# 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:** 9
**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 14, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/161 "2015-01-14T23:11:05Z")
**adaher** , the only asshole big enough to take the thread seriously and get butthurt over it. Damn man, someone calls you an asshole and your knee jerk reaction is to immediately prove them right? You really are an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/162 "2015-01-14T23:14:25Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > **adaher** , the only asshole big enough to take the thread seriously and get butthurt over it. > Damn man, someone calls you an asshole and your knee jerk reaction is to immediately prove them right? You really are an asshole. Lol, that’s the funniest piece of irony I read all day! **Zoid** , you asshole! 😃 ---
**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 14, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/163 "2015-01-14T23:15:59Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Whatever happened to **Diogenes the Cynic**? He got banned went to asshole heaven-- sometimes known as the Long Neck Board. But I think he got locked up over there. ---
**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 14, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/164 "2015-01-14T23:20:34Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Riffing on someone’s name is never funny, I know, but sometimes I can’t resist. Right, because his mom named him **leftfield6** the day he was born. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/165 "2015-01-14T23:24:34Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Whatever happened to **Diogenes the Cynic**? He clenched so hard that he disappeared. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/166 "2015-01-14T23:38:54Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Right, because his mom named him **leftfield6** the day he was born. Wow. my mom was really an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/167 "2015-01-14T23:39:56Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > He clenched so hard that he disappeared. There is a black hole joke there, but I’m not brave enough to do it. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/168 "2015-01-14T23:43:14Z")
Some are born assholes, some achieve asshole, some are thrust…ah, maybe that isn’t quite working… ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/169 "2015-01-14T23:49:14Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > There’s no double standard between “black people are evil” and “Christians are evil.” One is birth, one is belief. No shit. So why is “Christians are evil” Ok, while “Muslims are evil” is not? ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/170 "2015-01-15T00:00:45Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > No shit. So why is “Christians are evil” Ok, while “Muslims are evil” is not? Since it’s so very clear in your mind, I’m certain you can pull out tons of citations supporting this assertion. Please show me where the claim that all Christians are evil gets a pass. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/171 "2015-01-15T00:04:42Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > There’s no double standard between “black people are evil” and “Christians are evil.” One is birth, one is belief. There’s not even necessarily a double standard between “black people are evil” and “white people are evil.” One is punching down, one is punching up. > > A belief can be idiotic in the absence of a double standard, of course. But hypocrisy hunting is a famously stupid occupation. Naw, sorry mate, this is bullshit. I say this an atheist who agrees that adaher has some critical thinking and reasoning issues. This is just rationalizing your hypocrisy. Stop trying to rationalize it and embrace it. It’s ok to be hypocritical about some things. Humans are hypocritical by nature and design. It’s tribal. It’s how we do. While hunting hypocrisy to gain an upper hand is a stupid occupation; denying it and rationalizing it is just as stupid. Acknowledge it and move on to the salient points of the conversation. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/172 "2015-01-15T00:04:44Z")
> [@andros](#): > > Since it’s so very clear in your mind, I’m certain you can pull out tons of citations supporting this assertion. Please show me where the claim that all Christians are evil gets a pass. Really? There’s no Christian bashing on this forum? ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/173 "2015-01-15T00:08:18Z")
“Fundie” is, in fact, a slur used frequently on this board. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/174 "2015-01-15T00:11:37Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Really? There’s no Christian bashing on this forum? Of course there is. But it does not go unchallenged. And besides, that’s a different claim from “Christians are all evil.” Can we stick to that one? ---
**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 15, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/175 "2015-01-15T00:12:45Z")
> [@andros](#): > > Since it’s so very clear in your mind, I’m certain you can pull out tons of citations supporting this assertion. Please show me where the claim that all Christians are evil gets a pass. I think it’s fair to say that if someone\* posts in a thread on this MB that “Christians are evil”, they’ll get a rebuke or two from other posters; maybe three. If someone posts “Muslims are evil”, they will be set upon as if by a pack of wolves. And if that someone gets Pitted, at least a dozen of that first someone’s idiot fans will talk about how brave he is for “telling it like it is” and how much they admire him. \*Yeah, like we all don’t know who that “someone” would be ---
**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 15, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/176 "2015-01-15T00:14:56Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Really? There’s no Christian bashing on this forum? He asked you for evidence that christian-bashing gets a pass, that is not suggesting that it never happens. Put up or stick a ιχθύος in it. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/177 "2015-01-15T00:19:12Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I think it’s fair to say that if someone\* posts in a thread on this MB that “Christians are evil”, they’ll get a rebuke or two from other posters; maybe three. If someone posts “Muslims are evil”, they will be set upon as if by a pack of wolves. And if that someone gets Pitted, at least a dozen of that first someone’s idiot fans will talk about how brave he is for “telling it like it is” and how much they admire him. > > \*Yeah, like we all don’t know who that “someone” would be I don’t disagree. And certainly, we would largely agree that “someone” is an asshole. (Speaking only for myself, I try to oppose mindless Christian bashing as much as mindless anything-bashing. I’m sure I’ve missed a bunch, however, and am thus looking forward to **D’Anconia** ’s links.) ---
**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 15, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/178 "2015-01-15T00:25:11Z")
**D’Anconia** is too busy blowing up copper mines in Chile to be hunting down cites. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/179 "2015-01-15T00:28:08Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Depends on the opinion. And we all know what opinions are like. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753/180 "2015-01-15T00:37:29Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > No shit. So why is “Christians are evil” Ok, while “Muslims are evil” is not? I don’t think either is okay (and furious george, kiss my ass with your implication that I do). Instead, I think that the problem with both is with the content of the opinion, and it’s much better to attack that content than to try to score points by hunting hypocrisy around them. They’re both stupid opinions whether held by hypocrites or non-hypocrites, and that should be the focus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-ongoing-list-of-the-straight-dopes-most-epic-assholes/709753.md?page=10)