# Say whaaatttt??? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 4, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343 "2009-02-04T01:32:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/21 "2009-02-04T02:53:09Z")
> [@Garfield226](#): > > What are you, some kinda rocket surgeon? Retired cop dontcha know? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/22 "2009-02-04T03:35:54Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Well, you can’t be too terribly smart if you aren’t capable of understanding that those two things taken together obviously mean, “If you must complain, do so in the Pit; if you’re here _mainly_ to complain, don’t bother.” They are in no way mutually exclusive or contradictory. You weren’t talking to me, were you? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/23 "2009-02-04T03:43:41Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > You weren’t talking to me, were you? He might as well have been, you vastly overpriced English SUV, you… ---
**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:** [February 4, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/24 "2009-02-04T03:46:39Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > You weren’t talking to me, were you? You and the OP, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/25 "2009-02-04T03:49:08Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > He might as well have been, you vastly overpriced English SUV, you… I hate the word “overpriced” by the way. It implies that there’s a price something “should” be. It’s a way to argue that your preferences more conform to objective reality than other people’s preferences (see also most uses of the terms “morally wrong/right” and “moral obligation”). Sorry for the hijack. Back to your regularly scheduled . . . whatever the hell we’re doing in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/26 "2009-02-04T03:51:19Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > You and the OP, yes. So you somehow thought that I didn’t already understand what you said in the post I quoted before you posted that? Truly your dumbassery know no bounds. Also, hope you didn’t burn yourself in the fry grease at work today, chump. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/27 "2009-02-04T03:54:29Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Back to your regularly scheduled . . . whatever the hell we’re doing in this thread. Playing Whack-a-Troll ---
**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:** [February 4, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/28 "2009-02-04T03:56:03Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > So you somehow thought that I didn’t already understand what you said in the post I quoted before you posted that? No, but I do suspect so _now_. However, I’ll be charitable and assume that, because it’s such a little word, you simply overlooked “if.” ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/29 "2009-02-04T03:59:01Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > No, but I do suspect so _now_. However, I’ll be charitable and assume that, because it’s such a little word, you simply overlooked “if.” Dude, one of us is looking like a dumbass here, and it’s not me. I don’t see anything I posted in this thread that would support a belief that I agreed with the OP’s reading of the rules. And if you weren’t an idiot yourself you wouldn’t even entertain the idea that I could agree with the OP’s reading. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/30 "2009-02-04T04:01:15Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > Retired cop dontcha know? I admit, I’m beginning to have my doubts. ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/31 "2009-02-04T04:01:51Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Because you act an awful lot like a troll. You might just be stupid, unfunny and irritating, but at some point it may become a moot point. > > Tip: don’t post random blather when you don’t have anything to say. Also, try not to be so stupid all the time. I like you. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/32 "2009-02-04T04:05:35Z")
> [@FarmerChick](#): > > I like you. Neat. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/33 "2009-02-04T04:07:07Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > I don’t see anything I posted in this thread that would support a belief that I agreed with the OP’s reading of the rules. At the time I posted, I had already read your reply in post #2 which said only, “You may be my favorite poster on this board.” I suspect you know this, but again I’ll be charitable and assume you just forgot that you went back and edited it, to make your point clearer. I know you edited it before I posted, but I had no reason to go back and read the post a second time. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/34 "2009-02-04T04:15:08Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > At the time I posted, I had already read your reply in post #2 which said only, “You may be my favorite poster on this board.” I suspect you know this, but again I’ll be charitable and assume you just forgot that you went back and edited it, to make your point clearer. I know you edited it before I posted, but I had no reason to go back and read the post a second time. You leave me no choice QED. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Suck on some of that! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/35 "2009-02-04T04:15:34Z")
