# Deniro, you are NO Gary Oldman **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 4, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981 "2017-02-04T14:30:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/21 "2017-02-05T03:23:25Z")
> [@Battle\_Pope](#): > > Have you seen any of them in the same room at the same time? :eek: Well, at least one of them’s dead. He’s right out. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/22 "2017-02-05T03:30:09Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > No trolling > > By trolling, we mean posting of inflammatory comments solely to get a rise out of people. If we feel your primary goal as a poster is to make people mad, you’ll quickly find yourself on the road to banning. > MODERATOR, please do your job. You aren’t very smart. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/23 "2017-02-05T03:30:16Z")
He’s no Gary Coleman either. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/24 "2017-02-05T03:31:22Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Well, at least one of them’s dead. He’s right out. John Astin took over for him. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/25 "2017-02-05T03:58:31Z")
He’s Jake LaMotta, though, isn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/26 "2017-02-05T04:05:26Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] He is also Spartacus. As am I. [/QUOTE] And so’s my wife! ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/27 "2017-02-05T04:11:08Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > a telephone booth Wut > [@koufax](#): > > wow, over 22,000 posts since 2010…have you ever added anything of interest to the conversation or do you just sit there and fuck with everyone?? You sure pegged him! That **iiiandyiii** , he sure is a dick! His reputation precedes him. 😛 or not ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/28 "2017-02-05T04:18:02Z")
De Niro doesn’t like Trump. [Robert De Niro Still Wants to Punch Donald Trump in the Face](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/03/robert-de-niro-still-wants-to-punch-donald-trump-in-the-face.html) [Gary Oldman’s](http://www.ora.tv/larrykingnow/2016/4/15/kevin-costner-gary-oldman-blast-immature-presidential-candidates) not too thrilled, either. (VIDEO only) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/29 "2017-02-05T04:20:00Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > No trolling > > By trolling, we mean posting of inflammatory comments solely to get a rise out of people. If we feel your primary goal as a poster is to make people mad, you’ll quickly find yourself on the road to banning. > MODERATOR, please do your job. Psst: see the little red triangle in the upper right corner of each post? That’s the ‘Report this post’ button. There you can make your no doubt compelling case as to why you believe you are being trolled. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/30 "2017-02-05T04:22:47Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Well, at least one of them’s dead. He’s right out. So, you can imagine my surprise. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/31 "2017-02-05T04:53:08Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > No trolling > > By trolling, we mean posting of inflammatory comments solely to get a rise out of people. If we feel your primary goal as a poster is to make people mad, you’ll quickly find yourself on the road to banning. > MODERATOR, please do your job. This might be too weak to get you a warning. I’d suggest another week of trollishness while admitting it, and don’t forget to keep reporting your own posts. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/32 "2017-02-05T05:28:47Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > No trolling > > By trolling, we mean posting of inflammatory comments solely to get a rise out of people. If we feel your primary goal as a poster is to make people mad, you’ll quickly find yourself on the road to banning. > MODERATOR, please do your job. Making incredibly stupid posts is not the same as trolling. But if you want to admit you are trolling please go right ahead. But be explicit. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/33 "2017-02-05T08:50:58Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > “Before President Obama left office, he included De Niro in his final round of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients. “I was honored to be honored,” he said on The View. “Obama was, to me, a great president. He tried to do what was right, and that’s all I can say.”” > really, Bob?? ever heard of the INDEFINITE DETENTION ACT of the NDAA bill, signed into law (and STILL in effect) by none other than Ol’ Hope and Change himself, (on 12/31/2011) you know, the guy I voted for ONCE, because I despised Cheneybush. > > Even Rachel Maddow was appalled. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P9zRBGPR8o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P9zRBGPR8o) > > And now, Bobby, guess who has that power. (It rhymes with Ronald Bump), the thin skinned, vindictive guy you want to “punch in the face” . > > You better call your accountant and make very sure he didn’t fuck up your taxes in any way because I predict you will be audited back to your first job delivering papers and you may find yourself “detained” thanks to the “great President” Obama, and now in the hands of…PRESIDENT Trump. > > Bob, you are still one of my all time favorite actors, but you are a tad naive and you are NO Gary Oldman. You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? Then who the hell else are you talking… you talking to me? Well I’m the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you’re talking to? Oh yeah? OK. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/34 "2017-02-05T16:52:31Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > De Niro doesn’t like Trump. > [Robert De Niro Still Wants to Punch Donald Trump in the Face](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/03/robert-de-niro-still-wants-to-punch-donald-trump-in-the-face.html) They see eye to eye on antivax ideology, though. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/35 "2017-02-05T17:38:45Z")
De Niro and Oldman are both amazing actors and deserve better than to be dragged into a post made by an idiot making God knows what obscure and silly point. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/36 "2017-02-05T17:46:09Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > De Niro doesn’t like Trump. > [Robert De Niro Still Wants to Punch Donald Trump in the Face](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/03/robert-de-niro-still-wants-to-punch-donald-trump-in-the-face.html) > … Wait… He’s not Donald Trump? I know he’s not Gary Oldman - the OP made that clear - but nobody told me that he’s not Trump. I’m so confused. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/37 "2017-02-05T18:40:50Z")
_reads OP_ _re-reads OP_ _re-re-reads OP_ Okay, anyone want to help me out here? WTF is all that supposed to mean? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/38 "2017-02-05T18:42:03Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > _reads OP_ > > _re-reads OP_ > > _re-re-reads OP_ > > Okay, anyone want to help me out here? WTF is all that supposed to mean? I promise you it’s not worth the effort. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/39 "2017-02-05T18:43:41Z")
Or means the OP is obsessed with play actors. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981/40 "2017-02-05T18:45:36Z")
> [@koufax](#): > > No trolling > > By trolling, we mean posting of inflammatory comments solely to get a rise out of people. If we feel your primary goal as a poster is to make people mad, you’ll quickly find yourself on the road to banning. > MODERATOR, please do your job. Whining to the mods now? What a pathetic little pussy. Now go report that, asshole. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deniro-you-are-no-gary-oldman/778981.md?page=3)