# Bridget Burke **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 19, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448 "2007-07-19T21:36:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/81 "2007-07-21T07:24:04Z")
1. I’m Irish American (Mom and Dad are immigrants), and no, I’m not OFFENDED! by “beyond the pale.” 2. I did, however, think that someone who was going so far out of his way to demand sensitivity and apologies from people over nothing would engage in the very behavior he opened a Pit thread specifically to decry, namely, engaging in speech that has a molecule of “offensiveness” in it. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/82 "2007-07-21T07:50:02Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] You said in a post of yours that you had shot endangered species. Another example of weirdness IMO. I asked you why you’d done this, I’m still waiting on a reply [/QUOTE] Cite? 😕😕 I don’t hunt. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/83 "2007-07-21T08:08:01Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] Cite? 😕😕 I don’t hunt. 😕 [/QUOTE] Ah, you were replying to SBSO, not me, Gotcha. :smack: Oh, and I have little doubt he lives somewhere in GB, so the “British” part is likely OK. And as for the “small” if _he_ wants to claim _his_ penis is tiny, who am I to say he’s wrong? 😃 It’s the “shop owner” part I doubt. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/84 "2007-07-21T08:08:34Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] Cite? 😕😕 I don’t hunt. 😕 [/QUOTE] I think \*\*chowder \*\*was actually speaking to **Small British Shop Troller** , but hit the “reply” button within your post rather than the more generic (and non-quote-generating) “Post Reply” button under the thread. ETA: Never mind, you figured it out yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/85 "2007-07-21T08:12:03Z")
[QUOTE=Pushkin] I’ll assume, on behalf of over 50% of my ancestors, that “[Beyond the Pale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_pale)” isn’t the most offensive thing you can say to an Irish citizen. Asking for a “[Black and Tan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_tan)” in a pub in Cork would be asking for it though. [/QUOTE] A bit like the UL about the mobile phone campaign that tanked big-time in the South. Apparently “The future’s bright. The future’s Orange” wasn’t the best slogan they could have thought up. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/86 "2007-07-21T08:40:52Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] Ah, you were replying to SBSO, not me, Gotcha. :smack: Oh, and I have little doubt he lives somewhere in GB, so the “British” part is likely OK. And as for the “small” if _he_ wants to claim _his_ penis is tiny, who am I to say he’s wrong? 😃 It’s the “shop owner” part I doubt. :dubious: [/QUOTE] Yes sorry I wasn’t referring to you :smack: I should have made that clear. FWIW I also doubt the “shop owner” bit, he spends far to much time on here. I also dislike the way he refers to people as “dear” in a patronising manner. It’s quite beyond the pale to do this yannow 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/87 "2007-07-21T14:02:42Z")
[QUOTE=Jodi] I think the idea that presenting yourself as you truly are IRL would clog up the board is so ridiculous as to be contemptible. [/QUOTE] No it isn’t. See the very next post: [QUOTE=Heffalump and Roo] If you want people to think you’re not a troll, pony up your $14.95, post a few thousand posts to let people get to know you and then come back to this. We might have a different impression then. Or maybe not. [/QUOTE] **That** idea is utterly ridiculous. If we say five minutes to write a post, that’s almost four entire days of non-stop posting, no stopping for food, drinks, having a life, letting real people “get to know me”, etc. Nuts. I am presenting a real side of me. It would be a waste of everyone’s time and it _would_ clog up the boards if I were to present every other side of me on these boards in a proportionally balanced manner. I’m not even sure that it would be possible. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/88 "2007-07-21T14:05:22Z")
[QUOTE=Zoe] So, according to your thinking, I should contact some guy on a forum who’s only pretending to be a sexual pervert and creep so that I can find out that he’s really just normal and a nice guy in real life? Oh no you don’t! That’s how I met my current husband. [/QUOTE] 😃 The offer was there if she chose to accept it, that’s all. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/89 "2007-07-21T14:06:51Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Yes, I’d like you to bugger off as well. [/QUOTE] I don’t care. [QUOTE=chowder] You said in a post of yours that you had shot endangered species. Another example of weirdness IMO. I asked you why you’d done this, I’m still waiting on a reply [/QUOTE] Another example of unreasonable expectations - it’s not as if I’m going to monitor every thread I ever posted in, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/90 "2007-07-21T14:08:05Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Scrappy Hero Pup] 1. I’m Irish American (Mom and Dad are immigrants), and no, I’m not OFFENDED! by “beyond the pale.” 2. I did, however, think that someone who was going so far out of his way to demand sensitivity and apologies from people over nothing would engage in the very behavior he opened a Pit thread specifically to decry, namely, engaging in speech that has a molecule of “offensiveness” in it. [/QUOTE] You must surely see the difference between a phrase and a direct personal allegation of horrific crimes and perversity. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/91 "2007-07-21T14:09:23Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] And as for the “small” if _he_ wants to claim _his_ penis is tiny, who am I to say he’s wrong? 😃 [/QUOTE] The wit! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/92 "2007-07-21T14:11:26Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] FWIW I also doubt the “shop owner” bit, he spends far to much time on here. [/QUOTE] As you would seem to have far too much time on your hands, feel free to plot the time and date of every single post that I have made on these forums. It’ll be fun! [QUOTE=chowder] I also dislike the way he refers to people as “dear” in a patronising manner. [/QUOTE] You are confusing me with Michael Winner. Calm down! ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/93 "2007-07-21T14:20:22Z")