OK stucky, let us put this in perspective. Just forget about the rules and regulations, and the loopholes that can be potentially exploited. Forget all the policies, the preferences, the guidelines, and suggestions. Pretend they don’t exist. Pretend this message board is complete anarchy and free range. There are no mods to slap your wrist when you say something naughty. You are ban proof. We present to you Poster A. Poster A complains about SDMB all the time. He rarely talks about anything else. Complain, complain, complain. Bitch, gripe, complain. Waah waah waah. Wouldn’t Poster A be one really boring one-trick-pony asshole? Who wants to see that? Now, we have Poster B, who’s well-rounded, talks about a variety of subjects, is for the most part genial, but does not suffer fools and injustice gladly. If the SDMB mods do something Poster B doesn’t like, he calls them out in the Pit. But he doesn’t ALWAYS complain. Poster B therefore maintains an interesting presence on the boards. That’s what those rules are trying to do. Steer you away from being Poster A and towards Poster B. OK, I did my public service that will be promptly ignored. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/36 "2009-02-04T04:19:01Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > Retired cop dontcha know? He’s also a [former miner](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772849#post10772849). And a 65-year-old [married guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772924#post10772924) who [has a roommate and brings home chicks to “bang”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772443#post10772443) including many [threesomes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10776329#post10776329) despite the fact that he seems to doubt [‘geezers’ can get hard.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772624#post10772624) He brags of [getting turned on by a thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10776275#post10776275), refers to tuna as smelling like [an old girlfriend](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772506#post10772506), and despite being a newbie of two days, enters a thread and comments about [‘the usual idiots’ posting there](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10776363#post10776363). Trolly Mctroll, says I. Even if not, he’s certainly an all-round chamer. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/37 "2009-02-04T04:48:50Z")
> [@choie](#): > > He’s also a [former miner](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772849#post10772849). And a 65-year-old [married guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772924#post10772924) who [has a roommate and brings home chicks to “bang”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772443#post10772443) including many [threesomes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10776329#post10776329) despite the fact that he seems to doubt [‘geezers’ can get hard.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772624#post10772624) He brags of [getting turned on by a thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10776275#post10776275), refers to tuna as smelling like [an old girlfriend](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10772506#post10772506), and despite being a newbie of two days, enters a thread and comments about [‘the usual idiots’ posting there](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10776363#post10776363). > > Trolly Mctroll, says I. Even if not, he’s certainly an all-round chamer. Thanks for pointing that out; ignorance fought! If he’s not a troll, he, at least, lives under a bridge. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/38 "2009-02-04T05:21:26Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > OK stucky, let us put this in perspective. > > Just forget about the rules and regulations, and the loopholes that can be potentially exploited. Forget all the policies, the preferences, the guidelines, and suggestions. Pretend they don’t exist. Pretend this message board is complete anarchy and free range. There are no mods to slap your wrist when you say something naughty. You are ban proof. > > We present to you Poster A. Poster A complains about SDMB all the time. He rarely talks about anything else. Complain, complain, complain. Bitch, gripe, complain. Waah waah waah. > > Wouldn’t Poster A be one really boring one-trick-pony asshole? Who wants to see that? > > Now, we have Poster B, who’s well-rounded, talks about a variety of subjects, is for the most part genial, but does not suffer fools and injustice gladly. If the SDMB mods do something Poster B doesn’t like, he calls them out in the Pit. But he doesn’t ALWAYS complain. Poster B therefore maintains an interesting presence on the boards. > > That’s what those rules are trying to do. Steer you away from being Poster A and towards Poster B. > > OK, I did my public service that will be promptly ignored. Carry on. Didn’t this use to be Goofus and Gallant in Hilights? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/39 "2009-02-04T05:36:17Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > It’s a way to argue that your preferences more conform to objective reality than other people’s preferences (see also most uses of the terms “morally wrong/right” and “moral obligation”). I don’t argue that. I simply accept it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343/40 "2009-02-04T06:32:16Z")
Very nice **choie** , thanks for that… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-whaaatttt/484343.md?page=3)