# Whack-a-Mole did something really stupid **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 29, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862 "2010-08-29T03:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Facts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@The\_Facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Facts)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/41 "2010-08-30T04:55:52Z")
Waaaah! People I don’t like are talking, so they’re idiots. Bricker, I know it’s fun to pretend you’re a lawyer on the internet. Lolz for everyone. But we don’t give a shit about your fantasy, and we don’t give a shit about convoluted legalistic reasoning. Lawyers don’t administer justice, they prevent it, letting the guilty free and the putting the innocent in jail. We see the truth, not just the facts. And the truth is, Tom Delay and the rest of tthe GOP are shitbags. we don’t need a law to tell us the sky is blue. Frankly, if they’re a republican, that’s guilty enough for me. If you can’t take the heat, why not go elsewhere, hm? ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/42 "2010-08-30T05:02:48Z")
Get a life you dissembling turd. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/43 "2010-08-30T11:43:43Z")
> [@The\_Facts](#): > > Lawyers don’t administer justice, they prevent it, letting the guilty free and the putting the innocent in jail. We see the truth, not just the facts. And the truth is, Tom Delay and the rest of tthe GOP are shitbags. we don’t need a law to tell us the sky is blue. Frankly, if they’re a republican, that’s guilty enough for me. What are you trying to do, whip up a lynch mob? You are such a worthless poster. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/44 "2010-08-30T11:53:47Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > You don’t see why this is drama queen worthy? > > Really? > > Look buddy, there are plenty of ways to tell someone to go fuck themselves in GQ without violating the rules. But you didn’t do that. No, you brought it here and pitted the guy for being argumentative and stupid. In doing so you made it about _you_. ALL posts in GQ are argumentative and stupid. If every stupid post in GQ got it’s own pit thread, we would have to create a whole 'nother damn board just to hold them all. > > This one is stupid, granted, but you are taking it way too seriously. 1. GD, not GQ. 2. Almost all posts in GD are argumentative, yes, but relatively few are stupid, and it’s a rare bird indeed to find one as idiotic as this one was. My experience of GD is that most posts advance somewhat sound arguments, leavened from time to time with fallacy but most often including a basic argument. Obviously, your mileage varies. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/45 "2010-08-30T11:57:16Z")
> [@The\_Facts](#): > > Bricker, I know it’s fun to pretend you’re a lawyer on the internet. Lolz for everyone. > > But we don’t give a shit about your fantasy, and we don’t give a shit about convoluted legalistic reasoning. Lawyers don’t administer justice, they prevent it, letting the guilty free and the putting the innocent in jail. So … I have chosen to pretend to be a really crappy person? You’re right. Truth is, I’m a test pilot and volunteer search-and-rescue medic, who flies in medicine to stranded children in the wilds. Weekends I work at a rescue shelter for cats. I’m sorry for my years-long deception, everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/46 "2010-08-30T12:42:12Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > But if you’re called on a shitty argument, man up and admit it. We’re still waiting for you to admit that you’ve dispensed a whole sewer-full of shitty arguments on the subject of [Bill Bennett](http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/Bennett/main.asp), hypocritical author of “The Book Of Virtues” who blew a ton of money gambling. That example hit a little too close to home for our **Bricker** , who can dissemble (and concern troll) with the best of them. Bet on it. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/47 "2010-08-30T12:58:19Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > > [@Bricker](#): > > > > But if you’re called on a shitty argument, man up and admit it. > > We’re still waiting for you to admit that you’ve dispensed a whole sewer-full of shitty arguments on the subject of [Bill Bennett](http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/Bennett/main.asp), hypocritical author of “The Book Of Virtues” who blew a ton of money gambling. That example hit a little too close to home for our **Bricker** , who can dissemble (and concern troll) with the best of them. > > Bet on it. And I continue to aver that the word hypocritical has a meaning: “a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings.” And Bennett never stated any belief of feeling about being against gambling. You want to take the word and meld it to mean “a general moral scold,” so that anything that ANYONE thinks is a sin, done by the scold, is hypocritical. That’s not the way the word works, or the world, for that matter. Bennett wrote a whole book, hundreds of pages, in which he lists things people shouldn’t do. Gambling wasn’t one of those things. Bennett gave speeches, hundreds of hours’ worth, in which he inveighed against poor behavior; gambling wasn’t one of those behaviors. And yet you call him hypocritical and claim I’M the one with a bad argument? What an idiot. Speaking of idiocy, any comments on the subject of the thread, by the way? You gonna hang together for the honor of idiots and defend **Whack-a-Mole** ’s argument that was the subject of the thread? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/48 "2010-08-30T13:10:55Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Speaking of idiocy, any comments on the subject of the thread, by the way? You gonna hang together for the honor of idiots and defend **Whack-a-Mole** ’s argument that was the subject of the thread? To be fair, some of the more rational folks on the left have agreed that **Whack-a-Mole** ’s “argument” was pretty special ed. See posts from **John Mace** , **Maeglin** , and **Jimmy Chitwood**. **Captain Amazing** was on the other side from you and he agrees as well, AFAICT. The knee-jerks are never going to admit they’re wrong, but this is hardly surprising. