# The Flying Morons - another plane delayed by a fucking idiot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 7, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219 "2016-05-07T20:51:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/381 "2016-05-21T08:13:23Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > That twerp has never been on my radar; I’ve had zero interaction with doorhinge outside of this thread. I guess I should count myself blessed. It’s his modus operandi. I really don’t understand why, on a site like this one, someone would choose to highlight their own stupidity, but apparently **doorhinge** gets some kind of bizarre gratification out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/382 "2016-05-21T08:13:48Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > That twerp has never been on my radar; I’ve had zero interaction with doorhinge outside of this thread. I guess I should count myself blessed. It’s his modus operandi. I really don’t understand why, on a site like this one, someone would choose to highlight their own stupidity, but apparently **doorhinge** gets some kind of pathetic gratification out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/383 "2016-05-21T09:51:04Z")
I think I agree with you now, \*_Colibri_. So…why hasn’t doorhinge been banned yet? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/384 "2016-05-21T12:46:34Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I think I agree with you now, \*_Colibri_. So…why hasn’t doorhinge been banned yet? There are different kinds of trolling. 1. The Rabid Flamer 2. The Priggish Grammar Troll 3. The Crybaby 4. The Never-Give-Up, Never-Surrender Troll … … 5. The Stalker The mods haven’t decided which class he fits in yet, and they have to enter that class on the certificate of live banning. Perhaps some members can help if they went here… [http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/18-types-of-internet-trolls](http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/18-types-of-internet-trolls) where all 18 types of internet trolls are defined, then return and vote. Personally, I vote #7. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/385 "2016-05-21T13:25:53Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > There are different kinds of trolling. > > 1. The Rabid Flamer > 2. The Priggish Grammar Troll > 3. The Crybaby > 4. The Never-Give-Up, Never-Surrender Troll > … > … > 5. The Stalker > > The mods haven’t decided which class he fits in yet, and they have to enter that class on the certificate of live banning. > > Perhaps some members can help if they went here… > [http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/18-types-of-internet-trolls](http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/18-types-of-internet-trolls) > where all 18 types of internet trolls are defined, then return and vote. > > Personally, I vote #7. I think he’s more like #4. > [@](#): > > The Never-Give-Up, Never-Surrender Troll > This troll is ALWAYS right and will battle to the death to prove it. There’s no point in trying to fight her. If she can’t back something up with reality, she’ll make something up, just to show you how wrong you are. Just for completeness. [Flame Warriors.](http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/) ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/386 "2016-05-21T13:25:56Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > There are different kinds of trolling. > > 1. The Rabid Flamer > 2. The Priggish Grammar Troll > 3. The Crybaby > 4. The Never-Give-Up, Never-Surrender Troll > … > … > 5. The Stalker > > The mods haven’t decided which class he fits in yet, and they have to enter that class on the certificate of live banning. > > Perhaps some members can help if they went here… > [http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/18-types-of-internet-trolls](http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/18-types-of-internet-trolls) > where all 18 types of internet trolls are defined, then return and vote. > > Personally, I vote #7. #4 and #7 fit - of course, in **doorhinge** case - hes the ‘what’s wrong on the internet’. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/387 "2016-05-21T16:04:10Z")
[quote=“doorhinge, post:348, topic:754219”] HELP ! I’m being repressed ! Come see the violence inherent in the system. [/QUOTE] I’m guessing you see yourself as the defender of the faith, or women, or whatever. That Monty Python clip is a great link–too bad their wit exceeds your own. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/388 "2016-05-21T16:12:33Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I think I agree with you now, \*_Colibri_. So…why hasn’t doorhinge been banned yet? Because banning someone for trolling requires a consensus among the entire moderation staff, not just the opinion of one member of it. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Economist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/389 "2016-05-21T18:29:19Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Because banning someone for trolling requires a consensus among the entire moderation staff, not just the opinion of one member of it. Who’s the hold-out? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/390 "2016-05-21T18:51:25Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > I think I agree with you now, \*_Colibri_. So…why hasn’t doorhinge been banned yet? Because a certain degree of trolling, like a certain degree of insulting, is permitted in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/391 "2016-05-22T00:49:45Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Because a certain degree of trolling, like a certain degree of insulting, is permitted in the Pit. A certain degree? ISTM the OP has a fever here. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/392 "2016-05-22T09:07:11Z")
