# Qin Shi Huangdi, what is your pupose? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 28, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562 "2010-12-28T00:52:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/81 "2010-12-28T23:11:27Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Aperger’s doesn’t make you stupid–just socially awkward. True, but I think you’d agree that, as with anything, there are degrees of effect. Social awkwardness can range from being slightly reserved to being completely socially inept. I’m not saying this is the case, but perhaps **Curtis** is on the more extreme end of the spectrum. > [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > And anybody should be able to figure out the simple rule of “respond to questions when people ask them of you in regards to your OP.” I’m usually right there with ya, **SFG** , plus I’m afraid you may hunt me down and kill me in the night :p, but I think this goes to motivation. If we presume **Curtis** is simply seeking an echo chamber and a vehicle to impart conservative wisdom to the plebes, as I do, and as there’s no penalty for ignoring posters with opposing views or aggressive queries, what’s the downside for him? > [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > And it’s a very clear pattern, to me–\*\*Curtis \*\*almost exclusively fails to respond to people who’re pointing out logical or factual flaws with his arguments. True again, but it is my contention that that is all white noise to him. He doesn’t take any of it in because it holds no consequence for him or his life. He’s a 100% bought-in Christian conservative; anything in that bubble is good, anything outside of it is either bad or should be ignored. A lot of conservatives are like this, so **Curtis** isn’t unique in that regard, but I think the Asperger’s, again, if he is truly afflicted, frees him, somewhat, from the natural inclination to respond to posters, and from the guilt associated with not doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/82 "2010-12-28T23:24:54Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > That’s a fair question, and i admit that my comment about it was based on the impression i had from a few recent threads, rather than from any sustained and methodical observation. > > So i went and had a look at his last 50 GD threads and his last 50 IMHO threads. It seems that he does, in fact, participate in most of the threads that he starts, especially in GD, which is where i think it’s most important. > \ Kudos for doing the legwork to check on that. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/83 "2010-12-28T23:47:22Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Did you take a wrong turn? I’m-so-above-it-all snobbery is being discussed a couple of threads over. That thread isn’t worth my time. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/84 "2010-12-28T23:49:18Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > What does that mean?? A girlfriend in Canada is a relatively recent meme attributed to socially awkward geeky guys, and some in the closet gays whose masculinity and/or sexuality is questioned. A guy will say he has a girlfriend in Canada because supposedly Canada is so far away, and without phones or postal service apparently, that there’s no way for anyone to verify it. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/85 "2010-12-28T23:52:15Z")
> [@Beadalin](#): > > The thing is, the sheer numbers of times he posts in his own threads doesn’t contradict that it’s extremely rare for him to substantively participate in his threads past the OP. > > Most of the time, his posts within the thread are one line long. He largely and often completely ignores attempts other posters make to engage him on the topics he introduces, INCLUDING in Great Debates. Most especially anyone who asks him questions about holes in his reasoning, or for clarification on his position. If he was ignoring people who were simply trying to get a rise out of him or set him up for a smackdown, that would be one thing. usually, though, he ignores people who are genuinely trying to have a conversation. Very frustrating. I agree with all of this, and it’s the main reason i avoid his threads. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/86 "2010-12-29T00:01:08Z")
His posts in others’ threads are another reflection of his ignorance – for instance, trying to ask people why they haven’t used birth control, if they mention they’ve had an abortion. Aspergers can be an explanation – but not an excuse, if that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/87 "2010-12-29T00:02:13Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Aspergers can be an explanation – but not an excuse, if that makes sense. Yes, that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/88 "2010-12-29T00:44:56Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > A girlfriend in Canada is a relatively recent meme attributed to socially awkward geeky guys, and some in the closet gays whose masculinity and/or sexuality is questioned. A guy will say he has a girlfriend in Canada because supposedly Canada is so far away, and without phones or postal service apparently, that there’s no way for anyone to verify it. What does _that_ have to do with **Qin Shi LeMay?** Did he claim to have a girlfriend or something? How does the SDMB fulfill that role for him? ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/89 "2010-12-29T01:34:45Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > What does _that_ have to do with **Qin Shi LeMay?** Did he claim to have a girlfriend or something? How does the SDMB fulfill that role for him? Okay, how’s this: He posts some stuff on the dope, some stuff that he heard from his mentor/dad/ teacher/ older kid that he buys into for the moment, because he hasn’t got the experience to call bullshit on someone whom he respects or thinks is cool, but he still has the sneaking suspicion that it’s not well thought out. Grabbing a [thread=590865]thread off the ‘New Posts’ page[/thread], let’s say it’s the ‘Obama is a Kenyan’ thing The Dope then proceeds to rip it to shreds(1), and he decides it’s BS and changes his opinion (2) - course, he doesn’t tell us that. Next time it comes up in meatspace, he drops some of the Doper-info, with a prelude like ‘a friend of mine said’. How 'bout: “A friend of mine mentioned that the governor of Hawai’i knew Obama’s parents when they were there, and is taking it as his personal quest to find all the info he can to burn this rumor out.” His pals say “Wow, I didn’t know that.” He says “yeah, but good luck to them. As another friend of mine put it ‘you can’t fix stupid or crazy’.” They say “That’s funny” He says “yeah, she’s pretty smart.” (3) (1)‘smart friends he can argue with’, (2)‘people who challenge his ideas’ (3)a soupçon of ‘girlfriend from Canada’. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/90 "2010-12-29T01:38:08Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > What does _that_ have to do with **Qin Shi LeMay?** Did he claim to have a girlfriend or something? How does the SDMB fulfill that role for him? Well, think about it. It collectively thinks he’s immature, it wants him to respond to attempts at conversation…that’s a lot like a girlfriend, right? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/91 "2010-12-29T01:44:22Z")
