# Republican Hoodlums: leave the sailboat out of it! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 29, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013 "2008-10-29T00:15:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/21 "2008-10-29T03:11:00Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > What you fail to grasp is that when/if the Democrats get complete control, the whole country will be like its run by your condo board. > > Republicans would let you put it on cement blocks in your front yard if you wanted. Its your goddamn boat, your goddamn yard. Use them as _you_ see fit. > > Happy Election Day. Yes, during the last few years Republicans sure have shown a reluctance to get involved in your private affairs. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/22 "2008-10-29T03:11:15Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > **silenus** , it’s right there in Zombies 101: Zombies are porous. There’s more air than what’s there, which makes them amazingly buoyant, but yeah, in the coming zombie apocalypse, being on the water wouldn’t save **Sailboat.** ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hSPG9QQg4C0/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/hSPG9QQg4C0?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/23 "2008-10-29T03:42:22Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSPG9QQg4C0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSPG9QQg4C0) Nonsense, that’s a zombie against a shark-zombie (a dead, reanimated shark) ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/24 "2008-10-29T04:04:15Z")
It’s proof that zombies can function under water. The bleedin’ shark don’t enter into it. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/25 "2008-10-29T04:06:34Z")
[Zombie Tools](http://zombietools.net/), helping you survive the zombie apocalypse! Have you thought about putting a sign on your boat which says something to the effect of, “The next person who attempts to express their First Amendment rights on my boat, will find me expressing my **Second** Amendment rights on their head!”? Not that you would do such a thing, of course, but it just might give them a little pause for what passes for thought in their heads. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/26 "2008-10-29T04:07:43Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > What you fail to grasp is that when/if the Democrats get complete control, the whole country will be like its run by your condo board. > > Republicans would let you put it on cement blocks in your front yard if you wanted. Its your goddamn boat, your goddamn yard. Use them as _you_ see fit. > > Happy Election Day. What _you_ fail to grasp is that [del]my ship is trailing mines![/del] the Republican party has not stood for personal freedom in a long time now. Unless you’re rich, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/27 "2008-10-29T13:55:43Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > What you fail to grasp is that when/if the Democrats get complete control, the whole country will be like its run by your condo board. > > Republicans would let you put it on cement blocks in your front yard if you wanted. Its your goddamn boat, your goddamn yard. Use them as _you_ see fit. > > Happy Election Day. What you fail to grasp is that you are full of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/28 "2008-10-29T14:00:44Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > The **shool** kids at other bus stops didn’t, although they did play with the winch a bit. They’re all Democrats, anyway 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/29 "2008-10-29T14:08:57Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > They’re all Democrats, anyway 😉 I don’t know. I think parents of \*\*shool \*\*kids would tend to be more conservative, and therefore vote for McCain. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/30 "2008-10-29T14:17:30Z")
That’s about as funny a prank as someone pouring cat urn or doe scent down the vent intake by a windshield. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/31 "2008-10-29T15:30:26Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > It’s proof that zombies can function under water. The bleedin’ shark don’t enter into it. Fair enough! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/32 "2008-10-29T15:30:59Z")
… ooooh. Ow. Reminds me of the time my dad read some advice on how to save money on winterizing a boat by using vodka instead of antifreeze. Six years later, we could still smell it. Honestly, I can smell it right now. Whatcha missing, Sailboat? Maybe I could do a shufty, see if we can find someone who knows someone. (Wings 33’ cat ketch) ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/33 "2008-10-29T16:25:50Z")
You could put it in the yard, put a flower pot on it and call it a planter. 😃 It works for both the boat and the zombies. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/34 "2008-10-29T17:09:14Z")
**Sailboat,** That sucks. While I detest the usual stripe of vandalism, Im even less forgiving when politics is involved. The little punks who did that to your boat should be made an example of. As should those who vandalize or steal signs from homes that support a candidate. I hope you find out who did it. You said that you got “most” of the sticker off. If you want to finish the job, [this stuff is great.](http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?id=prod3791613&CATID=100757&skuid=sku3790462&V=G&ec=frgl_538535&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=sku3790462) ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/35 "2008-10-29T17:20:13Z")
You say you aren’t using the boat very much anyway. Perhaps it would make financial sense to sell the boat, and then use that money plus what you won’t have to pay on storage fees to rent when you do actually want to sail. My brother & sister-in-law did that but with their car when they moved to NYC. She said the savings from insurance/parking/excise taxes and other ownership costs easily covered the cost of a couple of weekend rentals every month. I have no idea what the various costs for a boat would be, but it might be worth checking out the numbers. ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/36 "2008-10-29T19:41:17Z")
Get one of [these\*](http://www.flickr.com/photos/irgmcdonald/194596260/) and perhaps you can park @ the condo again. \*no I don’t know why it is sideways. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/37 "2008-10-29T19:48:27Z")
> [@Carl\_Corey](#): > > What you fail to grasp is that you are full of shit. No, I’m well aware of that. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/38 "2008-10-29T20:25:07Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > No, I’m well aware of that. All right, as long as we are agreed. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Some\_FNG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Some\_FNG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_FNG)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/39 "2008-10-29T20:45:33Z")
**Sailboat** , having been the victim of random vandals, I share your anger and frustration. But I gotta ask… why are you so certain that the sticker was put there by Young Repubbies? It could have been any random asshole- just because the sticker is political doesn’t necessarily mean that the act of putting it on your boat was politically motivated. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013/40 "2008-10-29T21:14:19Z")
IME, the sort of people who don’t respect property rights hail from 3 broad categories: 1. Kids. They’ve generally never had to pay for/maintain anything, and therefore have little/no knowledge of the value of something. 2. Lower Income Types. They, for whatever reason, either won’t have what you’ve got, or don’t believe that they ever will be able to afford what you have, and therefore, you don’t deserve it. 3. Upper Income Types. They have money to burn, and don’t care that you don’t. They can and will blithely smash their Mercedes/BMW/Lexus/Cadillac/Hummer into you/your property, and then fight you tooth-and-nail to keep from paying for their negligence. The thought that they are somehow accountable to one of us “peasants” is stomach-turning to them. **Sailboat,** I’m a conservative, and tend to vote Republican. But if you caught the people who did this to your boat, I’d gladly hold them for you while you sllooowwwwlllllyyyyyy stripped their body hair off with McCain/Palin stickers, and then doused them in rubbing alcohol. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-hoodlums-leave-the-sailboat-out-of-it/470013.md?page=3)