# The kanicbird konundrum **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 22, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802 "2011-11-22T22:09:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/61 "2011-11-23T15:33:16Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [The latest missive from our resident village idiot.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14490767&postcount=386) I think there should be a sticky at the top of Great Debates warning all as to the utter uselessness of logical argument when dealing with this lunatic. It seems to me that a warning would only attract more attention. It obviously would not help you as you are already fully aware of what **Panicbird** is all about. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/62 "2011-11-23T15:35:03Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > I’m kind of jealous. I wish I was God’s right arm on earth, that i could see and commune with angels, and all that stuff. It’s a damned shame to have God’s right arm and only use it for jacking off. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/63 "2011-11-23T15:48:29Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > Well, there’s idiosyncrasies and there’s [insanity](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=530858). Really gross insanity. You do know that’s straight out of fundie Pentacostal ‘doctrine’, right? There’s even a Chick tract about it. [Uninvited](http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1070/1070_01.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/64 "2011-11-23T15:50:13Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > It’s just 'cause you don’t get out enough. All your [excitations are localized.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trion_%28physics%29) If you could just learn to be more of a positive Trion, you’d have _two_ holes for your electron! I duuno. I don’t think the world needs any more e-holes. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/65 "2011-11-23T15:54:07Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > I guess the supernatural beings just don’t find me attractive. lol 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/66 "2011-11-23T16:23:08Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > It’s a damned shame to have God’s right arm and only use it for jacking off. But God gives such an awesome Dutch Rudder ! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/67 "2011-11-23T16:28:54Z")
Okay, I’m done with him. When your response to the question > [@](#): > > I’m sorry - did you just imply that it would be better for a child to be run down by a drunk driver than for it to live in a society where we punish drunk drivers for running people down? is effectively “[Yes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14493038&postcount=399)”, you’ve moved beyond the reach of polite society. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/68 "2011-11-23T16:30:17Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > When my Aunt finally was on the right anti-psychotics, she reported that one of the hardest things about becoming sane was saying goodbye to her delusions. When she was crazy, She was in the middle of a vast cosmic struggle where legions of angels and demons were fighting for her soul. This wasn’t just a metaphor, she could perceive them as vividly as you’re perceiving your computer screen right now. Her misfiring brain was telling her that her soul was not just important, it was one of the most important souls in the world, a central front in the war between good and evil. Then she got on her meds and found out she was just an ordinary schmuck like the rest of us. > > I think if you haven’t dealt with delusional people, you have no real idea how vivid and powerful those delusions are. If you want to point and laugh at **kanicbird** , knock yourself out I guess. But I really don’t get the people who seem outraged at him and actually argue with him, bringing up points and whatnot. What are you all trying to win? Been there, done that. It was not about angels and demons, but equally powerful delusions of a similar scale that even in hindsight and with a sane mind are frightening. I was lucky to get help soon, so this state didn’t last long, but from that experience I can only guess that all the crazyness expressed by \*\*kanicbird \*\* are signs of untreated psychosis. It’s actually very sad, given the fact that it can be treated very successfully. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/69 "2011-11-23T16:41:21Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > lol 🙂 You are either _dangerously_ batfuck insane, if what you claim about your drunk driving escapade is true, or you are just a creepy jerk who likes to threadshit all over science and religion threads. Your occasional “LOL’s” tend to make me think the latter, so if you are actually sincere in your beliefs now would be the time to say so. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/70 "2011-11-23T17:10:35Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You are either _dangerously_ batfuck insane, if what you claim about your drunk driving escapade is true, or you are just a creepy jerk who likes to threadshit all over science and religion threads. Your occasional “LOL’s” tend to make me think the latter, so if you are actually sincere in your beliefs now would be the time to say so. 😕 What’s the point of asking anybody if they are sincere? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/71 "2011-11-23T17:22:52Z")
Personally, I am much more comfortable talking to windowlickers like **kanicbird** via the safety of a message board than in a Starbucks or something. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/72 "2011-11-23T17:24:55Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > 😕 > > What’s the point of asking anybody if they are sincere? Fool. If they are they’ll say yes, and if they aren’t – wait. I forgot how this goes. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/73 "2011-11-23T17:30:43Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Fool. If they are they’ll say yes, and if they aren’t – wait. I forgot how this goes. It’s _Fool of a Took!_ God, do you people even **read** my blog? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/74 "2011-11-23T17:39:00Z")
I refuse to bait K-Bird anymore. I’m convinced that he is this close to either taking himself out, or some random unnamed batch of schlubs. And I don’t want to be in that latter group. If I’m going to get aced, I want it to be for a good reason. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/75 "2011-11-23T18:56:22Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > It’s _Fool of a Took!_ God, do you people even **read** my blog? Not if it’s not written in Quenya, or at least Sindar. Khuzdul would also be acceptable. No Adûnaic, though! ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/76 "2011-11-23T19:21:18Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Not if it’s not written in Quenya, or at least Sindar. > > Khuzdul would also be acceptable. > > No Adûnaic, though! :: fingers Nauglamir :: I do not suffer the langauge of the Kin-Slayers to be spoken in my realm; likewise the tongue of the the Stunted Ones who treacherously slew my grandsire. And it is impossible to make a good pun in Adûnaic. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/77 "2011-11-23T19:25:24Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > it is impossible to make a good pun in Adûnaic. Oh? :dubious: What about “Sharkû”? And the whole Brandywine/Baranduin/Brandagamba/Braldagamba and Branda-nîn/Bralda-hîm stuff? Real knee-slappers there! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/78 "2011-11-23T19:29:44Z")
Speaking as a longtime mental patient, **Kanicbird** strikes me as genuinely nuts. I have a friend who thinks he’s a werewolf (He’s also very kind, funny, and incredibly inteligent). I know a man who thinks I’m Jesus (frankly he gets on my nerves, but he really knows how to party so I give him a pass). **Kanicbird** ’s delusions don’t even seem that uncommon to me. **Larry Borgia** ’s post is spot on. Delusions generally include the belief that the patient is very important. Why else would the CIA and New World Order be watching them? Finally, **Kanicbird** ’s insanity has lead to my examining my own faith far more intensely than all the arguments of the board’s atheists put together. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/79 "2011-11-23T19:33:52Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > Finally, **Kanicbird** ’s insanity has lead to my examining my own faith far more intensely than all the arguments of the board’s atheists put together. Somewhere **kanicbird** is nodding vigilantly; “My work here is done.” ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802/80 "2011-11-23T19:37:20Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Oh? :dubious: > > What about “Sharkû”? > > And the whole Brandywine/Baranduin/Brandagamba/Braldagamba and Branda-nîn/Bralda-hîm stuff? > > Real knee-slappers there! > > 😛 Now who sounds delusional? ETA: oh, crap, **Melon** - you’re totally right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kanicbird-konundrum/603802.md?page=5)