# No politics in GQ! = Overboard Policy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-politics-in-gq-overboard-policy/170529>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 23, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-politics-in-gq-overboard-policy/170529 "2003-04-23T04:41:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-politics-in-gq-overboard-policy/170529/21 "2003-04-24T11:09:15Z")

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> \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \*  
> \*\*… An infinite amount of monkeys at an infinite amount of typewriters for an infinite amount of time, my good man… \*\*

It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times…

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**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-politics-in-gq-overboard-policy/170529/22 "2003-04-24T13:32:47Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Klaatu \*  
> \*\*Well of course questions like “What are the planks of the Republican Party?” and “How much would it cost to mount an effective election campaign?” are allowed.
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> It’s when the response to the question is something like “The pubbies planks suck” that will take it out of GQ, and that is frowned upon, as it should be.
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> It should be remembered that it is not generally the question that is the problem but the “answers”.
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> Of course I don’t presume to speak for the mods/admins just my opinion. \*\*

Plus the “how much” question would probably be moved to IMHO, as there does not appear to be one correct answer.

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**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-politics-in-gq-overboard-policy/170529/23 "2003-04-24T14:10:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Derleth \*  
> **Bricker** : I thought they were _sua sponte_.

If you attempt again to reveal my secret alter ego on the Boards, you will soon find yourself unable to urinate.

Cecil

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**Author:** ![Siegfried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Siegfried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siegfried)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-politics-in-gq-overboard-policy/170529/24 "2003-04-24T16:47:15Z")

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I kind of had the feeling that that would be the case, **Klaatu** , but I figured it’d be better to ask. I was just a little confused.

**elf6c** , you are correct that the cost question would be better suited for IMHO. Those were just the two questions that I pulled from the top of my head.

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