# askeptic is a psycho **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 28, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848 "2004-03-28T02:55:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/81 "2004-03-29T19:02:48Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > **Epimetheus** , > > I owe you an apology–I did a couple of searches and I obviously mistook you for someone else. A quick scan of your posts shows that I was wrong and you were _not_ the person I was thinking of who follows **Lib** around and regularly hijacks threads. Sorry about that, I apologize. > > We now return you to your regularly scheduled **askeptic** pit-thread. Are you thinking of Desmostylus, rather than Epithemus? ---
**Author:** ![gluteus\_maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@gluteus\_maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gluteus_maximus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/82 "2004-03-29T19:40:08Z")
Hey Munch, bite me while I relax my colon in your general direction. Just who the fuck asked you, anyhow? I was talking to **askeptic** , who is perfectly capable of responding on his own. If you’re threatened by grammar and spelling, then you should fuck off to some [yahoo.com](http://yahoo.com) forum where they use lots of (as in exclusively) upper-case letters. By the way, the word you were looking for is ‘detritus’. So take your oral skills and go regurgitate somewhere else. While you’re at it, try researching the difference between ‘muscles of the buttocks’ and ‘anal sphincter’ before you go on any more metaphor-mixing rampages. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/83 "2004-03-29T20:30:22Z")
Yes, grammar threatens me. Nothing is more frightening or wakes me up in cold sweats in the middle of the night more than a properly diagrammed sentence. If only there were a rolleyes smilie big enough to express my contempt for your junior modding and attempts to collectively speak for the entire board. Get the fuck over yourself, gluteus. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/84 "2004-03-29T20:50:54Z")
What a bizarre fucking thread. It’s like a sweater in a cage of cold monkeys. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/85 "2004-03-29T21:46:39Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > Did you even bother to read my previous posts in this thread, or my subsequent posts in the thread to wich you refer? I dout it. I’ve read a lot of what you’ve posted, [including this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=247877). Here’s some advice: engage brain before engaging mouth (or fingers, in this case). ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/86 "2004-03-29T21:56:23Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > I’ve read a lot of what you’ve posted, [including this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=247877). Here’s some advice: engage brain before engaging mouth (or fingers, in this case). You have certainly got a point concerning that thread. I really try to engage brain before fingers, but I also admitted that for various reasons, that my brain was not functioning right. If you feel that Coldfire’s rebuke was insufficient concerning that thread, then by all means continue to criticize me about it. [roll eyes] ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/87 "2004-03-29T22:03:19Z")
After reading this pitting of myself, I thought I should change my sig. What do y’all think? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/88 "2004-03-29T22:09:20Z")
I think mud is wet. I have sigs turned off. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/89 "2004-03-29T22:10:10Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > You have certainly got a point concerning that thread. I really try to engage brain before fingers, but I also admitted that for various reasons, that my brain was not functioning right. If you feel that Coldfire’s rebuke was insufficient concerning that thread, then by all means continue to criticize me about it. [roll eyes] And much of what went on was just good-natured ribbing. In all seriousness, I haven’t really debated with much, but from I’ve seen, you spend a lot of time apoligizing and correcting your mistakes. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but that’s my impression. And that’s where the “engage brain…” comment came from. Take it for what it’s worth. It really doesn’t matter to me either way. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/90 "2004-03-29T22:19:36Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > …but I’d work on relaxing that colon of yours if I were you. Or would a semi-colon be better here? (avoiding a colostomy joke because You Don’t Joke in the Pit) If **askeptic** came here from an extended period of isolation I can understand his occasional lapses. I was unemployed when I started here and it was nice to have a bunch of people to talk to who spoke in complete sentences. It was good preparation for job interviews. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/91 "2004-03-29T22:21:37Z")
