# 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:** 30
**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 6, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/581 "2007-01-06T04:57:29Z")
At least **Dr. Rieux** , for all of his many faults, didn’t lose Special Order 191.\* \*obscure Civil War historical reference. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/582 "2007-01-06T05:00:38Z")
You’d never know it by the way he acts now, but \*\*Elendil’s Heir \*\* was once awarded Most Congenial at his home town’s talent show years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/583 "2007-01-06T09:24:35Z")
**bigbabysweets** as a public courtesy to those who are curious about \*how \* big and sweet she actually is, always follows her name with her exact weight in US pounds. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/584 "2007-01-06T17:03:07Z")
Emulating his counterpart in the \*South Park \* movie, \*\*Shai’tan \*\* hopes to become the sex object of a famous dictator. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/585 "2007-01-06T17:08:30Z")
Just like his namesake(sort of) **Dr. Rieux** can be often seen in phone booths, police ones ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/586 "2007-01-06T19:19:27Z")
To his credit, **chowder** is much smarter than actual chowder. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/587 "2007-01-06T19:49:10Z")
Attempting to pronounce fachverwirrt’s name is good for burning off calories. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/588 "2007-01-06T21:06:12Z")
[QUOTE=sturmhauke] Attempting to pronounce fachverwirrt’s name is good for burning off calories. [/QUOTE] \*\* sturmhauke\*\* had almost nothing to do with me finally unsubscribing to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/589 "2007-01-06T22:11:52Z")
If I lived alone on a desert island, I would probably pine for **newcrasher** ’s company, sometime round about Year 17. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/590 "2007-01-06T22:16:27Z")
\*\*Malacandra \*\* is well-known in acedemic circles for his theory that the works of Shakespeare were actually written by Elvis Costello. ---
**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 7, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/591 "2007-01-07T03:57:44Z")
Why must **Dr. Rieux** always be the person whom I must damn with faint praise? Anyway, I hear the good doctor was nowhere near Lakehurst when the _Hindenburg_ burst into flame. ---
**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 7, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/592 "2007-01-07T05:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Anyway, I hear the good doctor was nowhere near Lakehurst when the _Hindenburg_ burst into flame. [/QUOTE] On the other hand, **Elendil’s Heir** was seen whacking the _Hindenburg_’s flaming gas bag as he rode the thing to the ground, screaming “_The Dark Fire will not avail you ! Die, Flame of Udûn. !_” Still, taking out the _Hindenberg_ with a sword is pretty impressive ! Well done ! ---
**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:** [January 7, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/593 "2007-01-07T17:31:47Z")
Guantanomo can’t be that bad, if \*\*Der Trihs \*\* is still able to type, and he’s allowed to access the internet from there. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/594 "2007-01-07T21:39:05Z")
That was cool, **Dr. Rieux** , the way you kept my attention all the way through the first phrase of your post. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/595 "2007-01-08T00:46:15Z")
It’s honorable how **gigi** won’t let this thread die. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/596 "2007-01-08T01:21:24Z")
Some people say Uncommon Sense doesn’t have the sense Og gave a horse, but I disagree. ---
**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 8, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/597 "2007-01-08T14:48:33Z")
I’m not saying I necessarily believe all of the rumors, but I have noticed that many horses get nervous when they see **sturmhauke** around. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/598 "2007-01-08T14:50:47Z")
Whenever **Elendil’s Heir** shows up in a thread, you can always be sure that his latest contribution will be just as gripping and relevant as all his previous efforts. ---
**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 8, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/599 "2007-01-08T15:04:33Z")
I think it’s nice that **Malacandra** points out her gender with each post. I just wish she wouldn’t lie. ---
**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 8, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/600 "2007-01-08T15:07:08Z")
It’s noble of Elendil’s Heir to keep this thread going when there’s so little hope that anyone is interested in what he has to say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=31)