# Diogenes The Cynic **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 18, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546 "2004-11-18T21:43:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/161 "2004-11-20T07:39:01Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > Actually, socks have lasted longer than a month here. There was one poster, who’s name escapes me, who posted a lot of crap that ultimately turned out to be mostly hodgepodge collections of writings that he’d plagerized off the net. His style and mindset closely matched that of DtC’s and IIRC, DtC even praised said poster. Then someone exposed said poster as a plagurist in a Pit thread, and said poster was never seen again. > > In one of the numerous Pit threads that this poster garnered before they fled, I wagered that said poster had a sock here, and obliquely hinted that it might be DtC. I dropped that thought from my mind until DtC’s performance in the juvenile sex thread. This is all news to me. You better report me. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/162 "2004-11-20T07:46:09Z")
Wait. There was a guy named Chompsky who posted the home address of somebody in the Bush administration (I don’t remember who anymore). I remember posting that I thought it was funny. I even think I expressed amusement at his posts in general. I admired his spirit. He was one of the few posters around here who was ever politically left of me. You think I’m _that_ guy? Jesus, how many of my posts have you actually read? I am _much_ more intelligent than Chompsky. I don’t think he ran away, btw. He got banned. He wasn’t me, dude, but if you seriously want to make that accusation then tell it to a mod or go fuck yourself because I really don’t appreciate it and your’re breaking the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/163 "2004-11-20T07:51:06Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > And you’re completely wrong, I’m not trying to provoke or inflame him. I have merely stated my opinion. Were I interested in inflaming him, I’d throw out very specific and detailed personal insults. Accusing me of being a sock and a troll is already personally insulting but suggesting that I’m a _plagarist_ really pisses me off more than anything. Find one single post out of 11,000 + that I’ve ever fucking plagarized. This is jerk behavior, man. I can take flames with anyone and not ahold a grudge but this is completely groundless, below the belt bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/164 "2004-11-20T21:28:22Z")
I agree. **Tuckerfan** , you owe **Diogenes** an apology for your baseless and tasteless accusation. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/165 "2004-11-20T22:31:25Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > I agree. **Tuckerfan** , you owe **Diogenes** an apology for your baseless and tasteless accusation. > > Daniel Baseless? I don’t think so. If I had the time, I’d dig through his record of postings where he’s slapped out some absurdity, and then only after getting hit with a massive dogpile of posts objecting his statements has he weakly offered the explaination that it was a joke. I could buy it if it was a rare occurence, or stopped after he “got his feet wet” as a poster, but it’s been a consistent pattern of his since post one. Tasteless? I think it was far less tasteless than some of the things that he’s spewed out on these boards. If he wants an apology from me: tough. I said in the juvenile sex thread that I was **done** with him, and I meant it. I don’t give a shit if he posts the cure for cancer, I’ll so not as offer him a pat on the back. It took far too long for us to be rid of **december** and his posts which served to do little more than inflame passions on both sides of issues (and thus inhibit rationale debate on the matters which could have served to educate people). I can’t physically slap some sense into DtC, but I can deprive him of some small portion of the entertainment he appears to derive from posting the obvious bullshit he does here. It’s time we made a stand, and if that upsets some people, or alienates some people: I don’t care. I’m tired of trying to turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse. There’s more important things for me to be spending my time on. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/166 "2004-11-20T23:35:30Z")
Bring 'em on, scumbag. Let’s see the cites, you lying motherfucker. While you’re at it, why don’t you offer some kind, _any_ kind of evidence for your accusations of puppetry. Fuck you, man. You are not a cool person. ---
**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:** [November 20, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/167 "2004-11-20T23:45:24Z")
Take a breath, **Tucker**. **Dio** has taken some head-scratching stands recently, but they’re just a couple of wrong-headed opinions. You’re coming out of left field with this. Trolling? Sock-puppetry? Plagiarism? What the _hell?_ I’ve seen a few meltdowns before, and if there were a race for a **banned** tag in this thread, I wouldn’t be betting on **Diogenes**. Are you okay? ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/168 "2004-11-21T00:15:30Z")
**Dio** is a dickhead. But I believe he is stating what he believes. The difference between trolling and **Diospeak** is that a troll will say **anything** in any manner that pisses people off. **Dio** will only say what **Dio** believes in any manner that pisses people off. Big difference You can thank me later for my support, dickhead. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/169 "2004-11-21T00:17:45Z")
I appreciate it, **Bubba**. See, even people that think I’m an asshole at least think I’m a _sincere_ asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/170 "2004-11-21T00:20:28Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > I appreciate it, **Bubba**. > > See, even people that think I’m an asshole at least think I’m a _sincere_ asshole. I don’t even think you’re an asshole, just a little uptight and really stubborn. (Maybe a little sanctimony thrown in for good measure. ;)) ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546/171 "2004-11-21T04:10:21Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > **Dio** is a dickhead. But I believe he is stating what he believes. > > The difference between trolling and **Diospeak** is that a troll will say **anything** in any manner that pisses people off. > > **Dio** will only say what **Dio** believes in any manner that pisses people off. > > Big difference. Well put, sirrah! Bravo! Add in **Ilsa Lund’s** last post, and I do believe **Dio-hood** has been well and truly nailed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diogenes-the-cynic/275546.md?page=8)