# Frank Shuts Down A Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 18, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087 "2008-01-18T22:16:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/81 "2008-01-20T04:14:39Z")
Oh for pity’s sake, **Rubystreak**. Fine. This Pit thread is infinitely preferable to anything the membership might have come up with about the sky. My original point, that the SDMB membership might have come up with something original and entertaining, was obviously wrong. Let the funeral begin. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/82 "2008-01-20T04:23:56Z")
[QUOTE=The King of Soup] Oh for pity’s sake, **Rubystreak**. Fine. This Pit thread is infinitely preferable to anything the membership might have come up with about the sky. My original point, that the SDMB membership might have come up with something original and entertaining, was obviously wrong. Let the funeral begin. [/QUOTE] Yeah, imagine all the wonderful insights we could have gotten from the hundreds of mole people that post regularly. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/83 "2008-01-20T04:26:05Z")
[QUOTE=The King of Soup] My original point, that the SDMB membership might have come up with something original and entertaining, was obviously wrong. [/QUOTE] Certainly not compelling. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/84 "2008-01-20T05:03:21Z")
[QUOTE=The King of Soup] My original point, that the SDMB membership might have come up with something original and entertaining, was obviously wrong. [/QUOTE] Really, are you that desperate for entertainment that you propose leaving open every single “too stupid to live” thread on the off chance someone might make a halfway amusing joke? You’re really grasping at straws here to find something to complain about. > [@](#): > > First off, your assumption that it could only be a joke thread was not necessarily sound. “Never” might have been a little hyperbolic, but people who don’t see or haven’t seen the sky for long periods of time include prisoners, Seattleites, people who work indoors in northern latitudes, and the blind. Give me a break. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/85 "2008-01-20T05:32:43Z")
Of course, we could only count the posters that have been blind from birth, people that have been in solitary confinement in a windowless room since birth, and the like, seeing as how the OP was asking for people that have _never_ seen the sky. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/86 "2008-01-20T05:58:32Z")
> [@Zabali\_Clawbane](#): > > cheese eater? Ass-kisser!! 😉 [QUOTE=Frank] You know what? I don’t even remember what it was. My computer went nuts, and by the time it was working again, it was an hour later. “Forget it,” said I. [/QUOTE] Heh. I thought you did that intentionally. . . showing us that you were so impatient that you didn’t even have the patience to finish your sentences. > [@The King of Soup](#): > > Look, in this thread, at the creativity with which Heffalump and Roo invented a nonexistent IMHO rule, just for the sake of posting something. Why thank you. . . how sweet! The last time someone called me creative was. . . well, nevermind. . . I shouldn’t mention that. :o But I do have to agree that it took some creativity to find something to post in this thread. It’s the lamest thread. . . .well, ok. . .not ever. . . I’ve seen some lame things in the Pit recently. But it sure is up there with the best (worst) of them. And I’m sorry that I missed your pile-on. That looked like fun. But are you sure that you wanted to insult the entire SDMB membership? That could turn out badly. Some people have long memories around here. Just sayin. And btw, those people in solitary confinement in windowless rooms since birth might not be the wittiest people, even if they had computers in solitary confinement. But I guess you never know. 😛 ---
**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:** [January 20, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/87 "2008-01-20T06:44:58Z")
Hey, I’m still holding out hope for the mole people! ---
**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:** [January 20, 2008, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/88 "2008-01-20T06:49:03Z")
Might be better if you hold out a flashlight. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/89 "2008-01-20T18:30:08Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > They close game threads and joke threads too when they get out of hand. Apparently not; isn’t the “describe it in three words” thread at or near the three-digit pages mark? ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/90 "2008-01-21T07:55:28Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] Apparently not; isn’t the “describe it in three words” thread at or near the three-digit pages mark? [/QUOTE] No, not “apparently not”. You are pretty much a young punk who simply doesn’t “get it”. But you got a big mouth - so blast away. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/91 "2008-01-21T08:00:58Z")
[QUOTE=CarnalK] No, not “apparently not”. You are pretty much a young punk who simply doesn’t “get it”. But you got a big mouth - so blast away. [/QUOTE] O wise CarnalK, won’t you ever forgive me? While you’re at it, go eat cactus needles. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/92 "2008-01-21T08:45:33Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] O wise CarnalK, won’t you ever forgive me? While you’re at it, go eat cactus needles. [/QUOTE] no u ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/93 "2008-01-21T09:38:21Z")
Can I say “pwned!”!? Or will I be blasted a brat as well? Oh Hostile fetus, you male me LOL. More small type (In parenthesis!) ---
**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 21, 2008, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/94 "2008-01-21T11:40:22Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] The guy had a disagreement about a moderation decision, and raised it in the Pit. I don’t understand the call for banning him. Sure most people disagree with him on this topic, but what’s wrong with being wrong? If you disagree with the decision not to ban him already maybe you should start a thread about it. [/QUOTE] It has nothing to do with this thread-it has to do with him pulling the same shit that got him a suspension. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/95 "2008-01-21T18:48:28Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] [A Rathburn Ring Stretcher?](http://b2bprofessionaltools.net/RING-STRETCHER-RATHBURN/M/B000HYL170.htm) [/QUOTE] No way am I clicking on a link with that name. I’ve been goatse-bombed a few too many times to fall for that, yes sir. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/96 "2008-01-21T18:50:26Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] No way am I clicking on a link with that name. I’ve been goatse-bombed a few too many times to fall for that, yes sir. 😛 [/QUOTE] It’s SFW, I promise! ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/97 "2008-01-21T22:26:21Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] Can I say “pwned!”!? [/QUOTE] Nobody’s going to stop you; after all, “no u” was a shining example of **CarnalK** ’s biting wit. Original, creative, relevant, and definitely not something your average 12-year-old visiting the Snarkpit for the first time could pull off. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/98 "2008-01-21T23:43:45Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] Nobody’s going to stop you; after all, “no u” was a shining example of **CarnalK** ’s biting wit. Original, creative, relevant, and definitely not something your average 12-year-old visiting the Snarkpit for the first time could pull off. [/QUOTE] Until you stop using your spellchecker as the main source of your zingers, I really don’t think you’re one to judge. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/99 "2008-01-22T09:13:19Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Have you ever seen the rain? [/QUOTE] It keeps fallin’ on mah head ---
**Author:** ![ThirdCultureKid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@ThirdCultureKid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThirdCultureKid)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-shuts-down-a-thread/434087/100 "2008-01-22T15:14:06Z")
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