# Thin Lizzy--thin thinking **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 27, 2005, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360 "2005-07-27T04:13:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/41 "2005-07-27T16:20:24Z")
Nice to see you’re focused, Tom. I collect squished pennies. What does that make me? ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/42 "2005-07-27T16:27:31Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > I collect squished pennies. What does that make me? Poor? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/43 "2005-07-27T16:35:54Z")
> [@DeadlyAccurate](#): > > Poor? Heh, good one. And pennies ensues. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/44 "2005-07-27T23:09:40Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > You forgot the left handed Anabaptists… > > -XT Right handed Anabaptist checking in here to say that I’m feeling even more left out than the southpaws. And you know _they_ get, sheesh! Mayhap **TL** just discovered how wonderful an outlet the SDMB really is and can’t keep from partaking every few waking minutes? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/45 "2005-07-27T23:42:20Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > You’re right. I shouldn’t have generalized. Many socialists believe money falls from the sky. Money, like history and theology, is a lie agreed upon. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/46 "2005-07-27T23:47:02Z")
I always heard it as: A man is drowning 50 feet from shore. A Democrat will throw him 50’ of rope, then drop his end to go off and do another good deed. A Republican will throw him 25’ of rope and tell him to swim for it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/47 "2005-07-27T23:53:45Z")
I guess I did pull a _Gaudere_. I just changed the title of the thread to her? correct name. This is only fair to her, considering she might be doing a vanity search on her threads. (oh-my-god, won’t someone think of the hamsters?) ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/48 "2005-07-27T23:56:31Z")
You’re safe, unless Guests can search… ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/49 "2005-07-27T23:56:48Z")
I hope the board has higher standards. Note **Thin Lizzy** ’s response in this thread in post #2:[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=327456](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=327456) The GQ question is how to get rid of an unwanted dog. The response? > [@Thin Lizzy](#): > > Your local Chinese restaurant would be happy to take him. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/50 "2005-07-28T01:33:38Z")
> [@](#): > > A Democrat does not want to learn to fish. He believes it is someone else’s responsibilty not only to catch the fish, but to cook and clean it as well. I’m a registered Democrat, and I’ve always cleaned my fish before cooking it rather the other way round. If someone wants to do it for me, though, I’m cool with that. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/51 "2005-07-28T03:42:20Z")
I always liked Dave Barry’s explanation of the difference between Democrats and Republicans. Basically, if you were broken down by the side of the road, a Democrat would stop to help you but manage to set fire to your care. A Republican would have all the tools and abilities to help you, but would drive past, because he was late for Ugly Pants night at the country club. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/52 "2005-07-28T10:14:23Z")
A Democrat can’t keep his mind off my wallet; a Republican can’t keep his mind off my zipper. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/53 "2005-07-28T13:04:12Z")
Democrats steal retail; Republicans steal wholesale. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/54 "2005-07-28T13:10:32Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Democrats steal retail; Republicans steal wholesale. Good one! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/55 "2005-07-28T13:47:16Z")
Currently … A Democrat in the Senate is as good as a Republican in a coma. ---
**Author:** ![Priam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Priam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Priam)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/56 "2005-07-28T16:20:36Z")
> [@Gorgon Heap](#): > > Currently … > > A Democrat in the Senate is as good as a Republican in a coma. Won’t someone think about the sanctity of life?!?! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/57 "2005-07-28T16:32:55Z")
> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#): > > I hope the board has higher standards. Where’d you get THAT idea? I mean, they’ve let me hang out here for five years. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/58 "2005-07-28T16:36:00Z")
> [@Priam](#): > > Won’t someone think about the sanctity of life?!?! Sorry, I’m too busy worrying about the life of sanctity. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/59 "2005-07-28T17:35:16Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > I always liked Dave Barry’s explanation of the difference between Democrats and Republicans. Basically, if you were broken down by the side of the road, a Democrat would stop to help you but manage to set fire to your care. A Republican would have all the tools and abilities to help you, but would drive past, because he was late for Ugly Pants night at the country club. Or P.J. O’Rourke’s: > [@](#): > > The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360/60 "2005-07-28T18:34:25Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Well, I guess we’ll have to call it doing a samclem when you misspell a poster’s name in a thread dedicated to attacking him/her. No, no, no – it should be called an “Esprix,” or “Exprix” in honor of the poster who posted a thread [pitting people for misspelling his user name](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=49928), immediately after posting a thread wherein he [misspelled his OWN user name in the title](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=49920)! Classic stuff there. (Love ya, **'Sprix** , darlin’!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360.md?page=4)