# Guinastasia, Walk Away from the computer **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 15, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431 "2006-03-15T07:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [March 15, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/21 "2006-03-15T13:13:08Z")
> [@Eleusis](#): > > But I humbly posit that she really needs to get laid. And I humbly agree with you! 😉 Meh, this might have bothered me before, but I’m in too good a mood this week. Things are going VERY well for me right now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/22 "2006-03-15T13:20:31Z")
> [@Klaatu](#): > > And before you fucking vultures swoop in thinking you will devour me, I don’t give a flying fuck, it needed to be said, so bite my ass. The vultures are too busy frightening elderly people in the Columbus suburbs: \*"Almost a week before the buzzards began their fabled return to the roadkills of Hinckley, in northeastern Ohio, more than four dozen of the winged Dumpster-divers took up residence in a tree line across from a Pickerington assisted-living facility. “A lot of people in here don’t like them. They’re frightened,” Doris Spence, a resident of Abbington of Pickerington, said yesterday. “Nobody wants to see them.”\* Full story at [dispatch.com](http://dispatch.com). ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/23 "2006-03-15T13:25:29Z")
**Hama** , how dare you bring a calm, reasoned tone into the middle of all this kneejerking? Fuck you. Fuck you with a rusting trollop in your syphitic-infested… oh, you get the idea. Just put in the usual litany of insults. If this Pit thread is litt e more than “Hey, you spend a lot of time online,” followed by **Guin** ’s lighthearted response, then the terrorists have truly won. We need to excoriate **Klaatu** and drive him from the tribe. I’ve got some sharp sticks – you ready to hoot and holler? ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/24 "2006-03-15T13:34:39Z")
> [@lno](#): > > **Hama** , how dare you bring a calm, reasoned tone into the middle of all this kneejerking? Fuck you. Fuck you with a rusting trollop in your syphitic-infested… oh, you get the idea. Just put in the usual litany of insults. I want to know how a trollop rusts. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/25 "2006-03-15T13:35:14Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > e) Other people also brought up “you have too much time on your hands” “you must be an internet addict TOO” “you have too much time for this, GET A LIFE” are doing the exact same thing - just with shorter posts, and with other users’ support. Note “d” - searching is fast and easy. One minute just now with Ixquick unconvered 5 other places she posts. I don’t really care how long an actual search for Guin’s posts on other fora takes. Making the search at all is an indicator of idle hands being the devil’s playthings. And I for one don’t think the OP is an internet addict; I think he’s an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/26 "2006-03-15T13:49:26Z")
Is it really anybody’s business? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/27 "2006-03-15T13:54:53Z")
She’s obviously doing something she enjoys, so why begrudge her that? Plus, at least she doesn’t respond to every post with LOL. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/28 "2006-03-15T13:55:05Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > I want to know how a trollop rusts. It’s usually down to poor maintenance, in my experience. For heaven’s sake, people, clean and dry your trollops before you put them away! ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/29 "2006-03-15T13:56:33Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > I don’t really care how long an actual search for Guin’s posts on other fora takes. Making the search at all is an indicator of idle hands being the devil’s playthings. And I for one don’t think the OP is an internet addict; I think he’s an asshole. Making posts on an internet message board which are not directly related to actual productiveness in one’s life speaks of idle hands. Casually scanning one’s Amazon Gold Box - from which one does not intend to buy - speaks of idle hands. Taking time out to call someone you’ve never even met an asshole - speaks of idle hands. We’re ALL here because we have too much time on our poor little idle hands. “You have too much time on your hands” is kind of a GIVEN when you’re talking to people on a recreational site, for chrissakes. Weak argument. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/30 "2006-03-15T13:57:34Z")
