# Can psychosis be diagnosed from BB posts? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 7, 2000, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026 "2000-01-07T03:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Sake\_Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sake\_Samurai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sake_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/161 "2000-01-14T22:40:00Z")
**The Mother of all Cliffhangers…** * * * Hell is Other People. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/162 "2000-01-14T22:44:00Z")
Scapegoat - one you takes the blame for others. Scapegrace - one who lacks grace. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/163 "2000-01-14T22:45:00Z")
I’ll lay 10 to 1 odds that Phaedrus’ next post is just another fucking delaying tactic. Much of what you just posted could also be said about yourself Phaedrus, I do hope you realize that. Or have your cognitive abilities completely evaporated in the sun-like hell of your pathetic delusions? And by the way, I hope you haven’t forgotten about the $10,000, you poseur. **aenea** I am indeed me; I have never posted under another name and never will. If fact, I started this thread [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000437.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000437.html) to take to task those who do. * * * What do I believe in? Not much that can’t be proven by logic and scientific experiment, and you better believe, I want to see the logic and laboratory equipment. --P.J. O’Rourke– ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/164 "2000-01-14T22:47:00Z")
**Scapegrace** (n) - a graceless, unprincipled fellow; scamp; rogue; rascal. Get a fucking dictionary. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/165 "2000-01-14T22:48:00Z")
Right. Looks like I’m the MB’s oddsmaker again. A) Phaedrus continues to post, pretending this never happened. Odds: 2:1 B) Phaedrus stops posting to this thread, and claims that that’s all he meant- he wouldn’t post to _this_ thread without evidence. Odds: 3:1 C) Phaedrus stops posting, but someone else starts posting in the exact same style as Sunny Ken. Odds: 4:1 D) Phaedrus posts several long, incoherent rants as his ‘evidence’. Phaedrus claims victory, everyone else is left confused as to what the hell he was talking about. Odds: 2:1 E) Phaedrus cannot produce the evidence, and leaves this board (and never returns, even under another name). Odds: 50:1 F) Phaedrus produces bonafide evidence that proves that Gaudere is Andros and Clark K, and that Gaudere is a snooty bitch who’s been making fun of us behind our backs. Odds: 100,000,000,000,000:1 Who’s up for a litte wager? * * * JMCJ This could be YOUR sig line! For just five cents a post, JMCJ Enterprises will place YOUR sig line at the bottom of each message! ---
**Author:** ![Pariah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@Pariah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pariah)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/166 "2000-01-14T22:50:00Z")
Scapegrace: Rather, An in corrigible rascal. Also, a scapegoat does not ‘take the blame’ for others. The blame it _put upon_ that person. Not necessarily by choice. “Waaaaaarrriorrrs…come out to plAYYYYeeeAAYYYYYY…” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/167 "2000-01-14T22:51:00Z")
Dammit, UncleBeer, you’re muscling in on my territory! Okay, so was that option A or D? I can’t give you 10:1, I’m afraid; I’ve got to stand _some_ chance of turning a profit here. * * * JMCJ This could be YOUR sig line! For just five cents a post, JMCJ Enterprises will place YOUR sig line at the bottom of each message! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/168 "2000-01-14T22:55:00Z")
> [@](#): > > E) Phaedrus cannot produce the evidence, and leaves this board (and never returns, even under another name). Odds: 50:1 Mighty long odds, but think of the payoff! ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/169 "2000-01-14T22:55:00Z")
Phaedrus said > [@](#): > > I have become the “people’s champion” more than I ever was their “scapegoat”. Are you The Rock? * * * Well, shut my mouth. It’s also illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/170 "2000-01-14T22:55:00Z")
**John** , I wanna bet on option “D.” Unfortunately all I have is an account receivable from **Phaedrus** , so… * * * Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![Sake\_Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sake\_Samurai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sake_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/171 "2000-01-14T22:57:00Z")
HOLD THE PRESSES!!! ## HERE IS THE IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE THAT PHAEDRUS HAS BEEN RIGHT ALL ALONG: . [This message has been edited by Cecil Adams] Hell is Other People. ---
**Author:** ![Pariah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@Pariah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pariah)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/172 "2000-01-14T22:58:00Z")
> [@](#): > > An in corrigible rascal. That is, when Spanky climbs into his dirigible constructed of thin, wavy metal. > [@](#): > > The blame it put upon that person. The ‘it’ here occurred due to the peanut butter in my mouth. It should read, ‘The blame IS put upon that person.’ Unless the CAPS LOCK annoys people. If so, please contact my superiors on level 9; they’re hiding behind the die-cast effigies of G. Gordon Liddy and Truman Capote. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/173 "2000-01-14T22:59:00Z")
Sorry, John. I’ve met Gaudere, the Guiness swilling elf, so I’m a little more confident than others might be. ---
**Author:** ![Minxsmom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Minxsmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minxsmom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/174 "2000-01-14T23:02:00Z")
Thank you Fudd & Wagnalls 🙂 (I wasn’t even aware scapegrace was a word until right now - I guess you do learn something new every day). * * * Princess of the Time and Space Continuum since 1969 (upgraded to Goddess 01/07/00) OK, we have enough youth. How about a fountain of smart. =^…^= ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/175 "2000-01-14T23:07:00Z")
