# Broomstick - Does His Ass Say rebeW or Not? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 19, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343 "2015-03-19T00:28:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/421 "2015-11-23T05:32:26Z")
Oft quoted but fitting:“T_here are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."_ I think original was John Rogers. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/422 "2015-11-23T06:03:14Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Bullshit, you dumb bitch. Ayn (or John or Dagny or Hank or the real Mr. D’Anconia) would never use such a coarse insult. In fact, they’d all have much more important things to do than bother with things like insulting people on the internet. You’re just incredibly bad at being a Randian, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/423 "2015-11-23T14:37:30Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Bullshit, you dumb bitch. > > The horror! Call the police!!! From the OP: (Emphasis added) > [@Winning against repeat neighborly retaliation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winning-against-repeat-neighborly-retaliation/738275/1): > > After a legal pursuing of a noise dispute with a neighbor who refused to change their ways through more subtle requests I’ve been experiencing continuing retaliation from them. \*\*It started with thrown glass in front of my home, littering of condoms, tampons an fast food, and most recently loitering near my property. \*\*I’ve reported every incident to the police but they’ve been unable to do much without concrete proof that it was this person. Hell. the second sentence of the post is about the biotrash. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/424 "2015-11-23T15:13:41Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Hell. the second sentence of the post is about the biotrash. The OP himself admitted that there’s no proof that the neighbor in question is the one littering on his property. Calling the police is a gross overreaction. That thread reminds me of the poster who thinks that people who live in apartments shouldn’t wear shoes or use a ceiling fan! Pure craziness. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/425 "2015-11-23T17:50:28Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > The OP himself admitted that there’s no proof that the neighbor in question is the one littering on his property. Calling the police is a gross overreaction. > > That thread reminds me of the poster who thinks that people who live in apartments shouldn’t wear shoes or use a ceiling fan! > > Pure craziness. So what is the “correct” response to repeated applications of bloody tampons and broken glass to one’s property? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/426 "2015-11-24T04:44:47Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > So what is the “correct” response to repeated applications of bloody tampons and broken glass to one’s property? There’s no evidence that it even happened, let alone that one specific neighbor is responsible. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/427 "2015-11-24T09:55:37Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Based on D’Anconia’s absurd posts in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=775922), the posts in this thread, and everything else I’ve seen from him, I’m now thoroughly convinced that he is one or more of the following: > > - a troll > - a sock created to troll > - too stupid to live > > If it’s one of the first two - good job overall, but you’re a little too out there to be believed. I’d recommend taking a more subtle approach next time. On a completely unrelated note, does anyone know a way to see how long someone has been on your ignore list? I’m just curious. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/428 "2015-11-25T03:47:38Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > There’s no evidence that it even happened, let alone that one specific neighbor is responsible. You’re right. We should absolutely treat all Ops as being entirely fictitious. Yet…. That wasn’t my question. My question was: > [@raventhief](#): > > So what is the “correct” response to repeated applications of bloody tampons and broken glass to one’s property? Let us pretend that this was happening to YOU. Or your spouse, or close relative – someone you trust not to be lying. WHAT IS THE CORRECT REPONSE TO CONDOMS, TAMPONS, AND BROKEN GLASS IN YOUR YARD? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/429 "2015-11-25T03:55:42Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > You’re right. We should absolutely treat all Ops as being entirely fictitious. Yet…. > That wasn’t my question. My question was: > Let us pretend that this was happening to YOU. Or your spouse, or close relative – someone you trust not to be lying. > > WHAT IS THE CORRECT REPONSE TO CONDOMS, TAMPONS, AND BROKEN GLASS IN YOUR YARD? Call a subhuman who is only fit to serve their master and have them clean it up. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/430 "2015-11-25T05:14:39Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > There’s no evidence that it even happened… Yeah, but you could say this to _any_ OP. In fact, I can imagine you probably will: [QUOTE=Workplace Griper] Oh, man, there’s this guy at my office, and he microwaves fish for lunch. [/QUOTE] Knee_jerk_ response: [QUOTE=D’Angry] I know that guy, and he doesn’t work with you. In fact, can you prove you don’t work with all women, in a guy-less office? And you’re going to have to post the model number of that microwave, so I can insinuate that I have ways of knowing that a single serving size piece of salmon (or any whitefish currently available to the American public) would NOT be able to fit in that microwave. And who calls the cops for a fish smell? Please don’t waste law enforcement resources on such trivia. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/431 "2015-11-25T08:56:44Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > WHAT IS THE CORRECT REPONSE TO CONDOMS, TAMPONS, AND BROKEN GLASS IN YOUR YARD? I’m not going to engage in mindless hypotheticals, regardless of your shouting. CONDOMS, TAMPONS, AND GLASS, OH MY! It never happened, much like the grill thing that was the subject of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343/432 "2015-11-25T16:08:30Z")
You know, I’m beginning to have a sneaky suspicion that Broomstick doesn’t even _want_ to tell us whether or not his ass says rebeW. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick-does-his-ass-say-rebew-or-not/715343.md?page=21)