# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140 "2020-06-22T07:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 279
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5581 "2021-06-09T19:39:37Z")
Milo Y claims that once he “became ex gay”, dogs stopped barking at him. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5582 "2021-06-09T19:39:58Z")
The Forest Service is currently busy - you know - raking the forests to prevent fires. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5583 "2021-06-09T19:40:49Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > An anti-vaxxer invited to testify by the Republicans in the Ohio state legislature claimed that vaccinations make you magnetic and let you connect to 5G communications networks. > [Doctor falsely tells Ohio lawmakers COVID-19 shots 'magnetize' people](https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/06/09/doctor-sherri-tenpenny-testimony-ohio-lawmakers-vaccines-magnetized-5-g/7616027002/) Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! > [@](#): > > “I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures all over the internet of people who have had these shots and now they’re magnetized,” Tenpenny, of Middleburg Heights in Cuyahoga County, said. “You can put a key on their forehead, it sticks. You can put spoons and forks all over and they can stick because now we think there is a metal piece to that.” > > Later, there was some show-and-tell. > > Joanna Overholt, a registered nurse from Strongsville, defended Tenpenny’s testimony and placed a key and a hairpin against her chest and neck. > > “Explain to me why the key sticks to me. It sticks to my neck too. So, yeah, if somebody could explain this, that would be great,” she said as the key failed to stick to her neck. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5584 "2021-06-09T19:45:18Z")
Hell, we use to stick complete place settings to our noses in college (which was long before COVID vaccinations). Actually, as I think about it my brothers and I did the same thing on my mom’s 80th birthday cruise, much to the consternation of various spouses (and then grandkids joined in). ---
**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:** [June 9, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5585 "2021-06-09T20:25:16Z")
Hey, if it means free WIFI, sign me up. Bonus, I’ll stop misplacing my keys. The metal coffee mug could be a problem, but I can just buy a different kind. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5586 "2021-06-09T20:56:47Z")
There’s a scene in the first episode of _Red Dwarf_ that this reminds me of. I’ll let you decide which scene. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5587 "2021-06-09T22:45:35Z")
Oh man, folks are having so much fun posting pictures of keys (and other objects) stuck to various parts of their bodies. God damn, we are the stupidest fucking species. And yet, sometimes, we are really awesome. Still chuckling at some of the tweets. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5588 "2021-06-09T23:49:27Z")
Damn, what a gullible breed. Meanwhile, down in Texas, they want to change the moon’s orbit to address climate change. [Texas Republican asks: can we fix the moon’s orbit to fight climate change? | Texas | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/09/texas-republican-louie-gohmert-climate-change) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5589 "2021-06-10T02:19:46Z")
Looee Goomert should subpoena Archimedes to testify. In other news: I even got several wooden nickels to stick to my forehead! ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5590 "2021-06-10T03:48:47Z")
I grew up in Strongsville. I was told by my 6th grade _science teacher_ that sound was faster than light. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5591 "2021-06-10T19:36:49Z")
> **[‘You are a moron.’ North Carolina county ends Coke vending machine ban after...](https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article251972373.html)** > > Surry County commissioners wanted to send a message to The Coca-Cola Co. They hurt an independent distributor based in Charlotte instead. In a nutshell, Surry County voted to ban Coke machines because Coke’s CEO didn’t care for Georgia’s new voter restriction law. They’re told why this decision is monumentally stupid, so a few council members rescind their votes and lift the ban. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5592 "2021-06-10T20:58:37Z")
In the judge’s ruling overturning California’s assault weapon ban, he also said that more people have died from getting the covid vaccine than from mass shootings. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5593 "2021-06-10T21:04:22Z")
Who the fuck appointed Sidney Powell to the bench? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5594 "2021-06-10T21:06:16Z")
Is “The judge is too fucking stupid to live,” basis for appeal? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5595 "2021-06-10T21:47:23Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Meanwhile, down in Texas, they want to change the moon’s orbit to address climate change. When stuff comes out of his mouth, does it form a Gohmert pile? ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5596 "2021-06-10T21:58:26Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > In the judge’s ruling overturning California’s assault weapon ban, he also said that more people have died from getting the covid vaccine than from mass shootings. He’s sticking keys and coins on himself in chambers, isn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5597 "2021-06-10T23:27:10Z")
Rule 34 ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5598 "2021-06-10T23:43:23Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > > > In the judge’s ruling overturning California’s assault weapon ban, he also said that more people have died from getting the covid vaccine than from mass shootings. - > > He’s sticking keys and coins on himself in chambers, isn’t he? - > [@k9bfriender](#): > > Rule 34 - “On”, not “in” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5599 "2021-06-10T23:50:57Z")
"The lightweight aluminum keys stick! See, I’m magnetized!! ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140/5600 "2021-06-11T00:07:48Z")
Also, they’re trolling us, right? I mean, they must know that coins aren’t magnetic and keys aren’t magnetic - they have magnets in their houses, so they know these things do not stick to magnets - so being magnetic wouldn’t make non-magnetic things stick to you. It just doesn’t even make sense. I mean, “you’ll all die in six months” is nutty, but at least it’s unverifiable and nutty. This is just completely nuts on all sides. It’s a practical joke, right? They’re just faking being this crazy? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=278) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140.md?page=280)