I have said it before, but the guy did not appear to be deliberately offensive. He indicated in one of his threads that he was a retired grandfather, despite the impression created by his nom de plume. I felt at times the ridicule was a bit much. I would hope none of us suffer the same, should we grow more obtuse with age.
Okay, I’m gonna blush just a little. :o
It looks like snoring, but I’m blushing on the inside.
Maybe we were a little harsh – and I’m cringing a little imagining my dad on the other side of that keyboard – but after the seventh or eighth post about “some new kind of thinking” and all the attitude that came with, he earned every bit of what he got.
“More obtuse with age” is one thing, but the attitude was the kicker. I hope that, should I become more obtuse with age, I’ll also become more gracious about my faults. It took me a long time to learn the phrase “I could be wrong – I’ve been wrong before,” but it’s a well-worn standby in my repertoire now.
By the way, having Googled the meaning of InvidiousCourgette’s user name, I can tell you all, it’s worth the thirty seconds. I still don’t know what the context is, but it’s a great mental image.
Indeed you did say it before:
Post #34 in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=270984
I know that you mean well, but some of us who are retired and nearing the age of great-grandparenthood don’t wish to be cut any slack when we are incoherent or obstinate about our own lack of reason. You are right about not ridiculing a fading mind. But the gentleman in question did not respond to reason or warnings. A good boy scout is supposed to be prepared. He was not.
Mods, when my time comes, just put me out to pasture. But please ask InvidiousCourgette to write the explanatory email. This Doper is very kind and straight.
an intensely jealous squash?
I got ill-tempered zucchini.
And some great soup recipes. 
C’mon, yeah! It’s dark green with envy! I mean, isn’t anyone else here picturing the angry eggplant from goats or perhaps one of the VeggieTales with a sour frown and a cocked eyebrow?
Maybe I should quit while I’m ahead. Jenny, can I have some soup?
Hells yeah! In fact, in honor of our beloved Gaudere, who delivered the killing blow, I think we should declare a holiday. Free soup for everybody!
(I just like the phrase, “ill-tempered zucchini.” Makes me think of a biker zucchini. With fangs. Oh, yeah: this zucchini is bad news, man. He’s a rebel without a colander. )
With frickin’ laser beams?
Oh, and “rebel without a colander” … groan! 
Ah, but did you google invidious and courgette?
:o
Of course, in the all-vegetable version, the “You’re tearing me apart!” scene takes on a rather gruesome tone.
Soup, anyone?
Thanks for the comments Zoe. I acknowledge the point you make, and hope that I did not and do not come across as patronising. I felt for BS because he seemed vulnerable. He did not understand the rules of the game and was unable to adapt when they were explained. I had hoped he might find his way to another area of the SDMB, where he might have enjoyed his time here as much as I have. I was simply upset that he was banned because he seemed defensive and not malicious.
Not that I can recall, though some people have had to get very dire warnings before they settle down and follow the rules. I don’t think he was trying to be really malicious, but I also don’t think he would have learned to post more moderately anytime soon. (Although I found the depleted uranium thread very entertaining.)
My favorite part was when he complained that professional football teams stole his ideas. See, he had years of experience dealing with the heat during extreme physical exertion, something most people will never know. So his brilliant idea…which was stolen and used by others…was to wear light clothes and hose himself off with cold water when he got hot. Yep, no one in a million years would have come up with that idea…it took the genius and common sense of BoyScout to share this revelation with us.
Also, he would come up with ideas that he would later see presented on 60 minutes. But they never credited him. See, he just used his common sense…which doctors and scientists are not capable…to come up with ideas. It was up to OTHER PEOPLE to take the ideas he so easily came up with and figure out whether they worked or not.
He was seriously delusional. Literally delusional.
I can’t see the enjoyment gotten from debating with a nut like BS. It’s not even sporting to do so. I’d rather his type just stayed away altogether and not clog up the board. Which is why I usually give these guys exactly one chance to respond to a post in an intelligent manner. For some reason I gave **BS ** more attention than usual. Can’t say exactly why. Good ridance, and I won’t be looking forward to the arrival of the next whacked-out “guest”.
I gave him more slack than our average nut because at first I thought he was trying to reasonably discuss ideas, but was simply astonishingly inarticulate, didn’t understand the concept of linking, and wasn’t prepared for the level of discussion we expect in Great Debates.
The first time I encountered him, in the dyslexia thread, I thought he was just seriously concerned about his granddaughter’s development, and struggling to put a framework around it.
Of course, by his third post in any thread, he had gone from making his point (however badly) to lashing out at anyone who didn’t instantly agree with him and accusing us of an inability to read and comprehend.
For that I plead guilty. I really did have trouble reading and comprehending what he was trying to say, and thus, may have twisted and turned his words. But I sure wasn’t trying to.
Wow! That didn’t last long. Darn it, I wasn’t done mocking him!
Looks like the thread was deleted as well. I hate it when they do that.
Was Truthmeister’s thread deleted? I can’t find it anymore.
Wow, that ***was ** * fast!
I barely had a single look at TruthMeister’s thread before it suddenly vanished. To me he was just a run of the mill troll.
Hey, remember when BoyScout11 was here? Now HE was a real nut!