# October Surprise countdown **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 18, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147 "2012-10-18T17:47:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/41 "2012-10-22T17:25:33Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > The Donald is [claiming to have something big](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82701.html). I mean, besides his inflated ego. > > He’s gon’ Tweet this game changer! If I were the Obama campaign, I’d be pleased that Trump was going to release whatever it is. Trump has destroyed whatever credibility he had with his support of the birther nonsense, so even if he’s got video of Obama in a menage a trois with a dead girl and a live boy, nobody is going to take it seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/42 "2012-10-22T18:01:03Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Something must be in there if they’ve decided they’d rather get shit on for not releasing them. Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/43 "2012-10-22T18:47:41Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Nope. Have you seen them? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/44 "2012-10-22T20:44:51Z")
Well, we’re a couple of hours away from the “big reveal.” Any last minute bets on what this will be about? The OctSurprise Twitter account tweeted a bit ago that that their release “most definitely” had something to do with whatever Trump is ginning up. So my money is on more birther nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/45 "2012-10-22T20:51:20Z")
I’m going with that it’s something stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/46 "2012-10-22T20:55:01Z")
Trump’s big reveal? He’s switching his endorsement to Obama. And a blood-curdling “NOOOOOOOOOO!” emanating from downtown Chicago, could be heard from as far away as Cleveland. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/47 "2012-10-22T21:23:28Z")
Giorgio Tsoukalos is going to accuse Obama of being an alien. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/48 "2012-10-22T22:27:26Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Have you seen them? No. Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/49 "2012-10-22T22:32:08Z")
Heh. I can’t get on the website. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/50 "2012-10-22T22:32:52Z")
We’re no strangers to loveeee… You know the rules…and so do I… ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/51 "2012-10-22T22:37:09Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > We’re no strangers to loveeee… > You know the rules..and so do I… A true commitment’s what you’re thinking of… you wouldn’t get this from any other guy! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/52 "2012-10-22T22:49:01Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > No. Why do you ask? Because. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/53 "2012-10-22T22:49:03Z")
Is it considered a troll victory when people correctly guess that it’s either something really stupid and/or a rickroll? ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/54 "2012-10-22T23:06:22Z")
Is it just that stupid picture? Is there anything more to it? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/55 "2012-10-22T23:13:03Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > Is it just that stupid picture? Is there anything more to it? A Rickroll as well. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/56 "2012-10-22T23:54:03Z")
[The Donald said this morning (on Fox)](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/trump-announcement-obama-133419054--election.html) that he will probably release “it” Wednesday, and it will be “big” and possibly change the election. My guess: He will claim to fire Obama for lying on his apprentice President job application. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/57 "2012-10-23T00:04:35Z")
We should start a pool: - Blue Ribbon panel to examine Obama’s birthplace - Tie-in to Trump’s TV show to boost ratings (looks up at post #56) - Something to do with Benghazi - old discredited crap repackaged - Obama is a socialist - Trump to switch allegiance (100:1 odds) - Rickroll - Something _really_ whacky? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/58 "2012-10-23T01:52:36Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > We should start a pool: > > - Blue Ribbon panel to examine Obama’s birthplace > - Tie-in to Trump’s TV show to boost ratings (looks up at post #56) > - Something to do with Benghazi - old discredited crap repackaged > - Obama is a socialist > - Trump to switch allegiance (100:1 odds) > - Rickroll > - Something _really_ whacky? Sounds more like a drinking game. “Birth certificate! Drink!” ---
**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:** [October 23, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/59 "2012-10-23T02:20:14Z")
Poor bastards went sailing on the Costa Concordia Earthquake Cruise. ---
**Author:** ![AlohaBear32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47774/32.png) [@AlohaBear32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlohaBear32)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147/60 "2012-10-23T19:45:54Z")
According to some websites, apparently the bombshell is that The Pres used to use and sell Cocaine while in collage…this coming from a “friend” of his during that time. [Examiner is back - Examiner.com](http://www.examiner.com/article/trump-announcement-claim-obama-sold-cocaine-supsected-to-be-bombshell) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-countdown/638147.md?page=4)