# nongoog is either a troll or an imbecile **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 17, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363 "2007-06-17T15:26:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/41 "2007-06-18T01:07:23Z")
This past Hallowe’en I was staring into the refrigerator trying to decide which slice of pie I wanted. I really wanted apple, but there was only once piece of that and almost a whole pumpkin pie. Should I eat the apple, even though my wife hadn’t had a piece of that one? Does she even like apple? How can I not know whether she likes apple? Maybe I should go with the pumpkin instead. I’m always doing selfish shit that I never realize until later. I should eat pumpkin _just to be thoughtful_. Just in case there’s a chance she wanted the apple. Yep, pumpkin it is. Damn, but I really wanted apple. You know what? _ **Fuck** _ the pumpkin! Which sounded like a much better idea, so I went out onto the front porch instead. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/42 "2007-06-18T01:10:43Z")
[QUOTE=Vinyl Turnip] _ **Fuck** _ the pumpkin! Which sounded like a much better idea, so I went out onto the front porch instead. [/QUOTE] I cannot begin to express my relief that this is where the story ended. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/43 "2007-06-18T02:01:00Z")
I think that if we extrapolate from **nongoog’s** stance re toys and stuffed animals in the office, we can arrive at the premise that while sex in the office is a good thing, toys are not, ergo, sex toys at the office are right out. As to how she can help Mr Executive Can’t Keep It In His Pants, I say what my grandmother assured me the GOP said to Nixon upon his offer to help with an election in the early 80s…“No thanks, you’ve done enough.” ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/44 "2007-06-18T02:01:57Z")
I agree with you, **Diogenes** …this attitude of “oh, yeah, I fooled around with him and now his wife is leaving him, la la la” is really pretty sad. Nothing like showing a little remorse over helping to break up the guy’s marriage. And the wife asked him to stop working with the girl, and he refused…if he couldn’t even do that to placate his wife, I can’t believe he’s really all that broken up over the divorce, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/45 "2007-06-18T02:51:27Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] I hope you have a plane with a large canopy. It would be chock full of whatever emblem you consider me and everyone else on the side. And the back .And the wings. Well, you know the rest . [/QUOTE] Say what? I’ve heard of pack your own parachute, but a plane? WTF is this stuff? Does the \*\*Vinyl \*\*in **VinylTurnip** mean he uses protection? Something to consider, **Ms Pumpkin** … ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/46 "2007-06-18T02:55:01Z")
[QUOTE=askeptic] Omegaman, I am not jerking your chain, but I am confused. You seem to get lost in your rants. It might help if you broke them down into coherent paragraphs. [/QUOTE] > [@Omegaman](#): > > Again, you have bested me . WOW ! Your words ! Oh, My ! Still you have only my peace. It’s all I got for you . I’m glad I can’t see your face . It would be something to have to give my life for yours being able to know it was you. Oh well , the peace now, is mine. > > I hope you have a plane with a large canopy. It would be chock full of whatever emblem you consider me and everyone else on the side. And the back .And the wings. Well, you know the rest . OK, **askeptic**. Fess up. What kind of plane do you have? And, since **omegaman** clued us in that “you know the rest,” please let us in on your secret. He at least broke his last post down into paragraphs. I think you’re getting through to him. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/47 "2007-06-18T02:56:05Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Again, you have bested me . WOW ! Your words ! Oh, My ! Still you have only my peace. It’s all I got for you . I’m glad I can’t see your face . It would be something to have to give my life for yours being able to know it was you. Oh well , the peace now, is mine. I hope you have a plane with a large canopy. It would be chock full of whatever emblem you consider me and everyone else on the side. And the back .And the wings. Well, you know the rest . [/QUOTE] See, now I hear that Monty Python line again. “You’re a loony” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/48 "2007-06-18T03:08:51Z")
Yes, our own **Autolycus** was the much-deserved winner of the “explain **Vinyl Turnip** ’s username” contest. He would’ve been a force to be reckoned with, had he not been the sole entrant. It was much more clever than the reality, though. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/49 "2007-06-18T03:09:45Z")
I haven’t read the whole stuffed animals rant and can’t be bothered wasting the time, but the bits you quote, **DtC** , have as the emphasis _impressions_ of unprofessionality. I don’t think it is by any means a no-brainer that **nongoog** would necessarily be incorrect to say that women with fluffy bunnies in their office may be perceived to be unprofessional while otherwise professional women who have discreet liaisons may not. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/50 "2007-06-18T03:12:35Z")
