# I am leaving this, bored **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 23, 2000, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853 "2000-03-23T17:44:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/1 "2000-03-23T17:44:00Z")
Three guesses what subject I’m talking about. * * * “Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known” - Michel Gyquem de Montaigne ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/2 "2000-03-23T17:50:00Z")
4 guesses to what subject you can’t let die. Since you already started a thread about this in MPSIMS. [http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/006347.html](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/006347.html) If you are so bored by it, why do you insist on talking about it so much? pat ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/3 "2000-03-23T17:54:00Z")
How carefully do you read? The thread in MPSIMS is about who left and who’s still here. I’m talking about the whole “Should they have or shouldn’t they have?” debate. The dead horse has been whipped into granules. (and to be more Pit-like) Can I call you ‘pric’ for short? * * * “Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known” - Michel Gyquem de Montaigne ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/4 "2000-03-24T06:20:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Milossarian: > Three guesses what subject I’m talking about… …and the first two end with -gry. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/5 "2000-03-24T06:28:00Z")
Milo, with respect, surely you see the irony in starting yet another thread to announce how tired you are of the whole subject. Starting a new thread, even an oblique one, obviously perpetuates the very subject you claim to be bored by. If it’s boring – and it’s now _very_ boring – let’s all just quit talking about it. I’d include a smiley here to make sure you know this post is intended to be a friendly one, but it’s the Pit, so I can’t. * * * Jodi _Fiat Justitia_ ---
**Author:** ![Ursa\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Ursa\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursa_Major)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/6 "2000-03-24T06:33:00Z")
That’s the most pointless OP I’ve ever seen, and a perfect example for someone who wants to know what or who a troll is. It’s amazing how many of the people who object to those that have expressed their annoyence are the ones who won’t let it go. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/7 "2000-03-23T19:17:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **Milossarian** : > > I’m talking about the whole “Should they have or shouldn’t they have?” debate. > > The dead horse has been whipped into granules. Uh, Milo, not to be too much of a prick here, but allow me to suggest to you what I do: **Don’t read those threads.** It’s done wonders for me - I read the first couple of posts to see what happened, and when it started to get out of hand, I just **stopped reading**. I mean, it’s not like there aren’t a myriad of other threads on, what, 7 different boards to read, right? If I spent all my time reading just one topic, I wouldn’t have time to raise awareness about sexual minority issues. 🙂 If you can resist the urge to feed the trolls, you can certainly resist the urge to open and read a thread. My $0.02. Esprix, who is very glad he has the power to change the channel, as it were… * * * [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/8 "2000-03-23T19:37:00Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s amazing how many of the people who object to those that have expressed their annoyence are the ones who won’t let it go. Well, to be fair, there’s idiocy on both sides. Witness “I motion for Melin to be voted an honorary best _censored_”. New threads on this topic are useless and the old ones are sinking fast anyway. Move on or get out of the way. * * * **Gypsy** : Tom, I don’t get you. **Tom Servo** : Nobody does. I’m the wind, baby. ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/9 "2000-03-23T20:21:00Z")
I demand a retraction and an apology right now! And if I’m not given one … (I thought I saw that dead horse move, but it may have just been reflexes.) * * * “Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known” - Michel Gyquem de Montaigne ---
**Author:** ![EnigmaOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EnigmaOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnigmaOne)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/10 "2000-03-23T21:11:00Z")
{{{…there’s idiocy on both sides.}}}—Alpha {{{New threads on this topic are useless…}}}—Alpha ## A prime example of both of the above being: [http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000827.html](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum5/HTML/000827.html) – **Kalél** [TheHungerSite.com](http://www.thehungersite.com) _“If our lives are indeed the sum-total of the choices we’ve made, then we cannot change who we are; but with every new choice we’re given, we can change who we’re going to be.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/11 "2000-03-24T00:18:00Z")
It’s been what, almost _a week_? And some people _still_ want to snippy? That’s an _old_ thread, Enigma. This is a _new_ thread. Two days and 52 posts? Old. Four hours and under 10 posts? New. You want me to get Grover in here to explain it to ya? You think I’m an idiot in general, Enigma? Peachy. You wouldn’t be the first nondescript poster to think so. Show some balls and do it in a brand new thread, tough guy. But if you don’t like views about a specific ex-poster, that’s too bad: the store’s closed. The debate no longer amuses me. Try not to tune in so late next time, Zippy. * * * **Gypsy** : Tom, I don’t get you. **Tom Servo** : Nobody does. I’m the wind, baby. ---
**Author:** ![EnigmaOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EnigmaOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnigmaOne)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/12 "2000-03-24T02:12:00Z")
Seems I’ve predictably touched a nerve there Alpha. **Good**. Tuned in late? Sorry to break it to you, but I’ve been here the whole time. Seems you’ve just been too busy stirring the pot to notice things around you. The thread in question was useless on 03-21-2000 at 14:56; but it really is too late to do anything about that now, isn’t it? I’ll leave you and Grover to yourselves on the back burner, and get back to you when it’s actually worth my time to appropriately deal with a hypocrite such as yourself. * * * – **Kalél** [TheHungerSite.com](http://www.thehungersite.com) _“If our lives are indeed the sum-total of the choices we’ve made, then we cannot change who we are; but with every new choice we’re given, we can change who we’re going to be.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/13 "2000-03-24T03:11:00Z")
Please. Just because I respond doesn’t mean you’ve touched a nerve. Just be thrilled that someone responded directly to a post of yours. I just increased your relevance. You can thank me later. Develop some sort of an on-board persona and then try to take me on. > [@](#): > > …and get back to you when it’s actually worth my time… Yap yap yap. Hell, you found time to pop out of obscurity for just a second to try to fan the flames of _this_ dying thread. You got more time than you got spine, kid. I am personally content to let this specific thread die on the vine. The OP is about something which is long dead. But by coming out of nowhere to accuse me of beating a dead horse in the first place, you yourself have belabored a tired point. Hypocricy, indeed. * * * **Gypsy** : Tom, I don’t get you. **Tom Servo** : Nobody does. I’m the wind, baby. ---
**Author:** ![Anti\_Pro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Anti\_Pro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anti_Pro)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/14 "2000-03-24T04:11:00Z")
It’s spelled, ‘hypocrisy’ 😛 ---
**Author:** ![EnigmaOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EnigmaOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnigmaOne)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-leaving-this-bored/4853/15 "2000-03-25T06:22:00Z")
{{{It’s spelled, ‘hypocrisy’}}}—Anti Pro It looks like all of the significant points of Alpha’s retort have already been covered. * * * – **Kalél** [TheHungerSite.com](http://www.thehungersite.com) _“If our lives are indeed the sum-total of the choices we’ve made, then we cannot change who we are; but with every new choice we’re given, we can change who we’re going to be.”_