# I'm going back to lurking & posting only in Cafe Society **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 20, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110 "2005-06-20T20:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/141 "2005-06-22T21:59:30Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > That’s silly. By that token Guin and Liberal are the biggest whores on the board if we are going by post count. > > Maybe we need to set a standard of measurement. I think anyone with a post count above…oh heck, let’s say mine, is an attention whore. 😛 > That’ll teach you people to be chatty. Darn you! Darn you to heck! ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/142 "2005-06-22T22:08:33Z")
> [@gum](#): > > The SDMB seems to attract a lot of maggots these days. Um, most of the posters in this thread have been here longer than you and me. I think you have a perfect post count based on your join date, btw. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/143 "2005-06-22T22:17:35Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Darn you! Darn you to heck! please! can’t you express yourself w/o resorting to such profanity? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/144 "2005-06-23T00:17:18Z")
> [@wring](#): > > please! can’t you express yourself w/o resorting to such profanity? Fie upon thee, thou contumnacious caitiff! Thou sniffer of the codpieces of relative strangers! Thou naughty rogue, who doth floss thy teeth with the armpit hair of thy betters! OK, maybe I can’t. So sue me. In high dudgeon, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/145 "2005-06-23T00:21:14Z")
:d ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/146 "2005-06-23T00:22:27Z")
goddam coding/keyboard that was supposed to be 😃 ---
**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:** [June 23, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/147 "2005-06-23T00:40:20Z")
**wring** , you fumble-fingered futtock. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/148 "2005-06-23T01:32:30Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Fie upon thee, thou contumnacious caitiff! Thou sniffer of the codpieces of relative strangers! Thou naughty rogue, who doth floss thy teeth with the armpit hair of thy betters! > > OK, maybe I can’t. So sue me. > > In high dudgeon, > Shodan Damn, a whore with a filthy mouth. You officially qualify for attention gutter slut. I’ll mail you the merit badge. ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/149 "2005-06-23T01:46:11Z")
> [@Go You Big Red Fire Engine](#): > > Dude, wtf? > What the hell does Mr McManus have to do with this? Other than his show went to shitsville as quickly as this thread did? One would assume that its in reference to your name? ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/150 "2005-06-23T02:21:36Z")
> [@Atheist Princess](#): > > One would assume that its in reference to your name? Adding a bit more to your post might’ve helped. Saying quoting me. And it’s Adam Hills. Rove had nothing to do with coining the saying. Rove is a rip-off. ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110/151 "2005-06-24T01:49:42Z")
I’m quite aware of that. Believe it or not, the comment was in jest. Lighten up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-back-to-lurking-posting-only-in-cafe-society/309110.md?page=7)