# A mild but somewhat lame rant about what's bothering me (very long) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 25, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243 "2003-06-25T06:26:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/1 "2003-06-25T06:26:24Z")
What? Why the hell did you click this link? Why are you reading this thread? Are you that bored? ANSWER ME! I COMMAND YOU! I gave you three, count them, three warning signals in the thread title alone that looking any further would be an absolute and complete waste of your time. Yet you wanted to check it out anyway. Clearly I don’t think much about my gimp-assed thread, why the hell should you? I mean, take away the fact that it’s mild, it’s lame, and yet I apparently could still go on for ages and ages and ages, boring the ever loving shit out of all and sunder. It’s a rant about something that’s bothering me. Wow. Nifty. That really whets the appetite doesn’t it? I should go into advertising. “With a name like Smuckers it…ah fuck it, just buy whatever damn jelly you want. Or jam. It makes no difference.” oh, and since this is the pit. Fuck felch bitch hamster hole! ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/2 "2003-06-25T06:34:17Z")
Don’t worry **Endrew** , I’m still looking at you. _waves_ ---
**Author:** ![mallocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mallocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mallocks)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/3 "2003-06-25T10:31:37Z")
that wasn’t very long. I feel cheated. I came in here with some time to kill, and you just didn’t deliver. 1/10 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/4 "2003-06-25T10:33:31Z")
I click on about 1% of threads with the aforementioned warning signs. I chose yours because you generally have something entertaining to say. You’ve let me down, man. pan ---
**Author:** ![mallocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mallocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mallocks)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/5 "2003-06-25T10:39:37Z")
and yes, I am that bored, it’s school for crying out loud 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/6 "2003-06-25T12:31:10Z")
Well, it was mild and lame, but it wasn’t very long. I give it a 7.0. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/7 "2003-06-25T13:34:37Z")
Since you’re staying at my house soon, I clicked on this thread to find out how to maximise all possible ways of irritating you. I try to be the best host I can be. ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/8 "2003-06-25T13:51:37Z")
Why did I click on this link? Because I’m still waiting for that playtpus lovin’ you owe me. Bastard doesn’t even call anymore. ---
**Author:** ![mallocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mallocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mallocks)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/9 "2003-06-25T16:55:12Z")
dammit, how can my answer compete with the like of **Francesca** ’s and **XJETGIRLX** ’s. I bow to your comic brilliance ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/10 "2003-06-25T19:20:37Z")
I think it’s obviously time to stage an **Attention Whore Cage Match** ™ between **Ender** and **Jack Batty**. Would that make you feel better, **Ender** dearie? ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/11 "2003-06-25T19:33:44Z")
Where did that come from **Zenster**? Did the fact that the OP was ironic over your head, dearie? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/12 "2003-06-25T20:54:45Z")
[OT] **Francesca** , you might be unaware that **Ender** and I have done a thread or two together in the past. However, I’m sure you _are_ aware of what you can do with your catty attitude. We won’t even go into your rotten phrasing. [/OT] ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/13 "2003-06-25T21:12:13Z")
Rotten phrasing? I missed the word “go” out by mistake. Well done for reaching at obvious syntactical straws in order to pad out your defense. I am aware of the threads you and Ender have had in the past, and that you needlessly brought your past into this thread with no provocation whatsoever. And the catty phrasing? You said: > [@](#): > > Would that make you feel better, Ender dearie? I said: > [@](#): > > Did the fact that the OP was ironic go over your head, dearie? You said dearie. I said dearie. Lets call the whole thing off. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/14 "2003-06-25T21:31:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Francesca \* > … I am aware of the threads you and Ender have had in the past, and that you needlessly brought your past into this thread with no provocation whatsoever … Brought my past into this thread? What the fuck are you talking about? I rather enjoy and admire **Ender** ’s humorous style, hence the “dearie.” It is also well known that he and **Jack Batty** are the two biggest and self-proclaimed attention whores at these boards. I personally think that a cage match involving the two of them would be downright hilarious. Anything beyond that is merely some weird ass innuendo you’ve taken upon yourself to superimpose in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/15 "2003-06-25T22:03:57Z")
Just so as you know, **Zenster** : a) “attention whore” is not really a positive term. b) I would certainly not pick out **Ender** and **Jack Batty** as the two foremost attention whores of the board. c) Due to those facts, and the fact that you have had conflicts with **JB** in the past, I was led to believe your comment was intended to be nasty. If this was a simple miscommunication, why didn’t you explain that to **Fran** in the beginning instead of being snarky? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/16 "2003-06-25T22:14:29Z")
I think **Zenster** could be referring to the thread started by **Endrew** called (appropriately enough) [I am an attention whore](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=171326). Which, I think, is in th same spirit as this OP… ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/17 "2003-06-26T04:28:10Z")
Thank you **pepperlandgirl** , you’ve hit the nail on the head. I appreciate you posting the link. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/18 "2003-06-26T07:30:42Z")
**Zenster** I strongly advise you to never to call me “dearie” when openly suggesting that I’m the sort of person who engages in this whoring activity. Substituting the suggestion of a cage match for what was just a simple thread represents an attempt to do serious harm to another person. Reposting **Francesca’s** words utterly changes the meaning and intent of my gist and is a sure way to get reported to the moderators. While you did attribute the quote to **Francesca** , you placed it in the context of a quote and utilized the exact same format of the excerpt from her own post! This represents a grievous insult to me and I take extreme umbrage at your actions. I urge you to again post both her own quote and yours in this thread once more with complete clarification as to your responsibility for this plus a full and sincere apology. Your doing so is the only possible way to ameliorate this situation. If you are unable to do this right away, I will not urge the moderators to relent in any way relating to this offense. One more time, **Zenster** , you can clearly see the after effects of what you have done. You are now on notice to post your clarification and sincere apology immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/19 "2003-06-26T07:42:54Z")
What I will tell you **Ender** is this; I have never meant you any sort of insult in any way ever, at these boards. I cannot believe that you would think otherwise. I’m not going to exacerbate the situation by going into further detail about this. Please feel free to post whatever material I have ever written at these boards that demonstrates an attempt to show disrespect towards you in any way. ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243/20 "2003-06-26T11:12:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\*I think it’s obviously time to stage an **Attention Whore Cage Match** ™ between **Ender** and **Jack Batty**. Would that make you feel better, **Ender** dearie? \*\* Seriously, **Zenster** , you don’t think the above (with no lead-in at all) qualifies for “catty attitude”? Regardless of what you _intended_ it to mean, my reaction of reading it was something akin to, “Wow. Where did that come from?” So, funny enough, **Fran’s** next post (in its entirety) was: “Where did that come from Zenster?” (_i.e. echoing my reaction completely_). “Did the fact that the OP was ironic over your head, dearie?” (_echoing your phrasing and, not surprisingly, being a little - and only a very little - sarcastic_) Then you go off the deep end and start becoming downright offensive. You might want to consider that chain of events. pan [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-but-somewhat-lame-rant-about-whats-bothering-me-very-long/184243.md?page=2)