# I pitt D'Anconia **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 19, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148 "2015-10-19T16:39:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/101 "2023-02-08T05:19:55Z")
What a silly little shit. ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/102 "2023-02-08T05:28:18Z")
This is the exact behavior they led to his week-long suspension **less than a month ago**. > [@7 day suspension for D\_Anconia for hijacking and quoting user out of context](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-day-suspension-for-d-anconia-for-hijacking-and-quoting-user-out-of-context/978055): > > He has been warned for hijacking threads multiple times and did it yet again, but this time by grievously misquoting DrDeth to make his hijacking point. Tax avoidance was not the subject of the thread. And what he cut off to make the quote was from this paragraph. He is getting a lot of rope in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/103 "2023-02-08T05:33:08Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > And then he complains in ATMB about being told to stop hijacking the SOTU thread with his nonsense about Bono. I might be a little bit at fault for that. He asked “Why is Bono there?” and I was the one who replied, “Just guessing, but maybe it’s because of his humanitarian efforts and his philanthropy.” His question was ignored before then. I must have set him off. At least, when the hijack got going, I decided to stay out of it. But maybe I should have shut up from the start–at least, on the Bono question–and stuck to Mr. Biden’s speech, and left the question ignored. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/104 "2023-02-08T05:33:17Z")
Buh bye, d’asshole. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/105 "2023-02-08T05:42:03Z")
No way it was the slightest bit your fault. D’Anconia is widely regarded by both general posters and moderators as a pain in the ass. I don’t know – and am not the least bit interested in finding out – whether he’s a deliberate troll or just a MAGA-aligned idiot or very likely both. ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/106 "2023-02-08T05:56:58Z")
For fucks’ sake, Bono convinced **George W Bush** 16 years ago to start AIDS relief efforts. He has spent years working with politicians on both sides of the aisle for humanitarian purposes. He’s not just there because he’s a celebrity. > **[Bono: 'I've Grown Very Fond' of George W. Bush](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bono-george-w-bush-world-aids-day-761747/)** > > U2 singer praises the former president’s global health initiative on World AIDS Day Donald Trump was a celebrity. By D’Anconia’s reasoning, he had no place being at any SOTU either. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/107 "2023-02-08T06:01:41Z")
D’Anconia is still at it in ATMB. Predictions: - That thread will soon be closed if he doesn’t fuck off. - D’Asshole’s days on this board are slowly and inexorably drawing to a close. ETA: Thread lock, check. Second action item pending. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/108 "2023-02-08T06:10:29Z")
He doesn’t give a flying fuck about Bono. This is only about hijacking the thread and trolling the libs. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/109 "2023-02-08T06:10:50Z")
I took his carping was about dislike of Bono which is why I made the comment to @D_Anconia in his complaint thread in ATMB asking about Limbaugh’s attendance a few years ago. My point being both Bono and Limbaugh are/were celebrities. I realize that was off topic which is why I deleted my reply when he asked about it. And my mention of RL was purely because he was the first righty celeb who was a guest at a SOTU that popped into my head. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/110 "2023-02-08T06:12:04Z")
Suspended for a day. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/111 "2023-02-08T06:12:54Z")
So far. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/112 "2023-02-08T06:14:09Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Suspended for a day. No, suspended until the rest of the mods can weigh in. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/113 "2023-02-08T06:17:57Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > No way it was the slightest bit your fault. D’Anconia is widely regarded by both general posters and moderators as a pain in the ass. … Thanks. That’s reassuring, as I was wondering if I was the one who got the ball rolling, by engaging him on the “Why is Bono there?” hijack. Thanks again, @wolfpup ! ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/114 "2023-02-08T06:22:33Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > That’s reassuring, as I was wondering if I was the one who got the ball rolling, by engaging him on the “Why is Bono there?” hijack. If it was a sincere question, I’d understand it. If someone only knew Bono as a musician it wouldn’t have been unwarranted to ask. And you gave a good answer. It’s entirely his fault that it wasn’t a sincere question and he was just performing to rile people up. Trolling and hijacking both. But no, you gave a good answer to what would have been a reasonable question if it had come from a reasonable poster. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/115 "2023-02-08T06:24:26Z")
I actually wondered why Bono was there myself but just did a search online and got the info. He was perfectly capable of doing that himself. And no way was any of that your fault. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/116 "2023-02-08T06:26:21Z")
Thanks. I saw What Exit?'s post but not Aspenglow’s reply. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/117 "2023-02-08T06:26:57Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > But no, you gave a good answer to what would have been a reasonable question if it had come from a reasonable poster. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/118 "2023-02-08T09:16:57Z")
ATMB thread > [@Resolved: Moderators shouldn't moderate threads they are actively participating in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-moderators-shouldnt-moderate-threads-they-are-actively-participating-in/979466/): > > From the SOTU thread 2/7/23: [State of the Union address Feb. 7, 2023 - Politics & Elections - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union-address-feb-7-2023/979458) Aspenglow is actively participating from the beginning as a poster. Suggesting that “MAGA Republicans” are likely to pull shenanigans during the speech. Later, I wondered why Bono was chosen as one of the invited guests. IMHO, celebrities don’t really belong in the same group as Congress, current and former Supreme Court Justices, Senior Military officers, etc. Celebriti… ---
**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 8, 2023, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/119 "2023-02-08T10:25:03Z")
It was a dumb question. Bono was there because the Biden administration invited him. Presidents and members of Congress have in the past invited all sorts of people to attend the SOTU address for all sorts of reasons, including celebrities. And he knew it was a dumb question when he asked it. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148/120 "2023-02-08T15:34:05Z")
I took the original Bono question as a pathetic grasping at straws for something, _anything_ negative to say about the SOTU speech. I expected him to bitch about the upholstery next. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pitt-danconia/735148.md?page=7)