# The Goliath Cometh **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 21, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108 "2000-04-21T18:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/62 "2000-04-26T19:03:00Z")
It was I who who unmasked OgreFade/Urge. What did I win? ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/63 "2000-04-26T19:06:00Z")
Esprix, CalifBoomer also posted as Celt. Sheesh! Pay attention, you guys. ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/64 "2000-04-26T19:21:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by WallyM7: > \*\*It was I who who unmasked OgreFade/Urge. > > What did I win?\*\* We’re not sure yet. If you can figure it out, you win it. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/65 "2000-04-26T19:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **WallyM7** : > > Esprix, CalifBoomer also posted as Celt. > Sheesh! Pay attention, you guys. And where/when was this revealed? Esprix * * * Evidently, I rock. [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/66 "2000-04-26T19:31:00Z")
On page 7 of “The Cosmos Created” thread. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/67 "2000-04-26T19:33:00Z")
> [@](#): > > And everyone keep your eyes open - there’s another formerly banned poster who is back, but hasn’t revealed himself yet. Dammit, **Esprix** , who?? And how do you know already? It’s going to drive me friggin nuts until you spill it! Even a little hint, a link, anything! -andros- ---
**Author:** ![Nen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nen)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/68 "2000-04-26T19:40:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by andros: > Dammit, **Esprix** , who?? Apologist’s profile lists the location to be Rochester, NY USA; pashley’s profile indicates the location to be Rochester, NY USA. Pittsford is a suburb of Rochester. How’s that for a frying-pan-over-the-head type of subtlety in a hint? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/69 "2000-04-26T21:50:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **Esprix** : > _HEY!_ I’m down to two lines, thankyouverymuch. Sorry, I should check before I go for the cheap shot. ::hangs head and shuffles away:: * * * Virtually yours, DrMatrix If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you 0.99999999… times. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2000, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/70 "2000-04-26T23:02:00Z")
Oh, was he talking about Apologist? Damn, things move so fast around here I figured that was old news already. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/71 "2000-04-27T01:35:00Z")
Hardcore said: > [@](#): > > I actually wish types like pashley and CalifBoomer were not so quickly banished. … But I guess there will always be a steady stream of new ones applying for the position. And it’s not like the new ones are any different. I mean, in some cases, we might complain that we have to repeat ourselves every time some newbie drops in, but with the lying-for-God creationists like these, we have to repeat ourselves _anyway_, no matter how long they’ve been around! (Don’t know whether to append a 🙂 or a ☹ to that. Maybe :mad: .) ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/72 "2000-04-27T01:42:00Z")
Incidentally, I should notice that neither of them were banished “quickly.” Pashley’s been around since last September (he would come in, troll a bit, get put in his place, leave for a while, come back, etc.) and even Boomer has been here since February. ---
**Author:** ![hardcore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@hardcore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardcore)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/73 "2000-04-27T13:30:00Z")
It is probably for the best that they are gone. I noticed my dialogue with Boomer had started to degenerate into childish squabbling. Hardly the stuff of a Great Debate. But it looks like **Brian White** has stepped up to fill the open position. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/74 "2000-04-27T13:47:00Z")
Rochester? Well, I’m posting from Montreal, and so is/was Konrad. So obviously we must be sock puppets. No offense, but they had better evidence for the Inquisition. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2000, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/75 "2000-04-27T14:22:00Z")
Um… Matt? In both cases, the evidence was that both posters posted as their main identity under their sock puppet nick. One of them even said, “Okay, you busted me.” What more evidence do you think we would have needed, something notarized? * * * Yer pal, Satan [http://www.raleighmusic.com/board/Images/devil.gif](http://www.raleighmusic.com/board/Images/devil.gif) _I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 22 minutes and 23 seconds. 740 cigarettes not smoked, saving $92.58. Life saved: 2 days, 13 hours, 40 minutes._ ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/76 "2000-04-28T00:38:00Z")
As long as we’re naming names… I **would** appreciate some acknowldgement of the fact that 'twas I who unmasked the **CalifBoomer/Celt** sock puppet. [dangerfield]Sheesh. The things a guy has to do to get a little attention around here. _Trolls_ get more respect.[/dangerfield] ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/77 "2000-04-28T02:17:00Z")
kaylasdad: No that was me who unmasked him! * * * He who believeth in me… Can help themselves to a pork chop 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/78 "2000-04-28T03:28:00Z")
OK, Kayla’s dad, you win. Scylla, review the evidence and weep. * * * Yer pal, Satan [http://www.raleighmusic.com/board/Images/devil.gif](http://www.raleighmusic.com/board/Images/devil.gif) _I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Two weeks, five days, 13 minutes and 21 seconds. 759 cigarettes not smoked, saving $98.72. Life saved: 2 days, 14 hours, 4 minutes._ (just kidding.) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![douglips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@douglips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/douglips)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/79 "2000-04-28T03:30:00Z")
That would have been much better if I hadn’t f’d up the image. ☹ Yer pal, douglips [http://www.raleighmusic.com/board/Images/devil.gif](http://www.raleighmusic.com/board/Images/devil.gif) ---
**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2000, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/80 "2000-04-30T22:53:26Z")
OK, here is the reward for all who find a sock puppet. You can add “Veteran Sock-Puppet Hunter” to your sig line. Maybe even a “kill count”. Even a name/sockpuppet name thingy. Oops, I’m getting carried away… ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108/81 "2000-05-01T23:55:15Z")
You realize, of course, that both Satan **and** Drain Bead are just my sock puppets. I’ll be marrying myself pretty soon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-goliath-cometh/18108.md?page=5)