# RO: This is totally going to kill Bring Your Clock to School Day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 16, 2015, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454 "2015-09-16T08:35:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 66
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1301 "2015-10-17T00:10:40Z")
I’m waiting for someone in this thread to advocate nuking Mecca As a first step in getting rid of “that religion” and/or “those people.” It’d certainly be more honest, and thus less frustrating. ---
**Author:** ![canned\_mayhem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@canned\_mayhem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/canned_mayhem)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1302 "2015-10-17T01:10:26Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aGit-XltUB4/maxresdefault.jpg "Ahmed’s Clock Block | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGit-XltUB4) I bet the social justice warriors aren’t too happy with Bill now… lol ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1303 "2015-10-17T01:51:51Z")
> [@canned\_mayhem](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGit-XltUB4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGit-XltUB4) > > I bet the social justice warriors aren’t too happy with Bill now… > > lol They rarely are. Maher manages to say plenty of stupid shit. Old white man has bigoted opinions isn’t exactly news. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1304 "2015-10-17T02:39:39Z")
> [@canned\_mayhem](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGit-XltUB4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGit-XltUB4) > > I bet the social justice warriors aren’t too happy with Bill now… > > lol I bet you still fellate goats… lolololol ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1305 "2015-10-17T07:57:07Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > They rarely are. Maher manages to say plenty of stupid shit. Bill Maher is usually my favorite truth-teller. However, I think he was a little off base in this one, to argue that the schools/police were justified in treating this as a bomb threat (and erroneous, as people ITT have pointed out, in saying they did). ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1306 "2015-10-17T11:20:57Z")
“And the people at the school thought it might be a bomb. Perhaps because it looks exactly like a fucking bomb” [source](https://youtu.be/aGit-XltUB4?t=18) Let’s go down to the Pit and laugh at shit! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1307 "2015-10-20T02:59:18Z")
[ > [@](#): > > Ahmed got a personal invitation from President Barack Obama for “Astronomy Night.” The two met and chatted briefly during Monday night’s event. > > Earlier Monday, Ahmed said he was grateful for the president’s support and said he’s OK with the nickname that so many have given him over the past few weeks - “clock kid.” > > He said the lesson of his experience is: “Don’t judge a person by the way they look. Always judge them by their heart.” ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_WHITE\_HOUSE\_ASTRONOMY\_NIGHT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-10-19-22-28-49](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WHITE_HOUSE_ASTRONOMY_NIGHT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-10-19-22-28-49))He also got to have his picture taken with Alvin Drew, one of our astronauts. Good for you, Ahmed! ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1308 "2015-10-20T03:12:46Z")
> [@](#): > > Ahmed said he has visited Google and Facebook, along with other companies and institutions in recent weeks. He also visited with the president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, which has prompted some criticism because al-Bashir is wanted by International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and war crimes for atrocities linked to the Darfur fighting. Advisers deflected a question on that topic and instructed Ahmed to not answer. Well, isn’t that special. Wasn’t he supposed to bring his clock? And wasn’t it going to be that young inventors deal, like the one where Obama shot the marshmallow gun? I guess they knew that would be too embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1309 "2015-10-20T03:21:23Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > Wasn’t he supposed to bring his clock? And wasn’t it going to be that young inventors deal, like the one where Obama shot the marshmallow gun? I guess they knew that would be too embarrassing. To the first question - yes, the invitation said he could show it to the POTUS. To the second question - no, he was invited to the second annual Astronomy Night on the White House lawn, which is very distinct from the ‘inventors deal.’ I find it strange that the most frequent poster to this thread, who has evidenced a lot of interest in this topic, has to ask these questions. It’s almost as if you don’t fucking care. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1310 "2015-10-20T03:27:15Z")
I think I’ve made it clear from the get-go that I find the whole thing ridiculous and amusing. Does that count as “caring”? ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1311 "2015-10-20T03:31:40Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > Does that count as “caring”? No. Exactly my point. Counts as ignorant bloviating though. Good job, if that was your intent. You’re an exemplary American. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1312 "2015-10-20T03:38:34Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > I think I’ve made it clear from the get-go that I find the whole thing ridiculous and amusing. Does that count as “caring”? But you gleefully do your best to slander, libel, defame a child and his father for no reason other than your amusement. You’re an exemplary civic member of society. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1313 "2015-10-20T03:40:46Z")
Nothing I’ve said meets the definition of slander, libel, or defamation. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1314 "2015-10-20T03:54:06Z")
I didn’t refer to any legal definitions. These words also have colloquial meanings. And sure if all that concerns you is whether you have done something that triggers legal liability, that says something about your character as well. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1315 "2015-10-20T12:25:35Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I didn’t refer to any legal definitions. These words also have colloquial meanings. > > And sure if all that concerns you is whether you have done something that triggers legal liability, that says something about your character as well. I don’t think **SlackerInc** cares about how we view his character. If he does, that’s awesome, because he’s gone from “Who’s that, again?” to “That’s the guy with the super weird neverending Islamophobic hard on for that 14 year kid with the clock.” ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1316 "2015-10-20T14:12:34Z")
On this topic, if I thought Sam Harris or Bill Maher would disapprove of my stance, that would bother me. Otherwise, no IDGAF. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1317 "2015-10-20T14:33:05Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > On this topic, if I thought Sam Harris or Bill Maher would disapprove of my stance, that would bother me. Otherwise, no IDGAF. What’s your stance on childhood vaccinations? You know that Bill Maher is an antivaxxer right? If your standard is WWBMD, you better make sure to adjust your position accordingly. (What a dumbass moral standard, though. I doubt anyone is shocked.) ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1318 "2015-10-20T14:37:03Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > You know that Bill Maher is an antivaxxer right? Did you know making shit up, like you just did, isn’t against any rule? You can just make up facts, and then think you are right, and never learn anything. This makes you a fuckhead. [Intelligent people don’t make shit up](http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-im-not-an-anti-vaxxer-but/), and then think they are smart, because they made facts up. You do know this, right? ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1319 "2015-10-20T14:54:59Z")
> [@FXMastermind](#): > > Did you know making shit up, like you just did, isn’t against any rule? You can just make up facts, and then think you are right, and never learn anything. > > This makes you a fuckhead. > > [Intelligent people don’t make shit up](http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-maher-im-not-an-anti-vaxxer-but/), and then think they are smart, because they made facts up. You do know this, right? Your cite supports my assertion. You should try reading what you link to. Don’t you have some other thread in which you’re desperately trolling for attention? ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454/1320 "2015-10-20T14:58:55Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Your cite supports my assertion. Did you think for a second, that anything would change your mind? It’s like with the clock. Facts are the last thing that matter in a case like this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-this-is-totally-going-to-kill-bring-your-clock-to-school-day/731454.md?page=67)