UncleBeer- Actually, if I was less confident, I’d be offering higher odds. If I offer 2:1, that means I’m reasonably sure that that’s what will happen; 10:1 means I think it’s a bit of a longshot. So what I was saying is that I’m so sure that Gaudere is what she appears to be, and that Phaedrus will go flake off (as indicated by his track record), that I’d go bankrupt if I offered higher than 2 or 3:1 odds. But if you want to offer 10:1 odds, go ahead, and put me down on that wager… * * * JMCJ This could be YOUR sig line! For just five cents a post, JMCJ Enterprises will place YOUR sig line at the bottom of each message! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/176 "2000-01-14T23:23:00Z")
Point taken, John. I guess I didn’t think that through fully. I guess I’ll have to borrow a bit of that $10,000 floating around to pay off. Oh well. It’ll be worth it. Phaedrus goddammit, get off your ass and post your fucking ‘evidence’. I’m gonna be looking for it tomorrow morning and I don’t want to see any fucking excuses, you transparent pseudologue. Worthless jackass. * * * What do I believe in? Not much that can’t be proven by logic and scientific experiment, and you better believe, I want to see the logic and laboratory equipment. --P.J. O’Rourke– ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/177 "2000-01-14T23:25:00Z")
Point taken, John. I guess I didn’t think that through fully. I guess I’ll have to borrow a bit of that $10,000 floating around to pay off. Oh well. It’ll be worth it. Phaedrus goddammit, get off your ass and post your fucking ‘evidence’. I’m gonna be looking for it tomorrow morning and I don’t want to see any fucking excuses, you transparent pseudologue. Worthless jackass. * * * What do I believe in? Not much that can’t be proven by logic and scientific experiment, and you better believe, I want to see the logic and laboratory equipment. --P.J. O’Rourke– ---
**Author:** ![KGB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@KGB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGB)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/178 "2000-01-14T23:35:00Z")
“Hey jackass, where’s your fucking ‘evidence’? And why in hell would KGB give a damn about this? There’s nothing here for ‘her’ to be pissed about.” Why would **I** give a damn? Nothing for **ME** to be pissed about? I beg to differ. I’m sorry is that allowed here? Disagreeing I mean? **YOU SMALL-MINDED VULTURES!** You’ve have attacked someone that I love. Kenny is the most kind-hearted, honest, decent, man I know. He’s brilliant and talented and after watching this board for just one day I told him he was wasting his time on people like you. Have any of you stopped long enough-even a second-to look at what you post? To listen to your words and how they cut and hurt others? Do you enjoy doing it? Do you get a thrill out of viciously attacking people? You’re all like a pack of wild dogs, you get that first taste of blood and before you know it you can’t stop. One of you will send the first cutting blow and the rest of you jump to pick up your daggers so you can get in on the action. **YOU VICIOUS BASTARDS!!!** For those of you posters that have children, have you ever thought about the values you’re teaching them by acting this way? Would you explain to them that’s it’s perfectly fine to attack people verbally because you don’t agree with them? Or it’s ok to hurt people because they have different beliefs than you do? So go ahead, gang up on the kid on the playground who’s a little bit different than you are. Join in with the others when they pick on someone, it will make you popular with your friends. Or would you say something like, “Do as I say, not as I do”? Or could you be big enough to say, “This is wrong, it’s not right to treat others this way”? So I won’t be any part of it? Funny, I’ve never seen a disclaimer at the beginning of any movie or tv show saying, " these are actors, this is not real". Have you? By the way, I’ve seen some pretty compelling evidence that Guadere and andros and Clark are one and the same. It convinced me. Some have brought out some of my statements to “prove” I am a liar as well. Fine. Believe what you want to. Did you think I would come here and tell the truth about myself to a bunch of vicious bastards like all of you? I doubt it. Shannon, I know you are reading this and waiting for the other shoe to drop. Let me clue you in bitch, he has it, I’ve seen it I will “rejoice” when the members here send you packing! And if any of you doubt who I am just e-mail me and I’ll give you my phone number. I’ll talk to you in person, then you’ll REALLY get an ear full!!! Does Kenny need counselling? Maybe. I would think that anyone who could put up with you people and still care about them should check to see if they are sane. I wouldn’t put up with it for a minute much less care about any of you! Susy ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/179 "2000-01-14T23:41:00Z")
KGB ranted: > [@](#): > > I told him he was wasting his time on people like you. Oh, he is, he is. Please work as hard as you can to convince him of this. We’d much prefer he spent his time on another MB- _any_ other MB- where people were much more receptive to his delirious rants, pathological lies, and general freakiness. Please, please, please convince him to take his act to a group that might appreciate it more. I’m thinking Bellvue, myself. * * * JMCJ This could be YOUR sig line! For just five cents a post, JMCJ Enterprises will place YOUR sig line at the bottom of each message! ---
**Author:** ![KGB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@KGB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGB)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2000, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-psychosis-be-diagnosed-from-bb-posts/4026/180 "2000-01-14T23:49:00Z")
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