# An ongoing list of The Straight Dope's most epic assholes. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 13, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753 "2015-01-13T21:58:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/221 "2015-01-16T15:10:18Z")
Did you post in this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/222 "2015-01-16T16:06:13Z")
Dammit assholes! Where’s the spoiler alerts? There’s supposed to be spoiler alerts. Dammit! Assholes. I haven’t caught up on The Blacklist yet!! What the fu…what? Rereads the thread title. Oh. Sorry. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/223 "2015-01-16T16:46:08Z")
:mad: Only an asshole posts jokes in a serious thread. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/224 "2015-01-16T18:59:05Z")
“What’s this?? People are talking about assholes without ME?!!” Flounce, flounce, shit, shit, vomit, attention-whore. “THAT’S better!” ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/225 "2015-01-16T19:40:06Z")
Usually, to me, the epic assholes are the relatively small group of posters who do at least one of a handful of (IMO) assholish behaviors: [ol] [li]Stick to their guns about some factually disproven belief.[/li][li]Make sweeping inflammatory generalized statements of “truth” that are far from the actual truth, and aren’t anything other than their opinion. Or… they stick to their ideological guns way past the point when they’ve been shown to be mistaken about their own beliefs.[/li][li]Act extremely patronizing about issues that aren’t nearly so cut and dried as they’d like to believe.[/li][li] Poison the well early and often in threads about social issues.[/li][li] Troll one side or the other intentionally about political/social issues.[/li][/ol] There are a handful of posters who routinely do this… I’m not naming names, but the majority tend to be on the hyper-liberal side of things, but a couple are on the conservative side. In a lot of ways, I dread their entry into threads about topics I’m interested in, because the threads inevitably devolve into a fight instead of a discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/226 "2015-01-16T19:48:02Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > A _particular_ mod started demanding that I either remain silent or lie on several subjects, and I refuse to lie. So I’ve been posting less. _Lie?_ Did the mod actually use the word “lie”? Or was it a request to tone your enmity down a little? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/227 "2015-01-16T20:03:07Z")
I hate these popularity threads. > [@billfish678](#): > > For ruining, derailing, and getting closed more threads over more years than any other asshole by far? > > Dio. > > He wasn’t stupid. Very few of his views were extreme. > > But asshole, destroyer of threads? You bet your ass. > [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Whatever happened to **Diogenes the Cynic**? I kind of miss him. Once I decided to ignore everything he said he kind of grew on me. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/228 "2015-01-16T20:49:50Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > :mad: > Only an asshole posts jokes in a serious thread. please post a link to this “serious thread” of which you speak ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/229 "2015-01-16T21:06:39Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > _Lie?_ Did the mod actually use the word “lie”? Or was it a request to tone your enmity down a little? He just said he refuses to lie, so of course the mod said “you must either remain silent or lie,” in those exact words. ---
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/230 "2015-01-16T21:24:00Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > He just said he refuses to lie, so of course the mod said “you must either remain silent or lie,” in those exact words. Well, I presume the “lie” is some subjective truth such as “religion is evil and brainwashing for the masses.” Right? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/231 "2015-01-17T00:01:57Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Usually, to me, the epic assholes are the relatively small group of posters who do at least one of a handful of (IMO) assholish behaviors: > > [ol] > [li]Stick to their guns about some factually disproven belief.[/li][li]Make sweeping inflammatory generalized statements of “truth” that are far from the actual truth, and aren’t anything other than their opinion. Or… they stick to their ideological guns way past the point when they’ve been shown to be mistaken about their own beliefs.[/li][li]Act extremely patronizing about issues that aren’t nearly so cut and dried as they’d like to believe.[/li][li] Poison the well early and often in threads about social issues.[/li][li] Troll one side or the other intentionally about political/social issues.[/li][/ol] > There are a handful of posters who routinely do this… I’m not naming names, but the majority tend to be on the hyper-liberal side of things, but a couple are on the conservative side. In a lot of ways, I dread their entry into threads about topics I’m interested in, because the threads inevitably devolve into a fight instead of a discussion. Well said. ( Except for not naming names. 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/232 "2015-01-17T00:04:04Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > A _particular_ mod started demanding that I either remain silent or lie on several subjects, and I refuse to lie. So I’ve been posting less. I counted 3 lies in that post. The last sentence might be correct-- I really wouldn’t know. 1. At least 2 mods have been involved. 2. No one told you you had to lie. 3. You lie through your teeth on a regular basis. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/233 "2015-01-17T00:13:06Z")
[Has **dalej42** been mentioned yet?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=746440) ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/234 "2015-01-17T00:35:14Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I counted 3 lies in that post. The last sentence might be correct-- I really wouldn’t know. > > 1. At least 2 mods have been involved. > 2. No one told you you had to lie. > 3. You lie through your teeth on a regular basis. Fish, meet barrel Barrel, meet fish Fish, barrel, meet John Mace ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/235 "2015-01-17T00:53:52Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > please post a link to this “serious thread” of which you speak Only an asshole requests [cites](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=560831) in a Pit thread! ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/236 "2015-01-17T01:17:18Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [Has **dalej42** been mentioned yet?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=746440) [yes (adjust your TARDIS)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=452568) ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/237 "2015-01-17T01:21:36Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Fish, meet barrel > Barrel, meet fish > Fish, barrel, meet John Mace Whatever, DT knocked off most of his bullshit. He’s in the Hall of Fame, though. Guy used to have a bi-monthly Pit thread, which he invariably ignored, like, y’know, an asshole. These days, all kinds of tiny pud-knocking dingleberries are bigger annoyances. Give yourself a pat on the back, Knorf. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/238 "2015-01-17T01:24:54Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > If it’s still on the cob, probably fairly wide. > > I just made the list, didn’t I? ::Applause, much applause:: ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/239 "2015-01-17T01:35:33Z")
> [@Dave\_Hartwick](#): > > Give yourself a pat on the back, Knorf. Sweet! Asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/240 "2015-01-17T02:17:01Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > In any case, the President said that the critics were right, they should have sent someone high ranking over there. So that SHOULD end the argument, except a lot of you are shameless apparently. It’s amazing how many times you suggest that he’s lying. But on this issue, you believe him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753.md?page=13)