# 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:** 430
**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, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8584 "2018-07-25T01:25:50Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > 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. It seems strange to me for you to agree with “You can’t do that!” at the same time as you agree that “Anyone 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, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8585 "2018-07-25T01:28:27Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > 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. That isn’t my definition and I don’t know where you got that it was. ---
**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, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8586 "2018-07-25T01:31:16Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > 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. I you think that yelling fire in a theater is some kind of act that’s worthwhile because you CAN, you’re below the mindset of a 8 year old. Even below the mindset of the pest of president you have, and that counts for something. ---
**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, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8587 "2018-07-25T01:33:05Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > It seems strange to me for you to agree with “You can’t do that!” at the same time as you agree that “Anyone can do that” It seems strange to me that you can’t tell the difference between an implied “you can’t do that, _legally_” and an implied “Anyone can do that _physically_” yet you can jump to some other inane conclusion about my definition of “acting like a grown up human” is “agreeing with every single thing you say” So implications that make sense in the context of the conversation throw you off, but wild leaps in logic are ok? ---
**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, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8588 "2018-07-25T01:33:58Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I you think that yelling fire in a theater is some kind of act that’s worthwhile because you CAN, you’re below the mindset of a 8 year old. Even below the mindset of the pest of president you have, and that counts for something. I don’t think that is some sort of act that’s worthwhile. Can you point out a post of mine that shows that I do? ---
**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, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8589 "2018-07-25T01:35:15Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > It seems strange to me that you can’t tell the difference between an implied “you can’t do that, _legally_” and an implied “Anyone can do that _physically_” yet you can jump to some other inane conclusion about my definition of “acting like a grown up human” is “agreeing with every single thing you say” > > So implications that make sense in the context of the conversation throw you off, but wild leaps in logic are ok? LOL, of course I can do that legally. I am willing to bet you that I can shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater without suffering any legal consequences. How much do you want to bet? ---
**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, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8590 "2018-07-25T01:43:12Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > LOL, of course I can do that legally. I am willing to bet you that I can shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater without suffering any legal consequences. > > How much do you want to bet? How about shouting: “I’ve got a bomb! And I’m gonna use it! Allahu akbar!” at the airport? Because you CAN? Good luck with 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, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8591 "2018-07-25T01:43:13Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I don’t think that is some sort of act that’s worthwhile. Can you point out a post of mine that shows that I do? How about all the posts where you want to bet on it? Well guess what? I can’t speed legally either, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to be driving faster than limit when I leave work tonight and I won’t get in trouble for it. How much you wanna bet? ---
**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, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8592 "2018-07-25T01:50:44Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > How about all the posts where you want to bet on it? > > Well guess what? I can’t speed legally either, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to be driving faster than limit when I leave work tonight and I won’t get in trouble for it. How much you wanna bet? Betting on something doesn’t make it worthwhile. Just makes it something that can make me money. I bet you won’t get in trouble either. Of course, I’ve never said “You can’t speed!” ---
**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 25, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8593 "2018-07-25T02:05:07Z")
“Skyscraper” is out right now. He’s going to yell “fire” at the appropriate moment and play gotcha. No one wants your idiotic bet. Do something that matches the original intent of the saying - yelling “gun” at a police station, or “bomb” at the airport - and someone might take you a little more seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8594 "2018-07-25T02:11:17Z")
(I just want to mention that I’m out of popcorn. Carry on.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8595 "2018-07-25T02:20:42Z")
Jail time for shouting fire in a theatre: [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1884/09/25/109777936.pdf](https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1884/09/25/109777936.pdf) USSC Oliver Wendell Holmes: “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic. […] The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent.” [https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/249/47](https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/249/47) Our own little psycho-killer fanboy is being his typical disingenuous and obtuse self, as a good baby troll should be. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8596 "2018-07-25T04:44:06Z")
Some people aren’t worth engaging with. ---
**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, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8597 "2018-07-25T05:32:46Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Some people aren’t worth engaging with. Well when your time is worthless and you’re just trying to get through your day, worthless engagement can burn a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8598 "2018-07-25T10:30:43Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Well when your time is worthless and you’re just trying to get through your day, worthless engagement can burn a few minutes. My time, increasingly, is not. Must explain why I spend less time here. ---
**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 25, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8599 "2018-07-25T12:39:23Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > LOL, of course I can do that legally. I am willing to bet you that I can shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater without suffering any legal consequences. > > How much do you want to bet? Do you think you can get away with using a recording device in the theater while you watch skyscraper? ---
**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:** [July 28, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8600 "2018-07-28T18:40:51Z")
[This guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=859534) is allergic to being told that you can’t be allergic to water. ---
**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 28, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8601 "2018-07-28T18:48:37Z")
He is really stuck on the idea that if it’s in the paper it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8602 "2018-07-28T19:15:34Z")
Also apparently been spamming [reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/92idgk/what_would_you_rate_this_short_story_out_of_10_in/). ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/8603 "2018-07-29T01:21:44Z")
I opened this thread to mention this guy… man, he’s either doing 4D Performance Art, or he’s dense. I loved one redditor’s comment: > [@](#): > > Dude, you’ve been told hundreds of times that this isn’t realistic. Quit spamming every subreddit you can think of trying to find someone to give you a different answer. > > Even if you find someone with so little knowledge of basic chemistry that they think this is a reasonable story, they’ll just be wrong. He’s really fixated on the “Girl Allergic To Water”. The threads he’s started are topics like:\*\* Why can’t I find any cases of anaphylaxis after drinking H2O in medical literature? Can H2O molecules cause an allergic response by binding to the receptors on immune system cells? If mast cells degranulated in response to H2O, how long would a person live?\*\* But that was after he asked an equally compelling and scientifically-sound question: **Can objects cease to exist and then instantaneously re-materialize?** And just to cleanse our palates, his first thread: \*\*Would it be possible for a stereotypical nerd to strangle someone with his legs/thighs? \*\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=429) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489.md?page=431)