# Yeah, that makes sense. Unless you actually read it! (this is not a political post) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 16, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855 "2011-08-16T01:42:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/1 "2011-08-16T01:42:02Z")
I’m all about letting people pasting their brilliant or idiot beliefs on bumpers or buttons, but sometimes I wonder if they actually gave it any thought before slapping it permanently on… Today’s head scratcher? “Thank GOD your mother was pro-life!” hmm… All mothers are pro-life. therefore there are no mothers in the choice movement. WHAT? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/2 "2011-08-16T01:47:34Z")
“Split Wood, Not Atoms” Think of how many trees would have to be chopped down to equal the output of a single nuclear power plant. And all the ashes and smoke. And the fuel and trucks to transport the wood. ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/3 "2011-08-16T04:55:09Z")
> [@tenacious\_j](#): > > I’m all about letting people pasting their brilliant or idiot beliefs on bumpers or buttons, but sometimes I wonder if they actually gave it any thought before slapping it permanently on… > Today’s head scratcher? “Thank GOD your mother was pro-life!” > hmm… All mothers are pro-life. therefore there are no mothers in the choice movement. WHAT? > 😕 The comeback to that is (heard a version of this from some comedian several years ago): “She wasn’t pro-life, she just couldn’t find a wire coat hanger.” Sure, it’s unseemly, and somewhat self-insulting, but it proves the point that opposing abortion doesn’t actually stop abortions, it just forces women to risk their lives seeking unsafe alternatives. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/4 "2011-08-16T15:18:47Z")
I support the American flag AND I VOTE ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/5 "2011-08-16T16:38:35Z")
“In case of Rapture / This car will be unmanned” – thereby causing a major traffic accident, with injuries to some number of innocent victims. That’s got to be worth several points AGAINST being Raptured to heaven. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/6 "2011-08-16T16:41:11Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > “In case of Rapture / This car will be unmanned” > > – thereby causing a major traffic accident, with injuries to some number of innocent victims. That’s got to be worth several points AGAINST being Raptured to heaven. Annoying, but it served as a springboard for one of my favorite bumper stickers/buttons, “In Case of Rapture, I’m Taking All Your Stuff.” ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/7 "2011-08-16T16:53:34Z")
**Just when you think life’s a bitch . . . IT HAS PUPPIES** Hey, great! Yay for puppies!! I love puppies!! But wait . . . if you think one dog is bad, then a whole litter of puppies has got to be worse. I can’t figure out if this person thinks having puppies is good or bad. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/8 "2011-08-16T17:50:54Z")
“Unless you’re a hemorrhoid, get off my ass.” 😕 Because you love having hemorrhoids stay put? “Hey! You’re not a hemorrhoid! Scram! Oh, you are? My mistake. Welcome! Stay as long as you like.” > [@Scarlett67](#): > > **Just when you think life’s a bitch . . . IT HAS PUPPIES** > > Hey, great! Yay for puppies!! I love puppies!! > > But wait . . . if you think one dog is bad, then a whole litter of puppies has got to be worse. > > I can’t figure out if this person thinks having puppies is good or bad. Bad, of course. It means “When it rains, it pours.” ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/9 "2011-08-16T18:00:26Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > “In case of Rapture / This car will be unmanned” > > – thereby causing a major traffic accident, with injuries to some number of innocent victims. That’s got to be worth several points AGAINST being Raptured to heaven. If the victims were innocent, they’d be raptured too. . . 😉 I saw a car with bunches of stickers on it. One was anti-welfare, one was anti-sex education, and one was anti-abortion. Hmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/10 "2011-08-16T18:11:48Z")
Whenever I see “My boss is a Jewish Carpenter” I always wonder if they are referring to Jesus or if they work for a general contractor name Murray Epstein. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/11 "2011-08-16T18:16:28Z")
Not exactly on topic, but that reminds me of a particularly asinine line in some Lean Cuisine commercial. The dish features “ **farm-picked broccoli**.” As opposed to…? ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/12 "2011-08-16T18:22:39Z")
> [@Beadalin](#): > > Not exactly on topic, but that reminds me of a particularly asinine line in some Lean Cuisine commercial. The dish features “ **farm-picked broccoli**.” As opposed to…? Probably hot-house grown. Vegetables grown in a hot-house’s artificial environment have a reputation for being bland and tasteless. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/13 "2011-08-16T18:28:54Z")
Oh, I hadn’t thought of that. Makes it less annoying… but not a lot less. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/14 "2011-08-16T18:39:52Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > “In case of Rapture / This car will be unmanned” > > – thereby causing a major traffic accident, with injuries to some number of innocent victims. That’s got to be worth several points AGAINST being Raptured to heaven. Those LEFT BEHIND are just a bunch of God Damned sinners. Who cares what happens to sinners? Not Christians, that’s who! > [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Whenever I see “My boss is a Jewish Carpenter” I always wonder if they are referring to Jesus or if they work for a general contractor name Murray Epstein. Peter Griffin: Is there anything you people can’t do? I mean, apart from physical labor, of course. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/15 "2011-08-17T17:06:36Z")
[sub]If [/sub] **God is my copilot** [sub], then why did I crash and burn?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/16 "2011-08-17T17:16:41Z")
> [@tenacious\_j](#): > > I’m all about letting people pasting their brilliant or idiot beliefs on bumpers or buttons, but sometimes I wonder if they actually gave it any thought before slapping it permanently on… > Today’s head scratcher? “Thank GOD your mother was pro-life!” > hmm… All mothers are pro-life. therefore there are no mothers in the choice movement. WHAT? > 😕 Yes, because we all know that no pro-choice woman ever chooses to stay pregnant:rolleyes: I’d counter with: Actually, my mother had three abortions before she had me. It’s my sister the lesbian who is anti-abortion. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/17 "2011-08-18T13:40:27Z")
“One that always gets me is, ‘I’d Rather Be Sailing.’ I hope I’m driving a **crane** next time I see that motherfucker! He’ll get his wish! _sploosh!_ Bon voyage!” – George Carlin ---
**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:** [August 18, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/18 "2011-08-18T14:13:01Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > “In case of Rapture / This car will be unmanned” Nobody with this bumper sticker has ever read “Paradise Lost.” ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/19 "2011-08-18T14:22:21Z")
Yeah, but think of how much better this place will be once all of the Christians are whisked away. Now THAT will be heaven - or at least closer, still need all of the other various deities (or the beta versions of God, or the 2.0s or whatever) to come get their followers, too. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855/20 "2011-08-18T15:09:46Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Yeah, but think of how much better this place will be once all of the Christians are whisked away. Now THAT will be heaven - or at least closer, still need all of the other various deities (or the beta versions of God, or the 2.0s or whatever) to come get their followers, too. Yes, because the world would be such a better place if everyone thought exactly like ME! And if they don’t, they should be wiped from the face of the planet! Honestly, do atheists of your stripe even listen to yourselves? asshole. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-that-makes-sense-unless-you-actually-read-it-this-is-not-a-political-post/592855.md?page=2)