# to my friends at the straight dope

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-friends-at-the-straight-dope/44038>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 4, 2000, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-friends-at-the-straight-dope/44038 "2000-12-04T23:33:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-friends-at-the-straight-dope/44038/21 "2000-12-05T00:29:26Z")

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Please do not feed the … oh, never mind.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-friends-at-the-straight-dope/44038/22 "2000-12-05T00:29:38Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \*  
> \*\*Oh good lord…WE’RE not the ones sitting on our asses all day TROLLING…  
> You know, now that he’s come out as a Troll, this is even more fun.  
> \*\*

I’ve got to disagree. The Righteous persona was weird, unusual, interesting, and fun to play with. The troll is boring, idiotic, and a waste of time. Give me a well-meaning but misguided weirdo over a run of the mill idiot any day of the week.

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