# Anti-war website operator threatened by armed thugs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-website-operator-threatened-by-armed-thugs/459316>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 8, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-website-operator-threatened-by-armed-thugs/459316 "2008-08-08T18:06:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-website-operator-threatened-by-armed-thugs/459316/21 "2008-08-10T22:31:04Z")

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Sounds like he needs to learn the lesson of ‘Si pacem vis, pare bellum’ - if you want peace, prepare for war.

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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-website-operator-threatened-by-armed-thugs/459316/22 "2008-08-10T22:54:59Z")

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[QUOTE=Miller]  
I wonder if these agents looked like Alex Trebek and Jesse Ventura?  
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Said his name was Smith…

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**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-website-operator-threatened-by-armed-thugs/459316/23 "2008-08-11T04:19:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Captain Amazing]  
His wife then ate piece after piece of sweet potato pie.  
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Every question she asked, she ate another piece of pie. I’ve never seen anything like it before.

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**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-website-operator-threatened-by-armed-thugs/459316/24 "2008-08-11T06:33:06Z")

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RO material?

> **[RO - Definition by AcronymFinder](https://www.acronymfinder.com/RO.html)**
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> 90 definitions of RO. Meaning of RO. What does RO stand for? RO abbreviation. Define RO at AcronymFinder.com

Romania   
Radio   
Read Only   
Removal of (medical)   
Run on (proofreading)   
Ragnarok Online (computer game)   
Reverse Osmosis   
Right On   
Reorder (proofreading)   
Rollover (financial)   
Regional Office   
Rule Out   
Reverse Order   
Room Only (hotel)  
Restraining Order   
Receive Only   
Russian Orthodox   
Radio Operator   
Remains Open   
Registered Owner   
Record Only   
Rock Opera   
Remote Office   
Responsible Officer   
Remote Operations   
Repair Order   
Royal Observatory   
Radiation Oncologist   
Revenue Officer   
Reserve Officer   
Rough Opening (construction)   
Radar Operator

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**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-website-operator-threatened-by-armed-thugs/459316/25 "2008-08-11T08:23:35Z")

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It was nothing more than the planet Venus.

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**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-website-operator-threatened-by-armed-thugs/459316/26 "2008-08-11T08:41:44Z")

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[QUOTE=Measure for Measure]  
RO material?  
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Recreational Outrage, AFAIK.

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