# The Sincerest Form Of Flattery **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 15, 2000, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331 "2000-02-15T15:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/21 "2000-02-15T21:11:00Z")
Posting as DrainBead posting as OpalCat: \ Dammit PunditLisa, look what you made me do, you raging whore! * * * – “it’s all real” “I KNEW IT!!!” O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/22 "2000-02-15T21:24:00Z")
Anybody that wants to do Wally has my blessing. Not you, sqrlcub! Putz. * * * ---
**Author:** ![cleosia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@cleosia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cleosia)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/23 "2000-02-15T21:29:00Z")
I haven’t been here long enough to be conversant in anyone’s style yet, so I’ll do my own…Oh, oh. I haven’t been here long enough to develop a style yet. I’ll just sit in the corner and watch the grown-ups play until I do. _SNIFF, SNIFF_☹ Really, I’m not whining. * * * Bitch by Birth ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/24 "2000-02-15T21:46:00Z")
**In the manner of Spiritus Mundi** Let’s look at this objectively. Breaking it down into teh component parts wh whave: 1. All things die 2. God is a thing 3. Therefor, God is dead Now you can argue that number 2 needs to come begfore number 1 but not right now. Lets just take this as a hypnothetical. Are you going to argue that God is not a thing? Balderdash!!! If we can’t agree on something like thins that is obvious to everybody but you, then we really have nothing to discuss. By the way, you misspelled “fornucate”. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/25 "2000-02-15T23:28:00Z")
> [@](#): > > In your own words, the object of your game was “to translate a joke, famous quote or anything recognizable and simple into the bizarre and confusing language known as ‘Nanobytese’”. And that’s not what we’re doing here. What we’re doing here is emulating other people. Oh come on, it’s almost the exact same thing. I was asking people to post in the manner of Nano. You are asking people to post in the manner of any poster they want. Not a huge stretch, there. I was just had a specific poster in mind. But like you said, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. 😃 * * * **Marge** : Your father is… resting. **Bart** : “Resting” hung over? “Resting” got fired? Help me out here. ---
**Author:** ![PUNdit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@PUNdit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PUNdit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/26 "2000-02-15T23:40:00Z")
Posted in the manner of Majormd Good question, Doofyhead ;)! A quick scan of Grateful Med came up with these: (Insert 96 complete abstracts with certain areas bolded to show they have been read) So as you can see, Doofyhead, the medical community is pretty much in agreement that blowing your nose into a tissue or a handkerchief is pretty hygeinic, blowing your nose into your hand and then wiping it on the butt of your SO’s jeans is not. * * * “You can be smart or pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.” Elwood P. Dowd ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/27 "2000-02-16T00:02:00Z")
LOL! Of course, I have to point out that while I nearly always typo teh and I am notorious for misplacin gspace keys, I have never resorted to triple exclamation points!!! * * * - The best lack all conviction The worst are full of passionate intensity. \* ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/28 "2000-02-16T00:09:00Z")
**In the manner of Melin** Gaudere, do you realy think your posting on this thread is appropriate? There is nothing directly insulting about your impersonation, but the act of imitation is sometimes indistinguishable from mocking. Is mocking other posters an appropriate activity for a moderator? I was once told that moderators were held to a higher standard than other posters. I leave it to you whether this standard has been universally applied. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/29 "2000-02-16T00:11:00Z")
**Navigator** : ROTFLOL!! Ohmigawsh this thread is tooooooo funny!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 ## {sitting on the couch drinking root beer, singing} Kuuuuummm baa yahhhhhhh . . . † andros † Philistine 4:13 (sorry, nav, couldn’t resist ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/30 "2000-02-16T00:46:00Z")
**orangecakes** i like puppies ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/31 "2000-02-16T00:59:00Z")
You’re all SO fuckin’ funny! Opal, that was one of finest examples of self-mockery I ever saw… brilliant 😃 **In the manner of Lexicon** Hey, you guyz crack me up! This is too f\*\*\*ing funny! Keep’em coming. **Noonch!** ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/32 "2000-02-16T01:41:00Z")
**fuzzy-wuzzy** sigh… this is so sad… a thread that mocks other people… why must we do this… why do people need to be jerks… i dont make fun of other people… so many bad apples here… i think i’m gonna watch tv… but not the news… there’s so much bad stuff in the world… **handy** **flat·tery** noun Pronunciation: 'fla-t&-rE Date: 14th century 1 a : the act or practice of flattering b (1) : something that flatters (2) : insincere or excessive praise 2 obsolete : a pleasing self-deception * * * **Marge** : Your father is… resting. **Bart** : “Resting” hung over? “Resting” got fired? Help me out here. ---
**Author:** ![Yue\_Han](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eada6e/32.png) [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/33 "2000-02-16T01:50:00Z")
Readng through this thread, I realized that the parody of Spiritus Mundi’s posting style could be of mine with a few minor alterations. Oh, dear. Identity crisis… I don’t _think_ I have two SNs. –John ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/34 "2000-02-16T02:33:00Z")
No scathing parody to add, but this is the funniest damned thing I’ve read in many a long day. (I took a shot at imitating Diane and Alphagene but neither came out better than hopelessly lame.) Opal’s offering and Coldfire-as-Bj0rn had me hooting out loud. Sorry, not original enough to contribute to this, but sure am enjoying the show. Veb ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/35 "2000-02-16T03:22:00Z")
Posting as Prose: i feel so sorry for all of you who have not had the wonderous experience of being me, especially if you are also dumb americans. i am a pool of crystal clear water seeking mysterious union with the sun. i am a canyon, solitary, fathomless. i am the glittering ballpoint in a mobile and creative pen transcending mundane rules of spelling capitalzation and logic. i am prose and i am prozac. i am. and if you don’t agree you can all go to hell, but i am only asking this politely. ---
**Author:** ![Sylence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Sylence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylence)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/36 "2000-02-16T03:25:00Z")
**In the manner of OJSimpson:** Shit, I think I sprained something. – Sylence P.S. Sorry about mentioning the troll. 🙂 * * * If a bird doesn’t sing, I’ll wait until it sings. - Tokugawa Ieyasu ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/37 "2000-02-16T03:35:00Z")
## Very fucking funny coldfire. I dont have a hamster. **Halfwit** Insert some cheesy rush lyric here -shitforbrains, **rust** 1982 now who was that? ---
**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/38 "2000-02-16T03:56:00Z")
Well I happen to know that Kelli gets those two little boys of hers on the treadmill, not a hampster! The hampster died of a heart attack, she kept yelling “Faster you fucking rat!”. I can’t prove this though! 😛 * * * New and improved…and more controversial than ever. ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/39 "2000-02-16T04:10:00Z")
Of course you can’t prove it. It’s an Urban Legend. _Sorry, my contract does not allow me to use smileys_ * * * ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331/40 "2000-02-16T04:59:00Z")
In the manner of Nickrz: You guys have all been doing such a good job of “flattering” MPSIMS, that I’m going to move this whole thread there. * * * An infinite number of rednecks in an infinite number of pickup trucks shooting an infinite number of shotguns at an infinite number of road signs will eventually produce all the world’s great works of literature in Braille. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery/4331.md?page=3)