# I pit Novelty Bobble **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 6, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914 "2021-11-06T22:48:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/282 "2023-01-27T22:21:05Z")
I’ve enjoyed his posts on sport in the past, especially cricket. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/283 "2023-01-27T22:28:07Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > But this thread came up, and it’s making me wonder if there is any value to the poster worth putting up with? Are they a content master on anything? Because his efforts to defend speak so much to being an entitled ass-hat and devaluing anyone else I’m starting to think it’s no loss to keep it up. I just put him on permanent ignore. I only have 3 people on this last at the moment; him, Magiver, and ZosterSandstorm. It takes a lot for me to put someone on that list. The breaking point for me was someone quoting him as being proud of being a troll; essentially, he has made a career out of intentionally pestering “smart people” and saying things to get under their skin. Being contrary for the sake of it. Apparently, nothing he’s posting is sincere, it’s a performance. That was enough for me to say “fuck this shit” and put him on the “you no longer exist” list. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/284 "2023-01-27T22:29:41Z")
It’s basically an admission to being a paid troll. I’d love to know who signs those paychecks. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/285 "2023-01-27T22:35:44Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The breaking point for me was someone quoting him as being proud of being a troll; essentially, he has made a career out of intentionally pestering “smart people” and saying things to get under their skin. That is a pretty good characterization of what is going on in the Clarkson thread. His BS comment that only IRL people he knows in person have meaning or value (I’m only slightly mischaracterizing) also points to epic trollitude. Since I’m not a cricket fan, I guess it’s likely the ignore will become perpetual. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/286 "2023-01-27T22:42:29Z")
Why do you assume he’s telling the truth about that? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/287 "2023-01-27T22:43:00Z")
Fuck, good point. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/288 "2023-01-27T22:50:57Z")
I think he fantasizes about doing so, but knows that he would be fired if he actually did. So, instead he comes here and lets loose with all the stuff they _don’t_ want to hear at work. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/289 "2023-01-28T13:16:41Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > But this thread came up, and it’s making me wonder if there is any value to the poster worth putting up with? Are they a content master on anything? I have had them on permanent ignore for… IDK how long. Months at least. I haven’t found a single worthwhile conversation that needed their posts to make it comprensible. Quite the opposite, really. Having the racists on ignore makes for a much smoother experience. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/290 "2023-01-28T13:24:17Z")
Yeah, except now I hear all the defence of the bastard who crapped in Azeem Rafiq’s garden in Novelty’s voice. “Maybe it wasn’t racially motivated. Maybe someone was just caught short on the way home from the pub.” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/291 "2023-02-17T13:08:27Z")
NB has now been kicked out of the “Anti-wokism” thread for making yet another thread the NB show. He really knows how to kill a thread. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/292 "2023-02-17T13:13:41Z")
Over and fuckin over, it’s: 1. NB says something dumb. 2. He gets called on it. 3. “I didn’t say exactly that dumb thing, and you can’t prove that I did.” he insists. 4. He gets called on it. 5. “I think you’ll find that I said something infinitesimally different, and I’ll prove it by quoting myself saying basically what you thought I said.” 6. He gets called on it. 7. GOTO 3 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/293 "2023-02-17T13:18:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I hate OPs like this that provide no context. Not all of us read every single thread on this board. Agreed! How can we agree, disagree, or even discuss the alleged conduct in any logical manner? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/294 "2023-02-17T13:51:49Z")
Huh? I guess you missed my clarification/explanation a couple of posts later. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/295 "2023-02-17T14:18:19Z")
1. Get into a lather 2. Rinse 3. Repeat ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/296 "2023-02-17T15:18:52Z")
Yep! Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/297 "2023-02-17T17:23:12Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > NB says something dumb. See, I have NB on ignore so I don’t even get to step 1 in your list. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/298 "2023-02-17T19:28:26Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > See, I have NB on ignore so I don’t even get to step 1 in your list. 😁 Since 1/27/2023 when I asked if there would be anything I would missed if I made my ignore perpetual, I must say that it has short circuited 50% of the fury-fodder in various threads. So, technically, I am missing something that isn’t there, but I don’t mind at all. Side note to @Left_Hand_of_Dorkness - your program is accurate and organized, but my residual memories of learning to program in BASIC on a TI/99-4a demands that all your steps be in factor of 10 dammit! You might need to code in a (4.5) or (45) step where someone white-knights or pops in a technicality on behalf of NB after all. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/299 "2023-02-17T19:32:29Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > your program is accurate and organized, but my residual memories of learning to program in BASIC on a TI/99-4a demands that all your steps be in factor of 10 dammit! I used to write in BASIC in junior high/high school (and PASCAL later), and I used to do steps by a factor of 10. But then if I added another step I’d renumber everything because my OCD wouldn’t let it be so messy. That’s one reason of many that I abandoned being a programmer while I was in college. That is not healthy for me. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/300 "2023-02-17T19:38:15Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > But then if I added another step I’d renumber everything because my OCD wouldn’t let it be so messy. Me too ! (…but then i worked in programming !) ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914/301 "2023-02-17T19:43:37Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > [Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/left_hand_of_dorkness) - your program is accurate and organized, but my residual memories of learning to program in BASIC on a TI/99-4a demands that all your steps be in factor of 10 dammit! I endorse this. Also _GoTo_ is close to being the root of all evil [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-novelty-bobble/953914.md?page=16)