# When Ugly Girls Read **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 22, 2001, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909 "2001-10-22T18:33:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Slip\_Mahoney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Slip\_Mahoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slip_Mahoney)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/181 "2001-10-31T08:05:21Z")
> [@](#): > > So, are you the fly or the reasonable person? I’ll take this one. She’s the reasonable person, and it looks to me like she’s got your number. Drive carefully, sir. Oh, you’re not old enough to drive? Walk carefully, sir. ---
**Author:** ![Bossk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@Bossk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bossk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/182 "2001-10-31T08:25:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Slip Mahoney \* > \*\* > > Drive carefully, sir. > > Oh, you’re not old enough to drive? > > Walk carefully, sir. \*\* Are you still here? I thought the number of Ginger’s online suitors had dropped by one. Punha will not be pleased, and Muffin…well, Muffin will just write a poem about it. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/183 "2001-10-31T10:13:40Z")
Seems to me that Bossk is playing a little game, wanting to get people in a tizzy over his words. Oh dear, did I get that wrong? I think not, he’s just playing. He has his left hand in the sandbox and the right playing with his _small_ male part. He’s looking around to see if anyone notices the game he’s playing but some can see right through it. \< sigh \> I’ve met more formidable adversaries in the past…he’s cake. :rolleyes: Someone please pass the butter and if it’s margarine I will throw it in your face. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/184 "2001-10-31T10:45:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Seems to me that Bossk is playing a little game, wanting to get people in a tizzy over his words. Oh, yeah, I noted that ages ago. He’s my new toy. Have you noticed that his posts are full of completely unrelated _non sequitors_? I can imagine what a conversation with him in real life is like… PERSON #1: “Hi!” BOSSK: “Grass soda cartwheel neener!” #1: “Uh, what?” BOSSK: “Roosevelt slurping dinner plate!” #1: “What does that mean?” BOSSK: “Don’t eat nails in the topsy-turvy, tit tit tit!” #1: “Huh? Is that an insult?” BOSSK: “You anthill throwing papaya goosebumps!” #1: “Whoa, he _is_ trying to insult me! Hey, guys, come look at this thing!” PERSON #2: “Wow, its eyes are rolling in opposite directions!” BOSSK: “Trousers dripping clock the addendum! Poo-noggin zeep-zeep!” PERSON #3: “Hey, let’s poke it with a stick!” #2: “Nah, let’s put it in the cage with my pet Serlin and see if they’ll fight!” BOSSK: “Yippee dwarf golfball sprite! Eating poisonous when? Zig-zag! Zag-zig! Trampoline!” #1: “Man, this is getting dull… what’s on TV?” BOSSK: “Thurbledurble!” #2: “Ah, shutup, it was cute for the first five minutes.” BOSSK: “Trids are for kicks!” #3: “Gross, now it’s throwing feces… man, let’s go back inside.” BOSSK: “Hortense on the knot by cookies the darning sock!” I wonder what the next episode of Mystery Bossk Theatre 3000 will bring us? Stay tuned, same Bossk-time, same Bossk-channel! ---
**Author:** ![Bossk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@Bossk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bossk)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/185 "2001-10-31T13:53:53Z")
Spoofe: Hey Bossk, sit down and have a drink. Me: Ok. Spoofe: So what’s new? Me: Not much. I was looking at your webpage the other day. Spoofe: Oh yeah? Me: Yeah. You know how you always say that you’re an arrogant bastard? That you brag about it, in fact? Spoofe: Yeah? Me: Well, I think you’re right. I think you’re an arrogant bastard. Spoofe: Where the FUCK do you get off making assumptions about me, needledick?!! You don’t know me! Me: But, you said yourself- Spoofe: Don’t interrupt me while I’m talking to you, fuckwad!! Do you call black people niggers??!! Me: Uh, no. Spoofe: See the metaphor there, you ignorant pussy fart?!! It’s different when they call themselves that! And if anyone’s gonna call me an arrogant bastard, it’s gonna be me!! Got that, cumstain?!! Me: Gee, Spoofe, you seem a little thin-skinned. Spoofe: Did I just go backwards in fucking time?!!! How do you even manage to WALK with seeds that big, shitbreath?!! Did I not tell you to save your criticism for someone who wants to listen to your mongoloid hole?!! Me: So, you’re a little sensitive about personal attacks? Spoofe: Are you from another