# PSXer, you're a troll. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 12, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111 "2011-04-12T16:58:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/1 "2011-04-12T16:58:02Z")
Since no one’s been willing you actually call you out on it, I will. Stop cluttering up the boards with nonsense threads. You ask for advice, yet you have absolutely no intention of following any of the advice Dopers give you. You play the role of the pathetic loser to a tee… so well, in fact, that I’m not really sure if you are or aren’t. Some examples: [tell me about learning Japanese](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=603142) You ask how hard it is to learn Japanese. The response is pretty much unanimous: pretty hard. People ask you how committed you are. Your response? Not really… I actually don’t really want to work that hard at it and frankly, I gave up on the idea yesterday morning. [How do I stop being lazy and procrastinating](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=600444) People are trying to give you good advice, and all you do is counter with how you fail at life and you can’t talk to anyone about it because you’re so socially inept. Eventually, you just abandon the thread without acknowledging anyone’s advice. Then there’s my favorite gem: [My so-called friend made a Super Bowl party event on facebook but didn’t invite me.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=595767) You take trolling to a whole new level here. Your “friend” didn’t invite you to a party, you ask if you should go. People advise against it. You say you’re going anyway because you want to see your friend (who can’t really like you that much, since he didn’t invite you). You make it quite obvious again that you have no intention of following advice when you **flat-out admit you are trolling** : [QUOTE=PSXer] yeah a lot of stuff I post on this board is a joke/trolling but this topic is sincere. This is another problem i have: that a lot of the stuff I say even irl is just a joke so I don’t have to have serious conversations. I don’t want to fix my problems I enjoy getting attention for it on the internet [/QUOTE] Finally, [should I take Russian or Ancient Hebrew next semester](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=604293) [QUOTE=PSXer] I guess really the language that would most improve me for the job market is Spanish, but I have no interest in learning it, partly just because of lingustiic reasons, and parly becuase I am racist. English in America goddamnit. [/QUOTE] I’m sure your parents are very proud. Those are just a handful of examples from the first page of search on threads you started. I don’t have the time and frankly, I don’t wish to expend the energy reading the other 172 pages of your written diarrhea. Either you’re a whiny, maladjusted, socially retarded failure with the none of the life and people skills God saw fit to give to mosquitoes, or you’re a troll. If it’s the former, step away from the boards, turn off the computer, go outside, and _do something_. Make friends. Volunteer. Get a job. Find a girlfriend. If it’s the latter (which I believe), then do us all favor and go the fuck away. I hope the Dope wises up and stops entertaining your mindless drivel. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/2 "2011-04-12T17:06:30Z")
This has been a long time coming. I would have done it myself a while ago, if not for the fact that he just isn’t worth the effort. My personal favorite will always and forever be the claim that he gets free popcorn at movie theaters by digging through the garbage for buckets that haven’t gotten their free refill yet. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/3 "2011-04-12T17:10:25Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > Either you’re a whiny, maladjusted, socially retarded failure with the none of the life and people skills God saw fit to give to mosquitoes, or you’re a troll. If it’s the former, step away from the boards, turn off the computer, go outside, and _do something_. Make friends. Volunteer. Get a job. Find a girlfriend. > > If it’s the latter (which I believe), then do us all favor and go the fuck away. I hope the Dope wises up and stops entertaining your mindless drivel. I’m pretty sure its the former, and I don’t want him to go. Every village needs an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/4 "2011-04-12T17:10:25Z")
Damn, not being familiar with him, I was looking for a way to maybe defend the guy… until I got to that ignorant Spanish language comment. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/5 "2011-04-12T17:12:31Z")
I agree that he’s a troll; I just can’t muster up much anger about it. I guess he’s not very good at it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![llcoolbj77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb9ed0/32.png) [@llcoolbj77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llcoolbj77)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/6 "2011-04-12T17:14:04Z")
I think his threads are worth reading if only because the SDMB folks seem to come out with all of their best jokes for them. Seriously. I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard at a thread, as when he asked for advice about his mental girlfriend. That was him, wasn’t it? Time to search… ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/7 "2011-04-12T17:15:05Z")