[QUOTE=Princhester] I haven’t read the whole stuffed animals rant and can’t be bothered wasting the time, but the bits you quote, **DtC** , have as the emphasis _impressions_ of unprofessionality. I don’t think it is by any means a no-brainer that **nongoog** would necessarily be incorrect to say that women with fluffy bunnies in their office may be perceived to be unprofessional while otherwise professional women who have discreet liaisons may not. [/QUOTE] How discreet can she be if the wife knows about her, and she is ostensibly the reason for the divorce? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/51 "2007-06-18T03:17:20Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] How discreet can she be if the wife knows about her, and she is ostensibly the reason for the divorce? [/QUOTE] Well played, sir. turns head to other side of tennis court… ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/52 "2007-06-18T03:17:34Z")
[QUOTE=kaylasdad99] You better watch out the vice president doesn’t catch you. This one is meaner than the last one. [/QUOTE] We already _have_ a thread about Dick Cheney. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/53 "2007-06-18T03:25:42Z")
[QUOTE=samclem] OK, **askeptic**. Fess up. What kind of plane do you have? And, since **omegaman** clued us in that “you know the rest,” please let us in on your secret. He at least broke his last post down into paragraphs. I think you’re getting through to him. [/QUOTE] Got no plane. No clue what “the rest” is. Wish I had some of what he is smokeing. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/54 "2007-06-18T03:46:32Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] How discreet can she be if the wife knows about her, and she is ostensibly the reason for the divorce? [/QUOTE] I have no idea about the subject of the OP’s particular circumstances, but the answer to your question may well be “quite discreet”. Is it not entirely possible that the wife knows because the husband told her or because of anomalies in their private life, entirely outside of work? ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/55 "2007-06-18T03:55:25Z")
[QUOTE=askeptic] Got no plane. No clue what “the rest” is. Wish I had some of what he is smokeing. [/QUOTE] Yeah, No clue, and no plane and I guess no smoking materials either. I just threw away a banana peel.I hear that’s a fine substitute when times are tough.The rest ? Your on your own. Oh, don’t worry . I’m easy pickin’s ! You’ll be able to stop by , just like before. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/56 "2007-06-18T05:55:13Z")
I just want to know if the boss is the same guy who didn’t give her a Christmas present, and if he’s also the same guy who went to a dating site and lied about it. I know it was the boss who [took her to the opera.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8681023&highlight=opera#post8681023) > [@](#): > > Work the next morning was only slightly awkward; his wife finding out was incredibly awkward. Yeek. ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/57 "2007-06-18T07:07:10Z")
[QUOTE=Princhester] I have no idea about the subject of the OP’s particular circumstances, but the answer to your question may well be “quite discreet”. [/QUOTE] You may well be correct, but I’d need some convincing that “quite discreet” behavior includes _“providing prurient details concerning an adulterous employee/boss affair, with details of business type and geographic location, on a public message board”_. One should **never** underestimate the extent to which a trail is left. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/58 "2007-06-18T10:43:42Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Yeah, No clue, and no plane and I guess no smoking materials either. I just threw away a banana peel.I hear that’s a fine substitute when times are tough.The rest ? Your on your own. Oh, don’t worry . I’m easy pickin’s ! You’ll be able to stop by , just like before. [/QUOTE] Quit talking in circles, fuckwidget. You make about as much sense as a 12 foot cock on a kitten. You know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/59 "2007-06-18T10:57:12Z")
[QUOTE=Antonius Block] You may well be correct, but I’d need some convincing that “quite discreet” behavior includes _“providing prurient details concerning an adulterous employee/boss affair, with details of business type and geographic location, on a public message board”_. One should **never** underestimate the extent to which a trail is left. [/QUOTE] Indeed. You’d think someone would have learned a lesson or two from the **RSSchen/MizGrand** trainwreck not so very long ago. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363/60 "2007-06-18T11:50:29Z")
You might, I wouldn’t. There are two kinds of message board participants. Those whose post simply to talk about themselves and those who read to find out purient information about other posters. The self-absorbed do not learn from the folly of other posters, because they never read trainwrecks inspired by other people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nongoog-is-either-a-troll-or-an-imbecile/408363.md?page=4)