# \#OccupyWallStreet **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 19, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851 "2011-09-19T18:27:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 33
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/641 "2011-10-10T14:06:46Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > More obfuscation. I will take that as a “no” to all questions. Plus, I got you to resort to name calling first. A win all around. Feel free to take it up he ass for all I care. I’ve pointed out that it’s easy to back special Ed out of the cost per student, but you’ve ignored that and continue to try to support a point that is already rendered moot. Also, you are using “obfuscate” wrong, as I am not trying to confuse, or be evasive. I am saying quite clearly that your point is moot. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/642 "2011-10-10T14:17:08Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > Also, you are using “obfuscate” wrong, as I am not trying to confuse, or be evasive. I am saying quite clearly that your point is moot. You are using the word moot wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/643 "2011-10-10T14:45:07Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > You are using the word moot wrong. Not really. Your point doesn’t matter ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/644 "2011-10-10T15:44:01Z")
Fear, you’ve had your ruling, your point has been carefully considered, and ruled moot, by an internationally acclaimed author of delightful domestic comedies! What have you got, compared to that? ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/645 "2011-10-10T15:52:32Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Fear, you’ve had your ruling, your point has been carefully considered, and ruled moot, by an internationally acclaimed author of delightful domestic comedies! What have you got, compared to that? It’s more that he ignored the substance of my rebuttal, but it’s always good to remind folks of my writing quality, so thanks ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/646 "2011-10-10T16:06:39Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > It’s more that he ignored the substance of my rebuttal… Like most of your posts here, your rebuttal had all the substance of a church lady’s fart. > [@elucidator](#): > > Fear, you’ve had your ruling, your point has been carefully considered, and ruled moot, by an internationally acclaimed author of delightful domestic comedies! What have you got, compared to that? Getting hand-waved by **Scylla** is like getting chlamydia at Burning Man; you know it is inevitable, it’s just a matter of time. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/647 "2011-10-10T16:07:05Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > If you ask and answer your own questions, I don’t think you are debating. > > Anyhow, the school district spends over 20k per student, not including special Ed. Woah, really? Can you provide a cite on that, especially with the “not including special Ed” part? That stat sounds way, way off to me. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/648 "2011-10-10T16:15:29Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Like most of your posts here, your rebuttal had all the substance of a church lady’s fart. > > Getting hand-waved by **Scylla** is like getting chlamydia at Burning Man; you know it is inevitable, it’s just a matter of time. Caught between **Scylla** and chlamydia? Damn! ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/649 "2011-10-10T16:30:08Z")
[Stupidity. Now available in NEW Bizzare flavor!!! Enjoy.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QZlp3eGMNI) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/650 "2011-10-10T16:42:59Z")
> [@](#): > > And you know something is happening here, but you don’t know what it is. > Do you, Mr. Jones? _Ballad of a Thin Man_ Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/651 "2011-10-10T17:24:28Z")
[http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/10/10/john-lewis-not-miffed-by-occupy-atlanta-dis/?cxntlid=thbz\_hm](http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/10/10/john-lewis-not-miffed-by-occupy-atlanta-dis/?cxntlid=thbz_hm) **John Lewis Not Miffed by “Occupy Atlanta” Dis** > [@](#): > > …“They didn’t really deny me,” Lewis said. The protestors decided he could return after their agenda items had been completed, but because of the Pride event, Lewis didn’t have time to wait around. The group has since issued a statement saying, “We are dismayed that anything we have done would seem to show disrespect for a man whom many of us revere, and apologize to everyone who was hurt or angered by our actions.” And they say Lewis can come back. > > Lewis said he was not dismayed, despite his key role in the nation’s struggle for civil rights, that he was not more eagerly received when he initially stopped by the park. > > “These are different times,” he said. Google is my friend, **Mags**. Your enemy, but my friend. