# I miss threads like this **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337 "2010-09-28T09:42:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/1 "2010-09-28T09:42:23Z")
> **[Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=88870)** > > Well? I ever commented on one of your posts that I recall. I don’t know who you are or why I should care. Are you just one of those hit and run posters we read so much about? Tell me. What did I say that you take exception to. Seems like only yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/2 "2010-09-28T14:47:59Z")
Huh? What’s the appeal? (for those interested, it’s an old thread with an opening shot, slagging some poster, then people pulling up chairs for the coming train wreck.) Was it the conflict? Or the amused onlookers on chairs eating popcorn, 'cause I’m not seeing it, to be honest. Do tell! ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/3 "2010-09-28T16:33:14Z")
> [@](#): > > Huh? > > What’s the appeal? > > (for those interested, it’s an old thread with an opening shot, slagging some poster, then people pulling up chairs for the coming train wreck.) > > Was it the conflict? Or the amused onlookers on chairs eating popcorn, 'cause I’m not seeing it, to be honest. Do tell! Agreed. I first lurked the SDMB around the time of the thread, but I don’t know this Esprix person. Maybe it’s a pit thing - they have their own whole “THING,” unrelated to the rest of the board… Joe ---
**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:** [September 28, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/4 "2010-09-28T16:36:05Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > I first lurked the SDMB around the time of the thread, but I don’t know this Esprix person. You’re not missing anything. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/5 "2010-09-28T16:42:53Z")
I liked it better to when people took that stuff directly to the pit instead of interruping other threads (Here’s a current example, [Do affairs usually end in regret and remorse?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=579632&highlight=Salt+Lake), see post #6). Maybe the MMPs took over the popcorn parties in the pit? ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/6 "2010-09-28T16:47:23Z")
Reading that thread reminded me of how tiresome and annoying those endless “pulling up a lawn chair” comments would be. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/7 "2010-09-28T17:05:47Z")
:Pops his popcorn, hurr durr!: Joe ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/8 "2010-09-28T17:27:56Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > Reading that thread reminded me of how tiresome and annoying those endless “pulling up a lawn chair” comments would be. Actually those can be the favorite Pit Posts for me; especially when a thread gets moved there and those who have posted in that thread have some fun about it. “So this is the Pit, huh? Funny - I thought it would be darker and smaller.” ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/9 "2010-09-28T19:10:04Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > Reading that thread reminded me of how tiresome and annoying those endless “pulling up a lawn chair” comments would be. Absolutely. It’s a good reminder as to why they were eventually banned. I’m a little torn about the thread in question. It’s the kind of thing I used to really enjoy back then. Maybe not that particular thread, since Esprix wasn’t ever one who really made it onto my radar, but there were other examples that I thought were a lot of fun. But now, rereading it, it seems kind of childish to me. I think if that thread were going on now, I’d probably roll my eyes and ignore it. Can it be? Surely not. I desperately hope not. Could it truly be that I’ve…matured? ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/10 "2010-09-29T16:26:56Z")
I find it interesting only in that\*\* AM/PM\*\* is a paid-up member who hasn’t posted in almost nine years. (Last Activity: 11-25-2001 12:46 PM) How many others like that are there here? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/11 "2010-09-29T17:35:52Z")
I have noticed that there’s hardly any flamboyant homosexuals like \*\*Esprix \*\*on the SDMB these days. Passionate and vocal gay posters still frequent this place, but they don’t toss their e-text feather boas like the old stage queens used to do. **Sampiro** ’s a good example. He orates, gesticulates and pontificates, but he doesn’t do show tunes and arias. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/12 "2010-09-29T20:44:46Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > I find it interesting only in that\*\* AM/PM\*\* is a paid-up member who hasn’t posted in almost nine years. (Last Activity: 11-25-2001 12:46 PM) > > How many others like that are there here? Wow. I didn’t notice that. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/13 "2010-09-29T20:46:20Z")
I found it amusing, especially some of the stuff Fenris posted. ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/14 "2010-09-30T03:28:45Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > I find it interesting only in that\*\* AM/PM\*\* is a paid-up member who hasn’t posted in almost nine years. (Last Activity: 11-25-2001 12:46 PM) > > How many others like that are there here? I have to be close… I’ve been here since 1/00 and have only 234 posts. That’s 0.0663829787234043 posts per day. Roughly. But I’m here almost every day. I love you guys, I guess… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/15 "2010-09-30T05:06:12Z")
:: Pulls out some old-school colon usage for old time’s sake :: ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/16 "2010-09-30T05:43:48Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > :: Pulls out some old-school colon usage for old time’s sake :: Awesome…thanks. ---
**Author:** ![frobozz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed8c4c/32.png) [@frobozz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frobozz)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/17 "2010-09-30T11:55:00Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > I find it interesting only in that\*\* AM/PM\*\* is a paid-up member who hasn’t posted in almost nine years. (Last Activity: 11-25-2001 12:46 PM) > > How many others like that are there here? I haven’t had anything to say. But I’m here every day! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/18 "2010-09-30T13:19:25Z")
I read most of the linked thread and I’m baffled as to why this Esprix character was held in such high esteem. His eventual response fell far short of spectacular, yet everyone continued to stroke his testicles endlessly. And the double-colon pulling up a lawn chair bullshit almost made me lose the feta cheese omelette I had just enjoyed. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/19 "2010-09-30T13:46:58Z")
It was just a different time on the SDMB. Different customs, different local folk heros, different cast of characters. Sure, some of it makes us cringe now, but I find it fascinating to look back at our archives. It’s like an archeological dig. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337/20 "2010-09-30T14:12:09Z")
**Esprix** started the “Ask the…” tradition on the SDMB, with his “Ask the Gay Guy” threads. A witty and engaging fellow, and someone who inspired wit and engagement in others. ISTM that the SDMB was more playful and less personally nasty back in the day. Nostalgia is a bitch sometimes. Regards, Shodan [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-threads-like-this/555337.md?page=2)