# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/81 "2003-07-11T23:35:39Z")
Ah Meros, go look again, because I’m once again completely innocent… But since I’m the Lunatic of the Family, it isn’t surprising people don’t get hight of me. Let be when I’m writing. And as I said several times already since day one I throwed myself into this message board: Everyone has his own writing style and it is question of getting used to it. Do you think I should tell all the others their style isn’t mine? I can keep myself busy with that but the handicap is that I’m not interested. Salaam. A. ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/82 "2003-07-11T23:46:41Z")
Ryle Dup, I find the first part of your messed up quotation just perfect, except the “sloppy” websites. I never used the word “sloppy” in all my life… I needed the help of Atomica to find out the exact meaning actually… Can you show me where i used that because it is of course possible that brother Dyslex took over after knocking me unconscious. But if you can’t bring up where TwinDyslex posted it…You do add things at will… see? And something else isn’t quite accurat: I’m all open for people who put up an act… But around here they just overdo it. Questions: Why do they do it and why do they take themselves so extremely serious? People act here as if they are on Sacred Ground and every “stranger” is an intruder. Do you realize that you act like the Lunatic Wahabbis? ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/83 "2003-07-11T23:49:25Z")
> [@](#): > > And can you clarify why you come to that weird conclusion about "superior attitude, because it escapes me. > And what “ **sloppy** research”? I explained several times that posting links to websites is not something I do. > People on message boards like this seem to be convinced that everything written on a website is proof of truth. That is then their choice. But sorry, I have other standards. Bolding mine Ask and it shall be given… ---
**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/84 "2003-07-11T23:51:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aldebaran \* > \*\*Mehitabel, > > I’m sorry, but I’m not interested in the sort of “group” that pops up right here. I prefer contacts with mature adult people. > > And you show that you don’t even bother to read my posts, or that you like to add things that aren’t even there from far or nearby. > I said about myself that I’m retarded. > Sorry, but I can say about myself whatever I like. > > And can you clarify why you come to that weird conclusion about "superior attitude, because it escapes me. > And what “sloppy research”? I explained several times that posting links to websites is not something I do. > People on message boards like this seem to be convinced that everything written on a website is proof of truth. That is then their choice. But sorry, I have other standards. > > And about me letting people teach me: I’m sorry, but people I find interesting because I can learn from them, must first show themselves interesting enough. > If I must list the members of this message board among those I encountered so far who actually meet that requirement, I don’t need much space. > I also noticed the emphasis you seemed to be needed on the word “you”. I find that amazing, seen the fact it follows a sentence where you actually talk about “the virtue of humility”, not to speak about “open your mind”. > > So sorry, but among most of the people I met so far on this message board, those qualities seem to be completely unknown. > They show no sign of posessing an open mind and in addition they think they are The Greatest. > Such people aren’t able to gain my interest and that is hardly my fault. > > I’m open for debate on everything possible, but I’m not open for people who live under the delusion that the mere fact that I post here gives them some kind of authority to command me. > So why don’t you tell them to stop acting as if they have such authority instead of becoming part of them, and the whole problem is solved and interaction on a normal level can start. > > Salaam. A. \*\* I underlined where you wrote it. You aren’t the only dyslexic person in this world, and people are NOT attacking you for misrepresenting words/etc. I am dyslexic as well and I mix up phonetics of words. People don’t critisize you over that, they critisize you because you’re an ignorant bigot. ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/85 "2003-07-11T23:54:08Z")
Gaspode, Yes, it is truly a heartwarming experience to be overhere… People forget that where I live we are in the middle of the summerheat so BBQ is out of the question if you’re not ready to be locked away in a madhouse. And no, Norvegian isn’t one of my languages really, but since Dutch and German are and also their medieval forms, there isn’t that much problem for understanding reading. I wouldn’t risk myself in trying to speak or write it though. I have a friend in Sweden and find that language even much more related to Dutch. Salaam. Tix ---
