# Shodan: Saviour of the Pit!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 24, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292 "2009-02-24T23:16:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/1 "2009-02-24T23:16:18Z")
Folks, \*\*Shodan \*\* has given us a shining path through the dark woods. If you’ve been following our story, you know that \*\*Shodan \*\*has announced that his notorious sig-line “Regards, **Shodan** ” is intended to connote “Fuck you” on occasions, and on other occasions is meant as a mere friendly closing remark. Despite numerous complaints by me and several others which have been roundly ignored, complaints addressing the permission \*\*Shodan \*\*has been granted by TPTB to insult people grossly outside of the Pit, TPTB have ruled that \*\*Shodan \*\*may continue to use his sig-line freely. Now since we have just had the rug pulled from under the feet of those who were formerly given to drop an occasional F-Bomb or twelve, I think we have to follow \*\*Shodan’s \*\*example and tell each other, when people need a F-bomb hurled in their general direction, a simple “Regards.” I think we’ll all understand what that means, in certain contexts. We can be creative, too. “Regards, sideways, with a rusty drill bit” for example, will leave its meaning fairly undisguised, I think. So thank you, **Shodan**. And, as ever, my warmest regards to you. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/2 "2009-02-24T23:22:19Z")
Regard Off! I don’t give a regard. Regard-itty-Gard Stupid Regarder Mmmm…might work. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/3 "2009-02-24T23:25:52Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > Folks, \*\*Shodan \*\* has given us a shining path through the dark woods. If you’ve been following our story, you know that \*\*Shodan \*\*has announced that his notorious sig-line “Regards, **Shodan** ” is intended to connote “Fuck you” on occasions, and on other occasions is meant as a mere friendly closing remark. Despite numerous complaints by me and several others which have been roundly ignored, complaints addressing the permission \*\*Shodan \*\*has been granted by TPTB to insult people grossly outside of the Pit, TPTB have ruled that \*\*Shodan \*\*may continue to use his sig-line freely. > > Now since we have just had the rug pulled from under the feet of those who were formerly given to drop an occasional F-Bomb or twelve, I think we have to follow \*\*Shodan’s \*\*example and tell each other, when people need a F-bomb hurled in their general direction, a simple “Regards.” I think we’ll all understand what that means, in certain contexts. We can be creative, too. “Regards, sideways, with a rusty drill bit” for example, will leave its meaning fairly undisguised, I think. > > So thank you, **Shodan**. And, as ever, my warmest regards to you. This, from the “Civility Goals” thread: > [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > ]Two decisions: > > \*"I will be boycotting the Pit from here on in. Just don’t see the point of a flameless Pit. If you Pit me, you may no longer assume I’ll ever read it. > > I will not be renewing my membership on the SDMB…"\* A man of your word as always, I see. ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/4 "2009-02-24T23:31:34Z")
> [@chacoguy420](#): > > Regard Off! > > I don’t give a regard. > > Regard-itty-Gard > > Stupid Regarder > > Mmmm…might work. Mother-regarder? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/5 "2009-02-24T23:33:37Z")
You know. With all this infantile pissing and moaning I’m starting to see Ed’s point here. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/6 "2009-02-24T23:37:24Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > With all this infantile pissing and moaning I’m starting to see Ed’s point here. I’m quite frankly astonished that anyone with a couple of brain cells would expect anything else than endless and pointless (because, you know, what the fuck are we supposed to do about it but pissing and moaning?). Fuck fuckidy fuck you and fuck. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/7 "2009-02-24T23:39:12Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > With all this infantile pissing and moaning I’m starting to see Ed’s point here. That our opinion doesn’t matter and we should find somewhere else to spend our time? Regards, **HongKongFooey** ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/8 "2009-02-24T23:39:27Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > This, from the “Civility Goals” thread: > > A man of your word as always, I see. Good catch. I’ve since re-thought both rash decisions. Not entering the pit, and not re-subscribing, I’ve since realized, are both part of **Ed** ’s master plan to purge all of us free-loading “Charter Members” in the only way he can (since I think he could be sued for rescinding his offer to give us lifetime subsriptions to the SD for 15 cents per week.) So quitting the Pit and posting here as a guest actually suits \*\*Ed’s \*\*devious new policy and suits me not at all. But thanks for keeping me honest, **SA**. You’re the best! ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/9 "2009-02-24T23:41:21Z")
God almighty, are you still on about this? This is not some crafty dodge. _Anything_ can connote “fuck you.” The queen saying, “we are not amused, good day” can be interpreted as “fuck off, asshole.” That doesn’t mean her literal words are code words or that they’re not acceptable as civil discourse. It’s just, ya know, how our native tongue works. Are you really still clinging to the thought that “Regards” should be prohibited because Shodan once said he means to convey a variety of things with it, some not too nice? Let’s prohibit the entire English language then. It’s a loaded gun, man–just too dangerously open to interpretation. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/10 "2009-02-24T23:45:36Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Let’s prohibit the entire English language then. I think **Ed** ’s working on this project as we speak. Almost forgot: Regards to you!!! And to SA!! ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/11 "2009-02-24T23:52:57Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > You know. > > With all this infantile pissing and moaning I’m starting to see Ed’s point here. Bless your heart. Hugs, Pansy ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/12 "2009-02-24T23:55:53Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > But thanks for keeping me honest, **SA**. You’re the best! Ain’t it the truth. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/13 "2009-02-25T00:00:24Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Are you really still clinging to the thought that “Regards” should be prohibited because Shodan once said he means to convey a variety of things with it, some not too nice? Let’s prohibit the entire English language then. It’s a loaded gun, man–just too dangerously open to interpretation. Sheesh. Given the board’s decision that “buckeye” is code for “lick my hairy nutsack you crazy ass bitch” and therefore needed to be prohibited to spare **Opal** ’s feelings I’m kind of surprised at the inconsistency. ---
**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 25, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/14 "2009-02-25T00:14:39Z")
This messageboard community is dysfunctional…why curtail a good thing? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/15 "2009-02-25T00:25:39Z")
Frankly, it’s entirely possible to block all the ads even without subscribing, so… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/16 "2009-02-25T00:31:51Z")
Pusilanimous pussyfooters! ::sings:: Give my regards the harrrd wayy… ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/17 "2009-02-25T00:34:56Z")
I’ll go my own way on this one, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/18 "2009-02-25T00:40:37Z")
Now hold it - \*\*Shodan \*\*has set that the ENTIRE phrase of “Regards, **Shodan** ” is potentially used as an f bomb. Just using Regards might leave part of it out. If Regards is Fuck, and \*\*Shodan \*\*is You - then it would be Regard Off! However, in some dialects the verb / noun / object / adjective order is different than that of The Pit’s English. In **Shodan** ese, it might be more appropriate to translate the idiom as, perhaps: Go \*\*Shodan \*\*yourself! \*\*Shodan \*\*off! I need a good **Shodan** , or I might just lose it. Go take a flying **Shodan**! Clarification is needed. Disregard me, -Algher ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/19 "2009-02-25T00:46:44Z")
I personally intend to continue to tell those that need it to fuck off, or that they are being ignorant mother fuckers, but with flowerly language that will pass muster. ---
**Author:** ![CircleofWillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/54ee81/32.png) [@CircleofWillis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CircleofWillis)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-saviour-of-the-pit/487292/20 "2009-02-25T00:52:35Z")
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