# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678 "2025-02-22T21:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 217
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4321 "2026-05-11T18:30:44Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > And by the way, we have a bridge to sell you. Spray paint it gold, slap some MAGA stickers on it and you could absolutely sell it. In fact, someone should do that. Maybe not paint a bridge, but tell people it’s going to be remodeled this summer into some sort of MAGA/Trump bridge and for $100 donation, they can get a brick with their name on it. I’ll bet someone could rip off a good number of people before anyone realizes what’s happening. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4322 "2026-05-11T18:46:48Z")
Spray paint the bricks given away gold too. MAGA’s will think they have an actual gold brick. Trump has talked about visiting Ft. Knox to make sure the gold is there. Won’t be for long. He’ll probably want to study some of it at Mar-a-Lago. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4323 "2026-05-11T19:01:18Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > You may _request_ a full refund. You can request anything you want from criminals. Not likely to get it. That’s why I worded things carefully. > [@Atamasama](#): > > And they at least claim to honor refunds. I tried to make it obvious that I was skeptical about the ability to actually get refunds. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4324 "2026-05-11T19:05:17Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > And they at least claim to honor refunds. No honor amonst theives. That includes their victims. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4325 "2026-05-11T19:05:22Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Trump has talked about visiting Ft. Knox to make sure the gold is there. Won’t be for long. He’ll probably want to study some of it at Mar-a-Lago. And unlike his pre-model, Auric Goldfinger, he’ll want to take back a sample. “What do you mean I can’t? I’m the President of the United States. If I want to place an example in the Oval Office, that’s my right!” ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4326 "2026-05-11T19:09:39Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > “What do you mean I can’t? I’m the President of the United States. If I want to place an example in the Oval Office, that’s my right!” Someone tell him he can save money on his Boondoggle Ballroom if they make it out of gold bricks. I mean, the US already owns the bricks, right? So they’re free for the taking. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4327 "2026-05-11T19:10:35Z")
They should let him take as many bars as he can personally carry. Probably should have a doctor on hand for the inevitable injury when he actually tries. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4328 "2026-05-11T19:29:32Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > **Au** ric Huh. Au is the periodic symbol for gold. Never made the connection. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4329 "2026-05-11T19:30:51Z")
Just need about 4000 gallons of caulk. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4330 "2026-05-11T19:45:57Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > 4000 gallons of caulk. I look forward to the shenanigans when he inevitability misspells that last word… ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4331 "2026-05-11T19:50:22Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Huh. Au is the periodic symbol for gold. Never made the connection. Not only that, but “auric” is an adjective that means “made of, or relating to, gold.” And it kinda sounds like “Eric”. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4332 "2026-05-11T19:58:39Z")
Yup, from Latin _aurum_ “gold”, adjective _aureus_ “golden”. Fleming was deliberately referencing that when he named Auric Goldfinger, natch. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4333 "2026-05-11T20:01:25Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > And it kinda sounds like “Eric”. That’s ‘Fools Gold’. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4334 "2026-05-11T20:09:45Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Not only that, but “auric” is an adjective that means “made of, or relating to, gold.” Yes, “Au” came from “aurum” (and related words, like “auric”), not the other way around. Just as “Ag” for silver comes from “argentum” (and similar words, like “argent”). And “Pb” for lead comes from “plumbum” (and similar words, like “plumbing” and “plumber” who dealt with lead pipes, at least back in the day, or a “plumb bob” which used to be made of lead, that you would use to “plumb the depths” of water). ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4335 "2026-05-11T20:12:42Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Yup, from Latin _aurum_ “gold”, adjective _aureus_ “golden”. Fleming was deliberately referencing that when he named Auric Goldfinger, natch. Fleming was never exactly subtle about how he named his characters, particularly the villains. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4336 "2026-05-11T20:13:40Z")
Or the “love” interests. “Pussy Galore”, I mean really. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4337 "2026-05-11T21:04:51Z")
Truth in labeling FTW! 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4338 "2026-05-11T21:11:49Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Fleming was never exactly subtle about how he named his characters, particularly the villains. And the woman as well. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4339 "2026-05-11T21:12:17Z")
That was back in the late 50s when terms like “motherfucker” were unacceptable, but, for reasons, Pussy Galore was a-ok. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678/4340 "2026-05-11T21:32:26Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Fleming was deliberately referencing that when he named Auric Goldfinger, natch. I can’t believe the man who created Pussy Galore would play such games with charater names! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=216) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-4/1014678.md?page=218)