# I am your better. Do as I say. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 27, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184 "2010-07-27T14:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/101 "2010-07-27T20:27:47Z")
**Chessic Dense** , if your rant were about how much DC Metro transit sucks for making 40 people share one machine while the rest were broken, everything would have been kosher crab cakes. It might have even been kosher if you mentioned some a-hole on a power trip making things worse _if_ there were actually an a-hole on a power trip making things worse, so long as that person was someone other than you. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/102 "2010-07-27T20:34:39Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > Metro employees have always treated me with respect and been very helpful. I have in fact walked through turnstiles in the past and done exactly the same thing as you a dozen times and never gotten the lecture you got. Are you sure you didn’t act all huffy or anything like that? Positive. I even called him “sir”, like I always do. I’m glad to see at least one other SDMB DCer will cop to having done the same thing. > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Why do you think Jamal is beneath you? Because you make more money? Because the Metro employees hold GEDs? Because you’re not a ‘‘hood rat’’? Yes. Yes. Yes. You know how upthread people were trying to anger me by saying that my boss needs press releases? Or that I should be doing some menial task instead of posting on here? Why do you think that type of comment would be insulting? Because it’s implying that I’m of a lower status in life than I actually am. Everyone knows class exists. You just don’t talk about it out loud unless you’re trying to insult someone. That’s why when I was getting lectured, I said to myself “Save it for the message board”. I didn’t say it out loud. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/103 "2010-07-27T20:36:53Z")
**MeanOldLady** : you raise good points… although it takes someone with the short-sighted planning skills of an intern not to put a buck or two in a useless Metro card while on their way OUT of a station (as in the previous night, coming home from ten cent wing night at the Cap Lounge) in order to avoid any lines while going to work the next morning. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/104 "2010-07-27T20:40:06Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > > > Why do you think Jamal is beneath you? Because you make more money? Because the Metro employees hold GEDs? Because you’re not a ‘‘hood rat’’? > > Yes. Yes. Yes. > > You know how upthread people were trying to anger me by saying that my boss needs press releases? Or that I should be doing some menial task instead of posting on here? Why do you think that type of comment would be insulting? Because it’s implying that I’m of a lower status in life than I actually am. No, they were calling you a liar. Anyone who has to tell you how important they are is much less important then they think. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/105 "2010-07-27T20:40:33Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > Everyone knows class exists. You just don’t talk about it out loud unless you’re trying to insult someone. That’s why when I was getting lectured, I said to myself “Save it for the message board”. I didn’t say it out loud. Class exists, but it sure can’t be bought with money. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/106 "2010-07-27T20:41:24Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > Everyone knows class exists. You just don’t talk about it out loud unless you’re trying to insult someone. That’s why when I was getting lectured, I said to myself “Save it for the message board”. I didn’t say it out loud. Did “Save it for the message board” honestly run through your mind as this event was unfolding? ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/107 "2010-07-27T20:41:55Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > > [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > > > Why do you think Jamal is beneath you? Because you make more money? Because the Metro employees hold GEDs? Because you’re not a ‘‘hood rat’’? > > Yes. Yes. Yes. > > You know how upthread people were trying to anger me by saying that my boss needs press releases? Or that I should be doing some menial task instead of posting on here? Why do you think that type of comment would be insulting? Because it’s implying that I’m of a lower status in life than I actually am. > > Everyone knows class exists. You just don’t talk about it out loud unless you’re trying to insult someone. That’s why when I was getting lectured, I said to myself “Save it for the message board”. I didn’t say it out loud. No, you dense little fellow you. The reason people are mocking you about it isn’t that **we** care about class and recognize the truth of what you say, but because **you** so clearly care about it. Call me an intern in DC, and it doesn’t bother me. You are so hung up on your alleged superiority, whether gained from your race or your important position, that it is fun to tease you about it. I highly doubt that you are, as you claim to be, “at the top” in DC. That you feel a need to brag about your alleged status paints a big fat target on your back as far as I am concerned. I see wankers like you way too often in bars in Clarendon or on U Street, which is why I don’t go there anymore. By the way - that MidWestern intern you’ve been buying drinks for all night hoping she’ll give you a hand job later? Just keep on telling everyone in the bar how important you are and I am sure you’ll get lucky with one of the semi-conscious skanks you’ve been buying drinks for all night. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/108 "2010-07-27T20:44:00Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > > [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > > > Give it time. **Rand Rover** will show up eventually. He’ll understand why I’m better than Metro employees. > > Nope. You are a rule-breaking douche. You broke the rules just to save yourself a few minutes, and you could have easily avoided the whole situation (by loading up your card on your way to or from work on a previous day). So, you get no sympathy or support from me. We always knew you had it in you. ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/109 "2010-07-27T20:45:15Z")
So - you knew how to sneak in, but didn’t know how to sneak out? Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time! (Or if you are too stupid/scared/slow/unathletic to complete it successfully.) Hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee I miss DC. I loved riding the Metro. I never had a problem with ANY Metro employee. Of course, I treated them the way I would have wanted to be treated if our roles were reversed… Chessic **Dense** - well at least one part of your screen name is appropriate! ---
