# Since Reeder isn't here.... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 22, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223 "2005-11-22T08:29:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lonesome\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@lonesome\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonesome_loser)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/41 "2005-11-24T02:24:08Z")
You come into the thread and answer posts after mine yet you ignore me? Is that how you do business? ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/42 "2005-11-24T02:32:09Z")
> [@lonesome loser](#): > > You come into the thread and answer posts after mine yet you ignore me? > > Is that how you do business? > [@lonesome loser](#): > > A one point difference in a GPA means the lower is not as smart as the higher? > > And wouldn’t you have to compare the courses taken? A 75 in basket weaving as opposed to a 74 in chemistry means the basket weaver is smarter? Those were actual questions you wanted responses to? I did compare the courses. They were listed in the _Globe_ link. Check it out before your basket weaving/chemistry assertions. I have no idea what your point is or what you want me to respond to, so I’m just guessing. BTW, if you ever post in a thread I haven’t gotten to, please let me know. I’ll be sure to respond to every fucking post you ever make again. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [November 24, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/43 "2005-11-24T02:47:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Pit his policies, not the man. All righty then. I hereby Pit Mr. Bush’s policy of attempting to exit press conferences through locked doors. ---
**Author:** ![lonesome\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@lonesome\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonesome_loser)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/44 "2005-11-24T03:14:23Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Those were actual questions you wanted responses to? I did compare the courses. They were listed in the _Globe_ link. Check it out before your basket weaving/chemistry assertions. I have no idea what your point is or what you want me to respond to, so I’m just guessing. > > BTW, if you ever post in a thread I haven’t gotten to, please let me know. I’ll be sure to respond to every fucking post you ever make again. :rolleyes: Duly noted. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/45 "2005-11-24T03:43:25Z")
Even though I hate Bush, and hope he dies, I can’t fault him for picking a locked door in an unfamiliar environment. ---
**Author:** ![Updike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@Updike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Updike)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/46 "2005-11-24T04:06:07Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > **Even though I hate Bush, and hope he dies,** I can’t fault him for picking a locked door in an unfamiliar environment. You should send your sentiments to the Secret Service. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/47 "2005-11-24T20:07:43Z")
Did you see Letterman last night, with Bush dropping by the show? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/48 "2005-11-24T20:14:19Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > I can’t fault him for picking a locked door in an unfamiliar environment. There’s a rule of thumb that I’ve found works pretty well in that situation: **Go out the door that you came in**. It’s kept me from inadvertently walking into a closet on several occasions. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/49 "2005-11-25T13:23:03Z")
_Posted by Updike:_ > [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Baldwin > Even though I hate Bush, and hope he dies, I can’t fault him for picking a locked door in an unfamiliar environment. > > You should send your sentiments to the Secret Service. Why? The Secret Service is supposed to protect the President from actual danger, not from citizens exercising their right to say they hope he falls off the wagon and chokes on his own vomit. It occurs to me that I should have said “ **choosing** a locked door”. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/50 "2005-11-25T14:34:59Z")
> [@Baldwin](#): > > Why? The Secret Service is supposed to protect the President from actual danger, not from citizens exercising their right to say they hope he falls off the wagon and chokes on his own vomit. Well, the Secret Service is probably interested in citizens who say they hope Bush dies. Those people could pose what you call an “actual danger”. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/51 "2005-11-26T22:56:04Z")
More fun at the expense of [George Bush](http://www.planetdan.net/pics/misc/georgie.htm). If he gets stuck you can just click on him and drag him. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/52 "2005-11-27T01:28:40Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Well, the Secret Service is probably interested in citizens who say they hope Bush dies. Those people could pose what you call an “actual danger”. They do verbal investigate threats, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/53 "2005-11-27T01:29:41Z")
I mean they do investigate verbal threats… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223/54 "2005-11-27T22:14:14Z")
_Posted by Priceguy:_ > [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by Baldwin > Why? The Secret Service is supposed to protect the President from actual danger, not from citizens exercising their right to say they hope he falls off the wagon and chokes on his own vomit. > Well, the Secret Service is probably interested in citizens who say they hope Bush dies. Those people could pose what you call an “actual danger”. I can see how one might think that, if one is a bit dull, or perhaps a little hysterical. So, thanks. Perhaps this subject should be pursued sometime in a different thread (and probably already has been). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-reeder-isnt-here/332223.md?page=2)