# Scumpup...who or what is he/she? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 6, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862 "2018-09-06T06:19:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/41 "2018-09-10T03:40:48Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I think we are reading it wrong: it is supposed to be pronounced “scump up”. Well, don’t Kids Today say that you should always scump up, never scump down? ---
**Author:** ![Sloe\_Moe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/42 "2018-09-10T03:47:44Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Did you read the OP dumbass? > > Here, let me reiterate: . > > Now, try again. Scumpup, **James** Scumpup. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/43 "2018-09-10T05:15:06Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I have avoided that bad vibe. Thank the stars. > I have read pretty much everything that is possible to read on this here board and I have found nothing redeeming in his posts. 100%. He’s been on ignore for me for quite some time. He just comes across as a complete shit. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/44 "2018-09-10T05:29:09Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Yup. He barks a lot–likes to write me PMs where he calls me “princess”… Oh, you love it, you little tease! We all know where _you’ve_ been! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/45 "2018-09-10T06:47:28Z")
> [@Sloe\_Moe](#): > > In any case, I wouldn’t recommend meeting with [him](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=861914). Of all the reasons I’d put forward for not wanting to converse with Scumpup in real life his owning a gun is very, very low down the list. Unless you are suggesting that he’s the sort of prick who would pull a gun the moment someone told him he was an utter arsehole? ---
**Author:** ![Sloe\_Moe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/46 "2018-09-10T07:55:57Z")
> [@Gary\_Kumquat](#): > > Of all the reasons I’d put forward for not wanting to converse with Scumpup in real life his owning a gun is very, very low down the list. Unless you are suggesting that he’s the sort of prick who would pull a gun the moment someone told him he was an utter arsehole? BECAUSE you probably don’t have any good reason to meet him, so why do it and risk things turning south? I’m saying that as a gun owner who carries. I (and probably a lot of other gun carriers) like being alone. If I had such a big and secure social circle, my reasons for carrying will be fewer. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/47 "2018-09-10T07:58:50Z")
> [@Sloe\_Moe](#): > > BECAUSE you probably don’t have any good reason to meet him, so why do it and risk things turning south? I’m saying that as a gun owner who carries. I (and probably a lot of other gun carriers) like being alone. If I had such a big and secure social circle, my reasons for carrying will be fewer. Take your complete and utter _non sequitur_ to another thread. Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/48 "2018-09-10T08:13:51Z")
> [@Sloe\_Moe](#): > > BECAUSE you probably don’t have any good reason to meet him, so why do it and risk things turning south? You’re arguing that people who carry a gun can’t be trusted not to shoot you if you have a verbal argument with them? You might want to walk back your position there a bit, maybe to the rather more reasonable “Don’t meet scumpup in real life, because then you might have to talk to him, which would be really shit”. But even then I wonder why you’d add that as let’s be honest how many people actually want to meet the tedious little prick anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Sloe\_Moe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sloe\_Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sloe_Moe)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/49 "2018-09-10T08:43:41Z")
You know, you’re right. I felt kinda strange writing that. But I still mean it. I don’t want to have to meet with strangers if I can help it. My carrying a gun, and others probably doing the same, just highlights how much we ought to respect people’s space and silence. As to Scumpup and the equally amusing OP, they’re the light characters here; harmless enough not to pit or even take seriously. So that recent gun purchase was just a rib at the start but, no reason why we can’t discuss the more serious aspects of it. Peace. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/50 "2018-09-10T11:43:01Z")
If you feel as though you might be experiencing mental health issues, it would be best if you surrendered your weapon at the nearest police station. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/51 "2018-09-10T13:16:10Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > **Scumpup** is a pathetic little man who gets his entertainment from taking potshots at people in the Pit. I seem to recall him talking about retirement, so maybe he just has more time right now to indulge in this toxic little habit. But he’s always been a mean-spirited asshole. > > Here’s a sample of his recent jabs against a variety of other posters. Ok, but … is it wrong I think a lot of those are rather cleverly written? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/52 "2018-09-10T13:52:50Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Take your complete and utter _non sequitur_ to another thread. > > Cheers I can entirely understand why people would want to carry a gun in Australia, where the spiders eat Volkswagens. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/53 "2019-03-26T15:24:59Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > I don’t give a wet shit about airsoft guns. I have a Christless huge collection of real guns. I want a mafan Electro Shot Shooting Gallery. > [@Scumpup](#): > > The Johnny Eagle guns were okay. They took hind tit to the [Johnny 7 OMA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Seven_OMA), though. I know, I had both. But you know what? I don’t give a dry shit about any of that. We are here to discuss bringing back the Electro Shot Shooting Gallery and making the World whole again! So he runs away for several months after [humiliating himself asking people to pay him to go away](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=863787&highlight=Scumpup), then he comes back and continues to be a dick. I mean, how much of loser do you have to be to get pissy in a thread about favorite childhood toys when people want to talk about something other than what you want to talk about? How pathetic is that? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/54 "2019-03-26T15:44:24Z")
Which is higher on the scale of indifference, a wet shit or a dry one? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/55 "2019-03-26T15:51:07Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Which is higher on the scale of indifference, a wet shit or a dry one? That’s what I was wondering. Obviously the guy has a problem than makes him irritable all the time. I’m guessing it’s hemorrhoids. That would explain his concern with what kind of shit he is producing. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/56 "2019-03-26T16:13:11Z")
> [@Lizard](#): > > Ok, but … is it wrong I think a lot of those are rather cleverly written? 😃 I missed this thread the first time around but I concur. He’s a raging asshole, but a refreshingly articulate one. > [@Sloe\_Moe](#): > > You know, you’re right. I felt kinda strange writing that. But I still mean it. I don’t want to have to meet with strangers if I can help it. My carrying a gun, and others probably doing the same, just highlights how much we ought to respect people’s space and silence. I for one am deeply respecting \*\*Sloe Moe’s \*\*silence. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/57 "2019-03-26T16:21:08Z")
Keep a respectful distance so as not to intrude on his meditations. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/58 "2019-03-26T16:58:55Z")
“The number one killer of old people is retirement.” - Budd, a retired assassin, five minutes before receiving a fatal series of Black Mamba bites to the face and throat. ---
**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:** [March 27, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/59 "2019-03-27T07:14:57Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Well, the delightful “Gangbanged by which musical group” thread was in IMHO. Weird. That shizz shoulda gone in Cafe Society. I’m not surprised they shut it down. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862/60 "2019-04-09T05:02:06Z")
You guys have **S cum pup** all wrong. His snark and snap attacks are just friendly “_ballbusting_” and if you don’t recognize that then “_You are an idiot and socially clueless._” This from the PM he sent me. Wasn’t real happy that some of us mentioned other toys in [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=872837) thread and said so. So Wheelz started a different [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=873000), mentioning scumbags dismay, and I too mentioned it, including the word “pissy” to describe his demeanor about it. I can’t be the only person to find their attitude on some things as pissy, can I be? This opinion makes me an _“idiot and socially clueless”_, a _“badge-heavy, dimwit”_, and _“trying to redeem [my] worthless adult life of blundering from one dumbass decision to the next on the basis of the toys I had as a kid”._ Which is a really odd comment seeing he was the one to start a thread whining like a bitch about a toy he didn’t have way back when. Even insinuated that my Uncle bought me toys so he could fuck my mom. Super gross as they are brother/sister. And he sends me this message almost 2 weeks after I posted my comment. Ancient history, anyone? Oh well. My dog still likes me. And I had the Marx Electro Shot Shooting Gallery as a kid and **scumpup** didn’t. So Mleh! 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-who-or-what-is-he-she/820862.md?page=4)