# Brandon, you will be missed. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 24, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749 "2003-01-24T23:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BryanDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@BryanDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BryanDS)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/61 "2003-02-03T23:27:23Z")
Heya, I should mention that this was an IRC log, not part of Dancesafe… We put it up to show people that there is a need to educate themselves on the dangers of mixing and matching recreational drug use to prevent situations exactly like this… I hope someone, at least one person, woke up to this fact after reading those… NOTHING is foolproof, know what your doing, know what you can do, and most importantly, know what to do if something goes wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Kombucha\_ShroomPerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7c8e57/32.png) [@Kombucha\_ShroomPerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kombucha_ShroomPerson)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/62 "2003-02-04T01:42:14Z")
Shit. I just read the chat logs. Shit. Shit. Shit. Sympathy, for you and him. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/63 "2003-02-04T04:55:11Z")
**Bryan** , as a former raver, let me say that I always really appreciated what Dancesafe and organizations like it were(and are, I assume) trying to do. There’s a lot of naive and ignorant kids in that scene when it comes to drugs, and it’s great that you guys try to combat that. I know more than a few people who’s welfare and possibly lives were saved by your efforts. thanks ---
**Author:** ![Reuben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/66 "2003-02-04T12:00:10Z")
**Renfield** , fuck off. No-one deserves to die as the result of a stupid mistake made at 21. Anyway, I popped in this thread just to mention that here in the UK this sad story is the headline in The Times today. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/67 "2003-02-04T13:18:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by renfield \* > \*\*What kind of a fucked up forum is this? I can’t even edit off my typos :smack: \*\* Thats so you can’t drop stinkers like yer first post, get called on it, and then edit it and claim you never said what was said. We have a little unwritten rule here: Think twice, post once. Learn it. Live it. Love it. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/68 "2003-02-04T13:23:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by renfield \* > **What kind of a stupid prick eats that kind of amounts of drugs or even listens to those guys in irc:smack: My opinion: Ripper was a total jerk who deserved to die - evolution’s way to clear off unvalid/stupid individuals.** Ever heard of compassion? The guy made a foolish mistake, he had mental problems-and you have to be an asshole and suggest he “deserved to die”. Did his parents deserve to lose their son? Did his friends deserve to lose their friend? What made you think that it would be a good idea to post this shit here, where the OP is torn up inside because his friend Brandon died? > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by renfield \* > \*\*Well, those guys online were kind of stupid too, but the most stupid was Ripper. Thank’s to people like him, drugs never get legalized ☹ \*\* Well that’s a slippery slope if I ever saw one. ---
**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/69 "2003-02-04T13:37:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by renfield \* > **What kind of a stupid prick eats that kind of amounts of drugs or even listens to those guys in irc:smack: My opinion: Ripper was a total jerk who deserved to die - evolution’s way to clear off unvalid/stupid individuals.** …and posting insensitive shit in a sympathy thread must be your personality’s way of saving us from your tripe. In that respect, you’re some kind of hero. Yes, clearly you set a standard for us all. If only “ripper” could have learned by your example. :rolleyes: Did you happen to catch that he had a name and that there are people _on this very board_, no less, that loved him? Or would you just say that they’re better off without that “jerk?” > [@](#): > > **Well, those guys online were kind of stupid too, but the most stupid was Ripper. Thank’s to people like him, drugs never get legalized ☹** Boo-fucking-hoo, asshole. I’m glad to see you have such a keen sense of perspective. > [@](#): > > \*\*Anyways, plur :o \*\* Isn’t it ironic that your cute lil’ acronym is supposed to stand for peace, love, unity and respect? :rolleyes: Now fuck off and let the people with some vestige of humanity mourn. **Malkavia** , you have my condolences both for the unecessary aggravation and loss of your friend. I, too, am 21, and as such I offer you my sympathy as a peer. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/72 "2003-02-04T15:05:51Z")
Did you know about the “Don’t be a jerk.” rule also? You may want to re-read that part of your user agreement. Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/74 "2003-02-04T15:47:32Z")
:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/75 "2003-02-04T16:01:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by monot \* > \*\*Hi, > > I’m renfield’s bigbrother. I must apology my littlebrother’s behaviour. I’m sure he ment no harm or be rude or anything. He just has these weird kind of seizures sometimes and everything gets out of his hands. He has been like this since his littlebrother died in an accident and he saw everything. > > And once again, I’m sorry for my littlebrothers rude behaviour. \*\* I’m sorry, but this doesn’t smell right to me. If you are big brother, and not **renfield** then why did you say “his littlebrother” instead of “our”, it may be semantical, but your post has a wierd feel to it. Also what do seizures have to do with it? How did you know he posted this, much less here at the SDMB? ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/77 "2003-02-04T17:08:08Z")
Found [this](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2724819.stm) on the BBC today. I find their use of quote marks around the word _suicide_ rather offensive. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/78 "2003-02-04T17:10:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kyla \* > \*\*I find their use of quote marks around the word _suicide_ rather offensive. \*\* I think all that indicates is that the death might have been considered accidental. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/79 "2003-02-04T18:21:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by monot \* > \*\*Ok, wrong word choosing. My mother tongue is Swedish. I should have used word `our`. > > And by word `seizure` I meant that He can’t control his rage. I have no idea where this rage came this time (and I’m not going to bother Him by asking it). He just snaps. \*\* No offense, but this still sounds a little odd. I’m not trying to hassle you, but how did you know what your brother posted? I mean, you _just_ registered today and he registered recently as well. How did you know it was even him who posted? I hate to sound like an Ogre, but the equation isn’t working out in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/81 "2003-02-04T21:07:11Z")
I don’t really have anything new to add, except my sympathies. That, and I didn’t want that troll’s post to be the last thing on here. The OP deserves better than that. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/82 "2003-02-05T02:32:34Z")
I am sorry to hear of your friend’s death, Malk. You mention that you just found out about his death. Were the two of you out of touch with one another? Why did it take so long for someone to let you know about his death? What type of fuck eggs someone on to take even more drugs? How horribly sad. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/83 "2003-02-05T02:54:12Z")
Small hijack. I am unfamiliar with IRC chat. What are bots and who and what makes them type the things that they type? ---
**Author:** ![Tradnor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@Tradnor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tradnor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/84 "2003-02-05T06:20:01Z")
I’m not too familiar with the details, but bots can be set up to automatically respond to messages or text in the channel. You can see some examples in the log: > [@](#): > > [02:04:42] [grphish] forget rippercam > [02:04:42] [%Pnutbot] grphish: I forgot rippercam > [02:04:49] [grphish] rippercam is \ [http://www.klonopinz.com/webcam.html](http://www.klonopinz.com/webcam.html) > … > [02:29:39] [grphish] rippercam > [02:29:40] [%Pnutbot] [http://www.klonopinz.com/webcam.html](http://www.klonopinz.com/webcam.html) > [@](#): > > [02:53:27] [hast] poison control is \ 1-800-222-1222 > [02:53:38] [grphish] poison control > [02:53:38] [%Pnutbot] poison control is on the fucking line!@ > [02:53:38] [grphish] poison control > [02:53:38] [%Pnutbot] poison control is on the fucking line!@ > [02:53:39] [grphish] poison control > [02:53:39] [%Pnutbot] poison control is on the fucking line!@ > [02:53:41] [grphish] ☹ > [02:53:45] [grphish] forget poison control > [02:53:45] [%Pnutbot] grphish: I forgot poison control > [02:53:49] [grphish] poison control is \ 1-800-222-1222 > [02:54:00] [grphish] poison control > [02:54:00] [%Pnutbot] 1-800-222-1222 ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/87 "2003-02-05T08:04:47Z")
Oh, I have to see how long **THAT** stays active. As for **tehbrim** : 5, 4, 3, 2… ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/88 "2003-02-05T08:06:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tradnor \* > \*\*I’m not too familiar with the details, but bots can be set up to automatically respond to messages or text in the channel. You can see some examples in the log: \*\* Twinkie in the Fathom chat room does this. It’s a script that runs in the background. Whenever he sees a sentence with the word “is” in it, he stores it. Then when the word or phrase preceeding the word “is” is said, he spits out what was said before. You can also program him to have specific responses to specific words. If you mention a goat in #fathom, for example, he will say that he is afraid of goats. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749/89 "2003-02-05T12:16:22Z")
It seems that the URL of this thread is being passed around to clueless jerks, so I think that the best thing to do is to close the thread. Sorry, and my condolences. Lynn [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brandon-you-will-be-missed/150749.md?page=3)