# Milum is a babbling fountain of shit **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 29, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293 "2003-10-29T19:44:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/121 "2003-11-04T08:55:56Z")
I can’t remember having said anything nice. Put me back on at once! And you still haven’t given me my “foreigner” asterisk. What do I have to do to deserve it? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/122 "2003-11-04T11:26:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Milum \* > \*\*Now now children. You have been bad little boys and girls so now the Milum must punish you. > > \*\*jjimm > > \<\\> > spooje > > \<\\> > kal \*\* > > (\*) denotes foreigner. > > If your name is on this list you are on probation. You may re-enter my esteem after proving to me that you are worthy of my regard. Good luck. \*\* Woohoo!!! I made it on a list!! Somebody noticed me!!! Dude, you are such a freak! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/123 "2003-11-04T11:29:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Milum \* > **Now now children** Whoops, forgot to comment on this before, even though the only hilarious aspect of **Milum** is exactly this: a politically confused 15-year-old pretending to be an adult… and he thinks he’s fooling us. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/124 "2003-11-04T12:46:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Milum \* > \*\*\*\*[🙂] \_\_\__It becomes my pleasure to announce that within the last five days the following posters have sent me a personal email of apology, or else they have since posted a sensible and polite post on the adult board **Great Debates** _. > > Therefore I hereby now lift their probation and gladly remove their names from the **Blackball List** on my wall. > > Congratulations… > > \*\* London\_calling\* > Mr. B > SimonX > Yojimbo\* > jjimm\*\* > > \*\* I set down an empty glass in your honor\*\*. > > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 🙂 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \*\* I think you just took me off the list because I was proud to be there. _I_ sure as fuck didn’t send you any apology for whatever grievance you’ve imagined. **possum stalker** , That’s quite a fortune cookie. my fave is where he says, "Left and right, Liberal and Conservative, seem to be _trans-cultural_ labels that _effectively identify_ two _distinct_ postures of political belief systems. " I wonder to whom this seems to be. Just little **mil-mil** I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/125 "2003-11-04T14:15:21Z")
Quoth Milum’s profile: > [@](#): > > Sorry! That user has specified that they do not wish to receive emails through this board. If you still wish to send an email to this user, please contact the administrator and they may be able to help. Perhaps he’s released his email address to all the lefties via Fox News ? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/126 "2003-11-04T17:59:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*And you still haven’t given me my “foreigner” asterisk. What do I have to do to deserve it? \*\* Kick some slang out, **jjimm**. Throw in a _guv’neh_ or two every once in a while. :dubious: I might add that I am somewhat conflicted: at first peppered with disdain, then liberally salted with praise for my sensible and polite debating style. In truth, 'tis his _seasonings_ I suspect the most. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/127 "2003-11-04T18:24:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*I can’t remember having said anything nice. Put me back on at once! > > And you still haven’t given me my “foreigner” asterisk. What do I have to do to deserve it? \*\* I’m sorry, sir, we’re going to need to see some identification. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/128 "2003-11-04T18:29:18Z")
_A Man for All Seasonings_ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/129 "2003-11-04T22:31:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. B \* > **Kick some slang out, jjimm. Throw in a _guv’neh_ or two every once in a while. :dubious:** _Tips hat_ Cor blimey you’re a gemmun and a toff, make no mistake. Bollocks loo fanny bum and arse. Is it working? I’m wondering if I may have found our [**milum**](http://www.milum.net/vinnie.htm) - this guy says he’s in Kansas, but he could be lying. He’s got some [interesting ideas](http://www.milum.net/Provocateur.htm). (As an aside, what in the name of holy living fuck do people like this think they’re doing advertising [web design](http://www.milum.net/MilumComm.htm)? Is there a market for this kind of visual ebola?) ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/130 "2003-11-04T22:39:19Z")
