# Important message: This place is not what it seems **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 22, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075 "2002-08-22T13:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![G.Nome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@G.Nome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Nome)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/1 "2002-08-22T13:46:28Z")
You have victimised me in the most offensive way for the last time. You have wasted my time over the past years in a way that feels almost liitigatable. My joy is that your laughable self-admiration society must make so many people cringe with disbellief. I have got something out of it. I have a realism about Americans that is almost dangerous. I haven’t only lost time I’ve lost some money and how is a sad story that would make some foreigners nervous should they hear it. The saddest thing is how the feelings I had about Americans built up from childhood have been changed so much. No one I ever meet will be allowed to accumulate such worthless baggage. It’s all fake. My advice to prospective SD members: It’s not worth it. It’s literally heartbreaking. Go somewhere else. They are just are not what they seem and they never were. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/2 "2002-08-22T13:48:22Z")
This is ridiculous. You’re embarrassing yourself. I won’t even attempt to dissect your post, because it’s logic-free. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/3 "2002-08-22T13:48:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by G. Nome \* > \*\*They are just are not what they seem and they never were. \*\* Yeah. F’rinstance, the last moderator that slapped you on the wrist only _seemed_ American. Bye now. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/4 "2002-08-22T13:49:04Z")
😕 ---
**Author:** ![Andy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Andy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/5 "2002-08-22T13:49:07Z")
I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/6 "2002-08-22T13:49:35Z")
Christ, you really are a worm, **G. Nome**. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/7 "2002-08-22T13:50:23Z")
Wow. Did one of you guys call him a goat-felcher or something? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/8 "2002-08-22T13:53:21Z")
> [@](#): > > You have wasted my time over the past years in a way that feels almost liitigatable. . . . I have got something out of it. That’ll convice the jury. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/9 "2002-08-22T13:54:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by G. Nome \* > \*\*You have victimised me in the most offensive way for the last time. You have wasted my time over the past years in a way that feels almost liitigatable. My joy is that your laughable self-admiration society must make so many people cringe with disbellief. I have got something out of it. I have a realism about Americans that is almost dangerous. I haven’t only lost time I’ve lost some money and how is a sad story that would make some foreigners nervous should they hear it. The saddest thing is how the feelings I had about Americans built up from childhood have been changed so much. No one I ever meet will be allowed to accumulate such worthless baggage. It’s all fake. My advice to prospective SD members: It’s not worth it. It’s literally heartbreaking. Go somewhere else. They are just are not what they seem and they never were. \*\* Yeesh, you think someone with 1083 posts **would know how to make a frigging link!** Then again, after trying to puzzle my way through the post maybe I should not have been surprised. Are you trying to be an Anti-American troll (if so-- its been done). Are you trying to be an Anti-Mod flamer? A disinterested Pit awaits some kind of clarification. 😕 ---
**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:** [August 22, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/10 "2002-08-22T13:56:41Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131877](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131877) ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/11 "2002-08-22T13:57:09Z")
> [@](#): > > _Posted by G. Nome_ > I have a realism about Americans that is almost dangerous. Is it ticking? Take no chances. Put it in a filled bucket and take it out the back door. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/12 "2002-08-22T14:03:16Z")
Thanks **dantheman**! Well **G. Nome** , as you ignored an explict written warning from a Mod in the thread listed above, I imagine you are going to flushed like the turd you are. You are living proof that the combination of stupidity, self-absorbation and hate, mixed with internet access is not a good thing. Moron. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/13 "2002-08-22T14:04:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131877](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131877) \*\* I just followed the link and I _still_ don’t get it. Actually I think I’m even more confused. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/14 "2002-08-22T14:11:20Z")
Yah, dito **Kayeby**. Maybe **G. Nome** missed a dose of something important. ---
**Author:** ![Linear\_Crack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Linear\_Crack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linear_Crack)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/15 "2002-08-22T14:11:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by G. Nome \* > \*\*You have victimised me in the most offensive way for the last time. \*\* Now _that_ I can agree with. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/16 "2002-08-22T14:12:51Z")
Well, as **Coldfire** mentioned in the thread, **g. nome** is simply trying to get people pissed off and then insulting those who dare question the OP. Or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/17 "2002-08-22T14:30:21Z")
> [@](#): > > Important message: This place is not what it seems I see two things wrong with this title. A) “Important” B) “Message” Neither of these words describes the “op” at all. Perhaps the words “Loony” and “Diatribe” would have been more accurate… ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/18 "2002-08-22T14:41:19Z")
Dumb turd! You go flush now! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/19 "2002-08-22T15:10:01Z")
So, wait a minute - - the cops _knew_ that Internal Affairs were setting them up the whole time? ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075/20 "2002-08-22T15:12:42Z")
As a chick who’s always nervous, no matter what, I’d like to hear how G.Nome lost money on this board. No really. I want to. Come on sugar, frighten the pants off me. I said it a year ago, I’ll say it today. Reading G.Nome’s posts makes me feel good about myself. AND I’M ON FUCKING MEDICATION. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-message-this-place-is-not-what-it-seems/125075.md?page=2)