# Gee, Dexter, do you get pissy over ALL harmless jokes, or just mine? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 20, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728 "2005-01-20T15:53:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/81 "2005-01-21T23:03:22Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > I would have also accepted “pwns.” Why? Do you run a pwn shop? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/82 "2005-01-21T23:03:32Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > Sorry, but I’m kind of obsessed with this thread. I swear I don’t normally look at this kind of thing but, umm, **NoClueBoy** I just saw you had 12,266 posts. Do you actually _do_ anything else other than post to this message board or are you just aspiring to be the next **Handy**? Now _that_ I agree with. 12,000 posts? Get a life, ya fuckin’ loser. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/83 "2005-01-21T23:04:11Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > You’re certainly _some_thing but I’m not sure what. Ummm, OK? Were you going to explain your response or should I just assume you were talking out of your ass? See, I thought you were implying Steven King was a good writer. Your response implied that I was misunderstood. So what, exactly, were you saying? ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/84 "2005-01-21T23:04:17Z")
> [@SolGrundy](#): > > There there, now. Livejournal is back up, everyone. That’s right. It’ll be okay. No need to be scared and frightened. It’ll all be okay now. The World of Warcraft servers must be down. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/85 "2005-01-21T23:04:21Z")
**Demo** , sweetie, have you been drinking again? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/86 "2005-01-21T23:05:19Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Now _that_ I agree with. 12,000 posts? Get a life, ya fuckin’ loser. Yeah, you creep! ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/87 "2005-01-21T23:08:54Z")
> [@Profane](#): > > **Demo** , sweetie, have you been drinking again? Does it show? ::wipes shirt off:: Does it still show? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/88 "2005-01-21T23:09:39Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > So what, exactly, were you saying? He’s currently mediocre, at best. King is to writing as Lucas is to filmmaking. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/89 "2005-01-21T23:12:10Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > He’s currently mediocre, at best. King is to writing as Lucas is to filmmaking. Yeah, but what did you mean by saying my reading comprehension was off? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/90 "2005-01-21T23:21:43Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > Yeah, but what did you mean by saying my reading comprehension was off? Because his original post wasn’t saying that King is a good writer. He was comparing the people in the other thread to a really good writer (Steinbeck) and saying they weren’t as good. Then, it was comparing them to a really crappy writer (King) and saying they weren’t even as good as the really crappy writer. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/91 "2005-01-21T23:24:09Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Because his original post wasn’t saying that King is a good writer. He was comparing the people in the other thread to a really good writer (Steinbeck) and saying they weren’t as good. Then, it was comparing them to a really crappy writer (King) and saying they weren’t even as good as the really crappy writer. I wouldn’t say “really crappy” but close enough for jazz. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/92 "2005-01-21T23:24:55Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > Yeah, but what did you mean by saying my reading comprehension was off? His quote was “we’re not Steinbecks, we’re not even Kings.” As in, we’re not even as good as that hack writer Stephen King. As in, he didn’t think Stephen King was a good writer. Shit, I just fucked up a Pit thread again, didn’t I? No wait, I mean… They don’t teach you to _read_ in fucking Bush-loving retard school, **Demo**? ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/93 "2005-01-21T23:32:26Z")
[Strunk and White’s _Elements of Style_](http://www.bartleby.com/141/) OH! :: lightbullb goes off over head :: OH! Sorry, my bad(I think?) Hey **Lute Skywatcher** , I take back, well, that one post. Also, I suggest you read [Strunk and White’s _Elements of Style_](http://www.bartleby.com/141/) because that post wasn’t very clear. Also, > [@](#): > > They don’t teach you to read in fucking Bush-loving retard school, Demo? Ok, THAT was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/94 "2005-01-21T23:34:47Z")
Sorry about my shitty editing in the above post. God damn UBB. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/95 "2005-01-21T23:36:47Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > I suggest you read [Strunk and White’s _Elements of Style_](http://www.bartleby.com/141/) because that post wasn’t very clear. Seems to have been clear to everyone but you. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/96 "2005-01-21T23:52:12Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > Hey **Lute Skywatcher** , I take back, well, that one post. Also, I suggest you read [Strunk and White’s _Elements of Style_](http://www.bartleby.com/141/) because that post wasn’t very clear. Well, since you’re so well versed in the intricacies of the written word, how would you rewrite the sentence so as to make the meaning more clear? ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/97 "2005-01-21T23:52:45Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Seems to have been clear to everyone but you. I bet I can post more times than you in this thread. Also, I disagree. How can you say “everyone” when only a couple people replied stating what they thought your meaning was? ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/98 "2005-01-21T23:54:16Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Well, since you’re so well versed in the intricacies of the written word, how would you rewrite the sentence so as to make the meaning more clear? Honestly, I’d probably just say, “You’re a dickhead.” BTW, that’s my response to you, as well, fucko. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/99 "2005-01-21T23:58:45Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > Also, I disagree. How can you say “everyone” when only a couple people replied stating what they thought your meaning was? What, you want to take a poll? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728/100 "2005-01-22T00:22:31Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > Honestly, I’d probably just say, “You’re a dickhead.” > > BTW, that’s my response to you, as well, fucko. Well, no one can deny that you don’t have a way with words. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-dexter-do-you-get-pissy-over-all-harmless-jokes-or-just-mine/285728.md?page=6)