# msmith537, What is your major malfunction? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 24, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333 "2005-05-24T21:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/21 "2005-05-24T23:57:57Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > So what? There are a huge number of men who act like mysogonistic, arrogant dicks. Being a mysogonistic, arrogant dick isn’t the domain of men any more than being a controlling, mind-game-playing harpy is the domain of women. Rant against the behavior, not the gender. Who’s ranting? Women who behave that way don’t particularly bother me since I simply wouldn’t put up with it. And if other people choose to have that be the dynamic in their relationship, well, if that’s what makes them happy more power to them. None of my business. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/22 "2005-05-25T00:19:03Z")
It’s a mystery to me why women always seem to treat **msmith** so badly, by his accounts. It’s almost like they don’t _like_ him. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/23 "2005-05-25T00:20:26Z")
**msmith537’s** posts make me wonder if he is the author of [NoMarriage.com](http://nomarriage.com/) If not, there sure are some striking similarities. Though, the misogyny is just a tad more unrestrained (and batshit insane) there. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/24 "2005-05-25T00:24:10Z")
Yeah, i can engage with **msmith537** on some issues, even when i don’t agree with him. But, when it comes to discussions of women, the guy is beyond reason. I suspect some childhood trauma, possibly being dropped on his head, that he blames on women. Either that, or he’s never been laid. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/25 "2005-05-25T00:25:59Z")
> [@TVeblen](#): > > It’s a mystery to me why women always seem to treat **msmith** so badly, by his accounts. It’s almost like they don’t _like_ him. Well, that’s because they’re/we’re all exactly the SAME! All three billion. He knows it for a fact, and he proved it with all those posts! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/26 "2005-05-25T00:49:49Z")
Well let’s jut go to the source. Hey smith, yes you. What is it that warped your mind so badly that you hate women so? Please explain to us what happend. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/27 "2005-05-25T01:16:12Z")
How on earth can you guys pit and bash ms mith? That guy is awesome. Awesome to the max. Have any of you ever seen the episode of _Futurama_ where Fry meets That Guy from the 80s at a cryogenic support group? If you read all of ms mith’s post in That Guy’s voice, you can’t help but laugh. Yes, ms mith is lame, but he’s totally entertaining. He’s a joke. There is absolutely no need at all to get worked up over the likes of him. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/28 "2005-05-25T01:21:15Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > Have any of you ever seen the episode of _Futurama_ where Fry meets That Guy from the 80s at a cryogenic support group? If you read all of ms mith’s post in That Guy’s voice, you can’t help but laugh. The most perfect characterization of a poster I can think of. Right on the money, **UrbanChic**. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/29 "2005-05-25T02:38:18Z")
The wording of remarks made by **msmith** in IMHO belongs in the Pit. The emphasis on the " **all women** suggests an intentional and not unconscious desire to engage people in a topic other than the one described in the linked OP. The level of insight provided is prepubescent at best or at least openly and consistently hostile to a large portion of Forum members. Suggestions: 1. Grow up. If you are older than eleven, you are not showing it. 2. If a girl or woman has hurt you, **get over her.** 3. Get to know women. 4. Overcome your need for constant attention from others. Negative attention is not a good substitute for positive attention. 5. Find out what it is that you are really angry about. Tell somebody. 6. You are too generally intelligent to remain a bigot, but it shows up a lot in what you write. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/30 "2005-05-25T03:13:23Z")
This part cracks me up: **msmith537** “Look, the fact is that woman control %50 of the vote in this country but they control %100 of the vagina. Their power comes from the threat of being able to take their vagina and go home.” You can bet I don’t leave anyplace without my vagina. That’s just the bitchy kinda woman I am. There is more, if you feel the need for more, here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6193284#post6193284](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6193284#post6193284) ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/31 "2005-05-25T03:28:02Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > This part cracks me up: > > **msmith537** “Look, the fact is that woman control %50 of the vote in this country but they control %100 of the vagina. Their power comes from the threat of being able to take their vagina and go home.” Somehow I get the impression his main problem is that vaginas have all those pesky _women_ attached to them. A design flaw in nature’s packaging I’ve never really considered adequately before now, to be sure. Though I understand manufacturers of inflatable plastic goods have addressed the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/32 "2005-05-25T03:29:14Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > You can bet I don’t leave anyplace without my vagina. That’s just the bitchy kinda woman I am. Now _that_ is a sig line. