# General outlet for steaming about TubaDiva's unprofessionalism **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 24, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006 "2006-04-24T16:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/141 "2006-04-25T18:22:07Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > Thanks, incidentally, to the mod who pulled the trigger on this one! > > Daniel Wow, that was quick. He asked for Posting death by mod and got a very prompt response. Who says the mods don’t try hard to assist the general Posters. Hey where was everybody yesterday when I was trying to go it alone? 😉 Scumpup: Your right it wasn’t done for Daniel, it was done by Greathouse’s virtual request. Jim ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/142 "2006-04-25T18:22:27Z")
Oh damn. I forgot the smiley. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/143 "2006-04-25T18:22:54Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > No, no, no, no. 😉 It’s more akin to this: You prepay for a meal. Sitting down to eat it, you notice that while much of it is absolutely primo, there was this one bit that was really far below par. You make mention of it to the person you paid. Instead of a “Oh, sorry,” or even a “Well, that IS what you paid for, we can’t control what you personally like or dislike,” that person walks over to the rest of your food on the table, jumps on top of the table, drops their drawers and takes a dump on your plate, then tells you “You should be happy that we fed you anything for your money.” I think a far better analogy would be this: You go to a restaurant and order dinner. The food comes, you eat it. The waiter refills your water glass a little slower than you’d like, but otherwise the service is OK. You pay your bill and leave the restaurant, grabbing a mint on the way out. “Have a nice day,” the hostess tells you as you leave. Then you go home and post on a message board where the moderators are all a bunch of jerks. “Man, I should have stayed at the restaurant,” you think. “Maybe gotten a piece of pie or something.” Then a good movie comes on TV and you fall asleep on the couch in your underpants. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/144 "2006-04-25T18:24:07Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > Real nice. > Daniel Thanks! I believe a person gets what they deserve. You should see what Santa got me! ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/145 "2006-04-25T18:24:39Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > you fall asleep on the couch in your underpants. :eek: You have a couch in your underpants? Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/146 "2006-04-25T18:25:01Z")
In case my analogy wasn’t clear, the pie represents the SDMB and the underpants represents **SkipMagic**. He knows why. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/147 "2006-04-25T18:26:36Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > :eek: You have a couch in your underpants? No, the couch symbolizes the feeling of helplessness we all feel when we call customer service and get put on hold for a long time. I thought that was pretty obvious. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/148 "2006-04-25T18:27:53Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Well, I’m off my meds … :dubious: Wanna borrow some of mine? **Left Hand** , I think the point is, we still like this place for what it is, and since the good outweighs the bad, it’s worth it to try and work for change. YMMV ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/149 "2006-04-25T18:29:43Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I think a far better analogy would be this: > > You go to a restaurant and order dinner. The food comes, you eat it. The waiter refills your water glass a little slower than you’d like, but otherwise the service is OK. You pay your bill and leave the restaurant, grabbing a mint on the way out. “Have a nice day,” the hostess tells you as you leave. Then you go home and post on a message board where the moderators are all a bunch of jerks. “Man, I should have stayed at the restaurant,” you think. “Maybe gotten a piece of pie or something.” Then a good movie comes on TV and you fall asleep on the couch in your underpants. Perfect. 😃 'Cause when comes down to it, it’s an entertainment. And part of that entertainment to me is the ability to interact and even complain if I so choose. There are very few people, here or ir,l that I actually hate. Usually, I just respond to certain behaviors. Yipper, I’m a single cell animal. Stimulus - Response What’s a poor amoeba to do? ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/150 "2006-04-25T18:30:10Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > Do I give a shit? You are, after all, a social reject who can’t recognize common courtesy. > > Daniel I recognize common courtesy just fine, Captain Kiss-Ass. I also recognize toadying when I see it. Sometimes the latter wears the trappings of the former. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/151 "2006-04-25T18:31:31Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > **Left Hand** , I think the point is, we still like this place for what it is, and since the good outweighs the bad, it’s worth it to try and work for change. And that’s fine. However: 1. If you believe that there’s no hope of change, then you’re wasting your time to try to change it. 2. You’re not going to achieve change through snarky, contemptuous jibes at the folks in control. 3. Personally, I think the changes being sought are totally trifling. But that’s just my opinion. Daniel ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/152 "2006-04-25T18:32:44Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > I recognize common courtesy just fine, Captain Kiss-Ass. Bullshit. Daniel ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/153 "2006-04-25T18:34:46Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > Bullshit. Ooh! The Cotton Eyed Joe! Come on, all you shit kikkers! ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/154 "2006-04-25T18:35:36Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I think a far better analogy would be this: > > You go to a restaurant and order dinner. The food comes, you eat it. The waiter refills your water glass a little slower than you’d like, but otherwise the service is OK. You pay your bill and leave the restaurant, grabbing a mint on the way out. “Have a nice day,” the hostess tells you as you leave. Then you go home and post on a message board where the moderators are all a bunch of jerks. “Man, I should have stayed at the restaurant,” you think. “Maybe gotten a piece of pie or something.” Then a good movie comes on TV and you fall asleep on the couch in your underpants. What _kind_ of pie? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/155 "2006-04-25T18:37:08Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > I recognize common courtesy just fine, Captain Kiss-Ass. I also recognize toadying when I see it. Sometimes the latter wears the trappings of the former. Your argument is so dizzyingly stupid that LHoD apparently won’t even take the time to respond to it, but to me it’s like an itch that must be scratched. Thanking someone doesn’t mean that you believe they did something just for you. In fact, according to common courtesy, one should thank all kinds of people that are just doing their job. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/156 "2006-04-25T18:40:18Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > What _kind_ of pie? I like coconut cream pie. But I also like a good, classic Apple. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/157 "2006-04-25T18:44:45Z")
> [@tiny ham](#): > > But I also like a good, classic Apple. Windows is better. Stupid. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/158 "2006-04-25T18:45:41Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Windows is better. Stupid. and **Miller** wins the internet! ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/159 "2006-04-25T18:46:54Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Windows is better. Stupid. I thought Windows ran on Apple now. OH SNAP ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006/160 "2006-04-25T18:49:31Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > In case my analogy wasn’t clear, the pie represents the SDMB and the underpants represents **SkipMagic**. He knows why. It’s because I’m a tighty whitey. > [@NoClueBoy](#): > > And then there’s that really bad Mod-hole who I truly hate with the burning fury of a large dog, but whose name will remain a secret, even tho that person knows who I’m talking aboiut, don’t you SkipMagic !? Boy, my underpants get talked about a lot in this thread, don’t they? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-outlet-for-steaming-about-tubadivas-unprofessionalism/354006.md?page=9)