FUCKING dimension, numb nut??? Who in the fuck talked your mother out of that abortion??!! I’ll curse his name until the day I fucking die!!! Me: This is a little surprising. At times, the writing on your webpage seems pretty heartfelt and vulnerable. Spoofe: I hate to have to clue you in on something, Nero Fucking Wolfe!! The creative writing that I post for all the world to see on my webpage is not subject to your fucking approval or disapproval!! Do I make myself clear, you rancid yeast infection?!!! Me: Ummmmmm, so do you think ATTACK OF THE CLONES will be any good? Spoofe: I have to be fucking hallucinating!!! Do you honestly think in that toilet water you call brain fluid that I would stoop to talk to a vaginal wart like you about it? Do you even know the NAMES of Boba Fett’s fucking space ships??!!! Me: Well- Spoofe: Don’t change the fucking subject, you goddamn parasite!! Don’t you EVER change the subject with me!!! I can see through you like it was the greasy wax paper your sister called a fucking prom dress!! Me: I’m going to go now. Spoofe: Oh, there’s a cocksucking surprise!!! What a motherfucking shame!! I wanted to hear your theory about Dengar as a futuristic Frankenstein’s monster! Me: Say what, now? Spoofe: Exactly, cheese nuts! And FYI, Manga isn’t a new fucking Skittles flavor!! Tell your friends, Quiz Kid! Me: I’ll get the check. Spoofe: Fucking-A right you will, speculum-taster!! And leave a decent fucking tip!! These waitresses aren’t hanging around for your goddamn amusement, you know!! ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/186 "2001-10-31T14:14:52Z")
He might be a tit, but to be fair, **Spoofe** , he’s got you there 😃 pan ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/187 "2001-10-31T14:16:43Z")
SPOOFE: ROTFLMAO! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/188 "2001-10-31T16:03:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bossk \* > \*\*Are you still here? I thought the number of Ginger’s online suitors had dropped by one. > > Punha will not be pleased, and Muffin…well, Muffin will just write a poem about it. \*\* So, what? Are you jealous? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/189 "2001-11-01T00:04:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bossk \* > Punha will not be pleased, and Muffin…well, Muffin will just write a poem about it. I was already pleased, cereal-boy. But you missed it. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/190 "2001-11-01T00:14:58Z")
> [@](#): > > He might be a tit, but to be fair, Spoofe, he’s got you there ::shrug:: He’s still trying oh-so-hard to find my buttons, so he can push 'em, but he’s failing miserably. Here’s a hint, Bossky… you won’t find my sensitive parts on my webpage! And he’s also proved my point about his lack of creativity. C’mon, old boy, can’t you do any better than “I know you are, but what am I?” ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/191 "2001-11-01T01:38:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by techchick68 \* > \*\*Seems to me that Bossk is playing a little game, wanting to get people in a tizzy over his words \ > I’ve met more formidable adversaries in the past…he’s cake. > > :rolleyes: > \*\* Really? Who? I’m not posting this because I give a damn about what’s going on between **Bossk** and everyone else—I haven’t even read the original posts everyone is fighting about. I’m just curious about who it was who actually got under the skin of the famous **techchick**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/192 "2001-11-01T01:53:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\*C’mon, old boy, can’t you do any better than “I know you are, but what am I?” \*\* You’re in for it now **SPOOFE**. He’s about to escalate this battle of wits to the classic “I am rubber, you are glue” defense. If you manage to fend off that _bon mot_ be prepared to parry the next attack of “ **SPOOFE** is a doo-doo head.” If that fails, he may skip straight ahead go to the indefensible “I can’t hear you LA LA LA” position. After that, his fortress of idiocy can only be fought by implementing sanctions. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/193 "2001-11-01T02:29:37Z")
Wow. I’ve been accused of writing poetry. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/194 "2001-11-01T02:36:49Z")
