# Excuse me, but what makes you think our trade show booth is your personal trash can? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 12, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973 "2017-03-12T02:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Debillw3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/181 "2017-03-17T22:15:55Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > So 12 hours is the official limitation on bringing up new information that wasn’t available before? > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That’s not even close to what I said. That’s not even close to the topic at hand. What the fuck are you even talking about? > [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > What “sense” do you need? He hates his job and blows off his hate by whipping out his iPhone to vent at us. Probably from a barstool, most of the time. As with the above & his earlier post about the inability to post links or use search engines, I would like the ability to understand what he’s talking about. He seems to change topics at will without informing anyone else. Either that or he’s so monumentally stupid that he thinks he’s contributing to the conversation as it exists. Either way, I’m getting bored with his antics. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/182 "2017-03-17T22:31:06Z")
Does anybody have any stories of scummy customers and/or convention-goers? Talking about the OP’s personal problems has a pretty limited half-life, and there may be some amusing anecdotes out there. ---
**Author:** ![Debillw3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/183 "2017-03-17T22:37:20Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Does anybody have any stories of scummy customers and/or convention-goers? Talking about the OP’s personal problems has a pretty limited half-life, and there may be some amusing anecdotes out there. I’ve seen people (yes, this has happened, in front of me, more than once) sweep booths clean of their freebies. Like they walked up, held open their tote bag, and ran their arm over the booth so everything fell on the floor and/or into their totebag. Then they left. Not sure why they thought their totebag would suddenly grow to be as wide as their arm’s length, but it’s a surprisingly common thing. I also saw a guy steal the change out of the hotel fountain by removing his shoes and socks and wading in. He was, unsurprisingly, removed by security. I don’t know if they were motivated by the theft or the whole “climb into the fountain” thing. Another time, I saw a spontaneous game of duck-duck-goose break out at one of those welcome mixers, but that’s more of a “weird convention attendees and a shitty convention” story. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/184 "2017-03-18T00:40:37Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > That’s not even close to what I said. > > That’s not even close to the topic at hand. > > What the fuck are you even talking about? For crissakes is there ANYTHING you post that you’ll acknowledge? Topic at hand? Your the one who referred to my thread on snow plow drivers not me. Or did you not do that, either? > [@](#): > > As with the above & his earlier post about the inability to post links or use search engines, I would like the ability to understand what he’s talking about. > > He seems to change topics at will without informing anyone else. Either that or he’s so monumentally stupid that he thinks he’s contributing to the conversation as it exists. > > Either way, I’m getting bored with his antics. Good. Then go away. You might be the biggest jackass and liar I’ve encountered here and that is saying a lot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Debillw3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/185 "2017-03-18T00:50:08Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > For crissakes is there ANYTHING you post that you’ll acknowledge? I acknowledge everything I post. Your inability comprehend what that is, as you’ve demonstrated here thus far, is not a problem of mine. > [@russian\_heel](#): > > Topic at hand? Your the one who referred to my thread on snow plow drivers not me. Or did you not do that, either? Yes, I referenced your post about snowplow drivers & the specific incidents you mentioned in that post. Not snowplow drivers in general. Your link, while nice, had nothing to do with the topic at hand–which, again, was specific to your post, not snow plow drivers in general. Changing the topic to snowplow drivers in general, though tangentially related, is still a change in topic. > [@russian\_heel](#): > > You might be the biggest jackass and liar I’ve encountered here and that is saying a lot. Given that your opinion stems from your inability to actually comprehend what I’m saying, rather than anything I’ve actually said, I don’t foresee this keeping me up at night. It definitely won’t be something that I’ll come back in 12 hours to attempt to refute again. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/186 "2017-03-18T02:24:06Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > “Your a moron!”… > [@russian\_heel](#): > > …Your obviously not smart enough… > [@russian\_heel](#): > > Your just butt-hurt… > [@russian\_heel](#): > > …Your the one who referred to my thread… When it happens four times, clearly it’s not a typo. Your a half-wit, **russian heel**. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/187 "2017-03-18T02:32:35Z")
Russian Heel: “\*My \*a half-wit!? No, \*\*\*your \*\*\*a half-wit!” ---
