# LarkingPot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 28, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544 "2014-02-28T20:55:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/1 "2014-02-28T20:55:51Z")
What’s with this guy? He just joined and has been a jerk in practically every thread he’s posted in (at least in Cafe Society, I haven’t looked for any others). Examples: [The latest Big Bang Theory thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=716991) [The late night host teleprompter thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717024) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/2 "2014-02-28T21:00:19Z")
Seems to have come in with the idea this is a snark shooting gallery site (cleverest snark/attack post wins). There certainly aren’t any shortage of those out there. H’or’sh’it will figure it out and learn to participate, or get banned in short order. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/3 "2014-02-28T21:00:41Z")
My guess is a good old-fashioned jimmy rustler. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/4 "2014-02-28T21:02:24Z")
My guess is somebody who’s insecure about their own intelligence, so tries to correct everybody all the time. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/5 "2014-02-28T21:03:10Z")
“The troll that burns twice as bright burns half as long. And you have burned so very, very brightly, **Lark**.” ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/6 "2014-02-28T21:04:41Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > “The troll that burns twice as bright burns half as long. And you have burned so very, very brightly, **Lark**.” For the win. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/7 "2014-02-28T21:21:37Z")
[Also started this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=716994). Some of his/her comments are the right amount of snark, e.g. post #4 in the BBT thread. And then you read the second sentence and that humor is lost. > [@bup](#): > > My guess is somebody who’s insecure about their own intelligence, so tries to correct everybody all the time. My guess is [that he’s] somebody who’s insecure about their[his] own intelligence, so [he] tries to correct everybody all the time. Fixed that for you. Language must follow the Manual of Style at all times, no colloquialisms! 😃 (Ahh! the smileys are different. Just noticed that. That one (embarrassment?) doesn’t look like it’s servicing someone anymore). ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/8 "2014-02-28T21:24:57Z")
Are nicknames allowed outside the Pit? I propose SnarkingPot. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/9 "2014-03-01T18:05:14Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > Are nicknames allowed outside the Pit? I propose SnarkingPot. Too kind. I propose Shithead. No… \*still \*too kind. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/10 "2014-03-01T18:31:50Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/11 "2014-03-01T18:53:51Z")
LarkingPot… more like _Parking Lot_, eh? Oh, wait. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larkingpot/682544/12 "2014-03-01T20:03:06Z")
I’m going to close this thread since he’s no longer with us.