# 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:** 21
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/401 "2006-12-30T21:11:02Z")
Dr. Rieux has nearly three thousand posts now, and each one has been more interesting than the next. ---
**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 30, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/402 "2006-12-30T21:37:21Z")
Liberal’s personal hygeine leaves nothing to be desired. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/403 "2006-12-30T23:45:05Z")
I’ve never read a post of **Scribble** ’s that wasn’t typed. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/404 "2006-12-31T03:38:00Z")
And I’ve never read a post of **fachverwirrt** ’s that wasn’t from St. Louis, MO. ---
**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 31, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/405 "2006-12-31T04:27:03Z")
Unlike his namesake, **Chez Guevara** ’s beret-topped mug fortunately does not grace thousands of revolutionary-wannabes’ cheap T-shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/406 "2006-12-31T04:35:49Z")
The previous poster is either some sort of rabbit or a wig. Neither is particularly good. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/407 "2006-12-31T04:42:03Z")
I am sure that Tapioca Dextrin is not nearly as gooey and tasteless as the unpopular pudding for which he is named. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/408 "2006-12-31T06:20:12Z")
I have every faith that Evil Captor has actually had woman at some point in his life. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/409 "2006-12-31T06:39:18Z")
**betenoir** , it can sometimes be a good thing when no one ever notices you. Like if you were a ninja perhaps. You are a ninja aren’t you? No? Forget I said anything. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/410 "2006-12-31T09:35:48Z")
**bigbabysweets2000** has come on a long way since he/she joined these boards five years ago. He/she is hardly every shouted down for showing rank stupidity and profound ignorance following posts he/she makes. Now. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/411 "2006-12-31T10:24:34Z")
**Illuminatiprimus** has probably never committed a crime greater than a misdemeanor. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/412 "2006-12-31T10:30:49Z")
I don’t care what anyone says, **Swampbear** is a wonderful person and I’m sure his/her credit rating will be restored within the next six months. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/413 "2006-12-31T10:34:42Z")
It’s a known fact that **Illuminatiprimus** almost always remembers to wear his underwear under his pants. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/414 "2006-12-31T11:10:06Z")
**swampbear** : 4.87 posts per day. You just can’t argue with statistics like that. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/415 "2006-12-31T17:06:50Z")
**Chez Guevara** has killed more threads than people. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/416 "2006-12-31T17:11:11Z")
**Dr. Rieux** is not afraid to show us just how witty he is. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/417 "2006-12-31T17:17:05Z")
**spoke-** is not afraid to show us just how witty he is not. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/418 "2006-12-31T17:30:03Z")
**Dr Rieux** paid enough money for his doctorate to that firm in California that sells them online to make it worth having. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/419 "2006-12-31T17:39:16Z")
At .55 posts per day, **Illuminatiprimus** proves how much knowledge he has to share with us. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/420 "2006-12-31T17:46:59Z")
You know, for a starport rental pleasure droid, **Swampbear** can carry on a surprisingly coherent conversation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=22)