# The President walks into a bar... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 2, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522 "2007-02-02T11:03:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/85 "2007-02-03T20:30:34Z")
[QUOTE=brentroos] It may be photoshoped. [/QUOTE] You previously claimed it is not. My political leaning, which is not what you think it is, has nothing to do with you lying to us. Finding your blog funny is not the litmus test for having a sense of humor. I’d say it is more an indicator that you wouldn’t mind spending an hour licking Rush Limbaugh’s sebum coated nut sack. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/86 "2007-02-03T20:45:40Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] I’d say it is more an indicator that you wouldn’t mind spending an hour licking Rush Limbaugh’s sebum coated nut sack. [/QUOTE] Well, I’m not eating lunch _now_… ---
**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:** [February 3, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/87 "2007-02-03T20:53:59Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Well, I’m not eating lunch _now_… [/QUOTE] “Waiter, I’ve changed my mind about the Rocky Mountain Oysters.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/88 "2007-02-04T01:09:29Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] I mean, no one fell to their knees and smothered his feet with kisses or anything, but Jesus, man, there comes a time to admit a mistake. The BBC article and the pictures and the video make it clear that the president was surrounded by people whom he engaged and who paid him lots of attention. [/QUOTE] They make it clear that people he invited to breakfast spoke to him (handpicked), that waitstaff spoke to him (had no choice), and that a table of people he sat down with (uninvited) were polite to him (had no real choice unless they wanted to be spectacularly rude). None of that contradicts what the quoted article in the OP says. If you believe to the contrary, quote actual bits of the BBC article in support of your position. There’s none. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/90 "2007-02-04T02:23:14Z")
[QUOTE=brentroos] Lastly, thanks for falling for my bait, and thanks for the traffic, sucker. [/QUOTE] So you’re saying you’ve been trolling? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/91 "2007-02-04T02:25:28Z")
[QUOTE= brentroos] Lastly, thanks for falling for my bait, and thanks for the traffic, sucker. [/QUOTE] This seems to be a profession (rather than an admission) of trolling. That is a bannable offense. Care to reconsider? ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/92 "2007-02-04T02:33:47Z")
> [@](#): > > Lastly, thanks for falling for my bait, and thanks for the traffic, sucker. Helpful Handy Bidness Hint: If yer baiting for some internet trout to boost the ratings, best not to toss all your worms onto the deck willy-nilly just for the squirming joy of it. People might click once, but,next time, might give your cafe the cold shoulder. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/93 "2007-02-04T02:54:15Z")
[QUOTE=brentroos] Lastly, thanks for falling for my bait, and thanks for the traffic, sucker. [/QUOTE] Oh, man. You mean I fell for a troll flogging his web site AGAIN? I can never see that coming. Fuckin’ A. You guys are teh smart. Live and learn. Enjoy the single clickthrough I gave you while showing you to be a liar. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/94 "2007-02-04T02:57:53Z")
> [@vibrotronica](#): > > That would be the infamous Crazification Factor. > [@brentoos](#): > > You may hate Bush or think he’s a bad president, although he has gotten a lot done. Another guy who you probably like, didn’t do nearly as much, other than lie and take credit for the work of others, receive BJs from women other than his wife, and lied about it to her, his daughter, a Grand Jury, and the entire nation. This is only one example of the many stupid things he did, like refuse to capture bin Laden (two times), when given the chance. I wonder if 9/11 would have still happened if he was actually captured. Who knows? It’s too easy to speculate. I won’t ever do that. Speak of the devil. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/95 "2007-02-04T03:09:00Z")
You know, Brent, I used to believe that global warming was a serious problem, until I clicked on your link and saw a current US weather map showing how cold it currently is, in early February. Wow, you have really given me some perspective! Those thousands of scientists (and Al Gore) clearly do not know what they are talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/96 "2007-02-04T06:25:39Z")
[QUOTE=brentroos] Lastly, thanks for falling for my bait, and thanks for the traffic, sucker. [/QUOTE] You’re welcome. Now fuck off. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/97 "2007-02-04T07:31:44Z")
Good on you, you overgrown okapi! ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/98 "2007-02-04T14:13:06Z")
Since he was trolling for free traffic, I went ahead and removed his link. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/99 "2007-02-04T15:54:33Z")
Wow. Banned in five posts. Is that the record? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/100 "2007-02-04T16:52:41Z")
I don’t think so. Have there been one-post bans? ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/101 "2007-02-04T21:25:09Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] The neatest thing about that video was when the camera picked up on a panel truck about 2/3 of the way through and followed it. It obviously wasn’t a part of the presidential motorcade. Just some farmer hauling hay, likely thinking, “Damn, must be another election comin’ up.” [/QUOTE] No.. It obviously was part of the motorcade. Besides the fact that they would never let a vehicle drive along right behind the Presidential Motorcade the flashing emergency lights on the back kinda yells “Part of the Presidential Motorcade.” ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/102 "2007-02-04T21:44:18Z")
[QUOTE=clayton\_e] No.. It obviously was part of the motorcade. Besides the fact that they would never let a vehicle drive along right behind the Presidential Motorcade the flashing emergency lights on the back kinda yells “Part of the Presidential Motorcade.” [/QUOTE] Gah, you’re right. I’m afraid this pitting is all fizzled out. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/103 "2007-02-05T03:38:37Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] I don’t think so. Have there been one-post bans? [/QUOTE] I once started a thread concerning this question. It was my first post. I got banned. Actually, that’s complete crap. But I did once [ask this question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=110020). And the thread was locked. The answer is “Yes” by the way. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522/104 "2007-02-05T14:48:08Z")
> [@](#): > > _brentroos_ > They say that he even told the motorcade to slow down so he could see all of the people and wave back at them. I don’t know whether this guy was a real Bush supporter or a fake one, but either way that’s some breathless commentary. I don’t know whether you’d get away with that in a voiceover of a pisstake of a Zorro film. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-president-walks-into-a-bar/390522.md?page=4)