# Who wants me to go away? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 12, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833 "2018-10-12T02:52:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/41 "2018-10-12T14:24:02Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > About tree fiddy OMG, **Scumpup** is the Loch Ness Monster! ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/42 "2018-10-12T14:39:04Z")
Scumpy Scumpy Scumpy can’t you see Sometimes these jerks just hypnotize me And I just hate their trashy ways I guess that’s why they will never get paid ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/43 "2018-10-12T15:00:51Z")
I’d rather you stayed, but your call. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/44 "2018-10-12T15:08:09Z")
> [@Sloe\_Moe](#): > > People were paid money to stay away? What a dumb idea. But tell me, for how much? It was a guy whose name was something to do with frogs, iirc. And it was $500. I never found him overly annoying, personally. Not compared to some of the jerks we have around these days. Not to the point where I was reaching for my wallet, certainly. The OP, otoh, is just a tryhard. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/45 "2018-10-12T15:23:13Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > It was a guy whose name was something to do with frogs, iirc. And it was $500. I never found him overly annoying, personally. Not compared to some of the jerks we have around these days. Not to the point where I was reaching for my wallet, certainly. > > The OP, otoh, is just a tryhard. I thought it was **Liberal** , no? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/46 "2018-10-12T15:24:12Z")
Delusions of significance. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/47 "2018-10-12T15:25:13Z")
You should contact the Mods for a title change…perhaps to “Who gives a fuck whether I stay or not?” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/48 "2018-10-12T15:26:11Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > It was a guy whose name was something to do with frogs, iirc. And it was $500. I never found him overly annoying, personally. Not compared to some of the jerks we have around these days. Not to the point where I was reaching for my wallet, certainly. > > The OP, otoh, is just a tryhard. As I recall (but for some reason cannot seem to verify at the moment), the offer was made by a member named Liberal to one named pseudotriton ruber ruber. I found the incident both embarrassing and amusing and I did my part to egg them on even while mocking the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/49 "2018-10-12T15:41:35Z")
The original offer seems inaccessible at the moment but [this post](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8966200&postcount=26) has links to where it used to be, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/50 "2018-10-12T15:50:26Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > As I recall (but for some reason cannot seem to verify at the moment), the offer was made by a member named Liberal to one named pseudotriton ruber ruber. Oh, right - [salamanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_salamander)! > [@](#): > > I found the incident both embarrassing and amusing and I did my part to egg them on even while mocking the idea. You are an ornament to our community, Bryan. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/51 "2018-10-12T15:54:26Z")
> [@Trion](#): > > On a related note, I’m looking for someone to pay me money, in exchange for me having more money. If I had spare money, I’d send you some. Thanks for the laugh. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/52 "2018-10-12T16:17:32Z")
Stay, or go, but whatever you do, do it for your reasons. Be good to yourself. Don’t let frustration lead you to hateful, and ultimately self-destructive, thoughts and behaviors. If you do that then you’ve lost yourself, and you’re the only one who, ultimately, will be looking out for you. Living your life to spite others is a hard way to be happy. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/53 "2018-10-12T16:32:03Z")
Sorry, don’t recognize the name. So I guess in my mind you aren’t even here. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/54 "2018-10-12T16:39:14Z")
What if we donated the money to a charity? What would be an acceptable amount for your voluntary banning? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/55 "2018-10-12T16:46:22Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Oh, right - [salamanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_salamander)! > > You are an ornament to our community, Bryan. In my defense, my feelings were (and still are) somewhat mixed; a heady fusion of thinking it was stupid and undignified and yet demanding it be played out for maximum laughs. It’s the kind of conflict one can embrace only when the stakes are meaningless. I had vaguely similar feelings about Trump when he was a candidate but it became both sad and deadly serious when he actually got elected. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/56 "2018-10-12T16:49:52Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Well I remember seeing some of your posts and I’m a fucking moron, so either there are a lot of disingenuous vipers posting in this thread or maybe I’m on the upper end of the intelligence spectrum on this board (the best money is on the viper option). > > Stay or go? It’s your call, but if you feel unwelcome why would you want to keep posting? The Pit brings out the worst in people, so maybe stay out of _here_ most of the time, and expect the worst when you wander in. Yeah I dont really understand this tendency for Dopers to claim en masse to not even know who long time regular posters are, when those posters violate board etiquette. I’m a pothea- a medical marijuana patient- and I have no trouble remembering even relatively obscure posters. Because I pay attention to not just what is being said but who is saying it. I thought that was normal social communication. Isnt it? When you hear something, whether it be stupid or smart, how do you _not_ notice who the comment is coming from? So many here like to use the Ignore function. How does anyone even know who to put on ignore if no one knows who the fuck anyone else is here? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/57 "2018-10-12T16:52:16Z")
Y’all can pay me to go away, but it will cost you. I have my eye on a [Gaggia 1003380 Accademia Espresso Machine](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041G2OZ8/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_cr_x__a_w). It’s $1,800.00. Otherwise, I think I’ll just keep hanging around. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/58 "2018-10-12T17:05:18Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Yeah I dont really understand this tendency for Dopers to claim en masse to not even know who long time regular posters are, when those posters violate board etiquette. I’m a pothea- a medical marijuana patient- and I have no trouble remembering even relatively obscure posters. Because I pay attention to not just what is being said but who is saying it. I thought that was normal social communication. Isnt it? When you hear something, whether it be stupid or smart, how do you _not_ notice who the comment is coming from? So many here like to use the Ignore function. How does anyone even know who to put on ignore if no one knows who the fuck anyone else is here? You’re young.🙂 I often don’t remember people unless I’ve interacted with them or there’s something particularly interesting about them. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/59 "2018-10-12T17:48:05Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Yeah I dont really understand this tendency for Dopers to claim en masse to not even know who long time regular posters are, when those posters violate board etiquette. I’m a pothea- a medical marijuana patient- and I have no trouble remembering even relatively obscure posters. I’ve been here since 1989 and can remember particulars about maybe 40 regular posters. Tops. I’m just easily confused by names. A few horrible ones stand out, a few I’ve met in real life, some of the admins and moderators, and a few good ones or ones with particular hobbyhorses. Even ones I think I know well I sometimes get confused on. Honestly, I don’t know a thing about Scumpup. Nothing whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-me-to-go-away/822833/60 "2018-10-12T18:42:44Z")
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