# For our new friend Timo **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 21, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775 "2013-08-21T03:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/41 "2013-08-21T16:06:00Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Yeah, new posters who don’t stick to the pre-approved topics of “Obama is awesome.”, “Bush is the most evil person evar!!!11!” and “All religion is fake and stupid and you’re a fucking retard if you ever have had one thought that it might not be.” should be banned forthwith. Whoever is reading this message board to you is having a massive joke at your expense. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/42 "2013-08-21T16:11:26Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Would that count as incest or masturbation? Parthenogenesis. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/43 "2013-08-21T17:21:49Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Yeah, seems to me we had a poster once Pitted just for their user name. Never posted. That’s who I was thinking of. The poster (well, he never actually posted - the _new member_) was named “USAMA”. The [utterly classic OP](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5742495&postcount=1). ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/44 "2013-08-21T17:31:00Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Yeah, new posters who don’t stick to the pre-approved topics of “Obama is awesome.”, “Bush is the most evil person evar!!!11!” and “All religion is fake and stupid and you’re a fucking retard if you ever have had one thought that it might not be.” should be banned forthwith. > > But we are the smartest, most intelligence, coolest and best looking people on the internet so it is our duty to correct everyone else who dare darken our doorway. If we didn’t do that then the entire internet would soon collapse and shortly after the US economy. And since Amercia is Gods’ chosen people this would piss Him off and he would smight the rest of the world and end humanity. Surely you are not suggesting we abandon our sacred duties?! Well, now that I’ve sobered up somewhat, let me explain my pitting. There should be zero tolerance on this board, in society and everywhere people exist for the “sincere” belief in godlike creatures. It’s ridiculous, offensive, and stupid. I’ve had all I can take of this craziness and I will not sit quietly by anymore. I’m not saying we should execute believers, but laughing at them at every opportunity would go a long way to lowering my blood pressure. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/45 "2013-08-21T18:17:59Z")
The pittee’s incessant use of biblical quotes to prove the Truth of the Bible are beginning to wear on me. ---
**Author:** ![baileygrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/46 "2013-08-21T18:18:25Z")
haha! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/47 "2013-08-21T18:48:00Z")
Didn’t **Shut The Fuck Up Donny** get banned just for registering? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/48 "2013-08-21T18:54:59Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The [utterly classic OP](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5742495&postcount=1). Ah, the Good Ole Days​:trade\_mark: when we could still go around yelling “FUCK YOU” at one another. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/49 "2013-08-21T19:01:18Z")
> [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](#): > > Didn’t **Shut The Fuck Up Donny** get banned just for registering? You’re out of your element, **HSHP**. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > The pittee’s incessant use of biblical quotes to prove the Truth of the Bible are beginning to wear on me. But if you’d just take a chance and accept the factual inerrancy of the Bible, you’d realize what an excellent argument that is! haha! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/50 "2013-08-21T19:11:53Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > That’s who I was thinking of. The poster (well, he never actually posted - the _new member_) was named “USAMA”. > > The [utterly classic OP](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5742495&postcount=1). That’s the one! I’m going back to my sabbatical now. And flogging. I think I’ll flog myself. And my wife. Who likes that sort of thing … ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/51 "2013-08-21T20:05:09Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > That’s the one! > > I’m going back to my sabbatical now. And flogging. I think I’ll flog myself. And my wife. Who likes that sort of thing … Whoa. That escalated fast. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/52 "2013-08-21T20:05:46Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Kirk Spock McCoy Tinkers, Evers, Chance. - yes I’m old \* ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/53 "2013-08-21T20:20:14Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > And how would that fight the ignorance of the witnessing OP? By not acknowledging it. If you wish, we’ll let you be the one an only poster to such threads, and your posts will be nothing more than a link to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/54 "2013-08-21T20:40:37Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Tinkers, Evers, Chance. > > - yes I’m old \* [Captain America] I got that! I got that reference! ---
