# Here I am, minty green. Something you want to say? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 9, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400 "2002-12-09T01:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/221 "2002-12-10T19:54:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Is it “turd burgling” or “turd burglarling” when used as a verb? \*\* It’s “turd burgling.” A “turd burlgarling” is a baby turd burglar. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/222 "2002-12-10T19:55:53Z")
Sphincterlunkers Untie! ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/223 "2002-12-10T19:56:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Aw…c’mon. Aren’t we pushing it a tad too far here? A tad? A _tad_? Some of these kids push this issue right in the path of the oncoming train!!! Some relevant quotes (especially the last one) for this thread: > [@](#): > > How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. > ~ **Benjamin Disraeli** (1804 - 1881) > [@](#): > > Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. > ~ **Dale Carnegie** > [@](#): > > The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. > ~ **Lewis Thomas** DaLovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/224 "2002-12-10T20:00:15Z")
I’d like a clarification on “big vagina bigots”, Diane. Are you implying that the vagina bigots in this thread are overweight or large in some manner; or that we’re bigoted against specifically enormous vaginas? ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/225 "2002-12-10T20:02:54Z")
**:** Just my way of showing solidarity with the rest of the inflamed colons in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Witch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Witch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Witch)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/226 "2002-12-10T20:38:35Z")
Thanks for clearing that up _Truth Seeker_. I hated to sound _nit-picky_ or anything… And _dalovindj_…I’m carving Disraeli’s quote on the wall of my wee corner of the cave. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/227 "2002-12-10T20:46:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Esprix \* > \*\*Well, if **Cajun Man** can have [a problem with the word “queer”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=147281) - which has, for all intent and purposes, been reclaimed by the gay community and is actually used in mainstream organizations (Queer Nation, for one) and as an identifying moniker for the community - then surely “turdburglar” can be interpreted as offensive, even if it’s not meant to be. > > Yes, I think it’s silly, too, but I’m not inclined to offend someone who has given me no reason to offend them. > > Esprix \*\* Just think, if history had been just a little bit different, we might have had a Turdburgler Nation. OK, OK, that’s going too far . . . ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/228 "2002-12-10T20:51:08Z")
**Moderator’s Notes** Okay, this has really gone on long enough. **minty green** , just give **Doghouse Reilly** his turds back and we’ll call it even. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/229 "2002-12-10T20:51:08Z")
The point being, the word “turdburglar” is so patently silly that it would never be on the short list of terms for any community to “reclaim”, even if it could be considered a slur under some circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/230 "2002-12-10T20:53:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eutychus \* > \*\ ***Moderator’s Notes** > > Okay, this has really gone on long enough. > \*\* Nooooo! Must . . . reach . . . six . . . pages . . . \*\*KHANNNNN!!! \*\* ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/231 "2002-12-10T20:59:04Z")
You gonna add a link to this thread in your sig **Doghouse**? ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/232 "2002-12-10T21:00:06Z")
You dirty…Klingon…bastards…you **burgled** my **TURD!** ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/233 "2002-12-10T21:03:59Z")
I guess it’d be wise to get one of those vibrating pens and engrave some form of ID on any loose items. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/234 "2002-12-10T21:06:21Z")
Too loate, **Euty**. Already flushed 'em. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/235 "2002-12-10T21:09:12Z")
It was gonna be “late,” but it ended up rhyming with “float.” Guess that’s just the nature of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/236 "2002-12-10T21:11:26Z")
Wouldn’t **Chocolate Starfish Commandos** be a great name for a band? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/237 "2002-12-10T21:15:53Z")
I’ve historically been unable to differentiate between a cat anus and a knot on an oak tree. But that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/238 "2002-12-10T21:21:32Z")
Come to think of it, one of 'em did accept a grafted limb a little better than the other. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/239 "2002-12-10T21:51:55Z")
The problem with turd burglary is that it doesn’t stop there. I mean. one must remove the turd somehow, right? Yes folks, we’re talking about armed turd burglary. That’s a felony in most states. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/240 "2002-12-10T22:01:59Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Munch** _ > > What about in this case, where the offendee isn’t a member of the group that is supposedly being targeted? What does that matter? Can I not see racism and be offended by it even thought I am not black, Asian, Native American, Latino, or whatever? Granted, the offense here isn’t felt by, well, any member of the gay community that I’m aware of, but if someone’s offended, that’s legitimate. Esprix [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400.md?page=13)