# lissener lays his neck on the block. This cannot end well. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 24, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119 "2005-12-24T23:46:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/21 "2005-12-25T02:09:14Z")
> [@the raindog](#): > > I have but one question. Was _“maybe I need to leverage my paradigm to actualize my positive thinking”_ a joke or parody of some sort? I thought it was inspired. Perhaps an instant classic. Lookee I edit, I edit!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pedro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Pedro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pedro)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/22 "2005-12-25T02:14:17Z")
I read until **23**. Anyone beat that? Surely there must be a prize of some sort involved in this… ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/23 "2005-12-25T02:21:39Z")
I glanced at the first sentence, then scrolled down to see how long the OP was, then immediately jumped to the first response. Anyone beat THAT? ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/24 "2005-12-25T02:25:33Z")
This has to be the most embarassingly pathetic OP I’ve ever not read. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/25 "2005-12-25T02:26:35Z")
> [@Ellis Dee](#): > > This has to be the most embarassingly pathetic OP I’ve ever not read. Don’t I not know it. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/26 "2005-12-25T02:28:47Z")
OOh-OOh. New Game. Go to the original thread, jump in with a post, then colme back here ahd refer to your post # and summarize it. Or not. I choose not. I’m just suggesting it for others as a fun way to, I don’t know - add to the Bizarro-Worldness of the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/27 "2005-12-25T02:29:30Z")
> [@Ukulele Ike](#): > > I glanced at the first sentence, then scrolled down to see how long the OP was, then immediately jumped to the first response. Anyone beat THAT? I didn’t even glance. Just posted. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/28 "2005-12-25T02:30:05Z")
…And when you come back here, don’t preview so it looks like you’rw an idiot. Like me. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/29 "2005-12-25T02:31:09Z")
Fuck. Never mind… :wally ---
**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/30 "2005-12-25T02:32:18Z")
You have to give **lissener** _some_ credit. He’s right. _This will not end well._ ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/31 "2005-12-25T02:38:23Z")
> [@Mr Bus Guy](#): > > I had some cornflakes for breakfast this morning. They were interesting too. How in the world could you possibly consider your breakfast interesting? It’s not. Nobody cares. Now, **lissener’s** point is simply… …oh. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/32 "2005-12-25T02:41:04Z")
K, thanks every body. Thought so. Could a passing mod close this on account of pointlessness? Apparently I will never learn. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/33 "2005-12-25T02:42:29Z")
That OP sports some serious MEGO factor there.\* Is there a Cliff Notes version available? [sub]\*MEGO=acronym for “mine eyes glazeth over”[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119/34 "2005-12-25T02:44:26Z")
Closed at the request of the wise OP. **samclem** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-lays-his-neck-on-the-block-this-cannot-end-well/337119.md?page=1)