# A complaint about these bogus titles
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [April 1, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571 "2010-04-01T13:24:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/1 "2010-04-01T13:24:52Z")
I just posted in another thread, and boy was I disappointed that I didn’t get promoted to mod, or summarily banned, or something equally wonderful.
So what gives? Do I have to have icky stuff dripping from my fingers? (sorry, NineToTheSky)
ETA-- see? I’m still a member! Is it because we’ve reached thirteen?
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### Author:  [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/2 "2010-04-01T13:30:21Z")
If you wish, I will attempt to undertake proceedings to bequeath my moderator status to you and hence reinstall my turgid member.
Or go to bed.
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### Author:  [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/3 "2010-04-01T13:46:25Z")
I’m not sure I want to hinder you and the free exercise of your member. The state of its flacidity shouldn’t be anyone else’s concern. Except maybe your wife.
But, ahh, thanxverymuch anyway.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/4 "2010-04-01T13:53:13Z")
Happy now?
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### Author:  [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/5 "2010-04-01T14:29:51Z")
The assignment of new titles is set by a random generator, the mods and administrators have no control whatsoever. Really. None.
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### Author:  [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/6 "2010-04-01T14:38:58Z")
**Marley23** : Ecstatic. Or whatever passes for ecstatic in my present state of bemusement and confusion.
**Dex** , some would say that sounds like the usual Admin dissembling and shifting of blame. I would never say that, you know. Surely you do know, right? But some would. Just so you know. You know?
Now I’ve gotta go herd me some pussies. Er, some cats. Where’s my shepherd’s crook?
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/7 "2010-04-01T16:34:49Z")
Hey, is it free titles day? Want!
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### Author:  [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/8 "2010-04-01T17:23:05Z")
We’ll see.
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### Author:  [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/9 "2010-04-01T17:32:47Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#):
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> The assignment of new titles is set by a random generator, the mods and administrators have no control whatsoever. Really. None.
Color me dubious.
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### Author:  [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/10 "2010-04-01T17:37:06Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#):
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> Color me dubious.
Sorry, that one doesn’t come in the 64-pack from Crayola.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/11 "2010-04-01T17:39:13Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#):
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> Color me dubious.
This post has been dubioused by the dubiousist!
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### Author:  [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/12 "2010-04-01T17:41:40Z")
> [@akennett](#):
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> Sorry, that one doesn’t come in the 64-pack from Crayola.
It _used_ to come in the 128-pack, but it was replaced in 1978 by burnt umber.
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### Author:  [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/13 "2010-04-01T17:46:02Z")
Isn’t burnt umber an effete liberal color? Damn the downhill slide of civilization caused by runaway liberal philosophy!
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/14 "2010-04-01T17:50:05Z")
> [@Rico](#):
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> We’ll see.
I keep checking to see if I have a snazzy new title. No luck so far.
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### Author:  [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/15 "2010-04-01T17:51:27Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> I keep checking to see if I have a snazzy new title. No luck so far.
Me and you both.
Why do they hate us so? ☹
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### Author:  [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/16 "2010-04-01T17:57:49Z")
As a newly appointed Illustrious Potentate I will consider all requests for custom titles that are accompanied with an appropriate gift.
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### Author:  [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/17 "2010-04-01T19:20:07Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#):
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> Me and you both.
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> Why do they hate us so? ☹
Hmmmm. First time posting today; let’s see if _I_ get a snazzy new title?
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### Author:  [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/18 "2010-04-01T19:21:27Z")
Nope. Apparently, I don’t get any Dope Lurve, either. ☹
This will probably ruin the entire next 30 seconds of my life. . .
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### Author:  [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/19 "2010-04-01T19:40:29Z")
You may not get lurve, but I can fix you up with a couple of kittens. Guaranteed quality, no cheap offshore crap. The best of the best, if you know what I mean…
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### Author:  [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-complaint-about-these-bogus-titles/534571/20 "2010-04-01T20:03:21Z")
> [@norinew](#):
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> Nope. Apparently, I don’t get any Dope Lurve, either. ☹
> This will probably ruin the entire next 30 seconds of my life. . .
I dunno about you guys but I’m consoling my lack of Nifty Titlage with Kahlua and ice cream. Feel free to join in and afterward all us guests and charter members are going to go lounge around the pool and ogle all the cute guys. Dubiously, of course.
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