# Grow up, leander. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451 "2008-11-19T15:00:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/1 "2008-11-19T15:00:54Z")
Seriously, cut the shit. I neither know nor care what your specific issue with me is, but when you feel the need to follow me around droping random shit bombs all over the boards: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462605#post10462605](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462605#post10462605) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462603#post10462603](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462603#post10462603) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462600#post10462600](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462600#post10462600) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462597#post10462597](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462597#post10462597) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462595#post10462595](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462595#post10462595) –it annoys everyone, not just me. So, if you please, say whatever it is you gotta say in this thread and spare everyone else your grade-school antics, okay? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/2 "2008-11-19T15:05:18Z")
Did you Google that? Seriously, what does that even mean? ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/3 "2008-11-19T15:06:11Z")
Reminds me of _Better Off Dead_: **Where’s my two dollars?** ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/4 "2008-11-19T15:46:27Z")
Well he has been warned by the Mods for his behavior (see the OP’s fourth link), so you probably won’t see it anymore. Whether he decides to bring his hard-on to this thread is another matter. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/5 "2008-11-19T15:46:58Z")
Although, “Google-Boy” does roll trippingly off the tongue. Kudos to the first new user to claim it as a user name. ---
**Author:** ![mske](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mske](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mske)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/6 "2008-11-19T15:48:24Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > –it annoys everyone, not just me. Don’t say that it annoys you - it’ll never stop otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/7 "2008-11-19T16:00:02Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462605#post10462605](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462605#post10462605) > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462603#post10462603](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462603#post10462603) > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462600#post10462600](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462600#post10462600) > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462597#post10462597](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462597#post10462597) > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462595#post10462595](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10462595#post10462595) I was going to say that you just linked to the same thread again and again. Then I took a closer look. Wow. WTF? ---
**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:** [November 19, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/8 "2008-11-19T16:03:13Z")
So how did you piss in his Wheaties[sup]TM[/sup] Q.E.D.? At least he made it clear it was from off board when he added the GED to the Google crack. > [@DudleyGarrett](#): > > Reminds me of _Better Off Dead_: > > **Where’s my two dollars?** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/9 "2008-11-19T16:04:00Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Grow up, leander. Then he’d be [ole-leander](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleander), which is a toxic plant. I suppose that’s an improvement over just being an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/10 "2008-11-19T16:11:05Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Well he has been warned by the Mods for his behavior (see the OP’s fourth link), so you probably won’t see it anymore. We might still see it. If he’s feeling lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/11 "2008-11-19T16:12:16Z")
> [@mske](#): > > Don’t say that it annoys you - it’ll never stop otherwise. I agree, and unfortunately, by starting this thread you’ll only encourage the copycats and trolls by the “teeming millions”! Maybe you should change your user name now and avoid the deluge. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/12 "2008-11-19T16:17:00Z")
I don’t know what that was about, but it was some childish bullshit. If other people feel like trying that kind of thing, it won’t last long. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/13 "2008-11-19T16:19:50Z")
Maybe you shouldn’t have (apparently) slagged him out of the blue [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10461757&postcount=59)? I don’t know what kind of history you two have, but that post really struck me as unprovoked. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/14 "2008-11-19T16:28:08Z")
So, apparently he doesn’t like [when people cite Google](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10340564&#post10340564) too much. Unless [he’s the one suggesting it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10235045&postcount=2). ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/15 "2008-11-19T16:28:47Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Seriously, what does that even mean? I believe it refers to the notion that **Q.E.D.**'s polymath persona, which evinces encylopedic education and expertise in esoterica, is in fact the ersatz erudition of a pseudointellectual _poseur_. That is, removing his access to Google would be cutting Samson’s hair, depriving Popeye of his spinach, and revealing the decidedly unremarkable man behind the curtain. Which theory has been, perhaps, not entirely proven—definitely in need of some further research. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/16 "2008-11-19T16:34:58Z")
Gee, I’m wondering where else he hangs out…hint hint… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/17 "2008-11-19T17:06:30Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I don’t know what that was about, but it was some childish bullshit. If other people feel like trying that kind of thing, it won’t last long. Oooooh yeaaaaaaah, good modding mod boy. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/18 "2008-11-19T17:23:41Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > At least he made it clear it was from off board when he added the GED to the Google crack. Oh? The nickname came from the snarkpit, perhaps, but do you think that means anything in regards to leander’s obvious peeve with QED? What else about it do you suppose was brought “from off board”? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/19 "2008-11-19T17:31:25Z")
Er… because the snarkpit is off-board? ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451/20 "2008-11-19T17:33:57Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I believe it refers to the notion that **Q.E.D.**'s polymath persona, which evinces encylopedic education and expertise in esoterica, is in fact the ersatz erudition of a pseudointellectual _poseur_. That is, removing his access to Google would be cutting Samson’s hair, depriving Popeye of his spinach, and revealing the decidedly unremarkable man behind the curtain. Which theory has been, perhaps, not entirely proven—definitely in need of some further research. Color me impressed. I’d like to read the even more clever version! Roddy [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grow-up-leander/473451.md?page=2)