# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Fuji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/141 "2017-03-17T03:25:32Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Here we go with the next phase of the typical abuse here: pointing out other threads by the OP. In other words, placing a poster’s most recent offering within the conceptual framework of the entirety of their posting to date. Which is an essentially contextual process. So, context = bad. > [@](#): > > Funny you mention context since you also totally missed the context of that OP. Here, you’re explicitly claiming that your argument as phrased in the OP can be bolstered by viewing it in context. So, context = good. So, essentially, you’re talking out both sides of your mouth, taking both sides of a position within the same post. Yup, you’re a [del]liar[/del] salesman. ---
**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 17, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/142 "2017-03-17T03:29:57Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > Because you are one. > > But when you say “So says…”, it generally requires the person in question to have said the words attributed to them. > > If you said: > > "‘Moron’ > > So says the person…" > > that would make sense. > > But you didn’t. > > Instead, you said the person you’re talking about is the one who says “your a moron”, which I didn’t–therefore, I can’t be the person you’re referring to. So you DO admit to calling me a moron after claiming you didn’t. Then, you did it again! That’s quite some pretzel logic you just posted there. 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 17, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/143 "2017-03-17T03:39:47Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > So you DO admit to calling me a moron after claiming you didn’t. Then, you did it again! Wow, you really are stupid. I never said “I didn’t call you a moron”. I said: > [@Debillw3](#): > > …I never said “your a moron”… > [@russian\_heel](#): > > That’s quite some pretzel logic you just posted there. Uh, no… Let me try spelling this out for you one more time. You said your reply was about the person who said “your a moron”, as that’s what “so says” means when following a quote. I didn’t say “your a moron” Ergo, your post wasn’t about me. If you said you were talking about the person who said “moron”, that would be a different story, as I am that person. And you prove my case with every post. Still not sure what a search engine had to do with anything though. (And as I can use them, it can be further argued that I’m still not the person you’re talking about, but I don’t want to confuse you with that track.) ---
**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, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/144 "2017-03-17T03:42:28Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > It’s not a sales tactic. It’s called not wasting time with an asshole who is just going to give you a hard time and is not going to buy anyway. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No, you didn’t say anything about spending any time on me (or even anything about time at all)–you said you’d refuse my money if I offered it. Let’s look again: > [@russian\_heel](#): > > I wouldn’t take a penny from someone like you. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/145 "2017-03-17T03:46:30Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Finally a fun Pit thread. Kudos to evryone involved. The OP could’ve played this into a “stupid customer stories” thread, probably, with members who’ve worked in sales telling horror stories and such, but as soon as he expressed outrage at being mocked, all he did was ensure that he would _continue_ to be mocked. ---
**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, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/146 "2017-03-17T03:52:23Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > It’s not a sales tactic. It’s called not wasting time with an asshole who is just going to give you a hard time and is not going to buy anyway. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Oh, I missed the edit window but I wanted to add: Deciding for someone that they won’t buy is generally a self-fulfilling prophecy. You may want to watch “Pretty Woman”. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/147 "2017-03-17T03:58:30Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The OP could’ve played this into a “stupid customer stories” thread, probably, with members who’ve worked in sales telling horror stories and such, but as soon as he expressed outrage at being mocked, all he did was ensure that he would _continue_ to be mocked. I did say that it was a fun pit thread. 😛 ---
**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 17, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/148 "2017-03-17T04:01:02Z")
> [@Debillw3](#): > > Wow, you really are stupid. > > I never said “I didn’t call you a moron”. I said: > > Uh, no… > > Let me try spelling this out for you one more time. > > You said your reply was about the person who said “your a moron”, as that’s what “so says” means when following a quote. > > I didn’t say “your a moron” > > Ergo, your post wasn’t about me. > > If you said you were talking about the person who said “moron”, that would be a different story, as I am that person. And you prove my case with every post. > > Still not sure what a search engine had to do with anything though. (And as I can use them, it can be further argued that I’m still not the person you’re talking about, but I don’t want to confuse you with that track.) Split hairs much? Your obviously not smart enough to split atoms. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/149 "2017-03-17T04:04:25Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Split hairs much? Your obviously not smart enough to split atoms. Grammatical error notwithstanding, that doesn’t even make sense. Splitting atoms is considerably more challenging than splitting hairs. I sure _hope_ you’re a good salesman because physics and science, your bag they are not. ---
**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 17, 2017, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/150 "2017-03-17T04:06:47Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Grammatical error notwithstanding, that doesn’t even make sense. Splitting atoms is considerably more challenging than splitting hairs. > > I sure _hope_ you’re a good salesman because physics and science, your bag they are not. I’m sorry. Was I talking to you? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/151 "2017-03-17T04:08:09Z")
Yes. ---
**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 17, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/152 "2017-03-17T04:10:29Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Yes. We must have different browsers then. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/153 "2017-03-17T04:13:20Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > We must have different browsers then. Or a different understanding of what it means to post commentary in public. If you want a _private_ conversation, take it elsewhere. Otherwise, anything any of us post on an open thread is effectively addressed to anyone who can read and respond to it. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/154 "2017-03-17T04:13:39Z")
What a maroon! |ETA Maroon, you may want to consider what it means to post to a PUBLIC MESSAGE BOARD. Your idiocy is, by default, addressed to all of us. MORON. ---
**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 17, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/155 "2017-03-17T04:18:27Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > What a maroon! > > |ETA Maroon, you may want to consider what it means to post to a PUBLIC MESSAGE BOARD. Your idiocy is, by default, addressed to all of us. > MORON. Wow you sound real angry. 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 17, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/156 "2017-03-17T04:32:14Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Split hairs much? Your obviously not smart enough to split atoms. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Um… I’m sorry you don’t know what quotation marks mean? Seriously, I’m really not sure what you’re looking for here. You remind me of an angry monkey. You just keep jumping around, hollering, and making no sense. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/157 "2017-03-17T04:33:28Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Wow you sound real angry. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk LOL yes, I am the angry one. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/158 "2017-03-17T04:41:58Z")
Yes, what a fun thread! Very happy **rh** returned to the thread. It was getting cold. I just have one question for **rh** , have you learned anything from this exercise? ---
**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, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/159 "2017-03-17T05:04:20Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > I just have one question for **rh** , have you learned anything from this exercise? I really hope, for the sake of anyone forced to deal with him in the future, the answer is “how to use quotation marks & what they mean”–but, somehow, I doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973/160 "2017-03-17T06:10:53Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > But this is his Pit Mona Lisa, IMO… > > [Make my email work you LAZY FAT PIECE OF SHIT IT MOTHERFUCKERS - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790362) That is CLASSIC stuff! How did I miss that one? I like that part where he tells IT that they have 12 hours to fix the problem (apparently they read the Dope too), and then he’s going to tell … the customers! Because they’re certainly going to enjoy being involved in company infighting over an expired password. [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=7) [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=9)