> [@Steve Wright](#): > > It’s usually down to poor maintenance, in my experience. For heaven’s sake, people, clean and dry your trollops before you put them away! But trollops have that disturbing tendency to _stay damp_. Or at least moist. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/31 "2006-03-15T14:01:36Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > But trollops have that disturbing tendency to _stay damp_. Or at least moist. You have to keep trollops moist or they’ll dry out and get all nasty and have this repulsive dead-fish smell. Trollops are good in garlic butter, but I like them breaded and fried. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/32 "2006-03-15T14:05:38Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > Is it really anybody’s business? The Golden Rule of the Internet: Everything is Everybody’s Business. ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/33 "2006-03-15T14:10:43Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > You have to keep trollops moist or they’ll dry out and get all nasty and have this repulsive dead-fish smell. Trollops are good in garlic butter, but I like them breaded and fried. Do I make sure they’re clean and dry before I store them, or should I keep them in oil? CHRIST, you people are no fucking help at all. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/34 "2006-03-15T14:12:57Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > Do I make sure they’re clean and dry before I store them, or should I keep them in oil? CHRIST, you people are no fucking help at all. You shouldn’t be storing your trollops at all. Ideally, you go downtown, pick out some particularly appealing trollops, bring them home and enjoy them right away. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/35 "2006-03-15T14:14:33Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Meh, this might have bothered me before, but I’m in too good a mood this week. Things are going VERY well for me right now. > > 😃 :smack: Look. We’re not interested in how you’re doing this week. Can’t you see some of us are busy being indignant at the insult dealt you and rushing to your defense. Now just sit there looking hurt and tearful while others come to your rescue. A little expression of gratitude wouldn’t hurt either, you know… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/36 "2006-03-15T14:21:10Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > :smack: > > Look. We’re not interested in how you’re doing this week. Can’t you see some of us are busy being indignant at the insult dealt you and rushing to your defense. Now just sit there looking hurt and tearful while others come to your rescue. > > A little expression of gratitude wouldn’t hurt either, you know… > > 😃 Look, I’m late to this party, but if rushing to her defense gets me in line for a little expression of gratitude, then stand back while I rush in… "Cause I’ve had a crappy week and could use it. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/37 "2006-03-15T14:22:12Z")
God damn it! I agree with **Otto**! 😛 The mere fact that she has 25K posts on this site may raise some eyebrows, but I (at 15K) know how easy it is to rack up posts in some threads that turn into virtually real time discussions. Start a chat, you say? Fuck off. If a quasi conversation started on a message board thread, then there it stays. IMHO, YMMV, BS,FO (but seriously, fuck off). Look at some of the latest Pit threads, with 5 or so people having 30 or 40 posts. Or a semi serious discussion of certain types of entertainment in Cafe. Sometimes a MB subject opens up a free-for-all of postings. It just happens. The OP didn’t happen to mention any other high post count Dopers, did he? No **Liberal** , **tracer** , **Scylla** , me, or any others? Huh. Must just have a hard on for **Guin**. Quite frankly, I just don’t see the obsession manny peoples have with post counts. It doesn’t make one better, doesn’t make one less of a person (either way). All it is is a count of the number of posts one has made. I stil say we should get rid of the damn thing if keeps causing problems (post count padding, handy type misleadings, this OP, etc…) ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/38 "2006-03-15T14:22:39Z")
This tread is going nowhere, but I do have to add my two cents. I tend to agree with the OP. Yes, it’s none of my business what people do with their own lives, but dang, **Guin** , you _do_ post quite a bit. Can any of you who came to her defense deny that you’re just a _tad_ curious as to what else she has time for? As for the suggestion that the OP should’ve emailed her instead of pitting her: I think that would’ve been even worse. I mean, how creepy would that be? Some random guy I never heard of emailing me and telling me I have a problem and need to quit the Internet? Given the choice, I’d rather be pitted than emailed for something like that. Look, you all overreacted, and you know it. The OP didn’t slander **Guinastasia** ; on the contrary, he actually said some nice things to her. Let’s stop being the Mighty Defenders of Everyone’s Feelings and get real. Adam ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/39 "2006-03-15T14:23:23Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > Do I make sure they’re clean and dry before I store them, or should I keep them in oil? CHRIST, you people are no fucking help at all. Two words: disposable trollops. ---
**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431/40 "2006-03-15T14:29:48Z")
> [@uglybeech](#): > > Look, Klaatu’s right. Anybody who has more than 1400 posts here has got a problem. Heh. Nice one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-walk-away-from-the-computer/348431.md?page=3)