# Pardon me while I kiss some ass. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 8, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823 "2013-05-08T17:36:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/21 "2013-05-09T15:13:49Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > And rescinded once explained. Of course. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/22 "2013-05-09T15:19:14Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Of course. And then rehashed in a 12 page ATMB thread.šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/23 "2013-05-09T15:22:52Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > And then rehashed in a 12 page ATMB thread.šŸ˜› Then an 8 page thread after the first one was closed, then a 4 page thread after _that_ one was closed. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/25 "2013-05-09T15:38:56Z")
Recorded. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/26 "2013-05-09T15:39:41Z")
Okay, now we get to do a little of that housekeeping Cartooniverse referred to. For those who are not fans ā€¦ [http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Mysterious-Ways-lyrics-U2/B4AC116C8BEC308E48256896002E9833](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Mysterious-Ways-lyrics-U2/B4AC116C8BEC308E48256896002E9833) Also please reference: ```auto joke noun \Ėˆjōk\ Definition of JOKE 1 a : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1) : the humorous or ridiculous element in something (2) : an instance of jesting : kidding ``` > **[Definition of JOKE](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joke)** > > something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist; the humorous or ridiculous element in something; an instance of jesting : kiddingā€¦ See the full definition ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/27 "2013-05-09T15:51:22Z")
And a little more housekeeping ā€¦ **MODERATOR ACTION** > [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](#): > > OK, sure. Yeah we were definitely talking about U2 and kiss the sky. It was right there in the thread title. Thereā€™s no possible way that anyone could read anything else into that remark. Since weā€™re quoting lyrics, hereā€™s some from Bikini Kill > > Sister Sister, where did we go wrong? > Tell me what the fuck weā€™re doing here > Why are all the boys acting strange? > Weā€™ve got to show them weā€™re worse than queer > Suck my left one. Suck my left one. This has nothing to do with the thread, absolutely nothing at all. The very first rule of the Straight Dope is ā€œDonā€™t be a jerk.ā€ This is a formal warning for violation of that rule. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/28 "2013-05-09T18:18:05Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > And a little more housekeeping ā€¦ > > **MODERATOR ACTION** > > This has nothing to do with the thread, absolutely nothing at all. > > The very first rule of the Straight Dope is ā€œDonā€™t be a jerk.ā€ > > This is a formal warning for violation of that rule. You need to either warn **Ellen** for posting something that also had no relevance to the thread, or rescind this idiotic warning, ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/29 "2013-05-09T18:36:54Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > You need to either warn **Ellen** for posting something that also had no relevance to the thread, or rescind this idiotic warning, Itā€™s amazing to me that Ellenā€™s post apparently requires so much explanation. The OP has a signature. He uses it often, and he used it in the OP of this thread.. It is a line from a U2 song that directly relates to the idea of kissing. [QUOTE=Cartooniverseā€™s signature] If you want to kiss the sky youā€™d better learn how to kneel. [/QUOTE] Ellenā€™s first sentence is the next line in the song. It directly relates to the OP. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/30 "2013-05-09T18:41:52Z")
**Steophan** , why do you hate Ireland? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/31 "2013-05-09T18:55:45Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > And weā€™re off. Impeccable timing on that.šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/32 "2013-05-09T19:04:04Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > You need to either warn **Ellen** for posting something that also had no relevance to the thread, or rescind this idiotic warning, Not gonna happen. Sorry. Very short version: she quoted the same song the OP did, ā€˜on your kneesā€™ is no more sexual than ā€˜pardon me while I kiss some ass,ā€™ and she didnā€™t insult anybody. If that werenā€™t enough, Iā€™ll add that we always try to consider context and attempt to apply common sense. We donā€™t always succeed and people may feel we regularly drop the ball, but thatā€™s the idea. > [@Crotalus](#): > > Itā€™s amazing to me that Ellenā€™s post apparently requires so much explanation. The key word here is ā€œapparently.ā€ It doesnā€™t require that much explanation. ---
**Author:** ![randomface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@randomface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomface)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/33 "2013-05-09T19:54:09Z")
Can you only see signatures if you are a member? ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/34 "2013-05-09T19:59:18Z")
I needed the explaination because I live in a cave. Not everyone is hip to all the cultural references. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/35 "2013-05-09T20:01:47Z")
If I were a mod at this board, I swear to god Iā€™d quit after all of the bullshit from the past few weeks. Even as a user, Iā€™m half tempted to just go on extended hiatus and come back after everyone has quit whining and constantly threadshitting, assuming that ever happens. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/36 "2013-05-09T20:05:12Z")
> [@randomface](#): > > Can you only see signatures if you are a member? User CP \> Edit Options \> check box ā€œshow signaturesā€ ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/37 "2013-05-09T20:51:10Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > If I were a mod at this board, I swear to god Iā€™d quit after all of the bullshit from the past few weeks. Even as a user, Iā€™m half tempted to just go on extended hiatus and come back after everyone has quit whining and constantly threadshitting, assuming that ever happens. I was just thinking re ā€œDayum, lookee here, this started out as such a nice, fun, positive thread, and nowā€¦ā€ I feel dirty. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/38 "2013-05-09T20:53:10Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > If I were a mod at this board, I swear to god Iā€™d quit after all of the bullshit from the past few weeks. Even as a user, Iā€™m half tempted to just go on extended hiatus and come back after everyone has quit whining and constantly threadshitting, assuming that ever happens. Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/39 "2013-05-09T22:03:05Z")
> [@randomface](#): > > Can you only see signatures if you are a member? Iā€™m a guest. I see them. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/40 "2013-05-09T22:21:55Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > If I were a mod at this board, I swear to god Iā€™d quit after all of the bullshit from the past few weeks. Even as a user, Iā€™m half tempted to just go on extended hiatus and come back after everyone has quit whining and constantly threadshitting, assuming that ever happens. +1. Great OP. Iā€™ve always considered it a thankless, difficult job but I never really gave much thought to all the work behind the scenes. They must _really_ love this place. I donā€™t usually hang out in ATMB because itā€™s constant whining. Itā€™s nice to see something positive here for a change. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/41 "2013-05-10T02:41:26Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > If I were a mod at this board, I swear to god Iā€™d quit after all of the bullshit from the past few weeks. Even as a user, Iā€™m half tempted to just go on extended hiatus and come back after everyone has quit whining and constantly threadshitting, assuming that ever happens. Since they only get paid in used coffee mugs I donā€™t know why they do it in the first place. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823.md?page=3)