# Protocol question **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 19, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248 "2005-03-19T01:09:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![mattmorgan64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mattmorgan64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattmorgan64)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/301 "2005-03-19T07:45:58Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > I think we all agree _you’re_ fucking clueless. As far as being friends…something tells me you aren’t going to be around long enough to build any meaningful relationships here. Get over it, woody. Something tells me you havn’t been around long enough to know either way, even if you are 65. ---
**Author:** ![mattmorgan64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mattmorgan64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattmorgan64)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/302 "2005-03-19T07:47:22Z")
> [@rolandgunslinger](#): > > You started this shit… > > Now either back your play or concede. Ooooh you ARE scary. Where DID you get those pointy toed boots? ---
**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 19, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/303 "2005-03-19T07:47:38Z")
> [@mattmorgan64](#): > > Get over it, woody. > > Something tells me you havn’t been around long enough to know either way, even if you are 65. And you accuse _me_ of taking drugs? ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/304 "2005-03-19T07:48:28Z")
> [@mattmorgan64](#): > > I’m right with ya Bry, and right back at ya mate. > > It’s a fucking message board, right? > > We all wake up to our lives in the morn, right? Looks like you made a friend Bryan. 😃 Can I call you Bry? ---
**Author:** ![mattmorgan64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mattmorgan64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattmorgan64)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/305 "2005-03-19T07:48:30Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Yes, and in the morning I’ll be sober, but you’ll still be an idiot. As long as you know that, it’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/306 "2005-03-19T07:48:48Z")
> [@mattmorgan64](#): > > Where DID you get those pointy toed boots? Little Debbie Little Debbie! ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/307 "2005-03-19T07:49:40Z")
> [@rolandgunslinger](#): > > Can I do the countdown? Can we have a drum roll please?.. Thank you for playing **matt** (applause). Tell em what he’s won **roland**. 3… ---
**Author:** ![mattmorgan64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mattmorgan64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattmorgan64)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/308 "2005-03-19T07:51:13Z")
If I’m such a sucker - Can anyone tell me, as was asked 4 hours ago - WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU PROS STILL DOING HERE talking to a loser like me? Just for the record, you understand. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/309 "2005-03-19T07:52:49Z")
> [@bob fortuna](#): > > Can we have a drum roll please?.. Thank you for playing **matt** (applause). Tell em what he’s won **roland**. > > 3… Our friend has won the respect and admiration from all of us… Lets hear it from Matt. :wally I’m just kidding You an ASSHOLE Matt. Go fuck yourself. ---
**Author:** ![mattmorgan64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mattmorgan64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattmorgan64)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/310 "2005-03-19T07:54:35Z")
> [@rolandgunslinger](#): > > Our friend has won the respect and admiration from all of us… > Lets hear it from Matt. :wally > > I’m just kidding > > You an ASSHOLE Matt. > Go fuck yourself. SWEET! I drive really slow in the ultra fast lane. While people around me are going insane. I park my car in handicap spaces While handicap people make handicap faces I’m an asshole The worlds biggest asshole ---
**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 19, 2005, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/311 "2005-03-19T07:55:15Z")
> [@mattmorgan64](#): > > WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU PROS STILL DOING HERE talking to a loser like me? > > Just for the record, you understand. We’re amusing ourselves. I mean, duh. And, yes, anyone can call me “Bry”. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/312 "2005-03-19T07:57:55Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > We’re amusing ourselves. I mean, duh. > > And, yes, anyone can call me “Bry”. Better yet…can I call you AL? ---
**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 19, 2005, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/313 "2005-03-19T07:58:26Z")
> [@rolandgunslinger](#): > > Better yet…can I call you AL? You can try, but I think it’ll just lead to confusion and heartbreak. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/314 "2005-03-19T07:59:06Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > You can try, but I think it’ll just lead to confusion and heartbreak. Damn… ---
**Author:** ![mattmorgan64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mattmorgan64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattmorgan64)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/315 "2005-03-19T07:59:58Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > We’re amusing ourselves. I mean, duh. > > And, yes, anyone can call me “Bry”. Well, Ive done my best to raise hell, and I’ve done my best to make peace. Although the peace part was much shorter than the hell part, I admit. Woodstock, I offer you a final apology. PS I’m not going anywhere, unless the mods ban my IP. Ill be a member when my trial is over, and probably not before. This is because I’m flat fucking broke, and also, because I can’t see any advantage to paying for something I can do for free before I need to. ---
**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 19, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/316 "2005-03-19T07:59:59Z")
> [@rolandgunslinger](#): > > Better yet…can I call you AL? You can cal me Al. As long as Chevy Chase stays the fuck out of it. ---
**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 19, 2005, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/317 "2005-03-19T08:03:32Z")
Well, it’s 3:21 AM Eastern time, and when the OP starts to calm down, offering apologies and such, the adrenaline wears off and sleepiness sneaks in on little cat feet. G’night, all. ---
**Author:** ![mattmorgan64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mattmorgan64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattmorgan64)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/318 "2005-03-19T08:03:59Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Well, it’s 3:21 AM Eastern time, and when the OP starts to calm down, offering apologies and such, the adrenaline wears off and sleepiness sneaks in on little cat feet. > > G’night, all. Night. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2005, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/319 "2005-03-19T08:06:26Z")
What? Your not gonna try and make friends with me? Have I said someyhing to offend you Matt? ---
**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 19, 2005, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248/320 "2005-03-19T08:06:30Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Well, it’s 3:21 AM Eastern time, and when the OP starts to calm down, offering apologies and such, the adrenaline wears off and sleepiness sneaks in on little cat feet. > > G’night, all. Yeah, I’m with you. It was fun for a while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-question/295248.md?page=17)