# Skipmagic, That was a cheap parting shot. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 2, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973 "2007-11-02T04:14:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/101 "2007-11-02T23:04:44Z")
[QUOTE=Sophistry and Illusion] > [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > (“literally” in this context means “literally,” not “figuratively” Are you sure it doesn’t mean “physically”? [/QUOTE] Possibly even “spiritually.” It was a good chuckle. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/102 "2007-11-02T23:06:26Z")
[QUOTE=kidchameleon] Well, I’m unaware of any of our Mods being in a liquid, gasseous or plasma state. Perhaps you can enlighten me. [/QUOTE] Now that it was brought up, I don’t get this one at all. Can anyone explain (using only high-school physics)? ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/103 "2007-11-02T23:12:54Z")
It’s taken the mods way too long to deal with **VCO3**. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/104 "2007-11-02T23:15:49Z")
[QUOTE=lisacurl] It’s taken the mods way too long to deal with **VCO3**. [/QUOTE] What do you mean? Timing was impeccable. Right after he renewed. What’s the point of banning someone whose membership is about to expire? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/105 "2007-11-02T23:24:13Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] Desi. 😉 [/QUOTE] Ah. 🙂 Those stupid Europeans! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/106 "2007-11-02T23:43:56Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > Bahaha, calm down, freak. Who said I’m not calm? ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/107 "2007-11-03T02:39:51Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] For those who don’t speak Brit – a courgette is a zucchini on this side of the pond. [/QUOTE] and chili powder refers to cayenne pepper, not the stuff that is sold as “chili powder” over here. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/108 "2007-11-03T02:51:12Z")
[QUOTE=fetus] To be honest, part of me feels bad for calling him a racist and pushing him to go the “No, I really _do_ like black people!” route. I wonder if I didn’t play a part in this . . . . [/QUOTE] If you forced him to type the first sentence in this OP then, yes, you’re entirely complicit. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9057054&postcount=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9057054&postcount=1). ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/109 "2007-11-03T13:49:42Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] The thread was closed because VCO3 could no longer defend himself. [/QUOTE] Which, of course, is why you chose to post: “I hope the door hits you on the way out. You will be missed like a hairy zit on my back” once you knew that he had been suspended. Not only do you lack a sense of humour, you also lack credibility. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/110 "2007-11-03T21:05:11Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] Yeah, well, what I really want to know is, what’s the trick to picking up Persian girls. [/QUOTE] [Peorgie Tirebiter] “Is that all you ever think about - picking up things?” [/Peorgie] ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/111 "2007-11-04T01:03:06Z")
[QUOTE=Muffin] Which, of course, is why you chose to post: “I hope the door hits you on the way out. You will be missed like a hairy zit on my back” once you knew that he had been suspended. Not only do you lack a sense of humour, you also lack credibility. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Just out of curiosity, doesn’t SkipMagic’s post-ban [needling](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9136673&postcount=20) of VCO3 kind of cast doubt that it’s really Dope policy to not attack those who can’t fight back? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/112 "2007-11-04T01:10:28Z")
[QUOTE=Diomedes] Just out of curiosity, doesn’t SkipMagic’s post-ban [needling](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9136673&postcount=20) of VCO3 kind of cast doubt that it’s really Dope policy to not attack those who can’t fight back? [/QUOTE] Did you even bother to read the post you linked to? ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/113 "2007-11-04T01:34:46Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] Did you even bother to read the post you linked to? [/QUOTE] Yes, I did. Skip explains the post that started this thread… and then links to that Onion article. Or does that not count as a ‘swipe’? It sure seemed like it to me. Don’t get me wrong, I think Skip was right for closing VCO3’s thread. I’ve got no beef with the guy… but the “I didn’t insult him, but if I was going, this is what I’d say” is a little hypocritical. Or, in this case, a little cowardly. ETA: all right… and pretty fucking funny, too. But hypocritical as well. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/114 "2007-11-04T02:05:13Z")
1. I thought the joke was hilarious 2. More importantly, I thought the joke was unprofessional. 3. My opinion of VCO3 stands. 4. I did not start this thread to attack VCO3… please stick to the topics at hand: Soup recipes and questioning my sense of humor. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/115 "2007-11-04T10:52:15Z")
I would like everyone to stop posting the recipes. Because some of them look really good and I am a lousy cook! mmm, vindaloo. 6 AM and I want Indian food. ☹ _Wombat_ meat? Where the hell do you get wombat meat? I didn’t see that on a menu when I was in Australia and they eat their coat of arms. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/116 "2007-11-04T12:04:10Z")
[QUOTE=Lok] _Wombat_ meat? Where the hell do you get wombat meat? [/QUOTE] Wombats. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/117 "2007-11-04T13:49:04Z")
[QUOTE=CoG888] 1. I thought the joke was hilarious 2. More importantly, I thought the joke was unprofessional. 3. My opinion of VCO3 stands. 4. I did not start this thread to attack VCO3… please stick to the topics at hand: Soup recipes and questioning my sense of humor. Thank you. [/QUOTE] Well I disagree with you on point (2), but you sure showed grace and tolerance at the deliberate hijack of your thread; good showing. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/118 "2007-11-04T17:21:35Z")
Agreed. While I disagree with the argument, I have to say that this: [QUOTE=CoG888] 4. I did not start this thread to attack VCO3… please stick to the topics at hand: Soup recipes and questioning my sense of humor. [/QUOTE] shows class and, definitely, a sense of humor. I grant you props, kudos, scratch and sniff stickers, etc. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/119 "2007-11-04T23:37:04Z")
Mods have POWER. Mods can do whatever the hell they wanna do. Power corrupts unless you happen to be a mod. Mods are incorruptible. Or is it uncorruptable? Or should I say, Mods cannot be corrupted. Or wrong, either. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973/120 "2007-11-05T00:42:59Z")
[QUOTE=Una Persson] She was the 6th Spice Girl, the one who they called “the hot one.” She thought she could do better on her own, and now runs the till at a Waitrose’s in Exeter. Still, it’s a better career than some of the other girls have now… [/QUOTE] :counts on fingers: jailbate spice … redhead spice … black spice … dikey spice … … … Who’m I forgetting? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skipmagic-that-was-a-cheap-parting-shot/424973.md?page=7)