# I'm sorry Dex, but we were having fun. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533 "2004-08-26T01:41:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/21 "2004-08-26T13:10:29Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Do you always say that just before you step on the banana peel, or while in midair? C’mon, we all know that Dex can charm the critics and their raison d’être, but if he slips on a banana peel, the world’s at his feet… ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/22 "2004-08-26T13:22:01Z")
Close, **Ino** , but when I charm the critics, I have nothing to eat. ---
**Author:** ![cards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cards)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/23 "2004-08-26T13:34:16Z")
> [@Satyagrahi](#): > > Ya know, guys… > > I’m still not convinced than **nonpolar** is for real. Most of his posts seem just _too_ perfectly crafted as ridiculous. While I would not want to break one of the many unwritten posting rules, I do strongly suspect that we’re being played for all we’re worth. > > On the other hand, I really do like the “when **nonpolar** becomes a moderator” thing. 🙂 I can’t make up my mind if this is the right view or if **roger thornhill** has it correct. But when I read his postings, I get a bj0rn _deja vu_. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/24 "2004-08-26T13:39:11Z")
> [@Boo Boo Foo](#): > > Exgineer? Having once been on the receiving end of one of your “holier than thou rants” - my advice would be to look at your own posting style before anyone else’s. People in glass houses and all that… Aw, geeze. Look, if you’ll just read the thread linked in the OP you’ll see that we were just doing something called “having a bit of fun,” and **nonpolar** didn’t seem terribly put out by it. Why should you? Frankly, I’m glad he posts here, because if he’s looking to improve his English this place will be an excellent resource for him. But the “I want to be a moderator” thing was just too juicy to pass up, considering that most of his posts involve his penis in some way. Relax a little. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/25 "2004-08-26T13:45:49Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Close, **Ino** , but when I charm the critics, I have nothing to eat. You know, I even googled to doublecheck, and then adamantly insisted that the lyrics available were flat-out wrong. Yea, I will go unto my grave maintaining that Cosmo Brown was a polyglot who slipped French into his daily speech to differentiate himself from Don Lockwood, yet still harbored a deep resentment of Don for his accomplishments. Look at the ‘Moses Supposes’ dance — after they jump off the desk, Cosmo looks over at Don, who returns a vindictive, bitter glance, conveying a message of “Upstage me and I will _bury_ you.” It was enough to quell any rebellious feeling for the moment, but the unfilmed sequel (_Singin’ In The Rain 2: Requiem For A Don_) featured Sam Spade investigating Cosmo for the disappearance of Don . . . ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/26 "2004-08-26T15:01:00Z")
I vote Polish. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/27 "2004-08-26T15:08:02Z")
Ukrainian. Definately Ukrainian. Either that, or he’s from Cleveland. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Izzybella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Izzybella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Izzybella)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/28 "2004-08-26T15:37:10Z")
> [@lno](#): > > You know, I even googled to doublecheck, and then adamantly insisted that the lyrics available were flat-out wrong. Yea, I will go unto my grave maintaining that Cosmo Brown was a polyglot who slipped French into his daily speech to differentiate himself from Don Lockwood, yet still harbored a deep resentment of Don for his accomplishments. > > Look at the ‘Moses Supposes’ dance — after they jump off the desk, Cosmo looks over at Don, who returns a vindictive, bitter glance, conveying a message of “Upstage me and I will _bury_ you.” It was enough to quell any rebellious feeling for the moment, but the unfilmed sequel (_Singin’ In The Rain 2: Requiem For A Don_) featured Sam Spade investigating Cosmo for the disappearance of Don . . . **Ino** , you rock!!! I definitely needed that laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/29 "2004-08-26T16:22:02Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven(in the original thread)](#): > > Well, again continuing seriously: Ed Zotti does scrutinize the posts of would-be moderators, and I can pretty much guarantee that someone whose early post is about his masturbation techniques will not pass muster. So, say, sombody who wrote about how many calories there are in the average male ejaculate would never be considered for a higher possition with the Straight Dope, huh? :dubious: 😃 ---
**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:** [August 26, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/30 "2004-08-26T19:38:04Z")
Drat! nonpolar sent me an email a couple weeks ago, and I saw his real name… but then, silly me, I think it recycled the email. Now I can’t remember his name… Definately Eastern European. I’m thinking Polish, but not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/31 "2004-08-26T20:25:57Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Or maybe Czech Republic. Definitely not the Spell-Czech Republic. **roger thornhill** , I’ve noted all of your jokes turn out to be about Bill Clinton. Have you seen a therapist about this? It’s a little obsessive. Are you Gennifer Flowers? > [@Mangetout](#): > > I did particularly like the ‘pot isn’t strong enough’ thing, but I do get the general impression that nothing short of opening up his own cranium and directly abrading his brain with rotary tools would really be ‘strong enough’. That’d be a hell of a thread. “Ask the Guy Who Opened Up His Own Cranium and Directly Abraided His Brain with Rotary Tools.” Actually, strike that. We already have **lekatt**. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/32 "2004-08-26T21:02:23Z")
For the record, my guess is Croatia. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/33 "2004-08-26T21:06:48Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Definitely not the Spell-Czech Republic. Why not? He knows all about their beer, down to specific localities where specific brands are made. Who the heck would care about Czech beer unless they lived there? ---
**Author:** ![nonpolar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@nonpolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonpolar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/34 "2004-08-26T21:58:27Z")
Congratulations to ELMWOOD,RAVENMAN you got it. SILENUS ,LIBERAL,GEST,URBAN CHIC you were not that far off.CALM KIWI,DERLETH and SHIBBOLETH Jeezus! And now, I’ m open to all the Polish jokes ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Gest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gest)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/35 "2004-08-26T22:59:54Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Why not? He knows all about their beer, down to specific localities where specific brands are made. Who the heck would care about Czech beer unless they lived there? Czech beers are the _only_ beers you _might_ hear a German concede are the world’s best. Many others, including myself, would agree. Things Czech might seem obscure to you but such detailed knowledge about their brewing is extremely common. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/36 "2004-08-26T23:10:55Z")
> [@nonpolar](#): > > Congratulations to ELMWOOD,RAVENMAN you got it. SILENUS ,LIBERAL,GEST,URBAN CHIC you were not that far off.CALM KIWI,DERLETH and SHIBBOLETH Jeezus! > And now, I’ m open to all the Polish jokes ☹ Not from me, my friend. I’ve been to Warsaw and know the history of the country and the brilliance of her people. I’m also married to my second Polish-American who would de-nut me if I made a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/37 "2004-08-26T23:19:41Z")
**nonpolar** will never be the least likely Moderator Candidate whilst **I** post here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/38 "2004-08-26T23:47:37Z")
**Nonpolar** , may I be the first here to hoist a brew in your honor. **Na zdrowie!** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/39 "2004-08-27T00:20:19Z")
To me, he’s like **Wildest Bill** ’s hornier, younger brother. (Please note, I’m NOT accusing him of being WB. Just that he reminds me of him) ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533/40 "2004-08-27T00:22:40Z")
So he says he’s Polish but his name is **nonpolar**? Is you is or is you ain’t gettin’ played? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-dex-but-we-were-having-fun/261533.md?page=3)