# Shut Up BigTard!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 15, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185 "2016-01-15T02:12:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/41 "2016-01-15T18:40:03Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > …Do you _want_ **DrunkySmurf** to leave? I do. That retard is annoying as fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/42 "2016-01-15T19:06:11Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > I disagree. In this case asking why is promoting discussion. I read the OP and clicked on a few of his links but don’t really understand what his point is. Without that bit of information there is no discussion to be had. If he could articulate what it is about BigT that he finds pitworthy then we could discuss the extent to which his complaints are or are not valid. As it is, there is no there there. But…your post fosters discussion, whereas “why” just sounds like “Why are you even posting?” I mean, your post is miles away from the other guy’s… ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/43 "2016-01-15T19:12:21Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I do. That retard is annoying as fuck. Sez you. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/44 "2016-01-15T20:19:55Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > …Do you _want_ **DrunkySmurf** to leave? I do. But when he comes back he needs to bring pie! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/45 "2016-01-15T21:43:56Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > …Do you _want_ **DrunkySmurf** to leave? Only the living room. It’s damn nigh impossible to get that blue piss out of white carpet. OTOH, when he actually uses the bathroom it does make it look like I cleaned the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/46 "2016-01-15T21:49:48Z")
The little man in the boat might disagree. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/47 "2016-01-15T22:18:41Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > The little man in the boat might disagree. Took me a minute to realize you meant the television commercial and not the euphemism. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/48 "2016-01-15T22:21:19Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Not enough!! Wait till we revisit the work of Amateur Barbarian!! I miss **Amateur Barbarian**. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/49 "2016-01-16T00:01:36Z")
I love how original this thread is. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/50 "2016-01-16T00:10:17Z")
[Moderating] **Do Not Taunt** , I removed the link from your post, as it seemed likely to encourage people in this thread to start fighting about things they said on other boards, which is getting into “board war” territory. Which is something we try to avoid. No warning issued. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/51 "2016-01-16T00:17:30Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [Moderating] > **Do Not Taunt** , I removed the link from your post, as it seemed likely to encourage people in this thread to start fighting about things they said on other boards, which is getting into “board war” territory. Which is something we try to avoid. > > No warning issued. > [/Moderating] Ok, apologies for linking there. That said, you’re cool with the OP ripping the post off - virtually word for word - from another board? Without crediting it at all? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/52 "2016-01-16T01:54:59Z")
Meh. ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/53 "2016-01-16T01:55:21Z")
I am so with this pitting! **Big T** is one of two posters that consistently crawl up my ass and claw - the other being \*\* John\*\* fucking **Mace**. I’ll leave **John** fucking **Mace** out of this since **B** is the subject and I’d hate to hijack. I refuse to call him Big Tard because I have too much respect for 'tards. At least they don’t feel the need to interject with pointless bloviation everytime someone says anything about anything. This fucking guy is like one of those commercials that seem to follow you no matter how hard you try to avoid it. Problems with your relationship? There he is. Car trouble? There he is. Problems with explosive diarrhea? He’s been there, done it, got the t-shirt and has authoritative advice on how to deal with it. The last is a bit ironic in that it is people of his acquaint that should be the experts - being as how he is the vaguely human equivalent thereof. Far be it from me to wish harm on anyone - but… Should a very large group of herd-animals tromp across all of his fingers I shouldn’t be upset in the least - in fact I’d chalk it up to providence, karma or just plain good luck! It would be enough to make me believe in a merciful God. I’d suggest he eat a bag of dicks except that that would prevent starvation; and thus allow him to continue spreading his particularly fungal brand of profundity across Christ only knows how many platforms. Then again he might choke on a bag of dicks. Naw, I’m sure he could accommodate that and some peanuts beside. TLDR - **Big T** do us all a favour and grab **John** fucking **Mace** and felate each other until the point of mutual asphyxiation. Zeke ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/54 "2016-01-16T02:40:44Z")
