# Oh yes, they went there. Palintology is born. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404 "2009-07-27T06:46:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/1 "2009-07-27T06:46:48Z")
[Read it and weep](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_re_us/us_palin_resignation_23). I’m sorry if I don’t have a lot of witty commentary to add, because I am still reeling in laughter from reading this: > [@AP](#): > > Palin received a warm welcome Sunday, both during her speech and as she served food at the annual Governor’s Picnic. > > Among those present was Donna Michaels, 57, of Fairbanks, who wore a red T-shirt that said: “Palintologist.” > > The T-shirt defined a Palintologist as “someone who studies Palin and shares her conservative values, Maverick attitude and American style.” There are other juicy parts in that article as well, but this is pure comedy gold. You can’t write stuff like this, folks. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/2 "2009-07-27T12:36:29Z")
I don’t think this belongs in Cafe Society, but I’m not entirely sure where to put it. For now, let’s try MPSIMS – if it gets rabidly political there, we can try Great Debates. twickster, Cafe Society moderator ETA: > [@linked article](#): > > And she told the media: “How about, in honor of the American soldier, you quit makin’ things up?” _rolleyes_ WTF does the American soldier have to do with anything? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/3 "2009-07-27T13:05:01Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > _rolleyes_ WTF does the American soldier have to do with anything? The example of their courage inspired her to be a quitter, dontcha know! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/4 "2009-07-27T13:35:55Z")
Support of Palin’s political career is being linked to the study of dead things? I’ll take “unintentionally ironic metaphors” for $500, Alex. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/5 "2009-07-27T13:50:39Z")
Wow, it just keeps going. Thinking back to September and October, the McCain campaign seems like some bizarre, Lisinopril-induced bad dream. Sarah Palin? Joe the Plumber? Are you fucking serious? Why have these bad jokes not faded from our consciousness? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/6 "2009-07-27T14:43:06Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Lisinopril-induced bad dream. Say what? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/7 "2009-07-27T15:10:25Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Say what? 🙂 Lisinopril dreams are whitish dreams about Spain (or was that Portugal?), but at the beginning, they’re not white; they’re black. ETA: Sir. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/8 "2009-07-27T15:13:40Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Support of Palin’s political career is being linked to the study of dead things? > > I’ll take “unintentionally ironic metaphors” for $500, Alex. Hmm, I didn’t make the paleontology connection when I first heard it, I immediately connected it to Scientology. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/9 "2009-07-27T16:38:42Z")
So WTF was she even doing at the annual Governor’s Picnic? I thought she quit. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/10 "2009-07-27T17:06:48Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Lisinopril dreams are whitish dreams about Spain (or was that Portugal?), but at the beginning, they’re not white; they’re black. > > ETA: Sir. I didn’t know that. But they are from Portugal. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/11 "2009-07-27T17:20:40Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > _rolleyes_ WTF does the American soldier have to do with anything? I think she thanks the troops every time she wipes her butt. She is incapable of saying three sentences without one of them praising the troops. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/12 "2009-07-27T18:54:47Z")
Hollywood could not possibly come up with a more comical example of an ignorant, brainless, vacuous, utterly careerist politician. If nthey’d invented a character exactly like Sarah Palin in 1995 and told the story absolutely straight, it would have been considered comical absurdity. “How about, in honor of the American soldier, you quit makin’ things up?” would have been the line in the debate where the audience realizes that the evil careerist has achieved a hideous victory through totally meaningless bafflegab, as her mouth-breathing supporters started shrieking “AMERICAN SOLDIER! AMERICAN SOLDIER!” ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/13 "2009-07-27T18:58:45Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I think she thanks the troops every time she wipes her butt. She is incapable of saying three sentences without one of them praising the troops. It’s all part of her “American style”. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/14 "2009-07-27T19:17:43Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Hollywood could not possibly come up with a more comical example of an ignorant, brainless, vacuous, utterly careerist politician. If nthey’d invented a character exactly like Sarah Palin in 1995 and told the story absolutely straight, it would have been considered comical absurdity. Sequel to “Wag the Dog” - “Wag the Bitch.” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/15 "2009-07-27T20:06:27Z")
Palin speaking reminds me of a jukebox. You press a button and she plays a song. Her mind flips through various records and pulls out something that has a vague connection to the question. If the question doesn’t fit any of the prerecorded answers, she plays one of them anyway. But she couldn’t ad lib a fart at a bean eating contest. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/16 "2009-07-27T20:49:20Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Lisinopril dreams are whitish dreams about Spain (or was that Portugal?), but at the beginning, they’re not white; they’re black. > > ETA: Sir. > [@](#): > > Take me to portugal, take me to spain > Andalusia with fields full of grain That stuff will mess with your head, man. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/17 "2009-07-27T21:08:01Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Lisinopril dreams are whitish dreams about Spain (or was that Portugal?), but at the beginning, they’re not white; they’re black. > > ETA: Sir. Am I being wooshed? Are you saying I’ve been taking this stupid ACE inhibitor for all these years and have been missing out on some sort of trippy dream? How much lisinopril do I have to take to get high? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/18 "2009-07-27T21:26:48Z")
> [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](#): > > How much lisinopril do I have to take to get high? I take that stuff. Just last night a dreamed I was floating the White River in a bass boat, and some really cute girls on the shore had very unusual eyes. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/19 "2009-07-27T22:41:59Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > WTF does the American soldier have to do with anything? Well, I think a relative of hers is one. You’d think there’s plenty of credit given to the military by liberals, so that she’s just one speaker among millions. > [@Gorsnak](#): > > The example of their courage inspired her to be a quitter, dontcha know! Yeah, good thing the opposing candidates didn’t quit their Senate jobs. > [@RickJay](#): > > Hollywood could not possibly come up with a more comical example of an ignorant, brainless, vacuous, utterly careerist politician. Unlike Biden, who conquered corruption in his own party. > [@](#): > > If nthey’d invented a character exactly like Sarah Palin in 1995 and told the story absolutely straight, it would have been considered comical absurdity. “How about, in honor of the American soldier, you quit makin’ things up?” I suggest you take her advice. But then, when you only read things you agree with, that’s hard. > [@RealityChuck](#): > > Palin speaking reminds me of a jukebox. You press a button and she plays a song. Her mind flips through various records and pulls out something that has a vague connection to the question. If the question doesn’t fit any of the prerecorded answers, she plays one of them anyway. > > But she couldn’t ad lib a fart at a bean eating contest. Remind me how well Biden does _ex tempore_. Or Obama without his teleprompter. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404/20 "2009-07-27T22:58:16Z")
Obama without his teleprompter??? Jesus Christ, are you insane? The man is an eloquent extemporaneous speaker, and anyone too graceless to acknowledge that is plainly listening to political discourse with his head firmly up his ass. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yes-they-went-there-palintology-is-born/504404.md?page=2)