Prize appropriation

 (In which, once again, the Blob kinda-sorta escapes the Sportsball World compound. Act accordingly.)

Have listened to all the chortling and outright guffawing the last few days about Fearless Leader -- the Achievement And Merit President -- accepting the Nobel Prize medal from its latest winner, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. And I have a few thoughts.

One, was it merely a goodwill gesture, or Machado's way of saying, "Please don't have me kidnapped/assassinated"?

Two, does this mean Fearless Leader -- the Achievement And Merit President -- finally will stop whining about getting stiffed by those Nobel chumps?

Three, will Fearless Leader -- the Achievement And Merit President -- admit that accepting someone else's medal is the ultimate DEI move? And sort of pathetic if you think about it?

Answers: Most likely the latter ... we can only hope ... and, not a chance in hell.

It does, however, raise some intriguing possibilities for future prize appropriation by the Achievement And Merit President, beginning with Monday night. FIFA has already allowed him to put his grimy paws on the World Cup, while at the same time handing Fearless Leader its own ridiculous peace prize, presumably composed of construction paper and library paste. What's next?

What's next is Monday, when the President will be in attendance for the college football national championship game in  Miami.

That was reported just the other day, and it immediately inspired possible scenarios from  the irreverent. Will Fearless Leader's legendary megalomania compel him to horn in on the proceedings? Will he wink-wink/nudge-nudge suggest what a cool idea it would be for him to present the championship trophy to the winner?

Will he then hold onto juuuust a smidge longer than etiquette demands?

"Congratulations, Coach Cignetti. Here's your trophy."

"Thank you, Mr. Presi- ... Mr. Presi- ... DAMMIT LET GO OF THE THING, ALREADY!"

After which NCAA President Charlie Baker smooths everything over by presenting Fearless Leader with his own replica trophy.

Construction paper and library paste are well represented.