# Has anybody ever gotten a bigger head faster for less reason than Joe the Plumber?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [October 25, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552 "2008-10-25T20:20:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/1 "2008-10-25T20:20:53Z")
[[del]Joe[/del] Sam the Plumber is mulling a run for Congress.](http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/25/joe-plumber-considers-run-congress/)
Jesus, what a tool this guy is. If you want to see just how much of a tool, read [this article](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/25/obama-makes-joe-plumber-scared-america/) in the Moonie Times.
Sam is “scared for America” if Obama wins. Of course, his fear is based on a totally false representation of Obama’s tax policies (not that Sam pays his taxes anyway), but who cares?
What has this idiot done to merit any attention in his life, other than rush over to ask a grandstanding, belligerant and ill-informed question of a political candidate (falsifying his own motives and backgound in the process)?
I thought Bush was dumb and unqualified. Then I saw Palin, and I thought, no SHE’S dumb and unqualified. Now we’ve got the Republicans literally touting some random dumbass off the street as a contender for congress. Mike Judge is a fucking prophet, man.
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/2 "2008-10-25T20:25:10Z")
“An All-American, bullet-headed Saxon mother’s son! All the children sing!..”
- St. John of Liverpool
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### Author:  [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/3 "2008-10-25T20:25:37Z")
Maybe he’ll register to vote by 2010, so he will be guaranteed at least 1 vote.
Him running for Congress next time around is not as funny as Palin running for President in 2012.
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### Author:  [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/4 "2008-10-25T20:26:38Z")
I would bet we’ll see Joe’s plumbing in a porno before we see him in a seat in congress.
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### Author:  [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/5 "2008-10-25T20:37:48Z")
I think I’d have to nominate Monica Lewinsky for that “honor,” really… Not a terribly attractive young woman, IMO.
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### Author:  [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/6 "2008-10-25T20:49:20Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> Sam is “scared for America” if Obama wins
Funny. I heard this loser on the radio last week “modestly” refusing to endorse either candidate.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/7 "2008-10-25T20:50:37Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> Jesus, what a tool this guy is. If you want to see just how much of a tool, read [this article](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/25/obama-makes-joe-plumber-scared-america/) in the Moonie Times.
This caught my eye:
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> “When I was face to face with him, my honest first impression was that I expected something more. I had heard so much about ‘his presence’ in the media that I was surprised to find that he seemed very average,” Mr. Wurzelbacher wrote in a live online chat on [WashingtonTimes.com](http://WashingtonTimes.com)
So they don’t like him because he’s an “elitist” and they don’t like him because he’s “very average”. Doesn’t leave much. It sounds to me like he was disappointed that Obama didn’t talk down to him with intellectual gibberish so he could then complain to Fox how he was mistreated. The guy gives douchebags a bad name.
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### Author:  [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/8 "2008-10-25T20:54:27Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#):
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> I think I’d have to nominate Monica Lewinsky for that “honor,” really… Not a terribly attractive young woman, IMO.
Hey, at least she _did_ something. A little more than just talking to the candidate, if you see what I’m getting at.
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### Author:  [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/9 "2008-10-25T20:57:06Z")
I’m not finding anything to argue with in this OP.
What a maroon.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/10 "2008-10-25T21:04:12Z")
Hey, McCain may have coattails after all!
Mr. The Plumber is trying hard to cash in on his 15 minutes, that’s for sure. I wonder if he could possibly win? It’s hard to beat a House incumbent, but he’d probably get a lot of out-of-state donations based on name recognition. Having no reason to seek office except his chance meeting with Obama, it’s hard to imagine him running a serious campaign, but joke candidates do win sometimes.
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### Author:  [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/11 "2008-10-25T21:04:58Z")
In 2010, Joe the Plumber will be…Joe the Plumber. His 15 minutes will be up. He won’t win a free dessert at Golden Corral in 2010. He had better cash in now…
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### Author:  [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/12 "2008-10-25T21:06:12Z")
Come on, people! You are talking about “Monica Lewinski” and “Head” in the same thread. Will somebody please just make the obvious joke se we can all move along?
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### Author:  [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/13 "2008-10-25T21:10:43Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#):
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> Hey, at least she _did_ something. A little more than just talking to the candidate, if you see what I’m getting at.
Yes, she did. And I find her to be more skilled with um, pipe and stopcocks than Joe the Plumber.
RE the name recognition: he won’t have any, unless he petitions the court to change his name to Joe the Plumber. I can’t remember his last name already (some Teutonic sounding something–don’t care enough to look it up).
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### Author:  [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/14 "2008-10-25T21:13:04Z")
Wurlitzerrothlesburger or something like that.
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### Author:  [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/15 "2008-10-25T21:46:52Z")
> [@jtgain](#):
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> In 2010, Joe the Plumber will be…Joe the Plumber. His 15 minutes will be up. He won’t win a free dessert at Golden Corral in 2010. He had better cash in now..
Nah. he’ll still the Sam the not-a-plumber
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### Author:  [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/16 "2008-10-25T21:57:09Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#):
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> Come on, people! You are talking about “Monica Lewinski” and “Head” in the same thread. Will somebody please just make the obvious joke se we can all move along?
Now that that’s out of the way…
> [@SmartAleq](#):
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> I think I’d have to nominate Monica Lewinsky for that “honor,” really…
If I recall correctly, Lewinsky was propelled into the spotlight, in part by her “friend” Linda Tripp. By the time she started capitalizing on her notoriety it was obvious the media wasn’t going to be leaving her alone any time soon. Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, on the other hand, has eagerly courted attention.
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### Author:  [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/17 "2008-10-25T22:18:08Z")
> [@jtgain](#):
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> In 2010, Joe the Plumber will be…Joe the Plumber. His 15 minutes will be up. He won’t win a free dessert at Golden Corral in 2010. He had better cash in now..
More like in 12 days.
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### Author:  [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/18 "2008-10-25T22:52:45Z")
I’d like to nominate Kato Kaelin, or Judge Lance Ito, for nomination. Though, I’ll grant that Judge Ito did have a number of accomplishments to his credit - just not his service during the first OJ trial.
After taking a look at Ito’s Wikipedia page, I suddenly see why he had such a horror w/the OJ trial of being reversed: He’d been rapped for the flaw that let Keating go free. A lot more becomes comprehensible, now.
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### Author:  [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/19 "2008-10-25T23:11:36Z")
I was going for a “bigger head” “faster” and “less reason” joke riff–too obscure? 😛
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### Author:  [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552/20 "2008-10-25T23:21:21Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> Mike Judge is a fucking prophet, man.
Reference? (I love Mike Judge, btw)
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