# my apartment neighbors upstairs **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 5, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034 "2003-08-05T01:46:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Aubrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aubrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aubrey)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/81 "2003-08-07T17:49:45Z")
Dalo…now this is the first truly respectable post that I have seen on this board. You are a very kind. I truly am not one bit upset. I do apologize to those that I offended though. ---
**Author:** ![Aubrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aubrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aubrey)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/82 "2003-08-07T17:52:06Z")
Dalo, meant to say that you are a very kind person. Person kinda got left out sorry! ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/83 "2003-08-07T17:54:01Z")
The boards a little slow, so I didn’t see several of the preceding posts. I can see that you may already have gotten the message. That being said, let’s start over. Hello **Aubrey** I’m t-keela, Welcome to the SDMB. We appreciate intelligence and despise ignorance here. Now your turn… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/84 "2003-08-07T17:56:23Z")
**dj** , can someone use the word “African-American” to mean “lying sack of shit” or maybe “Hispanic” to mean “cheating spouse who just gave me HIV”? Would these be offensive if used in this way? Or would they just be new slang words for those meanings? ---
**Author:** ![Aubrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aubrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aubrey)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/85 "2003-08-07T18:07:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by t-keela \* > \*\*The boards a little slow, so I didn’t see several of the preceding posts. I can see that you may already have gotten the message. > > That being said, let’s start over. Hello **Aubrey** I’m t-keela, Welcome to the SDMB. We appreciate intelligence and despise ignorance here. > > Now your turn… 😉 \*\* Thanks t-keela, I hear what you are saying. I know better to come into a new forum flaming. I can play nice. ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/86 "2003-08-07T18:11:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Dalo…now this is the first truly respectable post that I have seen on this board. Thanks. But if this is true, you are just looking in the wrong places. This board is filled with intelligent, kind, and witty people. It’s easy to lose site of that in the pit. May I recommend spending some time in GQ, MPSIMS, IMHO, & Cafe Society? People tend to be much more chill to each other in those places. It’s easy to get what I like to call “Pit Eyes”, where you end up feeling like everyone on this board is rude, or oversensitive, or jerkish based on the behaivior of a few in The Pit. That really isn’t the case. Your apology and tone in the last couple of posts lead me to believe you should be given the benefit of the doubt. Again, good luck! **jayjay** : > [@](#): > > dj, can someone use the word “African-American” to mean “lying sack of shit” or maybe “Hispanic” to mean “cheating spouse who just gave me HIV”? Would these be offensive if used in this way? Or would they just be new slang words for those meanings? I’d rather not get into the etymology debate once again - my positions are pretty well covered in the linked threads. I will say briefly that it would depend on the context, the intention of the speaker, and the nature of the audience to determine whether such would be appropriate, bigoted, joking, or none of the above. DaLovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/87 "2003-08-07T18:14:36Z")
I don’t understand why this thread went from my whining complaint about a bad night to a talk about gays. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/88 "2003-08-07T18:19:19Z")
> [@](#): > > And dearest Sauron…bite me! I would be careful Sauron, you don’t know if she’s had her shots. ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/89 "2003-08-07T18:20:48Z")
**kputt** , I hate to point out the obvious, but you’re whining again. Threads go where they will depending on who’s reading and what topics of interest come up. Clearly, your whining about the people upstairs has taken a backseat to our attempts to fight some ignorance with **Aubrey**. Get over it. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/90 "2003-08-07T18:24:30Z")
This is your damned thread. Why don’t you try reading it from the beginning. This \ should probably have been a new pit thread with **Aubrey** as the subject of debate. This thread should probably be locked down now for the hamster’s sake. Hey **Mod.** what’ya think…we had enough yet? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Composer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/91 "2003-08-07T18:26:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kputt \* > \*\*I don’t understand why this thread went from my whining complaint about a bad night to a talk about gays. \*\* **kputt** , when are you gonna get it through that thick skull of yours that not everything is about you? People just don’t care about the lame crap you bring up. **UncleBeer** has already warned you once. Please take heed. ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/92 "2003-08-07T18:28:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jessity \* > \*\*Cat fight! 😃 > > Ok, whatta I gotta do to get a little biting myself? \*\* Find your own **Sauron** …he’s MY Dark Lord! 😉 Or maybe it’s just that ring he gave me…My Precious… ---
**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/93 "2003-08-07T18:35:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iceman866 \* > \*\ ***kputt** , when are you gonna get it through that thick skull of yours that not everything is about you? People just don’t care about the lame crap you bring up. **UncleBeer** has already warned you once. Please take heed. \*\* Please… I was just wondering why and where it changed. Do you think that I really care if it changed subjects? NO I DO NOT CARE!!! I WAS JUST WONDERING!!! THANK YOU. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/94 "2003-08-07T18:39:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aries28 \* > \*\*he’s MY Dark Lord! 😉 \*\* Oh, man … I am _so_ gonna use that later … ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/95 "2003-08-07T18:40:06Z")
_sigh_ Okay…I’ll play. “Why did it change?” Because you apparently shared your screen name with some knuckleheads at another board that you have some outside issues with and they followed you here and began spouting off ignorance. Said knuckleheads were warned by a mod and also subject to a semi pile on by other posters. At this point knuckleheads apologized and all is well unless they make some other comment out of their ass and are called on it again. I suppose we can go back to your original whine now. Carry on. Your neighbors suck. They make too much noise. What else? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/96 "2003-08-07T18:42:20Z")
Nothing. I didn’t want to go back to my original whine. That’s over with now. Again, I was just wondering where and why. It’s really not that big of a deal. Please, don’t make it into one. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/97 "2003-08-07T18:45:35Z")
They gayitude in this gaying thread gayed all the gay goy guys. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034/98 "2003-08-07T18:52:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Again, I was just wondering where and why. Then shut the fuck up and read the thread. I can help with that. If you find that you need more help than the simple lock I’m putting on this thread, I can make the necessary arrangements so that you can’t do anything here **but** read. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apartment-neighbors-upstairs/193034.md?page=4)