# A Morbid Thought Experiment **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 7, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905 "2024-09-07T15:14:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/1 "2024-09-07T15:14:16Z")
Breaking news comes on reporting that a celebrity/politician/famous for something person has been caught up in some horrific sex scandal and has ultimately killed their entire family and themselves. Nation in shock. Experiment 1: Which celebrity’s name would most make you go, “No friggin’ way … I can’t believe this … I, as a member of this nation, am in shock.”? Experiment 2: Which celebrity’s name would most make you go, “yeah, that adds up.”? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/2 "2024-09-07T15:16:10Z")
**Actors:** #1: No friggin way: Tom Hanks #2: “yeah, that adds up.” Ezra Miller ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/3 "2024-09-07T15:23:30Z")
**Actors:** #1: No frigging way: Neil Patrick Harris #2: “yeah, that adds up:” Gary Busey ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/4 "2024-09-07T15:33:21Z")
#1: No frigging way: Jennifer Garner #2: “yeah, that adds up:” Ben Affleck ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/5 "2024-09-07T15:36:00Z")
#1: No frigging way: Joe Biden #2: Yeah, that adds up: Donald Trump ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/6 "2024-09-07T15:38:09Z")
#1: No frigging way: Dolly Parton #2: Yeah, that adds up: Ted Nugent ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/7 "2024-09-07T15:39:01Z")
“No friggin’ way” – My first thought was also Tom Hanks. “Yeah, that adds up.” – Billy Bob Thornton popped into my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/8 "2024-09-07T15:45:14Z")
#1: No frigging way: “Weird Al” Yankovic #2: Yeah, that adds up: Alec Baldwin ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/9 "2024-09-07T15:47:07Z")
#1 - David Hyde Pierce #2 - tie between Musk and Trump ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/10 "2024-09-07T17:38:46Z")
#1 - No frigging way: Bonnie Raitt #2 - Yeah, that adds up: Donald Trump, Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/11 "2024-09-08T00:13:39Z")
> [@filmore](#): > > #1: No frigging way: Jennifer Garner She’s so wholesome! #1: No friggin’ way: Gymnast Gabby Douglas #2: “yeah, that adds up.” Quarterback Aaron Rodgers ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/12 "2024-09-08T00:18:48Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > > [@filmore](#): > > > > #1: No frigging way: Jennifer Garner > > She’s so wholesome! > > **#1: No friggin’ way: Gymnast Gabby Douglas** > > #2: “yeah, that adds up.” Quarterback Aaron Rodgers - She has the potential of flipping out. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/13 "2024-09-08T01:49:54Z")
What made me think of this is that I used to be a John Mulaney super-fan, and then he fucked over his wife and went Hollywood and I kind of lost respect for him and I kind of don’t like him now. And that sucks. So taking it to the extreme … I’d say I am whole cloth super-fan of Conan O’Brien, so if he went to the dark side like that I’d have to re-evaluate reality. Scott Baio on the other hand … ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/14 "2024-09-08T01:58:27Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I’d say I am whole cloth super-fan of Conan O’Brien, so if he went to the dark side like that I’d have to re-evaluate reality. Well, you know, Conan does talk fairly often about murdering people on his Sirius XM show. So he could fall into the “yeah, that adds up” category for me. My “no friggin’ way” choice: Jimmy Carter ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/15 "2024-09-08T02:05:08Z")
1. George W. Bush. I don’t real agree with him politically but he always seemed like something of milquetoast to me. 2. Randy Quaid. He has had mental issues for years… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/16 "2024-09-08T02:20:33Z")
1. Goldie Hawn 2. That idiot she married to seems a bit wacko…(Can’t recall his name) 3. Usha Vance 4. JD Vance ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/17 "2024-09-08T02:27:19Z")
What’s your beef with Kurt Russel, and they never got married. They’re 72 and bee together for years. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/18 "2024-09-08T03:07:16Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > They’re 72 and bee together for years. 40 years, since 1983. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/19 "2024-09-08T03:22:22Z")
That’s married enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/20 "2024-09-08T04:29:16Z")
1. No friggin’ way: Micheal J Fox 2. Yeah, that adds up: Charlie Sheen [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905.md?page=2)