# Aldebaran, If You Tried, Could You Be More Condescending? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 8, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015 "2003-07-08T15:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/1 "2003-07-08T15:30:20Z")
I don’t know if you’re being intentionally derisive or if it’s unitntentional. but you do seem to have a habit of assuming the worse about fellow posters and to address people in an inhospitable, condescending manner for no apparent reason. For someone as ostensibly smart as you are, you _appear_ to be remarkably un- self-aware. Unless you’re doing it on purpose. It may be the case that you don’t think that you’re being rude, or that you think you’re somehow justified in being rude. It certainly appears that you’re being unnecessarily and counter-productively rude though. Just an FYI heads-up. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/2 "2003-07-08T15:45:01Z")
Please provide a link. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/3 "2003-07-08T15:53:55Z")
[link](http://www.site.uottawa.ca:4321/astronomy/index.html#Aldebaran) Aldebaran has declination +16 30 33 has right ascension 4 35 55.2 has V magnitude 0.85 has distance 21 parsecs is a part of Taurus has synonym alpha Tau has synonym HR 1457 has B-V magnitude 1.54 ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/4 "2003-07-08T16:10:16Z")
You mean that guy’s still here? We bbq’ed him pretty good when he first arrived, I figured we’d driven him off. We’ve been all through this before anyways, the guy is a complete moron, he holds everyone else to a higher standard in arguments than he holds himself, it’s not worth bothering to read his posts. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/5 "2003-07-08T16:11:59Z")
Based on sailor’s link (muchos gracias, by the way), I’d say Aldebaran’s not condescending at all. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/6 "2003-07-08T16:16:03Z")
“But Aldebaran is a peaceful planet; we have no weapons!” [sub]yes, I know it’s Aldaran. Work with me, people[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/7 "2003-07-08T16:34:44Z")
I second **John Mace** in the other **Reeder** pit thread. Aldebaran is Reeder on Crack. And whipped cream propellant. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/8 "2003-07-08T16:37:54Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=196045](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=196045) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192302](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192302) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192310](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192310) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/9 "2003-07-08T16:46:27Z")
I think he’s made it pretty clear: he’s a bigot. That is to say, he has a particular mental image labeled ‘American’, and all Americans must, by definition of their nationality, fit that image. He has noted that most of the posters here are citizens of the nation that invaded Iraq; this fact of nationality not only means that we must have supported the invasion without question, we are all slavering monsters who cheer the dismemberment of Iraqi children by cluster bombs. Or something. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/10 "2003-07-08T17:28:03Z")
Has no one a sense of prospective? His post count is no longer 2 an hour and he’s yet to invoke the word ‘childish’ in the latest thread. I’d say he gave up on the crystal meth. We should be congratulating him on his progress. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/11 "2003-07-08T17:53:55Z")
It’s funny. I just got done reading the first thread that **SimonX** linked to. I figured it was only a matter of time before this guy got Pitted again. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/12 "2003-07-08T22:18:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Has no one a sense of prospective? His post count is no longer 2 an hour and he’s yet to invoke the word ‘childish’ in the latest thread. Uh, [correction](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=3674307#post3674307). You know, I can sympathise to some small extent with his sense of fear and hatred for US power. But jeepers, what a complete fucking jerk he is. And this yoyo claims to earn a living as a historian? The mind boggles. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/13 "2003-07-08T23:19:20Z")
I like his psychic abilities. I mean, look how he was able to get right into my very thoughts of thoughts with his reply to me. :rolleyes: Of course, he was completely wrong, and an asshole for assuming such vile things about me. I was going to pit him myself, but the more I read starbaby’s trash, the less interesting it was. I figured someone else would. Esp as he’s digging a very deep hole of baseless accusations (in general) and rampant bigotry. And btw, **Alde** , _DON’T_ pray for me. I wouldn’t want any help from a God that listens to you. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/14 "2003-07-09T02:01:48Z")
Well look on the bright side **El\_Kabong**. I’m surprised it took four hours from my posting that for him to call someone childish - I expected to be proven wrong sometime between writing it and it getting through to the board. ---
**Author:** ![G-RAY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@G-RAY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G-RAY)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/15 "2003-07-09T04:49:34Z")
Oh this guy is an absolute fucking joy. ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/16 "2003-07-10T21:39:50Z")
Since this post is the only one that makes sense I’ll reply only on this one. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SimonX \* > I don’t know if you’re being intentionally derisive or if it’s unitntentional. 1.Well, I’m not “derisive” at all. I don’t know, but could it be that you for some reason which escapes me - since you are a complete stranger- that you discover things or intentions which aren’t there? > [@](#): > > but you do seem to have a habit of assuming the worse about fellow posters and to address people in an inhospitable, condescending manner for no apparent reason. 1. I don’t. But since the first post I made on this board, what you describe as if I do so happens to me. So could you turn things back to the right perspective please? > [@](#): > > For someone as ostensibly smart as you are, you _appear_ to be remarkably un- self-aware. Unless you’re doing it on purpose. 1. I have only one functioning braincell. It is now constantly occupied in getting letters at the right place in order to type in a language I don’t master (on a keyboard with weird characters on it that have nothing to do with English) while twinbrother dyslex is looking over my shoulder to use every moment of distraction to take the lead. But since people here tell me you “get points” for correct spelling, you can imagine how hard I try to get their approval which I hope shall result in a one point score. Or one half point?..Please controlers?? > [@](#): > > It may be the case that you don’t think that you’re being rude, or that you think you’re somehow justified in being rude. It certainly appears that you’re being unnecessarily and counter-productively rude though. 1. Well, I’m not rude at all and it would never be my intention. See my remark 1. But as I said: since post 1 I wrote on this message board, other members were very “rude”. And very intentionally, in fact: they were in attack mode all over, God knows why. But my guess is: it’s their game. See posts here for a resumé. See also your “link”. Which is totally unclear and weird to me, but not so its intention. > [@](#): > > Just an FYI heads-up. Eum… Can you write the above in simple English to help the illiterate understand please? Thank you. Salaam. A ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/17 "2003-07-10T21:51:02Z")
Say, **NoClueBoy** , care to donate your username to our guest of honor? ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/18 "2003-07-10T22:43:17Z")
See above one of the childish ridiculous posts this websites seems to attract. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/19 "2003-07-10T22:44:56Z")
Why, thank you. I try hard to be ridiculous, and it’s nice to finally get some appreciation around here. ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/20 "2003-07-10T22:45:56Z")
Forgot to ask the guest of honour El\_Kabong: Do you ever encounter strangers? If no: How come? If yes, do you always attack them?Is that a hobby? If yes: what is so attractive about it? I’m intrigued. Aldebaran. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015.md?page=2)