# Turban Bomb

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 20, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975 "2011-09-20T18:55:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/1 "2011-09-20T18:55:30Z")

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My bomb is a turban.

Your argument is [invalid](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44593185/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/).

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/2 "2011-09-20T18:56:43Z")

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Afghan’s former president is also invalid.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/3 "2011-09-21T14:20:11Z")

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Talk about blowing one’s top. . .

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**Author:** ![No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/4 "2011-09-21T14:29:00Z")

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OMG! There is a Turban squash on my porch!

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/5 "2011-09-21T18:47:30Z")

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What’s more deadly than a bomb in a turban?

A cartoon of a bomb in a turban.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/6 "2011-09-21T19:01:53Z")

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Bomb + turban = Turbanite!

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**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/7 "2011-09-22T00:12:10Z")

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I used “turbid” in a scrabble game last night. It was the bomb.

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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/8 "2011-09-22T12:24:45Z")

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> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#):
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> My bomb is a turban.
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> Your argument is [invalid](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44593185/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/).

My turban is a bomb; your bomb is invalid.

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turban-bomb/596975/9 "2011-09-22T12:29:09Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> Talk about blowing one’s top. . .

Definitely a real hothead with an explosive temper.