# Esprix: Hypocrite, Asshole & also Gay **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 4, 2002, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443 "2002-12-04T15:13:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/261 "2002-12-06T02:16:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joe\_Cool \* > \*\*But, hastur, once again you’re helping to reinforce my theory that it’s ok to be hateful and abusive to people as long as you hate the right people. :rolleyes: \*\* If I learned it anywhere, it was from you, your fiancee, and His4Ever, in your supreme and mighty rightness. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/262 "2002-12-06T02:24:31Z")
My personal opinion, **Ace** , is that it might be about time for the OP to ask that this thread be closed. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/263 "2002-12-06T02:30:12Z")
On the other hand, my posting style changed for the better and became less vitrolic. You went for far more vitriol and hellfire. I do not think you are the one to give me or any other posters etiquette lessons. [/quote] **Hastur** , you really don’t want to start this. I’m willing to walk away and leave you be if you do the same for me. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/264 "2002-12-06T02:35:19Z")
Yes, **Ace** , please e-mail the mods and admin and ask them to close this trainwreck. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/265 "2002-12-06T02:37:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*On the other hand, my posting style changed for the better and became less vitrolic. > You went for far more vitriol and hellfire. > I do not think you are the one to give me or any other posters etiquette lessons. **Hastur** , you really don’t want to start this. I’m willing to walk away and leave you be if you do the same for me. \*\* [/QUOTE] No, really… to name a movie: Bring It On. If you want to pit me, be my guest. 😛 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/266 "2002-12-06T02:47:02Z")
**Hastur** , if I wanted, I could get down in the mud with you and say some really ugly, hurtful things. But I won’t. I want to be a better person. I want to be less judgmental and more compassionate. I want to see the better side of people and not get caught up in these poisonous character assassinations. Look in a mirror, \*\*Hastur, before it’s too late. ---
**Author:** ![MrMyth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@MrMyth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMyth)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/267 "2002-12-06T02:51:32Z")
Brakes, brakes!!! Where’s the fucking brakes on this thing?? Who stole the fucking brakes?? ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/268 "2002-12-06T02:57:27Z")
> [@](#): > > And why is that? Because good little Christians are supposed to just accept everything and say everybody is happy and nice? I don’t think so. Actually, **Joe** , your understanding of the Christian mission is really shallow. It’s not enough to say, “I’m a Christian” and then behave just as nastily as your adversaries. How does that glorify God? If you need a model to emulate, look at **Polycarp**. He’s not a pushover or a wimp, and doesn’t “say everybody is happy and nice.” He tells the truth, looks at both sides of a debate fairly, confesses when he is in the wrong, and does his best to serve God’s will as he sees it. He has compassion for his adversaries as well as his friends and while he may argue forcefully, he never posts anything hurtful or demeaning to others. ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/269 "2002-12-06T03:02:27Z")
Stick to your principles, **gobear**. Top or bottom, some assholes just want to spray shit around. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/270 "2002-12-06T03:03:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\ ***Hastur** , if I wanted, I could get down in the mud with you and say some really ugly, hurtful things. > > But I won’t. > > I want to be a better person. I want to be less judgmental and more compassionate. I want to see the better side of people and not get caught up in these poisonous character assassinations. > > Look in a mirror, \*\*Hastur, before it’s too late. \*\* You are so not caught up with the times. Or perhaps you just see your own reflection from the threads where you attack people for believing in a deity of paranormal experience. I bet that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/271 "2002-12-06T03:11:58Z")
So, when the meltdown happens, is it safe to roast marshmallows? ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/272 "2002-12-06T03:13:17Z")
You can never put too much water in a nuclear reactor. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/273 "2002-12-06T03:14:55Z")
> [@](#): > > You are so not caught up with the times. Or perhaps you just see your own reflection from the threads where you attack people for believing in a deity of paranormal experience. I bet that’s it. Like I said, I’m trying not to do that. My beef with certain religions has to do with their embrace of antigay bias. I’m currently reevaluating my stance on religion in general. In any event, if I have ever said anything to offend you religious beliefs, I apologize. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/274 "2002-12-06T03:24:01Z")
**Hastur** , you’re seriously skating into **Kirkland** territory. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443/275 "2002-12-06T03:32:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Ace of Swords \* > \*\*Folks, the sincerity of the apology is precisely what Esprix and I are discussing in private E-mail. If anyone takes further offense, or is unsatisfied with the apology, it’ll be me, and I’ll take whatever steps necessary. Since I haven’t made public any complaints, it might be time for us to all drop the subject. > > Besides, go make a snow angel – y’all are too serious. > > -Ace \*\* I’m closing this sucker, without reading much of it. Y’all should be glad that I’m supposed to limit my internet time. Lynn [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/esprix-hypocrite-asshole-also-gay/140443.md?page=13)