# A thought for Excalibre **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 15, 2006, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782 "2006-06-15T06:17:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782/281 "2006-06-20T20:40:26Z")
[QUOTE=davenportavenger] Part of the reason he might have overreacted to the anime smilies is that there was a banned serial returner (possibly before your time? I don’t remember the original username myself) who used them and it was the “tell” for his posts. He could have been looking out for Clock’s benefit so that people didn’t think he was that returned poster. [/QUOTE] That certainly came to mind. It’s probably part of what irritated me about the smileys. I don’t think there’s any risk of people mistaking **Clockwork** for whats-his-face, since that guy only used O\_o. (To those who don’t know, this guy, I’m thinking his name was “zagadka”, got banned and then registered sock after sock - paying for several accounts in the process. And kept getting recognized because _every time_ he would use that stupid smiley in half his posts. It made him extremely recognizable.) So yeah, whats-his-face sort of tainted anime smileys in my mind. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782/282 "2006-06-20T20:42:03Z")
[QUOTE=davenportavenger] Part of the reason he might have overreacted to the anime smilies is that there was a banned serial returner (possibly before your time? I don’t remember the original username myself) who used them and it was the “tell” for his posts. He could have been looking out for Clock’s benefit so that people didn’t think he was that returned poster. [/QUOTE] That sounds fair, but I meant that it looked like he overreacted to \*\*Baker’s \*\* post. For that matter to be fair, I think \*\*Clock \*\* overreacted to a mild statement by \*\*Excalibre \*\* but \*\*Clock \*\* seem to take it mostly with humor. BTW: I read \*\*Baker’s \*\* post as a gentle reassurance to a new poster. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782/283 "2006-06-20T20:44:03Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] That sounds fair, but I meant that it looked like he overreacted to \*\*Baker’s \*\* post. For that matter to be fair, I think \*\*Clock \*\* overreacted to a mild statement by \*\*Excalibre \*\* but \*\*Clock \*\* seem to take it mostly with humor. [/quote] I got no complaint with **Clockwork**. Like I said, I was just giving an opinion, and I certainly have no complaint with him for not accepting it. > [@](#): > > BTW: I read \*\*Baker’s \*\* post as a gentle reassurance to a new poster. > > Jim I think that’s a bit troubling an interpretation given how he described my post in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782/284 "2006-06-20T20:44:41Z")
so for those keeping score at home, does an over-reaction to an over-reaction count as 1? two? 3?? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782/285 "2006-06-20T20:47:06Z")
[QUOTE=Excalibre] I think that’s a bit troubling an interpretation given how he described my post in this thread. [/QUOTE] Once again – SHE. Dude look like a lady because she IS a lady. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782/286 "2006-06-20T20:53:03Z")
Yep, **Baker** is good people, good female people to be exact, and given her heart over the years it’s more likely she was attempting to soothe, not ruffle. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782/287 "2006-06-20T20:57:10Z")
[QUOTE=Excalibre] … I think that’s a bit troubling an interpretation given how he described my post in this thread. [/QUOTE] Two separate issues I think. It looked like she was giving a little support to a guest; it looks like you overreacted to her post. It looks like she came over to an existing pit thread to vent about your overreaction. Perhaps this is a case of elevating overreactions. It looks like she got annoyed with you and rather than derail a Café thread, came to the appropriate place to complain. Jim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thought-for-excalibre/360782.md?page=14)