# I wish to declare war on a foreign country. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 6, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464 "2011-06-06T01:15:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Le\_Jacquelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/1 "2011-06-06T01:15:52Z")
Forget lobbying the Government to waste billions of dollars on new aircraft carriers, or signing up as a merc to go against the nasty foreigners. Why bother when I can send Rhythmdvl and a few other members of the Straight Dope Message Board to “empower” them? They’ll be extinct in a generation, and I can move right in and establish me some vacation property. As long as they don’t identify themselves as Americans the U.N. shouldn’t be able to figure out what nation was responsible. BTW Rhythmdvl do really believe you could win a debate with a head of lettuce, much less empower someone else to do _anything else_ besides become religious just to think God they’re not you? Feh. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/2 "2011-06-06T01:17:50Z")
It helps if you provide links to posts by the people you seem to think you’re so much smarter than. ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/3 "2011-06-06T01:35:59Z")
> [@Le\_Jacquelope](#): > > They’ll be extinct in a generation, and I can move right in Brilliant! I’ll just wait for the heat death of the universe, then everyone will be dead, and it will be mine! All mine! ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/4 "2011-06-06T01:38:40Z")
Mods, can we just ban this troll already? ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/5 "2011-06-06T01:43:30Z")
He’s sending dopers to destroy aircraft carriers with lettuce? ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/6 "2011-06-06T01:46:24Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Mods, can we just ban this troll already? Does anyone remember the woman, who, in a thread about college education, kept insisting others were inferior to her because they didn’t have a degree from a school as good as hers? She also was against a woman asking her man to marry. I can’t remember her name, she was banned so quickly. Then there was ivan astikov. Ostensibly banned for not obeying some rules but really, he was banned for being a tremendous cunt. If they were banned, I cannot think of a better candidate than Jacqui. Also, would it be possible to arrange for someone in India to do the banning? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/7 "2011-06-06T01:59:50Z")
Honestly all I ever see from him is… LeJ: _PREPOSTEROUS PREMISE_ Other poster: _WELL THOUGHT OUT LOGICAL RESPONSE_ LeJ: “Fuck You! I’m am a GOD to you MORONS!” The reason all his threads are in the pit is because personal insults are his only debate tool. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/8 "2011-06-06T02:03:52Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Also, would it be possible to arrange for someone in India to do the banning? Maybe **Rico** could do it. ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/9 "2011-06-06T02:17:36Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > He’s sending dopers to destroy aircraft carriers with lettuce? I’d pay to see that movie. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/10 "2011-06-06T02:26:23Z")
> [@Le\_Jacquelope](#): > > Forget lobbying the Government to waste billions of dollars on new aircraft carriers, or signing up as a merc to go against the nasty foreigners. > > Why bother when I can send Rhythmdvl and a few other members of the Straight Dope Message Board to “empower” them? They’ll be extinct in a generation, and I can move right in and establish me some vacation property. > > As long as they don’t identify themselves as Americans the U.N. shouldn’t be able to figure out what nation was responsible. I’m sure the above has some deep meaning to you, but speaking as some guy wandering by the thread, it makes next to no sense at all. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/11 "2011-06-06T02:58:38Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > He’s sending dopers to destroy aircraft carriers with lettuce? Dopers are just that badass. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/12 "2011-06-06T03:06:30Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > He’s sending dopers to destroy aircraft carriers with lettuce? And the number of thy counting shall be 3, Hi Opal! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/13 "2011-06-06T03:25:02Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Mods, can we just ban this troll already? Second. Or we can all just put him on ignore. I did, but I still have to put up with people quoting and responding to his drivel as if it had meaning or value. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/14 "2011-06-06T03:36:35Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > I’m sure the above has some deep meaning to you, but speaking as some guy wandering by the thread, it makes next to no sense at all. You have two superfluous words in your post: they are “next to”. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Jacquelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/15 "2011-06-06T04:23:45Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Second. > > Or we can all just put him on ignore. Oooh, put me on ignore and declare victory. Isn’t that what you accuse me of doing? I don’t give a rat’s ass if you put me on ignore. What I say is based on facts that you cannot ignore. It’s almost worth it to make you put your blinders fully on so you won’t have any idea what hit you when this country’s economy takes a nosedive. Hell, when it happens, you’re too stupid to realize that I told you so. ---
**Author:** ![\_mostly\_Harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9d8465/32.png) [@\_mostly\_Harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_mostly_Harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/16 "2011-06-06T04:27:49Z")
Thirded. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/17 "2011-06-06T04:48:29Z")
> [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > He’s sending dopers to destroy aircraft carriers with lettuce? Big enough iceberg lettuce might do it. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/18 "2011-06-06T05:02:25Z")
> [@Le\_Jacquelope](#): > > Oooh, put me on ignore and declare victory. Isn’t that what you accuse me of doing? > > I don’t give a rat’s ass if you put me on ignore. What I say is based on facts that you cannot ignore. It’s almost worth it to make you put your blinders fully on so you won’t have any idea what hit you when this country’s economy takes a nosedive. > > Hell, when it happens, you’re too stupid to realize that I told you so. What facts? I’ve yet to see anything but blather from you. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/19 "2011-06-06T05:18:29Z")
> [@ravenman](#): > > mods, can we just ban this troll already? Huh. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464/20 "2011-06-06T05:19:28Z")
> [@Le\_Jacquelope](#): > > Why bother when I can send Rhythmdvl and a few other members of the Straight Dope Message Board to “empower” them? Sounds like LJ has finally figured out outsourcing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-to-declare-war-on-a-foreign-country/584464.md?page=2)