# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/61 "2006-12-22T15:58:25Z")
I envy **Elendil’s** complete lack of vanity. Me, myself, wouldn’t be caught dead outside the house looking the way he/she does. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/62 "2006-12-22T16:01:55Z")
Many people in third world countries think **you with the face** has perfectly adequate personal hygeine. StG ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/63 "2006-12-22T16:02:23Z")
**you with the face** ’s face is certainly… unique. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/64 "2006-12-22T16:18:18Z")
**Kytheria** makes an outstanding goddess… …for a canuck. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/65 "2006-12-22T16:25:03Z")
[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever] **Kytheria** makes an outstanding goddess… …for a canuck. [/QUOTE] I have it on good authority that \*\*Least Original User Name \*\*\*\*Ever \*\*was born to a woman who, while certainly no astronaut, could often bake a perfectly acceptable batch of cookies. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/66 "2006-12-22T16:27:04Z")
\*\*Contrapuntal \*\* was once considered very witty. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/67 "2006-12-22T16:39:56Z")
I’ve eaten **jali’s** cooking on several occasions and it has never given me diarrhea, at least not the kind with blood and intestinal tissue in it. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/68 "2006-12-22T16:40:20Z")
\*\*jali \*\*looks so much better since she’s gained some weight. (That’s my slightly crazy grandmother’s favorite compliment.) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/69 "2006-12-22T16:42:10Z")
I believe **Eleanor** ’s doing a wonderful job living up to the reputation of her namesake. Well, she’s trying to, at least… ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/70 "2006-12-22T16:43:37Z")
**Ethilrist** ’s mother is quite the progressive thinker, as is evidenced ber her habit of going about shirtless in public. This bold behavior is somewhat ameliorated by the fact that most folks mistake her for a man. ---
**Author:** ![Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grits_and_Hard_Toast)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/71 "2006-12-22T16:43:40Z")
Speaking as Ethilrist’s former boss, if you could get him to work for you, you would be very fortunate indeed! ( I actually wrote that when asked for a letter of recommendation. The guy used it and got the job.) ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/72 "2006-12-22T16:44:26Z")
When I invite **Ethilrist** over, I almost never have to worry about him using the guest towels to wipe his ass with. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/73 "2006-12-22T16:46:18Z")
Grits is very good at posting every thought that goes through his/her head, as evidenced by being able to write 278 posts in 4 years. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/74 "2006-12-22T16:46:39Z")
**you with the face** is probably quite bright. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/75 "2006-12-22T16:51:01Z")
**Auntbeast** , while quite the modest type, is rightly proud of her fashion forward decision to wear no footwear other than combat boots. Which, we can all agree, is a large departure from her previous habit of wearing no footwear at all. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/76 "2006-12-22T16:57:02Z")
I love how Contrapuntal tries to use wit. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/77 "2006-12-22T16:58:15Z")
Truth be told, \*\*Malacandra \*\*actually … can’t. But he’s been quite the brave lad about it. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/78 "2006-12-22T17:01:29Z")
That last post was a really good try, **Contrapuntal**. Really, I mean that. It showed effort. ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/79 "2006-12-22T17:03:46Z")
**TNAIS** …lessee…Well, there are WORSE things that could have been made from all that carbon. ---
**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 22, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207/80 "2006-12-22T17:08:15Z")
**Manatee** is surprisingly svelte, compared with the similarly-named aquatic mammal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-previous-poster-with-faint-praise/385207.md?page=5)