# CajunMan, an apology. Flamsterette\_X, I wish I could say the same. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 4, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071 "2003-03-04T19:46:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Astralbovine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Astralbovine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astralbovine)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/61 "2003-03-05T00:49:10Z")
I feel so wrong bringing this up, but… **airdisc** , are you the same airdisc of SomethingAwful forums fame? ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/62 "2003-03-05T01:52:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by D\_Odds \* > \*\ ***doc-miller** no problem 😉 > > **Bad News** , did I pass? (For the record, I didn’t post to that thread at all) \*\* [Fred Sanford] Baboon, you big dummy! [/Fred Sanford] sorry about that guys! Yes, you did pass. The birthday fairy says no rocks in your cake… Mine, perhaps. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/63 "2003-03-05T02:08:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DeskMonkey \* > \*\*Lousy Smarch \*\* Let us do the entire quote now (sorry, I love it so much better in its complete phrase): > [@](#): > > _Originally spoken by Homer Simpson, who is not a member of this board_ > Oh, lousy Smarch weather! The thread seems to be almost over, but there wasn’t really a need for a pit thread for this, was there? I didn’t see **Flami** overreacting in the original thread, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/64 "2003-03-05T02:37:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Amp: \*\*If I’m reading that the way its meant to be read then, **DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN**. Yeah, I figured it was my duty to provide a sample of what over-reaction looks like so’s **airdisc** would have a basis for comparison. > [@](#): > > **White Lightning** : This glut of posters in the 2700-2750 post count ranges has just got to stop. Do not offend the 2700-2750 hive-mind. We will bury you! ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/65 "2003-03-05T02:37:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Legomancer \* > \*\*You…you weren’t there! How dare you presume to understand the horror of the event! Words can’t express the tragedy that was the lying in the birthday thread! \*\* One of my LJ friends did the same thing a couple of weeks ago. It was horribly traumatic for a couple of seconds. **porc** , I agree this thread was really unnecessary, but what I was reacting to were the many people who were So Not Amused by the joke and made it sound like it was this awful thing to do, when really, what did anyone lose by it? Did FlamX or anyone else go out and buy the guy a present or spend a lot of time planning a surprise party for him? They posted happy birthday a few times, big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/66 "2003-03-05T03:15:26Z")
I don’t think it’s the lying-about-the-birthday thing that people take exception to. It’s the being-a-dickhead-when-folks-don’t-fall-over-with-convulsive laughter thing. > [@](#): > > A better suggestion for you would be to stop posting here, and go back to the murky depths which belched up your sorry ass. Yeah, charming response to someone who’s naturally irked & has pretty damned polite about it to boot. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/67 "2003-03-05T03:26:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > \*\*So everybody’s upset because they wasted several seconds wishing somebody a happy birthday when it really wasn’t? Sounds like a crisis of major proportions to me. \*\* No, that’s not why “everybody’s upset”. Most people are upset because the OP is acting like a giant ACME[sup]TM[/sup] Timbertool. ---
**Author:** ![Akatsukami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@Akatsukami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akatsukami)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/68 "2003-03-05T04:25:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by airdisc \* > **People, people. The birthday thing should be water under the bridge. I apologized for it. It’s over. I’m just annoyed about Flamsterette’s overreaction.** Suck it up, kid. We’ll probably drop it for your birthday…if you can prove when that is. ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/69 "2003-03-05T05:45:06Z")
So, uh… is the OP still around? If you are, where is the apology for the b-day thread that you were talking about? I didn’t see one. :wally ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/70 "2003-03-05T05:50:27Z")
Maybe the Hamburgler ate it. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/71 "2003-03-05T07:59:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > \*\*hen really, what did anyone lose by it? Did FlamX or anyone else go out and buy the guy a present or spend a lot of time planning a surprise party for him? \*\* I’m curious. Is that the standard we should use? I mean, we can _ALWAYS_ say “what did anyone lose by it”, can’t we? ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/72 "2003-03-05T08:10:05Z")
I think there’s a difference between incidents like the “Little Tassie” thing, where people were actually getting emotionally involved because they believed there was a sick child somewhere out there, and wishing someone a happy birthday, don’t you? It’s a somewhat subjective line, yes, but I think we can draw it somewhere between deception meant as emotional manipulation and that meant as a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/73 "2003-03-05T08:38:45Z")
Jokes are meant to be funny, though. Aren’t they? I think **airhead** ’s intention was to annoy. Granted, it’s not on par with emotional manipulation, but he didn’t mean for **FlamX** to enjoy the humor. Rather, it was meant to be at her expense. Maybe I’m missing something (I allow for that possibility), but it seems this IS on par with a series of crank phone calls. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/74 "2003-03-05T10:46:33Z")
What I think is: The “fake birthday” thing is not all that big a deal … it’s understandably irritating to **Flami** , who devotes some time and effort to keeping track of birthdays (and this is a generally nice thing for her to do, as a way of involving people in this community, and it is appreciated). But it’s not that big a deal. Certainly not big enough to merit a Pit thread. Anyone who starts a Pit thread over this issue is quite clearly overreacting. IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/75 "2003-03-05T11:00:30Z")
It was **airdisc** , the ‘fake birthday’ guy, who started the pit thread. Clearly, he’s a putz all the way around. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/76 "2003-03-05T11:10:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > \*\*I think there’s a difference between incidents like the “Little Tassie” thing, where people were actually getting emotionally involved because they believed there was a sick child somewhere out there, and wishing someone a happy birthday, don’t you? It’s a somewhat subjective line, yes, but I think we can draw it somewhere between deception meant as emotional manipulation and that meant as a joke. \*\* Yeah, but **airdisc** is pitting **flamster** in this thread. And she doesn’t deserve a pitting. Flam does many people the courtesy of remembering their birthday (and for some of us out here, a Flamster Birthday Thread is the ONLY recognition we have of our special day). I felt privileged when she posted me a b’day thread last year…because I certainly haven’t made the effort to remember hers or anybody else’s birthday for that matter!! She puts in the effort to wish us good stuff for our anniversary, and to see someone not only abuse that goodwill, but to fucking well PIT HER when she mildly rebuked his shenanigans is very poor form. Thanks **Flamsterette** …keep doin’ whatcha doin’ babe…many of us appreciate the time and effort you put into helping us enjoy our ‘day’. And don’t worry about arseholes like **airdisc** …he obviously needs MORE birthday wishes than average to make him feel valued. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/77 "2003-03-05T11:38:42Z")
Hey guess what? Today’s my birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/78 "2003-03-05T11:46:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spooje \* > \*\*It was **airdisc** , the ‘fake birthday’ guy, who started the pit thread. Clearly, he’s a putz all the way around. \*\* Exactly my point. And I am in complete agreement with you there. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/79 "2003-03-05T12:27:17Z")
Sorry, I misunderstood. Happens to me a lot. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071/80 "2003-03-05T13:21:16Z")
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