# I'm surprised that Trump hasn't embraced Islam, just for the 72 virgins **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 8, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974 "2016-10-08T20:20:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/1 "2016-10-08T20:20:42Z")
I posted that on Facebook, and someone replied, “He’s probably molested 72 virgins already, and he and Bill Cosby are keeping a running total.” :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/2 "2016-10-08T20:23:51Z")
He prefers real women over imaginary ones. But so do I. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/3 "2016-10-08T20:39:37Z")
Needed a whole new thread for that, did ya? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/4 "2016-10-08T21:59:16Z")
I’m thinking rant. Off to the Pit! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/5 "2016-10-13T05:40:23Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Needed a whole new thread for that, did ya? Sure, why not? ---
**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:** [October 13, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/6 "2016-10-13T08:21:56Z")
Indeed. And it only makes sense to respond every four days as well. Good show! ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/7 "2016-10-13T09:06:39Z")
I doubt Trump cares if they’re virgins. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/8 "2016-10-13T17:41:18Z")
When he tires of them, he’ll start cheating with 72 other virgins. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/9 "2016-10-13T20:31:06Z")
How can he bow down, five times a day, in his own direction? ---
**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:** [October 13, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/10 "2016-10-13T20:40:23Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > How can he bow down, five times a day, in his own direction? Look how well he twists reality. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/11 "2016-10-13T22:33:41Z")
I think that Islam is about the only thing that he hasn’t embraced. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/12 "2016-10-13T22:54:02Z")
What’s usually not mentioned is that the 72 virgins are male, 32 years old, and live in their mother’s basement. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/13 "2016-10-14T20:41:23Z")
Meh, virgins are messy. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/14 "2016-10-14T22:59:31Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > What’s usually not mentioned is that the 72 virgins are male, 32 years old, and live in their mother’s basement. Basement or not, sounds good to me. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/15 "2016-10-14T23:01:27Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Needed a whole new thread for that, did ya? Is there a thread for Trump jokes that I missed? ---
**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:** [October 14, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/16 "2016-10-14T23:02:53Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > Meh, virgins are messy. They all have blood coming out of their…whatever. ---
**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:** [October 14, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/17 "2016-10-14T23:25:47Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Is there a thread for Trump jokes that I missed? Yeah. All of them. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-surprised-that-trump-hasnt-embraced-islam-just-for-the-72-virgins/767974/18 "2016-10-14T23:46:08Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Basement or not, sounds good to me. Does this mean you’re going to sign up for martyrdom?😉 It maybe fine for you, but for most of the guys who are looking forward to it it will be a big surprise.