**Author:** ![Debillw3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/188 "2017-03-18T02:41:49Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Your a half-wit, **russian heel**. I think that’s giving him a bit too much credit. I mean, a whole half? Come on now; be realistic. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/189 "2017-03-18T04:40:11Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > I think that’s giving him a bit too much credit. > > I mean, a whole half? Come on now; be realistic. I thought you were done. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Debillw3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/190 "2017-03-18T04:45:14Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > I thought you were done. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Once again, I never said (or even implied) that. But, as always, don’t let that interfere with what you think. I do admire your persistence. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/191 "2017-03-18T04:45:39Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > When it happens four times, clearly it’s not a typo. > > Your a half-wit, **russian heel**. > > mmm I know you cant afford one but I am responding on an iPhone which is notorious for making it hard to correct spelling errors. I also have bad eyesight which makes it worse. Anyway, Is that all you jerks got left, spelling and grammar errors? If so, fuck off and stop wasting my time. And change your sig. I get why you go with 3 "m"s but it makes you sound like you have Aspergers. Or in your case, Ass-pergers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Debillw3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/192 "2017-03-18T04:50:25Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > I know you cant afford one but I am responding on an iPhone which is notorious for making it hard to correct spelling errors. I also have bad eyesight which makes it worse. “You’e” is a spelling error that would require correction. “Your” is you not trying in the first place. > [@russian\_heel](#): > > Anyway, Is that all you jerks got left, spelling and grammar errors? Well, when you insult someone’s intelligence, it’s generally a good idea to not do it in a such a way that you come off sounding stupider than the person you’re insulting. I know that’s hard for you though. > [@russian\_heel](#): > > And change your sig. I get why you go with 3 "m"s but it makes you sound like you have Aspergers. Like many things you say, that doesn’t even come close to making sense. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/193 "2017-03-18T04:54:42Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > And change your sig. I get why you go with 3 "m"s but it makes you sound like you have Aspergers. Damn right! regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/194 "2017-03-18T05:05:06Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > “You’e” is a spelling error that would require correction. > > “Your” is you not trying in the first place. > > Well, when you insult someone’s intelligence Your not worth the trying. Your existence on this thread is an insult to my intelligence. You are a peckerhead. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Debillw3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Debillw3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debillw3)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/195 "2017-03-18T05:13:47Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Your existence on this thread is an insult to my intelligence. I have to give you kudos for that one–it made me burst out laughing. Odds are that you did it unintentionally, but still. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/196 "2017-03-18T05:18:32Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > I have to give you kudos for that one–it made me burst out laughing. > > Odds are that you did it unintentionally, but still. That’s me: Mr. Sunshine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [March 18, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/197 "2017-03-18T08:32:38Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > I know you cant afford one but I am responding on an iPhone which is notorious for making it hard to correct spelling errors. I also have bad eyesight which makes it worse. > > Anyway, Is that all you jerks got left, spelling and grammar errors? > > If so, fuck off and stop wasting my time. > > And change your sig. I get why you go with 3 "m"s but it makes you sound like you have Aspergers. > > Or in your case, Ass-pergers. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It’s not nearly as annoying as your Tapatalk commercials. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/198 "2017-03-18T11:12:29Z")
A serious question for you, **russian heel** : how old are you? I am not going to come back with an insult; in fact, I promise not to reference your age at all. I am genuinely curious. You don’t have to be specific. “early 20s, late 40s”, etc. are fine. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/199 "2017-03-18T13:57:29Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > I know you cant afford one but I am responding on an iPhone… Any crack whore can and does afford an iPhone on the EZ payment plan. They’re about as much a status symbol as a knockoff Gucci belt. Except to the first-paycheck crowd, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/200 "2017-03-18T14:21:19Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Your caps lock key is stuck. You sure that’s not “you’re”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973.md?page=11)