# 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:** 137
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2832 "2024-06-16T05:13:47Z")
I feel indispensable. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2833 "2024-06-16T05:16:10Z")
Oh, but you are. Wait… 😕 That don’t seem right. ---
**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 16, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2834 "2024-06-16T05:27:06Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > > [@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. I agree about the value of having perspectives from many backgrounds, different political beliefs, and different economic strata. My disappointment with @SuntanLotion is her failing to heed constructive suggestions to better evaluate her sources and stop posting complete bullshit. If I wanted to read complete bullshit I’d read the _National Enquirer_ or the comments section on the Fox News website. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2835 "2024-06-20T21:06:42Z")
217 posts were split to a new topic: [For bitching about language pedantry, other posters’ language, and language in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-bitching-about-language-pedantry-other-posters-language-and-language-in-general/1003135) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2951 "2024-06-19T11:41:15Z")
Back to the actual function of this thread … This perfectly reasonable thread appeared overnight: > [@Local doctor suspended for a month for prescribing ivermectin for Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-doctor-suspended-for-a-month-for-prescribing-ivermectin-for-covid/1003038): > > I just don’t get it. Doctors are supposed to be trained in science. A bunch of sensible posts and posters ensued. Into which **Kedikat** shows up replaying the greatest hits tape of JAQ-offing BS ever written about COVID, vaccines, and the “controversial” efficacy of ivermectin. Fucking moron slime. Doesn’t quite rise to the level of trolling, in that I think he’s sincerely stupid rather than maliciously stupid. But if he keeps JAQing right along the line, my opinion will change, and not for the better. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2952 "2024-06-19T14:49:26Z")
Kedicat’s presence here seems to only fulfill the need of every village to have its designated idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2953 "2024-06-19T15:30:10Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Doesn’t quite rise to the level of trolling, in that I think he’s sincerely stupid rather than maliciously stupid. But if he keeps JAQing right along the line, my opinion will change, and not for the better. I disagree. Those are very carefully constructed posts, chock full of deniable implications (“I didn’t say that”) apparently designed to derail the discussion into the direction that poster wanted it to go. I’m only surprised that they let it go so relatively quickly. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > A bunch of sensible posts and posters ensued. > > Into which **Kedikat** shows up Their post was the second response to the OP, and the first response has no content. They didn’t just wander into an existing discussion, they made a beeline for it. ---
**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 19, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2954 "2024-06-19T15:59:33Z")
In case anyone forgot or didn’t notice, **Kedikat** was also a pro-Russia troll in the “Russia invades Ukraine” thread. In that thread, just like in this one, he denied trolling and claimed he was just citing objective facts and “never said” the things he was accused of saying. He was eventually thread-banned, and good riddance. I don’t know what his game is but he’s either a fucking moron.or a troll interested in stirring up shit. Or as the favourite saying around here goes, “why not both?”. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2955 "2024-06-19T16:08:51Z")
If he is a Russian agent, it may be part of the cyberwar. If enough Americans is convinced that Ivermectin is effective against Covid-19, it will cost you both lives and money. Bad for USA, good for Russia. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2956 "2024-06-19T16:16:41Z")
Please flag it, he is a borderline poster at best and deliberate misinformation are grounds for warning or banning. My bet is he is not stupid, but is indeed trolling. I’ll remind the #The Quarantine Zone mods who this guy is. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2957 "2024-06-19T17:03:48Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Back to the actual function of this thread … I forgot, I intended to thank you for this. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2958 "2024-06-19T17:12:33Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Please flag it, he is a borderline poster at best and deliberate misinformation are grounds for warning or banning. My bet is he is not stupid, but is indeed trolling. > > I’ll remind the #The Quarantine Zone mods who this guy is. Yes, i hadn’t noticed this. And we have stronger rules about posting misinformation in the quarantine zone than elsewhere. I’ll go take a look in a minute. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2959 "2024-06-19T17:17:37Z")
I just flagged several of his posts. Looks like his typical trolling to me. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2960 "2024-06-19T17:17:52Z")
Dr. Strangelove delivers a pretty sly “whataboutism” in there too. ---
**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 19, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2961 "2024-06-19T17:22:23Z")
How dare you thank someone! I am in high dugeon now, humpf!😉 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2962 "2024-06-19T17:48:33Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > In case anyone forgot or didn’t notice, **Kedikat** was also a pro-Russia troll in the “Russia invades Ukraine” thread. Did not know. I now semi-regret posting my beef about him here; he deserves to star in the the omnibus troll thread instead. This is the thread for folks who deserve the benefit of the doubt. By putting him here I’ve perfumed his pig. Oops on me. > [@What\_Exit](#): > > Please flag it, he is a borderline poster at best Oops. I did not recognize the history. With luck we can arrange for him to put on a final spectacular performance on the way to the cornfield. > [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > Back to the actual function of this thread … > > I forgot, I intended to thank you for this. At least I did _something_ right with my post. 😉 Now let’s see who else we can snipe at. … ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2963 "2024-06-19T19:32:59Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I am in high dugeon now, humpf!😉 Are you? That sounds like a fantasy RPG-themed pot shop which as I’m typing that would probably be a really fun place. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2977 "2024-06-19T21:30:36Z")
I’m going to start a thread about this, but earlier today, some “environmentalists” spray-painted Stonehenge in broad daylight. Idiots. > **[Stonehenge sprayed with orange paint by Just Stop Oil activists demanding...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stonehenge-just-stop-oil-protest-activists-spray-orange-paint-demand-uk-stop-fossil-fuel/)** > > The Just Stop Oil group says two activists "decorated" the ancient Stonehenge monument with "orange powder paint." ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2980 "2024-06-19T21:34:49Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I’m going to start a thread about this, but earlier today, some “environmentalists” spray-painted Stonehenge in broad daylight. Idiots. There are many legitimate environmental concerns but assholes like this make all environmentalism look like lunacy and really hurt the effort to protect the environment. I honestly, truly think these people don’t actually give a shit about the environment. They are just attention-seeking misanthropes. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2995 "2024-06-19T22:59:47Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I’m going to start a thread about this, but earlier today, some “environmentalists” spray-painted Stonehenge in broad daylight. Idiots. I was debating resurrecting the former thread for them myself. There were people in the previous thread who think that any publicity is good publicity. I say, you’d be okay with them doing literally _anything_? What’s the exact point between defacing a millienial old cultural work of art and murder where you’d draw the line? Would you stop at burning down people’s homes as long as no one is killed? Small price to pay to get people to talk about stopping oil! Would randomly punching people in the name of environmentalism also be laudable since “now we are talking about oil?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=138)