**Author:** ![Uber\_the\_Goober](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/58956e/32.png) [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/55 "2013-08-21T20:49:23Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Well, now that I’ve sobered up somewhat, let me explain my pitting. There should be zero tolerance on this board, in society and everywhere people exist for the “sincere” belief in godlike creatures. It’s ridiculous, offensive, and stupid. I’ve had all I can take of this craziness and I will not sit quietly by anymore. I’m not saying we should execute believers, but laughing at them at every opportunity would go a long way to lowering my blood pressure. And I imagine we should behave in the same manner towards those who enjoy sexual relations we disagree with? Or perhaps, have political views we disagree with, which also are laughable and baseless? Or…I dunno…like a different color than you? Go fuck your mother with your dead grandfather’s dick you sorry sack of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/56 "2013-08-21T20:50:48Z")
As I said in the thread: If God wants a personal relationship with me, he knows where I live. And citing a book claiming that X exists as proof that X exists is a little too much of a closed loop and unlikely to sway people who don’t believe that X really exists. Don’t ask me Y ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/57 "2013-08-21T20:59:06Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > So far, he’s managing to avoid the descent into frustrated anger that has been the nemesis of so many of his proselytizing brethren. Maybe he will be able to maintain dispassion, patience, and kindness. . . . So far, he’s keeping the politeness up. He also spells well, uses good grammar, and is generous with paragraph breaks. > [@Trinopus](#): > > . . . > I think the SDMB must be widely known as a tough circuit for the missionary people. Maybe you get double credit for hours here. Every encounter with **Der Trihs** counts for one plenary indulgence, or other penance. > > “I used the Lord’s name in vain, and I coveted my neighbor’s Alfa-Romeo.” > “Fifteen cycles of the Rosary…or two days posting to SDMB.” . . . Okay, that made me laugh. > [@simster](#): > > No - timo is standard shtick, Okieshowedem was a special kind of crazy - I don’t think Okie could have stayed polite and focused on replies for this long without exploding. > [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > There hasn’t been a fucking god since Philotes of the Ancient Greeks. 🙂 I thought Priapus hung around a bit longer. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > The pittee’s incessant use of biblical quotes to prove the Truth of the Bible are beginning to wear on me. I’ve just been scrolling through those. He separates them out nicely, which facilitates that. And he’s using them less as the thread goes on. He also hasn’t gotten offended by other people quoting Mark Twain and Douglas Adams in a similar manner. I think the biggest thing is that he doesn’t take himself too seriously. I wouldn’t mind if he stuck around. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/58 "2013-08-21T22:10:16Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > So far, he’s keeping the politeness up. He also spells well, uses good grammar, and is generous with paragraph breaks. > > Okay, that made me laugh. > > I don’t think Okie could have stayed polite and focused on replies for this long without exploding. > > I thought Priapus hung around a bit longer. > > I’ve just been scrolling through those. He separates them out nicely, which facilitates that. And he’s using them less as the thread goes on. He also hasn’t gotten offended by other people quoting Mark Twain and Douglas Adams in a similar manner. I think the biggest thing is that he doesn’t take himself too seriously. I wouldn’t mind if he stuck around. That just took a turn - ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/59 "2013-08-21T22:23:23Z")
> [@Uber\_the\_Goober](#): > > And I imagine we should behave in the same manner towards those who enjoy sexual relations we disagree with? > > Or perhaps, have political views we disagree with, which also are laughable and baseless? > > Or…I dunno…like a different color than you? > > Go fuck your mother with your dead grandfather’s dick you sorry sack of shit. None of those things are as stupid as believing in gods. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775/60 "2013-08-21T22:49:33Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Well, now that I’ve sobered up somewhat, let me explain my pitting. There should be zero tolerance on this board, in society and everywhere people exist for the “sincere” belief in godlike creatures. It’s ridiculous, offensive, and stupid. I’ve had all I can take of this craziness and I will not sit quietly by anymore. I’m not saying we should execute believers, but laughing at them at every opportunity would go a long way to lowering my blood pressure. Congratulations! Your now officially a pretentious prick. You honestly believe we should suppress ideas you don’t hold instead of having open discussions. Your sense of superiority is pathetic. Shocking as it may seem some people believe in some sort of God and not all of us fail to recognize there is zero proof but accept it as something illogical we believe. Not all of us want to force our belief on anyone else and I don’t see **Timo** doing that at all. The guy is harmless. If he wants to talk let him, you’re free to ignore his threads. He’s not ridiculing you, try returning the favor. How about adopting a little humanism and trying to see the good in people instead of ridiculing him for a belief that in no way harms you. He’s not trying to oppress anyone else because they don’t believe but you gladly want to oppress him for what he does. I’d rather hang around with a flat earther who admitted his belief was ungrounded than an asshole who insists everyone must to conform to his views or be ostracized. You really think you have the high ground here? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-our-new-friend-timo/666775.md?page=4)