# Re: Can we make this not become a board meme? \[reply to ATMB thread\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 22, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589 "2013-03-22T00:39:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/41 "2013-03-22T16:25:52Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Oh, this will go well. :rolleyes: OK, I was wrong. This thread is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/42 "2013-03-22T16:28:27Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Is this like some kind of written Rorschach test? Trust me, you don’t want the oral test. ---
**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 22, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/43 "2013-03-22T17:07:40Z")
I wasn’t trying to start any meme. At first I had three items to list, but the third one turned out to be unnecessary. The situation reminded me of Opal’s list meme so rather than rewrite the whole thing I just added that little tribute/remembrance. I think that thread in ATMB worrying about this turning into a meme was rather piss-ant, considering that it was only done _once_. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/44 "2013-03-22T17:14:17Z")
If that thread was piss-ant, does that make this one shit-roach? ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/45 "2013-03-22T17:29:35Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > FTR, I do sculpture. I do 'em _fast._ I’m stuck with a bit of epoxy putty, after doing what it’s intended for, I have a little piece left. Someone says “make a dog” or “make a chicken”, so I make a dog or a chicken out of it. A damn realistic looking mutt, or bird. And my best piece was a gamboling lamb. Which I did in ceramic clay, and never looked at it, while doing it. I did that shit, without looking at, or even _thinking about_ what I was doing. I _also_ did a lovely hummingbird. > > I also have a long line of sculptures of sheep, dogs, birds, cats, plants, etc. where I just make one, they are amazed at the realism, and I hand it to the recipient. > > OK, I’m tanked. This deserves reamage. Opal _still_ ain’t the painter, Betty, who re-learned to paint left-handed, after her stroke, was. My grandpa was an electrician and use to carve little animals out of scrap lumber or foam or whatever was at hand on the job site. guys always asked him to carve stuff for their kids and grandkids. He carved 3 inch dogs that looked like they were about to hop up and beg you for a treat. When I was 6, he carved me a life-size revolver that actually _worked_, when you pulled the trigger the chamber would rotate and the hammer would move back and forth. So what I’m saying is, you’re a shit artist compared to my grandfather, who wasn’t even an artist, just a bored electrician. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/46 "2013-03-22T17:37:03Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > OK, I was wrong. This thread is awesome. Told ya!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/47 "2013-03-22T17:59:32Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I can’t really follow th OP, but are you going out of your way to insult another Doper post mortem? Doesn’t that kind of sound pathetic to you? > > You HPCFs are the worst. Oh man. You just wait until you’re dead because I’m going to give you the tongue lashing like you’ve never seen. > [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I bought a block of spicy mango cheddar last week. I was a little nervous about fruit in cheese but it’s actually pretty good. Sweet at first and then the heat hits you. Great with summer sausage and crackers. HOLY SHIT!!! You have to tell me where to get some. > [@August\_West](#): > > My grandpa was an electrician and use to carve little animals out of scrap lumber or foam or whatever was at hand on the job site. guys always asked him to carve stuff for their kids and grandkids. He carved 3 inch dogs that looked like they were about to hop up and beg you for a treat. When I was 6, he carved me a life-size revolver that actually _worked_, when you pulled the trigger the chamber would rotate and the hammer would move back and forth. > So what I’m saying is, you’re a shit artist compared to my grandfather, who wasn’t even an artist, just a bored electrician. Bah! My grandpa was a hobo who sucked dick for crack and he used to fix peoples boomboxes and walkmans for extra cash for crack. So what I’m saying is that your grandpa was a shit electrician compared to my grandpa who was just a crack addicted hobo. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/48 "2013-03-22T18:11:26Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > HOLY SHIT!!! You have to tell me where to get some. I would love to say a tiny little cheese shop in the heart of downtown but I found it at target. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/49 "2013-03-22T18:15:07Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I would have, but I had to study for my urine test instead. I had to study for my constipation test. I didn’t pass. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/50 "2013-03-22T18:23:37Z")
