# The fingerwaggin' BigT **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 9, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187 "2017-08-09T18:48:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/121 "2017-08-13T20:00:06Z")
i think Big is a pretty cool guy. Eh tells lecters and doesn’t afraid of anything ---
**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 13, 2017, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/122 "2017-08-13T20:05:06Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > From [here.](http://justified.wikia.com/wiki/Arlo_Givens) > > Thanks LHOD! I take back one or two of the nasty things I said about you. People found Arlo charming, not just a bitter asshole ruined by life with nothing left for him except to spray shit on anyone standing too close? Well, whaddya know. It’s a marvelous world with all sorts in it. I confess, though, I was thinking more about some of [these tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/JustifiedGivensFamily) :). ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/123 "2017-08-13T20:11:52Z")
Well, for the most part I think **BigT** is on point today. Which is more than I can say for some other people here. Say what you will, he’s not defending fucking Nazis. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/124 "2017-08-13T21:15:00Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > People found Arlo charming, not just a bitter asshole ruined by life with nothing left for him except to spray shit on anyone standing too close? > > Well, whaddya know. It’s a marvelous world with all sorts in it. > > I confess, though, I was thinking more about some of [these tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/JustifiedGivensFamily) :). As long as they weren’t Abusive Dad, Archnemesis Dad, Dirty Coward, or Domestic Abuser, we cool. One could make a case that the rest do, in some sense, apply to me. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/125 "2017-08-13T21:27:59Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > As long as they weren’t Abusive Dad, Archnemesis Dad, Dirty Coward, or Domestic Abuser, we cool. One could make a case that the rest do, in some sense, apply to me. Princess. I forgot to call you Princess like my mother’s little dog. Christ, I’m slipping. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/126 "2017-08-14T00:54:09Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Better to use a chalkboard, so you can pause pregnantly and sweep the room with your glare before you X out the latter and draw vigorous circles around the former. Waitaminnit! the teachurs preggnent? IT WASN’T ME, MAN! ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/127 "2017-08-14T01:15:19Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > One way I judge whether a particular reaction to a poster is justified, is to see who is driving it. When it comes to the **BigT** hate, I see several posters I would classify as “Giant, throbbing, haemorrhoidal sphincters” joining the pile-on, so that immediately would make me want to take his side. > > On the other hand, **octopus** is for him, so maybe the sphincters are onto something… Heh. I may disagree with him politically, but I’ve seen **octopus** be thoughtful and considerate sometimes. Not as often as you or **BigT** , though… but then, I usually like **Bricker** too … hmmm… Anyway, I find **BigT** to be a good and decent person who is highly worth reading, although I readily admit I probably haven’t seen anywhere near 100% of the stuff he posts. ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/128 "2017-08-14T01:17:27Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > Big T’s not angry, he’s just very, _very_ disappointed. I also found this hilarious. Good one, **Evan Drake** … and keep up the good work, **BigT**. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/129 "2017-08-14T02:08:48Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > i think Big is a pretty cool guy. Eh tells lecters and doesn’t afraid of anything Do you want try again, this time in English? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/130 "2017-08-14T02:20:45Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Do you want try again, this time in English? You don’t speak drunk-ese? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/131 "2017-08-14T03:46:55Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > i think Big is a pretty cool guy. Eh tells lecters and doesn’t afraid of anything > [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Do you want try again, this time in English? [WHOOOOSH!](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Doesn%27t%20afraid%20of%20anything) x ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/132 "2017-08-14T04:02:16Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > [WHOOOOSH!](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Doesn%27t%20afraid%20of%20anything) x And “Eh tells lecters” means what, exactly? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/133 "2017-08-14T05:33:31Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > And “Eh tells lecters” means what, exactly? :rolleyes: You really are dense, aren’t you? Either that or trolling. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/134 "2017-08-14T09:51:47Z")
[whoosh](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pretty-cool-guy) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/135 "2017-08-14T13:33:17Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > :rolleyes: You really are dense, aren’t you? Either that or trolling. In **D** ’s defense, I had no idea what the hell that meant either. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/136 "2017-08-14T13:45:31Z")
didn’t anyone get the memo? it’s Old Meme Day in the pit. ---
**Author:** ![Latro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Latro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latro)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/137 "2017-08-14T14:08:27Z")
Is that pronounced meemow or mimoh ? ---
**Author:** ![Corry\_El](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/138 "2017-08-14T14:22:42Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > I don’t find **BigT** ’s lengthy posts _entirely_ harmless, because so often I agree with his central point. He does damage when he makes “the good side” look moralizing and pompous. I think he reveals the typical (not universal) truth nowadays about the ‘side’ he’s usually on, and if I were on that side and could see that, though not all on that side can, I wouldn’t view him as an effective ally. Also the principal definition of ‘moralizing’ is usually along the lines of “to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.” Those, Big T or other, stepping forward to embrace the idea they are moralizing about political issues might not be aware of that, or else emphasizing secondary definitions which omit the self righteous/tiresome aspect, and omit ‘pontificate’, ‘sermonize’ etc as synonyms. 🙂 To be clearer, what’s annoying is trying to take a false moral high ground as a cheap way to win political, social etc policy debates you can’t win the hard way. BigT is mainly just somewhat less self aware in laying that on too thick than some of the posters who’ve stepped forward to defend him, and it’s typical of a huge chunk of current public debate IMO, by no means limited to this board let alone one person. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/139 "2017-08-14T15:08:38Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > anecdotes about his family he’d like to relate, Well, there was that one time when he regaled us with the tale of when his mom bought him the wrong cheese.\* > **[Caesin is not dairy free, you fuckers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=685370)** > > Yeah, I’m tired of this bullshit. If something has casein in it, the MAIN FUCKING PROTEIN of milk, it is not in any way, shape, or form dairy free. It is not milk free. It’s not even non-dairy. It fucking contains fucking milk. My mom went to buy me... \*There is no such thing as “the wrong cheese”. All cheese is equal under the law and Holy unto the Lord, praise be. Don’t be a bigot like BigT. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187/140 "2017-08-14T15:14:57Z")
cheese sucks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fingerwaggin-bigt/793187.md?page=8)