# The\_Broken\_Column Pitting #2 **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 25, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073 "2004-02-25T10:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/21 "2004-02-27T12:50:11Z")
I accept your humbling criticism in good grace, **Logic**. I ever strive merely to facilitate and illuminate, not belittle nor score points, and I try to choose words which best fit and flow; admittedly, since English has so many of them I prefer to expand from the same old vocabulary. Pray, think of it as a harmless hobby of mine. If you find me to be supercilious and arrogant, then I can only try harder not to be. However, I feel you mischaracterise me somewhat: I don’t believe I have ever referred to anyone as a defective mutant throwback save, perhaps, for Sir Alex Ferguson. If I may ask, please review some of the threads **The\_Broken\_Column** has been involved in: I sincerely hope that you can understand that he is not simply a random member who I have arbitrarily decided to have a go at, but that his sanctimonious and randomly selective bunkum is genuinely in need of disposal in order to reveal a useful future board member. Otherwise he will almost certainly go the way of **TVAA** , whose arrogance caused him to be banned. I am human, **Logic**. Indeed, one manifestation of my humanity is the mannerism of being so irked by a jumped-up little knobhead that I had to write a Pit thread about him. ---
**Author:** ![LogicinMotion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@LogicinMotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LogicinMotion)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/22 "2004-02-27T13:10:24Z")
> [@SentientMeat](#): > > I accept your humbling criticism in good grace, **Logic**. > > I ever strive merely to facilitate and illuminate, not belittle nor score points, and I try to choose words which best fit and flow; admittedly, since English has so many of them I prefer to expand from the same old vocabulary. Pray, think of it as a harmless hobby of mine. > > If you find me to be supercilious and arrogant, then I can only try harder not to be. However, I feel you mischaracterise me somewhat: I don’t believe I have ever referred to anyone as a defective mutant throwback save, perhaps, for Sir Alex Ferguson. > > If I may ask, please review some of the threads **The\_Broken\_Column** has been involved in: I sincerely hope that you can understand that he is not simply a random member who I have arbitrarily decided to have a go at, but that his sanctimonious and randomly selective bunkum is genuinely in need of disposal in order to reveal a useful future board member. Otherwise he will almost certainly go the way of **TVAA** , whose arrogance caused him to be banned. > > I am human, **Logic**. Indeed, one manifestation of my humanity is the mannerism of being so irked by a jumped-up little knobhead that I had to write a Pit thread about him. There was no attempt to mischaracterise you, and I’m surprised you feel that way. It’s not I who want to rant about every member who arrives at the Straight Dope or to rally against the countless members who arrived here with a supercilious and arrogant mien, eager to blind us all with their supernoval brilliance. Those who alude to circumstances, which bestowed upon them superior learning and expertise on various subjects. I think that everyone has a differing opinion on many subjects for many reasons. Not everyone is an idiot or moron because you or others think so. You strove to facilitate and illuminate by pitting a member, and then being generic about everyone you deem unworthy of sentience. Big of you. It’s not that I find YOU supercilious and arrogant per se, as I do not know YOU. But your words surely give that impression, as is being supported by other posters who share your lofty outlook and can do no more than offer insult rather than opinion or dare I even say it, an argument that could bring forth meaningful debate! WOW who’d of thought it, a Straight doper who conforms to the mission statement of this forum, and aspires to it’s lofty ideals. WOW. What a concept. As for the rest of what you say? Sure it’s easy to be irked at others, and to reply in anger or frustration. It’s harder still to try to either understand them, or understand what it is that makes them reply the way they do. In such ways do people fight ignorance, and illuminate. I will read more of the threads that you suggest, I hardly think it will cause me to rant as you have. Surely that’s the action of a desperate mind? Logic. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/23 "2004-02-27T13:23:48Z")
> [@LogicinMotion](#): > > I think that everyone has a differing opinion on many subjects for many reasons. Not everyone is an idiot or moron because you or others think so. You strove to facilitate and illuminate by pitting a member, and then being generic about everyone you deem unworthy of sentience. Big of you. It’s not that I find YOU supercilious and arrogant per se, as I do not know YOU. But your words surely give that impression, as is being supported by other posters who share your lofty outlook and can do no more than offer insult rather than opinion or dare I even say it, an argument that could bring forth meaningful debate! > > WOW who’d of thought it, a Straight doper who conforms to the mission statement of this forum, and aspires to it’s lofty ideals. WOW. What a concept. Worthy sentiments, I’m sure. But you’re firing at the wrong target. Some people really _are_ arrogant idiots. **The\_Broken\_Column** gives every sign of being one of them. ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/24 "2004-02-27T13:25:04Z")
> [@](#): > > Sure it’s easy to be irked at others, and to reply in anger or frustration. It’s harder still to try to either understand them, or understand what it is that makes them reply the way they do. In such ways do people fight ignorance, and illuminate. Agreed, **Logic**. I will endeavour so to do. However, note that I do not rant about _every_ member with a bad attitude; indeed I am often the one who speaks with patience and compassion when others are castigating the unfortunate member as an utter barmpot. If this prick pisses even _me_ off, he must be at least a little abrasive. We shall see. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Owes\_Bess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Alan\_Owes\_Bess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Owes_Bess)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/25 "2004-02-27T13:37:28Z")
