# BrainGlutton, enough already **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532 "2014-08-26T03:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/21 "2014-08-26T15:10:23Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > I can’t count the number of times **BrainGlutton** has posted articles with no thought whatsoever. He posts either a link to the article or, more annoying, 3-4 paragraphs of the article in a quote box; he adds NOTHING of his own, nor even the briefest of TL;DR summaries. > > But now, he has not only posted a link to an article, not only used only the headline of the article as a summary, but also double posted _the exact same post_ to two [different](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17670891&postcount=16323) [threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17670902&postcount=2179). > > Seriously, **BrainGlutton** , just fucking stop. Fuck off, eat shit, suck my Scalia. I will continue to post in my accustomed style. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/22 "2014-08-26T15:13:59Z")
Could you maybe eliminate some of the Michael Lind from your accustomed style? 'cause really, nobody gives a fuck about that dude. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/23 "2014-08-26T15:34:42Z")
On the scale of evil, he’s 2 notches above “mattress tag ripper” and 1 below “guy who grabs extra groceries after being allowed to cut in line” ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/24 "2014-08-26T15:38:55Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Fuck off, eat shit, suck my Scalia. I will continue to post in my accustomed style. Fine, whatever. Just cut the cross-posting, willya? Even if the point is valid, it still comes across as spamming. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/25 "2014-08-26T15:42:52Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Then you have lived a very sheltered life. What the fuck is that supposed to mean? That doesn’t even make sense in context. Honestly, how the Hell do you think that makes any sense at all in response to “I’ve seen this before”? You’re a goddamn moron. I suppose I shouldn’t expect better from someone who thinks you can say anything because, hey, it’s their fault if they read it. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/26 "2014-08-26T15:59:38Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Done it a bunch of times, when the threads in question have a common link, and first few times I did, I would add an acknowledgement, as if in anticipation of a rebuke that never arrived. So I figured it was considered more or less kosher. Either that, or its because I am universally loved and admired. Nah. That ain’t it. You’re right, that’s not it. It’s because people gloss over your worthless bullshit. > [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > I don’t know what to think of this until I hear Michael Lind’s opinion. Win. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/27 "2014-08-26T16:38:01Z")
Is the US invasion of Iran imminent again? I think he had a reminder in his calendar to start a thread about that every six months. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/28 "2014-08-26T17:32:18Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Is the US invasion of Iran imminent again? I think he had a reminder in his calendar to start a thread about that every six months. > > Regards, > Shodan I’m wondering about Scott Walker’s supposedly imminent arrest and prosecution that’s been inevitable over and over for a while now. **BrainGlutton** has more deadline changes than [Harold Camping.](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Harold_Camping) ---
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/29 "2014-08-26T17:36:13Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > I don’t know what to think of this until I hear Michael Lind’s opinion. OK, you win the “post of the day” award"! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/30 "2014-08-26T18:36:56Z")
> [@armedmonkey](#): > > What the fuck is that supposed to mean? That doesn’t even make sense in context. Honestly, how the Hell do you think that makes any sense at all in response to “I’ve seen this before”? > > You’re a goddamn moron. I suppose I shouldn’t expect better from someone who thinks you can say anything because, hey, it’s their fault if they read it. It makes perfect sense in the context of “has got to be one of the most asinine and self serving thoughts I have ever come across.” :rolleyes: An uninteresting response to obvious hyperbole, but it does make sense. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/31 "2014-08-26T18:56:09Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > Seriously, **BrainGlutton** , just fucking stop. But he can’t stop. Like he admitted in post 21 he’s too retarded to post any differently because he has no thoughts of his own so he scours the internet to do his thinking for him. I mean even if he posted a link and then said, “See I do thing.” Then at least we’d know he was human. A retarded human but still. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/32 "2014-08-26T19:05:54Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17674437&postcount=31](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17674437&postcount=31) SEE I DO THING ---
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/33 "2014-08-26T19:14:44Z")
I think we can divide **BG’s** posts into 9 distinct socio-linguistic types: Political bullshit. Economic bullshit. Historical bullshit. Sociological bullshit. Sexual bullshit. Demographic bullshit. Geo-political bullshit. Military bullshit. Bullshit bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/34 "2014-08-26T20:42:54Z")
