# Octopus here's your own thread to shit all over

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 6, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550 "2018-06-06T15:40:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-heres-your-own-thread-to-shit-all-over/815550/343 "2018-08-21T04:24:37Z")

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> [@kambuckta](#):
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> Where have I attacked you in this thread?
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> I asked someone, anyone (even you perhaps?) to point out some actual substantive contributions to this board. Like sharing ideas, asking for input, maybe even having a debate, heaven forbid.
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> But still, nothing.
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> I’m patient though…

Are you serious? You want me to search by my user name and ignore the Pit stuff and find a contribution to a thread? Sure… Give me a second and I’ll post one. Just for you.

> [@Yet more Catholic priests are rapists? Oh. Say it ain't so.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-catholic-priests-are-rapists-oh-say-it-aint-so/819624/101):
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> It was a close call. Wishing someone to burn in hell! And all the profanity!?! And the eye socket violation? Yeah I needed my couch.
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> You know, or maybe you don’t, but I try to stay out of the child rape threads. Especially when it’s systemic and ongoing. What I don’t understand is who in the world ever thinks it’s a good idea to allow an institution to investigate itself?

From the priest raping kids thread. Notice a bit of self deprecation to start my post after someone had teased me before I even entered the thread. I’m good natured so I went with the joke.

Then I offered my opinion that when serious crimes like child rape (obviously implied by let’s see, the subject of the thread) that it might not be a good idea to let the institution that is responsible for the abuse and cover up to continue to handle the issue in-house. Especially not in a modern nation-state with a functioning, albeit far from perfect, law enforcement and judicial system. Of course the dishonest attacks occur immediately after. Though Miller, to his credit, offered a decent and honest interpretation of my post that frankly didn’t require much exposition if one reads without bias.

Let’s see maybe I’ll continue to do your homework and post one more.

Here’s me mildly debating whether or not Prince is a genius with drad dog.

> [@Why is Prince considered to be a genius?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-prince-considered-to-be-a-genius/752896/337):
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> Your idea of genius might be incongruent with its definition. Again, no one is saying Prince is unrivaled. But in the music field he’s in the top 1%. That’s basically what genius is in intellect. I don’t see why other fields couldn’t use the same percentiles to rank ability.

Who can argue with that?

Look, most of posts are on contentious issues. I admit that. Contentious issues can get heated, I under that. I don’t have problems with disagreements. I have problems with the dishonest and uncivil tactics.

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