# SallyStar-when come back, bring coherance **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 6, 2004, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913 "2004-06-06T04:49:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/101 "2004-06-06T15:01:58Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > I find the smarmy attitude displayed here towards a GED to be beneath what I’ve come to expect from members of this message board. > There are times, particularly early in life, when a person is either forced or decides to take one of them-there paths less traveled. That don’t necessarily mean they ain’t as smart as y’all whut grad-u-ated from Central Hy School’s. I certainly am not in a position to argue the GED thing, having earned mine in 1989. And, like you, **John** , I managed to get into a good college and am currently working towards my bachelor’s degree and hope to get into law school. However, as Momma Gump said, stupid is as stupid does. Sally is blaming her ignorance on having “only” a GED. So I don’t think it’s the GED itself that people are making fun of, but rather her reliance on it as an excuse for stupidity. She could very easily take that GED, realize that it’s not enough, and enroll in some community college courses and work toward a more advanced education. Or, she could take the same tack that she’s taken throughout the entire thread, and claim that it’s just too difficult for her. Either way, it’s her choice. Unfortunately for her, that bullshit doesn’t wash on this board. This is, after all, a board devoted to fighting ignorance. Sally doesn’t want her ignorance challenged. She’s content to trot down the Yellow Brick Road of ignorance with a hefty dose of “la la la I can’t hear you” thrown in for good measure. And that’s her choice. I can’t change it, and neither can anyone else on this board. So all we can do is wait out the week or so she has left on her guest membership and hope that the Powers That Be decide that her $14.95 isn’t worth taking. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/102 "2004-06-06T15:02:27Z")
> [@spectrum](#): > > If I used any big words your GED didn’t cover, just ask for clarification. I won’t give you one, but it might be funny to see you ask. I realize y’all are mocking her GED related braggadocio, but it is possible to have a GED and still be able to occasionally use, spell, and know the meaning of the odd word of more than two syllables. I have a GED. **SallyStar** would be incoherent and ignorant no matter what her educational level. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/103 "2004-06-06T15:08:45Z")
May I advance this proposition? She’s a troll. Spoiler box dictated by use of one of the truly naughty words on this board. I apologize in advance to the mods for it’s use. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/104 "2004-06-06T15:09:26Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Ms Robyn posting as Airman Doors posting as. . .ah screw it_ > And, at last count, about fifty people are expected to attend “my” Dopefest. So 😛 yourself. Yeah, that’s the word I got, too; but you know if our dear **SallyStar** was there, she’d be the looker in the bunch. :rolleyes: Why don’t you invest some bucks, **Robin** : go buy yourself a whole bushel of “shallow” and host a DopeFest where only pretty people like **Sally** are allowed to attend? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![spectrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@spectrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spectrum)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/105 "2004-06-06T15:33:35Z")
My mocking was meant to be directed at Sally only, and not all attainees of GED certificates. There are any number of reasons why one would have a GED instead of a regular high school diploma. I have friends who went that route. In a world where too many people just flat out drop out, taking the responsibility to go back and get that GED is quite admirable. But Sally’s swinging it around like it’s a PhD. I’d mock the same way someone who swung around a high school diploma. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/106 "2004-06-06T15:37:25Z")
> [@spectrum](#): > > But Sally’s swinging it around like it’s a PhD. I’d mock the same way someone who swung around a high school diploma. Okey-dokey. Carry on. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/107 "2004-06-06T15:49:52Z")
> [@spectrum](#): > > But Sally’s swinging it around like it’s a PhD. I’d mock the same way someone who swung around a high school diploma. More like it’s an all-purpose excuse. May I add to the list of critiques of SallyStar’s participation, that she seems to be part of the contingent that can’t tell the difference between _explaining_ or describing a position, and _advocating_ it. This one is actually independent of educational level, I see/hear/read people with doctorates falling for that every day, but it’s damn annoying. Just because I say “people may legitimately argue if X is Y” does not necessarily mean **I** am _affirming_ that X is Y. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/108 "2004-06-06T15:52:40Z")
