# 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:** 49
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/961 "2023-09-07T09:44:58Z")
The UK electrical plug is a [brilliant design](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q) with that one tiny drawback. And it waits for you, in the darkness. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/962 "2023-09-07T12:56:16Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [Pretty sure this is against the Geneva Convention.](https://ideascdn.lego.com/media/generate/entity/lego_ci/challenge_application/5041afae-f969-4695-be2a-54e6e6f33be4/2/resize:1600:900/legacy) That’s a d5. It has a square base. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/963 "2023-09-07T13:25:14Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I see your Lego piece and raise you a UK electrical plug. I take all of those combined and go all in with a goat head. I grew up with those stuck in my foot. Now, it’s my dog whenever we are around them. And the definitely hurt as much as they look like they would. [![](https://townsquare.media/site/139/files/2020/09/goathead-seed-pods.jpg?w=980&q=75) ](https://townsquare.media/site/139/files/2020/09/goathead-seed-pods.jpg?w=980&q=75) ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/964 "2023-09-07T13:55:33Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I grew up with those stuck in my foot. Why didn’t you take them out? 😉 ---
**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:** [September 7, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/965 "2023-09-07T13:56:58Z")
He was too busy screaming and hopping around on the other foot. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2023, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/966 "2023-09-07T14:09:36Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > He was too busy screaming and hopping around on the other foot. - I’ll bet his nickname was “Pogo”. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/967 "2023-09-07T14:28:48Z")
“Hopalong”. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/968 "2023-09-07T14:32:47Z")
Laugh it up ya bunch of comedians! 🤣 They did break off and get stuck in your foot, or the dog’s paws which made them hard to get out (we went barefoot a lot and had “thick” feet). The only worse foot pain I had was stepping on a nail. Twice. I grew up on a farm in a rural area and those things happened. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/969 "2023-09-07T16:21:13Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I take all of those combined and go all in with a goat head. When I was a kid, we called those _hitch-hikers_. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/970 "2023-09-07T16:26:53Z")
Listen to this guy. He knows whereof he speaks. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/971 "2023-09-07T16:34:50Z")
But he’s just a bag of tetanus shaped like Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/972 "2023-09-07T16:51:42Z")
At the risk of going even further off piste with regard to the topic at hand… what are they?! Are they thorns that have dropped off a plant? ---
**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:** [September 7, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/973 "2023-09-07T17:10:19Z")
Those are seed pods. “Designed” by Nature to catch & hold in animal fur (or feet) and be carried far and wide. In SoCal we had a similar burr. Not quite so aggressive as goatheads, but plenty prone to attaching themselves to fur, cloth, or skin every time a kid went bushwacking. cf: > **[Bur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bur)** > > A bur (also spelled burr) is a seed or dry fruit or infructescence that has hooks or teeth. The main function of the bur is to spread the seeds of the bur plant, often through epizoochory. The hooks of the bur are used to latch onto fur or fabric, enabling the bur – which contain seeds – to be transported to another location for dispersal. Another use for the spines and hooks are physical protection against herbivores. Their ability to stick to animals and fabrics has shaped their reputa Some oth... ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/974 "2023-09-07T17:22:39Z")
Googling “goat’s head”, I think the picture is of [Acanthospermum hispidum seeds](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Acanthospermum_hispidum_seeds.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/975 "2023-09-07T17:43:03Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > Are they thorns that have dropped off a plant? Yes, as others have said, they are seeds that once they are ready to spread, dry out into really tough, evil devices. Most burs and gentle, cuddly things compared to these SOBs. > **[Goat's head](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat%27s_head)** > > Goat's head is a common name for several plants and may refer to: ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/976 "2023-09-07T17:55:52Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > I take all of those combined and go all in with a goat head. Growing up in my rural area, we called them Mexican sandburrs. And, yes, they hurt like hell when stepped on. It is a very aggressive invasive plant, and farmers would go to great lengths to keep them out of their yards and pastures, but it was a losing battle. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/977 "2023-09-07T19:54:05Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > In SoCal we had a similar burr. Not quite so aggressive as goatheads, but plenty prone to attaching themselves to fur, cloth, or skin every time a kid went bushwacking. I thought those goats heads look somehow familiar, but I didn’t remember them being as vicious. TIL. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/978 "2023-09-08T03:52:19Z")
Aren’t those burrs the inspiration for Velcro? ---
**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:** [September 8, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/979 "2023-09-08T04:01:54Z")
Vivek Ramaswamy says he’s appearing in a live town hall on CNN this Tuesday. CNN says no such thing is occurring. > **['Buckle up': GOP presidential hopeful promotes CNN town hall that isn't...](https://www.rawstory.com/cnn-2665047742/)** > > Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy last week promoted a CNN town hall he can't wait to be a part of – but the cable network said no such event has been scheduled, Semafor reports. Ramaswamy in a social media post urged his supporters... ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588/980 "2023-09-08T04:10:29Z")
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