# Where have all the Phadreus' gone?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 3, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-phadreus-gone/288204 "2005-02-03T17:34:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-phadreus-gone/288204/101 "2005-02-08T18:24:04Z")

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**Pook** , I think **Poly** probably meant to refer to Theo van Gogh.

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**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-phadreus-gone/288204/102 "2005-02-09T12:36:31Z")

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> [@Kimstu](#):
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> **Pook** , I think **Poly** probably meant to refer to Theo van Gogh.

Of course **Poly** did. It’s not the first time someone made that mistake, either. I can easily forgive **Poly** for getting Dutch political events a bit wrong and I really do not want to accuse him/her of bigotry. However the slip up does illustrate that:

1. It’s easy for Muslims to get the blame for things they were not involved in.

2. Extremist nutcases come from all political/religious/plain daft viewpoints, not just the obvious one.

But we’ve been through that with **Gum** and others.

I agree with what **InvidiousCourgette** said about **Gum**. I’ve always really liked her posts, except when it went political in which case she really raised my hackles. Sad to see you go, **Gum**.

_Politically correct wave_

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**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-phadreus-gone/288204/103 "2005-02-10T16:44:07Z")

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I think we have a [post=5822874]Potential[/post]

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-phadreus-gone/288204/104 "2005-02-10T16:52:29Z")

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> [@Homebrew](#):
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> I think we have a [post=5822874]Potential[/post]

Ooooh! Looks _promising!_😃

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