(09-27-2018 10:27 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(09-27-2018 09:42 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(09-27-2018 08:31 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(09-26-2018 08:55 AM)OldOwlNewHeel2 Wrote:  

(09-26-2018 07:31 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Why haven't YOU ever denied it? I know I haven't.

Sounds like a typical democratic smear tactic, similar to the ones we are seeing against Kavanaugh.

I doubt a few "Do you still beat your wife?" type of accusations will turn the trick. But in O'Rourke's case, there are witnesses and a paper trail.

DWI doesn't automatically disqualify anybody, but it sure doesn't help.

Are you guys really not familiar with the Zodiac Killer thing?! There's a Rice connection! (https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/20...n-advocacy)

I am not a Houstonian, nor have I ever heard of this guy. There are a lot of people in Houston I have never heard of of, even Rice guys.

I knew it must be some sort of weird thing since the Zodiac Killer was so long ago. I know much more of the Zodiac Killer than I do of kooks in Houston.

There's no reason someone would know Tim Faust unless they were at Rice while he was there (he was rather memorable) or if you live in the Austin area and are a fan of backyard wrastlin'.

The Zodiac Killer joke became a meme that transcended Faust and being a Houstonian, but not every joke reaches all audiences. Not the end of the world that y'all hadn't heard it.

Quote:This is the best response to an obvious joke post I've seen here, well done inciting this response!

But apparently you do/did expect this one to reach all all audiences.

I guess it would be well within the realm of equivalence to cite political/social items from 40 years ago and high five each other about inciting a response from those who are obviously so ignorant on that....

Well, with the internet at our finger tips, someone might want to do a quick Google to see if such an absurd statement was made because of relevance, as opposed to going into straight attack mode.

And even if someone hadn't heard of the Zodiac Killer meme, the statement was so absurd that the best response wasn't calling it a "typical democratic smear tactic," but instead calling it out for being such an absurd statement.

I google things you and Owl#s and OO reference all of the time because I get that pop culture isn't a new phenomena.

What if I told you that Donald Rumsfeld is a lizard person? He wouldn't deny it, just like Cruz wouldn't deny his serial killer roots.

(psstttt, this is another pop culture reference, go to 0:45 mark http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/...ard-person)

edit: btw, I was saying there was no reason to know who Faust was, not necessarily to know the Zodiac Killer joke (of course some people won't get every joke as I said). The Zodiac Killer meme did get a lot of play in mainstream media attention: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/us/po...tweet.html / https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-...iller-meme