# Am I arguing with an idiot I never noticed before?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 9, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-arguing-with-an-idiot-i-never-noticed-before/670811 "2013-10-09T20:49:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-arguing-with-an-idiot-i-never-noticed-before/670811/47 "2013-10-14T21:32:11Z")

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I ran into him in a GQ question about the LHC that almost turned into a pit. Start at [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16059095#post16059095) and read down if you have the time. It’s amazing the way Pasta keeps his cool through every post in the face of such responses. Bonus points to **Half Man Half Wit** for summing it all up:

> [@Why does the LHC have straight sections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-lhc-have-straight-sections/651656/32):
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> Furthermore, **Pasta** has been unequivocally correct and gracious in every response to you, which you countered with nothing but obtuseness, snark and the assumption of an air of superiority you clearly fail to possess in actuality.

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