# Dr. Phil accused of defrauding TBN...and all I have are Tears Of Joy

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 20, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301 "2025-08-20T01:14:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301/21 "2025-08-20T17:30:41Z")

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A snake dipped in bullshit?

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301/22 "2025-08-20T17:31:32Z")

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> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> ?? Do they even understand what a fantastic curative moondust is!?

[Cave Johnson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmH7tAJ0SfA) would disagree.

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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301/23 "2025-08-20T17:54:23Z")

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Possibly my favorite video game character. He’s so funny in that. JK Simmons was perfectly cast.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301/24 "2025-08-21T16:19:50Z")

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Better yet, when Ohio State plays Notre Dame.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301/25 "2025-08-21T16:27:36Z")

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It’s no surprise that Trump hired him for a job he’s not qualified to hold. Birds of a feather and all that.

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**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301/26 "2025-08-21T16:57:30Z")

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> [@CairoCarol](#):
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> ‘Tis true … judging or mocking people for their accents is all kinds of wrong.

But what if they’re French?

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301/27 "2025-08-24T03:29:23Z")

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… and are taunting you a first or perhaps even second time?

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**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:** [August 24, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-phil-accused-of-defrauding-tbn-and-all-i-have-are-tears-of-joy/1022301/28 "2025-08-24T03:39:14Z")

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Do I smell…_elderberries?_

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