# I'm so mad I could spit **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593 "2005-01-31T14:14:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sarah\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sarah\_W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_W)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/1 "2005-01-31T14:14:38Z")
Lesson number one about using public computers, boys and girls: Don’t leave your workstation unattended so the loony who sits next to you every day can use your username to make you and your religion look monstrous. He’ll pretend to be you and post junk like this: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298696](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298696) I’ve learned my lesson; I’ll never sit next to him again. I’d really appreciate if the mods would close that thread. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/2 "2005-01-31T14:21:05Z")
I advise emailing the moderators in that forum. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/3 "2005-01-31T14:31:10Z")
I reported this post so it will come to attention right away. Definitely email mods, now. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/4 "2005-01-31T15:10:54Z")
**Sarah** , are you saying that all of the posts by **Sarah W** in that thread were written by a non-muslim? ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sarah\_W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_W)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/5 "2005-01-31T15:22:42Z")
> [@x-ray vision](#): > > **Sarah** , are you saying that all of the posts by **Sarah W** in that thread were written by a non-muslim? It sure wasn’t me. Info about me: Name: Sarah Wagner Location: Peoria, Illinois Occupation: College student Age: 24 Hobbies: Writing, jigsaw puzzling. Family: Dad, Mom, two sisters, both younger than me. We couldn’t be closer. ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/6 "2005-01-31T15:22:51Z")
There is a certain 5-letter word that jumps to mind… that and frightened by reaction and trying to hide. ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/7 "2005-01-31T15:33:33Z")
Damn simulpost - apologies **Sarah** , didn’t see yours untiL I had already submitted mine. Don’t take this badly, we welcome all here (really!) but fundamentalists of any stripe tend to have a rough time here. ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/8 "2005-01-31T15:35:31Z")
Oh, and if you ever want to get into a real talk about Islam on this board, I am sure you will find many many people willing to talk to you honestly and openly, myself included. But you might want to pick a different username! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/9 "2005-01-31T15:36:46Z")
So what happened? Did this guy find out your password somehow? It seems strange that someone could pull off an eight page thread over several days without the real screen name owner realizing it. I guess weirder things have happened though… ---
**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:** [January 31, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/10 "2005-01-31T15:40:51Z")
Was any part of that thread yours or did the mystery man do the whole thing? Haj ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/11 "2005-01-31T15:53:43Z")
Looks like the other thread has been deleted, and **Sarah** has only the posts in this one. Why did you log on to the boards, if not to create a post? I’d appreciate an explanation, though I suspect I know it already. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/12 "2005-01-31T15:55:35Z")
I don’t think we’re ever going to find out the truth, although I think **GomiBoy** nailed it in his first post. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sarah\_W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_W)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/13 "2005-01-31T15:56:02Z")
> [@Omega Glory](#): > > So what happened? Did this guy find out your password somehow? It seems strange that someone could pull off an eight page thread over several days without the real screen name owner realizing it. I guess weirder things have happened though… I came back and caught him doing it. I should have had enough sense to lock the computer while I wasn’t there. Well, at least I learned my lesson. There’s all kinds of crap in my mailbox, too. This sucks. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/14 "2005-01-31T16:03:12Z")
You don’t need to lock your computer, just sign out of straight dope when you leave. He can’t post under your name if he doesn’t know your password. Are you going to report this to your boss? ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sarah\_W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_W)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/15 "2005-01-31T16:21:13Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > You don’t need to lock your computer, just sign out of straight dope when you leave. He can’t post under your name if he doesn’t know your password. > > Are you going to report this to your boss? Yeah, I’m definitely reporting this to the librarians. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Sarah\_W](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_W)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/16 "2005-01-31T16:23:21Z")
> [@GomiBoy](#): > > But you might want to pick a different username! That’d be super. Can I do that. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/17 "2005-01-31T16:24:45Z")
Just to make sure I’m in the clear on this: The thread in question was the “Ask a Muslim Woman…” thread, right? And does that mean, **SarahW** that the posts by “you” in that thread were forged and that you are not a Muslim? Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/18 "2005-01-31T16:28:03Z")
> [@Sarah W](#): > > That’d be super. Can I do that. I am not a mod, but this would seem to me to be a trivial exercise; others have done it… ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/19 "2005-01-31T16:31:19Z")
> [@Sarah W](#): > > That’d be super. Can I do that. E-mail TubaDiva: [tubadiva@aol.com](mailto:tubadiva@aol.com) Do NOT re-register. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593/20 "2005-01-31T16:45:53Z")
> [@Sarah W](#): > > I came back and caught him doing it. I should have had enough sense to lock the computer while I wasn’t there. Well, at least I learned my lesson. Can you explain to us why you created an account here in the first place, if it wasn’t to post? My apologies if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty skeptical of this. Daniel [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-mad-i-could-spit/287593.md?page=2)