# alright, tomndeb, how about right here? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 24, 2000, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018 "2000-01-24T19:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mipsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mipsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipsman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/1 "2000-01-24T19:17:00Z")
Tomndeb, if you believe that anybody (much less a moderator) needs you as a defender or appreciates your ability to see the evil lurking in other people’s hearts as evidenced by their posts, than you are a idiot. Is this because you are some kind of multiculturizing, appalled by the sins of dead white males, sensitivity trained, white wine sipping, tofu nibbling, ballet attending, driving the Explorer to the recycling center three times a week, hurtful insensitive language reviewing, paternalistic, dripping with good intentions as you train all posters to sit on the toilet of tolerance, liberaler than thou asshole? When you have opinions, bring them forth like road apples from the rear end of a horse. But why be a self-appointed defender/attacker, arbitrator, or psychological insight gatherer into what you think are other’s secret motivations or agendas? Is John John right, are you looking for a job as a moderator? I think they already have their asshole quota in a moderator who shall remain nameless\*. You remind me of the old saying “If somebody annoys you, it takes 42 muscles to frown but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and whack the son of a bitch up along side the head.” I am usually as calm and steady as God’s patience with a sinful man, but your consistent anal-cranial inversions makes me not only go looking for trouble but go begging for it on bended knee. It is very difficult to describe my opinion of you without using swear words. I will translate it into a foreign language and then translate them back into English. Behold the tomndeb rectum. It fornicates. \*DavidB ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/2 "2000-01-24T19:25:00Z")
::blinking:: TOM? Somebody’s flaming TOM??? ::brings out the lawnchairs, pops the popcorn, opens the wine, settles in to watch:: Oh man, this is gonna be fun . . . . -Melin ---
**Author:** ![fuzzy-wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b38774/32.png) [@fuzzy-wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzy-wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/3 "2000-01-24T19:32:00Z")
Pops the lawnchair beside Melin and remembers she forgot her popcorn… * * * “Do or do not, there is no try” - Yoda ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/4 "2000-01-24T19:35:00Z")
At least we’ll have somebody to replace Phaedrus… ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/5 "2000-01-24T19:36:00Z")
Clueless about the issue and would appreciate a quick update, but intrigued enough to check this post again in a couple of hours. * * * My sig line is currently unavailable. Please check this post in 1 hour when we resume our broadcast day. ---
**Author:** ![GLWasteful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f05b48/32.png) [@GLWasteful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GLWasteful)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/6 "2000-01-24T19:42:00Z")
Damn, I always miss out on the fun. What did Tom do to get mipsy’s knickers in a twist? Can’t imagine that it will be anything less than great fun. Waste Flick Lives! ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/7 "2000-01-24T19:49:00Z")
Yo Melin, can I have some of that wine? This should be priceless…someone tell Opal to prepare a spot on the “Page 'o Flames” for Tom’s repsonse… _settles in on her blanket_ ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/8 "2000-01-24T19:52:00Z")
Heck, reading the oP in this thread, I could swear that “Captain” Ed had jonesed mipsman’s User ID! ---
**Author:** ![Minxsmom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Minxsmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minxsmom)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/9 "2000-01-24T20:33:00Z")
I brought a keg. Anyone want a tall, cold one? This should be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![renaissanceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@renaissanceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renaissanceman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/10 "2000-01-24T20:44:00Z")
Opal? I’d like to nominate Mips’ second paragraph for the TM page o’ flames. Anybody second me? ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/11 "2000-01-24T21:25:00Z")
