# Thread for those whose knickers aren't in a twist **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374 "2009-02-25T16:01:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/181 "2009-02-27T18:39:30Z")
At this very moment in time, I’m enjoying shrimp Alfredo, with bow tie pasta and red and yellow bell peppers, and sweet peas. Anyone care to join me? ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/182 "2009-02-27T18:40:31Z")
I’m going to sanctimoniously stick to unsweetened whole grain cereal this morning. I sent my partner on a quest to find some Girl Scout’s parent at work with thin mints to offload. With any luck they will be what’s for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/183 "2009-02-27T18:51:23Z")
> [@Mellivora\_capensis](#): > > If this thread is a whoosh, then please ignore the rest of my post. When they came for the pool-splashers, I said nothing, for I had no pool. When they came for the dog-walkers, I said nothing, for I had no dog. When they came for the pie, I said nothing, but they said, “Mmmmm, pie.” ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/184 "2009-02-27T18:55:34Z")
Ooh. I have two more Flake bars and a pecan praline! Robin ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/185 "2009-02-27T18:58:58Z")
> [@Fish](#): > > When they came for the pool-splashers, I said nothing, for I had no pool. > > When they came for the dog-walkers, I said nothing, for I had no dog. > > When they came for the pie, I said nothing, but they said, “Mmmmm, pie.” “When I was a child, I spake as a child. Not much has changed.” — Michael Jackson ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/186 "2009-02-27T18:59:21Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > Imagine you work in a busy mall. … and you may find yourself posting from a shotgun shack. And you may find yourself … in another part of the forum. And you may find yourself … having hit the ‘Search’ button with a typo in your terms. And you may ask yourself … “My God, what have I done!?” ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/187 "2009-02-27T19:12:49Z")
> [@Mellivora\_capensis](#): > > If this thread is a whoosh, then please ignore the rest of my post. If not, then you might want to ponder this a little while: > > I have no investment in any of the fora, least of all the Pit. However, I think this thread is ill advised. > > Imagine you live in number 47, and you have no swimming pool. You would like a pool one day, but it’ll just have to wait. Next door in number 49 are a bunch of kids who have a pool, and they play in their pool every day, splashing and generally having a good time. No one has slipped, drowned, or ever gotten hurt due to the splashing. The splashing and general frivolity has never bothered anyone in the neighbourhood, including yourself. > > One day the town council announces, that for no particular reason, splashing in pools is forbidden. You can keep your pool, but you have to swim without splashing. Ah-HA! But then what happens when you get sick of listening to the town council, so you go looking for someplace else to swim; somplace that DOES allow splashing? Belly flops, can openers, preacher seats, nut-busters - the works? Plus they have free magaritas on Wednesday nights, and you don’t have to wear pants? And everyone gets those free little quiches? So you’re out there, swimming and splashing around, drinking margaritas, not wearing any pants, and eating your fill of little quiches. And then someone swims up to you and asks if you want to do a couple shots of Patron. So you do a couple of those. Next thing you know you’re waking up in a deck chair by the side of the pool, hungover and with no pants on, with a taste in your mouth like you just licked the dog clean. And then you walk out to your car to leave, and someone’s broken into it, your brand new stereo’s gone, and “Gerber Baby” is spray painted on the driver’s side door? See my point? Me neither. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/188 "2009-02-27T19:15:30Z")
For what it’s worth, it seems that those whose knickers aren’t in a twist are very underrepresented in the poll: [http://newpitrules.ignorelist.com/results](http://newpitrules.ignorelist.com/results) ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/189 "2009-02-27T19:24:23Z")
> [@ntucker](#): > > For what it’s worth, it seems that those whose knickers aren’t in a twist are very underrepresented in the poll: [http://newpitrules.ignorelist.com/results](http://newpitrules.ignorelist.com/results) Eh… only those with twisted knickers care enough to vote. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/190 "2009-02-27T19:29:20Z")
Probably true, although I would have thought at least a few people on the extreme other end would have cast a vote. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/191 "2009-02-27T19:38:20Z")
> [@ntucker](#): > > Probably true, although I would have thought at least a few people on the extreme other end would have cast a vote. Oh well. It’s not like it’s a binding referendum. ---
**Author:** ![JR\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JR\_Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JR_Brown)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/192 "2009-02-27T19:38:59Z")
> [@ntucker](#): > > Probably true, although I would have thought at least a few people on the extreme other end would have cast a vote. Oh well. True. Therefore, posting solely for the purpose of vote-counting-ification: sNugglypUpPy My knickers remain blissfully untwisted. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/193 "2009-02-27T19:43:21Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > It’s not like it’s a binding referendum. That’s what you think! muhahahaha! Seriously though, yeah, I know. It’s just idle curiosity (and a little bit of a challenge to build the verification thingy) on my part. It’s not like I’m going to present the results to the administration and prove that what they’re doing is **evil! Evil I tell you!** ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/194 "2009-02-27T19:54:32Z")
> [@ntucker](#): > > For what it’s worth, it seems that those whose knickers aren’t in a twist are very underrepresented in the poll: [http://newpitrules.ignorelist.com/results](http://newpitrules.ignorelist.com/results) Mmm… nope, don’t care about that either. The people who are outraged about these new Pit rules will defend their position come hell or high water, poll or no poll. Give me liberty or give me death, gotcha ya. If the polls show they’re right they’ll accept them without question; if the polls show they’re wrong, then they’re flawed, and possibly a sign of the vast mod conspiracy. I’m not going to go jumping on somebody’s [del]pole[/del] poll to prove what they already know. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/195 "2009-02-27T20:14:37Z")
> [@ntucker](#): > > For what it’s worth, it seems that those whose knickers aren’t in a twist are very underrepresented in the poll: [http://newpitrules.ignorelist.com/results](http://newpitrules.ignorelist.com/results) The people whose knickers aren’t in a twist probably didn’t go to where the voting link is anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/196 "2009-02-27T20:33:04Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > … and you may find yourself posting from a shotgun shack. And you may find yourself … in another part of the forum. And you may find yourself … having hit the ‘Search’ button with a typo in your terms. And you may ask yourself … “My God, what have I done!?” And you may tell yourself “This is not my beautiful BBQ Pit!” And you may tell yourself “This is not my beautiful Message Board!” And you may ask yourself “How do I work this?” Same as it ever was… Same as it ever was… ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/197 "2009-02-27T20:33:53Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > The people whose knickers aren’t in a twist probably didn’t go to where the voting link is anyway. Yeah. I don’t have an opinion because I haven’t been here long enough to form one and I rarely read the Pit. I wouldn’t vote one way or another because whether I like insults or not is irrelevant if I’m not posting there. It would be like telling the people 5 miles away to turn the noise down. And for once I like the ear worm, not to mention that it made me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/198 "2009-02-27T20:42:41Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > The people whose knickers aren’t in a twist probably didn’t go to where the voting link is anyway. Precisely. I’m one who’s KAIAT (knickers aren’t in a twist) and I didn’t even know there was a vote going on. Ed ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/199 "2009-02-27T20:57:48Z")
> [@Karyn](#): > > And for once I like the ear worm, not to mention that it made me laugh. Best one yet! ::sets out platter of banana nut bread:: ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374/200 "2009-02-27T22:10:30Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > And you may ask yourself “How do I work this?” Speaking of “how do I work this,” mods can edit posts by any user and the edit button is right next to “reply”… so for the first two weeks or so after I became a mod, I was perpetually in fear of accidentally replying IN someone’s post instead of replying to it. And I almost did it about six different times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-those-whose-knickers-arent-in-a-twist/487374.md?page=11)