APAD: Turd polishing & Put lipstick on a pig

Turd polishing: The act of trying to make something hopelessly weak and unattractive appear strong and appealing. An impossible process that usually results in a larger, uglier turd.

A recent popular word in chinese is '屎上雕花‘,  yes,  it's very ugly, so let's say another word "put lipstick on a pig', that Barack Obama told a crowd at his campaign event in 2008.

His original word is "You know, you can put lipstick on a pig", then he said, "but it's still a pig.”

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• 别说不管用啊，这pig抹了口红后果然显得眉清目秀的，还有那eyelash -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 07:36:15

• 那要给猪一面镜子，让它自己感受一下才好：）） -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 07:39:31

• A blessing shared is a blessing doubled感谢参加APAD -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 07:46:03

• thanks the APAD event, I learn a lot ! -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 07:48:27

• APAD 是有新成员加入吗？谢谢花董，7g，和卫宁。：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 09:37:12

• That is exactly why I have never used lipstick -永远老李- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 07:52:30

• glad u didnt, gay man uses lipstick, lip balm okay4 man -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 08:02:10

• Liverpool home jersey is red :)) -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 17:47:08

• Haha. This one is hilarious. -天边一片白云- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 09:18:11

• 谢谢天边！have fun! :)) -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 18:27:12

• 揉揉眼睛，7g今天是休假了吗？：）） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 09:34:08

• Good to take an extra day off! -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 10:05:03

• So back to work tomorrow :)) -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 18:28:20

• Haha. This one is hilarious. -天边一片白云- -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 09:39:31

• Welcome & Great Job! Humor makes idioms more impressive :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 10:04:26

• thanks, 7g! -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 18:28:52

• Who did Obama refer to as a pig? -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 10:41:27

• 猪生也有爱美的权利：））这个APAD好！问候卫兄节日快乐！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 12:40:48

• 这个谚语是国内最近的一个流行词的变体。参见习近平摸过的甘蔗。暖冬节日快乐。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 12:57:59

• +1 -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 18:26:03

• 上午匆匆扫了一眼，刚刚仔细看了一下。原来是和奥巴马有关啊。2008年他竞选的时候，去过我们学校。在中央校园区露台上演讲。 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (375 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 13:03:05

• 这句话Obama不是最原始出处，但他说过后更有名了。也许不是在这场说的，所以盈盈不记得。 -卫宁- ♂ (245 bytes) () 12/21/2023 postreply 19:00:47