Am I the only one who thinks this is a clone of the police-shooting threads? “If I feel threatened, I will shoot you.” But it’s a kid! 1/2 a mile away! With a toy light sabre! “It’s self defence! There is no other option!” ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/393 "2016-05-22T23:12:01Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > A certain degree? ISTM the OP has a fever here. In elections he isn’t quite this bad. doorhinge is also the beneficiary of this board’s longstanding affirmative action program for conservatives, something I support 200% with an undisclosed degree of irony. More seriously, if you had dealt with him before you could have extrapolated his past kneejerk behavior. He isn’t the smoothest or most functional hinge in the building. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/394 "2016-05-22T23:31:16Z")
That makes him an imbecile (or possibly an idiot) below the flying moron. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/395 "2016-05-23T02:11:17Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > “What are you _writing_ for?” Reminds me of the _gem_ of a question the late comedian Bill Hicks related in his act: \*\*‘Hey, whatcha readin’ for?’ \*\* [QUOTE=Bill Hicks] “I was in Nashville, Tennessee last year. After the show I went to a Waffle House. I’m not proud of it, I was hungry. And I’m alone, I’m eating and I’m reading a book, right? Waitress walks over to me: ‘Hey, whatcha readin’ for?’ Isn’t that the weirdest fuckin’ question you’ve ever heard? Not _what_ am I reading, but what am I reading _FOR_? Well, goddamnit, ya stumped me! Why do I read? Well . . . hmmm…I dunno…I guess I read for a lot of reasons and the main one is so I don’t end up being a fuckin’ waffle waitress.” [/QUOTE] I’ve seen polls that show Donald Trump has the support of 97% of all waffle waitresses (+/- 3%). ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/396 "2016-05-23T15:58:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Didn’t want to frighten you. You haven’t been able to so far. You only seem capable of attacking an untrained woman who was travelling alone and who followed Obama’s DHS suggestion that people who see something should say something. She saw something so she said something. How dare she! This is not the first plane that has returned to the gate because of a passenger’s suspicion. It’s not going to be the last. I assume ISIS, and the other terrorist organizations, welcome any attempts by Groupthink to undermine the anti-terrorist efforts of government agencies and concerned citizens. They’ll probably erect a plaster statue in your honor. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/397 "2016-05-23T16:02:34Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Do you get extra troll points for being a complete imbecile? Check your diary. How many troll points have you been awarded to date? How many do you expect to be awarded in the future? ---
**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:** [May 23, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/398 "2016-05-23T16:05:32Z")
> [@doorhinge](#): > > \*\*You haven’t been able to so far. \*\*You only seem capable of attacking an untrained woman who was travelling alone and who followed Obama’s DHS suggestion that people who see something should say something. She saw something so she said something. How dare she! > > This is not the first plane that has returned to the gate because of a passenger’s suspicion. It’s not going to be the last. I assume ISIS, and the other terrorist organizations, welcome any attempts by Groupthink to undermine the anti-terrorist efforts of government agencies and concerned citizens. They’ll probably erect a plaster statue in your honor. You found that writing math is dangerous. You seem to have an unusually paranoiac view of education. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/399 "2016-05-23T16:13:27Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > But I didn’t ask anything about those characteristics of the woman **as a person**. What I asked was whether you would agree that that particular **action** (reporting so-called “suspicious activity” that consisted merely of doing math equations) would be **a stupid mistake**. If things were different, things would be different. In this particular case, a woman saw/heard something suspicious so she reported it to the aircrew. Which is what Obama’s DHS has suggested she, and all other passengers do. It should be understood that mistakes will happen. False reports will be made. Passengers will face delays. But the other option is to see nothing, say nothing, do nothing. You’re adding the option of attacking a woman for daring to speak out. You don’t need all the facts or to hear all sides of the incident. That’s your choice. Considering that we’re talking about acts of terrorism and the possibility of death or dismemberment, why would anyone want to stop the public from speaking out? ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219/400 "2016-05-23T16:18:22Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > You found that writing math is dangerous. You seem to have an unusually paranoiac view of education. No, I haven’t found that to be true nor have I said that. Thanks for playing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flying-morons-another-plane-delayed-by-a-fucking-idiot/754219.md?page=21)