# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 135
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2792 "2024-06-12T02:13:22Z")
Stop for a moment. Explaining why you found the original source credible would help. Apologizing for not researching it would help. Making a big trolly potato face and taking a piss at everyone with a fake apology doesn’t do you any good, and is going to quickly move you from the gullible/misled category to actual troll. Which is another thread entirely. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2793 "2024-06-12T02:16:57Z")
People can be quite biased and would not consider any criticism of the democrat in question. And theres people on the other side who do the same. Tis why I’m not a dem or pub. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2794 "2024-06-12T02:47:29Z")
If someone is insultingly rude to me, replying back likewise is Not trolling. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2795 "2024-06-12T02:48:24Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > People can be quite biased and would not consider any criticism of the democrat in question. And theres people on the other side who do the same. Tis why I’m not a dem or pub. Which does nothing to address anything that’s been posted to you here. BTW, if you’re responding to a post, you need to include part of that post in your response or it disappears and there’s no way to tell what the heck you’re relying to. Such as I did here. Highlight a relevant part of the post you’re replying to. Click on “quote” in the pop-up menu, and it’ll open you up a reply window that’ll retain the quote so that people know what you’re replying to. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2796 "2024-06-12T03:28:24Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > f someone is insultingly rude to me, replying back likewise is Not trolling. I disagree. I’ll quote @needscoffee’s complaint about you in full: > [@needscoffee](#): > > Once again, despite being called out for doing the same thing countless times, @SuntanLotion again posts an unsubstantiated rumor (this one about Joe Biden) as though it must be true because some anonymous person said so online. And manages to put it in the thread about Hunter Biden’s trial, because near enough? > > > [@](#): > > > > Some poster on X is saying Joe lied quite a few times in his recent gun speech( taught somewhere he didn’t, etc.). I didn’t know where else to post this. No direct insults included that I see. Complaints, of course, but no insults. To which you immediately jumped to sarcasm rather than an explanation or a mea culpa. > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Apologies. Did you listen to his speech? > Joe Biden is God and I will never blaspheme him again. > Going to self flagellate with my library book. Again, you’re making your situation worse, not better. If someone gives you criticism, you can try to explain (may or may not help), apologize (generally helps, but we’re all proud people), ignore it (and it’ll be forgotten generally until the next case of foot-in-mouth), or double down on the arrogance. The last always invites an even _closer_ look at your screwups. Not a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2797 "2024-06-12T04:04:15Z")
I agree. I think @SuntanLotion means well but needs to put more effort into critical thinking and evaluating the quality of her sources. There’s nothing wrong with being critical of Biden but FFS use facts, not bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2798 "2024-06-12T04:40:52Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > No direct insults included that I see. Complaints, of course, but no insults. > > To which you immediately jumped to sarcasm rather than an explanation or a mea culpa. Yes, I enjoy some of @SuntanLotion’s posts, enough to keep hoping she’ll start using critical thinking skills when it comes to “I read some rando who said something so it must be worth spreading.” instead of seeking valid sources. Why not _ask_ why that statement might be invalid, instead of swallowing it whole? Sometimes I think she’s really starting to get it, and then she posts unsubstantiated stuff like this. I want her to do better\*. \*Eta: I feel like Melania - “Be better”! ---
**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:** [June 12, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2799 "2024-06-12T05:50:42Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I think @SuntanLotion means well I quit thinking that a while back. “Where should I post this unsubstantiated anti-Biden crap I got from an anonymous person on X?” is not something a person would post if they were anti-Trump. On the very off chance that @SuntanLotion is actually that stupid, my advice is to shut the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2800 "2024-06-12T11:05:57Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I want her to do better I bet you also want Lucy to hold that ball still… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Undeposable\_Hand](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_undeposable_hand/32/8502_2.png) [@The\_Undeposable\_Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Undeposable_Hand)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2801 "2024-06-12T13:01:50Z")
This is basically what the mind of the gormless Trump voter/rw media consumer looks like. It’s right here before us. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2802 "2024-06-12T13:37:17Z")
I have never voted for Trump nor would I. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2803 "2024-06-12T15:39:40Z")
Then why did you feel the need to repost unsubstantiated anti-Biden crap from elsewhere? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2804 "2024-06-12T17:00:59Z")
Because someone on Facebook told you that if you tried to vote, the Deep State would grab you and inject you with a mind control chip? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Undeposable\_Hand](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_undeposable_hand/32/8502_2.png) [@The\_Undeposable\_Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Undeposable_Hand)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2805 "2024-06-12T17:05:45Z")
RFK Junior then. He looking attractive to you? Seems like he cares? ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2806 "2024-06-12T17:36:54Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Then why did you feel the need to repost unsubstantiated anti-Biden crap from elsewhere? this is what I want to know, too ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2807 "2024-06-13T11:13:26Z")
Just like those from Bill Gates’ fake sausages! ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2808 "2024-06-15T15:46:32Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > @SuntanLotion again posts an unsubstantiated rumor (this one about Joe Biden) as though it must be true because some anonymous person said so online. And manages to put it in the thread about Hunter Biden’s trial, because near enough? She’s again promoting nonsense in the wrong thread. > [@Is Trump confused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-confused/996589/955): > > Doesn’t matter, Dopers still think a senile person is better than Trump. @SuntanLotion, if you think that Biden is senile, come out and say it. Maybe in a thread where it’s relevant (say, the Biden run up to the election thread). Of course, you’ll need to defend this claim. Which is nonsense. But reflective of whatever bullshit you read, hear, and evidently believe. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2809 "2024-06-15T15:48:36Z")
An absolutely valueless poster. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2810 "2024-06-15T15:51:47Z")
Both sides Bad Bullshit ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2811 "2024-06-15T15:52:56Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > An absolutely valueless poster Eh, I like having perspectives from every possible background. She adds flavor to the board. But what annoys me is when she obviously wants to sing her beliefs, but is too chickenshit to actually come out and do it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=134) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=136)