# Gee Frank, having a bad day? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 17, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410 "2006-01-17T21:08:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/81 "2006-01-18T19:55:27Z")
> [@](#): > > **aldiboronti** : What he did say was that she shouldn’t bash others if the objective was to persuade them. That’s completely different and has nothing of the Moderator about it at all. Your point is well taken. I understand now. He was talking about bashing under different circumstances. But any bashing that “ **Frank** the Moderator” does that is not a direct response is not what I have come to expect from Their Purple Holinesses without _some_ acknowledgment that they are not making official pronouncements and are “fair game.” ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/82 "2006-01-18T20:07:23Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > \ **Weirddave** is good people. Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/83 "2006-01-18T20:21:40Z")
> [@Zoe](#): > > _some_ acknowledgment that they are not making official pronouncements and are “fair game.” That’s what the [_Moderator hat ON_] notations are for. FTR, \*\*Frank \*\* was right about **weirddave**. ---
**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 18, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/84 "2006-01-18T20:23:42Z")
So, am I the only person who likes **wierddave** _because_ he’s “bitter, bilious, vile, and vicious?” Don’t ever change, man. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/85 "2006-01-18T21:49:06Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > So [this](http://bearfoots.theperfectsolution.com/cats/one.htm) is the _real_ baby Jesus? Of _course_ you can buy a nativity scene done with cats on the net. I wonder if any of them play the “Jingle Cats” Christmas song? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/86 "2006-01-18T21:50:36Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > So, am I the only person who likes **wierddave** _because_ he’s “bitter, bilious, vile, and vicious?”\ Nah, that’s probably why **Ginger** married him. Chicks are funny, you know? ---
**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 18, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/87 "2006-01-18T22:10:13Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > Nah, that’s probably why **Ginger** married him. Chicks are funny, you know? She’s got big feet, too. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/88 "2006-01-19T03:26:01Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > She’s got big feet, too. I haven’t. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/89 "2006-01-19T03:33:52Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > A world where effect precedes cause. Fascinating. Actually, there’s a very fascinating Science Fiction story with just that premise. It’s set in a universe where time is running backwards (as far our universe is concerned). The big debate with a few of the characters is what a universe would be like where cause precedes effect. I wish I could remember the name of that story. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/90 "2006-01-19T14:16:11Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > I think he’sabsolutely correct. If I go into a restaurant, I don’t expect to be insulted by the help. Since I am the customer, I expect to be treated politely. I think a better analogy would be if I were in a sports bar, and I saw an off duty NFL ref at the Vikings Fan Club table. Would I be able to trust his calls at the next Green Bay game? Mods are obviously entitled to their opinions, but a little discretion may be in order when airing those opinions. Oh, and Giraffe, there’s a fly in my soup. ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/91 "2006-01-19T14:36:58Z")
> [@](#): > > **Left Hand of Dorkness** said: > For what it’s worth, Frank, I’ve never noticed any unreasonable behavior from you; you seem to be doing fine modwise from my perspective. Not that I’m following you around with binoculars or anything. How do you manage to not starve to death with your lips so constantly locked to the mods’ asses? ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/92 "2006-01-19T15:01:28Z")
> [@catsix](#): > > How do you manage to not starve to death with your lips so constantly locked to the mods’ asses? Hmmm. I guess that explains why he doesn’t have to follow **Frank** around “with binoculars or anything.” :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/93 "2006-01-19T15:13:30Z")
> [@catsix](#): > > How do you manage to not starve to death with your lips so constantly locked to the mods’ asses? Ick. ::peers anxiously at her backside:: Lips, hands and other stray appendages grouping at waitstaff will be summarily removed, possibly with a kitchen knife. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/94 "2006-01-19T15:19:01Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Actually, there’s a very fascinating Science Fiction story with just that premise. It’s set in a universe where time is running backwards (as far our universe is concerned). The big debate with a few of the characters is what a universe would be like where cause precedes effect. > > I wish I could remember the name of that story. That sounds like _CounterClock World_ by Philip K. Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/95 "2006-01-19T15:32:05Z")
> [@catsix](#): > > How do you manage to not starve to death with your lips so constantly locked to the mods’ asses? An insane sourpuss doesn’t like me! O noes!!!11! ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/96 "2006-01-19T15:58:28Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > An insane sourpuss doesn’t like me! O noes!!!11! Sourpuss? Whoa, man. Don’t say things you can’t take back. ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/97 "2006-01-19T17:51:10Z")
> [@](#): > > **Left Hand of Dorkness** said: > An insane sourpuss doesn’t like me! O noes!!!11! Wow, that’s some biting verbal assault you have there. I’m sure it could put a grandmother into a coma! > [@](#): > > **Excalibre** said: > Sourpuss? > > Whoa, man. Don’t say things you can’t take back. Yeah man, that was scarring. I’m going to have to get therapy. 🙂 ---
**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 19, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/98 "2006-01-19T22:58:23Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > The late GQ mod **manhattan** **Banhattan** ’s DEAD!? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/99 "2006-01-19T23:09:32Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > Oh, and Giraffe, there’s a fly in my soup. Next time, ask for someone to pass the pepper rather than standing up during the first course and leaning all the way across the table and your bowl to reach it. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410/100 "2006-01-20T02:21:05Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I wish I could remember the name of that story. Gimme a break - I won’t have written it until 1966. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gee-frank-having-a-bad-day/340410.md?page=4)