# Reeder. It looks like you're using us for your amusement. (Pretty tame) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 11, 2004, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295 "2004-12-11T10:11:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/21 "2004-12-11T14:17:00Z")
_Wanders into thread_ _Watches in mild amusement as **Duffer** and **Reeder** wildly swing their handbags at each other_ _Wanders back to MPSIMS_ ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/22 "2004-12-11T14:21:58Z")
Whoops, looks like I may have infringed on a Pit rule there. My apologies. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/23 "2004-12-11T14:45:10Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > _Watches in mild amusement as **Duffer** and **Reeder** wildly swing their handbags at each other_ It’s kind of the summer stock version of **Diogenes** and **Scylla** going at it, isn’t it? I wouldn’t mind if **Reeder** put a little more effort into his OPs; sometimes they turn into interesting threads, but it’s not for any effort put in the OP. For once, I think **duffer** has a point. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/24 "2004-12-11T15:39:21Z")
Yeah, well, I have to agree. I’ve been as critical of **Reeder** as anyone, but he’s actually been somewhat better leately at bringing a bit of content to his posts, so I don’t get the need for this Pitting. And again, I apologize for my first, exasperated comment. Not helpful at all. _Wanders back to MPSIMS, this time for good_ ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/25 "2004-12-11T22:49:19Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Patience you dipshit. It won’t be done tonight. And certainly not in the next few hours. > > Listen closely feltcher. I…am…waiting…for… **Reeder** …to…hit…this…thread…to…deny…what…I…said. > > Why you think I’d be bullied into something from you is beyond comprehension. **Reeder** , **elucidator** , **Diogenes** , **LHoD** , **Miller** , **rjung** , and **jshore** would all be trusted with my newborn before I trusted so much as a weather report from you. > > Keep talking punk. It has little more effect on me than whether I use 3 or 4 swipes to clean my ass after taking a Desmo. I can’t say I like either Duffer or Reeder, so I can only hope they both injure each other badly in the scuffle, assuming Duffer gets his wish and Reeder bothers to fight with him. Either way, I must note that Duffer’s impotent rage at those who disagrees with him is always good for a laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/26 "2004-12-11T23:19:46Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Every single political rant I’ve seen you open has been to bitch about the Republicans. Or as you say “repugs”. Not only have I never seen a Pit thread from you about the Dems, but I’ve never seen you come up with a pithy nickname for them. So what is it? Are you a Dem and too ashamed to say so? Or are you really against both parties? Dopering minds want to know! Where exactly do you stand so we know what viewpoint you’re taking? Hell, we have open Communists here. Just let us know where you’re coming from. Reeder is pulling a “Bill O’Reilly”, pretending to be an independent when it’s obvious where his loyalties are. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/27 "2004-12-12T01:15:48Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > I can’t say I like either Duffer or Reeder, so I can only hope they both injure each other badly in the scuffle, assuming Duffer gets his wish and Reeder bothers to fight with him. I wasn’t trying to start a fight with **Reeder**. I was asking for more of a rant in his pit threads than a link and a few words. That’s why the title has _Pretty tame_ in it. It was really more a request than a rant, but no other forum was appropriate for it. Now I’m off to find that damn post I mentioned. Fuck this is going to take awhile. I’ll try to remember to bring pie when I get back. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/28 "2004-12-12T01:17:57Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > It’s kind of the summer stock version of **Diogenes** and **Scylla** going at it, isn’t it? If only I were that erudite and witty. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![milroyj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@milroyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milroyj)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/29 "2004-12-12T01:38:28Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > What I do in the pit is I rant my way. I am not as verbose as many of our esteemed dopers. **I just post to get things out.** So you post just to get a reaction from the members? That’s interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/30 "2004-12-12T02:26:54Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > So you post just to get a reaction from the members? That’s quite a twist on **Reeder** ’s words **milroyj**. Are you posting just to get a rise out of him? -Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![milroyj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@milroyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milroyj)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/31 "2004-12-12T02:45:55Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > That’s quite a twist on **Reeder** ’s words **milroyj**. No twist at all. He posts his one-line shit bombs, and then just sits back to watch the fireworks. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/32 "2004-12-12T03:14:30Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > So you post just to get a reaction from the members? That’s interesting. It must be hell for you milwhatever to read a book. Looking for all the hidden meanings and all. ---
**Author:** ![milroyj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@milroyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milroyj)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/33 "2004-12-12T04:47:08Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > It must be hell for you milwhatever to read a book. Wow, mocking usernames is just so original! Golly, what else do you have in your arsenal of wit? Poopie jokes? ---
**Author:** ![Milkman\_Dan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Milkman\_Dan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milkman_Dan)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/34 "2004-12-13T06:02:00Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > No twist at all. He posts his one-line shit bombs, and then just sits back to watch the fireworks. That sounds more like you, since you just deliberately misinterpreted what Reeder said in order to accuse him of being a troll. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/35 "2004-12-13T08:23:18Z")
> [@Milkman Dan](#): > > That sounds more like you, since you just deliberately misinterpreted what Reeder said in order to accuse him of being a troll. Reeder threads are, for all intents and purposes, trolls. ---
**Author:** ![RTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@RTA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTA)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/36 "2004-12-13T13:41:56Z")
Wow, look at all the junior wannabe moderators, attaching labels to people! > [@duffer](#): > > What if I said I hate all dual-name Dopers with names starting with “c” and “e”, but refused to tell you in which order the letters appear? Would that ambiguity be acceptable? People are THAT interested in what you have to say? … Really? ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/37 "2004-12-13T14:25:57Z")
> [@RTA](#): > > Wow, look at all the junior wannabe moderators, attaching labels to people! > > People are THAT interested in what you have to say? … Really? It took you this long to come up with this pablum? Cool. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/38 "2004-12-13T14:28:26Z")
> [@Milkman Dan](#): > > That sounds more like you, since you just deliberately misinterpreted what Reeder said in order to accuse him of being a troll. And accusing someone of being a troll boosts your argument how? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/39 "2004-12-13T14:44:23Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Either way, I must note that Duffer’s impotent rage at those who disagrees with him is always good for a laugh. I hope I don’t anger the hamsters. I’m hitting some threads now as I’ve been gone for a couple nights. Ergo, muti-posts. All rage is impotent unless you can physically do something about it. As this is a civil message board I don’t even threaten bodily harm. Just as almost all other Dopers. One of my arch-nemeses on these boards may meet me for a brew next month. I hope he can to show I can go off on someone and still be able to act in a civil manner while showing my charisma and friendliness and demonstrating that no matter your political stance, we’re people that may have common ground. And if not, my charisma will save the day. I can almost guarantee if **Desmo** were to meet me, you’d see within 2 weeks him saying something complimentary about me. I’m loveable. Just maybe not in a situation where electrons are what you see. Take me as you will. I’m me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295/40 "2004-12-13T14:52:00Z")
Hmm… Ya gotta love seeing the SDMB’s own **W.E.Coyote** complaining about another person’s OPs. Then again, during **duffer** ’s continuing attempts to break the SDMB’s Trainwreck OP record, maybe he thinks he’s finally found a safe target? -Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeder-it-looks-like-youre-using-us-for-your-amusement-pretty-tame/279295.md?page=3)