# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/42 "2013-05-10T03:18:02Z")
I rise to agree, the Moderation/Administration in this board, with whatever foibles and fallibilities, is remarkable. I know were I put in that position by the end of the first month I would be getting all banny. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/43 "2013-05-10T04:14:57Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Since they only get paid in used coffee mugs I don’t know why they do it in the first place. I thought it was coffee mugs filled with smack? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/44 "2013-05-10T04:32:36Z")
Jeez, I thought the "On your knees, boy… " comment was some kind of reference to a redneck prison film. Or some other film like “Deliverance”. Particularly since we all know there are very few choices of what to kiss when the kisser is on his knees. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/45 "2013-05-10T04:34:00Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Jeez, I thought the "On your knees, boy… " comment was some kind of reference to a redneck prison film. Or some other film like “Deliverance”. Particularly since we all know there are very few choices of what to kiss when the kisser is on his knees. Or some other verb action. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/46 "2013-05-10T04:35:59Z")
To paraphrase Bart Simpson: “I didn’t think it was possible, but this both sucks and blows.” ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/47 "2013-05-10T04:50:14Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > …after everyone has quit whining… BWHAHAHAHAHA HAHAAHAHAHA… stop, stop you’re killing me here. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/48 "2013-05-10T17:24:35Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Jeez, I thought the "On your knees, boy… " comment was some kind of reference to a redneck prison film. Or some other film like “Deliverance”. Particularly since we all know there are very few choices of what to kiss when the kisser is on his knees. Apparently you should have realized it was a U2 song since no one said, “You have a purdy mouth.” I have to admit that despite being a U2 fan and knowing “Mysterious Ways” I had a WTF moment when I read **Ellen’s** post because I was thinking the title was a play on Jimi Hindrix and I saw nary a U2 reference in the OP so “On your knees” came out of nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/49 "2013-05-10T17:43:56Z")
And it had nothing to do with the thread. Bolding mine. > [@TubaDiva](#): > > And a little more housekeeping … > > **MODERATOR ACTION** > > **This has nothing to do with the thread, absolutely nothing at all.** > > The very first rule of the Straight Dope is “Don’t be a jerk.” > > This is a formal warning for violation of that rule. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/50 "2013-05-10T18:00:55Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > And it had nothing to do with the thread. Bolding mine. She was responding to something the OP wrote in both the thread title and his sig. It’s true that wasn’t the thread topic, but that’s a very liberal definition of “had nothing to do with the thread.” And of course unlike **Nunzio Tavulari** , she wasn’t insulting anyone to prove some point. ---
**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 10, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/51 "2013-05-10T18:12:13Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > She was responding to something the OP wrote in both the thread title and his sig. It’s true that wasn’t the thread topic, but that’s a very liberal definition of “had nothing to do with the thread.” And of course unlike **Nunzio Tavulari** , she wasn’t insulting anyone to prove some point. That’s a very liberal definition of “insult”. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/52 "2013-05-10T18:21:14Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > That’s a very liberal definition of “insult”. I think “suck my left one” is pretty recognizably an insult. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/53 "2013-05-10T18:32:44Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > She was responding to something the OP wrote in both the thread title and his sig. Am I missing it because I don’t see a sig in the OP. ETA: Is it fair to expect a reader to go to a person’s profile page to understand the joke? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/54 "2013-05-10T18:35:20Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Am I missing it because I don’t see a sig in the OP. You have signatures turned off, then. No great loss, but as discussed upthread, **Cartooniverse** ’s sig is a quote from U2’s “Mysterious Ways.” **Ellen Cherry** ’s post is the very next line in the song. On topic? Not especially, but not wrong or out of left field or insulting in any way. ---
**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 10, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/55 "2013-05-10T18:55:40Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I think “suck my left one” is pretty recognizably an insult. There’s no way those lyrics can be taken as an insult. Less so than “on your knees boy”. Are you simply responding to the fact that there are naughty words there? After all the flap recently about sexist comments, are you really going to say that “on your knees boy” is, absent an _obvious_ reference, not at least questionable? If it had been a man saying “on your knees bitch”, would it have been equally acceptable? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/56 "2013-05-10T19:00:17Z")
Sure it’s questionable. It’s also a different issue as there was an obvious reference. It’s hardly her fault if some people have chosen to hide signatures. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/57 "2013-05-10T19:11:06Z")
I have signatures turned on, and I had no idea where it came from. **Cartooniverse** does not give any attribution to the quote in his signature. So it is not particularly obvious, at least to me, who is not a U2 fan. FTR, I am 57. I thought **Ellen Cherry** was parodying the recent kerfuffle about sexual jokes, and was adopting a jocular role as dominatrix. **Cartooniverse** offers to kiss moderator’s ass, and **Ellen Cherry** tells him to go ahead, in a sort of dominating way. We need some kind of safe word on the SDMB, to turn that sort of thing off. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/58 "2013-05-10T19:49:22Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > There’s no way those lyrics can be taken as an insult. I’m not sure what to say at this point other than “OK, that’s your opinion.” If you go around telling people “suck my left one,” they will almost certainly be offended (as long as they think you’re referring to your own anatomy, at least), and if you post it in a thread here it’s very likely you’ll get a warning for insults. > [@](#): > > After all the flap recently about sexist comments, are you really going to say that “on your knees boy” is, absent an _obvious_ reference, not at least questionable? I’ve explained this already. > [@](#): > > If it had been a man saying “on your knees bitch”, would it have been equally acceptable? You feel the equivalent of “boy” is “bitch,” not “girl?” Interesting. I think we’ve now reached the point where this is too dumb to keep dealing with. Which means we actually got there several posts ago - but this is the end. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/59 "2013-05-10T19:55:38Z")
Oh and just to point out, I think given the circumstances there were a few reasons why it was rightfully not modded. Getting on his knees to kiss her ass + the U2 references. I just wanted to say that out of context and given the current contraversy it was a very WTF reference and my first reaction was what if the OP responded “Gladly”? Then who was harrassing whom? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/60 "2013-05-10T19:57:30Z")
Yeah, I think I’ll catch you guys on the flip side. Marley, thanks for trying. This message board has become more unpleasant than not lately. I still find it hard to believe that so much whining and outrage and complaining has come from some fairly clear and well-thought-out guidelines on sexual harassment, but here we are. Or rather, here you are. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823/61 "2013-05-10T20:05:43Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Sure it’s questionable. It’s also a different issue as there was an obvious reference. It’s hardly her fault if some people have chosen to hide signatures. No. Even with seeing the sig, I wouldn’t have known that was a lyric. Not everyone listens to U2. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pardon-me-while-i-kiss-some-ass/657823.md?page=4)