# Thread Hijacking **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 5, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846 "2007-06-05T15:06:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/81 "2007-06-05T20:36:15Z")
So, in the future, it’s okay to hijack a thread if I tell everyone what the color of the sky is in my mom’s basement first? (Speaking hypothetically, of course. To the best of my knowledge, Mom ain’t got a basement) ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/82 "2007-06-05T20:37:05Z")
[QUOTE=The Librarian] In the category ‘Songs making fun of Omillliboy’. The winner is: **Monstre** [/QUOTE] Ohmygawdohmygawdohmygawd!!! _rushes up to the stage_ This is, like… a dream come true! There are so many people I’d like to thank, like, who made this award possible. First, I have to thank the Tyrant, himself. Like, you know, for not banning me… Next, there’s Steve, and Joe, and Fred, and Amy, and Maryanne, and Gilligan, and Skipper, and that guy sitting in the back who saved my seat when I had to run to the bathroom, and Toucan Sam for getting me hooked on breakfast when I was younger, and Lindsay Lohan for that boob flash when you were out partying – you really inspired me, and… how much more time do I have? 5 seconds? Thank you all! _leaves the stage giddily, award in hand_ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/83 "2007-06-05T21:06:54Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Well actually the pot calling the kettle black thing was about the typo . [/quote] And previous to my “subliterate” crack above, when have I ever criticized your spelling or grammar? > [@](#): > > As you are admittedly a fearful individual I don’t think we need to speak further. As I said in the other thread your a child , plain and simple. I talk alot about my deeds in following Jesus , in sacrificing of oneself for others . The other things are just icing on the cake . You know , the kind your sweet mommy makes. Yeah, you certainly _talk_ about them a whole hell of a lot. _Following_ them? Not so much, if your behavior on this board is any sort of an indication. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/84 "2007-06-05T22:31:13Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Giggity giggity giggity! [/QUOTE] Yum yum moo moo ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/85 "2007-06-05T22:33:39Z")
[QUOTE=The Librarian] What decision are we talking about? You were talking about questions. And they were answered, you were provided with relevant cites from the board rules. Who needs to make any kind of ‘call’? [/QUOTE] On that note, I demand an answer to this question: Whenever the sky is blue, why don’t the mods do anything about it? And don’t go telling me that it’s not prohibited in the [well-documented board rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384736) for the sky to be blue. You’re not a mod, so whether or not the sky is allowed to be blue around here is clearly not your decision. I demand an answer from **Giraffe**. (I also demand that I may or may not be **Monstre**!) ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/86 "2007-06-05T23:18:45Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] And there’s that third lie I mentioned earlier… [/QUOTE] …and immediately, as Omegaman was still speaking, a rooster crowed. And Miller turned and look at Omegaman. And Omegaman remembered the word of Miller. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/87 "2007-06-06T01:09:41Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] But what if the elephant is hiding behind a giraffe? Huh? What then, smart guy? Now the microchip idea doesn’t seem so stupid, does it? [/QUOTE] No, when you put it like that, it certainly doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/88 "2007-06-06T01:11:24Z")
[QUOTE=Bridget Burke] Wouldn’t you need a rather large group of giraffes to conceal an elephant? Of course, some elephants are larger than others. Giraffe size also varies. The authorities need to look out for suspicious groups of Giraffes. [/QUOTE] And the Asian elephant IS smaller than the African variety, I do admit. ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/89 "2007-06-06T01:11:26Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Silly **rayh**. Elephants can’t climb trees.😃 [/QUOTE] They sit on a seed and wait for it to grow. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/90 "2007-06-06T01:18:02Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] And the Asian elephant IS smaller than the African variety, I do admit. [/QUOTE] You know there are [3 species of elephant](http://www.elephants.com/species.htm)? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/91 "2007-06-06T01:22:29Z")
[QUOTE=rayh] You know there are [3 species of elephant](http://www.elephants.com/species.htm)? [/QUOTE] Thanks. That’s good to know. All in all, though, Africans still have bigger trunks than Asians. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/92 "2007-06-06T01:24:07Z")
[QUOTE=rayh] You know there are [3 species of elephant](http://www.elephants.com/species.htm)? [/QUOTE] Aren’t you just a veritible cornucopia of knowledge on elephants . You can learn more than when to shut up in the pit . ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/93 "2007-06-06T01:26:12Z")
[QUOTE=Monstre] \ First, I have to thank **the Tyrant** , himself. Like, you know, for not banning me… \ [/QUOTE] [This dude](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tyrant.jpg) is a moderator now? :eek: Also, when the OP types does anyone else get the same sort of “voice” in their head as they do when reading Nigerian Princess emails? "I talk alot about my deeds in following Jesus , in sacrificing of oneself for others . Please supply a photocopy certified of your passport , and fax your bank number to my Lawyer mr . Jim snooze of London . For youre helpful sir I will give you 50% of my husbands vast fortunes . God Bless " ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/94 "2007-06-06T01:26:36Z")
There comes a point when the lameness of Pit insults just aren’t fun to laugh at anymore. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/95 "2007-06-06T01:28:25Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] Aren’t you just a veritible cornucopia of knowledge on elephants . You can learn more than when to shut up in the pit . [/QUOTE] I would hate to misunderstand a man such as yourself, are you requesting I refrain from further comment in this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/96 "2007-06-06T01:30:40Z")
[QUOTE=Sierra Indigo] [This dude](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Tyrant.jpg) is a moderator now? [/QUOTE] That, in fact, is not a picture of **Giraffe**. It’s of **tomndebb**. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/97 "2007-06-06T01:31:54Z")
Do Jackboots even _come_ in that size? ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/98 "2007-06-06T01:32:11Z")
[QUOTE=Frank] That, in fact, is not a picture of **Giraffe**. It’s of **tomndebb**. [/QUOTE] I bet Deb is disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/99 "2007-06-06T01:58:04Z")
> [@](#): > > You’ve brought the ill will and mockery on yourself. No one just decided to pick on you. No. **Omegaman** is responsible for his own posts only. He is not responsible for the mockery and taunting. Yes, posters did decide to pick on him. Maybe they felt justified. Maybe they did it for sport. Either way, I’m sure they felt safe in turning loose without fear of being reigned in. Here’s to days when the playing field is level again. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846/100 "2007-06-06T02:09:43Z")
[QUOTE=Zoe] Either way, I’m sure they felt safe in turning loose without fear of being **reigned in.** [/QUOTE] Or rained on, even. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-hijacking/406846.md?page=6)