# On this board, are people who only know the military from SF always this tactless? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 3, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942 "2006-03-03T19:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/21 "2006-03-03T23:19:11Z")
Wow, what a reactionary pussy you are, **Moto**. Ex-Army here, and I found nothing offensive about **BrianGlutton** ’s OP or thread title. ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/22 "2006-03-03T23:27:43Z")
Allow me to be the 20th consecutive person to say that there is nothing even remotely offensive in the question asked. Jeebus, this place is supposed to be about fighting ignorance. But let’s Pit people who dare to ask questions we feel uncomfortable with. That ought to establish a few areas of taboo knowledge. :rolleyes: Way to go Mr. Moto. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/23 "2006-03-03T23:27:49Z")
Another unoffended vet sounding off. Askeptic- U.S. Army 1987-1991 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/24 "2006-03-03T23:31:03Z")
I’m an enlisted man. The OP is an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/25 "2006-03-03T23:38:34Z")
Enlisted Navy here. Not offended by \*\*BG’\*\*s OP. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/26 "2006-03-03T23:40:02Z")
I saw the title of the Pit Thread. Scanned the mouse-over. Later, I happened across the OP in GQ and saw **Moto** ’s response. It took me a moment to say, “Oh yeah! Moto got upset at **BrainGlutton** , didn’t he? …_This_ was that thread? He was upset over _this?_” Boggled. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/27 "2006-03-03T23:48:15Z")
Retired Webelos here, and I wasn’t offended. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/28 "2006-03-03T23:53:12Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Heh. My first thought when I saw the thread title was that **Moto** was bringing up [the flap over the USS Iowa](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=331354) again. Me, too. Hello, **Moto**. I thnk you might have placed too much emphasis on the thread title. When I saw it, I thought: How could anyone even ask that kind of question. Then I read the OP and thought: Oh, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/29 "2006-03-04T00:30:33Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > The OP is an idiot. To clarify my earlier statement, the OP of _this_ thread is an idiot. The original question is not offensive. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/30 "2006-03-04T01:17:56Z")
Ex Army, reached the exalted rank of Spec 5 (impressed yet?). Couldn’t care less. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/31 "2006-03-04T02:02:07Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > [On this board, are people who only know the military from SF always this tactless? Nope - I’d say they’re that tactless on ALL the boards I post on. ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/32 "2006-03-04T02:28:49Z")
Former USAF enlisted here. Not offended. This Op is stupid. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/33 "2006-03-04T02:34:58Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Nope - I’d say they’re that tactless on ALL the boards I post on. That was about as stupid as one of your airplane stories. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/34 "2006-03-04T11:03:54Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > That was about as stupid as one of your airplane stories. So? Rather like the military folks checking in, I couldn’t care less what some otaku wanker living in mama’s basement thinks of reality. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/35 "2006-03-04T11:56:59Z")
Okay. Perhaps I was off base there. Complaint withdrawn. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/36 "2006-03-04T14:13:34Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > So? > > Rather like the military folks checking in, I couldn’t care less what some otaku wanker living in mama’s basement thinks of reality. Nice to see how you feel about Americas vets in general. I just thought your stories were dumb in a “Look at me I’m flyin over here” kind of way. But that comment reveals you to be a complete fuckstain. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/37 "2006-03-04T14:16:02Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > So? > > Rather like the military folks checking in, I couldn’t care less what some otaku wanker living in mama’s basement thinks of reality. BTW whats a scumbag from NW Indiana doing calling people “Otaku Wankers” Got a case of Johnt L.A. itis? Dipshit. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/38 "2006-03-04T16:09:08Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > On this subject, **Mr. Moto** isn’t worth listening to. …naaaaaaaaah. Too easy. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/39 "2006-03-04T17:59:17Z")
What in the hell does Otaku mean? ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942/40 "2006-03-04T18:34:01Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > What in the hell does Otaku mean? If I recall correctly, “otaku” is a Japanese insult that means something like “loser.” It’s been adopted as a badge of pride by a lot of Japanophiles. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-this-board-are-people-who-only-know-the-military-from-sf-always-this-tactless/346942.md?page=3)