# simple poll: Is ivan astikov full of sh\*t?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-poll-is-ivan-astikov-full-of-sh-t/542553>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 9, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-poll-is-ivan-astikov-full-of-sh-t/542553 "2010-06-09T16:49:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-poll-is-ivan-astikov-full-of-sh-t/542553/181 "2010-06-13T11:35:25Z")

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Come on **ivan** ’ you’re wearing a little thin old man. You got fans here who need a good dose. Don’t wanna fade out like a raunchy fart and be gladly forgotten do ya? You gotta come up with some new shit.

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-poll-is-ivan-astikov-full-of-sh-t/542553/182 "2010-06-13T12:07:09Z")

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No. That’s the job of posters who like to accuse those whose opinions or posts they disagree with, of being trolls. Now THAT shit is getting old and thin. Talk about a lack of imagination!

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**Author:** ![Fuji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-poll-is-ivan-astikov-full-of-sh-t/542553/183 "2010-06-14T14:51:37Z")

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I don’t think he’s full of shit, but I do think he’s a loathesome, narcissistic paranoid.

I also don’t think he’s primarily here to troll, but rather, as others have noted, it’s an M.O. he falls into at certain times. For example, I believe the similar styles of thinking evident in these two quotes of his, separated by a year and a half, show a consistency of thought that’s far too subtle for a generic troll to manufature out of whole cloth:

> [@ivan\_astikov](#):
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> No, really. If I am the troll several people are accusing me of being, you guys seriously are either dumber or troll-ier than I am, for feeding my supposedly attention-whoring ego.

[Originally Posted by **ivan astikov**  
You do realise that besides those evil nasty cat-raping burglars, there are also what is known as “opportunist thieves” who just nick shit because they can? This means they could have just gone out to steal your lawnmower from your back garden, noticed that the downstairs window was open, and decided to chance their arm. Is that person deserving of a blast from a shotgun, because you failed in your duty to secure your home, and minimise crime?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10721983&postcount=261)

That said, he can be entertaining (more than I am, usually) - and that’s definitely something. I’ve no desire to see him banned or “disciplined” or some such nonsense.

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-poll-is-ivan-astikov-full-of-sh-t/542553/184 "2010-06-14T19:05:27Z")

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> [@Fuji](#):
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> I don’t think he’s full of shit, but I do think he’s a loathesome, narcissistic paranoid.

You silver-tongued fucker, you. I bet you say that to all the guys.

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