more money could be raised.
Re: Good idea
How much for a block of C4? *Cough* Asking for a friend... *Cackle*
Bad timing
"The winning bidder during the live auction on 19 January will have the honour of tearing it down 10 days later. "
I really hope that 10 is a typo for 1.
Point of Order
I am still pondering the physics of making a building implode .
Explode , or collapse , OK... but implode ?
What is there that when a button is pushed or a mouse clicked generates an enormous vacuum inside a building so that it implodes ?
Perhaps I should get out more. And perhaps the coat should be white and flapping... :)
Re: Point of Order
What is there that when a button is pushed or a mouse clicked generates an enormous vacuum inside a building so that it implodes?
Maybe a prototype of Elon Musk's Hypeloop.. Or not, as that would generate both negative pressure and publicity. ThunderF00t's been having more fun fisking that venture on his YT channel.
Otherwise I wonder if the last throws of the Presidency would allow Trump to order a MOAB dropped on it given FAED's are sorta implosion devices. But sadly the reality is it just means the demolition's rigged to make the building collapse inwards instead of outwards. Hopefully.
Re: Point of Order
« The term "implosion" was coined by my grandmother back in, I guess, the '60s. It's a more descriptive way to explain what we do than "explosion". There are a series of small explosions, but the building itself isn't erupting outward. It's actually being pulled in on top of itself. What we're really doing is removing specific support columns within the structure and then cajoling the building in one direction or another, or straight down.»
— Stacy Loizeaux, [1]NOVA , December 1996
[1] https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/loizeaux.html
Re: Point of Order
So you're saying it's the opposite of Fred Dibnah (RIP) taking down a chimney. I'm sorta with ya.
"Made a lot of money and got out"
In Trump's world, this apparently equates to "ran a casino into bankruptcy". A casino, where the business model is that people turn up and give you their money.
Now, if he did actually make money from it, I'm sure both his creditors, and the IRS would be interested to hear about how much, and what happened to it.