# Response to Loach **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 23, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111 "2019-08-23T15:35:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/41 "2019-08-23T20:02:28Z")
One of these things is much more likely to happen. Guess which one. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/42 "2019-08-23T20:36:55Z")
If I posted a joke or fictional story for whatever reason, and it upset a great number of people, I would almost certainly apologize for doing so because that was not my intention. I would not try to turn things around by declaring that I intended to upset people, even in an over-the-top or joking manner. Because that would (1) upset people further, and (2) give the clear impression that I intended to upset people (what is generally referred to as ā€œtrollingā€ in Web Lingo). I would not then demand a public apology from someone who accused me of doing what I appeared to be doing (trolling). I donā€™t understand the logic behind these decisions. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/43 "2019-08-23T20:38:11Z")
**Scylla** , I donā€™t know that you started that thread to rile people up, but I do know you bragged about riling people up. Itā€™s hard not to make the leap to thinking that was your intent. And whatā€™s with the tantrum in this thread? Did you take lessons from that kid or something? > [@The\_Librarian](#): > > No! Great! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/44 "2019-08-23T20:54:59Z")
> [@tricoteuse](#): > > She. The word is French for female knitter. But les tricoteuses were a group of women who during the French Revolution would sit at the foot of the \*\*gallows \*\*and knit freedom caps for the revolutionaries in between hangings. Guillotine ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/45 "2019-08-23T21:22:31Z")
[https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21816378&postcount=9](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21816378&postcount=9) Looks like you are positively reveling in negative responses. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/46 "2019-08-23T21:31:33Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I donā€™t understand the logic behind these decisions. Itā€™s called attention -seeking behavior. ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/47 "2019-08-23T21:36:01Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Guillotine :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/48 "2019-08-23T22:39:13Z")
> [@tricoteuse](#): > > She. The word is French for female knitter. But les tricoteuses were a group of women who during the French Revolution would sit at the foot of the gallows and knit freedom caps for the revolutionaries in between hangings. beheadings ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/49 "2019-08-23T22:47:31Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Guillotine Naw. [Not initially](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine#Introduction_in_France). > [@](#): > > The first execution by guillotine was performed on highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier on 25 April 1792. [i.e. almost tree years after the start of the revolution] > [snip] > In the early phase of the French Revolution, the slogan ƀ la lanterne (in English: To the Lamp Post!, String Them Up! or Hang Them!) had become a symbol of popular justice in revolutionary France. The revolutionary radicals hanged officials and aristocrats from street lanterns. Other more gruesome methods of execution were also used, such as the wheel or burning at the stake. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/50 "2019-08-23T22:50:47Z")
OP, you didnā€™t get a warning, your thread was closed. Jeez. But you feel insulted, and thatā€™s your gripe. Good luck with that. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/51 "2019-08-23T23:29:52Z")
> [@Charlie\_Tan](#): > > Naw. [Not initially](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine#Introduction_in_France). Id rather be burned at the stake. A hot steak is always better than a cold chop. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/52 "2019-08-23T23:37:48Z")
If he gets an apology, may I have a pony? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/53 "2019-08-23T23:40:13Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > If he gets an apology, may I have a pony? Yes, yes you can. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/54 "2019-08-23T23:45:18Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > Do it now, please. I hear that holding your breath until you turn blue is an effective negotiating tactic. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/55 "2019-08-24T00:35:19Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Yes, yes you can. Wait, how come SHE gets a pony and I donā€™t? I want a pony too. BUY ME PONY! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/56 "2019-08-24T00:44:16Z")
YOU get a pony! And YOU get a pony! And YOU get a pony! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/57 "2019-08-24T00:46:59Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Wait, how come SHE gets a pony and I donā€™t? I want a pony too. BUY ME PONY! Iā€™m not buying the ponies. I just have a spare. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/58 "2019-08-24T01:46:55Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Thatā€™s debatable. Letā€™s just say he writes anecdotes and leave it at that, shall we. Come on, credit where itā€™s due: Regardless of **Scylla** ā€™s politics, or his behavior in this thread, ā€œThe Horror of Blimpsā€ is pretty damn funny. One of the few times something Iā€™ve read online has literally made me laugh out loud. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/59 "2019-08-24T02:11:42Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > YOU get a pony! And YOU get a pony! And YOU get a pony! But Iā€™m allergicā€¦ ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111/60 "2019-08-24T02:32:49Z")
I would like a pony. And I would like it if we stop attacking our few conservative posters. Yes Scyllaā€™s story sucked on many levels. Iā€™m surprised nobody called him out for his weak retort (supposedly) to the mom. BFD (that stands for Big Fucking Deal). You canā€™t hit it out of the park every time. BUT Scylla can put together a coherent sentence. He can try and explain his repugnant (to me) views on social issues. We donā€™t have much of that left here. Politics have become so toxic that I really canā€™t discuss things with conservative people. At all. Not at work, not at gatherings. This is a place that I can at least read about their thoughts, even discuss them. But not if they are all gone. Yeah, some needed to be weeded out. The electric lawn mowing man was a waste of, well electricity, but Shodan, Bricker, and Scylla , can at least articulate a position. Better than me anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-loach/839111.md?page=4)