# Carrot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2002, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905 "2002-11-15T19:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/21 "2002-11-15T19:59:34Z")
**Ferrous:** Eh? Who’s figthing? Have I posted anything inflammatory? (Other than the post which started it all, of course.) No. He thinks the way he wants, as do I, as do you. He doesn’t want to admit he was wrong, fine. I don’t care enough about anonymous people on an Internet message board to fret over it. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/22 "2002-11-15T20:01:36Z")
Wrong? _Wrong?_ Wrong about what? Calling out a Gay Basher? If I was wrong, blame yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/23 "2002-11-15T20:02:00Z")
Whatever, man. Just trying to help. I’m done here. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/24 "2002-11-15T20:02:53Z")
Thanks, Ferrous. I do appreciate you, as you know. I’m willing to accept Carrot’s apology and forget about it. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/25 "2002-11-15T20:03:17Z")
you’re wrong to keep this up when he’s said three times that it was a joke and you’re still mad somehow instead of saying “oops, strike that then…see ya” ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/26 "2002-11-15T20:04:30Z")
Like I’m going to do right now. sorry for the simulpost. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/27 "2002-11-15T20:04:50Z")
Not only did I think carrot was joking, I thought this > [@](#): > > See, first of all, they’d mostly stay on base **(which would be much better decorated than it is now, if I might say so) (Olive drab and sand? Puh-leeze.)**, so we wouldn’t have to worry about them breaking into our houses and raping us and stuff, **or possibly styling our hair if we are actually of the female persuasion**. was a dead give-away. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/28 "2002-11-15T20:08:09Z")
Well, excuse the hell out of me, then. But the next time I discern gay bashing, I intend to do the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/29 "2002-11-15T20:09:18Z")
way to let it go, pal. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/30 "2002-11-15T20:11:49Z")
Dammit. Just plain dammit. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/31 "2002-11-15T20:13:37Z")
finally. something we can agree on. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/32 "2002-11-15T20:14:17Z")
If Gobear or Kirkland tells me I was wrong for reacting the way I did, then I will apologize. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/33 "2002-11-15T20:14:40Z")
Right, now you two kiss and make up. In fact…group hug! ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/34 "2002-11-15T20:19:20Z")
I had the same reaction **Lib** had, I thought it was one of those storm front losers. Carrot you should go lurk for a few hundred years. I’ll give you some free advice. If you are going to joke about serious issues, make _damn_ sure you get it across as exactly that. Otherwise don’t be surprised when you get lambasted 6 ways till Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/35 "2002-11-15T20:22:01Z")
So just what is the official post count one must have when posting a sarcastic remark _sans_ that silly winking smiley? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/36 "2002-11-15T20:24:44Z")
I think **Libertarian** is a wrongophobe, and thus, terrified to admit that he is, in fact, wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/37 "2002-11-15T20:24:53Z")
It’s not just the post count, Juanita. It was the post count, the timing of his/her arrival, the topic, and the fact that I don’t know him/her from Adam/Eve. Everybody here would know that Esprix was joking, but how the hell were we supposed to know that Carrot was? Have you read Storm Front? The stuff I quoted in the OP sounds like it’s straight from there — complete with what you thought gave it away as a joke. They use images like that at Storm Front to caracature gays. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/38 "2002-11-15T20:25:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\* Otherwise don’t be surprised when you get lambasted 6 ways till Tuesday. \*\* YEAH! Even after you’ve told EVERYONE THAT IT WAS A JOKE And even admitted that it wasn’t a very clear one at that. Department of Dead Horses! We aim to please. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/39 "2002-11-15T20:26:13Z")
Kiss my red ass, Friedo. I admit when I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrot/136905/40 "2002-11-15T20:27:04Z")
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