# DreadCthulhu's gone? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 3, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495 "2004-01-03T18:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/1 "2004-01-03T18:37:00Z")
[the Tentacled one is gone?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=4413566#post4413566) i didn’t even realise his ‘last straw’ was one until it was quoted as such. aren’t we all getting a bit too uptight? so far i haven’t come across any of his posts there were jerkish in behaviour, most of them seem to be in-character and weren’t meant to rile anyone up, after all, we’re talking about _Cthulhu_ right?? and who’s gonna pick up the slack when tentacles are needed? … ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/2 "2004-01-03T18:44:31Z")
I just noticed yesterday. I , too am saddened. I felt that my “special relationship” would insure that I was eaten first. Maybe, maybe… ---
**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:** [January 3, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/3 "2004-01-03T19:03:58Z")
That really bordered on hate speech. Though I am saddened (amused?) by his passing. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/4 "2004-01-03T19:11:23Z")
It makes me sad. He was funny. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/5 "2004-01-03T19:11:24Z")
He dared to take on the name of the Dreaded One! Banishment is too good for him! Let him _not_ be eaten! Let him be nibbled upon eternally!! Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha! ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/6 "2004-01-03T19:13:30Z")
Eh, I think he was bouncing up and down on the “Don’t be a jerk” rule for long enough that it broke. Play with fire, eventually you get burned. Bye, **DC**. Every now and then, you were somewhat amusing. ---
**Author:** ![gluteus\_maximus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@gluteus\_maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gluteus_maximus)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/7 "2004-01-03T19:18:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by shijinn \* > \*\* > > and who’s gonna pick up the slack when tentacles are needed? … \*\* Well, \*\*[Kurdt Kobain\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=232900)'s indulging in some role-playing right now… ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/8 "2004-01-03T19:20:38Z")
I’m with **GMRyujin**. The first time he posted a Cthulhu-like “joke” about eating a pet in a thread someone had started about that type of pet dying, it might’ve been a somewhat amusing play on his username. After the first time, the roleplaying thing was too much and got to be offensive, especially to the OPs who were dealing with real losses. Whatever your opinion, in general, about how (over)connected people become to their pets, it’s still jerkish behavior to dump on a specific person who is obviously hurting. CD made it pretty clear that he wasn’t going to drop the “I’m an evil fictional character” shtick and wasn’t ever going to be considerate of other Dopers in those situations. It was beyond time for him to be shown the door. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/9 "2004-01-03T19:27:16Z")
On behalf of cat-lovers everywhere, I would like to say: Bye, Bye, **DreadCthulhu!** Good luck in the sandbox of life - you’ll need it, trust me. He may have been amusing on occasion, but I found most of his posts to be in very poor taste. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/10 "2004-01-03T19:36:26Z")
He was one of my least favorite posters. Good riddance. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/11 "2004-01-03T20:27:41Z")
> [@](#): > > He may have been amusing on occasion, but I found most of his posts to be in very poor taste. Whereas he found most of your pets to be in very good taste. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/12 "2004-01-03T20:42:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GMRyujin \* > \*\*Eh, I think he was bouncing up and down on the “Don’t be a jerk” rule for long enough that it broke. Play with fire, eventually you get burned. Bye, **DC**. Every now and then, you were somewhat amusing. \*\* In the Pit thread dedicated to him and his insistence on role playing, the Great and Terrible **Lynn Bodoni** warned him that he was on thin ice. About six posts later, he did one of his “You’ll be eaten first” posts, and was shown the door. **DreadCthulhu** ran afoul of **DreaderBodoni**. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/13 "2004-01-03T20:44:36Z")
I see dread people! ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/14 "2004-01-03T21:26:31Z")
Dammit, Elucidator! You beat me to the obvious joke! And, although I rather liked DC, I think the fact that most of this thread is dedicated to making light of his departure kind of says something… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/15 "2004-01-03T21:31:59Z")
Looks like the stars are wrong, after all. Buh-bye, **DreadCthulhu**. Can’t say I’ll miss ya. ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/16 "2004-01-03T21:50:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Master Wang-Ka \* > \*\*I think the fact that most of this thread is dedicated to making light of his departure kind of says something… \*\* Yeah, it says we’re being far more civil than he was! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![agiantdwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@agiantdwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agiantdwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/17 "2004-01-03T21:51:48Z")
He joked in my thread about my brother’s attempted suicide. I won’t miss him. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/18 "2004-01-03T21:58:11Z")
I said in the original Pitting of him that funny remarks are one thing, but when people are nothing but gimmick posters, it gets old pretty damn fast. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/19 "2004-01-03T22:02:23Z")
Too bad Imho, I found his posts to be a funny, if repetitive break in the serious conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495/20 "2004-01-03T22:05:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Polycarp \* > \*\*In the Pit thread dedicated to him and his insistence on role playing, the Great and Terrible **Lynn Bodoni** warned him that he was on thin ice. About six posts later, he did one of his “You’ll be eaten first” posts, and was shown the door. > > **DreadCthulhu** ran afoul of **DreaderBodoni**. 🆒 \*\* So you think it was the “you’ll be eaten first” bit and not the “I laugh at holocaust videos” bit that ultimately caused the ban? I assumed it was the latter… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreadcthulhus-gone/222495.md?page=2)