# Now It's Official -- I'm a Democrat **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 5, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199 "2016-02-05T03:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/21 "2016-02-05T16:03:30Z")
I enjoy the benefit of getting hit up for money via email about a dozen times a week – almost as many of these as invitations to gay sex! ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/22 "2016-02-05T16:09:05Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > it’s inclusively LGBT. Except for the part that involves donkeys. LGBTD. There, solved that. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/23 "2016-02-05T16:10:16Z")
It’s OPEN gay sex. Republicans have lots of gay sex too, they just don’t talk about it. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/24 "2016-02-05T16:33:08Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > It’s not “gay”, it’s inclusively LGBT. Except for the part that involves donkeys. > [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > LGBTD. > > There, solved that. Why are you guys discriminating? It’s LGBTQIAD. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/25 "2016-02-05T16:36:55Z")
> [@Blalron](#): > > Now at 31, I’ve joined the Democratic Party specifically so I can vote for Bernie Sanders. That’s more than Bernie’s done. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/26 "2016-02-05T22:55:31Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > That was schizophrenia, which often happens in the synapse-pruning teen years. I haven’t heard this theory applied to autism, which usually comes along around age 2. But I’d be interested to see where you got that. From the recent issue of the _Economist_: schizophrenia is linked to _too much_ synaptic pruning around late adolescence, while autism is linked to _not enough_ synaptic pruning in early childhood. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/27 "2016-02-05T23:08:59Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Besides voting in primaries, are there any benefits I can expect? > [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > There’s an ungodly amount of sex. Meh. I already live in Thailand. > [@Malden\_Capell](#): > > When did you first feel you were Democrat? Have you told you parents? Don’t laugh. My father and his entire family were staunch Republicans. I still recall the disappointment in his eyes when I told him I was voting for Jimmy Carter in 1976. > [@BobLibDem](#): > > When the women find out, they’ll begin throwing themselves at you. Meh. I already live in Thailand. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/28 "2016-02-05T23:15:57Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > It’s not “gay”, it’s inclusively LGBT. Except for the part that involves donkeys. No, the LGBT part includes donkeys. You know, the in the ass part. But no solicitation in airport bathrooms. The Republicans have an exclusive deal on that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/29 "2016-02-05T23:17:01Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > (Republicans close their curtains, although they don’t need to, Democrats leave them open, although they shouldn’t.) Republican boys date Democrat girls. They plan to marry Republican girls, but feel entitled to a little fun first. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/30 "2016-02-05T23:43:42Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I heard there’s Frogurt. The frogurt is cursed. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/31 "2016-02-05T23:47:48Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Meh. I already live in Thailand. How does anyone in that country ever get any work done?! ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/32 "2016-02-05T23:55:03Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > That’s more than Bernie’s done. 😉 He has now, I hear. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/33 "2016-02-06T00:04:13Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > How does anyone in that country ever get any work done?! Work? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/34 "2016-02-06T01:16:38Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > You left out gender-queer, asexual, and who knows what else. Please report to the nearest reeducation camp within 24 hours. But how will **Siam Sam** have asexual sex??? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/35 "2016-02-06T05:13:41Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > When the women find out, they’ll begin throwing themselves at you. Make sure affirmative consent is established every 10 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/36 "2016-02-06T05:15:33Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > Make sure affirmative consent is established every 10 seconds. If your partners isn’t moaning “yes… yes… YES!!!” every 10 seconds, then you’re doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/37 "2016-02-06T07:26:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Work? 😕 You know, what all those women do for money. But one hears rumors that there are other kinds, some of which do not involve orgasms very much at all, for some incomprehensible reason. ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/38 "2016-02-06T07:39:45Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > How does anyone in that country ever get any work done?! Siam Sam may be exaggerating very slightly. However its also true that most Thai’s are somewhat lacking in the protestant work ethic. I believe Siam Sam is retired now, but yes I actually work here and I get stuff done. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/39 "2016-02-06T12:46:20Z")
> [@coremelt](#): > > Siam Sam may be exaggerating very slightly. However its also true that most Thai’s are somewhat lacking in the protestant work ethic. I believe Siam Sam is retired now, but yes I actually work here and I get stuff done. Not quite, but on my way. And I’ll probably get something going in Hawaii, so I don’t think of myself as retired. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-its-official-im-a-democrat/745199/40 "2016-02-06T17:37:28Z")
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