# SDMB has no love for exciting people **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 29, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919 "2003-11-29T16:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/41 "2003-11-30T14:19:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > **Waverly** : **Themis00** made it to Threadspotting with one of her OPs. Tsk tsk. That’s a bit like crediting the courier who delivered carbonized thread to a certain Menlo Park address as co-inventor of the light bulb. And that analogy just covers _your_ contribution… don’t get me started on Themis. ---
**Author:** ![GnominClature](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@GnominClature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnominClature)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/42 "2003-12-01T13:07:09Z")
YAY! I’VE BEEN QUOTED! Have some sarcasm pie you jerks! ---
**Author:** ![GnominClature](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@GnominClature](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GnominClature)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/43 "2003-12-01T13:09:48Z")
I will say I disagree with the OP. I usually disagree with the majority of you, but in this instance, I think Themis00 doesn’t appreiciate the fun here 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/44 "2003-12-01T13:19:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Waverly \* > \*\*Tsk tsk. That’s a bit like crediting the courier who delivered carbonized thread to a certain Menlo Park address as co-inventor of the light bulb. > > And that analogy just covers _your_ contribution… don’t get me started on Themis. \*\* I derailed the train. You’re just jealous you didn’t get there first. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 1, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/45 "2003-12-01T13:26:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lord Ashtar \* > \*\*DNFTT. \*\* DNFTEP, shurely? ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/46 "2003-12-01T17:20:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Una Persson \* > \*\*Ancient Chinese Blessing/Curse: > > “May your Message Board have exciting Members.” \*\* I’m sure several of the posters here have exciting members. What? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/47 "2003-12-01T17:41:13Z")
_shakes fist_ What the fuck have you… KLUNK! _shakes finger_ …got against lepers? ---
**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:** [December 1, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/48 "2003-12-01T18:06:24Z")
No **lieu** lepers have exiting members. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/49 "2003-12-02T13:23:00Z")
“No time for exciting people” = no time for wankers. It’s that simple. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/50 "2003-12-02T13:41:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*“No time for exciting people” = no time for wankers. \*\* That’s especially true if by “exciting people” we mean “people who excite themselves”. Hence all trolls are wankers. QED. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/51 "2003-12-02T14:21:44Z")
Flush please. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/52 "2003-12-02T17:16:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gyrate \* > \*\*Hence all trolls are wankers. \*\* ewwww…Troll Spunk! [sub](I will personally thwack the first, second and fifth person who says “Band Name!”)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/53 "2003-12-02T21:26:04Z")
Hey, you said it first. Get with the thwacking! ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919/54 "2003-12-02T22:09:50Z")
If **Q.E.D.** wanks, that’s none of our business! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-has-no-love-for-exciting-people/215919.md?page=2)