# Damn the previous poster with faint praise **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 22, 2006, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207 "2006-12-22T10:39:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/201 "2006-12-23T16:53:18Z")
I don’t fault **Contrapuntal** for not joining the armed forces during the war.Someone had to stay home with the women and children. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/202 "2006-12-23T19:16:09Z")
Michigan - isn’t that a lovely place to be from? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/203 "2006-12-23T20:52:34Z")
I am sure we all agree that we must try to look beyond a disgusting personal appearance and lack of hygiene, and appreciate the poster within, and we would be rewarded. I am also sure that **featherlou** would appreciate it. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/204 "2006-12-23T20:58:29Z")
It would be wrong of us to not heap praises on Shodan’s posting style, if such praises are indeed earned. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/205 "2006-12-23T21:05:53Z")
[QUOTE=Eutychus] It would be wrong of us to not heap praises on Shodan’s posting style, if such praises are indeed earned. [/QUOTE] Thank God **Eutychus** ignores the plight of dolphins in nets. More meat for the rest of us. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/206 "2006-12-23T21:08:45Z")
BBS2000 always hits the correct reply button. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/207 "2006-12-23T21:28:46Z")
I honestly don’t think that **bigbabysweets2000** are confections of some sort that are fed to overweight infants. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/208 "2006-12-23T23:43:37Z")
The other day, I heard someone say **Rysdad** isn’t fit to live with pigs. I don’t think that’s true. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/209 "2006-12-24T00:02:57Z")
I see that Mangetout has matching socks on tonight. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/210 "2006-12-24T00:08:50Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane] I see that Mangetout has matching socks on tonight. [/QUOTE] **Lamar Mundane** ’s outfit today bears clear witness to his fashion sense. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/211 "2006-12-24T00:14:06Z")
As **matt\_mcl** proves, it’s a stereotype that gay men understand fashion. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/212 "2006-12-24T00:42:17Z")
I can honestly say that Shoshana has a name that I can remember with only mild difficulty. Yes, I _can_ say that about h…them. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/213 "2006-12-24T01:01:26Z")
Ranchoth only stutters a little. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/214 "2006-12-24T01:05:07Z")
**strumhauke** ’s name reminds fewer people of the sound of expectoration _every week_! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/215 "2006-12-24T01:48:34Z")
**Bosda** usually has at least a somewhat plausible alibi for any heinous crimes committed while he was in the vicinity. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/216 "2006-12-24T02:03:38Z")
I always enjoy **Elendil’s Heir’s** posts, due to their impeccable spelling. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/217 "2006-12-24T02:09:01Z")
**Scribble** ’s physique is graced by the same clean, futuristic lines and curves of the AMC Pacer. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/218 "2006-12-24T02:22:45Z")
**The Scrivener** can certainly chew gum and walk at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/219 "2006-12-24T02:30:52Z")
And I believe you could, maybe with some therapy. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/220 "2006-12-24T02:39:28Z")
**betenoir** has immense potential for improvement. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=12)