# Inhabitants of the SDMB's - 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 19, 2004, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747 "2004-07-19T00:54:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/1 "2004-07-19T00:54:56Z")
Today I ran across a discussion with a lot of heat (passionate expressions) and smoke (erroneous statements) but very little enlightment (factual information). There are those posting replies who have a great diversity of knowledge but with little if any depth, and on the other hand those with a great depth of knowledge about one or fewer subjects. A ‘little’ knowledge is a dangerous thing! Causes those who posses it to run off at the mouth (keyboard) with all sorts of nonsence. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/2 "2004-07-19T01:19:56Z")
Link? ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/3 "2004-07-19T02:21:58Z")
> [@spingears](#): > > Today I ran across a discussion with a lot of heat (passionate expressions) and smoke (erroneous statements) but very little enlightment (factual information). Just one? You weren’t looking very hard. We’ve got dozens of those. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/4 "2004-07-19T07:56:35Z")
Today I ran across a post which made absolutely no sense but appeared to be some sort of complaint about people who didn’t know what they were talking about. A little keyboard is a dangerous thing! Because those who possess one will run off half-formed thoughts and confuse the hell out of everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/5 "2004-07-19T08:06:55Z")
It might have something to do with [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5080051#post5080051). Then again, it might not. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/6 "2004-07-19T13:12:36Z")
I like string. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/7 "2004-07-19T13:54:10Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > I like string. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![SamIAm336](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SamIAm336](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamIAm336)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/8 "2004-07-19T14:38:32Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > I like string. I am amused ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/9 "2004-07-19T16:45:05Z")
> [@Small Clanger](#): > > > [@Ethilrist](#): > > > > I like string. > > Cite? [Here you go.](http://superstringtheory.com/) ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/10 "2004-07-19T17:21:02Z")
I love lamp. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/11 "2004-07-19T17:43:27Z")
…And **spingears** said “Let there be lamp” and there still wasn’t… The irony that the last sentence of the OP was not only incomplete but also contained 2 spelling errors has not escaped me. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/12 "2004-07-19T18:11:28Z")
My butt itches. And I have " a great depth of knowledge" as to why my butt itches. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/13 "2004-07-19T18:23:02Z")
I had bugs for lunch. > [@hillbilly queen](#): > > And I have " a great depth of knowledge" as to why my butt itches. Cite? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/14 "2004-07-19T18:25:56Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > My butt itches. > > And I have " a great depth of knowledge" as to why my butt itches. God, I hope it’s not PINWORMS! ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/15 "2004-07-19T20:07:26Z")
> [@luluBahrain](#): > > I love lamp. 😃 I ate a big red candle. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/16 "2004-07-19T21:34:54Z")
OK folks. You can all go home now. Open call for _One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest_ is now over. We have our cast. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/17 "2004-07-19T22:44:51Z")
Cool. I got the role of Chief by not posting anything. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/18 "2004-07-19T22:47:23Z")
> [@spingears](#): > > A ‘little’ knowledge is a dangerous thing! Causes those who posses it to run off at the mouth (keyboard) with all sorts of nonsence. I suspect that the OP is correct. Just a while ago I encountered [this example of that very thing](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=267239). ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/19 "2004-07-19T22:51:07Z")
psssst! **spingears** , you might want to ask a Moderator to move these threads to the **BBQ Pit** where content-free rants are more typically posted, particularly when they tend to be complaints about the board that do not seem to have much purpose beyond complaining. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747/20 "2004-07-19T23:53:38Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > I suspect that the OP is correct. Just a while ago I encountered [this example of that very thing](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=267239). The T&D Meister strikes again! (Like Stan on South Park: "I Don’t think we better piss off Catrtman anymore!!!) 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inhabitants-of-the-sdmbs-1/255747.md?page=2)