# A Bad Egg **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 21, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950 "2006-01-21T00:56:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/121 "2006-01-23T20:00:24Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Looks like we’ve found out what the _real_ stake was. 😃 So was he a Sock? ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/122 "2006-01-23T20:02:52Z")
Well, at least we’ll know who **winsome loser** is if he ever pops up: pity; I rather liked that name. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/123 "2006-01-23T20:12:38Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Looks like we’ve found out what the _real_ stake was. 😃 The third classic blunder: a sock complaining about banning policy. 😃 I wonder if he was planning to invade Russia too. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/124 "2006-01-23T20:17:16Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > So was he a Sock? Looks that way. I checked and didn’t see him being warned for anything, nor anything that would merit a warning. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/125 "2006-01-23T20:17:23Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > The third classic blunder: a sock complaining about banning policy. 😃 I wondered why he seemed to be taking it **so** personally. Guess I wasn’t alone in that. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/126 "2006-01-23T20:40:34Z")
So, can we segue right into _Why was **lonesome loser** banned_, or should we open a new thread? I’m confused. Can I just get an email every time someone gets banned instead? Mods? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/127 "2006-01-23T20:42:40Z")
Ask, and [it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7026746#post7026746) shall be given. ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/128 "2006-01-23T20:51:50Z")
Well I’m more then a little late to this thread but IIRC the fireworks over vanilla’s banning is what lead to the policy of posting why people were banned. Now she has us discussing what should be deleted when a troll gets booted and when to report suspected socks. Who would have guessed that her repeat appearences has such an affect on policy? Maybe she should come back four or five times and really fine tune the BS meter on this board. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/129 "2006-01-23T20:56:38Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Looks like we’ve found out what the _real_ stake was. 😃 Good heavens, can they at least not keep their head down and their mouth shut? Nothing like walking around and saying, “Oh, no, I’m not a Sock! Not me! See?” ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/130 "2006-01-23T21:01:36Z")
> [@Case Sensitive](#): > > so I know that the **lonesome loser** I’m talking to now isn’t the same person as the **handsome loser** I argued with last week, or the **winsome loser** who was kicked out last month. Alas, **Case** , you win the prize for most unintentionally ironic comment of the week. Possibly of the month. Yes, **lonesome** was a sock for **Bad Egg** who was a sock for… ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/131 "2006-01-23T21:07:18Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Alas, **Case** , you win the prize for most unintentionally ironic comment of the week. Possibly of the month. > > Yes, **lonesome** was a sock for **Bad Egg** who was a sock for… BRILLIANT! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/132 "2006-01-23T21:10:20Z")
I, for one, am not a sock. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/133 "2006-01-23T21:17:31Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Alas, **Case** , you win the prize for most unintentionally ironic comment of the week. Possibly of the month. > > Yes, **lonesome** was a sock for **Bad Egg** who was a sock for… Never mind the Question I had just sent. I will say I am surprised. Jim ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/134 "2006-01-23T21:20:25Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > I, for one, am not a sock. You always struck me as tightly wrapped leggings. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/135 "2006-01-23T21:27:00Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Yes, **lonesome** was a sock for **Bad Egg** who was a sock for… Wait, so not only was **lonesome** a sock…there were multiple _pairs_? My head hurts. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/136 "2006-01-23T21:27:19Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > I, for one, am not a sock. 'Course not. You’re a hoser. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/137 "2006-01-23T21:31:35Z")
Wait, Lonesome Loser surely wasn’t really Vanilla? Lonesome Loser was a political poster, that wasn’t Vanilla’s MO. I agree that’s it’s a particularly dumb move for a sock to complain about moderators persecuting socks. I suppose the urge to speak truth to power was just too great… ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/138 "2006-01-23T22:08:06Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Good heavens, can they at least not keep their head down and their mouth shut? Nothing like walking around and saying, “Oh, no, I’m not a Sock! Not me! See?” Ah, but then how would we ever know how _clever_ she was being in fooling us all? Must be nice to have a hobby… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/139 "2006-01-23T22:35:50Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > I, for one, am not a sock. Yes, but are you a crook? 😉 ---
**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:** [January 23, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950/140 "2006-01-23T23:04:17Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Wait, Lonesome Loser surely wasn’t really Vanilla? Lonesome Loser was a political poster, that wasn’t Vanilla’s MO. > > I agree that’s it’s a particularly dumb move for a sock to complain about moderators persecuting socks. I suppose the urge to speak truth to power was just too great… Yes, **lonesome loser** was a sock, but I have good cause to believe that it’s on another foot than **vanilla’s**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-egg/340950.md?page=8)