# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 190
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3781 "2011-11-21T00:10:41Z")
What a brave new world, where social diseases are passed by electrons. ---
**Author:** ![Chris2011](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Chris2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris2011)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3782 "2011-11-21T00:37:52Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > Welcome to the Straight Dope boards, **Chris2011**! If you have any questions about posting, just ask! > > Oh, I see I’m too slow. You’ve already been welcomed. Enjoy your stay! It is nice to see such a lively bunch. Thanks for all the positive feedback. I was just stirring the water to see what would happen. This seems like a great place where real people meet. Thanks for the welcome. Btw I could give a shit if anyone cursed. The more the merrier. Shows you are alive. ---
**Author:** ![Chris2011](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Chris2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris2011)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3783 "2011-11-21T00:40:49Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > Piss off, you prissy little busybody. This is a forum that’s designed for venting and ranting, and it’s been here for a lot longer than you have. Don’t bust into somebody else’s party and start tsk-tsking complete strangers because they happened to hurt your pwecious feewings. Muahhhhhaaa. This is the best one. Touché !!! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3784 "2011-11-21T01:23:48Z")
> [@Chris2011](#): > > Biggirl…I think you might have a few valid points, but when you start posts by cursing, the rest of your words are lost. Just a thought. Yeah, I gotta fucking stop cursing, that shit gets old pretty goddamned fast. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3785 "2011-11-21T01:30:54Z")
> [@Chris2011](#): > > It is nice to see such a lively bunch. Thanks for all the positive feedback. I was just stirring the water to see what would happen. This seems like a great place where real people meet. Thanks for the welcome. Btw I could give a shit if anyone cursed. The more the merrier. Shows you are alive. FTFY: Sorry, I’m just a troll passing through. ---
**Author:** ![Chris2011](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Chris2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris2011)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3786 "2011-11-21T03:17:20Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > FTFY: > Sorry, I’m just a troll passing through. Seriously? Lol. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3787 "2011-11-21T03:35:54Z")
I’ll concede the possibility that you’re not a troll, **Chris2011**. But I hope you can find it in you to concede that there can be great value in feeling your way around in a new (to you) message board community, and making sure you’ve got a grasp of the culture before you presume that “stirring things around” is going to be taken in the spirit in which it is meant. Let me offer you a completely sincere welcome to the SDMB. I hope you enjoy the time you choose to spend here. And knock it off with the _lol_s in the Pit, ya fuckin’ n00b. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3788 "2011-11-21T03:52:45Z")
> [@Chris2011](#): > > I was just stirring the water to see what would happen. Since you’re new-ish, I’ll point out that this right here is basically the definition of being a troll on this board. I’m not saying you are one; that was simply the wrong thing to say. If you’re kidding around it helps to signal that somehow. > [@](#): > > Btw I could give a shit if anyone cursed. Just be real, man. Don’t say something you don’t really mean because it confuses us as to who you are. ---
**Author:** ![Chris2011](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Chris2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris2011)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3789 "2011-11-21T03:53:25Z")
I hope my apology is accepted. I have much to learn. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3790 "2011-11-21T04:09:52Z")
Then permit me to reiterate my earlier welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Chris2011](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Chris2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris2011)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3791 "2011-11-21T05:31:46Z")
Thank you for the welcome. Glad to be here. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3792 "2011-11-21T06:09:07Z")
Yeah, yeah. Enough with the Kumbaya. Do you have an example of a stupid Republican idea, **Chris**? Would you like to comment on any of the many stupid Republican ideas? Because, unless you yourself are a stupid Republican idea, this thread ain’t about you. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3793 "2011-11-21T06:10:10Z")
> [@Hung\_Mung](#): > > If you’re kidding around it helps to signal that somehow. Just be real, man. Don’t say something you don’t really mean because it confuses us as to who you are. Also, do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3794 "2011-11-21T06:55:46Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Yeah, yeah. Enough with the Kumbaya. Do you have an example of a stupid Republican idea, **Chris**? Would you like to comment on any of the many stupid Republican ideas? Because, unless you yourself are a stupid Republican idea, this thread ain’t about you. Boy, thats letting him off pretty easy! When I was a noobian, they told me I’d have to pass the test, play Johnny Cash Roulette. They said they spun the Wheel, then gave me my assignment, hell, I was thirty miles from Reno with a loaded gun before somebody told me they were putting me on! Man, that was close! Needless to say, I didn’t take the matter lightly, Reno is a _loooong_ fucking drive! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3795 "2011-11-21T07:46:44Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Boy, thats letting him off pretty easy! When I was a noobian, they told me I’d have to pass the test, play Johnny Cash Roulette. They said they spun the Wheel, then gave me my assignment, hell, I was thirty miles from Reno with a loaded gun before somebody told me they were putting me on! Man, that was close! > > Needless to say, I didn’t take the matter lightly, Reno is a _loooong_ fucking drive! Lucky you. I stopped on _‘I’ve Been Everywhere’_. ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3796 "2011-11-21T08:12:20Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Lucky you. I stopped on _‘I’ve Been Everywhere’_. I’d much rather have had that than _Ring of Fire_. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3797 "2011-11-21T08:18:17Z")
Too few stupid Republican ideas. Too much glurgy nonsense. Knock it off! :mad: 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Chris2011](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Chris2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris2011)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3798 "2011-11-21T12:22:45Z")
Ok Biggirl…No Child Left Behind is a stupid Republican idea. Standardized testing is a ridiculous waste of time. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3799 "2011-11-21T12:55:42Z")
Huzzah! He’s one of us now! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/3800 "2011-11-21T14:02:06Z")
> [@Chris2011](#): > > Ok Biggirl…No Child Left Behind is a stupid Republican idea. Standardized testing is a ridiculous waste of time. We don’t care about your opinion here. Link to stupid Republicans in action, please. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=189) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=191)