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/33 "2005-05-25T03:48:43Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > How on earth can you guys pit and bash ms mith? That guy is awesome. Awesome to the max. > > Have any of you ever seen the episode of _Futurama_ where Fry meets That Guy from the 80s at a cryogenic support group? If you read all of ms mith’s post in That Guy’s voice, you can’t help but laugh. > > Yes, ms mith is lame, but he’s totally entertaining. He’s a joke. There is absolutely no need at all to get worked up over the likes of him. Once again, you do something to make me notice how much I enjoy your presence here, **UrbanChic**. Course, I’m a sucker for anyone who quotes Futurama. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/34 "2005-05-25T09:15:55Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > Anyone who can make the sweet **AngelicGemma** lose her composure to the point where she draws a Mod warning in an IMHO thread is automatically on my bad side. 🆒 Thanks **Rufus**. I’m such a bad-ass. 😃 > [@TVeblen](#): > > It’s a mystery to me why women always seem to treat **msmith** so badly, by his accounts. It’s almost like they don’t _like_ him. I wonder why… ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/35 "2005-05-25T12:33:39Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > How on earth can you guys pit and bash ms mith? That guy is awesome. Awesome to the max. > > Have any of you ever seen the episode of _Futurama_ where Fry meets That Guy from the 80s at a cryogenic support group? If you read all of ms mith’s post in That Guy’s voice, you can’t help but laugh. > > Yes, ms mith is lame, but he’s totally entertaining. He’s a joke. There is absolutely no need at all to get worked up over the likes of him. Now I’m going to hear “Safety Dance” in my head whenever I read his posts 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/36 "2005-05-25T12:52:15Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > Now I’m going to hear “Safety Dance” in my head whenever I read his posts 😃 You know, that dance wasn’t as safe as they said it was. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/37 "2005-05-25T13:46:31Z")
Will no-one step forward and speak for **msmith537**? Where’s the justice? Ok, I will speak: The guy can be funny. In many of his posts there’ll be a line or two that crack me up. Here’s an example, from my memory, so a word or two might be different: Some guy is singin’ the blues about losing his woman and msmith537 advises: “Cheer up. Soon another girl will come along to gripe when you stay out late drinking with your friends or forget to put the toilet seat down.” I mean, that’s _funny_! If he grates on your nerves, just scan his posts and look for the occasional zinger. Having now done my civic duty, I’ll slink away… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/38 "2005-05-25T14:08:41Z")
**UrbanChic** , that’s why I love you. Holy crap, that makes his posts so hilarious! Awsome. Awesome to the max. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/39 "2005-05-25T15:19:52Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > How on earth can you guys pit and bash ms mith? That guy is awesome. Awesome to the max. > > Have any of you ever seen the episode of _Futurama_ where Fry meets That Guy from the 80s at a cryogenic support group? If you read all of ms mith’s post in That Guy’s voice, you can’t help but laugh. > > Yes, ms mith is lame, but he’s totally entertaining. He’s a joke. There is absolutely no need at all to get worked up over the likes of him. It’s one thing to make disparaging comments about an entire class of people when you don’t really mean it, and everyone knows you don’t mean it, and it’s just for laughs. (example: I was hanging out with my Jewish roommates and their Jewish friends one night; they were complaining about being broke. “Well, damn,” I said, “You know I’m only hanging out with you guys so I can snag a rich Jewish husband.”) It’s another thing altogether when someone is making those comments in earnest. On the other hand, maybe you’re right. I hearby resolve to always refer to **msmith537** as ms mith and not to respond to his jack-assery except by pointing and laughing. [Nelson Muntz]HA HA![/Nelson Muntz] I do wish ms mith would show up and explain himself, though. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333/40 "2005-05-25T15:31:09Z")
**Ms mith** ’s misogyny doesn’t bug me as much as the fact that he’s (purportedly) an adult man who still calls people nerds, dorks, and dweebs. I’m not offended by it even though I am a nerd, I just think it’s kind of sad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msmith537-what-is-your-major-malfunction/305333.md?page=3)