# I pit the narrow minded idiots on this board. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 7, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727 "2006-05-07T02:23:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/221 "2006-05-08T20:51:27Z")
If we’re done with the bull in the china shop routine now, cud we get back to the puns? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/222 "2006-05-08T20:56:07Z")
> [@fetus](#): > > I don’t want to pile on either party here, but they’re both right: **What Exit?** needs to work on his grammar and stop trying so hard and **Excalibre** needs to cut down on the Wheaties and swich to decaf. **Excalibre** , I see the same things you see, and sometimes it annoys me too when people try too hard. But where we see things differently is here: There are lots of people who try too hard IRL, and it can be mildly annoying but generally get along and make friends just as well as other folks otherwise. I have a lot of friends whose style and verbal mannerisms are similar to **What Exit?**'s, and although the intensity is a little, well, too much at times, they’re fun and interesting people overall just like Jim. And there’s something he’s better at than most of those people I know IRL, too: backing off. If you had said something like–well, I don’t know, but if you had expressed your point in a vaguely civil manner he probably would’ve agreed with you, said something like “Ha, well, seemed like a fun idea at the time” and forgotten about it. **Excalibre** , you probably know I have a lot of respect for you, but I have to agree with **Ensign Edison** that you’re coming off like a high school football captain stuffing classmates into trashcans. Misuse of capitalization and punctuation is annoying, and so is forcing a joke, but IMO not half as annoying as a lot of things that a lot of other Dopers do on a pretty regular basis. > …snip… You’ve Mooooved me to respond. I will chew my cud over what you said. Jim {Thank you all, but don’t sweat it, I doubt Exy and I will have a problem by tomorrow, well except my grammar will still be poor.} ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/223 "2006-05-08T21:03:58Z")
Dance battle! ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/224 "2006-05-08T21:08:13Z")
Right, **SteveG1.** I don’t want to steer clear of this thread just yet. 'Tis butter to chill out and manure this convo back to puns. They’re a goofy teat and a Hol(stien) lot more fun. Hee, hee. I found some new puns! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/225 "2006-05-08T21:14:56Z")
> [@fetus](#): > > Dance battle! [Yeehaw! Let 'em square off!](http://www.cowdance.com/square.htm) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/226 "2006-05-08T21:19:56Z")
> [@Podkayne](#): > > I believe the “smart person” the OP refers to is him/herself. > > [This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=370472) apprears to be the straw that broke the bovine’s back. He’s offended over **that?** Give me a fuckin’ break. Even the guy who torched him a little was civil and informative. Take your 250 posts and hit the road, I guess. You won’t even leave enough of a void to make our ears pop. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/227 "2006-05-08T21:22:05Z")
It makes one wonder how **Mrs. O** [typed the OP in the first place](http://www.jdray.net/pictures/cows.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/228 "2006-05-08T21:28:38Z")
> [@OneCentStamp](#): > > Take your 250 posts and hit the road, I guess. …and don’t let the door hit you in the dairy-air. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/229 "2006-05-08T21:35:45Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > …and don’t let the door hit you in the dairy-air. All Right! A fresh pun. Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/230 "2006-05-08T21:38:42Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > All Right! A fresh pun. Well done! Well, I see someone did use “dairy” earlier. At this point a truly fresh pun would be rare. ---
**Author:** ![Denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Denis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Denis)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/231 "2006-05-08T21:41:46Z")
> [@Nic2004](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Denis > Probably have herd the last of them. Some asshole had to post a buzzkill. > > Jim, the problem is that Excalibre is a dick IMO and is the opposite of a bully. He is the geek that gets beat up IRL and seeks to appear a badass on line. Any attempt you make to placate him will only appear as weakness to him and encourage further assault on yourself. Blow him off. Eh? I’m not Jim! I herd he’s at **What Exit**. ---
**Author:** ![Denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Denis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Denis)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/232 "2006-05-08T21:45:27Z")
Moo. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/233 "2006-05-08T21:45:44Z")
> [@Denis](#): > > Eh? I’m not Jim! I herd he’s at **What Exit**. What exit is he on? ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/234 "2006-05-08T21:49:31Z")
If **Cow** has left, we should definitely close the barn door. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/235 "2006-05-08T22:02:39Z")
> [@](#): > > _ **Biffy the Elephant Shrew** _: > At this point a truly fresh pun would be rare. Nooo fuuuucking shiiiit. Correct me if I’m wrong, but humour usually revolves around surprise or a twist. So isn’t a 5 page thread centered around cow puns BY DEFINITION not funny? It seems the reality, I’m just curious about the theoretical implications for the future. Don’t get me wrong, if I’d seen one or two of these puns in a milk commercial I might have thought “Cute” but 4+ pages? And you rag on Excalibre for hijacking the hilarious hijinks? Yarg. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/236 "2006-05-08T22:03:20Z")
Hay, it’s more fun stalling. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/237 "2006-05-08T22:10:22Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Do you have any evidence for your adjective? > > I’m a world-class chess player. > What was your accomplishment again? 😕 Based on the ["Protien](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=370472)" thread I think it’s evident that he claims the title as the “World’s Most Easily Offended Cow”, and that questioning any of his premises is akin to beating him like a clubbed seal. ---
**Author:** ![Denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Denis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Denis)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/238 "2006-05-08T22:21:23Z")
> [@fetus](#): > > What exit is he on? The one near Bree! Yay! I read his Central Jersey (ahead of the udder, I assume) Location! I claim Bovinity! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/239 "2006-05-08T22:42:54Z")
Will those of you who are udderly disheartened, neigh, offended by the puns offered here, please depart to pastures new? IOW, cheese off? And let the rest of us enjoy some mindless entertainment. You’ll take my puns from my cold, dead hands. Why would anyone want to pick on Jim?–that’s like kicking a muppet\*. \*no offense meant Jim, muppets are great. ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727/240 "2006-05-08T23:21:24Z")
> [@What Exit?](#): > > BTW: What is the definition of someone who evaluates someone Else’s intelligence based on spelling mistakes or punctuations? Pedant [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-narrow-minded-idiots-on-this-board/355727.md?page=13)