# It's a government coup **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 21, 2000, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186 "2000-11-21T21:48:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/1 "2000-11-21T21:48:31Z")
The purpose of this coup is that dpr won too easily, people are way too fast to join his leadership. We need dissension in the ranks. I am bored, ummm no discontent so needed something to do and a little bit of civil unrest is just the antidote. A new leader will be thrust into office after the coup is over with. I will make it plain that it will NOT be me. I am too lazy to be president, it is way too much work. I would like to be leader of the military, weapons at my disposal could be used when I need to once again stage a coup, uh I mean that we could use these weapons to keep the peace of this message board, yeah that’s what I meant. The new government will once again allow for the flow of information and trivia to be at the forefront of our thoughts. Newbies will be treated with awe at their ability to provide new insights. Those with post counts in the four digits will be treated as gods. Moderators will be allowed to rule with a gentle iron hand. All posters will be fairly given their say. Rah Rah Sis Boom Bah!!! ::deb takes a cow pie and catapolts it at dpr:: ::A shot is heard in the distance:: Uh, did someone hear whiskey being poured? Let the battles begin. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/2 "2000-11-21T21:52:18Z")
I didn’t know we had a president. Darn old anti-government me didn’t pay attention. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/3 "2000-11-21T22:07:06Z")
The _PRF_ demands a redress of our grievances, lest the blood of the imperial opressors be spilt. -Communique from Commander yax. ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/4 "2000-11-21T22:43:17Z")
Commander Yak, oh great worthy one of the SDMD board, a good cow pie fight should bring those oppressors of our society into submission. I am honored by your presence or as Christmas is coming maybe it should be present. The check for $1,000,000,000,000 has been deposited into our secret account. ---
**Author:** ![Ad\_Noctum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@Ad\_Noctum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_Noctum)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/5 "2000-11-21T22:47:36Z")
I’m gonna be a secret double agent… what can I command? I don’t want to be a mud-slinger (pun intended) but I would like to be in charge of Catapulting the plans of anarchy into action ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/6 "2000-11-21T22:54:52Z")
Ooo… an uprising! Can I be agitprop? ::chains herself to the nearest stationary object:: ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/7 "2000-11-21T22:59:16Z")
Ah yes, Secret Double Agent Ad Noctum, I mean 004, we need to find the weaknesses in our enemies defenses and how to penetrate them, a job that is definitely best performed by a man. You are empowered to be as conniving and double-crossing as you want to be to achieve our mission. Rasa your ability to follow the chain of command or at least the chain is commendable, fight on. ---
**Author:** ![Ad\_Noctum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@Ad\_Noctum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_Noctum)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2000, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/8 "2000-11-21T23:05:32Z")
> [@](#): > > find… how to penetrate them… oh, I can DEFINATELY handle this… oh…wha? you probably mean the SPY stuff… oh, I can do that too ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/9 "2000-11-22T00:36:01Z")
Mercenary for hire, no job too small, no fee too big. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/10 "2000-11-22T04:10:08Z")
If I may hijack, when the ongoing Florida vote situation was developing, one of my dimmer colleague (I sometimes think this guy actually has orked a cow) shared his theory with me. He figured that it was a set-up by the federal government. “Why would they do that?” “So they can take over.” “So you’re saying there’s a secret plot by the government to overthrow the government.” “Well … when you say it like that, it sounds kinda stupid.” ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/11 "2000-11-22T04:12:58Z")
I tried to tell them this was coming but did they listen to me? Noooo! I was just “that crackpot over in Analysis who sees conspiracies everywhere” Well now who’s laughing? ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/12 "2000-11-22T04:13:16Z")
LOL I know people like that Little Nemo. Oh wait… I shouldn;t be here should I? Um… just go on with your secret plotting. As you were. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/13 "2000-11-22T04:24:48Z")
[secret plotting] Ooh… dissent… what can I do? I’ll stop at nothing to put a knife in the back, front, or side of the established leadership… (yes, this includes the new leadership once it is established :D) you can maybe use an assassin? [/secret plotting] \ ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/14 "2000-11-22T04:33:09Z")
::turns firehoses and beanbag cannons on coup-ers:: Git! Go on, shoo! ::threatens gathering crowd with firehoses:: Alright, break it up, move along, nothin’ to see here… –Gunslinger, Chief in charge of putting down coups and uprisings ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/15 "2000-11-22T05:04:19Z")
hmm… it would appear that Gun’s services were purchased by the opposition… \ ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2000, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-government-coup/42186/16 "2000-11-22T10:47:39Z")
Wait just a second, deb2world! Weren’t you the one who started the thread proclaiming him as president? What are you, the SDMB equivalent of Benedict Arnold? [sub]I’m defending the dpr regime, even though I didn’t vote for him (or anyone, let the record show), because he made me the male minister of flirting. Hey, I don’t bite the hand that feeds me.[/sub]