# margin has the self-awareness of a barnacle. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 14, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934 "2020-02-14T14:18:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/101 "2020-02-15T23:31:50Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > By the way if you are wondering what kind of person Pool is, behold. Or you may not want to behold as the following contains descriptions of severe animal cruelty. > > [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6477487&postcount=1](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6477487&postcount=1) That adds a little perspective. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/102 "2020-02-15T23:42:45Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > It’s **margin** who is the preacher of hatred in that example. > > OK maybe I should have spelled it out. Instead, try to make it equivalent and relevant. ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/103 "2020-02-15T23:44:41Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I wish I had taken heed of your spoiler. **pool** is a seriously disturbed piece of shit. Ditto that. What the actual fuck?!? Seems the overcompensation for (justified) feelings of powerlessness and unworthiness are nothing new. Probably drives an unnecessarily-large pickup truck, if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/104 "2020-02-15T23:58:07Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Reading is less important than emotional intelligence. This is basic stuff, but the idea is that talking about a random celebrity is different than directly addressing a person. As has often been said by the suddenly oh-so-concerned hand wringing group in this very thread no one is forced to read the pit. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/105 "2020-02-16T00:01:19Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > As has often been said by the suddenly oh-so-concerned hand wringing group in this very thread no one is forced to read the pit. Look asshole, I don’t agree with much of Margin’s positions as per Bernie, I actually like Bernie. But the foul smelling shit that poured out from Pool is disturbing. You don’t get this? I doubt it. You’re just trolling. So fuck off now and get back under your bridge you worthless shitstain. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/106 "2020-02-16T00:17:57Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Laughing at someone else’s real life pain makes that person a candidate for sociopath of the month club. See, the deal is I’m reasonably certain it’s a put-on by a manipulative parasite. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/107 "2020-02-16T00:19:55Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Look asshole, I don’t agree with much of Margin’s positions as per Bernie, I actually like Bernie. But the foul smelling shit that poured out from Pool is disturbing. > > You don’t get this? I doubt it. You’re just trolling. So fuck off now and get back under your bridge you worthless shitstain. The pit is a disturbing place. That’s the point of its creation. The problem is some animals are more equal than others around here. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/108 "2020-02-16T00:22:18Z")
Maybe I don’t want to buy **pool** a beer. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/109 "2020-02-16T00:27:31Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > The pit is a disturbing place. That’s the point of its creation. The problem is some animals are more equal than others around here. Well I know in general cats are way more equal than Octopi. But tired old allusions to Animal Farm aside. You can strongly disagree with Margin without sinking to the sick level that Pool did. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/110 "2020-02-16T00:39:16Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Well I know in general cats are way more equal than Octopi. But tired old allusions to Animal Farm aside. You can strongly disagree with Margin without sinking to the sick level that Pool did. I don’t disagree with that. But the pit is the pit. And it’s octopuses. ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/111 "2020-02-16T00:41:50Z")
Being an asshole in The Pit is still being an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/112 "2020-02-16T00:50:24Z")
I think pool is just pissed off at life. I hope he gets over whatever’s eating away at him, and in a way that’s constructive. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/113 "2020-02-16T01:00:22Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > I don’t disagree with that. But the pit is the pit. > > And it’s octopuses. Actually, a decade plus ago we had a [very long thread proving octopi](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384079&highlight=Octopi) is still a valid pluralization. The pit is a pit, but when someone posts something disgusting, the backlash shouldn’t be a surprise. The pit when it works is somewhat self-governing. Thankfully Miller gets this and moderates well. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/114 "2020-02-16T01:10:58Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Actually, a decade plus ago we had a [very long thread proving octopi](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384079&highlight=Octopi) is still a valid pluralization. > > The pit is a pit, but when someone posts something disgusting, the backlash shouldn’t be a surprise. The pit when it works is somewhat self-governing. > > Thankfully Miller gets this and moderates well. Self-governing in this context means mob rule. And capitulating to a mob is never acting well. ---
**Author:** ![margin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@margin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/margin)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/115 "2020-02-16T01:13:06Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > By the way if you are wondering what kind of person Pool is, behold. Or you may not want to behold as the following contains descriptions of severe animal cruelty. > > [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6477487&postcount=1](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6477487&postcount=1) Jesus fucking Christ, I only read a sentence, but I hope the cops are digging up his back yard. What THE FUCK. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/116 "2020-02-16T01:19:28Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > Self-governing in this context means mob rule. And capitulating to a mob is never acting well. Who’s asking anyone to capitulate to anything? ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/117 "2020-02-16T01:21:28Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > Self-governing in this context means mob rule. And capitulating to a mob is never acting well. It’s “community standards,” not “mob rule.” There’s a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/118 "2020-02-16T01:28:52Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > mob rule. A stupid lie repeated often enough becomes a cliched stupid lie. It doesn’t ever become the truth. You’re entering quarry territory here, dude. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/119 "2020-02-16T01:38:15Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I think pool is just pissed off at life. > > I hope he gets over whatever’s eating away at him, and in a way that’s constructive. I treat cancer patients for a living. I was a disturbed child but I’m not an attention whore unlike some others I could mention. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934/120 "2020-02-16T01:39:17Z")
> [@pool](#): > > I treat cancer patients for a living. I was a disturbed child but I’m not an attention whore unlike some others I could mention. And yet, today in this thread, you are seeming to find the death of a cat and the owner’s pain a fun jaunt. Perhaps you haven’t changed so much after all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margin-has-the-self-awareness-of-a-barnacle/847934.md?page=7)