**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:** [July 27, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/110 "2010-07-27T20:45:23Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Class exists, but it sure can’t be bought with money. Preach it, sister. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/111 "2010-07-27T20:45:31Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > > [@jsgoddess](#): > > > > Is there any way I can avoid developing a she-penis? I’m scared. > > Don’t worry about it. Some men are into that. Is there a pamphlet or something about “How to Tell Your Loved One You Have Developed a She-Penis”? I guess I could just send him a link to this thread and hope he sits me down for a Very Special Conversation. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/112 "2010-07-27T20:49:05Z")
> [@Enuma\_Elish](#): > > So - you knew how to sneak in, but didn’t know how to sneak out? I guess the DC Metro system is some kind of Roach Motel. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/113 "2010-07-27T20:56:42Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > > [@Enuma\_Elish](#): > > > > So - you knew how to sneak in, but didn’t know how to sneak out? > > I guess the DC Metro system is some kind of Roach Motel. Or some variation of the Hotel California. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/114 "2010-07-27T21:06:19Z")
**Chessic Dense** , huh? I preferred **Non Sense**. > [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Class exists, but it sure can’t be bought with money. That’s why I rent it! 😃 > [@Fionn](#): > > Did “Save it for the message board” honestly run through your mind as this event was unfolding? Yes. It often does. Why? > [@Zsofia](#): > > He probably dared to raise his eyes from the floor and looked at a white man or something. I think that means we have to burn him and everything he touched. I might be wrong, though - they keep releasing new edicts about that. I love it how pointing out obvious racist incidents make one racist. Apparently overhearing “That’s what I hate about white people!” makes one racist. And how many times do I have to say that Jamal and the racist employees are different people? Whatever. You can keep making things up, knocking them down, and collecting Doper high fives if you want to. Don’t let me stop you. > [@villa](#): > > That you feel a need to brag about your alleged status paints a big fat target on your back as far as I am concerned. I don’t feel the need to brag about it. I feel the need to use it to insult the guy on an internet message board because it’s undoubtedly true. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/115 "2010-07-27T21:06:40Z")
> [@Fionn](#): > > > [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > > > Everyone knows class exists. You just don’t talk about it out loud unless you’re trying to insult someone. That’s why when I was getting lectured, I said to myself “Save it for the message board”. I didn’t say it out loud. > > Did “Save it for the message board” honestly run through your mind as this event was unfolding? This proves that he’s a true Doper, whatever about the other stuff. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/116 "2010-07-27T21:09:12Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > I love it how pointing out obvious racist incidents make one racist. Apparently overhearing “That’s what I hate about white people!” makes one racist. And how many times do I have to say that Jamal and the racist employees are different people? Maybe what they hate about white people is our straight hair, or how easy we are to pick out of a crowd at Church’s Chicken? You don’t know that they weren’t hating on observable differences between us, do you? 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 27, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/117 "2010-07-27T21:15:37Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > Yes. Yes. Yes. > \ > > Everyone knows class exists. You just don’t talk about it out loud unless you’re trying to insult someone. That’s why when I was getting lectured, I said to myself “Save it for the message board”. I didn’t say it out loud. Just because society has warped values doesn’t mean you should too. You know it’s bullshit, so why endorse it? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/118 "2010-07-27T21:19:57Z")
Psst, **olives**. Maybe he doesn’t know it’s bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/119 "2010-07-27T21:21:24Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > > [@Fionn](#): > > > > Did “Save it for the message board” honestly run through your mind as this event was unfolding? > > Yes. It often does. Why? I asked because it really provides the cherry on top of everything else. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184/120 "2010-07-27T21:41:26Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > I love it how pointing out obvious racist incidents make one racist. No, this sort of thing makes you look like a racist: > [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > PTJMEE - “Ain’t none of the machines broken [there]. I’ve had people come through all day from there and non’a them be saying the machine’s broken.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-your-better-do-as-i-say/548184.md?page=7)