# Sometimes I overreact (PETA rant...Long) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 17, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947 "2007-08-17T15:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/121 "2007-08-23T22:43:03Z")
[QUOTE=valleyofthedolls] In regards to the two links you posted, I’m assuming that you have a problem with **lhod’s** saying that Penn & Teller have “very little patience or accuracy.” I think he should have backed up that statement and provided some cites but I don’t think the characterization stoops to the level of ignoring “the facts and links that people are posting in favor of unsubstantiated statements and ad hominem attacks.” [/QUOTE] Let me break it down for you. I posted a link to Penn and Teller video. \*\*Lefty \*\*attacked their character. That is an _ad hominem_ attack. I asked him if he would care to elaborate with reference to the cite. He demurred. That is “ignoring the link.” Seems simple to me. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/122 "2007-08-23T23:26:54Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Let me break it down for you. I posted a link to Penn and Teller video. \*\*Lefty \*\*attacked their character. That is an _ad hominem_ attack. I asked him if he would care to elaborate with reference to the cite. He demurred. That is “ignoring the link.” Seems simple to me. [/QUOTE] You’re totally right. You win! Daniel ---
**Author:** ![BlackbirdXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@BlackbirdXXX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackbirdXXX)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/123 "2007-08-24T05:20:16Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] That was freakin’ beautiful, man. I knew PETA and ALF were out there, but I didn’t really know the extent of their dangerous, criminal insanity. [/QUOTE] Well, you gotta break a few eggs if you are gonna make an omlette. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/124 "2007-08-24T06:48:07Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] I was thinking about the analogy: Hitler murdered eleven million people:Hitler loved dogs::PETA says some outrageously stupid shit:PETA hasn’t done all the bad things people accuse them of doing. I think somebody failed the GRE. Daniel [/QUOTE] I have no idea what GRE is, but the analogy is “The small good about people or organizations is not outweighed by the large bad they do”. The scale is different between Hitler and PETA, but you haven’t even begun to address the actual point of the analogy. Try again. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/125 "2007-08-24T10:20:54Z")
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness] You’re totally right. You win! Daniel [/QUOTE] That’s right, **Lefty**. When other people advance an argument, it’s about winning. When you do, it’s about enlightenment. We are not worthy. ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/126 "2007-08-24T15:31:35Z")
[QUOTE=Weirddave] I have no idea what GRE is, but the analogy is “The small good about people or organizations is not outweighed by the large bad they do”. The scale is different between Hitler and PETA, but you haven’t even begun to address the actual point of the analogy. Try again. [/QUOTE] What a dork. What a bizarre choice saying the GRE instead of something like the SAT. (btw its the standardized exam you take to get into graduate school thats not a specialized school like medicine law or business) Its like a really goofy attempt at being pretentious and esoteric. He must be so smart! Even his snarky asshole comments are on a graduate level! ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/127 "2007-08-24T18:56:08Z")
I don’t have a dog in this fight (bad pun!), but the GRE is hardly esoteric. ---
**Author:** ![lobstermobster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobstermobster/32/10033_2.png) [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/128 "2007-08-24T19:13:03Z")
[QUOTE=burundi] I don’t have a dog in this fight (bad pun!), but the GRE is hardly esoteric. [/QUOTE] okay okay esoteric is the wrong word I was just commenting on thinking its funny how “straight dope” the reference was. I reallly don’t want to nitpick over this one. Just made me smirk in that smirky asshole way. (still not a big enough asshole to use smilies though) I’m hungover at work. I need a little more slack here. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/129 "2007-08-25T20:14:08Z")
[QUOTE=lobstermobster] \ Its like a really goofy attempt at being pretentious and esoteric. He must be so smart! Even his snarky asshole comments are on a graduate level! [/QUOTE] Dude, what are you, new? This could be the masthead on The Dope. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947/130 "2007-08-25T20:20:42Z")
:smack: :eek: Sorry - I just read in a different thread that you hate smileys with the fury of 10,000 suns :mad: , **Lobster** - especially the biggrin ( 😃 ) one. My bad. :o ☹ 🆒😉🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-i-overreact-peta-rant-long/415947.md?page=6)