**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/86 "2003-07-11T23:57:25Z")
> [@](#): > > And something else isn’t quite accurat: I’m all open for people who put up an act… But around here they just overdo it The out of context thing was not intended to actually make any sort of sense > [@](#): > > Why do they do it and why do they take themselves so extremely serious? People act here as if they are on Sacred Ground and every “stranger” is an intruder. **Why** do you keep goddamn assuming that you and _every_ other newbie is viciously attacked. Let me tell you something. NOT EVERY NEWBIE HERE ACTS LIKE A CONDESCENDING BIGOTED ASSHOLE RIDING A HIGH HORSE _That_ is why you are hated I lurked for 2-4 years before posting, for the exact reason that I didn’t want to look like an idiot, and I was shy about posting to a community in which I didn’t quite understand. “The Group” is all in your head. It’s a collection of people who dislike ignorance. This is not the same as an elite group of whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/87 "2003-07-11T23:57:38Z")
Well I think I’m going to leave this thread be. **Aldebaran** I still hope you prove me wrong, though something I’m no longer holding my breath. ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/88 "2003-07-11T23:59:42Z")
Ah, the “sloppy” you came up with was taken from a post of someone else and I repeated it simple because I asked the person what he meant by it. That isn’t quoting my writings… That is quoting some one elses words completely out of context and acting as if they are mine. See now how you mess up things in your attempt to “make a (false) point”? And of course I’m an ignorant bigot. If writing that makes you happy… Why should I spoil your fun? ---
**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/89 "2003-07-12T00:00:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Meros \* > \*\*Well I think I’m going to leave this thread be. > **Aldebaran** I still hope you prove me wrong, though something I’m no longer holding my breath. \*\* I daresay not even Cecil could disperse his ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/90 "2003-07-12T00:01:17Z")
Meros, I’m so sorry I can’t make you happy. You could however contribute to my attempt to post This Is My Life on that curious board. Salaam. A ---
**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/91 "2003-07-12T00:01:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aldebaran \* > \*\*Ah, the “sloppy” you came up with was taken from a post of someone else and I repeated it simple because I asked the person what he meant by it. > > That isn’t quoting my writings… That is quoting some one elses words completely out of context and acting as if they are mine. > See now how you mess up things in your attempt to “make a (false) point”? > > And of course I’m an ignorant bigot. > If writing that makes you happy… Why should I spoil your fun? \*\* Type [quote] (quote here) [/quote] if you want to quote someone. The point is STILL valid since it was even more out of context. ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/92 "2003-07-12T00:06:33Z")
Ryle, Can you be so kind to unlock the caps and post in normal font size? I wear reading glasses and although the ones I use for the PC are lighter then the others your display over overacting is blinding. So I’m “hated”… Great news. People must have something to hate in order to be able to understand love. You could thank me for the contribution to your emotional development. Salaam. A ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/93 "2003-07-12T00:08:36Z")
My point is also valid that you add things … 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/94 "2003-07-12T00:09:34Z")
I just relocated the periods 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/95 "2003-07-12T00:10:28Z")
What? ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/96 "2003-07-12T00:15:43Z")
Oh, I see… Ah no, you added two words who weren’t mine originally. Admit it… It can be amusing to mess up things a bit. But it is not exactly fair play. ---
**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/97 "2003-07-12T00:26:47Z")
Show me where ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/98 "2003-07-12T00:38:10Z")
“sloppy research” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ryle\_Dup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Ryle\_Dup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryle_Dup)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/99 "2003-07-12T00:39:23Z")
seeing as how you wrote those in your post without [quote] they’re in yer post ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015/100 "2003-07-12T00:47:24Z")
Ah… So you were misled… You couldn’t see that "… " means the very same thing as > [@](#): > > … Right. Weak defence… search for a lawyer… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-if-you-tried-could-you-be-more-condescending/187015.md?page=6)