# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588 "2023-07-04T21:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 37
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/721 "2023-08-23T09:22:46Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Fox News says Biden is responsible for letting the tropical storm into California. Well, of course, Biden’s responsible. Have you ever seen the man with a Sharpie, even once? ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/722 "2023-08-23T09:49:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > A former shampoo CEO wants to become “warlord” of a post-apocalyptic USA. But… in a post-apocalyptic USA… would people still be buying shampoo? ( Wouldn’t they be lucky if they knew how to make soap? ) ---
**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 23, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/723 "2023-08-23T10:39:55Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > But… in a post-apocalyptic USA… would people still be buying shampoo? In a post-apocalyptic USA, money would probably be worthless. Which suggests that this guy wouldn’t be “warlord” for long, given that his wealth is the only thing he seems to have going for him. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2023, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/724 "2023-08-23T10:53:35Z")
I have it on good authority that we will be using bottle caps for currency post apocalypse. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/725 "2023-08-23T11:14:15Z")
“Bless me father, for I am about to sin. This may be a hijack.” “Say 50 Hail Mary’s, 20 Our Fathers, and light 10 cones of incense, because Man those things stink…” . . . A post-apocalyptic USA… after the Russians have been busy destroying a large portion of the world’s grain supply… after we’ve destroyed our farm lands with Developer landscape trash like strip malls and parking lots. What would have value? Food? Crops? Durable camping supplies? Books? How-To books would probably be in high demand. Tools? \< insert MAGA joke here \> Don’t say gold; it’s heavy and where would you trade it. Don’t say gems; they’re pretty and sparkle, but that’s about it. Don’t say cash, although singles are probably softer than leaves. . . Oh never mind; it’s just a thought concerning how these idiots never think things through… ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/726 "2023-08-23T12:02:02Z")
I dont want to set the world on fire… ---
**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:** [August 23, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/727 "2023-08-23T12:06:26Z")
Screws? The little metal things, not the other kind. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/728 "2023-08-23T12:15:09Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > ( Wouldn’t they be lucky if they knew how to make soap? ) He’s planning on the Viking model of how to get all the women; [be the only one who can bathe](https://www.reddit.com/r/Norse/comments/bfobrg/we_had_to_kill_the_vikings_bc_they_bathed_and/). ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/729 "2023-08-23T14:44:49Z")
Whisky. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/730 "2023-08-23T14:47:06Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Whisky. Maybe a still…? “Teach a man to drink and he’s useless all day. Teach a man to make whisky and The Whole Village is useless all day.” ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/731 "2023-08-23T14:50:41Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > A post-apocalyptic USA… (snip) … What would have value? Ammunition. ---
**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:** [August 23, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/732 "2023-08-23T15:45:07Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > Ammunition You never have to load a sword. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/733 "2023-08-23T15:55:34Z")
But you do have to sharpen it, which is a skill many lack. So I’ve stockpiled sword polishers in my garden shed. Come the apocalypse, I’ll be rich! ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/734 "2023-08-23T15:58:01Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > > [@Akaj](#): > > > > Ammunition > > You never have to load a sword. Yes, but we’re talking about a post-apocalypse USA, so there will still be hundreds of millions of firearms available. And sure, there will be billions of rounds of ammo at first, but no one will be making any more so it could become an increasingly valuable currency. (Or didn’t you watch season 8 of _The Walking Dead_?) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/735 "2023-08-23T16:12:40Z")
Solar technology might be a currency (ha! current, currency - get it?) of sorts. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/736 "2023-08-23T19:12:15Z")
Whether it’s one year or ten… bullets Always run out eventually. I guess paper weights are nice too… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/737 "2023-08-23T19:21:42Z")
People who plan for the apocalypse as though they NEED it to arrive so their efforts aren’t wasted give me the willies… ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/738 "2023-08-23T19:41:19Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > People who plan for the apocalypse as though they NEED it to arrive so their efforts aren’t wasted give me the willies… This. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/739 "2023-08-23T19:47:38Z")
Prepper motto: > Everything will be sooo much better after I can gleefully shoot all of THOSE people with impunity. Yeah, sure it will. Idjits the lot of 'em. How a civilized country breeds so many uncivilized people is a mystery to me. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/740 "2023-08-23T20:00:26Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > How a civilized country breeds so many uncivilized people is a mystery to me. It needn’t be. People become civilized by becoming socialized; it’s not an inborn trait. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588.md?page=38)