# The Powers That Be and Peons. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 21, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968 "2013-02-21T14:26:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [February 21, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/21 "2013-02-21T15:46:10Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > You sound. . . surprised? not really - just sometimes have to point out the obvious - ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/22 "2013-02-21T15:55:20Z")
I’m still trying to figure out the name of the book we’re supposed to read. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/23 "2013-02-21T16:01:41Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I’m still trying to figure out the name of the book we’re supposed to read. The Powers That Be and Peons, by John Steinbeck; it’s the sequel to Tortilla Flat. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/24 "2013-02-21T16:03:54Z")
Yeah, I thought that was funny too. Though a googling of the wrong one brought up the right one. Should I say, ‘hey OP, go fuck a cactus’ just to keep this in the pit? ETA: at Kimball ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/25 "2013-02-21T16:07:00Z")
> [@pchaos](#): > > The Powers That Be are being pitted. I’m trying to figure out who they are so that I can wash their feet and kiss their ass. Well, then you **ain’t** about to Pit 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/26 "2013-02-21T16:10:31Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Have you ever received a diagnosis for a mental health disorder? Are you, pchaos, menstruating right now? ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/27 "2013-02-21T16:41:01Z")
No, he’s already gone through mentalpause. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/28 "2013-02-21T16:53:34Z")
I think it’s more like he’s stuck in mentalpause. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/29 "2013-02-21T16:57:37Z")
I pee on peons. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/30 "2013-02-21T17:02:43Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I think it’s more like he’s stuck in mentalpause. Objection - facts not in evidence - we have no conclusive proof that the poster was ever in mental-start state. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/31 "2013-02-21T17:39:34Z")
Where’s a fucking hall monitor when you need one? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/32 "2013-02-21T17:40:13Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > People you should avoid on this board: > Me. You do realize that **pchaos** will now be chasing after you to wash your feet and kiss your ass? ---
**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:** [February 21, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/33 "2013-02-21T17:56:57Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > You do realize that **pchaos** will now be chasing after you to wash your feet and kiss your ass? It’s no fun if he _wants_ to do it! ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/34 "2013-02-21T18:31:37Z")
> [@simster](#): > > TO complain that there are 3 and you started the third is - really - really - STUPID. Especially considering he said that in response to my comment about the minimum number of swearwords that should be in a Pitting. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/35 "2013-02-21T18:59:56Z")
We’re at the tipping point with this guy. Either the mods will ban him, as they should, or they won’t. If they don’t he risks becoming another Der Trihs who ends up staying around forever. If posters like this make it past the tipping point they never get banned because they have been psychotic jerks so consistently from their first day that there is never a new reason to ban them. Plus the mods don’t want to admit that they should have years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/36 "2013-02-21T19:12:05Z")
> [@Debaser](#): > > We’re at the tipping point with this guy. Oh, great! Another tipping thread. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/37 "2013-02-21T20:12:36Z")
Oh, because **pchaos** feels he’s being bullied on this board, rather than mocked. **Pchaos,** another lesson for you to ignore: No one wants your lunch money. We’re just laughing at you. ---
**Author:** ![pchaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/258eb7/32.png) [@pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pchaos)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/38 "2013-02-21T20:44:52Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > **Pchaos,** another lesson for you to ignore: No one wants your lunch money. We’re just laughing at you. Give an old man a break, I’m going through mentalpause. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/39 "2013-02-21T20:52:41Z")
> [@pchaos](#): > > Give an old man a break, I’m going through mentalpause. Objection - facts not in evidence - we have no proof that the poster was ever in mental-start state. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968/40 "2013-02-21T21:23:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I pee on peons. I paean this pun! 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-powers-that-be-and-peons/650968.md?page=3)