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/652 "2011-10-10T17:31:31Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > Hate to tell you – well, not really, we are fighting ignorance after all – that you’re as wrong in your prediction as was the OP in his. You’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg. > > [**Poll reveals armies of US dissidents**](http://presstv.com/detail/202993.html) > > \*\*\*\*\*added source. Yeah, but, that includes the Tea Partiers – those dissatisfied Americans are all dissatisfied in **different ways.** How do you make a revolution or a movement out of that? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/653 "2011-10-10T18:11:31Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Google is my friend, **Mags**. Your enemy, but my friend. Gotta say, though, that whole thing with the hand signals, the “any blocks”, and the repeating thing is kind of weird (although I guess the repeating thing makes sense if you don’t have microphones). ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/654 "2011-10-10T19:30:20Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > Gotta say, though, that whole thing with the hand signals, the “any blocks”, and the repeating thing is kind of weird (although I guess the repeating thing makes sense if you don’t have microphones). I’m surprised they had the one microphone. Our city does not allow them and we had to mic check in 3 waves. It’s time consuming but effective. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/655 "2011-10-10T19:37:12Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > [http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/10/10/john-lewis-not-miffed-by-occupy-atlanta-dis/?cxntlid=thbz\_hm](http://blogs.ajc.com/the-buzz/2011/10/10/john-lewis-not-miffed-by-occupy-atlanta-dis/?cxntlid=thbz_hm) > > **John Lewis Not Miffed by “Occupy Atlanta” Dis** > > Google is my friend, **Mags**. Your enemy, but my friend. Careful, there, your idiocy is showing more then usual. Did I make any claim that John Lewis was miffed? Why no, no I didn’t. So this post of your is just wasted pecking. Just think how many failed _bon mots_ you could have pissed on these boards with with all the effort it took you to construct a post with substance for a change. The substance of straw, but more substance than usual. But thanks for giving me yet MORE to laugh my ass off at. Well done. (I’m now wiggling my fingers over my head.) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/656 "2011-10-10T19:45:21Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > But thanks for giving me yet MORE to laugh my ass off at. Well done. Oh, we know, we can always tell you are laughing by that facial tic. Conservative Tourette’s, if you will. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/657 "2011-10-10T19:45:45Z")
I gotta admit, watching \*\*magellan01 \*\*whistle past the graveyard warms the deep inner recesses of my heart, and I still think these protests are mostly silly. Silly is not the same thing as ineffective–it wasn’t when the Tea Party rose, and 2012 will tell regarding OccupyWhatever. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/658 "2011-10-10T21:47:13Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > Careful, there, your idiocy is showing more then usual. Did I make any claim that John Lewis was miffed? … I guess I overestimated you. If your bitch was about mistreating Mr Lewis, whom neither you nor I is fit to call anything but “Sir”, and if it were true, you would have had a worthwhile point. My mistake. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/659 "2011-10-10T22:41:27Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > I guess I overestimated you. If your bitch was about mistreating Mr Lewis, whom neither you nor I is fit to call anything but “Sir”, and if it were true, you would have had a worthwhile point. My mistake. Oh, I have great respect for John Lewis. _(Oh, I have great respect for John Lewis.)_ He’s the real deal. _(He’s the real deal.)_ But if you think _(But if you think)_ that the dumbbells putting him off _(that the dumbbells putting him off)_ is the only thing comical about that video, _(is the only thing comical about that video,)_ you are sadly mistaken— _(you are sadly mistaken—)_ about that, as well. _(about that, as well.)_ ::fingers wagging like crazy:: and did you miss the part where that one tall guy tried to apologize to John Lewis and he got drowned out then fell in line like a good little lemming? Comedy gold. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851/660 "2011-10-10T22:44:22Z")
> [@Zeriel](#): > > I gotta admit, watching \*\*magellan01 \*\*whistle past the graveyard warms the deep inner recesses of my heart, and I still think these protests are mostly silly. > > Silly is not the same thing as ineffective–it wasn’t when the Tea Party rose, and 2012 will tell regarding OccupyWhatever. It what way were the early Tea Partiers _silly_? The dems and the mainstream media tried to portray them that way, but they were a serious bunch making a serious point. The fact that they were able to make such a big impact in a very short time is testament to that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/occupywallstreet/596851.md?page=34)