# Hi Morgenstern, and all my friends from GQ. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 13, 2012, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078 "2012-06-13T22:51:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/81 "2012-06-14T19:26:56Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’m glad to see this has turned into a discussion about colleges since that whole car repair thing wasn’t working out too well for you. Can you go to college to learn about car repair? ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/82 "2012-06-14T19:32:35Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Can you go to college to learn about car repair? Car-negie Lemon University ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/83 "2012-06-14T19:37:45Z")
> [@dauerbach](#): > > Right, an affectionate term for a land grant agricultural college. Not insulting at all where I come from. What would be the negative connotations of being a land grant college? Dear Og, he’s never heard an Aggie joke! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/84 "2012-06-14T20:05:31Z")
> [@dauerbach](#): > > Right, an affectionate term for a land grant agricultural college. Not insulting at all where I come from. What would be the negative connotations of being a land grant college? Because it wears out the mule. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/85 "2012-06-14T20:14:53Z")
> [@dauerbach](#): > > Right, an affectionate term for a land grant agricultural college. Not insulting at all where I come from. What would be the negative connotations of being a land grant college? When you’re in a hole, stop digging. When your pit thread has failed because you’re a dumbass, stop posting dumbass things. Calling something a “Cow College” is intended to insult that institution. It is not functionally equivalent to “Land Grant College”. Dumbass. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/86 "2012-06-14T20:15:47Z")
> [@dauerbach](#): > > You are right. This is not something I am proud of, but is a fact I have to live with. I am also miserable at geography and history. That’s OK, you still have your winning personality to fall back on. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/87 "2012-06-14T21:22:43Z")
> [@dauerbach](#): > > Yes, I guess they would, if they rely on the opinions of others. I prefer to make up my own mind about things. After reading that (and this) thread, I’d say you first have to _get_ a mind. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/88 "2012-06-14T21:23:14Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Calling something a “Cow College” is intended to insult that institution. You only call us a cow college because we were founded by a cow. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/89 "2012-06-14T21:39:54Z")
I heard dauerbach doesn’t recycle, burns plastic, leaves the water running while brushing his teeth, and doesn’t properly dispose of household chemicals. ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/90 "2012-06-14T21:47:57Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Yay, me! 😃 You dried off yet? Yeah, but I’m still dirty from the experience. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/91 "2012-06-14T22:14:12Z")
> [@SmellMyWort](#): > > I heard dauerbach doesn’t recycle, burns plastic, leaves the water running while brushing his teeth, and doesn’t properly dispose of household chemicals. Actually, I do recycle somewhat. And that comment is apropos of what? Yes, calling a school a cow college is an insult. I thought everyone would be too dumb to realize that. Just my luck, one person was just smart enough. It is with a happy heart that I say goodbye to the BBQ Pit. The lack of humor, insight, critical thinking…hell, just about any thinking, that I have encountered here is remarkable. To save time, I will ambush the massive wits who would say I am speaking about my own posts. Way too low hanging. It is hard to believe that this is the same website the features Cecil. I am assuming he has never ventured into the pit. I can only imagine him leaving shrieking with horror. Now if I can just figure out how the the ignore button works. I know of people dumber than a box of hammers who have figured it out, I figure I won’t have much trouble, being smarter than a box of hammers. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/92 "2012-06-14T22:17:02Z")
> [@dauerbach](#): > > I figure I won’t have much trouble, being smarter than a box of hammers. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/93 "2012-06-14T22:18:15Z")
Why don’t you just set everyone on ignore? Dumbass. (and by Dumbass I mean, of course “esteemed colleague”) ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/94 "2012-06-14T22:36:13Z")
> [@dauerbach](#): > > . . . > Yes, calling a school a cow college is an insult. I thought everyone would be too dumb to realize that. Just my luck, one person was just smart enough. > > .. . Actually, most people just shake their head and think you’re not worth the effort. They are probably right. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/95 "2012-06-14T22:48:42Z")
Is it too late to pick sides? Who’s winning? Is either side going to deny me a bathroom break? ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/96 "2012-06-14T23:35:32Z")
> [@dauerbach](#): > > It is with a happy heart that I say goodbye to the BBQ Pit. The lack of humor, insight, critical thinking…hell, just about any thinking, that I have encountered here is remarkable. To save time, I will ambush the massive wits who would say I am speaking about my own posts. Way too low hanging. It is hard to believe that this is the same website the features Cecil. I am assuming he has never ventured into the pit. I can only imagine him leaving shrieking with horror. Have you ever read anything Cecil has written? That dude invented condescending snark, which is what you’ve forced by coming to the pit in the first place. I want to make this crystal clear: You are being derided because you bit back at people who have tried to be patient and explain to you a subject that you have demonstrated less than average knowledge of. It started out fine, but you stuck your fingers in your ears like a three year old and started shouting, “Nyaah nyaah! I can’t hear you, you big meanies!” ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/97 "2012-06-15T02:12:19Z")
Cow college, eh? When I grow up I’m going to Bovine University! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/98 "2012-06-15T02:17:22Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > I lived with a Hotelie when I was student there. Dumb or not, I’ve never in my life eaten better than the semester he took a gourmet cooking class and spent three days a week “studying” in the kitchen. My senior year I had a Hotelie housemate. Unfortunately he mostly took hotel admin courses and spent all his time in a recliner chair in the living room drinking beer and eating cold pizza. He undoubtedly makes three times what I do today.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/99 "2012-06-15T04:21:52Z")
I read the linked thread while a rerun of _The Big Bang Theory_ was playing on the TV, and I was struck by how much **dauerbach** ’s style of entitlement reminded me of Sheldon Cooper. Then I read his posts in this thread and was reminded of Maj. Charles Winchester. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078/100 "2012-06-15T04:37:51Z")
> [@WTF is Ingenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-ingenix/589348/1): > > I am a physician. > [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > Did he actually say he was a doctor, or just that he worked in a hospital? The world is a scary place. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-morgenstern-and-all-my-friends-from-gq/625078.md?page=6)