# A Morbid Thought Experiment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905>\
**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:** 15\
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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/41 "2024-11-17T18:24:08Z")

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> [@EinsteinsHund](#):
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> But isn’t it a requirement to at least once have a sex scandal for a rock star? 😉

Does Weird Al fit the description of “rock star?”

Because I think it’s amazing that a guy with the nickname “Weird” has been in the public eye for 40 years and _never_ had a hint of controversy around him (minus the Coolio/_Amish Paradise_ misunderstanding).

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**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/42 "2024-11-17T19:12:30Z")

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No friggin way-Angelina Jolie  
Adds up-Joel Osteen

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/43 "2024-11-17T20:29:51Z")

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No Way: Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglecias  
Figures: The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Neither are my first picks, but didn’t want to duplicate.

> [@Superdude](#):
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> Because I think it’s amazing that a guy with the nickname “Weird” has been in the public eye for 40 years and _never_ had a hint of controversy around him (minus the Coolio/_Amish Paradise_ misunderstanding).

I met “Weird” Al. It was in Vegas at the after-party for the Adult Video Awards. Take that for what you will. 😉

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/44 "2024-11-17T20:36:43Z")

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I met him after one of his concerts in Merrillville, Indiana. Make of _that_ what _you_ will.

😉

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/45 "2024-11-17T20:38:38Z")

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I’m sort of surprised that anyone put trump in the “that adds up” column. I had him in the “no friggin way” column. Hear me out …

- Would trump engage in crazy extracurricular sex? Sure. And has repeatedly.
- Would he be upset about it or being caught at it? No. He deserves all that extra sex. Women just throw themselves at him all the time.
- Would that cause him to kill his “family”. Maybe, just to shut them up whining about it.
- Would he kill himself over it? Never. He’s too perfect in his own mind to think like that.

So 3 yesses and a no. But it takes all 4 yesses to make a “that adds up”. Any hard no makes it a “no friggin way.”

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/46 "2024-11-17T20:41:52Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Would he kill himself over it? Never.

Agreed. Both for the reasons you state, and that he’s a Fucking Coward.

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**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:** [November 18, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/47 "2024-11-18T02:42:45Z")

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There was also the time he used a now-disfavored term for disabled people:

> **[Weird Al apologizes for offending with 'spastic' lyric in Word Crimes parody](https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/music/weird-al-apologizes-for-offending-with-spastic-lyric-in-word-crimes-parody)**
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> Weird Al Yankovic's hugely successful week of music video releases hit a snag on Sunday after the parody artist came under fire for his reference to 'spastics' in h…

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**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/48 "2024-12-31T14:51:43Z")

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No Way: perhaps Drew Barrymore

Figures: Kirk Cameron

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/49 "2024-12-31T14:54:36Z")

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Not sure about a ‘no way’, too many to consider.  
Andy Dick - Yeah, that adds up.

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/50 "2025-01-05T17:27:41Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> That’s married enough for me.

That’s only a 16 gauge wedding, not a full, double-barrel 12 gauge.

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/51 "2025-01-05T17:28:41Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Maybe I just don’t like him as an actor. He just rubs me the wrong way.

I heard he was dead.

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**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/52 "2025-01-05T17:38:55Z")

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No way: Alecia Beth Moore, aka Pink

Adds up: Billy Bob Thornton

I could have picked Dolly Parton for #1 too.

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/53 "2025-01-05T19:50:32Z")

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No way: Michael Palin

Adds up: (throws a dart at the choices) Chevy Chase

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**Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/54 "2025-01-08T22:39:41Z")

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No way: Moo Deng, just too much of a blob, sorry Moo if you’re reading this.  
Of course: Prince Charles (new U.K. King) - family of pedos, he snarls about speedy pen access

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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-morbid-thought-experiment/1006905/55 "2025-01-08T23:18:02Z")

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Kurt Russell? No, he’s still very much alive.

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