# Dear gluteus maximus, your sig is too big **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 8, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204 "2004-03-08T23:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/41 "2004-03-09T01:07:24Z")
> [@Lynn Bodoni](#): > > Yes, he broke a sig rule. However, you are breaking a much bigger rule, which is Don’t Play Moderator. You’re also breaking the first rule of this message board, Don’t Be A Jerk. I suspect you’re also violating another guideline, Don’t Post While Under The Influence. > > If you violate ANY of these rules/guidelines again, I’m going to ban you, **Never Have I Because I**. > > **gluteus maximus** , shorten your sig. I advise eliminating a couple of line breaks, and using a slash instead. > > Lynn > For the Straight Dope I am not under the influence, ok? 🙂 I’m sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/42 "2004-03-09T01:14:44Z")
> [@Ace309](#): > > Eh, I just think you’re a high-strung asshole with a skin that’s way too thin. > > Is that okay with you? Yep. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/43 "2004-03-09T01:16:06Z")
> [@Never Have I Because I](#): > > My, you’re an angry fellow. > > Would any of you putzes care to show me how I’m stupid? I see little evidence to prove it. How 'bout the fact that this thread has ~40 replies, and about of a third of them are yours, of the neener neener neener quality? ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/44 "2004-03-09T01:16:44Z")
> [@Never Have I Because I](#): > > Care to tell me where you base your idea that I’m a idiot from, you shitstain? [Here, to start](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4620752&postcount=40) Also By the way: it’s spelled “pretentious” and I’m kinda surprised that a great intellect like you, after the raking over the coals you took from your “Big words make muh haid hurt” thread,would have the…um… the… would choose to _again_ attack someone ( **Ilsa** ) for being smarter than you. Didn’t you learn your lesson in the **Libertarian** debacle? ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/45 "2004-03-09T01:20:25Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > [Here, to start](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4620752&postcount=40) > > Also > > By the way: it’s spelled “pretentious” and I’m kinda surprised that a great intellect like you, after the raking over the coals you took from your “Big words make muh haid hurt” thread,would have the…um… > > the… > > would choose to _again_ attack someone ( **Ilsa** ) for being smarter than you. Didn’t you learn your lesson in the **Libertarian** debacle? Oh no, I misspelled Pretentious. I’m sure that negates what I said, my understanding of my word, and my intelligence. AM I RIGHT? ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/46 "2004-03-09T01:20:25Z")
> [@Never Have I Because I](#): > > I would not care if they mocked me if they truly had some complaint of any merit. But instead they took one statement of me complaining of someone using big words and famous people to make themselves seem smarter as “I DON’T LIKE BIG WORDS.” Probably because, so far, that’s all they’ve seen you do. In fact, that’s all _I’ve_ seen you do. And making a sig about it makes it look like either you’re proud of that, or that it’s important to you. So, as long as you continue to acknowledge the teasing and display your little verse in your sig, I don’t see that you’ve got any call to complain about people thinking that’s the only thing you’re about. Let it drop and go post about the things that _are_ important or interesting to you, if you truly want people to think that there’s more to you. ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/47 "2004-03-09T01:22:18Z")
> [@Kat](#): > > Probably because, so far, that’s all they’ve seen you do. In fact, that’s all _I’ve_ seen you do. And making a sig about it makes it look like either you’re proud of that, or that it’s important to you. So, as long as you continue to acknowledge the teasing and display your little verse in your sig, I don’t see that you’ve got any call to complain about people thinking that’s the only thing you’re about. > > Let it drop and go post about the things that _are_ important or interesting to you, if you truly want people to think that there’s more to you. Kat, you are a saint. I shall go post about something else now! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/48 "2004-03-09T01:31:09Z")
