# Texas again proves it is the asshole of the US **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 30, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239 "2017-06-30T22:49:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/141 "2017-07-10T20:25:03Z")
> [@Not\_Carlson](#): > > That wasn’t what he asked, and you know it. > Yes, there was, you just don’t want to accept it, for whatever reason. > Not. The. Question. > **Clothahump** , you are a vicious and deeply dishonest man. > You freely acknowledge that your only purpose in infesting this board with your mean-spirited snipes is because it gives you a little buzz antagonizing us zoo monkeys. > > I once had the notion that you might not be as horrible in real life as you present yourself here on the board, but I have seen nothing since then in your behavior to support this fleeting thought. > > I can only assume that in your dojo you are the master of teaching your charges how to take cheap shots from the low ground and dodge when you don’t have a leg to stand on. > > (Still not even an acknowledgement of the existence of **running coach’s** counterpoint to your original bullshit snipe in this thread. “Back to the issue” my arse.) Fuck off. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/142 "2017-07-10T20:28:05Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Fuck off. We know who just went on the [del]ignore[/del] bubble list. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/143 "2017-07-10T21:13:34Z")
Personally, I’m going to just assume Clothahump’s response means that he thinks that gay spouses are entitled to the same insurance coverage rights as a straight couple and treat all further discussion that way. If he wants to contradict that, that’s up to him. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/144 "2017-07-10T22:12:21Z")
Then I am compelled to congratulate him for his first faltering steps away from the path of political error. Probably a direct result of our positive influence. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/145 "2017-07-10T22:13:22Z")
Forgot to add that there’s an entire New Yorker article out on this very subject (conservative Texas politics). ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/146 "2017-07-10T23:52:20Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Which is not really that different from what the Texas Supreme Court has done. They have given a hint in glowing neon colours as to what they think the Trial Court should decide. Exactly. Much of the confusion here (I suspect) is that **fervour** doesn’t really understand what an interlocutory appeal is, and why it’s different from other kinds of appeals. The remainder of the confusion here is that **fervour** has no real interest in learning those differences. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/147 "2017-07-10T23:52:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Forgot to add that there’s an entire New Yorker article out on this very subject (conservative Texas politics). I’ll keep it in mind if I find myself with a dangerous level of euphoria. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/148 "2017-07-11T04:12:37Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Personally, I’m going to just assume Clothahump’s response means that he thinks that gay spouses are entitled to the same insurance coverage rights as a straight couple and treat all further discussion that way. That would be a correct assumption, and thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/149 "2017-07-11T04:15:57Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Then I am compelled to congratulate him for his first faltering steps away from the path of political error. Probably a direct result of our positive influence. Geez, **elucidator** , try harder. You weren’t quite arrogant or snotty enough in your response to qualify as a condescending asshole. You only made it to the level of condescending little twerp. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/150 "2017-07-11T04:22:46Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Geez, **elucidator** , try harder. You weren’t quite arrogant or snotty enough in your response to **qualify as a condescending asshole.** You only made it to the level of condescending little twerp. You certainly set the example. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/151 "2017-07-11T04:45:56Z")
I feel as if I’d been savaged by a Muppet. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/152 "2017-07-11T06:13:36Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > I feel as if I’d been savaged by a Muppet. So how was it? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/153 "2017-07-11T06:53:57Z")
Nerf porn. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/154 "2017-07-11T12:16:25Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > We know who just went on the [del]ignore[/del] bubble list. Yeah, I suppose so. It’s probably for the best. > [@Clothahump](#): > > That would be a correct assumption, and thank you. Well I’ll be darned. What a pleasant surprise. Wonder why he couldn’t just say so in his response to **fervor** up front. Strange, crusty fellow. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_Carlson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc79bd/32.png) [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/155 "2017-07-11T12:17:56Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > I feel as if I’d been savaged by a Muppet. Are we talking Animal or Grover? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/156 "2017-07-11T13:08:34Z")
> [@Not\_Carlson](#): > > Are we talking Animal or Grover? Elmo. Or Prairie Dawn. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/157 "2017-07-11T15:02:58Z")
> [@Not\_Carlson](#): > > Yeah, I suppose so. It’s probably for the best. > Well I’ll be darned. What a pleasant surprise. > Wonder why he couldn’t just say so in his response to **fervor** up front. > Strange, crusty fellow. He shares with **ElvisL1ves** , and one or two others, an abrasive personality combined with a paralyzing fear of “losing on the internet.” Thus, the confrontative, insulting tone and the unwillingness to give straightforward answers to very simple questions. This isn’t to say that they share the same political views. It is to say that they are the same type of asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/158 "2017-07-11T15:45:01Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > He shares with **ElvisL1ves** , and one or two others, an abrasive personality combined with a paralyzing fear of “losing on the internet.” Thus, the confrontative, insulting tone and the unwillingness to give straightforward answers to very simple questions. This isn’t to say that they share the same political views. It is to say that they are the same type of asshole. Let’s rehash. Go back to the OP and the title of the thread: > [@](#): > > **Texas again proves it is the asshole of the US** > > Texas says same-sex married couples not entitled to benefits > > What more can you say about the Texas Supreme Court? Shitheads? Jerks? Whale shit? —nothing lower than that----it sits on the bottom of the ocean. I pointed out that the OP was wrong. Texas has NOT said that same-sex couples are not entitled to benefits. The state Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court and told them to get it right. And other posters pointed that out as well, by the way. But the next thing I know, there’s some kind of challenge being issued to me that has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on what I posted. I answered the question that was asked. NC didn’t like my answer and started up with a bullshit demanding that I answer the question that I had already answered. BTW, in response to what you said above, I’ll point out that my answer was non-confrontational, non-insulting and very straightforward. Which is why your statement is bullshit. Sadly, you knew that it was but you posted it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/159 "2017-07-11T16:11:29Z")
> [@Not\_Carlson](#): > > Yeah, I suppose so. It’s probably for the best. > Well I’ll be darned. What a pleasant surprise. > Wonder why he couldn’t just say so in his response to **fervor** up front. > Strange, crusty fellow. Why? Because he’s a sad little self-confessed troll, who shields himself in his little bubble world. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/160 "2017-07-11T16:11:36Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > He shares with **ElvisL1ves** , and one or two others, an abrasive personality combined with a paralyzing fear of “losing on the internet.” Thus, the confrontative, insulting tone and the unwillingness to give straightforward answers to very simple questions. This isn’t to say that they share the same political views. It is to say that they are the same type of asshole. When you’re wrong, it isn’t the fault of those pointing it out. Just sayin’. 😉 Now get back to your stalking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239.md?page=9)