# Ripping AcidKid a new asshole is always a viable option. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 20, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346 "2003-02-20T16:15:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/21 "2003-02-20T19:21:15Z")
Don’t put yourself down, **Kyla** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/22 "2003-02-20T20:13:11Z")
I did link to a site that promoted illegal activities that would of made Aristotle proud. I did this without presence of mind and apologize to the Administrator of the Board and to the Moderators of The BBQ Pit. As to the accusations of being a jerk, appearances not withstanding. defense pleads not guilty. If it please the court of public opinion, a gentleman by the name of Mad Dog 20/20 says he’s feeling depressed. Why depressed you ask? Good question! Why was never asked in the thread itself and the only evidence of why was submitted solely by the defendant. But Mad Dog 20/20’s posts are not the matter before this court so defense will not repeat them here. However a little searching will provide the evidence ot why Mad Dog 20/20 was depressed. Now the defendant could of patted the man on the back and said, “there, there.” Instead the defendant chose not to “create… a atmosphere in which {…Mad Dog 20/20…} can comfortably continue his unacceptable behavior” of feeling sorry for himself. And most importantly, thereby continue his pattern of behavior which caused the depression. The defendant provided to him a “discussion of how suicide works” as asked in his opening post. It is also, if the defense may dare to say, Mad Dog 20/20’s right to make an informed choice based upon all the facts, not just popular opinion. As to the charges of being a jerk the defense asks for a dismissal and petitions the court for a countersuit against a jjimm for unacceptable behavior in the forum: About this Message Board. ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/23 "2003-02-20T20:28:42Z")
[the court of public opinion] As to the accusations of being a jerk **Guilty** [/the court of public opinion] ---
**Author:** ![UnwrittenNocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/6de8d8/32.png) [@UnwrittenNocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UnwrittenNocturne)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/24 "2003-02-20T20:39:07Z")
**AcidKid** In all honesty this looked like a non-apology for your behaviour. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/25 "2003-02-20T21:02:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UnwrittenNocturne \* > \*\ ***AcidKid** In all honesty this looked like a non-apology for your behaviour. \*\* That’s because it wasn’t an apology. At all. It was nothin’ but justification. This juror’s verdict: asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/26 "2003-02-20T21:12:19Z")
You know **Acidkid** , when I first read that thread, it left me speechless. I can’t believe that you are trying to jsutify this behavior by pointing out that his name is mad dog 20/20 or that his reasons for depression are silly. What the Fuck? Maybe he picked that name in a moment of jest or what have you. Hell, how would you like it if you started to feel your world come apart and no one took your suicide questions seriously because after all, your name is Acidkid. May I strongly suggest you look up a thread about the boy who committed suicide on line. Maybe maddog was joking, maybe not. Maybe it was just a question. Maybe not. Any time anyone mentions suicide it should be treated seriously. I don’t give a shit if the poster is having a good laugh on me. Let’s err on the side of caution, shall we? i don’t give a shit if he posted it in the pit, it should still be treated with seriousness. Here’s a clue for you: if it’s about Suicide, all bets are off on ‘wit’, ok? If you feel that it’s an attention getting plea, report it to a moderator. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/27 "2003-02-20T21:13:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by alice\_in\_wonderland \* > \*\*Yah, but they don’t have to be festering cock-sprockets either. > > There is such a thing as time and place - just because a thread is in the pit doesn’t give people carte blanche to dump their own shit all over it. \*\* I couldn’t agree more. Being a jerk or calling someone a “festering fucknuggle” is one thing, but you, you piece of shit, crossed an invisble line of human decency. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/28 "2003-02-20T21:19:00Z")
