# handy's drive-by posting: just stop already!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 29, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630 "2001-08-29T00:09:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630/161 "2001-11-24T07:01:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by astro \*  
> \*\*His posting mania is really beginning to look like it is beyond some kind of annoying volitional behavior and is some form of obsessive compulsive disorder. He’s absolutely, positively GOT TO POST. I’m honestly beginning to think he couldn’t stop posting even if he wanted to which sort of explains a lot of things. \*\*

You may have missed it, but when he reached 9999 posts, he stayed there for a very long time - weeks, IIRC. He simply stopped posting. So, he has shown that he can do it.

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630/162 "2001-11-24T23:17:33Z")

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Hey! Celebrate! [**handy** solved someone’s problem](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=100711).

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630/163 "2001-11-24T23:45:39Z")

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[Another one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=98745#post1819470)

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630/164 "2001-11-25T18:24:47Z")

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**handy** can be helpful in his area of expertise. That fact should not be in dispute. I can be helpful in my area also. I have learned over time that expertise in one area does not translate into expertise in other areas; in fact I can be quite dangerous if I act like it does.

For example, one rather credulous individual, overwhelmed by my near god-like ability to help him control his high blood pressure asks me for investment advice. If my ego dampers and uncertainty intensifiers had not been running at optimal strength, I might have been inclined to give said advice. Fortunately they were, so I merely reply “If I was good at that stuff, do you think I’d be working here?” and tell him to bend over to get his prostate checked. (Another principle: Never do a prostate exam in anger)

QtM

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630/165 "2001-11-25T18:47:40Z")

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> (Another principle: Never do a prostate exam in anger)

[Tangent](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=100740)

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