The egotistical thread: What is your favorite post that I ever did?

[Satan]

Yeah, that sounds really self-centered. I'm ecpecting MadSam to come in here and complain about it any minute now...

Seriously, I am nearing 5,000 posts. I would like to think a couple of them may have meant something to someone here. Maybe I made you laugh and you remember this. Maybe I made you furious with me. Maybe I made you realize what a schmuck I am. Maybe I eradicated some ignorance. Maybe I showed how overwhelming mine was. Maybe I touched a nerve, maybe I simply touched you. Maybe I helped you rethink a Great Debate.

I honestly wonder about this... Are there any posts of mine that people here remember for whatever reason, good or bad?
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Satan

I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR:
Six months, one week, one day, 18 hours, 13 minutes and 16 seconds.
7670 cigarettes not smoked, saving $958.80.
Extra life with Drain Bead: 3 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 10 minutes.

I slept with a moderator!

[Tymp]

Ooh! I know! Remember that one about – Oh. Sorry. That was somebody else. Hm. Actually, I don’t think I remember ever seeing you around. You should post more if you want to get noticed.

[Drain Bead]

This contains what is without a doubt the funniest thing you ever did on this board. I sincerely think that this thread was instrumental in my falling in love with you.

I'm not sure what this says about me, folks. Feel free to tell me.

[Milossarian]

Either -

* That one where you talked about Heatherlee.

* That one where you talked about Drain Bead.

Or -

* That one where you talked about your religious ambivalence.

[Delta-9]

Originally posted by Satan
Are there any posts of mine that people here remember for whatever reason, good or bad?

Nope.

Satan who?

[Mr. Cynical]

I will never be able to completely forget You want to stick that thing WHERE?!?!

DAMN MY EYES!!!

[Odieman]

Well you have threatedned to kill me if I mention it again, so I can't, so lets just say that it involves a part of your anatomy

Keith

[Geobabe]

Well, I hate to say it, but I've a feeling that the one that's going to get the most votes is the one that has already been mentioned...the one that made the phrase "Satan's ass" a perennial in-joke among SDMBers.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

Have we met?

[John Corrado]

Given how much you wanted me to included in my sig line, "I slept with Satan!" the fact that your initial reaction to my being made a moderator was "And *I* slept with him!" still amuses the hell out of me. But that may be more feeding my own ego than yours.

[tshirts]

The only one I really remember was one you did when I was starting here, but I can't locate it.

It was something like Get flamed by Satan

[tshirts]

I just remembered another one that impressed me and I bookmarked it

Satan, how do you do that emoticon .sig

It started my interest in smilies, which I had ignored before that. Thanks.

[vanilla]

On a serious note, I was touched by your post (and I forget what the thread title was) about your seeing an elderly woman in the grocery store that looked like your mother who had recently passed away.

[Ike Witt]

I must say that I was grateful for your support after my "Hang all the Mormons" comment.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...threadid=41980

[nashiitashii]

I'll go for the one about your ass.

[Flypsyde]

This one.

Oh, wait...

[Polycarp]

Well, you and I have had a lot of exchanges, on more than a couple of boards, and dinner in at least two states, and I've come to value your friendship highly.

You've had a number of sage comments, some awesome flames delivered to people who deserved them, and some good jokes.

But bottom line, on a day I was feeling a bit down, I opened a thread where I'd stuck my neck out on some subject or other, and saw a post from you that:[*]Intelligently disagreed with one of my points without flaming me[*]Said you agreed with what I had to say (except for the minor point[*]And said "and I want to be just like you when I grow up"

And I had a hard time keeping the silly grin off my face for the rest of the day.

That's my most memorable post -- by you or anybody else.

And I hope to someday live up to having friends like you.

[SanibelMan]

I dunno, but whichever posts have been in my threads is my best guess!

(You said egotistical, right? )

[Jester]

Satan-

This would be one that nobody's mentioned yet, I believe, but it's near and dear to my heart, since it was the second thread that I posted to in my SDMB career. (The first one was Scylla's groundhog thread, so sue me). I had the immense pleasure of laughing my ass off at your story and the stories of others, and posting my own response in the debate those stories ignited.

I then had the pleasure of watching my post be ignored completely by everybody, and by you saying the same thing a few posts later. Hey, no hard feelings, though, I felt special.

Anyway, here it is, and it will always have a special place in my heart.

Get off my plane, mind-melded fundie zealots!

Happy almost 5000, man. You're one of my heroes.

[Fletch]

Well Satan, I have been lurking and reading the posts for months. I have gotten an appreciation for your style, you can disagree without getting obnoxious and you are always ready with information to supplement your statements.

I can't pick out a post that stands out more than the others more than your "Baby talk" response to Drain Bead after she had the bad day and cut herself.

[OldBroad]

The old brain of an old broad gets a little fuzzy on the details sometimes and I'm not going to search, but there were a number of posts after the HeatherLee debacle and at the beginning of your romance with Drain that are floating about somewhere in my subconscious.

You seemed to have done some soul searching. You expressed yourself with great candor and humility without getting maudlin. I admired your ability to take the lumps, retain your dignity (or perhaps reGain your dignity) and continue as a substantial contributor to the board.

