# humilating the sensitive **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 28, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872 "2013-09-28T16:07:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/81 "2013-09-30T18:10:34Z")
> [@sentrix](#): > > let’s face it. one of the favorite pastimes of the overly sensitive is humiliating themselves. get in a disagreement over some insignificant little thing blow it all out of proportion, perceive it as a slight and run off to silk, licking imaginary wounds. Do they put on silk pajamas and climb into a bed with silk sheets before commencing the licking? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/82 "2013-09-30T18:31:42Z")
> [@sentrix](#): > > you’re in it for entertainment same as we all are. information exchange, a few laughs. I’m here to raise the signal to noise ratio _and_ feed my ego. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/83 "2013-09-30T19:50:11Z")
> [@sentrix](#): > > what were you expecting from a newbie? A functioning brain would be nice. The ability to contribute to and participate smoothly in interesting discussions. A point of view with something to offer the rest of us. Perhaps an entertaining anecdote or two. Stimulating adult-level conversation. Consciousness enough to be able to read, comprehend, and obey simple guidelines of behavior that we all share to make this experience pleasant for all. Sorry - were those too much for you? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/84 "2013-09-30T19:58:57Z")
> [@Steken](#): > > Fun fact: If you say “rise up lights” in an American accent, you’ve just said “razor blades” in an Australian accent. Try it. > > You’re welcome. > [@74westy](#): > > Good eye! > > Whale Oil Beef Hooked. > > You’ve just said, “well I’ll be fucked” in a Newfoundland accent. I love this and desire more. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/85 "2013-09-30T20:29:44Z")
I honestly don’t understand what’s happening in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![want2befree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3e96dc/32.png) [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/86 "2013-09-30T20:40:27Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I honestly don’t understand what’s happening in this thread. Attention whore getting attention. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/87 "2013-09-30T20:49:15Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I honestly don’t understand what’s happening in this thread. I teach kids, so I get it. Any attention is good attention. ---
**Author:** ![TheSeaOtter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@TheSeaOtter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSeaOtter)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/88 "2013-09-30T21:13:36Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > It’s spelled[merkin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin). And this is why spelling is important. Without it, you can’t tell whether you’re being called a stereotypical patriotic American, or a pubic hairpiece. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/89 "2013-09-30T21:17:18Z")
Well, that and context. ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/90 "2013-09-30T23:31:06Z")
> [@TheSeaOtter](#): > > And this is why spelling is important. Without it, you can’t tell whether you’re being called a stereotypical patriotic American, or a pubic hairpiece. Tomāto, tomăto. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/91 "2013-09-30T23:49:53Z")
Humiliate the sensitive Discombobulate the obsessive Incriminate the innocent Don’t mess with Mr. Nice Guy! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/92 "2013-09-30T23:56:59Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I love this and desire more. Say “beer can” in what North Americans think of as a “British” accent, then “Bacon” in a Jamaican accent. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/93 "2013-10-01T01:05:18Z")
> [@Subterraneanus](#): > > It’s called _nitpicking_. I stand by my nitpickery. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/94 "2013-10-01T01:15:24Z")
If this is the prevailing Australian attitude, no wonder they lost in Vietnam. ---
**Author:** ![rhysf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@rhysf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhysf)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/95 "2013-10-01T01:20:15Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I love this and desire more. See if you can decipher this common Australian phrase: “Eye-level arch play devoisters.” See also [Emma Chisit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Dickens#Strine). ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/96 "2013-10-01T01:46:54Z")
> [@rhysf](#): > > See if you can decipher this common Australian phrase: “Eye-level arch play devoisters.” > See also [Emma Chisit](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Dickens#Strine). 1. With Tabasco! 2. $2 a dozen. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/97 "2013-10-01T01:49:18Z")
> [@sentrix](#): > > i shall wear it like a badge of honour 555. \ “555”, “let’s all throw rocks into the quarry” ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/98 "2013-10-01T01:54:40Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Well, that and context. And for our next writers’ group, the assignment is to create a short story in which the hero cannot legitimately tell by context the difference between a stereotypical patriotic American and a pubic hairpiece. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/99 "2013-10-01T02:06:37Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > 1. With Tabasco! > 2. $2 a dozen. Where the hell are you paying $2 a dozen?! I need to get over there ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872/100 "2013-10-01T03:53:14Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I stand by my nitpickery. 🙂 We are now enemies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872.md?page=6)