# Omnibus Trolls R Us Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 23, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489 "2016-05-23T21:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 169
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3361 "2017-08-16T22:48:32Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > You guess it’s because of the word “trolling”? I’ve not seen posters call other posters “trolls” in GQ and not get mod notes/warnings. Accusations of trolling are not permitted outside the Pit. We always moderate them if we see them. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3362 "2017-08-16T22:49:16Z")
That’s one of the oddest examples of digging deeper I’ve seen, mostly because **rat avatar** has always seemed normal and reasonable. When **Chronos** , **Stranger** , **Francis Vaughan** , and **Pasta** are all telling you you’re wrong on a physics topic, it’s time to rethink your argument. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3363 "2017-08-16T23:21:58Z")
**wolfpup** : Are you really not sure what [that guy is trying to accomplish?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20418127&postcount=136) It’s crystal clear to me! Starts with a “t” and ends in “rolling” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3364 "2017-08-17T00:53:59Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > - A steering wheel is not a rhododendron. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3365 "2017-08-17T01:16:49Z")
I don’t know, if you google ‘rhododendron steering wheel’ there are some images… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3366 "2017-08-17T01:56:16Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > - A steering wheel is not a rhododendron. Rhodedendron steering wheel: > **[Buy Wholesale Pretty Rhododendron Car Steering Wheel Wrap PU Leather 15 Inch...](https://www.idcte.cn/Car-Accessories/Interior/Pretty-Rhododendron-Car-Steering-Wheel-Wrap-PU-Leather-15-Inch-38CM-Purple.html)** > > Pretty Rhododendron Car Steering Wheel Wrap PU Leather 15 Inch 38CM - Purple, Auto Steering Wheel Cover Selected High-grade PU Leather, Austria crystal, soft touch, durable, Easy to clean, no deformation, do not fall off, high wear resistance, good... > [@John\_Mace](#): > > - A can of beans is not the Empire State Building. Will a mole of beans fill the Empire State Building? You’ll be amazed at the answer! > [@John\_Mace](#): > > - A shoe is not a telephone (well, except in _Get Smart_ universe) [Too easy.](https://www.google.com/search?q=shoe+telephone&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijnL3yk93VAhVmylQKHVw4Cm8QsAQIMA&biw=1043&bih=756) > [@John\_Mace](#): > > - A calf is not a canary. Canary calf. > **[Canary Island Cattle - Oklahoma State University](https://breeds.okstate.edu/cattle/canary-island-cattle.html?Forwarded=afs.okstate.edu%2Fbreeds%2Fcattle%2Fcanaryisland%2F)** > > Canary Island cattle are found on the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. They are thought to have originated from the Galician Blond. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3367 "2017-08-17T02:05:33Z")
Yes, but a Parrot is not a Telephone. [Goddamnit!](http://img.dxcdn.com/productimages/sku_184288_4.jpg) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3368 "2017-08-17T02:36:33Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > @Ed Zotti : you totally should have closed the thread with a curt dissssssssssssssssssssssmissed! In a Colonel Klink accent. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3369 "2017-08-17T16:56:29Z")
I [nominate **Bricker**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=833721) – that is some stupendously lame shit he posted in there. I thought he had, like, a brain. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3370 "2017-08-17T17:15:38Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I [nominate **Bricker**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=833721) – that is some stupendously lame shit he posted in there. I thought he had, like, a brain. The worst thing about that is that he threw away the opportunity to title it “How should we address Gettysburg\*\*.”\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3371 "2017-08-17T17:17:42Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I [nominate **Bricker**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=833721) – that is some stupendously lame shit he posted in there. I thought he had, like, a brain. It’s both scary and fascinating how quickly Trump turned the public dialog from the resurgence of Neo-Nazis to what to do about these stupid fucking monuments. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3372 "2017-08-17T17:36:07Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > It’s both scary and fascinating how quickly Trump turned the public dialog from the resurgence of Neo-Nazis to what to do about these stupid fucking monuments. And entirely off \*anything \*to do w/ Mueller’s investigation. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3373 "2017-08-17T17:58:59Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I [nominate **Bricker**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=833721) – that is some stupendously lame shit he posted in there. I thought he had, like, a brain. Most of the time I like **Bricker**. But sometimes, when he’s trying to play Socratic Method Guy, he can be a real troll. I would not hesitate to call that thread trolling. I’m surprised it’s still in GD. I mean, what kind of lame-ass OP is that? Just asking questions!!! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3374 "2017-08-17T18:08:39Z")
> [@Nawth\_Chucka](#): > > And entirely off \*anything \*to do w/ Mueller’s investigation. Fortunately, Mueller’s not distracted. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3375 "2017-08-17T18:22:38Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > It’s both scary and fascinating how quickly Trump turned the public dialog from the resurgence of Neo-Nazis to what to do about these stupid fucking monuments. When was it that we are all worried about North Korea again? I watched Bill Maher last night-- I had recorded his show from Friday, last week. It almost seemed like it was from 2 years ago, what with most of the discussion centered on NK. There was some discussion about the “upcoming” protests in Charlottesville, but it was all joking and making fun of things. It was odd listening to that after the tragedy that ensued. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3376 "2017-08-17T18:35:01Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > **wolfpup** : Are you really not sure what [that guy is trying to accomplish?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20418127&postcount=136) It’s crystal clear to me! Starts with a “t” and ends in “rolling” 😉 Absolutely, and with a capital “T”, but we can’t say that in GD. After his diarrhetic output of idiotic threads in GQ (“What is the purpose of a mathematical function?”; “why don’t we ever see the dark side of the moon?”) he’s suddenly the world’s leading expert on quantum physics, with proof that actual scientists are wrong. This guy is taking up space and bandwidth and wasting everybody’s time. Sadly, our other reigning genius, **Mantraphilter** , seems to still be around, so I imagine this idiot will be, too. But perhaps, like **Mantraphilter** , he will shut up after a while. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3377 "2017-08-17T22:22:10Z")
Most [ironic post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20420869&postcount=69) of the week? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3378 "2017-08-17T22:37:17Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Most [ironic post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20420869&postcount=69) of the week? Absolutely a troll. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3379 "2017-08-17T22:38:59Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Absolutely a troll. Can we definitively rule out idiot? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/3380 "2017-08-17T22:39:51Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Most [ironic post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20420869&postcount=69) of the week? I…but…ugh. I’ve been trying for a few minutes to respond to that post but…gah, just not worth my time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=168) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=170)