> [@Never Have I Because I](#): > > Oh no, I misspelled Pretentious. I’m sure that negates what I said, my understanding of my word, and my intelligence. > > AM I RIGHT? Yeah, pretty much, especially since you didn’t acutually comment on the fact that you once again chose to attack someone for being smarter than you. **Lib** is under no obligation to use words that you can understand and **Ilsa** shouldn’t have to limit his topics to ones that don’t confuse you. We _admire_ smart people here. If you wanna try to fit in, attacking people 'cause they’re smarter than you and won’t dumb down their language/topics/interests to your level isn’t a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/49 "2004-03-09T01:34:38Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Yeah, pretty much, especially since you didn’t acutually comment on the fact that you once again chose to attack someone for being smarter than you. > > **Lib** is under no obligation to use words that you can understand and **Ilsa** shouldn’t have to limit his topics to ones that don’t confuse you. > > We _admire_ smart people here. If you wanna try to fit in, attacking people 'cause they’re smarter than you and won’t dumb down their language/topics/interests to your level isn’t a good idea. Did I say Ilsa confuses me? I said it was pretentious, which is what it is. Pretensious shit. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/50 "2004-03-09T01:38:53Z")
Fuck off, moron. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/51 "2004-03-09T01:40:34Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > > [@Never Have I Because I](#): > > > > Oh no, I misspelled Pretentious. I’m sure that negates what I said, my understanding of my word, and my intelligence. > > > > AM I RIGHT? > > Yeah, pretty much, especially since you didn’t **acutually** comment on the fact that you once again chose to attack someone for being smarter than you. > . Emphasis Mine. _snicker_ Gaudere’s Law strikes again! ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/52 "2004-03-09T01:57:14Z")
Mm, indeed. I guess we now know that Fenris’s intelligent is negated, because he made a spelling error. He did agree that me making a spelling error negated my intelligence, my understanding of the word, and my message after all. ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/53 "2004-03-09T02:00:52Z")
oops, meant to say “Fenris’ Intelligence.” Oh well. My point still remains. And Fenris’ agreement also applies to pretty much any other spelling mistake. Good job, Fenris. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/54 "2004-03-09T02:09:21Z")
> [@Never Have I Because I](#): > > I guess we now know that Fenris’s intelligent is negated, because he made a spelling error. Nope. There’s a difference between making a “fat-finger” typo and displaying a fundamental misconception about the rules of spelling. Oh, and you’re not being consistent in your use of “Fenris’s” vs. “Fenris’” in your last couple of posts. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/55 "2004-03-09T02:11:00Z")
Pile-ons make me sad. Just because one person makes the observation that somebody is a juvenile, oversensitive, melodramatic prat whose absence would improve the boards tremendously, it doesn’t mean we _all_ have to. Oh, wait. ---
**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/56 "2004-03-09T02:13:06Z")
The point is that not running your posts through a spell checker (they can be found free online), and complaining about someone using words too big for you to understand, make you look like a whining idiot. As someone mentioned before in another thread, if you don’t have the time to spell correctly or look the occasional thing up, then you don’t belong here. This message board isn’t a substitute for a chatting client - it is not for casual talk. It seems like that’s all you do. When you do not take things seriously, it reflects badly on you. Whether or not you agree with that doesn’t matter. And while Fenris was angry and made a fuck up, you missed the point entirely… Or just tried to ignore it completely and slip in an “Mm…” That?s very evil genius of you. Unfortunately, that doesn’t put you in a more positive light. ---
**Author:** ![Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/57 "2004-03-09T02:14:17Z")
Mods, please close this thread. I no longer care to fight with such braindead obsessive twits. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/58 "2004-03-09T02:55:54Z")
[quote=Never Have I Because I] I no longer care to fight with such braindead obsessive twits.[/qupte] Because you can’t win? ---
**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/59 "2004-03-09T03:02:27Z")
Copping out again is, of course, another option. Sorry **NHIBI** , I thought too highly of you. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204/60 "2004-03-09T03:04:21Z")
> [@Never Have I Because I](#): > > Where is this ‘report post’ function? Next to the post number (say, #3) is a little exclamation point (!). If you hover (let the arrow sit on) your pointer (the arrow thingy) above this point (!), it’ll say “Report Bad Post.” Click it and fill in the little box and the Mods will take appropriate action. Anyone else getting a strong **Kurdt Kobain** vibe? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-gluteus-maximus-your-sig-is-too-big/233204.md?page=4)