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/49 "2010-08-30T14:27:08Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > > [@Bricker](#): > > > > Speaking of idiocy, any comments on the subject of the thread, by the way? You gonna hang together for the honor of idiots and defend **Whack-a-Mole** ’s argument that was the subject of the thread? > > To be fair, some of the more rational folks on the left have agreed that **Whack-a-Mole** ’s “argument” was pretty special ed. See posts from **John Mace** , **Maeglin** , and **Jimmy Chitwood**. > > **Captain Amazing** was on the other side from you and he agrees as well, AFAICT. > > The knee-jerks are never going to admit they’re wrong, but this is hardly surprising. > > Regards, > Shodan Oh, absolutely. I simply meant to imply that those agreeing with W-a-M’s “logic” are idiots, and wondered if **Jackmannii** was going to join their ranks. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/50 "2010-08-30T14:51:31Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > So … I have chosen to pretend to be a really crappy person? > > You’re right. Truth is, I’m a test pilot and volunteer search-and-rescue medic, who flies in medicine to stranded children in the wilds. Weekends I work at a rescue shelter for cats. > > I’m sorry for my years-long deception, everyone. Now man up and tell the truth about that 12" penis. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/51 "2010-08-30T14:59:01Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > > [@Bricker](#): > > > > Speaking of idiocy, any comments on the subject of the thread, by the way? You gonna hang together for the honor of idiots and defend **Whack-a-Mole** ’s argument that was the subject of the thread? > > To be fair, some of the more rational folks on the left have agreed that **Whack-a-Mole** ’s “argument” was pretty special ed. See posts from **John Mace** , **Maeglin** , and **Jimmy Chitwood**. I’ve been called a righty here many times, but I don’t recall ever being called a lefty. I’m not either, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/52 "2010-08-30T15:02:46Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Yep, that was stupid. > > But how about [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12853883&postcount=145), by someone, ironically, who calls himself “The Facts”? Without clicking through, I’ll go ahead and say The Facts is a complete moron and this board would be better off without him/her. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/53 "2010-08-30T15:03:05Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > > [@Bricker](#): > > > > So … I have chosen to pretend to be a really crappy person? > > > > You’re right. Truth is, I’m a test pilot and volunteer search-and-rescue medic, who flies in medicine to stranded children in the wilds. Weekends I work at a rescue shelter for cats. > > > > I’m sorry for my years-long deception, everyone. > > Now man up and tell the truth about that 12" penis. _sigh_ OK. I admit it. It takes forever to find pants that fit. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/54 "2010-08-30T15:05:12Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > My company is quite pleased with my performance at work, and my use of computing resources is well within my company’s guidelines for such use. Again: very relevant for this thread. After just having read the The Associate by John Grisham I must assume that you are billing this time to your firm’s clients. I understand that you guys are expected to bill at least 80 hours a week. 😉 Just what GOP organization are you shilling for ? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/55 "2010-08-30T15:06:20Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > > [@Shodan](#): > > > > To be fair, some of the more rational folks on the left have agreed that **Whack-a-Mole** ’s “argument” was pretty special ed. See posts from **John Mace** , **Maeglin** , and **Jimmy Chitwood**. > > I’ve been called a righty here many times, but I don’t recall ever being called a lefty. I’m not either, thanks. Then amend it to say “ **John Mace** , who defies classification, agreed.” 🙂 Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/56 "2010-08-30T15:07:44Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > You’re right. Truth is, I’m a test pilot and volunteer search-and-rescue medic, who flies in medicine to stranded children in the wilds. You go out into the woods to drug children? I _knew_ it would be something like that. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/57 "2010-08-30T15:08:46Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > > [@John\_Mace](#): > > > > I’ve been called a righty here many times, but I don’t recall ever being called a lefty. I’m not either, thanks. > > Then amend it to say “ **John Mace** , who defies classification, agreed.” 🙂 > > Regards, > Shodan I like it! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/58 "2010-08-30T15:17:21Z")
[QUOTE=Bricker] And I continue to aver [/quote] It’s so exciting when you aver. > [@Bricker](#): > > Bennett wrote a whole book, hundreds of pages, in which he lists things people shouldn’t do. Gambling wasn’t one of those things. Bennett gave speeches, hundreds of hours’ worth, in which he inveighed against poor behavior; gambling wasn’t one of those behaviors. Think really really hard and you’ll realize why he carved out an exception for gambling away tons of money in his pantheon of moral virtues. Given your apparent admiration for him and your own gambling, it’s little wonder you keep bringing up the subject ad nauseum (as recently as within the last few months) to harangue us on how unfair we’ve been. The only reason I mentioned it here is that you were opining (or avering, it’s hard to tell the difference) about how willing you are to concede when you’re wrong. As for DeLay, he used to be my congressman (gag), he leaves behind a sleazy legacy, and I don’t particularly care what your gripes with other posters in that thread were. It’s nice that you get to board your moral high horse and remind us how fair-minded you are. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/59 "2010-08-30T15:19:15Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > > [@Shodan](#): > > > > Then amend it to say “ **John Mace** , who defies classification, agreed.” 🙂 > > > > Regards, > > Shodan > > I like it! I considered “Centrist of the Lunatic Fringe”, but I didn’t want to force you into a box. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862/60 "2010-08-30T15:21:59Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Given your apparent admiration for him and your own gambling, it’s little wonder you keep bringing up the subject ad nauseum (as recently as within the last few months) to harangue us on how unfair we’ve been. Wait just a second here - it annoys you that _ **Bricker** _ brings it up? Regards, Shodan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whack-a-mole-did-something-really-stupid/551862.md?page=4)