DrDeth defending the Salvation Army with little more than the Army’s word that they no longer discriminate, trolling or blind faith stupidity?
[sub]Don’t mind my misplaced words there. Broke my glasses recently and using an old pair until the replacement is in.[/sub]
Our relatively new friend CastletonSnob, he of great interest in all things South (to the point of being prohibited from starting any more threads on the subject), wants to know what the 80s were like. He claims to have been born yesterday, or at least, very recently, but a closer look at his various screeds suggests a greater probability of being a recent arrival from a distant planet. I, for one, welcome our interplanetary visitor and in the spirit of galactic friendship I offer answers not just to his query about the 80s, but to many other questions of interest about our planet that he has posed in threads he’s started, all conveniently itemized below:
What were the 80s like?
They were swell.
When should I get a new computer?
Right now! And hurry!
Should the south secede?
Yes.
If you could get rid of any state, would you get rid of the south?
Yes.
Why don’t people like the south?
Don’t take this the wrong way, but is that where you live?
Why they live there anyway?
Most don’t.
Where should I move if I don’t like the south?
North.
I’m having trouble sleeping. I keep staring at the alarm clock, and notice that I’m not asleep. Could this be why I’m having trouble sleeping?
Yes.
Why do people smoke after sex? Does it feel good, or what?
It’s normal for us earthlings to smolder for a while after sex, until extinguished with a fire hose.
Who could beat Goku?
I bet you could. You just have to really, really want to.
What are my odds of making the Olympics?
Frankly, I recommend you focus on beating Goku first, and see where that goes.
I’m taking meds and my pharmacy is out. They’ve ordered more and they’re supposed to arrive on Thursday. What do I do if they don’t arrive?
Take it as a definite sign that you should move north.
I state categorically that the South refuses to be responsible for CastletonSnob!
Oh, shit. I participated in several of this threads. I need to go to the drive-through car wash tomorrow. Do you think I can just open the top of my head and get my brain washed at the same time? I heard they do that down south, but I’m in CA.
Castleton appears to be a NE suburb of Indianapolis. So, kind of like the South. South at heart, at least.
Come on, he is miles away from the Mason-Dixon line. The norrh must take responsibility. Sorry!
He’s earned himself a little warning in that thread. I wish I could take credit for it but his abrupt left turn into “Theresa loves Donald!” came straight out of the blue (although the warnings were for more general insults).
I’d wondered if, given the views on psychology/psychiatry, our new friend was a secret Scientologist but he says he’s on meds so probably not.
If we weren’t when the thread started, we can probably argue that we are now that we’ve read those 14 pages.
As the non-trollish AHunter3 demonstrates (among others), not too many psych patients come away from their experience with much respect for the current state of the art.
Distrusting psych certainly is an attribute of Scientology, but Bayes Theorem says it’s poor evidence of it. The prior of P(crazy) >> P(scientologist) overwhelms the predicate.
“Newbie” trolls** johnod** and PCarolinus take on Nawth Chucka about three-quarters of the way down this page of nearwildheaven’s disingenuous sexual harassment thread:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20648882#post20648882
In this post TheSundial proves to be a real mouth-breather.
Yes ,I have a different point of view than you, apparently, obviously I must be a troll.
Because to have a different opinion than the popular voiced opinion, is wrong.
Four legs good, two legs bad.
Shhhh! PCarolinus knows we’re talking about him behind his back.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20650021&postcount=87
ETA: So does Johnod now, apparently.
Scare quotes, an inability to read join dates, a foggy concept of how IP addresses work, and an inability to handle a dissenting opinion.
I’ll ask you then.
Were you serving on a jury of peers, would you support a lawsuit against Nawth’s company and find in favor of the disgruntled employee who considers annoying off the clock small talk to fit the legal definition of harassment, or would you find in favor of the OP, who ponders if some women overstate or stretch the definition of harassment?
No, someone posted a hint in the thread. Did you miss it? Do you need a link?
Since you’re so interested in my voice, I’ll ask you.
Were you serving on a jury of peers, would you support a lawsuit against Nawth’s company and find in favor of the disgruntled employee who considers annoying off the clock small talk to fit the legal definition of harassment, or would you find in favor of the OP, who ponders if some women overstate or stretch the definition of harassment?
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And the Troll tag team found the pit.
I’m not interested in your voice at all. You can go fuck a cactus as far as I’m concerned. And I think you and johnod may be the same person socking it up.
I forget, is it OK to accuse someone of being a sock but not a troll or is it the other way around? The forums having different rules and all. Do you know, PCarolinus?
I’m not engaging with a troll.
They have the same posting style and inability to form paragraphs. I submit that they’re the same person. They both found the Pit very quickly, too, from an abstract reference a garden-variety newbie wouldn’t understand. Let the guessing game begin!