# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 87
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1722 "2022-04-27T22:33:13Z")
To be fair, the Catholic Church **did** systematically cover up pedophilia within its ranks, something it has in common with the Republican Party. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1723 "2022-04-27T22:46:10Z")
Yeah, I mean, Holy shit. For once she’s not wrong. It’s as if she proudly and defiantly said that the sky was blue. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1724 "2022-04-27T23:18:51Z")
By contrast, the Catholic church (or, at least, some members) has provided help for people in need, which is an unforgivably heinous transgression for a R. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1725 "2022-04-27T23:27:27Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > A nerf bat? What about nail clippers? Are they letting those in these days? ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1726 "2022-04-27T23:30:19Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > ETA afterthought: why is it **BE** heading. Shouldn’t it be **DE** heading? It’s a parallel construction to the fate of getting one’s feet chopped off, in which case you are **behooved**. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1727 "2022-04-27T23:44:12Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > …in which case you are **behooved**. Or defeeted. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1728 "2022-04-28T00:58:07Z")
It’s the ultimate expression of free speech! No consequences! She’s livin’ the dream! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1729 "2022-04-28T02:26:50Z")
Loser Donald is apparently very worried that he will be killed by having a pineapple thrown at him. > **[Trump says he feared being pelted with ‘very dangerous’ fruit at rallies](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/27/trump-says-he-feared-being-pelted-with-very-dangerous-fruit-rallies/)** > > “I wanted to have people be ready because we were put on alert that they were going to do fruit,” Trump said in the October 2021 deposition, according to a transcript of the proceedings. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1730 "2022-04-28T03:18:42Z")
Obligatory reference > **[Monty Python - Self-Defense Against Fruit - video Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nzlu5)** > > Monty Python - Self-Defense Against Fruit I suppose the protesters were lucky that Trump’s security team hadn’t gotten around to setting up the 16 ton weight. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1731 "2022-04-28T08:20:58Z")
“Right, now don’t rush me this time. Stalk me. Do it properly. Stalk me. I’ll turn me back. Stalk up behind me, close behind me, then in with the redcurrants! Right? Okay, start moving. Now the first thing to do when you’re being stalked by an ugly mob with redcurrants is to – release the face-eating leopard!” ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1732 "2022-04-28T10:10:41Z")
The durian was our last chance! Now what? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1733 "2022-04-28T10:19:05Z")
We’ll have to go to Plan B. Did you bring the soup for your family? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1734 "2022-04-28T11:42:21Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > The durian was our last chance! Now what? Two words: _watermelon trebuchet._ ---
**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:** [April 28, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1735 "2022-04-28T12:11:51Z")
Banana ballista? ---
**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:** [April 28, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1736 "2022-04-28T12:19:16Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > The durian was our last chance! Now what? > [@Alessan](#): > > Two words: _watermelon trebuchet._ > [@k9bfriender](#): > > Banana ballista? - Grapeshot. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1737 "2022-04-28T12:37:37Z")
Fruits to consider throwing at Trump: **Pineapple** – he suggested it. Heavy, with rough exterior. good source of manganese **Prickly Pear** – some spines, but not really impressive – the name’s more important. Good source of vitamin C **Durian** – has spines, but it’s more important that it’s large and heavy and its interior stinks. Not allowed on buses in Indonesia **Rambutan** – lots of scary-looking but actually pretty soft and benign spines. Also spurce of manganese **Coconut** – even when stripped of its outer hull, it’s still a potent ballistic fruit, and its three spots make it look kinda like a skull. Good source of minerals and skull fractures **Brazil Nuts** – In its full form, a respectably large “fruit” that can kill at ballistic speeds. Also a good source of omega 6 fatty acids and selenium. **Pumpkin** – only if you have a ballista. Here in Massachusetts we routinely produce pumpkins for state fairs that weigh over a ton. Be warned, though, these pumpkins are only for show (and homicide) – they’re not good eatin’ ---
**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:** [April 28, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1738 "2022-04-28T13:06:23Z")
Not all stupid Republicans are national figures. > **[School board member under fire after linking to pornographic site on Facebook...](https://local12.com/news/local/school-board-member-under-fire-after-linking-to-pornographic-site-on-facebook-post-darbi-boddy-censure-lakota-local-school-district-cincinnati-local-12)** > > WEST CHESTER, Ohio (WKRC) - A Lakota Local School Board member is under fire Wednesday night after a controversial social media post that put out severely inappropriate material to students and parents in the district. Caption: WKRC. Darbi Boddy... Aside from all the typical conspiracy laden crap about CRT, she writes a massive rant about the “disgusting material that is being put in front of our children.” followed up by a link to a porn site. Claims it was a typo, but really? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1739 "2022-04-28T13:11:41Z")
Poisonous (at least potentially) fruit Trump might be leery about > **[The Most Dangerous Fruits In The World - Mashed](https://www.mashed.com/98132/dangerous-fruits-world/)** > > Some of these dangerous fruits you may have never heard of, some may be a treat you had no idea could be deadly, and some might be in your very own backyard. I especially like the **Manchineel** : > [@](#): > > The conquistadors referred to the fruit of this toxic tree, found on the Florida coast and throughout the Caribbean, as “little apples of death.” But it’s not just the deceptively sweet fruit, that resembles a green crab apple, that can kill you. The manchineel tree is so toxic, that pretty much every part of it can seriously mess you up. The milky sap that oozes from the tree can blister and burn the skin on contact, and the fumes from its burning branches and leaves can lead to blindness if you happen to be downwind of the world’s most poisonous bonfire. This tree is so nasty, that the Guinness Book of World Records declared it to be the most dangerous tree on the planet. > > Read More: [The Most Dangerous Fruits In The World](https://www.mashed.com/98132/dangerous-fruits-world/?utm_campaign=clip) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1740 "2022-04-28T13:28:30Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I especially like the **Manchineel** - Kin to Joe Manchin, I suppose? ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/1741 "2022-04-28T14:06:07Z")
The Manchin Eel? I can buy that. Speaking of fish, which we weren’t, If I was to throw food at a speaker I didn’t like, I wouldn’t bother with fruit. I’d throw fish. Big stinky fish. (Cue the Lew Zealand references.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=86) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=88)