# I Pit the Enablers of the SDMB

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-enablers-of-the-sdmb/675312>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 2, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-enablers-of-the-sdmb/675312 "2013-12-02T21:47:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-enablers-of-the-sdmb/675312/41 "2013-12-05T03:36:06Z")

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His dog turds bring **KarlGauss** to the yard  
Its a _shih tzu_, but its much too large…

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**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-enablers-of-the-sdmb/675312/42 "2013-12-06T22:41:22Z")

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I am convinced that **HANDY** (for those who don’t remember, this guy knew simply _everything_ - physics, mechanics, home, car, boat, rocket repair, law, medicine - everything.  
Trouble was he was WRONG 98% of the time. The Mods prohibited him from responding to law and medicine (where wrong info can have nasty consequences). He responded by screwing up even more subject matter. It got to the point where real experts were occupied following him around and correcting him.  
That **HANDY** seems to have infused many.

see

> **[Air in the pipes causws a chunk-chunk-chunk sound when toilets are flushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=709661)**
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> We’ve a 40 your house. Air in the pipes causes a chunk-chunk-chunk sound when the toilets are flushed. There are procedures on line for turning off the main water at the street, opening all the faucets, turning on the water main and then closing...

and, the classic:

> **[Plumbers - Copper Pipe, Shut-Off Valves, and Compression Rings - Kinda Fast?...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=709441)**
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> Need to replace the shut-off for the toilet. In addition to not working, the old one is badly rusted, as is the little chrome ring behind it. Yeah, it is a 1/2" rigid pipe and the valve is a compression type. How do I get the compression ring off...

How many time (aside from the OP and every other post) do I need to say I want to remove the damned thing, not spend an eternity on a work-around?

Somebody pointed out that no fewer than 3 people suggested “two plungers” - all within the first 20 posts on another thread. These were NOT “i agree - use two plungers” posts. These were real, live, “Here’s a new idea” posts.

Which is more pathetic - can’t be bother to scan less than a page (“2 plungers! Aren’t I clever?”, or coming up with the bizarre responses to the water hammer problem (can’t have air in your water supply lines - if you DON’T have air, you get the hammer effect!)  
I’ve seen message boards develop this group think problem - we have a single response to everything - the only cure is to shoot the board.

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