# Mods, can't you tell Snowboarder Bo to shut up? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 14, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483 "2012-01-14T05:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/221 "2012-01-16T17:30:04Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > My “Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there!” immediately follows the joke. Clearly it has something to do with the quote from **fiddlesticks**. Yep. clear as mud. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/222 "2012-01-16T17:45:37Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > the complainers are those who have advocated for **Snowboarder Bo** to be punished “Long has my family suffered. My grandfather, a good and honest man, was imprisoned on the false testimony of a jealous business competitor and executed for a crime he didn’t commit.” “Misery upon misery! When the soldiers came, they confiscated all my family’s land and sold my grandmother into sexual slavery. Years passed and she managed to escape, but stricken with disease, was forced to abandon her own infant son at the border crossing in order to spare his life!” “O, WRETCHED MISFORTUNE! My uncle Snowboarder Bo was told to knock it off when he kept repeating “let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there!” on an online message board!” “AHHH, INDIGNITY OF INDIGNITIES! Wait… what?” “Yeah, that doesn’t…” “A _quarry_? Like, for rocks?” “What the hell is a ‘snowboarder’?” ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/223 "2012-01-16T18:00:03Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Bo and his catchphrase are bonerific. You rang? To all: What, a full-blown controversy over the frequent use of a catchphrase? [What a revolting development this is!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_of_Riley) _**TFO, the original True Blue Jack, the BONER of SALVATION!**_ ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/224 "2012-01-16T18:05:32Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > "Long has my family suffered… The rest of this hilarious post deleted. That’s one hell of a straw man. Almost like the edifice they destroy at the Burning Man Festival. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/225 "2012-01-16T18:07:47Z")
Why don’t we all come up our own catchphrases and try to out post each other. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/226 "2012-01-16T18:09:42Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > Why don’t we all come up our own catchphrases and try to out post each other. I like that! I’ll go with an old favorite from high school: Never mind the mules, just load the wagon. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/227 "2012-01-16T18:18:16Z")
I’ll go with: “Grow some chest on your hair and toughen up, you damned donkey balls!” ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/228 "2012-01-16T18:24:20Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > Why don’t we all come up our own catchphrases and try to out post each other. **D’oh!** Oh, wait… It’s taken. ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/229 "2012-01-16T18:36:14Z")
How about **D’oh! Nuts!**? ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/230 "2012-01-16T18:36:22Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I like that! I’ll go with an old favorite from high school: > > Never mind the mules, just load the wagon. My dear old Dad has been saying that to me since I was about 10 years old! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/231 "2012-01-16T19:11:25Z")
“I’ll be in my room.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/232 "2012-01-16T19:54:13Z")
ATMB has roughly 11,500 threads. As best I can determine, not quite 40 of them exceed 200 posts. That’s roughly 0.3%. A mere 14 ATMB threads exceed 300 posts. That’s 0.12% This thread is presently at 232 and going strong. I’m NOT trying to incite a post party here. Just pointing out that it seems 'ol \*\*Bo \*\*has struck a nerve of near historic proportions. Or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/233 "2012-01-16T20:22:21Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > This thread is presently at 232 and going strong. I’m NOT trying to incite a post party here. Just pointing out that it seems 'ol \*\*Bo \*\*has struck a nerve of near historic proportions. Or something like that. That quarry will be filled in no time. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/234 "2012-01-16T20:23:00Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > ATMB has roughly 11,500 threads. As best I can determine, not quite 40 of them exceed 200 posts. That’s roughly 0.3%. A mere 14 ATMB threads exceed 300 posts. That’s 0.12% … How did you get that figure? 0.3% of 11,500 = +/- 40 (Not that I’m doubting you, quite the contrary. I’ve never been very good at calculating percentages. I mean, I’m clear on how to figure say, " what is x% of 100 ". What is the formula for… well, what you just did there.) 😕 ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/235 "2012-01-16T20:25:03Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > Why don’t we all come up our own catchphrases and try to out post each other. I want “lick my hairy nutsack you crazy ass bitch”. I am going to use it every time I would otherwise have said “lick my hairy nutsack you crazy ass bitch”. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/236 "2012-01-16T20:30:18Z")
The only thing more ridiculous than using that as a catchphrase is the ire other people are having over its use. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/237 "2012-01-16T20:30:45Z")
> [@JBDivmstr](#): > > My dear old Dad has been saying that to me since I was about 10 years old! 😃 I’m curious if your Dad and I may have happened upon the expression at roughly the same time. I put my first exposure to it as 1958 +/- a year. Another of that vintage was: “Never mind the cheese, just get me out of the trap.” ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/238 "2012-01-16T20:39:54Z")
> [@jbdivmstr](#): > > how did you get that figure? > 0.3% of 11,500 = +/- 40 > > (not that i’m doubting you, quite the contrary. I’ve never been very good at calculating percentages. I mean, i’m clear on how to figure say, " what is x% of 100 ". What is the formula for… Well, what you just did there.) 😕 40/11,500 =.00348 ≈ 0.3% ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/239 "2012-01-16T20:41:16Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > The only thing more ridiculous than using that as a catchphrase is the ire other people are having over its use. Yes, we know. This has now been repeated enough times to qualify as a catchphrase. ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/240 "2012-01-16T20:44:04Z")
> [@Silophant](#): > > 40/11,500 =.00348 ≈ 0.3% Thanks, **Silophant**! 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483.md?page=13)