So you had a mental block? ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/51 "2013-03-22T18:30:23Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Bah! My grandpa was a hobo who sucked dick for crack and he used to fix peoples boomboxes and walkmans for extra cash for crack. > > So what I’m saying is that your grandpa was a shit electrician compared to my grandpa who was just a crack addicted hobo. I never said he was a good electrician! Also, congratulations to your grandfather on remaining useful to society even while suffering under such a powerful addiction. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/52 "2013-03-22T18:31:21Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I had to study for my constipation test. > > I didn’t pass. I was up all night studying for my drug test. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/53 "2013-03-22T18:34:50Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I would love to say a tiny little cheese shop in the heart of downtown but I found it at target. You are awesome! Thank you. I just looked at their website but it’s not listed. Now I gotta leave my basement and actually go to the store. :mad: ---
**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 22, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/54 "2013-03-22T18:36:53Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I was up all night studying for my drug test. I passed that one with flying colors. Actually, it was flying colored _elephants_. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/55 "2013-03-22T19:15:06Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I had to study for my constipation test. > > I didn’t pass. I blew my load on my last post, I should have said: Maybe you needed a [study aid](http://www.walgreens.com/q/milk-of-magnesia). ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/56 "2013-03-22T19:48:34Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > OK, I was wrong. This thread is awesome. OMG! Seeing your name in this thread just reminded me that I had a dream about you last night! In the dream, you were a girl. I don’t know if you are IRL or not. Anyhoo, we were highly amused to be looking at an elephant shrew (which looked kind of like the Looney Tunes boxing kangaroo, only gray), since your name is\*\* Biffy the Elephant Shrew\*\* and all. That is all. You may now return to your regularly-scheduled pitting. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/57 "2013-03-23T02:34:42Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > Who the fuck are Betty and Estella? Real artists. Who make _actual_ money _selling_ paintings. Unlike Opal. Betty used to paint lovely pictures. And _sell_ them, unlike Opal. Then she suffered a stroke (she’s in her 70s), and couldn’t use her right hand anymore. Someone (my mother) told her she _would_ paint again, but she’d do it left-handed. Betty didn’t believe that. Nevertheless, she did. The _first_ result is hanging on my wall. And she’s selling pictures, again. Estella has been painting, _and selling_, pictures for (more than) the past 30 _years_. I’ve got one of her earliest works on my wall. She gave me that one as a gift. It’s a Picasso-like rendition of “old San Juan”. She gave me that picture many years ago, _before_ she’d ever sold any of her works. She sells the ones she does, today, for a better living than I’ve ever made. Opal was an ‘artist’, only in her own mind. Betty and Estella, on the other hand… ---
**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:** [March 23, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/58 "2013-03-23T02:44:49Z")
Huh. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt by positing that you’d done too much blow. Turns out, you really are just \*that \*big of an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/59 "2013-03-23T04:06:37Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > Real artists. Who make _actual_ money _selling_ paintings. Unlike Opal. > > Opal was an ‘artist’, only in her own mind. Betty and Estella, on the other hand… I didn’t know **Opal** , nor her artwork. Maybe she was a no-talent hack. I can’t and won’t judge. But I don’t understand the foolishness coming out of your keyboard. You’re telling me that money, not the mind, makes the artist. Sorry, Van Gogh. You ain’t no real artist. And go sit in the corner somewhere, Gauguin. You’s a nobody. No one wants to look at your ugly-looking people, you fuckin’ poseur. There’s something purely innocent about someone who creates just because their mind–and only their mind–tells them they can. There was a time when a person like this was the very definition of an artist. Just in case you didn’t know, it’s pretty pathetic to be jealous over a dead woman. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589/60 "2013-03-23T14:22:35Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > Real artists. Who make _actual_ money _selling_ paintings. Unlike Opal. What a nasty, petty little shit you are. Who the fuck cares if \*\*Opal \*\*made a living off her art? It was something that was a big part of her life, and now she’s dead at a tragically young age. Arguing that she wasn’t a “real artist” because she didn’t make a proper career out of it is pathetic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589.md?page=4)