# Did I ever tell you about the time mswas met Obama? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 25, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577 "2009-08-25T00:33:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/61 "2009-08-25T07:24:49Z")
Actually this is kind of fun. I’m putting the whole idiot posse on ignore. Might as well go for the hat trick and ignore **ElvisL1ves**. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/62 "2009-08-25T07:24:50Z")
You are all diseased. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/63 "2009-08-25T07:26:07Z")
> [@Michael\_Ellis](#): > > You are all diseased. Did someone die in your family or something? Every post in every thread you have posted tonight seems very angry. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/64 "2009-08-25T08:27:11Z")
I had a temp job where they replaced my soul with George Carlin’s. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/65 "2009-08-25T08:31:37Z")
> [@Michael\_Ellis](#): > > I had a temp job where they replaced my soul with George Carlin’s. Oh. Then why aren’t you funnier? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/66 "2009-08-25T09:06:37Z")
Congrats, **mswas**. I’ve always thought that best way to resolve these conflicts that seem to have gotten personal is to use the ignore list. Life is too short to stay mad at people you don’t really care about anyways. You’ll find that, if somebody makes an important post, somebody else will quote it, so you won’t have missed out on anything, anyways. And if you strongly suspect that a post might have substance, you can always disable the ignore function for that one post. I think people around here are just too afraid to use the ignore function. I think that’s why some people just seem so much more hostile on here than in real life. In real life, they would eventually ignore the person who causes them grief. On here, they don’t seem to realize this is an option, or, because of the anonymity and physical safety, actually enjoy pissing people off. Having said all that, > [@mswas](#): > > Then why aren’t you funnier? How can you tell? You thought \*\*\*your \*\*\*joke was funny! ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/67 "2009-08-25T09:43:52Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > [This post brought to you by the editors at FOX News] [Goderator Booties ON] Altering quoted material is against The Holy SDMB Terms And Conditions Of Services, para 3 subsection ii, _Humor Impairment And Why It Is Mandatory_. Knock it off. Your posting privileges are under review. Do not turn off your computer, do not touch your keyboard, do not leave your seat. [Goderator Booties OFF] ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/68 "2009-08-25T10:11:56Z")
I don’t know why you are giving this loser the time of day. It’s exactly what he wants. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/69 "2009-08-25T11:05:04Z")
> [@Roland\_Orzabal](#): > > Does it mean “violent tearing of the human spine”? Because that’s what those chairs in the mall do. If it does, I see no need to debunk it; it does its job quite well. Worst dollar I ever spent. If this was in front of Sharper Image, that guy collecting dollars doesn’t actually work there. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/70 "2009-08-25T13:03:21Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > I’d have to be convinced you even know what Shiatsu is before I would believe you can debunk it. It’s [a foot massager](http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/180-2418168-9246219?ASIN=B001AS1320&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B001AS1320%7CHoMedics_Therapist_Select_Shiatsu_Foot_Massager_with_Heat&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B001AS1320&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001.). It’s real. It’s Science! And it even looks kinda Star Wars-ish. ---
**Author:** ![Gustav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Gustav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gustav)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/71 "2009-08-25T13:54:40Z")
Well this was a great thread, but seriously if that OP didn’t result in at least an official warning you may as well just do away with the no trolling rule altogether. It just doesn’t get more textbook than that. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/72 "2009-08-25T14:03:46Z")
You know, as train wrecks go, this ain’t the Montparnasse Station in 1895, but it’s a decent effort at historical recreation. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/73 "2009-08-25T14:10:56Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Oh. > > Then why aren’t you funnier? That’s the bitch of it. His sense of humor went to a two year-old girl in Wilkes-Barre. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/74 "2009-08-25T14:18:47Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Actually this is kind of fun. I’m putting the whole idiot posse on ignore. Might as well go for the hat trick and ignore **ElvisL1ves**. Oooh! Oooh! Ignore me too, please. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/75 "2009-08-25T14:34:40Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Having said all that, How can you tell? You thought \*\*\*your \*\*\*joke was funny! LOL Good point, and to the other thing too. 😉 I am learning to love the ignore feature. [QUOTE=El\_Kabong] Oooh! Oooh! Ignore me too, please. [/QUOTE] Who are you that I should put you on ignore? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/76 "2009-08-25T14:36:48Z")
> [@Gustav](#): > > Well this was a great thread, but seriously if that OP didn’t result in at least an official warning you may as well just do away with the no trolling rule altogether. It just doesn’t get more textbook than that. You and I have different definitions of trolling because to me making fun of people who compare Obama to Hitler on a Liberal message board isn’t trolling. But I guess people here have an inverted logic as their definition of trolling is not the intention of the person they are calling the troll but their own overreaction to it. Who knew that people would get so worked up when I made fun of stupid conservatives? > [@Michael\_Ellis](#): > > That’s the bitch of it. His sense of humor went to a two year-old girl in Wilkes-Barre. Now that actually made me chuckle. ---
**Author:** ![Gustav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Gustav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gustav)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/77 "2009-08-25T14:40:14Z")
You don’t get to have your own definition though, you have to use the same definition as the rest of us. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/78 "2009-08-25T14:46:24Z")
> [@Gustav](#): > > You don’t get to have your own definition though, you have to use the same definition as the rest of us. I’m using the real definition. You’re the one using an idiosyncratic definition. > **[Trolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet))** > > In slang, trolling is when a person posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online (such as in social media, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or performs similar behaviors in real life. The methods and motivations of trolls can range from benign to sadistic. These messages can be inflammatory, insincere, digressive, extraneous, or off-topic, and may have the intent of provoking others into displaying emotional responses, or manipulating others' perceptions, thus a In th... > [@](#): > > In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional or disciplinary response[1] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[2] So lets see, it was controversial and inflammatory to the small minority who were too stupid to get it. Most people just groaned and moved on. It couldn’t be off-topic as it WAS the topic. My primary intent was to invoke an emotional response but that response was chuckling not frothing, and I was not trying for a disciplinary response. And disrupting the normal on-topic conversation is simply not applicable as the post WAS the topic. I’m using the ACTUAL definition. You’re the one using the definition that says that just because someone was offended that it was my intent to offend. I truly am sorry that some people are too stupid to realize that Obama is not German and is not trying to cleanse the Fatherland to revivify Germany’s Teutonic heritage, but I cannot be held liable for the inability of morons to parse simple incongruities. Sure the joke wasn’t very funny, but it was hardly trolling to make fun of the conservatives at Town Hall meetings comparing Obama to Hitler. I mean I guess I was trolling people who feel there is a legitimate comparison to be made. I’m just glad the mods of this forum generally aren’t as stupid as you are. Though I guess in all honesty **Twickster** was as he got offended by it. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/79 "2009-08-25T14:56:36Z")
When did the Pit degenerate to kindergarten? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-mswas-met-obama/507577/80 "2009-08-25T15:03:21Z")
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