# Hey Der Trihs, over here **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926 "2008-11-15T23:48:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/21 "2008-11-16T00:45:49Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > No you don’t. If you’re resorting to bald-face lies, keep in mind that I can still view your aura, and it gives away your dichotomous lies. I’m perplexed why someone who started a thread about how you’re having hallucinations, etc. continues to bring up your visions and wants everyone just to ignore the fact that you’ve stated yourself to have a mental illness. Are we supposed to ignore your own admissions and treat your claims about what you “see” as something more valid? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/22 "2008-11-16T00:46:20Z")
By the way, as long as this is the pit, it’s fucking retarded to believe in “spirits.” ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/23 "2008-11-16T00:46:48Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > No you don’t. If you’re resorting to bald-face lies, keep in mind that I can still view your aura, and it gives away your dichotomous lies. I have just as much proof for my machine as you do for your “magick”, “spirit”, and the other goofyness you’ve been spouting. And according to your standards that should be enough for you to just nod your head and say “Whoa, neat, a perpetual motion machine.” Unless, of course it’s only YOUR claims and beliefs that are supposed to be accepted without evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/24 "2008-11-16T00:50:48Z")
If you start a Pit thread and fail to convince people that **Der Trihs** is the bad guy, i’m not really sure that can be blamed on the people. Rethink your arguments. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/25 "2008-11-16T00:52:00Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > He’s not just disagreeing with me. He’s deliberately throwing straw men about and hijacking the entire discussion. All I did was suggest the concept of “soul” should not be confined to SpaceTime and is most likely extra-dimensional. Was I wrong to bring up M-Theory? Because I don’t think I was. You’d think otherwise if you had actually read and understood the responses in that thread explaining how you were misinterpreting actual science. Sounds like you also don’t understand the concept of thread hijacking either, since he was responding to subjects _you_ brought up. > [@KGS](#): > > Sez you, Randifan. :rolleyes: Hey, are you dowsing rod guy that’s obsessed with Randi? I didn’t make the connection until now. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/26 "2008-11-16T00:56:59Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I’m perplexed why someone who started a thread about how you’re having hallucinations, etc. continues to bring up your visions and wants everyone just to ignore the fact that you’ve stated yourself to have a mental illness. As far as I’m concerned, I am no longer mentally ill. I have cured myself. My so-called “illness” was a misdiagnosis which has since changed to a combination of Asperger’s Syndrome (a developmental disorder, NOT an illness) and certain parental forces who were, and still are, _psychologically motivated_ to “define” me as mentally ill. (Because I know all their secrets…see?) And thanks for the ad hominem btw, I was hoping for an opportunity to clear up that biased misconception. > [@Revtim](#): > > Hey, are you dowsing rod guy that’s obsessed with Randi? No, that’s not me. I don’t even know who you’re talking about. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/27 "2008-11-16T00:59:02Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > As far as I’m concerned, I am no longer mentally ill. I have cured myself. My so-called “illness” was a misdiagnosis which has since changed to a combination of Asperger’s Syndrome (a developmental disorder, NOT an illness) and certain parental forces who were, and still are, _psychologically motivated_ to “define” me as mentally ill. (Because I know all their secrets…see?) And thanks for the ad hominem btw, I was hoping for an opportunity to clear up that biased misconception. It’s an ad hominem to ask you if we’re all supposed to act like you haven’t said you hallucinate? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/28 "2008-11-16T01:01:05Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > As far as I’m concerned, I am no longer mentally ill. I have cured myself. “A doctor who treats himself has a fool for a patient.” > [@KGS](#): > > My so-called “illness” was a misdiagnosis which has since changed to a combination of Asperger’s Syndrome (a developmental disorder, NOT an illness) and certain parental forces who were, and still are, _psychologically motivated_ to “define” me as mentally ill. (Because I know all their secrets…see?) And thanks for the ad hominem btw, I was hoping for an opportunity to clear up that biased misconception. Well, you haven’t done a very good job. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/29 "2008-11-16T01:02:07Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > As far as I’m concerned, I am no longer mentally ill. I have cured myself. My so-called “illness” was a misdiagnosis which has since changed to a combination of Asperger’s Syndrome (a developmental disorder, NOT an illness) and certain parental forces who were, and still are, _psychologically motivated_ to “define” me as mentally ill. (Because I know all their secrets…see?) And thanks for the ad hominem btw, I was hoping for an opportunity to clear up that biased misconception. > > No, that’s not me. I don’t even know who you’re talking about. May I predict that this thread will end up in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=492557) thread? ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/30 "2008-11-16T01:03:06Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Unless, of course it’s only YOUR claims and beliefs that are supposed to be accepted without evidence. I don’t give a shit whether you believe me or not. Once I publish my thesis, you will know exactly what I’m talking about. You can accept it or dismiss it, then. BTW, you still haven’t answered my question yet…do you want me to choose the scientific route, or the fiction route? The fate of our future world still hinges on your answer. > [@jsgoddess](#): > > It’s an ad hominem to ask you if we’re all supposed to act like you haven’t said you hallucinate? You accused me of being mentally ill. That’s about as _ad hominem_ as it gets, sweetie. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/31 "2008-11-16T01:03:09Z")
Anybody else remember the dowsing rod guy obsessed with Randi? Who was that? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/32 "2008-11-16T01:04:41Z")
I’ll believe in **Der Trihs’** bubble-gum perpetual-motion machine and **KGS** ’ spirit/aura dimension when I see valid proof of either/both of them. Until then, both ideas remain equally ridiculous (and rather childlike, IMO). It appears to me that _one_ of guys was making a joke. But which one??? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/33 "2008-11-16T01:06:49Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > “A doctor who treats himself has a fool for a patient.” Never heard that one before. Unless you meant to say, _“A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client”?_ Or are you still acting like a jerk? You take OTC meds, don’t you? Are you saying that you are a fool, every time you take a Tylenol? Yep…not only are you a jerk, you are foolish. (Another aura score! 🆒) ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/34 "2008-11-16T01:07:41Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > I don’t give a shit whether you believe me or not. Once I publish my thesis, you will know exactly what I’m talking about. Yeah, right. And what should I look for, a news story about a guy in the hospital for spraining his eyes from rolling them so much at a student’s thesis ? > [@KGS](#): > > You can accept it or dismiss it, then. BTW, you still haven’t answered my question yet…do you want me to choose the scientific route, or the fiction route? The fate of our future world still hinges on your answer. No it doesn’t. One more bad thesis or work of fiction won’t make any difference. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/35 "2008-11-16T01:08:19Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > You accused me of being mentally ill. That’s about as _ad hominem_ as it gets, sweetie. No, I didn’t. I said that you stated you hallucinate and have a mental illness. These are things that you have said on this board. Now, you claim that it was all a misdiagnosis. Are you also claiming now that you never hallucinated? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/36 "2008-11-16T01:09:48Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > You accused me of being mentally ill. That’s about as _ad hominem_ as it gets, sweetie. Bullshit. If you say that you have mental problems, asking if you have mental problems is not a fucking personal attack. > [@KGS](#): > > Never heard that one before. Unless you meant to say, “A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client”? Or are you still acting like a jerk? You take OTC meds, don’t you? Are you saying that you are a fool, every time you take a Tylenol? Yep…not only are you a jerk, you are foolish. (Another aura score! ) A. It was obviously modeled after that saying. B. Comparing mental illness to minor pain is disingenuous and you fucking know it. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/37 "2008-11-16T01:09:52Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > No, I didn’t. I said that you stated you hallucinate and have a mental illness. These are things that you have said on this board. Now, you claim that it was all a misdiagnosis. Are you also claiming now that you never hallucinated? He/she appears to now be claiming that it’s **real** , as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/38 "2008-11-16T01:14:55Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Anybody else remember the dowsing rod guy obsessed with Randi? Who was that? That [is](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=394028) **Peter Morris**. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/39 "2008-11-16T01:15:45Z")
Thanks **Frank** ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926/40 "2008-11-16T01:22:43Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > No it doesn’t. One more bad thesis or work of fiction won’t make any difference. This one might. It just might. But since you choose not to answer, I’ll choose fiction over science. Too many jerks like you in the scientific field. (And not enough profit, either!) Oh well, it’s probably for the best…science can wait. 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-der-trihs-over-here/472926.md?page=3)