[QUOTE=Small British Shop Owner] I don’t care. Another example of unreasonable expectations - it’s not as if I’m going to monitor every thread I ever posted in, is it? [/QUOTE] Look here sonny. When you post onto these boards, in whatever forum, the idea is to monitor replies to your threads and posts. Now then, answer me, why have you shot tigers and elephants as you claim to have done while in India? I have loads of time on my hands, I’m retired. I still don’t intend to plot/date every post of yours, there are to many for a start. Shouldn’t you be behind the counter or summink? ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/94 "2007-07-21T14:21:59Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Look here sonny. When you post onto these boards, in whatever forum, the idea is to monitor replies to your threads and posts. Now then, answer me, why have you shot tigers and elephants as you claim to have done while in India? I have loads of time on my hands, I’m retired. I still don’t intend to plot/date every post of yours, there are to many for a start. Shouldn’t you be behind the counter or summink? [/QUOTE] I found your thread after a good ten minutes and replied there. And no, I shouldn’t be behind the counter at this moment in time. The idea of monitoring replies to my threads and posts is crazy, unless they were questions. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/95 "2007-07-21T14:27:53Z")
So you shot tigers and elephants because in your words “It was the polite thing to do” The sooner you’re gone the better you snotgobbling retard ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/96 "2007-07-21T14:33:20Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] So you shot tigers and elephants because in your words “It was the polite thing to do” The sooner you’re gone the better you snotgobbling retard [/QUOTE] I sense a level of vitriol from you that I have done nothing to deserve. May I suggest that you open your mind a bit more, perhaps be a bit more tolerant? ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/97 "2007-07-21T14:34:30Z")
[QUOTE=Small British Shop Owner] Another example of unreasonable expectations - it’s not as if I’m going to monitor every thread I ever posted in, is it? [/QUOTE] Yes. You are to monitor your posts and respond to other’s questions if possible. Unless you reply to a poll where discussion usually isn’t to be had, you are expected not to drive-by post or thread shit. If you don’t want to follow up on what you have posted, don’t post. Very simple. As someone who indicated that you’ve lurked a while, please don’t pretend you don’t know this about the board. Yes, it’s likely that a large portion of your posts\* will not receive any response or will only receive responses that do not require a reply. You are still expected to check back and see if someone did question you. It’s a courtesy and if you don’t have time to participate in our community and show us that courtesy then please do fuck off. \*in threads you don’t start. If you start a thread, the proper care and feeding of that thread is your responsibility and you are expected to check back frequently and take care of it. Otherwise don’t start a thread. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/98 "2007-07-21T14:35:23Z")
You shot endangered species pal. Open my mind? be more tolerant? are you fucking simple or what? You deserve all the vitriol and more ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/99 "2007-07-21T14:37:17Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] You shot endangered species pal. Open my mind? be more tolerant? are you fucking simple or what? You deserve all the vitriol and more [/QUOTE] Come on, everything’s “endangered” these days. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Small\_British\_Shop\_Owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_British_Shop_Owner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448/100 "2007-07-21T14:39:45Z")
[QUOTE=stretch] Yes. You are to monitor your posts and respond to other’s questions if possible. Unless you reply to a poll where discussion usually isn’t to be had, you are expected not to drive-by post or thread shit. If you don’t want to follow up on what you have posted, don’t post. Very simple. As someone who indicated that you’ve lurked a while, please don’t pretend you don’t know this about the board. Yes, it’s likely that a large portion of your posts\* will not receive any response or will only receive responses that do not require a reply. You are still expected to check back and see if someone did question you. It’s a courtesy and if you don’t have time to participate in our community and show us that courtesy then please do fuck off. \*in threads you don’t start. If you start a thread, the proper care and feeding of that thread is your responsibility and you are expected to check back frequently and take care of it. Otherwise don’t start a thread. [/QUOTE] I fucking genuinely didn’t fucking realise this, fucking thanks for the fucking heads up, you wanker. (To readers apart from stretch: The above may not seem like conventional English, but I have had to insert profanity so he understands it. I will put a bit more effort into monitoring my posts now, but there _is_ a reasonable limit). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridget-burke/412448.md?page=6)