# Manhattan is a Ding-Dong **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 17, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238 "2003-01-17T15:52:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/1 "2003-01-17T15:52:21Z")
Listen to this. I post this perfectly nice thread about Iraq vs. NK -who should we be fighting. In my initial post I say: Re: Why screw with Iraq when N. Korea is flicking us off? ## quote: ## Originally posted by mister\_me Why in the world are we screwing around with Iraq? I mean, come on!!! We’re just looking for a reason to kick their ass! We’re like a bully at the playground pushing the smaller kids around. Then, this Manhattan guy (mod) replies with: "Oh, so you already know the answer and just want to rant. Rant in the Pit. This thread is closed." Well, well, did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed today? I think so!! First of all, you knucklehead, …it belongs in great debates NOT the pit. Use your head, man! The part you quoted was only a very small section of the thread, intended to express opinion toward a debatable subject. Before you go ‘moderating’ threads like you own the place, read the whole thread - you just might learn something. The pit, …I mean, …get real! * * * ---
**Author:** ![mske](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mske](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mske)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/2 "2003-01-17T15:56:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mister\_me \* > \*\*Well, well, did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed today? I think so!! > \*\* I think so. Wanna guess who? How did you make it to 70+ posts? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/3 "2003-01-17T15:57:39Z")
mmm… ding-dongs… At least you spelled his name right. The basic idea there is that when you present a Great Debate, you at least start off with a fairly even, civil tone. If your OP comes across as mostly rant-like, even if there is likely to be a fair amount of discussion about it, it should be in the pit. Particularly if you freely employ the use of invective, which is frowned upon in the gentler fora. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/4 "2003-01-17T15:59:07Z")
Could you please do me a favour, and use “fucking” instead of euphemisms. “Flicking us off” - what the fuck does that fucking mean? ---
**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/5 "2003-01-17T16:03:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gary Kumquat \* > \*\*Could you please do me a favour, and use “fucking” instead of euphemisms. “Flicking us off” - what the fuck does that fucking mean? \*\* You’ve got to be kidding me. No, I won’t do you a favour. Euphemisms are fine and you know damn well what “flicking us off” means. ---
**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/6 "2003-01-17T16:08:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mske \* > \*\*I think so. Wanna guess who? > > How did you make it to 70+ posts? \*\* What in the world are you talking about?..“How did you make it to 70+ posts?” What are you implying? That I should be kicked off because I don’t agree with my thread being moved into the pit? That’s what this is for, mske. If I’m missing something, PLEASE…let me know ---
**Author:** ![Aguecheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Aguecheek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aguecheek)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/7 "2003-01-17T16:09:56Z")
[TMBG] “Once a man named **mister\_me** bemoaned a great regret…” [/TMBG] ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/8 "2003-01-17T16:11:37Z")
I always thought of him as a ‘King Don’, myself. Doesn’t this move him ahead of UncleBeer in the standings? ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/9 "2003-01-17T16:11:51Z")
At least he didn’t call **Manny** a Ho -um- (ho). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/10 "2003-01-17T16:11:59Z")
And I hear **Esprix** is a Twinkie. 😃 **Sorry, Esprix! I couldn’t resist.** ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/11 "2003-01-17T16:12:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mister\_me \* > \*\*Euphemisms are fine and you know damn well what “flicking us off” means. \*\* Yes. You mean “fucking us off”, but for some reason you won’t say what you mean. Which is fairly fucking stupid really. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/12 "2003-01-17T16:13:50Z")
Oh boy. Do Mommy and Daddy know you’re on the computer all by yourself? ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/13 "2003-01-17T16:15:00Z")
I didn’t know the mods were made of chocolately cake and yummy cream filling. :: squelching urge to make a joke/pun involving “eating someone” :: Gah! ---
**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/14 "2003-01-17T16:17:33Z")
Look, I shouldn’t have called him a Ding-Dong (LOL) I jst re-read my post and it comes off pretty harsh. I guess I just feel that the original thread in question should have been moved to GD, not the Pit. I felt like he just grabbed a small section of the thread, said it was a rant, and moved it. I feel like he missed the whole jist of the thread. I don’t mean to offend you, Manhattan, sorry if I fired off a little too hard on you. ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/15 "2003-01-17T16:20:04Z")
**Gary** , our beloved OP is using a slang term for us Americans favored offensive hand gesture. He isn’t using a euphemism, but he is being dense. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/16 "2003-01-17T16:20:29Z")
I for one was SHOCKED at Manhattan’s restrained closing message. It seemed both wrong, and out of character, for him _not_ to have cursed you out for being such an asswipe in GQ. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/17 "2003-01-17T16:24:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mister\_me \* > **First of all, you knucklehead, …it belongs in great debates NOT the pit. Use your head, man!** Then why did you post it in GQ? Knucklehead, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/18 "2003-01-17T16:25:01Z")
That long-haired, facist, choking-the-thread-so-much-he’s-got-carpal-tunnel-syndrom motherfucker!!! How _dare_ he!?!? I say we head on over to that pissant island he lives on and **kick his flickin’ Moderating ass**. I’ll bring the paddle and Manny, you provide the leather. And folks, don’t forget the cherry sauce and fur-lined manacles. ---
**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/19 "2003-01-17T16:25:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gary Kumquat \* > \*\*Yes. You mean “fucking us off”, but for some reason you won’t say what you mean. > > Which is fairly fucking stupid really. \*\* You really don’t know what “flicking us off” means, do you? No, it’s not fucking us off. It means flipping, or sticking up your middle finger at someone. Like saying 'screw you!. Maybe you’ve heard it called ‘giving someone the bird’. In any event, I get the impression that there are quite a few members who ‘hang out’ in this area (the pit) of the boards looking to belittle people and ‘pick fights’. I’M NOT ACCUSING! This is just an assumption based on my initial observation. Is this true? ---
**Author:** ![mske](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mske](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mske)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238/20 "2003-01-17T16:26:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mister\_me \* > \*\*I guess I just feel that the original thread in question should have been moved to GD, not the Pit. I felt like he just grabbed a small section of the thread, said it was a rant, and moved it. I feel like he missed the whole jist of the thread. > > I don’t mean to offend you, Manhattan, sorry if I fired off a little too hard on you. \*\* Point of order - the thread was closed, not moved. And **manhattan** I am sure has seen much, much worse directed towards him. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-is-a-ding-dong/149238.md?page=2)