# The handicapped need a space for their Dodge Vipers too, you know? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 3, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853 "2002-09-03T19:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/201 "2002-09-06T03:08:21Z")
I’m gonna have to echo what **PunditLisa** said. **Scylla** , you are by far one of my favorite posters. You were also the first poster ever to acknowledge me on these boards, which means a lot to me personally. I have more respect for you and your posts than I can fully explain. But I really have to ask you to realize that you’re very, _very_ out of line in this thread. Not necessarily in terms of your OP, but in terms of some of your responses. Again, as **PL** said, your response to **Uke** was just scary. I mean, it’s **Uke** , for cryin’ out loud! I don’t think I’m very out of line when I say that he’s also one of the most respected people on this board, and you just completely lashed out at him. In short, your actions here are very uncharacteristically mean (Again, thanks to **PL** , I don’t have to be original) and it’s hard to watch somebody that I respect so much here on these boards get this close to what is seeming more and more like a meltdown every post. So come back to us, and be funny **Scylla** again. Mean **Scylla** doesn’t seem right. -Walt ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/202 "2002-09-06T03:16:01Z")
I’m gonna have to echo what **PunditLisa** said. **Scylla** , you are by far one of my favorite posters. You were also the first poster ever to acknowledge me on these boards, which means a lot to me personally. I have more respect for you and your posts than I can fully explain. But I really have to ask you to realize that you’re very, _very_ out of line in this thread. Not necessarily in terms of your OP, but in terms of some of your responses. Again, as **PL** said, your response to **Uke** was just scary. I mean, it’s **Uke** , for cryin’ out loud! I don’t think I’m very out of line when I say that he’s also one of the most respected people on this board, and you just completely lashed out at him. In short, your actions here are very uncharacteristically mean (Again, thanks to **PL** , I don’t have to be original) and it’s hard to watch somebody that I respect so much here on these boards get this close to what is seeming more and more like a meltdown every post. So come back to us, and be funny **Scylla** again. Mean **Scylla** doesn’t seem right. -Walt ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/203 "2002-09-06T03:56:47Z")
I’m gonna have to echo what **PunditLisa** said. **Scylla** , you are by far one of my favorite posters. You were also the first poster ever to acknowledge me on these boards, which means a lot to me personally. I have more respect for you and your posts than I can fully explain. But I really have to ask you to realize that you’re very, _very_ out of line in this thread. Not necessarily in terms of your OP, but in terms of some of your responses. Again, as **PL** said, your response to **Uke** was just scary. I mean, it’s **Uke** , for cryin’ out loud! I don’t think I’m very out of line when I say that he’s also one of the most respected people on this board, and you just completely lashed out at him. In short, your actions here are very uncharacteristically mean (Again, thanks to **PL** , I don’t have to be original) and it’s hard to watch somebody that I respect so much here on these boards get this close to what is seeming more and more like a meltdown every post. So come back to us, and be nice, funny **Scylla** again. Mean **Scylla** doesn’t seem right. -Walt ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/204 "2002-09-06T03:57:49Z")
\ It was…for emphasis? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Primaflora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/205 "2002-09-06T03:59:10Z")
I thought you were just skillfully echoing PL 😉 ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/206 "2002-09-06T04:00:36Z")
Jester, just so you know the history, **Uke** made a very personal attack on **Scylla** in the recent SUV thread, for reasons that never became sufficiently clear. Given that history, Uke is perhaps the one person in here Scylla has good reason to pointedly ignore. The rest of it is bullshit, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/207 "2002-09-06T04:12:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > \*\*Jester, just so you know the history, **Uke** made a very personal attack on **Scylla** in the recent SUV thread, for reasons that never became sufficiently clear. Given that history, Uke is perhaps the one person in here Scylla has good reason to pointedly ignore. The rest of it is bullshit, of course. \*\* Ah, I see. Well, I was unaware of the back story, but I have to say my sentiment is still the same. And c’mon. Admit it. You wanted another post by me in the thread. (ECHO…echo…[sub]echo…[/sub]) ---
**Author:** ![GopherGod72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@GopherGod72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GopherGod72)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/208 "2002-09-06T07:12:56Z")
Being very overweight I was once offended at a post Scylla made. Reading this OP I assumed a farceness that his next couple of ops killed and I thought badly of him. 2 such posts in 6364 aint bad odds in my oppinion. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/209 "2002-09-06T14:16:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by minty green \* > \*\ ***Uke** made a very personal attack on **Scylla** in the recent SUV thread, for reasons that never became sufficiently clear. \*\* Oh, horseshit. I pointed out that he was starting a hell of a lot of dopey-assed threads, and that he could more profitably spend his time doing other things, like reading a book to his kid. He chose to read that as me calling him a “negligent parent” and went into one of his patented sniffy fits. I should have suggested he that practice sea chanties on the fucking concertina or polish one of his stupid cars. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/210 "2002-09-06T14:34:27Z")
Yep, I’ll concur with you there, Uke. It’s probably best to leave people’s children and their parenting skills out of a good flame. I can see why he took it personally. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/211 "2002-09-06T14:42:59Z")
Also, using your oponents lack of genital length is usually frowned upon, as well as mentioning their mother. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/212 "2002-09-06T14:50:05Z")
What the fuck are you saying about the length of my mother’s genitals coldy? ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/213 "2002-09-06T14:51:59Z")
Coldfire, whaddyou know? You have a small peepee. And so did your mother. Tibs. 😃 Oh Jesus, this is when I get banned. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/214 "2002-09-06T16:31:38Z")
Anyone who uses the word ‘peepee’ is surely hung like a horse[sub]fly[/sub]. ---
**Author:** ![Tiburon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/215 "2002-09-06T17:58:38Z")
Hmm…somehow…I’m not worried about that. 🙂 Tibs. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/216 "2002-09-06T18:08:53Z")
And your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries! ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/217 "2002-09-06T22:21:45Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by waterj2 \* > \*\* > When I read the OP, I was amused. It was classic **Scylla** , jumping to the sort of conclusions that we all harbor in the parts of our minds that don’t concern themselves with reason._\* _All_ of us? > [@](#): > > \*\* I’m with you in holding exaggerated indignation at the person who can afford a Viper yet still park in the handicapped spots. \*\* Not only are they lucky enough to have a Viper, they are lucky enough to be disabled so they can get a great parking spot. > [@](#): > > \*\* > If they can afford a Viper, they can afford a few good-natured barbs. \*\* Yes, making fun of the handicapped can certainly be construed as good-natured ribbing Perhaps someone switched the letters on your keyboard and you ment to say something else. Least I hope so. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/218 "2002-09-06T23:30:40Z")
This now officially qualifies as one of the most convoluted threads I have ever seen, having wandered off in so many directions that it makes the Gordian Knot look like a half-hitch. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/219 "2002-09-07T01:24:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LurkMeister \* > \*\*…it makes the Gordian Knot look like a half-hitch. \*\* See, I’ve never understood this. I’ve seen LOTS of gourds, and I just can’t figure out how in hell anyone ever tied one into a knot. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853/220 "2002-09-07T02:42:41Z")
**Astroboy** , you’re a sweet (albeit sometimes REALLY clueless) guy, so I’m gonna explain this to you nice and slow. A Gordian knot is one that cannot be undone. A gourd is a vegetable. It would be quite a different sort of knot if one were tied in one of those. Does that explain things?🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handicapped-need-a-space-for-their-dodge-vipers-too-you-know/126853.md?page=12)