Omnibus Trolls R Us Thread

[Kamino_Neko]

@Beckdawrek

I thought Mc was Scottish, just saying.

Mc/Mac is both Irish and Scottish. They’re from the Gaelic for ‘son’.

[wolfpup]

@Kamino_Neko

Mc/Mac is both Irish and Scottish. They’re from the Gaelic for ‘son’.

Correct. Medieval Gaelic is also where we get “plack” and “synchophant”.

[Chimera]

Doesn’t ‘Synchophant’ mean “Fat people who try to copy their cool and hot friends looks”?

After all, the Urban Dictionary defines Phant as “The state of being Phat (Pretty Hot And Tempting or Cool) and at the same time being Fat like an elephant.” And of course, Synch is short for Synchronization.

[Darren_Garrison]

I thought that Saint Patrick chased all of the synchophants out of Ireland?

[John_Mace]

@Darren_Garrison

I thought that Saint Patrick chased all of the synchophants out of Ireland?

That was snychopants. Totally differ animal.

[Sunny_Daze]

@digs

I don’t know who, and it’s driving me crazy. Is there a “Birds of The Northern Hemisphere” book, but for trolls?

I will send you a PM. I don’t want to name it and have it appear.

ETA: Looks like you are doomed to go crazy. Mwahahahaha!

[John_Mace]

@Sunny_Daze

I will send you a PM. I don’t want to name it and have it appear.

ETA: Looks like you are doomed to go crazy. Mwahahahaha!

Just be careful. You can call someone a troll or a sock in the Pit, but you can’t in the other forums. The “other forums” rules apply to PMs. IIRC.

[Emiliana]

@John_Mace

Just be careful. You can call someone a troll or a sock in the Pit, but you can’t in the other forums. The “other forums” rules apply to PMs. IIRC.

Say what? I’m pretty sure the mods don’t monitor PMs for mentions of trolls and socks.

[John_Mace]

@Emiliana

Say what? I’m pretty sure the mods don’t monitor PMs for mentions of trolls and socks.

No, they don’t monitor PMs. It’s just good to know about the rules, though. YMMV.

[Beckdawrek]

Thank god! For a minute there…

[kaylasdad99]

@Sunny_Daze

I will send you a PM. I don’t want to name it and have it appear.

ETA: Looks like you are doomed to go crazy. Mwahahahaha!

Is it the guy who claimed to have undergone a bilateral orchiectomy?

[Morgenstern]

@kaylasdad99

Is it the guy who claimed to have undergone a bilateral orchiectomy?

Octopus?

[Sunny_Daze]

@kaylasdad99

Is it the guy who claimed to have undergone a bilateral orchiectomy?

Ding-ding

@Morgenstern

Octopus?

:rolleyes:

[TroutMan]

@John_Mace

No, they don’t monitor PMs. It’s just good to know about the rules, though. YMMV.

Can you really not say anything bad about any other posters though? I know you can’t insult the recipient in a PM, but a third party?

[Nawth_Chucka]

@John_Mace

Just be careful. You can call someone a troll or a sock in the Pit, but you can’t in the other forums. The “other forums” rules apply to PMs. IIRC.

I’ve never seen mention of forum rules applying in PMs in my 17 years here. What proof do you have of that?

[TroutMan]

@Nawth_Chucka

I’ve never seen mention of forum rules applying in PMs in my 17 years here. What proof do you have of that?

It was addressed in this thread:

@engineer_comp_geek

This is a reminder to all that, even if you are discussing something from the Pit, any PM sent must conform to non-Pit rules. Personal insults are only permitted in the Pit. They are not permitted anywhere else, including in PMs.

From the FAQ:

@FAQ - Guidelines and Etiquette on the SDMB

Since they are treated as postings, the rules of conduct for private messages are the same as those of the general forums of the Straight Dope Message Board, starting, but not ending, with our most basic rule: Don’t be a jerk.

[Nawth_Chucka]

@TroutMan

It was addressed in this thread:

You know I was afraid I’d find I’d *posted *in that thread as I opened it, right? This is the first time I’ve seen that rule noted, and I’ve noted it. I suppose I’ve just been lucky so far not to have broken it in PMs. :o

[Guest-starring_Id]

@Chimera

Doesn’t ‘Synchophant’ mean “Fat people who try to copy their cool and hot friends looks”?

After all, the Urban Dictionary defines Phant as “The state of being Phat (Pretty Hot And Tempting or Cool) and at the same time being Fat like an elephant.” And of course, Synch is short for Synchronization.

Oh.
I thought it meant “creepy food court sleuth/possible blackmailer of other food court patrons”.

[cochrane]

In a thread titled “How often are those teacher-high school student sexual affairs uncovered?” in GQ, jtur88 writes:

@jtur88

In my view, more often than they should be. The sexuality of people is their own business, and the “age of consent” is a highly arbitrary tribal custom.

Unless there reason to suspect unreasonable coercion, leave them alone.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20664098&postcount=10

I can’t say this there, but what the fuck, jturd? What the everlovin’ fuck? Troll, or clueless old man?

[Sunny_Daze]

I just posted something in his Pit thread. jturd is on a roll. His answer about scariest message from an alien? You touched my ass and I’m calling a press conference. Get over it dude. You can’t grab ass any more.