# What is with you? Shut my threads down again. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 21, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931 "2010-04-21T23:02:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/41 "2010-04-22T14:11:22Z")
Kind o makes you miss the subtle, quixotic, gems of wisdom of **The Grapist** , doesn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/42 "2010-04-22T14:12:35Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Now who inflicted that upon this very messageboard? > > Also, I’m very pro- **Kapowzler**. Is there really a witch hunt brewing? I think people have been very patient with him, and I see no such witch hunt. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/43 "2010-04-22T14:17:59Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Given his somewhat cryptic original phrasing, and his explanation thereof, maybe we oughta give the kid a crack at that 14 Kqhdo\* riddle/thread nobody ever solved… > > \*I don’t remember what the actual puzzle was, but y’all know the one I mean But will we understand his answer? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/44 "2010-04-22T14:21:50Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I think people have been very patient with him, and I see no such witch hunt. Good. I hope not. Otherwise, you guys are the World’s Worst Liberals. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/45 "2010-04-22T14:29:52Z")
I like the Kapowzler. But I didn’t understand what he was axin’ us ladies about. 'Powz: It’s okay to just come straight out and ask a question, yo. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/46 "2010-04-22T14:31:54Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Good. I hope not. Otherwise, you guys are the World’s Worst Liberals. Am I missing something? I don’t see him being pitted, I haven’t seen him warned, and I haven’t seen any hate at all towards him- just good-natured jokes regarding his rather odd style. What? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/47 "2010-04-22T14:49:08Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Am I missing something? I don’t see him being pitted, I haven’t seen him warned, and I haven’t seen any hate at all towards him- just good-natured jokes regarding his rather odd style. What? Simmer down. I’m just being all pre-emptive and such. I don’t do the Pit, I don’t know who does or doesn’t have moderator warnings or all of that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/48 "2010-04-22T14:50:40Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Simmer down. I’m just being all pre-emptive and such. I don’t do the Pit, I don’t know who does or doesn’t have moderator warnings or all of that stuff. Oh, sorry- I thought you were saying that you thought there \*was \*a witch hunt towards him. But now that I re-read, I see that you didn’t say that at all. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/49 "2010-04-22T15:04:29Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Oh, sorry- I thought you were saying that you thought there \*was \*a witch hunt towards him. But now that I re-read, I see that you didn’t say that at all. …and shit. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/50 "2010-04-22T15:13:56Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I think people have been very patient with him, and I see no such witch hunt. He turned me into a newt! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/51 "2010-04-22T15:17:31Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Apparently you don’t remember your welcome back thread. I’m not sure why I do. I mean, come on, if the SEC isn’t a gimmick, I don’t know what is! I got off to a bumpy start here myself. Got in to a pissing match with **Campion** of all people (she almost never argues with anybody), and she handed me my ass on a platter. Did the rating pit threads on a ten point scale thing–didn’t end well. Learned stuff from those mistakes and others. Now, I may not be widely-loved around here, but I’m not widely dismissed as a nutjob, either. **S-K** just needs to dial it back a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/52 "2010-04-22T15:27:11Z")
> [@Super\_Kapowzler](#): > > I wanted to know if chicks were doing the same thing in their bathrooms, or were hanging out in the men’s room. Ask your gf (between handjobs at the cinema). ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/53 "2010-04-22T15:27:45Z")
> [@](#): > > He turned me into a newt! …and shit. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/54 "2010-04-22T15:50:03Z")
To answer the OP: Yes, I’ve seen this on dryers in ladies’ rooms. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/55 "2010-04-22T15:52:58Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > I got off to a bumpy start here myself. Got in to a pissing match with **Campion** of all people (she almost never argues with anybody), and she handed me my ass on a platter. Did the rating pit threads on a ten point scale thing–didn’t end well. Learned stuff from those mistakes and others. Now, I may not be widely-loved around here, but I’m not widely dismissed as a nutjob, either. **S-K** just needs to dial it back a little bit. I know. I’m just messing with ya. I’m pretty fired up for the draft today. This could be fun. ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/56 "2010-04-22T16:11:10Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Simmer down. I’m just being all pre-emptive and such. I don’t do the Pit, I don’t know who does or doesn’t have moderator warnings or all of that stuff. Yeah. Simmer down. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/57 "2010-04-22T16:16:34Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Aluminum falcon? What the hell’s an aluminum falcon? It’s what crashed into WTC towers and not planes. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/58 "2010-04-22T16:17:28Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > To answer the OP: … Aw, why would you wanna do a thing like that. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/59 "2010-04-22T16:18:28Z")
> [@Ibanez](#): > > It’s what crashed into WTC towers and not planes. Wow. I’m learning a lot from this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-you-shut-my-threads-down-again/536931/60 "2010-04-22T16:20:52Z")
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