# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/261 "2006-12-25T12:57:33Z")
And he still don’t know jack-shit. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/262 "2006-12-25T13:24:56Z")
The things that **Contrapuntal** knows could fill a pamphlet. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/263 "2006-12-25T13:29:52Z")
**Eutychus** never has to worry about applying for a job and being rejected with that dreaded phrase “You are vastly overqualified.” ---
**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 25, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/264 "2006-12-25T13:57:00Z")
**Sternvogel** always rises to the occasion like a moist bucket of cheap yeast. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/265 "2006-12-25T14:01:08Z")
**Bosda** makes Dustin Diamond look like Eddie Deezen. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/266 "2006-12-25T15:35:08Z")
I think we can all say that our courtesy laughter skills would be seriously underdeveloped without the frequent contributions of Eutychus. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/267 "2006-12-25T15:45:03Z")
I tis truly admirable that \*\*Patty O’Furniture \*\*is able to resume public life after that unfortunate incident with Mayor’s daughter and the vacuum cleaner. I am sure I would not have been able to summon the courage. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/268 "2006-12-25T16:26:40Z")
**Contrapuntal** has never, to my recollection, made me angered, confused, or nauseous. ---
**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 25, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/269 "2006-12-25T16:29:23Z")
If only the same could be said for **Electronic Chaos** … ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/270 "2006-12-25T19:13:02Z")
At least \*\*Elendil \*\*is not Paris Hilton. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/271 "2006-12-25T21:38:21Z")
**Mighty\_Girl** has many qualities in common with **Paris Hilton**. ---
**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 25, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/272 "2006-12-25T22:32:10Z")
**Dr\_Paprika** has not as yet made any public efforts to trade underwear with Paris Hilton. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/273 "2006-12-25T22:49:33Z")
Thank Og that Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor is nowhere near wealthy enough to attract the attention of Paris Hilton. ---
**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 26, 2006, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/274 "2006-12-26T00:23:00Z")
I, for one, am deeply grateful that **sturmhauke** has not yet this year shown us either a ceasarian scar or external genitalia. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/275 "2006-12-26T01:10:19Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] I, for one, am deeply grateful that **sturmhauke** has not yet this year shown us either a ceasarian scar or external genitalia. [/QUOTE] I must say that Elendil’s hair is one of his best features. What? Oh, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Tabula\_Rasa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@Tabula\_Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabula_Rasa)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/276 "2006-12-26T01:59:03Z")
Contrapuntal is not as unpleasant as any item, selected at random, from the menu at Orange Julius. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Lady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Hello\_Lady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Lady)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/277 "2006-12-26T02:05:08Z")
I’ll say this for **Tabula** – he does not have delusions of adequacy. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/278 "2006-12-26T02:48:32Z")
**Hellow Lady** probably does not resemble Jerry Lewis as much as his name implies. (As an aside I think Evil Captor will be insulted by the suggestion he’s not as evil as suggested.) ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/279 "2006-12-26T02:53:01Z")
I can think of slightly more fitting names for **betenoir** , if pressed. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/280 "2006-12-26T03:00:24Z")
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