# 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:** 429
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8564 "2018-07-24T19:40:22Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Reading that thread, **manson1972** , it certainly looks that way. Threaten her suitors, and if you don’t do that, she’ll hook up with an older man (the logic on that one is weird). “Looks that way”? Please quote the post where I state that the ONLY thing that should be done is to threaten potential suitors. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8565 "2018-07-24T19:44:41Z")
Time to SamuelA entering [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=859305) and advocating nano-brains? I’ll take 5 pm ET. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8566 "2018-07-24T19:56:34Z")
Now you are pre-Pitting people before they even post anything trollish in a thread? LOL ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8567 "2018-07-24T22:56:57Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > If it would help, I can video myself yelling “fire!” in a crowded theater, to disprove your notion that one can’t do such a thing. > > . Yes, please do this. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8568 "2018-07-24T23:23:25Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Yes, please do this. Not sure which would actually get him into more trouble. The inciting of the panic, or the use of a recording device in a theater. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8569 "2018-07-25T00:25:14Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Yes, please do this. I’ll try to do it this weekend. Note, the requirements are “Yelling ‘Fire!’ in a crowded theater” ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8570 "2018-07-25T00:31:45Z")
And just so it’s clear, if I post a link to a video of me yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater, you all will concede that it IS possible to yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater, despite \*\*JohnT \*\*stating that I can’t? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8571 "2018-07-25T00:44:21Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > And just so it’s clear, if I post a link to a video of me yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater, you all will concede that it IS possible to yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater, despite \*\*JohnT \*\*stating that I can’t? Yeah, and I COULD utter “I have a bomb” at airport security, but I’m not dumb enough to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8572 "2018-07-25T00:45:50Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Yeah, and I COULD utter “I have a bomb” at airport security, but I’m not dumb enough to do it. Has anyone stated that you CAN’T do that? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8573 "2018-07-25T00:49:26Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Has anyone stated that you CAN’T do that? You’re point was that it’s possible to cry “Fire” in a theater. And of course that’s possible, like speaking about bombs at security clearance. If it’s commendable is a a matter of intellect and basic social skills. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8574 "2018-07-25T00:51:19Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Has anyone stated that you CAN’T do that? This is by far the dumbest/tedious nitpick from an 8yr old. :rolleyes: Yes, you are physically able to do it, we get it. But you realize everyone else is talking about the moral/legal ramifications for doing so, right? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8575 "2018-07-25T00:56:58Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > This is by far the dumbest/tedious nitpick from an 8yr old. :rolleyes: Yes, you are physically able to do it, we get it. But you realize everyone else is talking about the moral/legal ramifications for doing so, right? Sorry, I’m not a big fan of someone saying “You can’t do that!” when they have a bunch of stipulations that they think fall under “can’t” I heard “You can’t do that!” so many times in the military that it became another phrase that I simply dismissed as being said by a moron. Additionally, don’t say “You can’t do that!” and then when someone says “Yeah, actually I CAN do that”, come back with “Well I meant…” whatever shit you thought you meant when you said it. Just say what you mean, and mean what you say. It’s not hard. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8576 "2018-07-25T00:59:26Z")
Plus, I will bet you any amount of money you care to wager that I can yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater without suffering any legal ramifications. Care to take that bet? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8577 "2018-07-25T01:03:58Z")
I’d rather you just not be a socially inept dick. How much does that cost? ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8578 "2018-07-25T01:08:26Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Plus, I will bet you any amount of money you care to wager that I can yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater without suffering any legal ramifications. Care to take that bet? No, because that’s too chickenshit. You’ll just yell “Fire!” and run out of the theater like a pussy before anything can be done about it. How about a variation of what **EinsteinsHund** mentioned? Go to an airport with a backpack and ask the screeners if the X-ray machine will damage your pipe bomb? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8579 "2018-07-25T01:10:58Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > I’d rather you just not be a socially inept dick. How much does that cost? Not sure. How much are you willing to pay? > [@splatterpunk](#): > > No, because that’s too chickenshit. You’ll just yell “Fire!” and run out of the theater like a pussy before anything can be done about it That seems to be against the spirit of the challenge. I wouldn’t do that. > [@](#): > > How about a variation of what **EinsteinsHund** mentioned? Go to an airport with a backpack and ask the screeners if the X-ray machine will damage your pipe bomb? Sure. How much do you want to bet that I can do that? ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8580 "2018-07-25T01:14:22Z")
Im willing to treat you like a grown up adult human, you know, with respect, if you at least pretend to act like one. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8581 "2018-07-25T01:14:29Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Sure. How much do you want to bet that I can do that? I know you can do it. So can I. So can anyone. I want to know how much it would take to see you do something that moronic. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8582 "2018-07-25T01:15:36Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Im willing to treat you like a grown up adult human, you know, with respect, if you at least pretend to act like one. OR, barring that, how about a $5 gift card from hot topic? ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8583 "2018-07-25T01:24:22Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Im willing to treat you like a grown up adult human, you know, with respect, if you at least pretend to act like one. If your definition of acting like a grown up human is agreeing with every single thing you say, then nah, I’m good with myself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=428) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=430)