# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/21 "2002-12-09T13:36:59Z")
**istara:** I missed the paragraph about the committee. I feel compelled to respond, but for now I need some sleep. I’ll take it up with you some other time. ---
**Author:** ![RobertTB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RobertTB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobertTB)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/22 "2002-12-09T13:44:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by istara \* > \*\*Ah, **Desmotylus** - the beauty of this system would be that people don’t choose their own grading, it gets awarded by a special committee. > > So everyone starts with a **U** , and only gets the Glorious Golden **G** once they’ve proved their gay or gay-friendly status. \*\* Nazis had ‘special commitees’. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/23 "2002-12-09T13:53:12Z")
While I admit I’ve never had occasion to call someone a ‘turdburglar,’ neither was I aware that it was an anti-gay epithet. Learn something new every day, I guess. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/24 "2002-12-09T14:26:45Z")
What, now **Turdburglar** is verboten as _extremely_ offensive? Right, and my paint gun shoots fuel-air bombs. Godwin-Ace’s Law: No matter how lighthearted the insult, the odds of some third person angrily equating it to being called a “nigger” approaches 1. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/25 "2002-12-09T14:33:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Ace of Swords \* > \*\*Godwin-Ace’s Law: No matter how lighthearted the insult, the odds of some third person angrily equating it to being called a “nigger” approaches 1. \*\* **Ace**. we’ve disagreed in the past and will no doubt do so in the future but I gotta admit, _that_ was funny! Fenris ---
**Author:** ![The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Wrong_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/26 "2002-12-09T14:44:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RobertTB \* > \*\*Nazis had ‘special commitees’. \*\* “…That they made the Jews wear!” sorry, just saw that movie for the umpteenth time this weekend, and this post reminded me. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/27 "2002-12-09T14:50:37Z")
So what now…asshat is a slur against fashion designers…? ---
**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 9, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/28 "2002-12-09T15:01:18Z")
By the way, if anyone is unsure of the precise ways in which the asshat in the OP has fabricated and/or misrepresented my statements, I would be happy to demonstrate the falsity of his accusations. Just as two easy example, I would suggest that you do a search on “colossal blunder” and “regret for years to come,” which he has falsely ascribed to me in both this thread and the original. Then there’s his pathetically out-of-context quote of my “goddamned fools” comment. Apparently, the rule against falsely attributing words to another poster does not apply to **Doghouse Reilly**. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/29 "2002-12-09T15:08:48Z")
Looks like **Nemo** has a bright future here. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/30 "2002-12-09T15:16:51Z")
WHAT?!?!? :eek: “Fartknocker” is an anti-gay slur? What about “dickweed”? Can we use that? What about “buttmoid” or “assmuncher”? Can we get a list or something? ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/31 "2002-12-09T15:27:48Z")
Look, y’all can call me anything except late for dinner. Life’s too short for this BS. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/32 "2002-12-09T15:35:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > By the way, if anyone is unsure of the precise ways in which the asshat in the OP has fabricated and/or misrepresented my statements, I would be happy to demonstrate the falsity of his accusations. Just as two easy example, I would suggest that you do a search on “colossal blunder” and “regret for years to come,” which he has falsely ascribed to me in both this thread and the original. Then there’s his pathetically out-of-context quote of my “goddamned fools” comment. > > Apparently, the rule against falsely attributing words to another poster does not apply to **Doghouse Reilly**. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > Bush’s mistake was to assume that the proxy war was capable of achieving all of America’s military goals, which it clearly was not. Hell, he hadn’t even managed to learn that after the **disastrous** non-asskicking at Tora Bora. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > Bush’s handling of Afghanistan was a **colossal blunder** that we will **regret for many years to come**. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > we would be **goddamned fools** to have significant troops in Afghanistan ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/33 "2002-12-09T15:38:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > \*\*By the way, if anyone is unsure of the precise ways in which the asshat in the OP has fabricated and/or misrepresented my statements, I would be happy to demonstrate the falsity of his accusations. Just as two easy example, I would suggest that you do a search on “colossal blunder” and “regret for years to come,” which he has falsely ascribed to me in both this thread and the original. Then there’s his pathetically out-of-context quote of my “goddamned fools” comment. > > Apparently, the rule against falsely attributing words to another poster does not apply to **Doghouse Reilly**. \*\* Jesus Christ, **minty** , would you stop hijacking this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/34 "2002-12-09T15:39:45Z")
I had no idea that “turdburglar” was a slur for and reference to homosexuals. I actually giggled when I read it because I thought of hamburglar. **World Eater** , you crack me up. Good use of the eyeroll. heh. Tibs. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/35 "2002-12-09T15:40:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Diane \* > \*\*WHAT?!?!? :eek: “Fartknocker” is an anti-gay slur? \*\* My sentiments exactly. I’ve used “fartknocker” for a long time and I never once thought it was a reference to homosexuality. But then, I’ve never even heard of “shitstabber,” “stoolpusher” or “bonesmuggler,” so maybe I’m just sheltered. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/36 "2002-12-09T15:42:39Z")
…and if you’ve ever had your bones muggled, you know how painful that can be. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/37 "2002-12-09T15:45:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*Look, y’all can call me anything except late for dinner. Life’s too short for this BS. \*\* All right, you’re a damned **liberal**! ---
**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 9, 2002, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/38 "2002-12-09T15:46:43Z")
I didn’t dispute “disastrous,” and your quote of “goddamned fools” is out of context in that “we would be goddamned fools [if a contemplated course of action occurred in the future]” is _not_ a statement that _anything_ has been committed by “a bunch of ‘goddamned fools.’” I was in error on the other two statements, since those words appeared on a different page. I stand by the statements in which they appeared, which are, of course, rather different in context than you portrayed them as being. But hey, if you’re happy that Bush & Co. couldn’t manage to apply the necessary amount of force to capture or kill bin Laden, Omar, al Zawaheri, etc., that’s your perogative as an asshat. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/39 "2002-12-09T15:46:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\ ***Ace**. we’ve disagreed in the past and will no doubt do so in the future but I gotta admit, _that_ was funny! > > Fenris \*\* Hello, Anti-Defecation Legaue? I’d like to report a Code 413: BURGLARY OF TURDS IN PROGRESS. [/Police Squad Theme Song] ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2002, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-i-am-minty-green-something-you-want-to-say/141400/40 "2002-12-09T15:51:15Z")
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