# 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:** 25
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/481 "2007-01-02T18:48:49Z")
Serious consideration of Swampbear’s contributions to the SDMB lead one to the inevitable conclusion that he is a highly skilled typist. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/482 "2007-01-02T19:43:24Z")
**Hugh Jass** proves yet again that a marked lack of originality need not prevent one from contributing to Dope threads. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/483 "2007-01-02T19:47:24Z")
**Elendil’s Heir** is proof that the SDMB is an inclusive community. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/484 "2007-01-02T19:50:55Z")
**swampbear** is proof that the SDMB would be much better if it were an exclusive community. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/485 "2007-01-02T19:58:46Z")
**Elendil’s Heir** is proof that the SDMB would be much better if it were an exclusive community with only one **Elendil’s Heir**. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/486 "2007-01-02T20:05:09Z")
**Chez Guevara** is a well-known paint-by-the-numbers artist. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/487 "2007-01-02T20:39:51Z")
**Swampbear** can count numbers quite high as long as he’s allowed to paint them on his cell wall as a visual aid. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/488 "2007-01-02T21:12:26Z")
It’s nice to see that **Illuminatiprimus** ’s anti-psychotics are working so well. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/489 "2007-01-02T21:20:19Z")
It’s nice to see **fachverwirrt** doing his bit to show the ignorant people out there that psychotics really can work well, if you give them a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/490 "2007-01-02T21:21:08Z")
One needs only to speak six languages to pronounce **fachverwirrt’s** username properly. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/491 "2007-01-02T21:22:29Z")
Good old **Debaser** , trying his darned best as usual to get his posts submitted in time enough to make them relevant. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/492 "2007-01-02T23:25:31Z")
**Illuminatiprimus** ’s personal hygiene is certainly acceptable. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/493 "2007-01-02T23:41:09Z")
**Jthunder’s** ability to delude himself that his assessments of the hygiene of people he has never met have any value is truly breathtaking. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/494 "2007-01-03T00:25:03Z")
**Illuminatiprimus** is able to dress himself with very little help from his caretaker. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/495 "2007-01-03T00:38:20Z")
**swampbear** hardly smells of swamp or bears at all. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/496 "2007-01-03T00:50:22Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] **swampbear** hardly smells of swamp or bears at all. [/QUOTE] Unlike \*_Mangetout_, but I’m _sure_ it would go away if he/she actually bathed. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/497 "2007-01-03T01:10:29Z")
**Der Trihs** ’s attempts at coding at least have the virtue of keeping us amused. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/498 "2007-01-03T02:42:19Z")
**fachverwirrt** doesn’t drool as much as you would expect. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/499 "2007-01-03T03:07:35Z")
**spoke-** has not, as yet, unleashed the ravenous Dark Elder Gods upon an unsuspecting Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/500 "2007-01-03T05:25:40Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] **spoke-** has not, as yet, unleashed the ravenous Dark Elder Gods upon an unsuspecting Earth. [/QUOTE] **Elendil’s Heir** however, _has_ - but the Elder Gods are cool, so that’s all right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=26)