> [@naita](#): > > It makes perfect sense in the context of “has got to be one of the most asinine and self serving thoughts I have ever come across.” :rolleyes: An uninteresting response to obvious hyperbole, but it does make sense. Ah, got ya. I should have known. I ran into a variation of Gaudere’s law, except with stupidity rather than grammar or spelling. As soon as you you start using words like “moron” or “idiot”, the likelihood of you also posting something stupid increases exponentially. ---
**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 26, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/35 "2014-08-26T21:08:20Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I think we can divide **BG’s** posts into 9 distinct socio-linguistic types: > > Political bullshit. > Economic bullshit. > Historical bullshit. > Sociological bullshit. > Sexual bullshit. > Demographic bullshit. > Geo-political bullshit. > Military bullshit. > Bullshit bullshit. Hardly a one trick pony I say. As for the balony characterization, you are just whining. [Besides, [a certain philosopher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bullshit) would characterize it as cow.] > [@Merneith](#): > > If BrainGultton had started a thread with just that one headline, he’d be in the wrong, but as a post in the middle of the enormous Stupid Republicans thread, it is clearly an example of a Stupid Republican. > > Crossposting is a no-no, of course, as a general rule. Cross posting is a no-no admittedly, but I don’t think BG is egregious. He posted in the Stupid Republican Pit thread and the Ferguson, MO pit thread. If he doesn’t make a habit of it, I wouldn’t characterize it as spamming. Weak sauce, but at least it is sauce. > [@jimbuff314](#): > > From [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7696968&postcount=3). > > What **BG** posted was literally the title of the article at Salon. He does this lots and lots and lots. Your last paragraph is : > A) Wrong and > B) A pathetic pile of shit. Is **BG** giving you some action or something? > > Don’t wrap your crap in “fighting ignorance.” Let’s look at the wider context from your link shall we? > [@](#): > > Our sponsor, the Chicago READER, has a strict policy on respecting copyrights and copyrighted material. They don’t want their stuff used by others without permission, and so we don’t use stuff created by others without permission. Basically, The policy is : don’t do it. Quoting a headline is pretty much the embodiment of fair use. Your characterization of the link is highly misleading. Check out the masthead, Jimbo: it says fighting ignorance. You are enabling it. > [@armedmonkey](#): > > Ah, got ya. I should have known. I ran into a variation of Gaudere’s law, except with stupidity rather than grammar or spelling. As soon as you you start using words like “moron” or “idiot”, the likelihood of you also posting something stupid increases exponentially. Or “Imbecile” for that matter, as I did upthread. It wasn’t best practice: I shoulda done better. ---
**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 26, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/36 "2014-08-26T21:17:37Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > [Besides, [a certain philosopher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bullshit) would characterize it as cow.] Woops, wrong cite: [Examsmanship and the Liberal Arts](http://lclane.net/101/examsmanship.html) ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/37 "2014-08-26T21:30:09Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I think we can divide **BG’s** posts into 9 distinct socio-linguistic types: > > Political bullshit. > Economic bullshit. > Historical bullshit. > Sociological bullshit. > Sexual bullshit. > Demographic bullshit. > Geo-political bullshit. > Military bullshit. > Bullshit bullshit. He has also broken down text into 26 subtypes, and digits into 10 different species. ---
**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:** [August 26, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/38 "2014-08-26T21:38:15Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > Hardly a one trick pony I say. As for the balony characterization, you are just whining. You must be loads of fun at parties. Hint: You missed the joke, but maybe you’re just not familiar with a certain brand of thread he loves to start every so often. ---
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/39 "2014-08-26T22:15:36Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > As long as the link text clearly states what the gist of the article is about, and the article is pertinent to the thread, I see no problem. If the link stated the “gist” of the article, I’d be less annoyed–his summary is word for word the title of the linked article, as was pointed out earlier up-thread. Given the trend toward eye-catching titles article titles that bear little resemblance to the actual article, I really don’t know if he’s posted the “gist” or not. Edit: Hell, I don’t know if he’s even READ any further than the headline. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532/40 "2014-08-26T22:18:20Z")
I also hate posts that are bare links to videos or outside articles. At a minimum, a poster should offer a brief summary or description of what’s behind the link and perhaps also why he or she thinks it’s relevant to the thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brainglutton-enough-already/696532.md?page=3)