# In the history of the SDMB has anyone ever been wrong about more things than adaher? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 31, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639 "2013-08-31T04:55:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/401 "2013-09-27T12:51:43Z")
Hey, I thought he was leaving… ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/402 "2013-09-27T13:20:58Z")
> [@sylmar](#): > > You probably also have difficulty finding your ass with both hands. > > This stems not from said region being miniscule, but rather a forest/trees conundrum. i.e. You can’t find your ass because you are composed of 100% _ass_. I am so stealing this. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/403 "2013-09-27T13:54:33Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > This isn’t just someone sticking to a particular wrong-headed theory and refusing to budge from it, like the current Holocaust denial thread or the Penn State thread. It’s virtually _every statement_ on _any subject_. How is this even possible? You mean [fractal wrongness](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Fractal_wrongness)? I agree it’s bizarre, but it’s so common it has its own term. Human beings suck. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/404 "2013-09-27T15:16:42Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > You mean [fractal wrongness](http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Fractal_wrongness)? > > I agree it’s bizarre, but it’s so common it has its own term. Human beings suck. No, I didn’t mean fractal wrongness (although that has applied on occasion too). This is more about breadth of wrongness than depth, wrongness on a wider range of subjects. A Renaissance man of wrongitude, if you will. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/405 "2013-09-27T15:20:34Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > No, I didn’t mean fractal wrongness (although that has applied on occasion too). > > This is more about breadth of wrongness than depth, wrongness on a wider range of subjects. **A Renaissance man of wrongitude** , if you will. This is one of those very rare occasions that I want a “like” button. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/406 "2013-09-27T15:35:40Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > No, I didn’t mean fractal wrongness (although that has applied on occasion too). I think I see what you mean. Although, in a weirdly meta way, it’s still fractal wrongness. Just applied on a whole other order of magnitude. It’s awe-inspiring, in a NASCAR crash, answering “does this dress make me look fat” sort of way. ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/407 "2013-09-27T18:46:54Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Hey, I thought he was leaving… Given the thread title, you have to admit, the odds he’d back into a factually correct statement appear fairly poor. Although I have to admit to crushing disappointment upon learning that he’d been mistaken with this proclamation also… ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/408 "2013-09-27T21:16:19Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Hey, I thought he was leaving… I did too, but on the other hand, that information came from him. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/409 "2013-09-27T21:27:41Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I did too, but on the other hand, that information came from him. So his post was his cite. And it was still wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/410 "2013-09-27T21:30:35Z")
He’s one of those mildly annoying characters who will look you directly in the eye, and in a clear, unwavering and confident voice declare, _the green idea sleeping furiously_. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/411 "2013-09-28T03:32:59Z")
Maybe Me? ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/412 "2013-09-28T04:50:40Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Hey, I thought he was leaving… He never said he was leaving, just that he would post less. Although I suspect it was an incomplete sentence and he meant he would post less intelligently. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/413 "2013-09-28T04:52:05Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > He never said he was leaving, just that he would post less. Although I suspect it was an incomplete sentence and **he meant he would post less intelligently.** Is that possible? ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/414 "2013-09-28T05:57:16Z")
“The better places just don’t need a Pit.” You go on ahead. We’ll be right behind you. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/415 "2013-09-28T11:09:45Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Is that possible? Clearly, he enjoys a challenge. ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/416 "2013-09-28T14:23:56Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > He never said he was leaving, just that he would post less. Although I suspect it was an incomplete sentence and he meant he would post less intelligently. I’d venture most posters would feel Adaher’s leaving would be the preferred pick out of the various scenarios that would result in his posting less… Poll time ? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/417 "2013-09-28T14:28:54Z")
> [@sylmar](#): > > I’d venture most posters would feel Adaher’s leaving would be the preferred pick out of the various scenarios that would result in his posting less… Poll time ? Despite how I feel about **adaher’s** contributions, that’s a real bad idea and precedent to set. And would no doubt be shut down in no time. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/418 "2013-09-28T14:56:42Z")
If it weren’t him, it would be someone else. Every once in a while, Goddess alone knows why, somebody wanders in and applies for the position of SDMB Conservative Gadfly Who Mocks the Foibles and Pretensions of Lefties. An actual sense of humor is, apparently, too much to ask for, and we should simply be generous and mindful of their limitations. ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/419 "2013-09-28T16:33:09Z")
You know, we probably need some of that, but when **Adaher** enters a thread (as has been mentioned previously) it feels like the thread goes to hell in a handcart. Instead of exploring whatever valid POV might be in opposition to the conventional SD wisdom, he just brings knee-jerk oppositionality rather than any quality or real contribution. Reminds me of that old saying “He’s frequently wrong, but never uncertain!” ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639/420 "2013-09-28T21:12:03Z")
He’s the political equivalent of **lekatt**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-history-of-the-sdmb-has-anyone-ever-been-wrong-about-more-things-than-adaher/667639.md?page=22)