# proudfootz Is a Troll **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 2, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912 "2018-03-02T18:45:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/1 "2018-03-02T18:45:20Z")
I can’t say so in GD, but it needs to be said. Newbie doesn’t always = bridge dweller, but it does in this case. [See for yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=849843&page=2), if you like. In before the ban! Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/2 "2018-03-02T18:50:42Z")
Well, shit, if even \*you \*think so, that’s good enough. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/3 "2018-03-02T18:53:08Z")
He certainly seems to have no particular respect for the “Debate” portion of “Great Debates”, and his engagement seems to mostly be “my cite is my post” and Argument Therapy active negation and gainsaying. If not a troll, a remarkable simulation. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2018, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/4 "2018-03-02T18:55:48Z")
Shodan Johnson is right. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/5 "2018-03-02T19:22:33Z")
There is no use denying it, Our board is turning into shit. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/6 "2018-03-02T19:33:35Z")
Dude, Kennedy isn’t dead. I saw him marrying people in Las Vegas a few years back. He hasn’t aged a bit. Fucking “Kennedy is dead” conspiracy. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/7 "2018-03-02T19:34:33Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > I can’t say so in GD, but it needs to be said. Newbie doesn’t always = bridge dweller, but it does in this case. > > [See for yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=849843&page=2), if you like. > > In before the ban! > > Regards, > Shodan Why not tell him that the discussion isn’t about the Lone Shooter Theory, it’s about his own theory. Every one of his diversions should be countered with this argument-Ask him about the minute facts of his own theory over and over and fucking over again. Responding to his hijack is useless. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/8 "2018-03-02T19:53:07Z")
His theory, which is to say the theory that is his … ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/9 "2018-03-02T19:55:22Z")
Not only was it authentic conspiracy theory gibberish, it expressed a logic little seen in this day and age. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/10 "2018-03-02T19:56:56Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Why not tell him that the discussion isn’t about the Lone Shooter Theory, it’s about his own theory. Every one of his diversions should be countered with this argument-Ask him about the minute facts of his own theory over and over and fucking over again. Responding to his hijack is useless. Or, you could not engage with him at all. I think that would be the more productive approach. Why not teach algebra to a cat instead? I think you’ll make more progress and have a more rewarding time. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/11 "2018-03-02T19:58:34Z")
What makes you think I know algebra better than my pets? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/12 "2018-03-02T20:14:02Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Or, you could not engage with him at all. I think that would be the more productive approach. Why not teach algebra to a cat instead? I think you’ll make more progress and have a more rewarding time. You assume that our lives have meaning, or that productivity is our goal. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/13 "2018-03-02T20:18:45Z")
You make an excellent point. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/14 "2018-03-02T21:12:00Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > You make an excellent point. > > Regards, > Shodan Still, it would work the other way, you know. Have your cat teach you algebra. And make sure you video it, because SQWEEEE KITTEH! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/15 "2018-03-02T22:08:38Z")
Duh. I called him out within minutes of his first post: > [@Omnibus Trolls R Us Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-trolls-r-us-thread/755489/6557): > > I’m gonna call [this one early](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20771137&postcount=53), because it’s so frikkin’ obvious to me it’s a trock. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/16 "2018-03-03T15:03:53Z")
I assumed the thread itself was trolling. I’m actually surprised to see that the OP’s username is different. How good are the mods detection abilities for socks? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/17 "2018-03-03T15:37:08Z")
Shodan calling someone else a troll 🙂 God I’m gonna giggle all week! ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/18 "2018-03-03T15:49:48Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Not only was it authentic conspiracy theory gibberish, it expressed a logic little seen in this day and age. Telemark Johnson is right! ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proudfootz-is-a-troll/809912/19 "2018-03-03T15:59:37Z")
It was obvious that **proudfootz** was a troll when he started pushing the Democrats are the real Russia colluders theory. No reasonable person could truly believe that. Total trollery.