He’s a troll, but a pretty harmless one as they go. ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/8 "2011-04-12T17:50:43Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I’m pretty sure its the former, and I don’t want him to go. Every village needs an idiot. > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I agree that he’s a troll; I just can’t muster up much anger about it. I guess he’s not very good at it. 🙂 > [@Bosstone](#): > > He’s a troll, but a pretty harmless one as they go. Why the apathy? Like attracts like; monkey see, monkey do; there is never only one mouse; \. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/9 "2011-04-12T17:55:33Z")
This is a quality Pitting. Richly deserved and well-crafted. I noticed he’s back to doing the “my friend wants to know” bit again. Apparently his friends are as stupid and generally without redeeming qualities as he is. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/10 "2011-04-12T17:57:23Z")
> [@Implicit](#): > > Why the apathy? Like attracts like; monkey see, monkey do; there is never only one mouse; \. I don’t think he derails threads, nor does he post anything particularly offensive. He’s like a troll that just sleeps under the bridge. You wouldn’t even know he was there. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/11 "2011-04-12T17:57:27Z")
> [@Implicit](#): > > Why the apathy? Because trolls ideally deserve little more. When you get riled up, they win. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/12 "2011-04-12T17:58:55Z")
The thing is, if he is a troll, then he is actually a pretty harmless one. His threads seem to get a lot of responses while at the same time upsetting absolutely noone. Its not like Dio derailing threads or pissing people off, its just a guy talking random rubbish from time to time. Wheres the harm? Is he a troll? Probably, but not in a “Lets troll the fuck out of the SDMB” way, more a “Pass the time by throwing out a few silly threads” way. But hey, I would have kept VC03, what do I know. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/13 "2011-04-12T18:06:37Z")
You’re crazy, **PSXer** is just a simple guy trying to understand the world. Like the time he was all like “waaaah???!” when [he went into a gaming store](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=595988) and they just sold games and not laserdiscs or old Life magazines. Or wondering how many hundred dollar bills to [tip the guy who rips your ticket at the movies.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=588651) Or wondering why no one is impressed that [he has a Fleshlight](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=586517). Or how to handle the relationship problems caused by your [emotional girlfriend dating someone else](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=589472). I for one am glad that we can help this simple naif learn more about the world. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/14 "2011-04-12T18:13:03Z")
My [favorite PSXer thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=571552) and the most lopsided poll ever. At one point it was 198-1. He’s mostly harmless. ---
**Author:** ![Tarwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/15 "2011-04-12T18:33:13Z")
PSXer is funny and he’s a good guy. What’s your problem? ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/16 "2011-04-12T18:44:14Z")
Yeah, he’s a pretty funny guy. I also give him points for people making fun of him (including myself on one or two occasions) and him not getting his panties in a wad about it. Remove the stick from your ass and get a sense of humor. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/17 "2011-04-12T18:49:17Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > But hey, I would have kept VC03, what do I know. I agree! In fact, when he got banned, my grief was so great that I ritualistically shaved my head in mourning and when that proved insufficient, I took off my scalp as well and when THAT wasn’t enough, I began chiseling away chunks of my skull, all in an effort to make perfectly clear just how very very sad I was. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/18 "2011-04-12T19:03:31Z")
I loved VCO3! I mean, why DO black people do the things they do? (Seriously, I was pissed when he got banned. He cracked me up and was totally harmless. Just like PSXer.) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/19 "2011-04-12T19:26:31Z")
So, this isn’t the [how do I stop trolling The Straight Dope](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=604380) thread? ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111/20 "2011-04-12T19:29:51Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > I don’t think he derails threads, nor does he post anything particularly offensive. He’s like a troll that just sleeps under the bridge. You wouldn’t even know he was there. I keep picturing a laid back troll, under his bridge, with a friend (obviously), the face lit by the blue glow of his VHS playing Robocop2 to death. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111.md?page=2)