# buttonjockey308, get in here... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 2, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001 "2006-08-02T09:26:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/81 "2006-08-03T14:01:21Z")
[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird] Jesus Christ, dude(?). Are you gonna tell us all where my birthmark is next? I guess it’s the “mature” Pit tactic to look up people’s personal info in order to make it part of an unrelated argument, and I suppose it might even be an effective one if I gave a shit, but since I don’t, I just think you’re pathetic and mildly stalkerish. [/QUOTE] Riiight.. I mean it is so stalkerish to click “Visit my homepage” on your profile. Perhaps if you don’t want people to see how destitute you are, you should remove the link. And you are wrong about the overweight thing, but think what you want, Bucko. You look like a tool and have the personality of a tool (in this thread at least- never saw you before here), so I couldn’t really care less. I’d say you are the one that is pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/82 "2006-08-03T14:02:29Z")
[QUOTE=dahfisheroo] Well hello. Bryan is it? Pleased to make your acquaintance. Is vitriolic blathering so early in the morning one of your more charming traits? Can I look forward to more bilious spewing and inanity from you in the future? Is it your trademark? Or are you just bored with the thread, decided to poke me, see what happens? [/QUOTE] Whoossshhhh. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/83 "2006-08-03T14:02:51Z")
[QUOTE=jlzania] If you’re going to brush up on your reading, **buttonjockey308** , may I suggest “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies” by Jared Diamond. I think you’ll find it quite interesting. [/QUOTE] Oh yes, heartily recommended. Awesome book, even though it took me a while to get through. It’s the other end from the “empathy” spectrum. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/84 "2006-08-03T14:06:23Z")
[QUOTE=jlzania] If you’re going to brush up on your reading, **buttonjockey308** , may I suggest “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies” by Jared Diamond. I think you’ll find it quite interesting. [/QUOTE] Damn, Bryan, it’s nine words, you slackass no-account no bootstrap couldn’t pour warm piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel malingering commie lap dog. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/85 "2006-08-03T14:07:57Z")
**Contrapuntal** , am I getting the impression you couldn’t quote the right post if your life depended on it? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/86 "2006-08-03T14:12:00Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] **Contrapuntal** , am I getting the impression you couldn’t quote the right post if your life depended on it? 😉 [/QUOTE] I quoted the post I wanted to. You sort of have to go back to the post **dahfisheroo** quoted to follow the string, as it were. I don’t know why you don’t get it. It makeds perfect sense to me. 😉 Have I buggered up something before? You folks need to keep me up to date. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/87 "2006-08-03T14:11:29Z")
[QUOTE=buttonjockey308] I appreciate all of the colorful uses of my handle, really, goes a long way to prove a point. :rolleyes: [/quote] So, you should be happy that I didn’t resort to that. To forestall a comment about my earlier use of the word _butt_, feel free to look it up in a dictionary. > [@](#): > > That said, it seems I’ve much to learn about the intricacies of world politics, and thankfully, I’ve got a place like this, and people who are willing to point me in the right direction. Yes, you do. And not only about politics, but also about biology, sociology, economics, and logic, just to name a few others. > [@](#): > > I’ve been too busy with my life and everything in it the last few years to expand my worldview. I suppose the drive-by information that came from what little reading I DID do, wasn’t enough, so back to the llibrary I go. It’s actually not your reading that’s in question here, AFAICT; it’s your comprehension. > [@](#): > > Two things FTR though… 1. I DO know what bastard means, just faster fingers than thoughts (like you didn’t know that). While that particular word is my least favorite word in the English language, I do recognize that it has more than one meaning. I got the impression that the detractor who used that word to decribe you in the sense not usually designating the offspring of unmarried individuals. > [@](#): > > 1. I am an Investigator, yes, and a Firefighter, I manage telecommunications, and i’ve been a patrol officer. I’ve been in public service for 15 years with a spotless record. What my politics might be have ZERO bearing on my job, the execution of my duties and the people that I serve and protect. It’s not your politics that bring doubt on your abilities for your purported employ, but rather your cognitive abilites. > [@](#): > > Thanks all. You’re quite welcome ---
**Author:** ![jlzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jlzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlzania)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/88 "2006-08-03T14:25:15Z")
> [@](#): > > **Contrapuntal-** I quoted the post I wanted to. As the person quoted, you may now color me highly confused. (Which is a pale shade of blue, I think ). ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/89 "2006-08-03T14:27:41Z")
[QUOTE=buttonjockey308] That said, it seems I’ve much to learn about the intricacies of world politics, and thankfully, I’ve got a place like this, and people who are willing to point me in the right direction. I’ve been too busy with my life and everything in it the last few years to expand my worldview. [/QUOTE] [Here’s a little video for you](http://brd3.chosun.com/brd/view.html?tb=BEMIL100&pn=1&num=1078). I’m sure you can squeeze it into your busy schedule. When you get done watching it, tell me if those who were born into that society chose what happened to them? I’m especially interested in your answer as it regards the babies born in the camps. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/90 "2006-08-03T14:32:46Z")
