# Heres my 0.2c Lute Skywatcher **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 15, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018 "2012-05-15T20:37:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/301 "2012-08-16T20:12:57Z")
I believe I sent you $10,000. Let me check my records. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/302 "2012-08-16T20:13:34Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Manned up and reutrned the money two months ago.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=654202) Unless you’re referring to the sick kitty, that was almost a year ago; I have no idea who sent what and we’re gone from PayPal. Where in that link do you say that you returned the money? It’s a half-hearted apology at best (notice how the words “apologize” or “sorry” appear nowhere in it?). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/303 "2012-08-16T20:18:51Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Where in that link do you say that you returned the money? Never publicly stated that I returned the money but at least one did acknowledge it was returned. No money sent by Dopers in May was ever transferred from PayPal to our bank account; they were all reverted to the senders by June. > [@](#): > > It’s a half-hearted apology at best (notice how the words “apologize” or “sorry” appear nowhere in it?). That was thread #2. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/304 "2012-08-16T20:18:56Z")
Shit, he deserves another Pitting just for beings stupid enough to mention that he asked for money for a pet _before_. It seems like no one had noticed the connection until he brought it up. Also, the first time was less than a year ago, and if he should have learned anything he should have learned that his finances were so shaky that one visit to the vet put him late on his payments. [And Dopers helped him pay his electrical bill then](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15389971&postcount=216), which he never even acknowledged in the [thread about the sick kitty.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623646) He was also smart enough not to mention in that thread that he had retirement savings he could draw from. [And in the second thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=651754), just a few months later, he’s talking about how much overtime work he’s turned down. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/305 "2012-08-16T20:23:01Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Manned up and reutrned the money two months ago.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=654202) Unless you’re referring to the sick kitty, that was almost a year ago; I have no idea who sent what and we’re gone from PayPal. Fair enough. Now what you need to do is the second part of manning up. Don’t try to justify what you have done. Don’t make excuses talking about your sister or un-diagnosed Aspergers (and for the love of God, don’t even try to use THAT as an excuse). Just shut the fuck up. You should not mention this again. You should not mention your financial whatevers again. And you sure as hell should never post anything regarding your care of animals again. Just… shut… the… fuck… up. Got that? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/306 "2012-08-16T20:25:09Z")
Jokes aside. Can we lay off the poor bastard? He isn’t begging for money right now; he sounds pretty contrite and embarrassed over the whole rigmarole. Do we really need to bump this thread every other month to take another shit on him? Let’s wait till he kills a llama or something before we condemn him. What say? (On the other hand, **Lute** , still feel it was a good idea to [share this with the board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=662051)? – Do yourself a favor and stop hanging your self from the nearest lamppost for target practice) ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/307 "2012-08-16T20:31:07Z")
Yeah. I mean, ya’ll got this cat claiming to be legit retarded. That’s gotta be a first. Monkey, you said earlier in this very thread that you were gonna lay off, or walk away from the computer or whatever. Goddammit, man. I’m not even finding the chuckles in Lute’s disturbing masochistic performance art anymore. ETA: Ok, that’s laying it on a bit thick…I can always find chuckles. But seriously though. This thread didn’t need this bump. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/308 "2012-08-16T20:32:30Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Shit, he deserves another Pitting just for beings stupid enough to mention that he asked for money for a pet _before_. It seems like no one had noticed the connection until he brought it up. > > Also, the first time was less than a year ago, and if he should have learned anything he should have learned that his finances were so shaky that one visit to the vet put him late on his payments. [And Dopers helped him pay his electrical bill then](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15389971&postcount=216), which he never even acknowledged in the [thread about the sick kitty.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623646) He was also smart enough not to mention in that thread that he had retirement savings he could draw from. > > [And in the second thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=651754), just a few months later, he’s talking about how much overtime work he’s turned down. Jesus Christ. _Multiple_ visits to the vet trying to treat the same problem. I acknowleged the help via PM and > [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > I keep forgetting I even have a retirement account that can be borrowed against until the occasional (quarterly?) statement arrives. What the fuck is the matter with you people? What I did was bad enough without everyone twisting my words to “[make it sound as childish and stupid as possible.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15386995&postcount=166)” ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/309 "2012-08-16T20:34:01Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Yeah. I mean, ya’ll got this cat claiming to be legit retarded. This line made me laugh more than it should have. So see, there are chuckles to be had. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/310 "2012-08-16T20:40:31Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Yeah. I mean, ya’ll got this cat claiming to be legit retarded. That’s gotta be a first. If you must know, my developmental state always seemed to be ~5-10 years behind everyone else. I didn’t “notice” girls until I turned 21! 'Course, that might have had to do with having so many sisters around. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/311 "2012-08-16T20:50:45Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > If you must know, my developmental state always seemed to be ~5-10 years behind everyone else. I didn’t “notice” girls until I turned 21! 'Course, that might have had to do with having so many sisters around. Well, I didn’t ‘must know’, but now that I do, I think I should tell you that once we are all adults, being 5-10 years behind everyone else doesn’t matter anymore. After 21, all of our bunnies heat at the same rate. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/312 "2012-08-16T20:54:05Z")
Seems I missed some posts. > [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > I still don’t understand why you think we should care about what your sister has to say. What’s her relevance to the Dope? Did she give you the animals? Does she hold power of attorney over your finances? Sort of. She volunteered to send enough to combine what we had in the bank to cover the HVAC parts and some of the labor. > [@](#): > > Where’s your wife in all this, didn’t she enable your begging last time? Only as far as PayPal is concerned. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/313 "2012-08-16T20:55:35Z")
Lute - How old were you when you locked your family cat in the attic? That was 30ish years ago right? I’m just trying to do the math. x + 30 - 5 = Lute’s Mental Age. If that formula doesn’t spit out a number less than 12, shut the fuck up about it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/314 "2012-08-16T20:56:35Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > I just want to know why he feels he needs to keep re-justifying his actions. People keep asking questions and twisting what I say. Holy shit, I’m turining into **Dio**! ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/315 "2012-08-16T20:59:04Z")
Oh, here come the funnies now. I was a bit delayed, that’s all. I am 38 but have the internet mind of a 28-33 year old. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/316 "2012-08-16T21:01:42Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Lute - How old were you when you locked your family cat in the attic? That was 30ish years ago right? I’m just trying to do the math. > > x + 30 - 5 = Lute’s Mental Age. > > If that formula doesn’t spit out a number less than 12, shut the fuck up about it. I was handling money like a 12-year-old. Does that count? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/317 "2012-08-16T21:02:38Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > This line made me laugh more than it should have. So see, there are chuckles to be had. Please don’t mention chuckles. Chuckles was my clown fish. He died. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/318 "2012-08-16T21:06:46Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > Please don’t mention chuckles. Chuckles was my clown fish. He died. You shouldn’t have left him in the attic. Where can I send a check? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/319 "2012-08-16T21:13:14Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Oh, here come the funnies now. I was a bit delayed, that’s all. I am 38 but have the internet mind of a 28-33 year old. I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/320 "2012-08-16T21:16:07Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > There was that time I bought something I needed but had to return it a few minutes later because I realized I had spent the $1.25 or whatever that I also needed to give Metrobus so I could get home. International adoptions seldom turn out well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018.md?page=17)