# Welcome to the Straight Fark **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 18, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706 "2006-12-18T23:21:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/21 "2006-12-19T03:58:20Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] You know what, CG? You’re a coward. Have the balls to just spout your bullshit and leave the smiley off. This is your favorite schtick: be an asshole, but add a cowardly smiley. I know you’re an asshole; you know you’re an asshole. Hell, your \*mama \*complained to me all last night about what an asshole you are. Embrace your inner asshole and drop the fucking smiley. [/QUOTE] Jesus Christ, who crawled up your ass and died? ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/22 "2006-12-19T04:03:55Z")
I just ripped off a pretty good fark. Even my wife commented on its volume. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/23 "2006-12-19T04:19:14Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] I thought the Farkle Family routines on Laugh-In were pretty lame. [/QUOTE] Ferd Berfle and I disagree. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/24 "2006-12-19T04:22:37Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] Jesus Christ, who crawled up your ass and died? [/QUOTE] Goebbels? ---
**Author:** ![guyblond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@guyblond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guyblond)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/25 "2006-12-19T04:29:58Z")
So why isn’t someone posting a lot of links to Fark in this thread? Like just for fun… ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/26 "2006-12-19T04:30:41Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] Jesus Christ, who crawled up your ass and died? [/QUOTE] Those words, those words . . . ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/27 "2006-12-19T04:46:08Z")
I’m always a little :dubious: about people who complain about types of threads on the Boards, as if someone has a gun to their head, making them open them. I see a shit-load of threads in MPSIMS about cats/kittens/kitties!/cutest kitty evah! I don’t click those links. It’s beyond easy. It’s actually a non-action, a mere refrainment from employing that left index finger in a downward press, and my day continues on unimpeded and saccarine free. But I don’t begrudge others who think pictures of cats are squeal-worthy. If you actually read Fark, then it seems to me you should have a pretty good idea based on thread title alone of which threads are going to either (a) link to Fark or (b) be about the same subject you read about on Fark. So maybe rather than expecting people here to adhere to your own personal posting preferences, you should just stop reading Fark. Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/28 "2006-12-19T04:52:14Z")
I take yer point, **Jodi** , but cute kitty threads? Brings out the Frist in me. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/29 "2006-12-19T04:53:20Z")
I have flint for eyes and anthracite for a heart, but damn, I read the kitty threads. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/30 "2006-12-19T06:10:12Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] Jesus Christ, who crawled up your ass and died? [/QUOTE] **lissener** being an asshole? Its’ more likely than you think. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/31 "2006-12-19T07:03:22Z")
[Quote=lissener] And the next time I read “[lame pun on subject matter]-ity ensues” or some other such Fark cliche trotted out in these boards, I swear I’m going on a killing spree. [/Quote] _checks to see whether actual location is revealed in “location” field_ _breathes sigh of relief_ Go ahead, dude, pick up the AK and let it all out, if it makes you feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/32 "2006-12-19T08:20:57Z")
In shocking news, it was revealed today that stories featured on the popular website Fark are sometimes reposted on other, less popular, websites. Digg, Slashdot and MetaFilter declined to comment. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/33 "2006-12-19T08:26:44Z")
[QUOTE=Kal] In shocking news, it was revealed today that stories featured on the popular website Fark are sometimes reposted on other, less popular, websites. Digg, Slashdot and MetaFilter declined to comment. [/QUOTE] Farkity ensues. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/34 "2006-12-19T08:29:30Z")
[QUOTE=Kal] In shocking news, it was revealed today that stories featured on the popular website Fark are sometimes reposted on other, less popular, websites… [/QUOTE] We don’t care about being popular. We’re too cool to care about that. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/35 "2006-12-19T13:53:49Z")
Gee **lissener** , why don’t you provide us a list of ALL the other sites you regularly view, so we can make sure we don’t duplicate material from there as well? As long as we are tailoring the board to your personal habits, and to hell with everybody else who doesn’t view FARK and might miss interesting material that must be skipped because **lissener** might tragically see a link he has already seen elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/36 "2006-12-19T14:37:39Z")
[QUOTE=Wolfian] **lissener** being an asshole? Its’ more likely than you think. [/QUOTE] In fact, it seems to be a near-certainty. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/37 "2006-12-19T14:37:52Z")
What’s a link? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/38 "2006-12-19T14:41:06Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] You know what, CG? You’re a coward. Have the balls to just spout your bullshit and leave the smiley off. This is your favorite schtick: be an asshole, but add a cowardly smiley. I know you’re an asshole; you know you’re an asshole. Hell, your \*mama \*complained to me all last night about what an asshole you are. Embrace your inner asshole and drop the fucking smiley. [/QUOTE] Well, you could always just stop posting over here. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/39 "2006-12-19T14:59:06Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] You know what, CG? You’re a coward. Have the balls to just spout your bullshit and leave the smiley off. This is your favorite schtick: be an asshole, but add a cowardly smiley. I know you’re an asshole; you know you’re an asshole. Hell, your \*mama \*complained to me all last night about what an asshole you are. Embrace your inner asshole and drop the fucking smiley. [/QUOTE] That’s not a “soften the blow” smiley, that’s an “I am amused.” smiley. Face it, you left yourself wide open for the comment. 😉😛🆒😃 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706/40 "2006-12-19T15:33:29Z")
[As this thread shows](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=400463) a fark thread can be a useful starting point to correct of lot of things, and it’s perfect example, because many of the things presented as facts in that list (and even backed up to some extent by web cites) were ultimately disproven or made highly questionable by dopers. As a side note lissener, please take a breather. Over the years you seem to have these times where you go absolutely bat shit for no good reason, and go around flinging dung and starting fights on thin pretexts. Find someone who’ll put on a [Sumo Suit](http://www.partyoutfitters.com/sumo_wrestling_suits.htm) with you, and go at it to get this stuff out of your system. You’ll be glad. We’ll all be glad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-straight-fark/384706.md?page=3)