# Have I been "Left Behind"? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 27, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331 "2005-12-27T06:35:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/61 "2005-12-30T20:01:37Z")
It all depends on your subjective reality. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/62 "2005-12-30T20:02:37Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > LSD was made illegal in California in 1966 and Johnson was the President when the federal government made it illegal the next year. Hmm, alright, I’ll have to look into that. I think maybe it was under Nixon when the idea of scheduling was introduced, so that it didn’t have to go through congress to make a substance legal or illegal. Anyway, the point is that it was seen as causal to a youth movement that was seen as undesirable by the conservative powers that be. (I am considering Johnson conservative in comparison to the hippies and not using it synonymously with Republicans) Thanks for clarifying the details, do you have a cite for that? Erek ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/63 "2005-12-30T20:13:39Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > It all depends on your subjective reality. > > -Joe Yeah, I need to take a little bit of leave from all this silliness, there’s important reality out there, like Cat Condos from PetCo! Mustn’t forget the Cat Condos! Erek ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/64 "2005-12-30T20:15:42Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Thanks for clarifying the details, do you have a cite for that? > > Erek [Cite](http://www.drugabusehelp.com/drugs/lsd/) And, just so you know, I’m saving this thread, so, when my children ask about the dangers of drug use, I can show them your ramblings. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/65 "2005-12-30T20:59:25Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > [Cite](http://www.drugabusehelp.com/drugs/lsd/) > > And, just so you know, I’m saving this thread, so, when my children ask about the dangers of drug use, I can show them your ramblings. Well I am glad I was able to do a public service for you to help indoctrinate your children to my cause. ;p Erek ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/66 "2005-12-30T21:04:58Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > [Cite](http://www.drugabusehelp.com/drugs/lsd/) > > And, just so you know, I’m saving this thread, so, when my children ask about the dangers of drug use, I can show them your ramblings. In all seriousness though, I hope they learn whatever lesson it is you are trying to teach them, and while they are at it, I hope they learn the lesson of the contempt I hold for the pompous windbags on this forum who think they are some of the “Greatest Minds on Earth”, because they read an advice column written by a fictional character invented by a news corporation. So I hope they learn the lessons about drugs, and some lessons about just how seriously ‘intellectuals’ should be taken. Hey, kids, if you’re good Santa will bring you a space cruiser or a holodeck. Erek ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/67 "2005-12-30T21:22:48Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > I hope they learn the lesson of the contempt I hold for the pompous windbags on this forum who think they are some of the “Greatest Minds on Earth”, because they read an advice column written by a fictional character invented by a news corporation. Are you saying that Cecil doesn’t exist? Are you sure the [fairies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6946918&postcount=84) aren’t posting for you? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/68 "2005-12-30T21:27:17Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > Are you saying that Cecil doesn’t exist? Are you sure the [fairies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6946918&postcount=84) aren’t posting for you? No Gremlins are posting for me. It is Gremlins that run computer equipment. I suppose Gremlins can be considered a type of Faerie though. Well I am saying Cecil Adams was created by a corporate entity, actually. He’s a construct, and I think people on this board take his column as gospel a little too much. This hamburger was made from 100% sacred cow. Erek ---
**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:** [December 30, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/69 "2005-12-30T21:29:07Z")
I’m not sure what’s more disturbing: the idea that **mswas** thinks he’s speaking the truth, or the idea that **mswas** thinks he’s being funny. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/70 "2005-12-30T21:29:24Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Well I am saying Cecil Adams was created by a corporate entity, actually. He’s a construct, and I think people on this board take his column as gospel a little too much. I’m pretty sure Mom and Dad Adams created him, not the Chicago Reader. Their cloning technology is way behind the times. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/71 "2005-12-30T21:35:01Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I’m not sure what’s more disturbing: the idea that **mswas** thinks he’s speaking the truth, or the idea that **mswas** thinks he’s being funny. Hey man, my prediction got me my own pit thread. Can’t please everyone, especially people who worship the atheist deity, like yourself. **kidchameleon** So are you saying Cecil Adams is a real person? You got a cite for that? Erek ---
**Author:** ![gooftroopag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gooftroopag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooftroopag)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/72 "2005-12-30T21:51:28Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Hey man, my prediction got me my own pit thread. I thought I made the pit rather PC, a lot better than what would have happened had I allowed \*\*Citizen Bob \*\* to create it. Is there a particular name to your belief system? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/73 "2005-12-30T23:22:55Z")
> [@gooftroopag](#): > > I thought I made the pit rather PC, a lot better than what would have happened had I allowed \*\*Citizen Bob \*\* to create it. > > Is there a particular name to your belief system? Cafeterianism. Erek ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/74 "2005-12-31T00:04:36Z")
mswas; Do you believe people can shape shift into reptiles? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/75 "2005-12-31T00:21:38Z")
> [@Good Egg](#): > > mswas; Do you believe people can shape shift into reptiles? Well I’ve never seen it done, but I do believe shapeshifting is possible. I mean I can control billions of atoms electromagnetically with my mind, and create chain reactions that affect the course of many more atoms that extend far beyond my own physical reach, so I think shape shifting doesn’t sound that implausible. Erek ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/76 "2005-12-31T00:27:02Z")
Nifty! Now do I want to be Keira Knightley or a bear that shoots lasers out of his eyes? Hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/77 "2005-12-31T02:45:35Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > Nifty! Now do I want to be Keira Knightley or a bear that shoots lasers out of his eyes? Hmmm… May I suggest being a bare Keira Knightley that shoots lasers out of her eyes. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/78 "2005-12-31T02:48:43Z")
I want to be an Adrian Barbeaubot. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/79 "2005-12-31T03:51:38Z")
I have a feeling **mswas** is fan of Richard Bach. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331/80 "2005-12-31T04:20:00Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > Nifty! Now do I want to be Keira Knightley or a bear that shoots lasers out of his eyes? Hmmm… Did you say do or be? If it’s be, you gotta go with the laser bear. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-i-been-left-behind/337331.md?page=5)