# I'm trying to help you King Nifty. . . **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 1, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795 "2002-11-01T04:06:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/41 "2002-11-02T00:46:01Z")
… and next time you join an internet forum, remember the universal first rule of etiquette: Lurk a while and suss the place out _before_ you start posting. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/42 "2002-11-02T01:43:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by King Nifty \* > \*\*You want me to stop posting here? Stop responding. Simple as that. \*\* When come back bring pie! ---
**Author:** ![glarGH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/76d3ee/32.png) [@glarGH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glarGH)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/43 "2002-11-02T01:44:18Z")
hahaha. _shakes head_ Good Lord, what an ass. I’m really tempted to go over and visit \*\* King Nifty\*\* in the … oh, say… GD forum and ask him to verify his little anecdote… its just overflowing with … ahh… how do you say? Ah, yes, \*\* verifiable proof\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![SparrowHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SparrowHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparrowHawk)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/44 "2002-11-02T01:58:42Z")
I find it hard to understand how someone with such an obvious devotion to “facts” can fail to distinguish the not-so-subtle difference between “I don’t believe you” and “this is bullshit.” They are nowhere near equivalent. ---
**Author:** ![glarGH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/76d3ee/32.png) [@glarGH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glarGH)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/45 "2002-11-02T02:10:44Z")
I think someone’s[itching for a good mocking](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2560387#post2560387) . I don’t mean to be a mega-bitch… ok… maybe I do… but this guy hrmmm… I don’t think I’ve seen such jackassery in a long time. It ain’t cool at all. ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/46 "2002-11-02T05:40:10Z")
Gawd, could we get King Nifty and KayKay to face off in a thread? ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/47 "2002-11-02T06:33:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > **There are plenty of decaffienated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.** BWHAHAHAHAHA!! A _Real Genius_ quote! **Jar** , will you marry me? [sub]Oh, wait. You’re already married. Sorry 'bout dat. Carry on.[/sub] ;)😃 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/48 "2002-11-02T09:15:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by King Nifty \* > So I’m an asshole. So what. We’re everywhere, and we have a powerful lobby. Get over it. _In the gub’mint, be an asshole all day in the gubmint, throw taxpayer money away in the gubmint…_ [sub]Trying very hard _not_ to direct that at any particular party or person.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/49 "2002-11-02T14:44:56Z")
And don’t iss-pay offay odi-Jay! You’ll only egret-ray it. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/50 "2002-11-02T15:07:10Z")
I don’t have time to go back and check the date and time on each of **King Nifty** ’s “potsy” posts (five if you count the gallon-of-milk one), but is it possible that [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2557778) was the first? The OP did claim a connection with the infamous **sweetsensation** , and if **KN** lurked for a while before registering, he might remember that debacle. I think what we might have here is someone who’s merely overzealous in his ambition to fight ignorance. Maybe he lurked for too short a time, and read the wrong threads. We have rousted a number of trolls in a dramatic fashion over the last few months. **sweetsensation** , the guy whose feyonce died while bungee-jumping in friggin PA, that scary moment with the St-rmfr-nt crew, and **Skewbald** , who was never proven to be a troll, nor banned, but whose deconstruction took five pages in the Pit. **KN** may have the misguided notion that being the first to spot a troll will secure his place on the boards. Look, the linked OP sounded some alarms with me as well, not because of the content but because of the mention of **sweetsensation**. Perhaps **KN** jumped on that (as I would had I seen it before he did), then took it as proof that he was a top-notch troll spotter and set out to prove his abilities. Unfortunately for him, he must not have lurked long enough to realize that constant baiting is a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/51 "2002-11-02T15:22:50Z")
I have two last pieces of advice: Listen to **Jodi’s** advice, **King Nifty** and try not being an asshole. Or, continue to be an asshole-- just don’t be surprised if other posters goad you and try to piss you off. I’m going to ask that this thread be closed (pile-ons are kinda fun really, but counterproductive). Go forth Ultimate Skeptic and be rude no more. ---
**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/52 "2002-11-02T15:36:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rilchiam \* > \*\*I don’t have time to go back and check the date and time on each of **King Nifty** ’s “potsy” posts (five if you count the gallon-of-milk one), but is it possible that [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2557778) was the first? The OP did claim a connection with the infamous **sweetsensation** , and if **KN** lurked for a while before registering, he might remember that debacle. > > I think what we might have here is someone who’s merely overzealous in his ambition to fight ignorance. Maybe he lurked for too short a time, and read the wrong threads. > > We have rousted a number of trolls in a dramatic fashion over the last few months. **sweetsensation** , the guy whose feyonce died while bungee-jumping in friggin PA, that scary moment with the St-rmfr-nt crew, and **Skewbald** , who was never proven to be a troll, nor banned, but whose deconstruction took five pages in the Pit. **KN** may have the misguided notion that being the first to spot a troll will secure his place on the boards. > > Look, the linked OP sounded some alarms with me as well, not because of the content but because of the mention of **sweetsensation**. Perhaps **KN** jumped on that (as I would had I seen it before he did), then took it as proof that he was a top-notch troll spotter and set out to prove his abilities. Unfortunately for him, he must not have lurked long enough to realize that constant baiting is a bad idea. \*\* Jeez louise I will never mention that I know another poster ont he board for as long as I live 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795/53 "2002-11-02T18:44:28Z")
I’m closing this thread at the request of the OP. IF the hamster will cooperate. Lynn [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-help-you-king-nifty/134795.md?page=2)