# I forget, do we have a general HurricaneDitka Pit thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952 "2018-01-06T00:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 29
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/561 "2018-10-02T16:16:40Z")
Yeah, I think the obvious trolls are hoping this all blows over. The smart ones are keeping their heads down. Regards, MM28 ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/562 "2018-10-02T16:19:20Z")
Well, it **IS** his role. Trolling and annoying is pretty much his identity, and doing so under a sanctimonious veneer of “civility” is his _modus operandi_. Like the metaphorical stripes of the tiger, it cannot change. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/563 "2018-10-02T16:22:26Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > “_Dans ce forum, il est bon d’interdire de temps en temps un misogyne pour encourager les autres_” Heh. > [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > Pfft. It ain’t him, if anyone it’s **Shodan**. > [@RitterSport](#): > > No way. It’s **UltraVires**. Man, that guy uses some creepy examples, and really adds zero to the board. Dumbest lawyer I’ve ever interacted with. I’m thinking more along the lines of seafood. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/564 "2018-10-02T16:40:10Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I’m thinking more along the lines of seafood. Yes. Given recent interactions on the board, I’m confident that **Little Nemo** had the 8-armed one in mind. But the others are all worthy suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/565 "2018-10-02T16:46:41Z")
The thing is, Ditka really is just trolling. He doesn’t have any purpose in posting to the board other than parroting Trump talking points. Some of the other right wing jerks are at least trying to engage in a conversation, but Ditka is a waste of space. And also an apologist for terrorism, so he’s got that going for him. Every time I’m tempted to lay into him, I pull back because I realize there’s no point. He’s not worth engaging, because he’s a one-man spam botnet, not a human being. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/566 "2018-10-02T16:53:06Z")
I’m not particularly in favor of getting anyone banned. But common sense says that if no one replies or reacts to obnoxious/offensive/outrageous posts, the posters will eventually get bored with the lack of reaction. If you read the obnoxious/offensive/outrageous posts, it’s a supreme test of willpower to resist a comeback. That’s why [del]God[/del] the SDMB invented the ignore list. Just imagine: what if \ were on EVERYONE’S ignore list, such that no one ever read or reacted to anything \ ever posted. Can you hear the civility rolling in on the tide? Serenity! Now! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/567 "2018-10-02T17:02:37Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > The thing is, Ditka really is just trolling. He doesn’t have any purpose in posting to the board other than parroting Trump talking points. > > Some of the other right wing jerks are at least trying to engage in a conversation, but Ditka is a waste of space. And also an apologist for terrorism, so he’s got that going for him. > > Every time I’m tempted to lay into him, I pull back because I realize there’s no point. He’s not worth engaging, because he’s a one-man spam botnet, not a human being. Agreed. And, as seen in a couple of ATMB threads of the past 24 hours, he seems to be lobbying hard to replace **S\_A** in turning every thread round to be about himself. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/568 "2018-10-02T17:08:38Z")
I rationalize my occasional involvement with HD – when I happen to see some of the utter bullshit he posts – as a sort of civic duty to point out what bullshit it is. OK, maybe I’m just feeding the troll. The good news is I’m not a follower and I miss probably 90% of the bullshit he posts, and a lot of the bullshit I do see I just can’t work up the energy to bother with. A lot of the time I read it just for its predictable amusement value, and move on. I ask forgiveness for the times when I am weak and give in. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/569 "2018-10-02T17:08:50Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > … > > I’m thinking more along the lines of seafood. See, I’ve had the occasional useful interaction with him. And, he’s much better outside of the Pit and (for some reason) ATMB. I’d love for someone to track down any useful interaction with **UV**. I haven’t seen it. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/570 "2018-10-02T17:17:34Z")
He’s been on a roll lately. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/571 "2018-10-02T17:28:00Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I rationalize my occasional involvement with HD – when I happen to see some of the utter bullshit he posts – as a sort of civic duty to point out what bullshit it is. > > OK, maybe I’m just feeding the troll. The good news is I’m not a follower and I miss probably 90% of the bullshit he posts, and a lot of the bullshit I do see I just can’t work up the energy to bother with. A lot of the time I read it just for its predictable amusement value, and move on. I ask forgiveness for the times when I am weak and give in. Sure, but that’s just responding as if you’re commenting on some right wing spam. You’re not discussing things with Ditka, you’re discussing Ditka’s spam talking points with the other human beings. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/572 "2018-10-03T05:26:01Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I’m not particularly in favor of getting anyone banned. But common sense says that if no one replies or reacts to obnoxious/offensive/outrageous posts, the posters will eventually get bored with the lack of reaction. If you read the obnoxious/offensive/outrageous posts, it’s a supreme test of willpower to resist a comeback. That’s why [del]God[/del] the SDMB invented the ignore list. Just imagine: what if \ were on EVERYONE’S ignore list, such that no one ever read or reacted to anything \ ever posted. Can you hear the civility rolling in on the tide? > > Serenity! Now! Serenity now. Insanity later. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/573 "2018-10-03T10:48:22Z")
Think globally, act loco! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/574 "2018-10-03T17:10:32Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Serenity now. Insanity later. More like insanity now and serenity tomorrow (which never comes). ---
**Author:** ![chaika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chaika/32/405_2.png) [@chaika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaika)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/575 "2018-10-04T13:52:45Z")
I’m experiencing HD fatigue, especially in the mammoth Kavanaugh thread. He doesn’t seem to have much to say, and yet he says it over and over and over. Of course, HD isn’t the only one guilty of racking up huge numbers of pointless posts, but he is definitely one of the usual suspects. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/576 "2018-10-04T14:06:45Z")
Yeah. Setting aside our political differences, he bores me to fucking tears, and that’s one offense I can’t forgive. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/577 "2018-10-04T15:04:32Z")
> [@chaika](#): > > I’m experiencing HD fatigue, especially in the mammoth Kavanaugh thread. He doesn’t seem to have much to say, and yet he says it over and over and over. Of course, HD isn’t the only one guilty of racking up huge numbers of pointless posts, but he is definitely one of the usual suspects. I just went and looked. Holy shit! 633 posts in one thread! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![JB99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@JB99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JB99)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/578 "2018-10-10T10:22:11Z")
[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21256792&postcount=19](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21256792&postcount=19) What a goddamned clown. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/579 "2018-10-10T12:53:13Z")
Occasionally the clown mask slips enough to offer a glimpse of the Dorian Gray painting underneath. _\_ ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/580 "2018-10-10T14:26:00Z")
> [@JB99](#): > > [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21256792&postcount=19](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21256792&postcount=19) > > What a goddamned clown. What a maroon! :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952.md?page=30)