# A misanthropic malcontents medley of minor moans. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 20, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305 "2005-07-20T15:51:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/21 "2005-07-20T20:15:34Z")
It’s a line from _North by Northwest_, guys. Jimmy Stewart plays Roger Thornhill, who is mistaken for a spy named George Kaplan. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/22 "2005-07-20T20:35:00Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > It’s a line from _North by Northwest_, guys. Jimmy Stewart plays Roger Thornhill, who is mistaken for a spy named George Kaplan. Jimmy Stewart? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/23 "2005-07-20T21:36:55Z")
A sloth isn’t a monkey. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Highwayman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Highwayman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Highwayman)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/24 "2005-07-20T21:40:25Z")
I share your views and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. I feel the same about Pat Robertson. Nailed on the head! Do stick around, **George**. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/25 "2005-07-20T21:41:25Z")
Son of a bitch. The Highwayman’s post is actually mine. _counts down the days to the additional computer_ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/26 "2005-07-20T21:47:23Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > Jimmy Stewart? :smack: Cary Grant, of course. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/27 "2005-07-20T21:54:24Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > A sloth isn’t a monkey. True. And that reminds me of a story: The Denver Zoo used to keep the sloths and some kind of monkey (not a spider monkey, but something similar) in the same habitat, with a thick wire mesh strung across for the sloths to hang off. Every once in a while, the monkeys would get above the mesh, and attempt to peel the sloths off. Never ceased to amuse me - maybe it will cheer up the OP! ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/28 "2005-07-20T22:26:27Z")
Very impressive rant. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/29 "2005-07-20T23:00:14Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > That bit about the sloth - did anyone else hear the voice of Mitch Hedburg just there? Genius, man. Genius. I heard it. How could I help it? Great rant. Those of us who can’t rant at all (i.e. me) salute you. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/30 "2005-07-20T23:13:04Z")
That was beautiful. Sit here next me for lunch, I wanna hang with the new cool guy… ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/31 "2005-07-20T23:50:24Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > True. And that reminds me of a story: > > The Denver Zoo used to keep the sloths and some kind of monkey (not a spider monkey, but something similar) in the same habitat, with a thick wire mesh strung across for the sloths to hang off. Every once in a while, the monkeys would get above the mesh, and attempt to peel the sloths off. Never ceased to amuse me - maybe it will cheer up the OP! I would pay money to see that (as would anyone else who was in the zoo that day). Maybe I could suggest it to our local zoo for monkey enrichment (and sloth enrichment too - who knows?). ---
**Author:** ![Psycho\_Pirate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Psycho\_Pirate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psycho_Pirate)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/32 "2005-07-21T17:27:08Z")
Great. Another person on this board who is violently anti-religious. Unfortunately, you’ll fit right in here. P.S. God loves you. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/33 "2005-07-21T17:30:45Z")
Holy fuck, that was a great OP. I applaud you, sir. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/34 "2005-07-21T18:07:56Z")
> [@Psycho Pirate](#): > > Great. Another person on this board who is violently anti-religious. > > Unfortunately, you’ll fit right in here. > P.S. God loves you. Us “violenty anti-religious” types would love to fit in with the rest of society, but that’s been pretty fucking difficult lately. Can’t imagine why. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/35 "2005-07-21T19:20:43Z")
> [@Psycho Pirate](#): > > Great. Another person on this board who is violently anti-religious. > > Unfortunately, you’ll fit right in here. > P.S. God loves you. He’s anti-fundamentalist, not anti-religion. Lots of religion-positive and religion-neutral people (like myself) get pissed off at the same people, issues and ideas **George Kaplin** does. P.S. God loved your mom last night. [/middle school humor] ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/36 "2005-07-21T19:47:08Z")
Wow. I hope that was cathartic. I’m almost encouraged to do some of my own ranting sometime. Loved the sloth bit. Very expressive. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/37 "2005-07-21T19:50:34Z")
_wrings hands anxiously_ He’s coming back, isn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/38 "2005-07-22T15:25:02Z")
He’d better, or we’ll track him down. Um, I mean, I sure hope so. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Denis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Denis)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/39 "2005-07-22T17:42:55Z")
:Wipes tear from cheek: That was beautiful, man! :sniff: ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305/40 "2005-07-22T18:02:14Z")
Count me in on the touchy feely hippie love leg hump here. Good shit, my friend. Good shit. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-misanthropic-malcontents-medley-of-minor-moans/313305.md?page=3)