You've made lots of funny posts. You've made lots of thoughtful posts. But I felt I watched you grow during that time and I'm glad you came out of it intact.

[Demo]

Flyp, you bastard! You know I can't flame worth shit!


Anyway, I like this thread. Because you told John (Yue Han) to keep his name, John cut his troll teeth and you spotted Palidork in the same thread.

Seems like only yesterday. This was one of the first threads I remember reading. It may have even been before I registered.

Well this is weird. Some kind of VBulletin silliness. Dunno what to tell ya, Demo.

[Edited by UncleBeer on 10-18-2000 at 05:02 AM]

[evilbeth]

Just because it is a thread that I feel very strongly about, my favorite post of yours that I can recall is your second post here. (Sorry, the way my screen is set up at work, I cannot see the number of the post on the monitor!)

I'm sure there are other, more appropriate posts but that one just sticks out in my mind as one that I loved when I read it. Of course, it only works within the context of that thread but, oh well!

Hell, I like most if not all of your posts!

[Eo Echo]

"...when you're done blowing out your candles, why don't you blow me?" I actually got a chance to quote this recently. And I did credit you, Satan, although I got some strange looks when I said, "I pinched that line from Satan."

[Minxsmom]

[ego stroking reply]Gee, Satan, all of your posts are so insightful, deep, witty, intelligent, and thought provoking that I could never pick a favorite [/ego stroking reply]

On the level, you really are a SDMB MVP (most valuable poster), there really isn't a way to pick a favorite post of yours. There are just so many and for so many different reasons.

Not that you care what I think, but I really admire you. Your posts are always well thought out and always add to whatever the conversation is at the time. Anyone who can do that and get in those great zingers all at the same time is OK in my book.

[Satan]

Thanks for making me smile, laugh and even cry (Polycarp, you bastard... )... You guys rule with a yardstick.
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Yer pal,
Satan

TIME ELAPSED SINCE I QUIT SMOKING:
Six months, one week, two days, 3 hours, 24 minutes and 26 seconds.
7685 cigarettes not smoked, saving $960.71.
Extra time with Drain Bead: 3 weeks, 5 days, 16 hours, 25 minutes.

I slept with a moderator!

[lolagranola]

Two of my favourites were already mentioned, but another vote each for the "I wub voo" to Drain Bead, and for "...when you're done blowing out your candles, why don't you blow me?". Although I'm sure there were many more, those were the first two that popped in my head when I read your question.

[Phobos]

I'm looking forward to your continued correspondence with Rapture-Todd.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...148#post819148

[RTFirefly]

Originally posted by OldBroad
The old brain of an old broad gets a little fuzzy on the details sometimes and I'm not going to search, but there were a number of posts after the HeatherLee debacle and at the beginning of your romance with Drain that are floating about somewhere in my subconscious.

You seemed to have done some soul searching. You expressed yourself with great candor and humility without getting maudlin. I admired your ability to take the lumps, retain your dignity (or perhaps reGain your dignity) and continue as a substantial contributor to the board.

You've made lots of funny posts. You've made lots of thoughtful posts. But I felt I watched you grow during that time and I'm glad you came out of it intact.

Although in my heart of hearts, I agree with OldBroad 100%, I'm still to much of a smartass to pass up on:

"I'd say, 'Up the Butt', Brian!"

(Yeepers! Was that less than a year ago? Seems like an eon!)

[Scylla]

I liked the one where we were having that big argument, and finally after about 3 pages you admitted you were completely wrong and had been a fool. You then apologized for ever doubting me, and for having the audacity to take the opposite side of an argument from me. You said that you were humbled by my massive intellect and good sense, and how you felt honored that I had taken the time to correct a mere worm like yourself. You then admitted I was your superior in all things.

That was my favorite post of yours.

The thread must have gotten lost in the conversion or something 'cuz I can't seem to find a link.



My second favorite was when I was just starting on the SDMB. I started a thread called Steak Wasting. Little did I know something similar had recently been done elsewhere. You showed up and pointed this out, and I decided to end the thread.

About five minutes later you showed up and posted again, apparently feeling bad about deflating my aspirations, and suggesting that my thread could stand on its own despite the similarity.

A message board is sometimes such an impersonal thing. I don't know how many people always remember that there is somebody at the other end of that keyboard, and that a newbie might be discouraged by such a dismissal.

That coming back and changing your mind as well as a thousand other things I've seen you do tells me that you never forget you're dealing with real people.

You have a real talent for empathy, and you use it liberally.

Here's the link:

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...threadid=22359

[vandal]

The one you devoted to jenkinsfan -- jenkinsfan: One Trick Pony. The time you must've spent researching every one of those threads, I can't even begin to fathom.

Also there was this other thread, about you going to car dealership with no intention of buying a car, but rather, to capatilize on a gift they were giving out if you test drove a car. I don't remember what you titled it, so I don't know what to search for.

[magdalene]

Favorite is not the word, and you say in the OP that we can use the thread that made us furious or realize what a schmuck you are.

Your initial post here was certainly eye-opening? Jaw-dropping? I'm not the biggest fan of the person you are attacking, but honestly, I think you went too far.