**Guilty** ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/29 "2003-02-20T21:25:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Carnage \* > \*\*I probably will escape. I’m utterly unoffensive. 🙂 \*\* GAH! It’s **inoffensive** , you moronic 5th grade dropout! I’m disgusted by you and your illiterate ilk. Misspelling is NEVER viable. C’mon, I _know_ you set yourself up for that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/30 "2003-02-20T21:32:23Z")
_Originally posted by **AcidKid** _ > [@](#): > > The defendant provided to him a “discussion of how suicide works” as asked in his opening post. It is also, if the defense may dare to say, Mad Dog 20/20’s right to make an informed choice based upon all the facts, not just popular opinion. No, the “defendant” provided a stupid comment that was completely uncalled for, given the circumstances. It’s completely obvious to anybody with an IQ greater than that possessed by a soapdish that **Mad Dog 20/20** was in a bad place. Your comment simply showcased your reckless disregard for human life. And that, my dumbass friend, is why you should be down on your knees begging forgiveness. _Originally posted by **BURNER** _ > [@](#): > > Not for nothing , but this is the fucking BBQ PIT !!! People dont have to be nice to each other here. That is part of its charm. If you dont want people to drive by and yell “Jump”, then dont post about suicide in the pit. Post it in GD or MPSIMS, or GQ or any of the other forums. Usualy when people post in the pit they dont expect a nice answer. **BURNER** , you’re really starting to chafe me. It’s been said a million times: **POSTING IN THE PIT ISN’T A FUCKING LICENSE TO THROW ALL CIVILITY OUT THE WINDOW**. If you think that preserving the “charm” of the Pit trumps basic respect for human life, you’re out of your fucking mind. In many ways, I found your comment (quoted above) to be as offensive as **AcidKid** ’s. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/31 "2003-02-20T21:36:00Z")
I read your post twice trying to find some way to cut you some slack, some way to just rationalize that you made a dumb mistake. A) What you wrote was fucking stupid. B) It showed a real lack of compassion. Conclusion? You really are a dickhead. Get bent. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/32 "2003-02-20T21:46:53Z")
Sentence has been passed. And the outlook for your appeal is _really crappy_. We could have just patted you on the back and said “There, there.” But it was worth a shot at shocking you out of your pattern of nimrodesque behavior. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/33 "2003-02-20T21:58:43Z")
ya know, giving you the benefit of all doubt, that you posted it as a ‘joke’ and that you’d assumed that the poster in question was ‘merely looking for attention’ (ya ever notice the professionals around here say things like “I can’t diagnose this over the internet, so you should see some one IRL” sort of thing???), etc, at this point, you should have noticed that: 1. even if your intent was a joke, it certainly hasn’t been taken that way, and a number of folks are now thinking you’re an asshole 'cause of it, so the ‘value’ of the joke is seriously into the negative values at this point. 2. even if you believed that the OP wasn’t serious, it’s certainly **possible** that you’re wrong in which case you said something totally assholic to some one who really didn’t deserve it and was already feeling a bit suicidal (by their testimony). therefore, 1. instead of attempting to continue to defend your statement, perhaps it’s time to admit ‘damn, at the least, I didn’t know my audience well enough for that joke, and if I don’t want to be thought of as an absolute ass, maybe, just maybe, I should back off of it and admit I posted in haste and a tad unwisely???’ or, you could continue on this streak. I dunno ::peering closely:: you seem to be a tad bit masochistic to me… (and I should know, I sat next to a psych student on a bus once) ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/34 "2003-02-20T22:00:09Z")
" :: Peering closely ::" (gaddamn smiley) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/35 "2003-02-20T22:10:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*Oh no, I totally understand the pitting. I’m just sort of shocked at the first page of the BBQ Pit this week in general. It’s a lot of poster on poster ripping, not the norm for us. \*\* Blame it on the weather. There still isn’t any fucking bus service in my neighborhood in the morning! ---
**Author:** ![Stephi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephi)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/36 "2003-02-20T22:32:27Z")
**AcidKid** , you’re guilty. The classy thing to do would be to appologize. But I doubt you’re smart enough to plead guilty and allocute to being an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_the\_CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_the\_CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_the_CC)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/37 "2003-02-20T22:32:54Z")
**Strong Bad** “Survey says ‘You’re a moron!’” Or, in this case **AcidKid** , an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/38 "2003-02-20T22:47:58Z")
Acidkid’s assholery is something I’d like to rectify. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/39 "2003-02-20T23:09:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enderw24 \* > \*\*Acidkid’s assholery is something I’d like to rectify. \*\* 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346/40 "2003-02-20T23:54:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*Sweet CHRIST people. What is up in the pit this week? Yeeeow. Will no one escape unscathed? \*\* I seem to have ducked under the wire 🙂 heck, it has been well damn, so long ago and was not even really me they were pitting, just a troll who wanted to be me. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-acidkid-a-new-asshole-is-always-a-viable-option/156346.md?page=3)