Just to make sure I’m getting things straight, is **BigT** also the guy who has some kind of acute agoraphobia and/or social anxiety and/or Asperger’s and throws a total shitfit if anyone says anything about that (or mental illness in general) which he perceives as denigrating? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/55 "2016-01-16T02:41:42Z")
I sometimes think **Big T** gives pretty sound advice, the problem becomes when he moralizes everyone over the head with it. The point gets lost to whoever he tries to help and those who literally can’t stand him, get another feather in their cap of disdain. And sadly, he often does nothing to step away from that perception. I saw a resurrected thread the other day where he had to come back in, reply to some silly taunt with a lecture. If your quip is longer than a few days old, and although the slight is festering in your brain, the entire board has forgotten about it. Don’t zombify the damn thing just to scold. It makes you look a zillion times worse than whoever ‘started’ it. Just take a deep breath and let it go. I know, I speak from experience. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/56 "2016-01-16T04:14:53Z")
He makes good points, is fairly knowledgeable, sometimes agrees with me, and when he doesn’t I ignore him. Sounds like an okay Doper, as far as I’m concerned. Maybe gets a bit preachy, but I can ignore that, too. Don’t know why he gets the undies of some of you in a bunch so bad you have to Pit him. Maybe you can’t get along with people IRL, either. Not everybody can. ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/57 "2016-01-16T04:30:24Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Just to make sure I’m getting things straight, is **BigT** also the guy who has some kind of acute agoraphobia and/or social anxiety and/or Asperger’s and throws a total shitfit if anyone says anything about that (or mental illness in general) which he perceives as denigrating? > [@faithfool](#): > > I sometimes think **Big T** gives pretty sound advice, the problem becomes when he moralizes everyone over the head with it. The point gets lost to whoever he tries to help and those who literally can’t stand him, get another feather in their cap of disdain. And sadly, he often does nothing to step away from that perception. > > I saw a resurrected thread the other day where he had to come back in, reply to some silly taunt with a lecture. If your quip is longer than a few days old, and although the slight is festering in your brain, the entire board has forgotten about it. Don’t zombify the damn thing just to scold. It makes you look a zillion times worse than whoever ‘started’ it. Just take a deep breath and let it go. I know, I speak from experience. He gives Dear Abby level advice that any gutter-level Dr. Phil would give and he takes just as fucking long to do it. Pomposity does not equal profundity. > [@dropzone](#): > > He makes good points, is fairly knowledgeable, sometimes agrees with me, and when he doesn’t I ignore him. Sounds like an okay Doper, as far as I’m concerned. Maybe gets a bit preachy, but I can ignore that, too. Don’t know why he gets the undies of some of you in a bunch so bad you have to Pit him. Maybe you can’t get along with people IRL, either. Not everybody can. You only think he makes good points because you agree with him. So does the Family Circus. See my above comment for explanation. At least you don’t take a page and a half in order to speak a sentence. Brevity is the soul of wit = **Big T** If you were to use fewer words it might make your argument more easily digestible. I’ve always found that if you have to use a bunch of words to say something then it loses some of its power. In fact the fewer words you use the better the effect. So use less words and you might have more of an effect. I’m not an expert but if you condensed what you said into a few phrases it might, possibly, have been more effective. This might have been painfully fucking obvious to anyone that isn’t as stupid as me, but since you are all as painfully fucking stupid as me, I’ll say it again… ad infinitum nauseum (sic). [/Big T] Really, there are not enough asses for this fucker to eat. Zeke ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/58 "2016-01-16T04:39:22Z")
**Zeke** , I guess you don’t remember when I worked at making the longest, most convoluted sentences I could. Typing while lying down with a netbook on my belly put the kibosh on that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/59 "2016-01-16T04:40:46Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > He makes good points, is fairly knowledgeable… No, he isn’t. A middle aged agoraphobic virgin who lives with his mommy is not at all knowledgeable about social interactions or interpersonal relationships. Yet these are the areas in which he bloviates the most rabidly. The only appropriate response to his lectures on anything relating to the human conditions is this: Shut up, **BigTard**. YMIVIR (Your Mileage, If Varies, Is Retarded) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185/60 "2016-01-16T04:49:38Z")
Scrolling past those posts requires less typing, and as I told **Zeke** , I’m down on excess typing these days. I leave that to middle aged agoraphobic virgins now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-up-bigtard/743185.md?page=4)