# The "Make Fun of Herman Cain" Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 2, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647 "2011-11-02T16:47:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/101 "2011-11-04T19:20:10Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > I didn’t say it was nothing. I asked for an actual number. Oh, and just in case you’re wondering, “At least one,” means “one will do, but if you feel like providing more, that would be OK too.” Just to make sure you’re getting it. I’m beginning to think I unfairly insulted boxes of rocks. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/102 "2011-11-04T19:22:25Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > He’s a regular Doogie Howitzer. AFAIAC, you’ve won the thread. ---
**Author:** ![YoDoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e68b1a/32.png) [@YoDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YoDoc)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/103 "2011-11-05T12:38:41Z")
> [@willthekittensurvive](#): > > Aren’t you a bit young to be a Army Medic? I’m not twelve. I’m 28. That comment is a meme. ---
**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 5, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/104 "2011-11-05T14:50:17Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Oh, is there a racial angle to this? I just figured Cain’s unsuitability to be president stemmed from his ignorance of and disinterest in relevant issues like economics, science and foreign relations. Really? I thought it stems from him being a Republican. ---
**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 5, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/105 "2011-11-05T14:52:43Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > 9-9-9 sounds so much like a pizza special - nine toppings for $9, or nine inch pizza and nine wings for $9. > > Turn it upside down, and have another look. Surprised the evangelicals haven’t picked up on that. Bachmann did, several weeks ago. ---
**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 5, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/106 "2011-11-05T15:05:35Z")
> [@YoDoc](#): > > I’m not twelve. I’m 28. That comment is a meme. Welcome to the SDMB, **YoDoc**. First time I’ve seen that meme surface, FWIW. 'round these parts, you’re more likely to see memes based on goat-centric initiations of new members, certain posters with an affinity for sheep, and pan-fried semen. Also penis ensuing. Hope you enjoy your time with us! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/107 "2011-11-05T18:31:33Z")
I don’t want to make fun of Herman Cain, he was funny when he was a fringe candidate with no hope of winning. Now that he is the leading republican candidate i am giddy with hope that he does get the nomination. Herman Cain could be the best thing to happen to democrats in 2012, lets not blow it for him. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/108 "2011-11-05T18:51:24Z")
Did he ask you to blow it for him? ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/109 "2011-11-05T19:19:21Z")
> [@YoDoc](#): > > I’m not twelve. I’m 28. That comment is a meme. fair enough… I’m not really a cat or anything ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/110 "2011-11-05T20:09:05Z")
> [@YoDoc](#): > > I’m not twelve. I’m 28. That comment is a meme. Humph. Back in _my_ time, Internet memes actually _meant_ something! ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/111 "2011-11-05T20:25:14Z")
> [@willthekittensurvive](#): > > … I’m not really a cat … Well that would be a silly thought . . . 'cause it’s obvious, to me at least, you’re a sentient Schrödinger box. CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/112 "2011-11-05T20:54:40Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Humph. Back in _my_ time, Internet memes actually _meant_ something! Yeah, that was back when it was still possible to be aware of all Internet memes. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/113 "2011-11-05T20:58:14Z")
> [@YoDoc](#): > > I’m not twelve. I’m 28. That comment is a meme. Never heard of it. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/114 "2011-11-05T21:05:39Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Never heard of it. Cite? It’s not a good meme, but it is one. > **[I'm Twelve Years Old and What is This? | Know Your Meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/im-twelve-years-old-and-what-is-this)** > > “I’m 12 Years Old and What is This?” is a comment meme typically used to react to a post that is deemed vulgar or outlandish, such as x-rated media. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/115 "2011-11-05T22:10:02Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > OK, this may be old news to most of y’all, but: > > Cain said that, if a Constitutional amendment to ban abortion came to his desk, he’d [sign it.](http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/cain-ill-sign-an-anti-abortion-amendment-note-presidents-dont-do-that.php) That signature might be worth something on eBay, but it wouldn’t have any other effect, since the President does not in fact play any role in Constitutional amendments… perhaps he should take a civics class. Didn’t Lincoln symbolically signed the 13th amendment? (Or maybe I’m thinking of another President/Amendment). Anyways, maybe Cain was just saying that he would put his stamp on it, as it were, to emphasize how important it was to him. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/116 "2011-11-06T10:36:01Z")
> [@jtgain](#): > > Didn’t Lincoln symbolically signed the 13th amendment? [Yes.](http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/slurp_file.php?fileref=10) ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/117 "2011-11-06T15:05:37Z")
From today’s HuffPost: [HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/05/herman-cain-sexual-harassment_n_1078258.html?1320550579&icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C110314) The money quote: When reporters tried to ask about the allegations following Saturday’s debate, Cain interrupted. “Don’t even go there,” Cain said before the reporter from The Washington Post could finish his question. “Can I ask my question?” the reporter said. “No,” Cain snapped. “Please send him the journalistic code of ethics,” Cain instructed his chief of staff, Mark Block. Apparently the journalistic code of ethics now conviently includes a ‘don’t ask Hermie any questions Hermie don’t wanna talk about’. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/118 "2011-11-06T18:36:03Z")
Love it! Because if you don’t talk about it, of course it never happened. ---
**Author:** ![emcee2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emcee2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emcee2k)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/119 "2011-11-06T18:43:01Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > 9-9-9 sounds so much like a pizza special - nine toppings for $9, or nine inch pizza and nine wings for $9. That’s actually a pretty good deal. I’d vote for that. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647/120 "2011-11-06T19:12:57Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Humph. Back in _my_ time, Internet memes actually _meant_ something! Oh, Granpa! That is so AOL! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-make-fun-of-herman-cain-thread/601647.md?page=7)