# Bush White House to Obamas: Maybe you can find a park bench to sleep on? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 13, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962 "2008-12-13T00:04:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/61 "2008-12-13T06:01:36Z")
> [@Junior\_Spaceman](#): > > Folks, stop getting your knickers in a knot. This is just one of those countless **Lissener** posts that was meant as a joke that most people on the SDMB are too stupid to get. > > Keep walking. Really? I guess my humor radar was turned off today. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/62 "2008-12-13T08:49:09Z")
The lesson here is to never accept invitations from **lissener** unless you don’t mind having him cancel it at the last minute because someone more important became available. You already took days off work and have airplane reservations? That’s just too bad! Have fun somewhere else! ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/63 "2008-12-13T11:36:28Z")
> [@Junior\_Spaceman](#): > > Folks, stop getting your knickers in a knot. This is just one of those countless **Lissener** posts that was meant as a joke that most people on the SDMB are too stupid to get. Oh. Ha ha. I get jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/64 "2008-12-13T13:29:26Z")
I’d say the pressure has finally gotten to lissener, but what pressure? ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/65 "2008-12-13T13:42:20Z")
> [@sailor](#): > > The lesson here is to never accept invitations from **lissener** unless you don’t mind having him cancel it at the last minute because someone more important became available. You already took days off work and have airplane reservations? That’s just too bad! Have fun somewhere else! An invitation to hang out with **lissener**? You _would_ have more fun somewhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/66 "2008-12-13T13:42:30Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > I’d say the pressure has finally gotten to lissener, but what pressure? Second-best post of the thread. You would have come in first, but it’s an obvious Simpsons paraphrase. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/67 "2008-12-13T15:21:16Z")
This thread is obvious, undeniable, proof of the republi-fascist leaning of this board. Only Bush can be defended. Only bUsh does right. Anyone not in agreement is just shouted down and piled on. You can’t deny it. ---
**Author:** ![ptr2void](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ptr2void/32/3406_2.png) [@ptr2void](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ptr2void)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/68 "2008-12-13T16:46:44Z")
Hm. I’m eagerly awaiting the warning for a false/misleading thread title. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/69 "2008-12-13T17:33:49Z")
What, no respect for my historical Puerto Rican nationalists bit? Kids today… hmph! ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/70 "2008-12-13T18:05:48Z")
> [@sailor](#): > > The lesson here is to never accept invitations from **lissener** unless you don’t mind having him cancel it at the last minute because someone more important became available. You already took days off work and have airplane reservations? That’s just too bad! Have fun somewhere else! Bingo! I only have enough dirt-floor space for one head of state at a time. You’ll have to bring your own blankets. ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/71 "2008-12-13T18:24:29Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > You’ll have to bring your own blankets. Make sure you bring your own electricity, too. **lissener** tends to run out. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/72 "2008-12-13T18:26:13Z")
Obama is a U.S. Senator. Where did he stay in D.C. when he was attending Senate business? He can stay there… But, in any event, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that he will not be sleeping on a park bench. Any takers? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/73 "2008-12-13T18:30:11Z")
> [@jtgain](#): > > Obama is a U.S. Senator. Where did he stay in D.C. when he was attending Senate business? He can stay there.. Not necessarily. With Secret Service protection as president-elect, that residence might not be secure enough. Still, he’s going to find a place. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/74 "2008-12-13T18:33:44Z")
> [@ptr2void](#): > > Hm. I’m eagerly awaiting the warning for a false/misleading thread title. And for starting a joke thread in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/75 "2008-12-13T18:42:33Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Bingo! I only have enough dirt-floor space for one head of state at a time. You’ll have to bring your own blankets. **lissener** , you are to comedy what Steven Hawking is to track and field. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/76 "2008-12-13T18:50:25Z")
> [@sailor](#): > > This thread is obvious, undeniable, proof of the republi-fascist leaning of this board. Only Bush can be defended. Only bUsh does right. Anyone not in agreement is just shouted down and piled on. You can’t deny it. …wait, are you serious? And has TV misled me that sometimes guests are bumped when important people want their spots? I trusted you, TV, and this is how you treat me? See if I invite you to my graduation! ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/77 "2008-12-13T19:06:42Z")
So _that’s_ why Keith Olbermann was on Letterman. ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/78 "2008-12-13T19:24:36Z")
Not that I’m really bent out of shape at Bush about this, but if this had been about getting the Palin kids started in school on time with the least amount of hassle, don’t you think Bush would be making it happen? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/79 "2008-12-13T19:24:49Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > A valid opinion, but you’re the first person to express it. By my count, I was about the 52nd. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962/80 "2008-12-13T19:45:15Z")
> [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](#): > > Not that I’m really bent out of shape at Bush about this, but if this had been about getting the Palin kids started in school on time with the least amount of hassle, don’t you think Bush would be making it happen? Honestly? No. And I _loathe_ Bush. It’s a matter of courtesy. Who the fuck says Bush should _want_ to put the Obamas in the house instead of whoever has it booked, lissener? Seems pretty simple to me. “Can we have the house early?” “It’s booked for those dates, sorry, but it’ll be ready for you by the 15th as planned.” “Oh, ok, well thanks!” Why should anyone be pissed? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-white-house-to-obamas-maybe-you-can-find-a-park-bench-to-sleep-on/476962.md?page=5)