# (Non-political) Is anyone attending the Republican convention? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875 "2016-04-01T23:18:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875/1 "2016-04-01T23:18:07Z")
If you are, Jeffrey Dahmer’s childhood home is vacant and available for rental. :smack: :eek: > **[Jeffrey Dahmer’s childhood home available for rent during the Republican...](https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/drone/8-in-the-air/jeffrey-dahmers-childhood-home-available-for-rent-during-the-republican-national-convention/526-2fb15ed5-92a6-4bdc-872a-f4a89f023c4d)** > > If you’re looking for a rental during the Republican National Convention, a very unique option is available. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875/2 "2016-04-01T23:26:43Z")
Don’t forget a bucket and spade ! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875/3 "2016-04-02T03:36:36Z")
I already live closer to Cleveland than the Dahmer house. But I’d rather live with the ghost of Dahmer than the spirit of Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875/4 "2016-04-02T09:43:46Z")
That home is in a really lovely neighborhood. They found the remains of Dahmer’s first victim scattered around the grounds, iirc. If the convention gets boring, residents can try for a little amateur archeology. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875/5 "2016-04-02T09:50:29Z")
Q. What did Jeffrey Dahmer say to Lorena Bobbit? A. “Ya’ gonna eat that?” Q. What did they find at Jeffrey Dahmer’s autopsy? A. Jimmy Hoffa. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875/6 "2016-04-02T23:43:51Z")
Many years ago, I briefly dated a man who had attended college in Milwaukee in the late 1980s, and he drove by Dahmer’s building every day. It really creeped him out to know that he was so close to something…like…that. Before he bought the house where he was living at the time, he asked several neighbors if there was anyone in the neighborhood that he needed to be worried about, and they replied, “There used to be, but you’re moving in now.” Very nice man; it just didn’t go anywhere. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875/7 "2016-04-03T04:24:18Z")
If you’re going, don’t forget to bring a gun (btw i really hope that was a joke) > **[Sign the Petition](https://www.change.org/p/quicken-loans-arena-allow-open-carry-of-firearms-at-the-quicken-loans-arena-during-the-rnc-convention-in-july-2)** > > Allow Open Carry of Firearms at the Quicken Loans Arena during the RNC Convention in July. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-political-is-anyone-attending-the-republican-convention/750875/8 "2016-04-03T13:46:43Z")
Jeffrey Dahmer’s parents visited him, and they told him that they did not like his neighbors. “That’s okay, just eat your vegetables.” Did you hear that Jeffrey Dahmer got out of jail? The judge said that bail would cost him and arm and a leg. So he went to the freezer . . .