Mullinator & GLW: [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001076.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001076.html) Well, this certainly explains the current weather conditions in Raleigh… ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/12 "2000-01-24T21:40:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Is this because you are some kind of … liberaler than thou asshole? And now an excerpt from Alphagene’s rules for SDMB browsing and posting: > [@](#): > > #342 > > Any gastropod who uses the term _liberal, conservative, Democrat, Republican, atheist_ or _Christian_ as if that term in and of itself is an insult is to be ignored. * * * I used to rock and roll all night and party every day. Then it was every other day. Now I’m lucky if I can find a half an hour a week in which to get funky. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/13 "2000-01-24T22:56:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Is this because you are some kind of [long flame] asshole? Hmmm. 7.8 It should have been higher–the form and meter were fine, the concepts decent (although “liberal” as an insult _was_ pretty weak). But what really lost points was the fact that it was incorrect and unjustified. Really, save those high-caliber flames for the _real_ assholes, rather than someone like Tom. -andros- ---
**Author:** ![Yue\_Han](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eada6e/32.png) [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/14 "2000-01-24T23:00:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Tomndeb, if you believe that anybody (much less a moderator) needs you as a defender or appreciates your ability to see the evil lurking in other people’s hearts as evidenced by their posts, than you are a idiot. Hey, fucker, I appreciate Tom. So, there’s one meaningless paragraph. This post was a lot longer once, but I cut most it off because it isn’t my place. You, my friend (and by “my friend” I mean asshole), are fucking with a respected poster and longtime member. It’s done, but you better have fuck-all good evidence on your side. You don’t. Back off know, before you regret this. –John ---
**Author:** ![John\_John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@John\_John](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_John)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/15 "2000-01-24T23:37:00Z")
mipsman [quote] Is this because you are some kind of multiculturizing, appalled by the sins of dead white males, sensitivity trained, white wine sipping, tofu nibbling, ballet attending, driving the Explorer to the recycling center three times a week, hurtful insensitive language reviewing, paternalistic, dripping with good intentions as you train all posters to sit on the toilet of tolerance, liberaler than thou asshole? [quote] This is one damn funny paragraph.It’s a gem. Yes, it should get honorable mention. I give it a 9.8 ## Mipsman, tom means well, really. It’s just he feels the need to tidy things up when he sees it getting a bit conservative. tom performs a very useful task on this board as the de facto Liberal historian, but I like him anywawy. I would never want him silenced, nor would I want you silenced. You are one funny person. Thanks for the laugh. The truth is generally seen, rarely heard. Gracian. ---
**Author:** ![Konrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@Konrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Konrad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/16 "2000-01-24T23:55:00Z")
Ahh… the indirect, falsely-polite jab. How naive… typical from this vintage. > [@](#): > > It is very difficult to describe my opinion of you without using swear words. I will translate it into a foreign language and then translate them back into English. Behold the tomndeb rectum. It fornicates. This should have served as a buffer between a solid argument and a strong conclusion. As it is it leaves the reader feeling as if something is lacking. It should have had a stronger finish. It also needs to be more robust overall and have a stronger focus. This is not a flame that you would show off to your friends. ---
**Author:** ![John\_John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@John\_John](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_John)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/17 "2000-01-25T00:08:00Z")
konrad > [@](#): > > This should have served as a buffer between a solid argument and a strong conclusion. As it is it leaves the reader feeling as if something is lacking. It should have had a stronger finish. > > It also needs to be more robust overall and have a stronger focus. This is not a flame that you would show off to your friends. And certainly not one that would injure his foe. It really wasn’t a flame, as much as a cinder. * * * The truth is generally seen, rarely heard. Gracian. ---
**Author:** ![Sake\_Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sake\_Samurai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sake_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/18 "2000-01-25T00:25:00Z")
Boooo! Down with Tom! * * * Hell is Other People. ---
**Author:** ![John\_John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@John\_John](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_John)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/19 "2000-01-25T01:01:00Z")
Cut tom some slack. 🙂 mipsman, Longhorn humor waaaaaa, drop me an email? * * * The truth is generally seen, rarely heard. Gracian. ---
**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2000, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018/20 "2000-01-25T01:51:00Z")
Yeah, that tom - what a pain. A reasonable, intelligent, well-informed adult - nah, we never listen to him. (pulls up lawn chair) Hey - I brought Milk Duds. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alright-tomndeb-how-about-right-here/4018.md?page=2)