# A pitting for Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 19, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791 "2021-07-19T01:39:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/241 "2021-07-22T08:08:58Z")
Just for the record - are the two Pauls from the Persian Gulf region the same person? [Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi) [Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar) ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/242 "2021-07-22T09:42:08Z")
I have always assumed so. ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/243 "2021-07-22T09:44:34Z")
Yes. I think he was one of those who made a new account after the move to Discourse. Maybe living in a literal repressive theocracy has made him underestimate how influential religion still is in the US? ---
**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:** [July 22, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/244 "2021-07-22T11:35:47Z")
He’s changed user names more than once I think over a long time here on the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/245 "2021-07-23T17:10:49Z")
Paul\_in\_Qatar \> Paul\_in\_Saudi \> Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi are all the same user, to my knowledge, as he moved along geographically. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/246 "2021-07-23T17:28:41Z")
Now it would be Paul\_in\_sane I guess. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/247 "2021-07-23T17:30:32Z")
Boom! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/248 "2021-07-23T18:14:19Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Now it would be Paul\_in\_sane I guess _Got_ to get a “Like” button! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/249 "2021-07-25T00:45:15Z")
So getting back to the aclausism, though… ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/250 "2022-10-19T16:41:57Z")
> [@The word Shiksa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-shiksa/973444/106): > > I tend to support free speech. YMMV. Can you believe this fucking weasel? In a thread about bigotry, this shit stain “support[s] free speech”. We are talking about the guy who spent his career in one of the most oppressive regimes in the world and was an apologist for them for years. All those years there have clearly turned his brain to mush. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/251 "2022-10-19T22:29:01Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Can you believe this fucking weasel? In a thread about bigotry, this shit stain “support[s] free speech”. The homophobe is just saying he supports hate speech. Just about what you’d expect, ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/252 "2022-10-19T23:32:22Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > We are talking about the guy who spent his career in one of the most oppressive regimes in the world To be fair if I’m remembering correctly I think he was a retired U.S. army officer that took on the ESL thing as an after-military career. But, yeah - tone deaf comment. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/253 "2022-10-20T01:03:26Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > But, yeah - tone deaf comment. No, not tone deaf. This thread provides ample evidence that it is fair to presume bad faith where the subject is concerned. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/254 "2022-10-22T22:46:41Z")
WTF? “Pronoun People”? Really? > [@Is it racist to use the term 'Master Bedroom'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-use-the-term-master-bedroom/973613/123): > > I suspect, like the Pronoun People, they will drive away our friends. A Will to Rule requires setting priorities. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/255 "2022-10-22T22:48:35Z")
I put that thread on mute the second I saw it. Not surprised it’s turned into a troll farm. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/256 "2022-10-22T23:26:13Z")
It drew a Warning as it well should have. > [@Is it racist to use the term 'Master Bedroom'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-use-the-term-master-bedroom/973613/124): > > Warning for [Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi). This appears to be off-topic and an attempt to hijack the thread with the “Will to Rule” bit. Further the use of “Pronoun People” is trivializing people who prefer pronouns other than the standard male=he/females=she. All in all a jerkish a post in several ways. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/257 "2022-10-23T16:10:23Z")
Do I want to know what “Will to Rule” refers to? It sounds distasteful. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/258 "2022-10-23T16:37:10Z")
It simply refers to the fact that Prince William is heir to the throne of England. (Possibly) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/259 "2022-10-23T17:04:55Z")
I thought it was a Will Smith/Ja Rule music video collaboration. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791/260 "2022-10-23T17:39:08Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Do I want to know what “Will to Rule” refers to? It sounds distasteful. I think it might be an allusion to Nietzsche, but I’m no expert. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-paul-was-in-saudi/946791.md?page=14)