[QUOTE=jlzania] As the person quoted, you may now color me highly confused. [/QUOTE] Me too. As in me too stupid to get it. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/91 "2006-08-03T14:39:38Z")
Ok, I was whooshed. Damn, and I was spoiling for a fight, too. In the depths of utter public humilation, maybe I’ll wander over to Blanche’s house and watch her play the peek a boo vampire game. That’ll make me feel better… Damn, you got me, Bryan. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/92 "2006-08-03T14:47:56Z")
[QUOTE=jlzania] As the person quoted, you may now color me highly confused. (Which is a pale shade of blue, I think ). [/QUOTE] What is wrong with you people? No mind readers in the bunch? Damn. OK, the non Readers Digest version follows. [QUOTE=dahfisheroo] Three words. “Guns, Germs, and Steel.” You may like it, buttonjockey. Is it an excuse for the inequities of the world? Noooooo, but it may explain some things. You said you are willing to learn, this is an easy first step. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] [QUOTE=dahfisheroo] Three words. “Guns, Germs, and Steel.” [/QUOTE] That’s actually four words, you innumerate unevolved economic parasite second-hander. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=dahfisheroo] [QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] ]That’s actually four words, you innumerate unevolved economic parasite second-hander. [/QUOTE] Well hello. Bryan is it? Pleased to make your acquaintance. Is vitriolic blathering so early in the morning one of your more charming traits? Can I look forward to more bilious spewing and inanity from you in the future? Is it your trademark? Or are you just bored with the thread, decided to poke me, see what happens? [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Contrapuntal] [QUOTE=dahfisheroo] Well hello. Bryan is it? Pleased to make your acquaintance. Is vitriolic blathering so early in the morning one of your more charming traits? Can I look forward to more bilious spewing and inanity from you in the future? Is it your trademark? Or are you just bored with the thread, decided to poke me, see what happens? [/QUOTE] Whooossshhh. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Contrapuntal] [QUOTE=jtzania] If you’re going to brush up on your reading, buttonjockey308, may I suggest “Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies” by Jared Diamond. I think you’ll find it quite interesting. [/QUOTE] Damn, **Bryan** , it’s nine words, you slackass no-account no bootstrap couldn’t pour warm piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel malingering commie lap dog. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/93 "2006-08-03T14:49:43Z")
Ok. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/94 "2006-08-03T14:53:27Z")
[QUOTE=dahfisheroo] In the depths of utter public humilation, maybe I’ll wander over to Blanche’s house and watch her play the peek a boo vampire game. That’ll make me feel better… [/QUOTE] Too late. Mommy says it’s time for her nap. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7641513&postcount=162](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7641513&postcount=162) ---
**Author:** ![jlzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jlzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlzania)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/95 "2006-08-03T15:30:33Z")
Thanks **Contrapuntal**. I was feeling even less in the loop than usual. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/96 "2006-08-03T16:35:43Z")
[QUOTE=Monty] So, you should be happy that I didn’t resort to that. To forestall a comment about my earlier use of the word _butt_, feel free to look it up in a dictionary. Yes, you do. And not only about politics, but also about biology, sociology, economics, and logic, just to name a few others. It’s actually not your reading that’s in question here, AFAICT; it’s your comprehension. While that particular word is my least favorite word in the English language, I do recognize that it has more than one meaning. I got the impression that the detractor who used that word to decribe you in the sense not usually designating the offspring of unmarried individuals. It’s not your politics that bring doubt on your abilities for your purported employ, but rather your cognitive abilites. You’re quite welcome [/QUOTE] Geez, that was harsh. Jockey was trying to concede. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/97 "2006-08-03T16:39:54Z")
[QUOTE=Frylock] Geez, that was harsh. Jockey was trying to concede. -FrL- [/QUOTE] (Though Jockey himself probably wouldn’t like that word used to describe what he was trying to do, but I couldn’t think of a better one.) ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/98 "2006-08-03T16:51:09Z")
[QUOTE=Frylock] Geez, that was harsh. Jockey was trying to concede. -FrL- [/QUOTE] Seconded. **Buttonjockey** , take the time to read the books suggested to you. It is significant that you are willing to entertain new ideas. Think on this. Slaves in pre Civil War America endured horrible conditions, but eventually won their freedom. Do you think for a minute that that would have happened if the entire country had opposed it? It took a combined effort of free citizens and slaves and a distastrous war to accomplish emancipation, as well as another hundred years or so before basic rights were granted to blacks. This in a country where freedom is the basis of government, and natural resources were abundant. Throwing of the shackles of tyranny is not as easy as you assume. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/99 "2006-08-03T17:20:16Z")
[QUOTE=Frylock] Geez, that was harsh. Jockey was trying to concede. -FrL- [/QUOTE] And, it takes some guts around here to admit this. Lay off him, dudes. If he comes back later, with the same wrongheaded world-view, then lambaste him again. But this last post shows guts and a modicum of learning ability. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001/100 "2006-08-03T22:25:51Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Damn, Bryan, it’s nine words, you slackass no-account no bootstrap couldn’t pour warm piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel malingering commie lap dog. [/QUOTE] Hmph, this from a guy who thinks “capitalism” is TYPING LIKE THIS. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buttonjockey308-get-in-here/367001.md?page=6)