# are we annoying and should go or should we stay and keep are light hearted disscusion **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 13, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282 "2001-05-13T03:52:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/21 "2001-05-13T06:23:20Z")
> [@](#): > > and as this site says "the straight dope"we`ll i think you could do with us just to substanciate the title (you don`t want to get in trouble with trading standards!) “The Straight Dope” is an expression that means “factual information”. As in, we espouse the truth around here, and are enemies of dis/misinformation and falsehoods. It has nothing to do with drugs. I know you think smoking dope is the coolest thing since the Ice Age, but I think you (both) have misunderstood the usage of the word “dope”. ---
**Author:** ![Chas.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chas.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chas.E)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/22 "2001-05-13T07:07:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mystery Riders \* > \*\*there are two brian [yozzer2001@yahoo.co.uk](mailto:yozzer2001@yahoo.co.uk) > > jimmy [yozzer2001@btinternet.com](mailto:yozzer2001@btinternet.com) > \*\* Yeah, and when you get banned again, suddenly there will be a new addition to the family, bobby yozzer [yozzer2001@excite.co.uk](mailto:yozzer2001@excite.co.uk) oh Mods… paging the Mods… ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/23 "2001-05-13T07:13:51Z")
DNFTY ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/24 "2001-05-13T07:32:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mystery Riders \* > \*\*look hand on heart there are two of us jimmy and brian if you look at the other posts you will see we both mention each other ! > brian is the one getting married in mexico 01/06/01 > jimmy a bit political into god slightly “is god almighty” > if you read posts you will see > and as this site says "the straight dope"we`ll i think you could do with us just to substanciate the title (you don`t want to get in trouble with trading standards!) \*\* Frankly, I don’t care HOW many of you there are, I don’t want any of you posting on this message board. Goodbye. Lynn Administrator For the Straight Dope ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/25 "2001-05-13T07:50:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > **Frankly, I don’t care HOW many of you there are, I don’t want any of you posting on this message board. Goodbye.** Did **Lynn** just do a _Weakest Link_ impersonation? 'Cause, I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/26 "2001-05-13T07:59:40Z")
Thanks, **Lynn.** I was having a hard time keeping a straight face. ---
**Author:** ![pheonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@pheonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pheonix)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/27 "2001-05-13T08:13:45Z")
Good one Lynn,but do you think these people will come back??? ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/28 "2001-05-13T08:42:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pheonix \* > \*\*Good one Lynn,but do you think these people will come back??? \*\* The name of the mythical bird is PHOENIX. You are not a phoenix. Were your IQ, a fire, it wouldn’t be a respectable birthday candle. You are the weakest link, _goodbye_. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/29 "2001-05-13T08:47:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Good one Lynn,but do you think these people will come back??? People? What people? People know how to read and write. People have some semblance of reason and intelligence. You are not people. I can only assume that you are a random series of keystrokes, brought upon by a pig crapping on a keyboard carelessly left out in the trough by a drunken English farmer. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/30 "2001-05-13T09:38:58Z")
Didn’t the phoenix die a second time (or, in this case, a third)? :rolleyes: Esprix ---
**Author:** ![pheonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@pheonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pheonix)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/31 "2001-05-13T09:59:17Z")
we feel the spoofe, use the spoofe luke ,dont be afraid the spoofe cannot hurt you . the phoenix did but the pheonix is ALIVE and we should stay because no one has been in thier debate who has given a good answer to wether or not OP author should go or stay YOZZER2001 IS DEAD LONG LIVE YOZZER SPOOFE OFF(WEIRD SICK MAN I.E.[http://jmspoofe.tripod.com/](http://jmspoofe.tripod.com/)) I AM A MEMBER NOT A BANNED WE WILL WIN MAYBE NOT TODAY BUT WE WILL WIN SPOOFE WILL FALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/32 "2001-05-13T10:05:17Z")
> [@](#): > > SPOOFE WILL FALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Carthage said the same thing about Rome. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/33 "2001-05-13T14:51:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hastur \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by pheonix \* > > \*\*Good one Lynn,but do you think these people will come back??? \*\* > > The name of the mythical bird is PHOENIX. > \*\* Hastur, I thought you _knew_ your mythology. The PhOEnix was ready to die it buit a nest of aromatic wood and set it on fire. The Phoenix was consumed by the flames. When it was burned, a new Phoenix sprang forth from the pyre. When the new Phoenix gains maturity, it carries the remains of it’s predicessor to the temple of the Sun-God in Egypt. The PhEOnix, however is the PhOEnix’s dumber cousin, which hangs around campfires, and complains of the chill. It gets verbally abused by all those it approaches because of it’s odiferous nature, but due to it’s lack of understanding, it doesn’t care. Eventually, it chokes to death on a chicken bone, and after several months, a new Pheonix emerges from the rotted carcass. It’s first words are always “erm. Hello? I’m all-over covered with yuk?” When the Pheonix gets a bit older, it kicks some dirt and leaves over it’s predicessor’s remains and feigning nonchalance, walks away muttering “Nobody saw me. They can’t prove a thing.” I’m surprised that a man of your education didn’t know that 😉 Fenris ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/34 "2001-05-13T18:26:15Z")
If I may paraphrase a quote from Billy Madison. > [@](#): > > Mr. YOZZER2001, what you’ve just written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent post were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/35 "2001-05-13T19:19:47Z")
Christ, can’t someone drive a stake through his heart or something to keep him from coming back? This is turning into _Martians Go Home!_ -Ben ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Lao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dr.Lao](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Lao)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/36 "2001-05-13T20:01:08Z")
Generally before I begin to speak in a new setting I like to get a sense of the level of the room. In real life this usually takes just a few seconds, but online it takes much longer. This is usually because the whole writing, reading, posting process takes time and you are not exposed to any subtle cues like body language. I, therefore, tend to lurk for a week or two before I post at all, just to get an idea of what is acceptable and what is not. This is probably where you (or however many of you there are) got off on the wrong foot. I suspect that if you had done what I do, you would have found that this is not the place for you. We tend to appreciate thoughtful discussion and meaning filled posts. You seem to prefer non-sensical ramblings. We prefer humorous stories posted in jest. You seem to prefer to post jokes that are absolutely deviod of humor. You see, we are completely different and we just aren’t right for each other. I’m sorry it had to end this way. One last thing, when you are asked to leave it is unspeakably rude to attempt to sneak back in. I trust that the Administrators have made you aware of this, so I won’t belabor it. I only suggest that you heed their advice in this matter to the utmost. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2001, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282/37 "2001-05-13T22:33:32Z")
> [@](#): > > Christ, can’t someone drive a stake through his heart or something to keep him from coming back? [Moderator Hat ON] I’ll do my best. ::locked:: [Moderator Hat OFF] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-annoying-and-should-go-or-should-we-stay-and-keep-are-light-hearted-disscusion/65282.md?page=1)