From the posts so far, I’m not sure that **Sentient Meat** has ever really ever grappled with his demons. For some strange reason, **Sentient Meat** even refers, reverentially, to some person dredged up from ancient history called “eg. **Coll** ”. Is **Sentient Meat** nothing more than a worshipful acolyte of that obnoxious buffoon **Coll** , a person who has been twice banned from the SDMB and, as far as I am aware, has never been missed by anyone with an ounce of **Nous**. Who cares how many posts you, as a member, has achieved. That does not give you any additional standing to judge a Doper with fewer posts, such as **The\_Broken\_Column?**. Whether you like it or not, you’re as pompous and ignorant an ass as anyone currently posting here, including yours truly. Excuse me if I rant occasionally. I get quite irritated with people who become abrasive for no good reason. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/26 "2004-02-27T13:49:19Z")
Oh do shut up, **Allah Knows Best**. And I reckon that the **Logic** is **InMotion** due to a powerful laxative. ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/27 "2004-02-27T14:18:17Z")
Well, **AKB** , I wouldn’t say that referring to somebody as “just bearable” is particularly reverential. I suspect my reference to him got your goat because he tore you so many new arseholes you began to look like a human collander. > [@](#): > > Whether you like it or not, you’re as pompous and ignorant an ass as anyone currently posting here, including yours truly. Very well, we’re _all_ ignorant, pompous asses. I would promise to flagellate myself soundly for casting the first stone but, you see, I can’t be bothered. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Owes\_Bess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Alan\_Owes\_Bess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Owes_Bess)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/28 "2004-02-27T14:34:02Z")
**jjimm** You worked out the secret of my true identity without having the code ring. You are an absolute genius. Do not under any circumstances reveal this secret to **Alde** or **Tam** or **tnd**. none of them are capable of working it out for themselves. Our secret. Right? Mums the word. ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/29 "2004-02-27T14:48:33Z")
> [@LogicinMotion](#): > > Ah, I venture forth into this topic with much trepidation. Ego’s abound and commentary that befits intellectual tomes, litters the topic floor like monuments to ages past. > > Methinks SentientMeat that you should come down from Mount Olympus. . . Gee, you write good. When you say “methinks”, it makes me think you’re real smart. > [@](#): > > . . . You toss words around, like hubris. . . We’re not allowed to use the word “hubris”? > [@](#): > > . . . and supernoval I kind of liked that one - it was self-explanatory in context, plus it had a good beat and I can dance to it. I give it an eight. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/30 "2004-02-27T15:07:58Z")
Can we get back to the point here? **The\_Broken\_Column** is a douche. There’s your paper topic. 250 words, due by Friday, if you choose not to double-space I want an additional hard return between paragraphs (geddit?). ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/31 "2004-02-27T15:31:27Z")
Oh, I don’t mind the way this is going, **dutch**. If I Pit somebody I must show that I can also take my knocks. And if others choose to have a pop at me, _they_ must expect a bollocking from others, in turn. ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/32 "2004-02-27T15:36:35Z")
Incidentally, **Alan** , are we to conclude that you chose your username solely in order to mock **Aldebaran** , **Tamerlane** or some other Muslim poster? And you think _I’ve_ got demons! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/33 "2004-02-27T15:36:42Z")
Thanks for the credit, guys. But let’s not be too harsh on the broken record…I mean column. I think he’s fun to have around. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Owes\_Bess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Alan\_Owes\_Bess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Owes_Bess)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/34 "2004-02-27T20:20:24Z")
> [@](#): > > **Sentient Meat** reference to him got your goat because he tore you so many new arseholes you began to look like a human collander What pathetic rubbish. The man displayed himself to be a total arsehole whenever he posted. Your Avatar, **Coll** is dead and gone. He is well and truly sunk (present subjunctive tense being used here). > [@](#): > > Incidentally, Alan, are we to conclude that you chose your username solely in order to mock Aldebaran, Tamerlane or some other Muslim poster? All of the individuals you mentioned are well worth mocking in their own right. In general, they deserve it. Talking about names, have you noticed that **Tamerlane** has named himself after a mass murderer? Also, he has claimed that he is not a Muslim? What, if anything, are we supposed to make of that? (As if I care). I will not waste any time with **Aldebaran**. He is simply a village idiot. ---
**Author:** ![LogicinMotion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@LogicinMotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LogicinMotion)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073/35 "2004-02-28T05:14:55Z")
Jimmy. Do you write your own material? If not stop plagiarising the poor mental dwarf who you stole from. If you did conjour it up all on your own, you’d best trade in that personality of yours for a Bob Newhart joke book, as I suspect that’s the closest you’ll ever get to true humour. Logic is in motion due to a powerful laxative? Yep, very true. You’ve got me. It’s all the verbal diarrorhea I see spilled across this thread that’s making me move so swiftly. As you can see I had to move so swiftly due to your magical lack of anything even approaching wit, that I spent the day at work and have just come home to read more of your verbal feaces. Here’s hoping your diarrorhea stops sometime soon. 🙂 _Big thumbs up_ You’re in my thoughts mate. SentientMeat? _Oh, I don’t mind the way this is going, dutch. If I Pit somebody I must show that I can also take my knocks._ Meaning that you pit someone, and I query that, and comment that you’re tone and topic is not as appropriate as you deem it, to which you reply and then your fans attempt to deride me. And from that you divine that I’m taking my knocks for pitting you? Specious logic indeed. _And if others choose to have a pop at me, they must expect a bollocking from others, in turn._ Umm. No, not really. You were not bollocked. I commented, and you replied. I consider that debate, or if you like, conversation. I never insulted you, attacked you, denegrated you, or maligned you. Others chose to do that to me, because apparently that’s the done thing, and you wholeheartedly support it. That’s very sweet of you, and I appreciate the sentiment. Here look! Can you see the mental image in my mind right now? It’s the same sentiment that you express only in a more vivid fashion. 🙂 Here’s looking at you, kid. Logic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the_broken_column-pitting-2/231073.md?page=1)