Holee shit! I’m going to die a fucking millionare! I’ve discovered a substance impervious to logic: **yosemitebabe** ’s skull!! I’ve never seen ANYONE ask for cites from me to prove my statements, THEN, when cites are provided, act as if they don’t exist!!! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yosemitebabe \* > **Oh, get a grip. This IS the Pit. I am sarcastic with many people, when I think the premise they are supporting is full of holes. Other people are sarcastic with me, for the same reason. Nothing personal, nothing huge. Just a message board, just a bunch of pixels on a screen. \ > This is just a message board, and we are talking about ROMANCE NOVELS!** Well, we _were_, until you decided to be an asshole. I was not supporting some “premise,” I was agreeing with a statement made by another poster. Could it have been qualified? Yes, and I did so later. Did you ask for a qualification or clarification of what I said? No, you merely jumped right in and began pissing down my leg with your sarcastic crap, accusing ME of being a know-it-all. And your “this is just a MESSAGE BOARD, nothing here is serious” schtick is also crap. I’m not a Limbaugh fan, but let me introdudce you to a saying of his that actually makes sense: _“Words mean things”_ Got that? It’s not “just words” if someone threatens to kill the President. It’s not “just words” when somebody makes a bomb threat. It’s not “just words” when someone yells fire in a crowded theater. It’s not “just words” when somebody theatens your child. It’s not “just words” when somebody uses dago, kike, nigger, chink, or spic to refer to another human being. And it’s not “just words” when you are a rude jerk for no reason, in person OR online. _Words mean things_. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yosemitebabe \* > \*\* > I just thought you expressed a lame opinion, and I was responding to that. \*\* Oh really? So you really thought being aggravating was a great first step, did you? > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by yosemitebabe \* > \*\* > And, as everyone will see here, I never attacked you personally, called you any names, or indicated that you were a “waste of flesh”. And I have no intention of doing so._\* Well, aren’t you noble. Here’s a hint dipshit, **being a rude wiseass to someone off the bat _IS_ a personal attack!!** > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by yosemitebabe \* > \*\* > You are unglued. You are making a HUGE deal over something unnecessarily. And I think that other people here noticed that, and have responded to that. And what do you do? You snap at them too!_\* Oh? It’s HUGE to think that manners matter? That’s news to me. And as to your statement about “other people,” you are _totally, **100%** wrong!_ If you actually _read_ my other posts, you can see plainly I haven’t “snapped” at anyone besides you. I clarified myself for **Biggirl** , I asked **iampunha** nicely to keep out of this, and I admitted that **Crunchy Frog** and **Slip Mahoney** had a point. Absolutely nowhere did I “snap”. And this only brings to mind something I said earlier: > [@](#): > > No, no, “m’dear”. there is no Greek chorus to dig you out of the hole your own big mouth has excavated. I’m afraid there still isn’t, “m’dear”. Maybe it’s time to stop talking about OTHER people, and admit that YOU were rude, _ **hmmm??** _ What really kills me are these two statements: > [@](#): > > **This IS the Pit. I am sarcastic with many people, when I think the premise they are supporting is full of holes. Other people are sarcastic with me, for the same reason.** versus > [@](#): > > **It rarely seemed necessary to resort to personal name-calling on such a venomous level, especially so quickly. Even when we were vehemently on opposite sides of an issue. I am sure I’ve gotten really annoyed on occasion with someone I was debating, but I can’t ever recall using any word or term on the level of “twat” or "waste of flesh"** Oh, I see. So _your_ way of being an asshole is much nicer than _my_ way, right? And you call ME delusional!! ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/195 "2001-11-01T06:26:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lizard \* > I was agreeing with a statement made by another poster. Could it have been qualified? Yes, and I did so later. Did you ask for a qualification or clarification of what I said? No, you merely jumped right in and began pissing down my leg with your sarcastic crap, accusing ME of being a know-it-all. Yes, I disagreed with you, and I was sarcastic. And for _this_ I am told I am a “waste of flesh”? I am often sarcastic, others are often sarcastic with me. Usually neither of us needs to call the other a “waste of flesh”. Usually neither of us needs to mention old moldy threads, and make comments about “are you out to GET me?” Give me a break. If you were irritated and annoyed with my response, if you thought I was full of shit - fine. I would expect that. I was sarcastic with you, after all. I thought _you_ were full of shit - and I expressed that. So? What do I get back? Some sarcastic response? Some emphatic counterpoint, explaining to me how WRONG I am (on topic)? No. _Oh noooo…_ I get you going ballistic. I get you popping a cork, and I get a mention of some old moldy thread, I get “a waste of flesh”, and I get “Are you out to GET me?!”