# Pro bono bullshit **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 9, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132 "2010-09-09T02:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 96
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1901 "2010-10-26T02:22:31Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Also, I never said “wrong is a meaningless term.” I just said there’s no such thing as abslolute right and wrong. Saying “that’s wrong” just means “I don’t like that.” I don’t like when people are stupid or express stupid ideas, so I may say “that’s stupid,” meaning “that’s wrong,” meaning “I don’t like that.” So there is nothing inherently wrong with your employer employing annoying and manipulative emails to guilt you into doing pro-bono, it is just something you don’t like? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1902 "2010-10-26T02:46:03Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > So there is nothing inherently wrong with your employer employing annoying and manipulative emails to guilt you into doing pro-bono, it is just something you don’t like? That’s right. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1903 "2010-10-26T03:00:21Z")
FIN ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1904 "2010-10-26T03:15:58Z")
Roll Credits. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1905 "2010-10-26T13:09:16Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > FIN Shaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrk!! ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1906 "2010-10-26T13:56:08Z")
Did anyone ever tell you have a tendency to repeat yourself? You are making **Muffin** ’s point for him every time you reiterate your position, which has usually been demolished several times over. If you’d just let the cleanup crew continue the demolition, you’ll once again have the status you’re so comfortable bearing, that of “Forum Joke,” and you can slowly relinguish your current title, that of “Whoreson Waster of His Time and Ours.” ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1907 "2010-10-26T14:18:35Z")
WWHTO, if you will. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1908 "2010-10-26T17:19:39Z")
Prr, what is Muffin’s point that you think I am making for him? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1909 "2010-10-26T17:59:32Z")
Jesus Christ, let it die. You’re just a piss-poor ELIZA at this point, minus the charisma. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1910 "2010-10-26T18:27:49Z")
Tell me more about minus the charisma. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1911 "2010-10-26T18:43:54Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Prr, Guys, he’s making cat noises now. What’s up with that? And can we get **E-Sabbath** in here with some fucking cider already? ETA: It’s because of his mother that minus the charisma. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1912 "2010-10-26T18:44:57Z")
Why do you think he’s making cat noises now? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1913 "2010-10-26T19:10:52Z")
Because of my mother. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1914 "2010-10-26T19:32:46Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Because of my mother. Why do you say that? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1915 "2010-10-26T19:37:29Z")
That’s interesting. You know what makes \*me \*sad? YOU DO! Maybe we ought to chug on over to Namby-Pamby Land where \*maybe \*we can find some _self-confidence_ for you, you jackwagon! ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1916 "2010-10-26T19:43:22Z")
Why do you say we ought to chug on over? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1917 "2010-10-26T19:59:41Z")
Because of his mother. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1918 "2010-10-26T20:10:40Z")
What does chug on over mean to you? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1919 "2010-10-26T20:13:11Z")
Tell me more about chug on over. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-bono-bullshit/553132/1920 "2010-10-27T02:57:07Z")
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