Sally Star with a friggin Laser on her head! That’d be something to see 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SallyStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SallyStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallyStar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/109 "2004-06-06T16:02:13Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Unfortunately for her, that bullshit doesn’t wash on this board. This is, after all, a board devoted to fighting ignorance. Sally doesn’t want her ignorance challenged. She’s content to trot down the Yellow Brick Road of ignorance with a hefty dose of “la la la I can’t hear you” thrown in for good measure. Who’s bringing the corn? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/110 "2004-06-06T16:19:32Z")
> [@SallyStar](#): > > Who’s bringing the corn? You _do_ realize that remarks like this only make you sound _more_ stupid, right? ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/111 "2004-06-06T16:19:50Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Yeah, that’s the word I got, too; but you know if our dear **SallyStar** was there, she’d be the looker in the bunch. :rolleyes: Not if I’m there. Still the prettiest, (although I do feel a pout coming on.) 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 6, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/112 "2004-06-06T16:20:39Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Dammit, dammit, dammit. **Airman** , of course, graduated from high school. I, alas, had to settle for a GED. > > One more point. Sally, honey, I’d ask for your money back for your GED. > > Robin I hope you, and others here, don’t really believe I’m making fun of GEDs, or whatever. I’m just poking fun at our new friend here. (She just keeps bringing it up, and acting like a little kid who just figured out how to tie his shoes) That’s all. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/113 "2004-06-06T16:23:10Z")
IMHO…our new friend Sally does not have two x chromosomes. When was the last time you heard a woman call someone numb nuts? Not that it matters. ---
**Author:** ![Lennon\_Lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Lennon\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lennon_Lives)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/114 "2004-06-06T16:51:41Z")
> [@wireless](#): > > Since our **SallyStar** claimed to be from south Jersey in the Reagan 10 Things thread… > > Did you know she has her own radio show and used to be on [TV](http://www.sallystarrshow.com/whatsnew.htm)? > > [Here’s](http://www.wvlt.com/sally.html) a more recent pic (page down a little). > > And [here’s](http://www.southjerseynews.com/issues/january/m012504b.htm) a relatively recent article. > > Could this be _OUR_ “gal Sal”??? Thanks for the links Wireless, they brought back a lot of memories. I grew up in back in NJ in the 50’s and use to watch Sally Starr on TV all the time. I’m glad to see she is alive and still on the air. LL ---
**Author:** ![SallyStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SallyStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallyStar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/115 "2004-06-06T16:55:54Z")
> [@Reeder](#): > > IMHO…our new friend Sally does not have two x chromosomes. When was the last time you heard a woman call someone numb nuts? > > Not that it matters. Can you also provide a chromosomes karyotyping for the word “rosebud”? ---
**Author:** ![milroyj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@milroyj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milroyj)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/116 "2004-06-06T16:57:17Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > (She just keeps bringing it up, and acting like a little kid who just figured out how to tie his shoes) Said kid would have one up on you, dear. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/117 "2004-06-06T17:00:07Z")
> [@milroyj](#): > > Said kid would have one up on you, dear. Your pony needs to learn a new trick, son. ---
**Author:** ![SallyStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SallyStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallyStar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/118 "2004-06-06T17:06:54Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > You _do_ realize that remarks like this only make you sound _more_ stupid, right? What forum do you administer, your not questioning being stupider in the Pit are you? Wouldn’t that be unprecedented? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/119 "2004-06-06T17:15:19Z")
Far be it from me to point out the obvious to the intelligentsia that densely populate this board like Starbucks in Seattle, but when the subject of your derision makes a point of responding with one-sentence posts, isn’t is clear that the amount of effort you’re putting in is considerably greater than the amount she is putting in, i.e. she’s responding just enough to keep the thread going for her own amusement? Stupid _and_ lazy people aren’t worth the pitting. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913/120 "2004-06-06T17:15:46Z")
> [@SallyStar](#): > > 10 days, hope your DopeFest draws more than three people … :dubious: > [@SallyStar](#): > > Maybe after I see some photos from the PA DopeFests … :rolleyes: > [@SallyStar](#): > > Who’s bringing the corn? What exactly is the fascination with **MsRobyn** and the PA Dopefest? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sallystar-when-come-back-bring-coherance/248913.md?page=7)