The dude is a teenager for petes sake. From a foreign country. I’d wager he’s doing a better job being here on the SDMB than 99 percent of SDMB regulars would being doing in similar circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/92 "2010-12-29T01:50:11Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > The dude is a teenager for petes sake. From a foreign country. I’d wager he’s doing a better job being here on the SDMB than 99 percent of SDMB regulars would being doing in similar circumstances. Is he from a foreign country? I was under the impression that he’s a regular, raised-in-the-US Asian American. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/93 "2010-12-29T01:57:33Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > The dude is a teenager for petes sake. From a foreign country. I’d wager he’s doing a better job being here on the SDMB than 99 percent of SDMB regulars would being doing in similar circumstances. Actually, that was the point of my post. I suspect that he’s using the dope in a very appropriate way for where he is in life. If we meet him at a dopefest in 2020, he may have some interesting stories to tell. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/94 "2010-12-29T02:08:02Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Is he from a foreign country? I was under the impression that he’s a regular, raised-in-the-US Asian American. He is. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/95 "2010-12-29T02:45:06Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > A girlfriend in Canada is a relatively recent meme attributed to socially awkward geeky guys, and some in the closet gays whose masculinity and/or sexuality is questioned. A guy will say he has a girlfriend in Canada because supposedly Canada is so far away, and without phones or postal service apparently, that there’s no way for anyone to verify it. I question how recent it is, however, as I recall it being used in the early 1980’s. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/96 "2010-12-29T03:14:56Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > I question how recent it is, however, as I recall it being used in the early 1980’s. Ditto. In 1985’s _The Breakfast Club_, Anthony Michael Hall’s character Brian claims that he’s already lost his virginity. When asked for the name of his supposed girlfriend, he fumfers, “She lives in Canada… I met her in Niagara Falls. You wouldn’t know her.” More on topic, I’m always concerned the few times I start GQ threads that I’m not responsive enough to people’s replies. Then I get worried that I’m over-bumping. I guess in the end it’s a balance you have to get used to. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/97 "2010-12-29T03:21:07Z")
You can see [his latest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=590900)in GQ. Another boneheaded bit of stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/98 "2010-12-29T03:21:09Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > If you’re referring to me, at least have the balls to say my name. I’ll say or not say whatever I please, and if you don’t like it you can jam it up your ass. But since you seem to think you fit that description, let’s run with it; just what the hell are you contributing to the SDMB? Not much; most of your posts are either wholly content-free or just stupid - the claim that he has Asperger’s being the latest example of high-grade stupidity. But you follow the rules, so you’re as entitled as anyone to enjoy the board. I don’t contribute anything of importance, either, but I follow the rules so I’ll post and enjoy the place as I see fit. I don’t see any difference between you and Curtis Lemay/Qui-Gon Jinn (I honestly can’t remember his new name). Really, the only difference is that occasionally he does post a thread that generates some interesting discussion. You don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/99 "2010-12-29T03:26:41Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Offered without comment. > > Okay, maybe with a bit of a snigger. Just don’t be niggardly with your sniggers. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562/100 "2010-12-29T04:02:21Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I’ll say or not say whatever I please, and if you don’t like it you can jam it up your ass. > > But since you seem to think you fit that description, let’s run with it; just what the hell are you contributing to the SDMB? Not much; most of your posts are either wholly content-free or just stupid - the claim that he has Asperger’s being the latest example of high-grade stupidity. But you follow the rules, so you’re as entitled as anyone to enjoy the board. I don’t contribute anything of importance, either, but I follow the rules so I’ll post and enjoy the place as I see fit. > > I don’t see any difference between you and Curtis Lemay/Qui-Gon Jinn (I honestly can’t remember his new name). Really, the only difference is that occasionally he does post a thread that generates some interesting discussion. You don’t. So start a Pit thread about me, rather than threadshitting in this one. > [@](#): > > Not much; most of your posts are either wholly content-free or just stupid - the claim that he has Asperger’s being the latest example of high-grade stupidity. **Curtis** has in the past claimed to have Aspergers. It’s not “stupidity” on my part. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-shi-huangdi-what-is-your-pupose/565562.md?page=6)