From what I have read on this forum many people would benifit from apologizing for things they type here. I do it alot because I realize that my first impressions are often wrong. I reconsider my stupid comments. Is it wrong to admit when one is wrong? I know the first response will be that one should not be wrong so often, but I admit I am less intelligent than most folks. At least I never pitted fleeing farters… 🙂 ( i enjoyed the story, please do not take this comment as a criticism of that thread) ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/92 "2004-03-29T22:24:34Z")
> [@](#): > > At least I never pitted fleeing farters Have you ever pitted anyone at all? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/93 "2004-03-29T23:10:38Z")
Possible sources for a revised sig: About This Message Board: Is “idiot” a special membership category, and would Dopers like **askeptic** qualify? Great Debates: Has **askeptic** provided sufficient evidence of his idiocy? Cite, please. Cafe Society: Who’d be the best director for the movie “Dumb and Dumber IV: D&D meet Daddy **askeptic** ”? In My Humble Opinion: Poll time! Is **askeptic** really an idiot, or just a wannabe? Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share: **askeptic** and the contractors, or, how to become an SDMB idiot. The Barbecue Pit: **askeptic** , will you stop trying so freakin’ hard to be an idiot? ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/94 "2004-03-29T23:34:07Z")
> [@Libertarian](#): > > I asked a GQ about grounding, but I still don’t get it. So that wasn’t some weird bit of socratic irony? I would have replied, but I assumed you were just screwing around. **Fenris** , good to see you in the Pit. Stop by more often. Yes, **askeptic** , you’ve been annoying. It never seemed intentional, just grating, so I’ll cut you the same slack as I do **dantheman** and **lobley** and **county** and all the other people who annoy me, and just ignore it. Just try to take a crap less often in the pit. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/95 "2004-03-30T00:42:48Z")
ETF: I have been told you wer nice, why am I the acception? BTW as to Opals realm, unfortunately I have the same username there. I have tried to be more carefull over there and so far no one from here has taken their attacks there. Wikkit: Not sure I appreciate the company in which you place me. If I may apologize once again, I am sorry to have annoyed you. I try to exchange ideas and sometimes inject humor. Unfortunately usually my humor is so stupid that people who respond obviously did not understand it. Also I really like the fact that I can get feedback on my thought process, it is a valuable way to see how I have been stupid. Unlike the famous put down, I would rather say something stupid, and be shown why it is stupid so I will not continue to think something stupid. Lib:your indignation is getting pretty lame. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/96 "2004-03-30T01:28:01Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > Also I really like the fact that I can get feedback on my thought process, it is a valuable way to see how I have been stupid. Unlike the famous put down, I would rather say something stupid, and be shown why it is stupid so I will not continue to think something stupid. > > Lib:your indignation is getting pretty lame. But Lib’s post count is like a rocket… ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/97 "2004-03-30T01:31:17Z")
> [@GusNSpot](#): > > But Lib’s post count is like a rocket… OK, you WHOOSHED me. (not terribly hard to do) ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/98 "2004-03-30T02:20:41Z")
I am still dying to know if the OP owlofcreamcheese just forgot the B (Bowl of cream cheese), or really wanted to be known as a nocturnal avian predator made of a dairy product… ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/99 "2004-03-30T02:36:34Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > ETF: I have been told you wer nice, why am I the acception? Ah, sorry about that. I was answering this post of yours: > [@](#): > > After reading this pitting of myself, I thought I should change my sig. What do y’all think? And trying to inject a little humor into the whole sig business. Obviously I failed miserably. (Not for the first time!) Shoulda thrown a wink smiley or two (or two dozen) in there, huh? I apologize if it bothered you – well, heck, obviously it DID bother you or you wouldn’t have mentioned it. So enough with the weasely pseudo-apology phrasing! I’m truly sorry I upset you. I meant to be merely teasing you in a goodhearted way, and tripped over my own clown shoes. :eek: Peace? 🙂 > [@](#): > > BTW as to Opals realm, unfortunately I have the same username there. I have tried to be more carefull over there and so far no one from here has taken their attacks there. It’s a lot more easygoing there anyway; different focus and all that. Both boards have their differing charms and divergent delights. Will I see you in the game threads? 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848/100 "2004-03-30T02:40:07Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > I am still dying to know if the OP owlofcreamcheese just forgot the B (Bowl of cream cheese), or really wanted to be known as a nocturnal avian predator made of a dairy product… Or maybe the OP dropped an H from an appellation meant to immortalize the dying protests of said dairy product as it enters the Great Mixing Bowl of Cheesecakedom. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askeptic-is-a-psycho/236848.md?page=6)