# lobstermonster, stick to flipping off little kids

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 23, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638 "2007-10-23T00:28:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/61 "2007-10-23T04:02:10Z")

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> [@Hilarity N. Suze](#):
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> If you can afford a doctor surely you can afford a maid.

He can’t afford a maid, and don’t call him Shirley. 😉

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**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/62 "2007-10-23T04:02:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Ravenman]  
Sooooo… is anyone else hanging out in this thread hoping that **lobstermobster** will post a picture of her (with her pretty red bow) doing the dishes?  
[/QUOTE]

whoa whoa whoa. I’m not doing anyones dishes. Especially not someone who told me to fuck off. I’m not that kind of girl.

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**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/63 "2007-10-23T04:06:33Z")

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[QUOTE=DocCathode]  
cute. Buyt, I’m compelled to keep dirty dishes in the sink.  
[/QUOTE]

So compelled that you can’t just throw the fucking things AWAY and move on with your life? Really? OK. Then we should all just shut up and stop trying to help you. You are under a doctor’s care and we are not doctors, so we are not qualified to discuss your situation. That about the size of it?

LM, you handled this very lame Pitting quite well. I expect it to turn into a lobster lovefest very soon, so get out your Paint brush… 😉

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**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:** [October 23, 2007, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/64 "2007-10-23T04:07:50Z")

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[QUOTE=DocCathode]  
cute. Buyt, I’m compelled to keep dirty dishes in the sink.  
[/QUOTE]

Maybe you could take your mind off it. Perhaps you could increase the frequency of fucking yourself.

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/65 "2007-10-23T04:10:44Z")

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Sequential Posts!

> [@Rubystreak](#):
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> I expect it to turn into a lobster lovefest very soon, so get out **your Paint brush** …

[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers]  
Maybe you could take your mind off it. Perhaps you could increase the frequency of fucking yourself.  
[/QUOTE]

:eek: 😃

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/66 "2007-10-23T04:12:56Z")

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[QUOTE=lobstermobster]  
I’m used to people thinking I’m a bitch because of my verbal diarrhea  
[/QUOTE]  
Not true. Some of us think you’re a bitch because of your regular diarrhea. Well, not the diarrhea itself, which can happen to anyone, but the fact that you’re always bragging about it and making those of us without diarrhea feel inferior.

Seriously, though, you should see a doctor.

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**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/67 "2007-10-23T04:17:37Z")

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Uh oh, Dad is mad at me. Check out the other thread.

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/68 "2007-10-23T04:17:52Z")

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From another thread.

[QUOTE=SkipMagic]  
I think you’ve got it wrong, **lobstermobster**. The rule is _don’t_ be a jerk.

You might want to stay out of these threads if you can’t keep from breaking that rule. Your stay here will last that much longer.  
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_Your stay here will last that much longer_

Huh? I’m sorry, is someone as sarcastic and funny as l **m** being warned of being banned?

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**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/69 "2007-10-23T04:32:21Z")

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Nevermind

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/70 "2007-10-23T04:40:13Z")

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[QUOTE=Jamaika a jamaikaiaké]  
Maybe it’s because she was being an asshole?  
[/QUOTE]  
So you’re defending the assertation I’m asking about assuming?

Huh?

Okay, so I’m gald you’ve put in your vote to ban her.

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/71 "2007-10-23T04:41:45Z")

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gotcha yah!

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**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/72 "2007-10-23T04:42:19Z")

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don’t ban me!! I have good intentions. This hurts my feelings! rude!

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/73 "2007-10-23T04:45:30Z")

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I guess we should just ban her.

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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/74 "2007-10-23T04:50:06Z")

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[QUOTE=lobstermobster]  
settle down, crazy, i said I take it back!!  
[/QUOTE]  
Interesting. Calling someone “crazy” and then wondering why they’re pissed at you.

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**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/75 "2007-10-23T04:51:53Z")

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[QUOTE=TokyoPlayer]  
Interesting. Calling someone “crazy” and then wondering why they’re pissed at you.  
[/QUOTE]

oh no…I know

eta: people call me crazy all the time. where is my sympathy? and my power crystals? I really did want those

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**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:** [October 23, 2007, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/76 "2007-10-23T04:52:19Z")

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Meh, it had a “Lighten up, Francis” feel to it, if you ask me.

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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/77 "2007-10-23T04:52:41Z")

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So you are intentional about this?

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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/78 "2007-10-23T05:25:40Z")

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[QUOTE=lobstermobster]  
oh no…I know

eta: people call me crazy all the time. where is my sympathy? and my power crystals? I really did want those  
[/QUOTE]  
Calling someone crazy over drinks is entirely different than calling someone crazy in a tread about OCD and going on and on about power crystals.

You may be funny, but this isn’t.

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**Author:** ![Man\_from\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/79 "2007-10-23T05:39:26Z")

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[QUOTE=Hilarity N. Suze]  
If you can afford a doctor surely you can afford a maid. Even just a one-time maid. Get her to lock those dishes up and use paper & plastic until you’re well.  
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Howard Hughes had a lot of money and he paid people to take care of his phobias, but with OCD, it only gets worse. So he really went downhill fast. With OCD, the more you give in and wash your hands, wash the dishes, clean the floor, count the number of wall tiles, etc. the more you feel you need to do the same action again, just to be sure, because, you never know . . .

Maybe there is an overdiagnosis of certain illnesses. I know that OCD is a sort of fashionable sort of thing to say to people that you have. It’s “amusing” to be able to be quirky because you can only eat pasta on odd numbered Thursdays. But I venture that people who do this are not really suffering from any disease. If they were, they’d know it’s a much more serious and painful experience. And they’d understand why when someone comes along talking about “power crystals” and accusations of laziness, it might be offensive.

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**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638/80 "2007-10-23T05:43:03Z")

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[QUOTE=DocCathode]  
cute. Buyt, I’m compelled to keep dirty dishes in the sink.  
[/QUOTE]

All right. I am not a doctor, and far, far from it. But it sounds like your OCD compulsion is not to clean the dishes so they would be sufficient for brain surgery, but to keep a sinkful of dirty ones. Maybe you could start from there and work on it that way.

(It helps if I can visualize it as a sink of basically clean dishes. Whatever problems I have with getting these images from a message board, please do not disillusion me to tell me that you add gucky stuff to make it authentically a sink full of dishes rotting away.)

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