# Sicks Ate and other Epic games apologists a word please. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 19, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197 "2019-05-19T19:18:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/61 "2019-05-20T22:20:51Z")
> [@backsidejohnny](#): > > I Googled DP Compilations. Nothing about a disgruntled penguin. Just porn. Hot too. User name/post combo: 76% more entertaining than the OP. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/62 "2019-05-20T22:22:37Z")
I told you, the power of my nut sack sends people reeling. It’s just not possible for us to take this relationship any further, my (non-nut sack smacking) friend. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/63 "2019-05-20T22:23:31Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > I didn’t even know JohnT and I were friends. We’ve met in passing, but never smacked balls together, or any of the things real friends do. Hey, friendship does not have to be reciprocal. I have no reason to believe you are his friend but he clearly reacted like someone defending a dear friend. Don’t knock it. Everyone can use a defender once in a while and should you ever need one for real on this board you’ve already got one. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/64 "2019-05-20T22:24:55Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I told you, the power of my nut sack sends people reeling. I Ah, that explains why I had to call in sick this am you miscreant. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/65 "2019-05-20T22:25:58Z")
I would like to note that both a casual reading of my posts, as well as a forensic-level analysis of them, does not reveal me “defending” anyone. But you do you, DP. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/66 "2019-05-20T22:27:09Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > User name/post combo: 76% more entertaining than the OP. I noticed that too but decided it wasn’t that entertaining since the joke had already been made in the thread. Had that been posted first oh fuck yeah, that would have been epic. As it is, it’s 73.821 % more entertaining. It’s a fact. You can look it up. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/67 "2019-05-20T22:28:32Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > If that poster didn’t believe me they haven’t stated this in this thread or by PM. It seems that those not involved in the pitting are more upset than the subject of the pitting themself. Go figure. I’m not upset in any way. I’m just amused by your replies and attempts to convince people you’re not upset. And just to be absolutely clear, I’m not saying you’re not upset, but the thing is, you don’t seem to realize there is no way you can prove that, and continuing to harp on it is indicative of the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/68 "2019-05-20T22:35:02Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I would like to note that both a casual reading of my posts, as well as a forensic-level analysis of them, does not reveal me “defending” anyone. > > But you do you, DP. Can’t really claim that I would do other than me but you know, you’re right. You didn’t give a shit about the subject of the DP. You were strictly in attack mode from your first post. Your first move was to crow about how the thread was derailed and then went straight into the I’m upset and crushed about the thread which I really do not see how a casual or detailed analysis shows this to be even remotely true. It looks like you so wanted to be the cool kid to knock the easy target that you forgot you needed an actual point for that to work. Just saying the thread was a disaster over and over and over is weaker sauce than the DP which I admitted was weak. Do you have the same honesty to agree with that? ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/69 "2019-05-20T22:40:03Z")
> [@naita](#): > > I’m not upset in any way. I’m just amused by your replies and attempts to convince people you’re not upset. > > And just to be absolutely clear, I’m not saying you’re not upset, but the thing is, you don’t seem to realize there is no way you can prove that, and continuing to harp on it is indicative of the opposite. Ahem: > [@](#): > > I mean, I could suggest a few but anything I’d say you’d just hand wave off as me being upset and since that’s your basis for your participation in this thread I have to cede anything slightly humorous or slightly salty or fight a perception battle you’ve already framed and I’m not going to play that game. Not from the short position anyway. I’d be lying if said I haven’t used that gotcha well on occasion. Enough to know there’s no winning once the trap has been sent. I don’t know why I bother if people can’t be bothered to read what I’m posting. I feel like I’m in bizarro world. It’s like we’re literally in different universes talking through a string and two cups. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/70 "2019-05-20T22:41:13Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > Can’t really claim that I would do other than me but you know, you’re right. You didn’t give a shit about the subject of the DP. > > You were strictly in attack mode from your first post. Your first move was to crow about how the thread was derailed and then went straight into the I’m upset and crushed about the thread which I really do not see how a casual or detailed analysis shows this to be even remotely true. > > It looks like you so wanted to be the cool kid to knock the easy target that you forgot you needed an actual point for that to work. Just saying the thread was a disaster over and over and over is weaker sauce than the DP which I admitted was weak. > > Do you have the same honesty to agree with that? You literally made me laugh out loud. My God, are you 12? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/71 "2019-05-20T22:42:56Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > I don’t know why I bother if people can’t be bothered to read what I’m posting. I feel like I’m in bizarro world. It’s like we’re literally in different universes talking through a string and two cups. And yet you keep posting. Are you this unfamiliar with how Pit threads work? ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/72 "2019-05-20T22:46:32Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > You literally made me laugh out loud. My God, are you 12? Really, that’s all you have? Be creative at least. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/73 "2019-05-20T22:49:25Z")
I save my good material for more worthy threads. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/74 "2019-05-20T22:56:53Z")
> [@naita](#): > > And yet you keep posting. Are you this unfamiliar with how Pit threads work? You’re still of the impression that this is upsetting me. It’s actually not, even though JohnT is getting boring. Why should I let one fool ruin my fun? I’ve always shied away from posting because people love to rip people on the internet. I admitted I expected to be flamed ( albeit for a different reason ). Why would I be upset when this happened especially since as far as ripping the DP goes this thread is also extremely lame? I’ve never considered JohnT as a great pitter but maybe he is? I dunno but I took worse from High School Students. Literally. JohnT is a teddy bear. Well, a teddy bear that only has one phrase to say when you pull his strings but still. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/75 "2019-05-20T22:58:14Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I save my good material for more worthy threads. Well, you’d have to wouldn’t you? This material is wretched. That doesn’t mean your other material is worth much more but it’s hard to imagine it’s worse. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/76 "2019-05-20T23:09:00Z")
What a bizarre thread. DP, has that been your username for the whole time you’ve been here on the board, or did you change it somewhere along the way? I’m just gobsmacked that I haven’t come across you and your disgruntledness before! ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/77 "2019-05-20T23:12:37Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > What a bizarre thread. Eh, the DP bombed and JohnT helped salvage the thread and literally no one wants to talk about the dead DP any more. This happens, It’s unusual but does it really rise to the level of bizarre? ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/78 "2019-05-20T23:14:36Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > What a bizarre thread. > > DP, has that been your username for the whole time you’ve been here on the board, or did you change it somewhere along the way? I’m just gobsmacked that I haven’t come across you and your disgruntledness before! Yeah, that’s always been my user name but I don’t post often and I don’t post controversially. I’d be more surprised if you had come across me actually. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/79 "2019-05-20T23:23:10Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > I’m just gobsmacked that I haven’t come across you and your disgruntledness before! Just don’t ask him about faith. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197/80 "2019-05-20T23:27:23Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Just don’t ask him about faith. Hmm, I kinda remember that I’d posted some stuff a long time ago about faith but I don’t remember what exactly. I’m the ultimate devils advocate so no idea how serious I was either. In any case, I agree don’t ask about faith or politics. I’d much prefer being attacked in the pit than fight those sacred cows. Oh, and thanks for searching up my history. That makes me feel good actually. It’s better than people not giving a damn who they’re talking to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sicks-ate-and-other-epic-games-apologists-a-word-please/834197.md?page=5)