# a lot of arrogant people here on the dope **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 24, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072 "2006-08-24T18:24:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wildfire\_MM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/1 "2006-08-24T18:24:37Z")
This is my impression so far. Not all bad, but there are not many great debates on great debate. Many users are arrogant besserwissers. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/2 "2006-08-24T18:27:37Z")
1.I don’t know what a besserwisser is. 2. You may be right about the rest of it. 3. Even if so, so what? 4. Your first post is insulting the board and its members? Not very nice, is that? Actually, it’s almost kind of… nah, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/3 "2006-08-24T18:28:16Z")
Coming in and insulting the whole board is always a surefire way to win friends! Welcome aboard! Be sure to slather yourself with a good bit of Dave’s Insanity. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@TheBoneyKingofNowhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoneyKingofNowhere)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/4 "2006-08-24T18:28:34Z")
Arrogant or Ignorant? Or both? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/5 "2006-08-24T18:29:29Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > nah, never mind. No, what? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/6 "2006-08-24T18:31:15Z")
> [@Wildfire\*\*MM](#): > > Many users are arrogant besserwissers. If besserwisser means “so radiantly attractive and charming that regular people are struck dumb with wonder”, then I agree, but I’d hardly call us arrogant. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/7 "2006-08-24T18:31:24Z")
It’s not wildfire’s first post; he’s been here for a while. So, how’s the arsenic purchase going? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/8 "2006-08-24T18:31:46Z")
> [@Wildfire\*\*MM](#): > > Many users are arrogant besserwissers. Actually, many of us are arrogant wobbleflobbles. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_Lurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_Lurker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/9 "2006-08-24T18:33:08Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > If besserwisser means “so radiantly attractive and charming that regular people are struck dumb with wonder”, then I agree, but I’d hardly call us arrogant. I believe it means “know-it-all”, a rather arrogant use of foreign language. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/10 "2006-08-24T18:33:39Z")
> [@Wildfire\*\*MM](#): > > Many users are arrogant besserwissers. Cool, Dr. Seuss joined the Dope! I thought he was dead. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/11 "2006-08-24T18:35:14Z")
Besserwisser: wiseacre know-all faultfinder know-it-all smart-aleck second-guesser wisenheimer [coll.] smartypants [coll.] smarty-pants [coll.] back-seat driver [fig.] clever clogs [Br.] [coll.] weisenheimer [spv.] [coll.] So we’re all a bunch of back-seat drivers. Hey, turn left at the light! ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/12 "2006-08-24T18:35:46Z")
The problem is your threads are crap. Your questions are sophmoric and your grasp of the english language is poor. [does male heterosexual interior decorators exist ?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=385297) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/13 "2006-08-24T18:38:10Z")
Hey! I’m not arrogant! Why, humble modesty is one of my finer qualities, right behind scintillating wit and profound intelligence, not to mention an enchanting personality and a killer bod. I do have one flaw, though; it’s this pesky allergy to certain fairy-tale characters who… ah… AHHHHHHHHH… CHOOOOOOOOOO!!! Oh, sorry about that. If you’ll excuse me… ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/14 "2006-08-24T18:38:22Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > Cool, Dr. Seuss joined the Dope! I thought he was dead. When a besser with a wisser makes a messer on a pisser then I guesser that his sister thinks he’s lesser of a kisser. Okay, it needs a little improvement… ---
**Author:** ![Pixisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Pixisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixisis)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/15 "2006-08-24T18:39:15Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > 1.I don’t know what a besserwisser is. \*\*Besserwisser {m} \*\* wiseacre know-all faultfinder know-it-all smart-aleck second-guesser wisenheimer [coll.] smartypants [coll.] smarty-pants [coll.] back-seat driver [fig.] clever clogs [Br.] [coll.] weisenheimer [spv.] [coll.] from [dict.cc dictionary :: Besserwisser :: German-English translation](http://www.dict.cc/german-english/Besserwisser.html). and **Mika** , you and I would be besserwisserin, if it applied. 😉 ---
**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:** [August 24, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/16 "2006-08-24T18:39:32Z")
> [@Wildfire\*\*MM](#): > > This is my impression so far. > > Not all bad, but there are not many great debates on great debate. Many users are arrogant besserwissers. When you come back to the thread, please bring some examples, a \*\*definition \*\* of \*besserwissers \* and maybe some pie. A pitting should generally be more than a title and two sentences. I have to give you a 2 on the pit scale of 1 to 10. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Wildfire\_MM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/17 "2006-08-24T18:39:41Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Besserwisser: > > wiseacre > know-all > faultfinder > know-it-all > smart-aleck > second-guesser > wisenheimer [coll.] > smartypants [coll.] > smarty-pants [coll.] > back-seat driver [fig.] > clever clogs [Br.] [coll.] > weisenheimer [spv.] [coll.] > > So we’re all a bunch of back-seat drivers. Hey, turn left at the light! know-it-all ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/18 "2006-08-24T18:39:54Z")
Besserwissers wobbleflobble but they don’t fall down. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/19 "2006-08-24T18:41:31Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > No, what? Er…arrogant? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072/20 "2006-08-24T18:41:35Z")
> [@Wildfire\*\*MM](#): > > know-it-all OK, now that was pretty funny. Your rant just went from a 2 to a 2.3. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lot-of-arrogant-people-here-on-the-dope/370072.md?page=2)