# Is Shodan more retarded lately, or has he maintained a consistent level of retardation all along? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 24, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530 "2012-01-24T20:31:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/161 "2012-01-26T00:29:22Z")
Would it perhaps be a fix if they just gave me massive tax cuts? I’m willing to take one for the team and see if that does the trick. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/162 "2012-01-26T00:39:00Z")
Myself, I think a nice ‘research grant’ of, oh, say 100 million (just make it out to XT) would do the trick. And it would be cheap too! -XT ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/163 "2012-01-26T00:42:06Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > Myself, I think a nice ‘research grant’ of, oh, say 100 million (just make it out to XT) would do the trick. And it would be cheap too! > > -XT In the spirit of capitalism and competition, I’d be willing to get a grant of only 99.9 million, as long as I’m exempt from future taxes. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/164 "2012-01-26T00:44:36Z")
Arrrggghhh! Underbid AGAIN! :smack: -XT ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/165 "2012-01-26T00:44:49Z")
Shodan, I don’t have any strongly-held opinions about you… Except that fucking retarded “Regards, Shodan” thing. It makes me scroll right past your posts - I won’t read them. Just fucking stop it. I know, it’s been said and I don’t have anything deeper, but I just want to reiterate. It is asinine and pointless. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/166 "2012-01-26T00:47:21Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Shodan, I don’t have any strongly-held opinions about you… > > Except that fucking retarded “Regards, Shodan” thing. It makes me scroll right past your posts - I won’t read them. Just fucking stop it. > > I know, it’s been said and I don’t have anything deeper, but I just want to reiterate. It is asinine and pointless. It’s asinine, but not pointless. The point is to irritate people. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/167 "2012-01-26T00:56:24Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > No, no, _no_. It’s “\*\*Shodan \*\*is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.” Get it right! I’ve never met him and don’t know him other than his postings. I’m just saying that he says what he means, sticks to it and doesn’t play games around it. Plus that “Regards” thing is a real hoot. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/168 "2012-01-26T00:57:31Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > I’ve never met him and don’t know him other than his postings. I’m just saying that he says what he means, sticks to it and doesn’t play games around it. Plus that “Regards” thing is a real hoot. Vinyl is quoting from _The Manchurian Candidate_, just FYI. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/169 "2012-01-26T00:57:56Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > It’s asinine, but not pointless. The point is to irritate people. Oh goody. It worked. I’m not only irritated, I’m ignoring Shodan’s posts. Was that his goal? ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/170 "2012-01-26T01:29:41Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Again, you are not making any sense. If a system is evil because it causes Romney to pay too low a tax rate, then wouldn’t the factors that reduce tax rates be evil? Charitable deductions reduce the tax rate. > > The OP claimed that anyone who did not oppose the current system - including charitable deductions, and capital gains tax - was unfit to be President. You agreed. Therefore, you oppose the current system, including charitable deductions and capital gains tax. > > _That’s_ why it is so clear you simply oppose everything Romney does - because you contradict yourself in doing so, and blame it on others. > > _:shrugs:_ > > This is like trying to explain table manners to a chimpanzee. I shouldn’t expect it to do much good. > > Regards, > Shodan Are you against Black on Black violence? If so, why are you for denying Black people their Second Amendment rights? Are you a racist? After all, you can’t be against a problem unless you are against every single minor contributing factor, or else you are a hypocrite. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/171 "2012-01-26T01:33:42Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > You compared my mother to Laetrile. If it makes you feel better, I didn’t feel you were thinking to insult … just not thinking at all. This you think is insulting your mother? OK, fine - I apologize. I should have compared your mother to Forrest Gump’s mother. It would have been more apt. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/172 "2012-01-26T01:34:38Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Shodan is one of my favorite conservative posters on SD. He is consistent and fun and intellectually honest. So is a pet rock. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/173 "2012-01-26T01:54:17Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > The diminishing marginal value of every additional dollar still exists. Be careful: if you say this three times in a thread, it summons \*\*emacknight \*\*like Beetlejuice. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/174 "2012-01-26T02:22:52Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > The OP claimed that anyone who did not oppose the current system - including charitable deductions, and capital gains tax - was unfit to be President. You agreed. Therefore, you oppose the current system, including charitable deductions and capital gains tax. And see, this is the stupidest of the stupid. If you think someone is saying something, and they correct you, you win nothing whatsoever by insisting that your interpretation of what they were saying is what they intended to convey. All you do is look like an idiot. Unfortunately, there are too many people on this board perfectly willing to look like idiots in this respect. You genuinely seem to think you have some chance of being correct in this situation. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/175 "2012-01-26T02:42:28Z")
**Shodan** is both witty and intelligent. The only reason anyone around here would call him stupid is because of his conservative political beliefs, and frankly, accusations of stupidity on this board due to conservative political beliefs have become both predictable and banal. So if it makes you feel better about your own political beliefs to call **Shodan** stupid then knock yourselves out. Just don’t expect anyone of intellectual honesty or discernment to take you seriously. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/176 "2012-01-26T02:48:36Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Vinyl is quoting from _The Manchurian Candidate_, just FYI. Ah, I knew it was familiar from somewhere. > [@John\_DiFool](#): > > So is a pet rock. Has a pet rock ever sent you its regards? I think not! ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/177 "2012-01-26T03:02:01Z")
I don’t know much about **Shodan** - wasn’t that one of the creatures that would attack Godzilla? Best, Cheers, Yours, Cordially, Regards, Best regards, Best wishes, Sincerely, Kindest regards, Warmest regards, I remain yours truly, Warmly, Thanks again, My sincere thanks for your time and consideration, Take care, Continued success, RaftPeople ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/178 "2012-01-26T03:08:17Z")
I think we should _all_, every one of us, sign off with a sig line we don’t really mean. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/179 "2012-01-26T03:09:47Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > This is why you find the greatest number of liberal adherents among naive impressionable college students and others of that age, and why many of them once they’re out in the real world and on their own begin to abandon it as they mature. How do you reconcile that with that cohort’s interest in the works of Ayn Rand? ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530/180 "2012-01-26T03:12:08Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > **Shodan** is both witty and intelligent. The only reason anyone around here would call him stupid is because of his conservative political beliefs, and frankly, accusations of stupidity on this board due to conservative political beliefs have become both predictable and banal. So if it makes you feel better about your own political beliefs to call **Shodan** stupid then knock yourselves out. Just don’t expect anyone of intellectual honesty or discernment to take you seriously. Keep fucking that chicken, SA. KFTC. Regardless, Lobohan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shodan-more-retarded-lately-or-has-he-maintained-a-consistent-level-of-retardation-all-along/610530.md?page=10)