# Metacom, you're an idiot. Plain and simple. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 17, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337 "2006-01-17T07:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/141 "2006-01-18T19:02:49Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Daniel, my main beef is not so much what you believe as the way you’re expressing those beliefs. I’ve reread the thread, and I have little idea what he’s doing that’s getting people all pissy. The charge of sanctimony is, I think, silly, but I suppose you can always decide that’s what’s behind a display of compassion. But he certainly has not been sitting here condemning people, especially not people (like you) whose views aren’t that different from his own. Sheesh. **Lefty** didn’t do anything wrong here. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/142 "2006-01-18T19:05:47Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > gosh darnit, why don’t we leave **Metacom** alone is grating, quite frankly. **Left Hand** can correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe he was just pointing out that there’s a place where we can discuss this without the insults (that being the GQ thread), since **Metacom** is not interested in participating in this pit thread. I sorta think **Metacom** ’s getting what’s coming to him, but that’s beside the point if you’re interested in actually discussing the issue in question. You can debate him rationally in GQ and still burning his dog in this thread. My impression was that **Lefty** was recommending the former, not condemning the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/143 "2006-01-18T19:31:39Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > **Lute** , I’ve made my position clear several times. I have not changed it. Yeah, I know. I was referring to all the qualifiers you’ve used in defending your position, and that has people confused. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/144 "2006-01-18T20:02:45Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Yes, I only came in here to dogpile, not because I think you’re being a twit. > > Perhaps I misunderstood when you said “y’all are like jackals”, if you were only speaking to **Scumpup**. Still, your crowing on and on about the mentally ill and gosh darnit, why don’t we leave **Metacom** alone is grating, quite frankly. Yeah, I can see how that would have been confusing to you, what with the way he kept refering directly to **Scumpup** by name. It’s easy to see how that would have thrown you. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/145 "2006-01-18T21:20:27Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Yeah, I can see how that would have been confusing to you, what with the way he kept refering directly to **Scumpup** by name. It’s easy to see how that would have thrown you. In fairness to **Guin** , up here at least, “y’all” is strictly plural. ---
**Author:** ![Thalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@Thalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thalion)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/146 "2006-01-18T22:37:14Z")
I think that I’ve accomplished what little I set out to do with this thread. Would a mod please close this one? ---
**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 18, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/147 "2006-01-18T22:50:06Z")
Yes, and thus, since I was wrong, I appologize. I fucked up. Sorry 'bout that. :o ---
**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:** [January 18, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/148 "2006-01-18T22:52:12Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Yes, and thus, since I was wrong, I appologize. > > I fucked up. Sorry 'bout that. > > :o Thanks, **Guin** –I appreciate it! Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/149 "2006-01-18T23:25:55Z")
> [@Fear Itself](#): > > The irony is that, many kids who are suicidal feel exactly like that; they believe they are nothing more than chicken shit, have no balls, and are complete losers. That’s why they want to die. The more you send the message that suicide by cop is appropriate for them, the more they will follow your directions. Your comments amount to a self fulfilling prophecy, condemning an endless cycle of kids and cops to misery. Perhaps you should go back and read my post again. I did not suggest nor do I condone suicide by cop for any person. or go read post #125 which sums up my feelings rather well. ---
**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:** [January 19, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metacom-youre-an-idiot-plain-and-simple/340337/150 "2006-01-19T00:12:02Z")
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