. Give me a break. > [@](#): > > And your “this is just a MESSAGE BOARD, nothing here is serious” schtick is also crap. I’m not a Limbaugh fan, but let me introdudce you to a saying of his that actually makes sense: _“Words mean things”_ Got that? It’s not “just words” if someone threatens to kill the President. It’s not “just words” when somebody makes a bomb threat. It’s not “just words” when someone yells fire in a crowded theater. It’s not “just words” when somebody theatens your child. It’s not “just words” when somebody uses dago, kike, nigger, chink, or spic to refer to another human being. And it’s not “just words” when you are a rude jerk for no reason, in person OR online. _Words mean things_. Uh huh. Sheesh. Thanks for the info. And so - I call you (in essence) a “know it all”. Isn’t that pretty much it? _That’s_ what set you off? That’s the _terrible_ thing I called you? How EXACTLY does this compare to “kike”, “nigger”, yelling “fire” in a crowded theatre, a a threat against the President, or even “twat” or “waste of flesh”? (Which you called me?) > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yosemitebabe \* > > I just thought you expressed a lame opinion, and I was responding to that. Oh really? So you really thought being aggravating was a great first step, did you? [/quote] Aggravating? How long have you been here? How many times have you seen threads where people get into heated debates, and argue vehemently with each other? Don’t you think they are “aggravated” with each other? Do you see everyone else flipping out and immediately calling each other “twats” and accusing each other of being “out to get” them? Are you so unfamiliar with such forms of “aggravation” on these boards that you need to react to an example of it by calling people a “waste of flesh” as soon as they vex you? > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yosemitebabe \* > > Well, aren’t you noble. Here’s a hint dipshit, **being a rude wiseass to someone off the bat _IS_ a personal attack!!** Oh. Boo hoo hoo. So - how severe was this attack? Or are all “attacks” the same in your mind? Is calling someone a “know it all” equal in severety to calling someone a “nigger”? Or threatening to kill them? Or calling them a “waste of flesh”? Are these all identical to you? > [@](#): > > It rarely seemed necessary to resort to personal name-calling on such a venomous level, especially so quickly. Even when we were vehemently on opposite sides of an issue. I am sure I’ve gotten really annoyed on occasion with someone I was debating, but I can’t ever recall using any word or term on the level of “twat” or “waste of flesh” Oh, I see. So _your_ way of being an asshole is much nicer than _my_ way, right? And you call ME delusional!! [/QUOTE] Uh. OK. So there is NO difference between calling someone (in essence) a “know it all”, is _IDENTICAL_ in severety to calling someone a “waste of flesh” and a “twat”, and countless other venomous insults. :rolleyes: Got it. ---
**Author:** ![Bossk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@Bossk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bossk)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/196 "2001-11-02T06:30:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Bossk \* > > \*\*Are you still here? I thought the number of Ginger’s online suitors had dropped by one. > > > > Punha will not be pleased, and Muffin…well, Muffin will just write a poem about it. \*\* > > So, what? Are you jealous? \*\* Only in the sense that by not dating you, I’ll probably never get to meet Jerry Springer. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/197 "2001-11-02T06:43:36Z")
Bossk, give it up…your little attempt has faltered. Shit Lizard (whom we have tangled in the past) has more bite that you do. He makes you look like a teacup poodle, he’s just a cockerspaniel. More bark than bite. Oh and BTW Lizard, shut up. Geez. :rolleyes: \< I had to say something to Lizard, so there 😉 \> ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909/198 "2001-11-02T14:23:05Z")
> [@](#): > > What I really meant is that some people (i.e.- male and female) use certain things to try to fill a hole . . . Must resist. . . > [@](#): > > All I know is, online friends don’t let online friends pose nude. Well shit, they _told_ me they were my friends. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-ugly-girls-read/88909.md?page=9)