# ambushed, you're not the sharpest tack on the bulletin board, are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 21, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978 "2003-09-21T15:34:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [September 22, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978/21 "2003-09-22T07:04:07Z")
Baker: If you ever find yourself in San Francisco, be sure to make a pit stop (pit stop! I slay myself sometimes!) at _The Original Tommy’s Joynt_ at Geary & Van Ness. They have quite a few beers from all over the world. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978/22 "2003-09-22T07:08:01Z")
Done. And I haven’t been back to Chicago in many years, but when I was there at school for a year, there was a place called Jimmy’s on E. 55th St. , right across from the University of Chicago. It had dozens of beers, and a reference library behind the bar, for settling questions of fact. This was pre-Internet you see, I’m a fossil. ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978/23 "2003-09-22T13:31:42Z")
And in this corner wearing the white short-sleeved shirt, conservative tie, and black trunks… And in this corner wearing the white short-sleeved shirt, conservative tie, and black trunks… 😃 Hey, you guys, just relax and realize one thing: sincerity, truthfulness, and emotion don’t usually translate well when typed. Hence, I try to take everything with a grain of salt. I’ve typed a dozen things feeling mischevious, thinking the whole internet community would bust a gut. Not a good idea, because nobody can see my face. ---
**Author:** ![aurelian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@aurelian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurelian)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978/24 "2003-09-22T19:39:21Z")
Monty said: > [@](#): > > I honestly don’t care if someone criticizes my church. What I care about is the falsehoods tossed around such as the ones ambushed tossed around. > > Nor do I care if you buy what I’m saying or not. Unlike your “pal” ambushed, I actually did post citations of my assertions in the GQ thread, except of course where it was obvious that no citation was needed. Thanks for taking the high road there, **Monty**. :rolleyes: And sorry, but most people don’t take the time to write as much as you have about something they don’t care about (unless it’s for work or school.) My original hope was the **ambushed** ’s behavior could be explained by the emotional nature of the subject…but given his/her post in this thread, and that s/he has senstitively started a new thread in response entitled [Monty, you are a wretched LIAR!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=f68dcea7), I’m not so sure. **ambushed** is being highly reactive and emotional, but you’re not helping, **Monty**. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978/25 "2003-09-22T20:29:44Z")
I wouldn’t go so far as to say **ambushed** is being highly reactive and emotional. When s/he said that **Monty** “hated the truth” and loved lies, I thought that was a pretty good example of calm, rational debate. Truth hater! ---
**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:** [September 22, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978/26 "2003-09-22T21:39:52Z")
Criminy, aurelia. Get some help with the big words, will you? ---
**Author:** ![aurelian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@aurelian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurelian)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978/27 "2003-09-23T00:30:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Thanks for taking the high road there, Monty. And sorry, but most people don’t take the time to write as much as you have about something they don’t care about (unless it’s for work or school.) > > My original hope was the ambushed’s behavior could be explained by the emotional nature of the subject…but given his/her post in this thread, and that s/he has senstitively started a new thread in response entitled Monty, you are a wretched LIAR!, I’m not so sure. ambushed is being highly reactive and emotional, but you’re not helping, Monty. What big words? I’m a grad student, and I’ve never claimed to be anything but a word snob. 😉 Lighten up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ambushed-youre-not-the-sharpest-tack-on-the-bulletin-board-are-you/202978.md?page=1)