If he is advertising web design, that is a hoot. That “visual ebola” is a standard theme (basically a template) that comes with the overly-simplified Microsoft Front Page 2000. I never would have imagined that someone who actually choose one of those, especially that one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/131 "2003-11-04T22:52:57Z")
Aaaagh! Embedded MIDI! Die, die, die! ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/132 "2003-11-04T23:09:38Z")
London\_Callings first rule of the Internet; the more extensive is the personal web site, the more likely is it the owner will appear a plonker. I don’t think that’s our Milum, though. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/133 "2003-11-04T23:21:49Z")
Theres no such word as “plonker”! You’re making shit up! ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/134 "2003-11-05T00:37:02Z")
It’s an [acronym](http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=PLONKER). ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/135 "2003-11-05T00:42:55Z")
I’m making shit up, sayeth the man from Nipples, Michigan! ---
**Author:** ![\_possum\_stalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b77776/32.png) [@\_possum\_stalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_possum_stalker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/136 "2003-11-05T00:56:09Z")
BTW, there is a study that just came out a few weeks back- God knows I’ve tried to find it on the web- discussing political identity as a function of one’s ideal home/family structure. Democrats/Liberals picture an ideal family as a nurturing, _laise-faire_ kind of deal. Conservatives/Republicans fantasize about the strong authority figure with a sink-or-swim, shape-up-or-ship-out approach. Eerie, but **Milum** ’s Rorschach post about “tran-cultural labels” may be a retarded version of that theory, viewed through his weird sexist lens. That’s why he calls those who oppose him “children”- in his mind, _he_ is the God-given, righteous authority figure at the head of the political family. That, or he’s a flat-head dipshit who overdosed on kippered beefsteak. It’s a toss-up, really. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/137 "2003-11-05T05:01:37Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Elucidator** :_ > Theres no such word as “plonker”! You’re making shit up! > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Squink** :_ > \*\*It’s an [acronym](http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=PLONKER). \*\* Actually, I suspect that the acronym is folk etymology and I really doubt the definition given. More likely is that plonker comes from the verb (or interjection) “plonk” meaning to use filters on one’s mail software when reading a newsgroup to hide any submissions from another poster. (Or to use the “Ignore” feature in vB or UBB for the same purpose.) While I have not yet found a satisfactory citation to support me, my guess is that “plonk” is taken from old target shooting slang in which one “plonked” tin cans for fun and training. [quibble] **Milum** would, in this instance, be the plonkee, not the plonker. [/quibble] And while I am into nitpicks, > [@](#): > > from Nipples, Michigan the abbreviation MN indicates Minnesota. Michigan is represented by the postal code MI. (The confusion is understandable. The Post Office blew it when they chose those abbreviations. While MN is understandable as Minnesota, Michigan would have been better served by MC. The MC code has long been used for licensing small craft on Michigan waters and avoiding MI would have prevented people from confusing MIchigan with Minnesota, Mississippi, and Missouri. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/138 "2003-11-05T05:26:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 'possum stalker \* > \*\*That, or he’s a flat-head dipshit who overdosed on kippered beefsteak. It’s a toss-up, really. \*\* Funny, I though he was making a two-brain cell attempt to imply that lib-rul’s are pussies while he has an enormous penis (inferiority complex and all that). Guess it amounts to about the same thing. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/139 "2003-11-05T05:41:46Z")
Well thanks, **tom**. Nipples, Minnesota it is. I wonder if the town perks up in those harsh northern winters ? I still say he’s making it up. As for ‘plonker’. I only know it as Sarf Lunnon slang, and not none of that rhyming slang neiver. 'round these parts it means someone for whom the term ‘wanker’ is too harsh, and who is also a little clumsy or naive. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293/140 "2003-11-05T06:29:24Z")
Plonker also appears in Oz slang, though I suspect it’s originally British. “Ya great plonker” = “Ya great wally” Just imagine it as being said by Hagrid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milum-is-a-babbling-fountain-of-shit/210293.md?page=8)