# Why is otto an ASSHAT?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117>\
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**Created:** [March 13, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117 "2003-03-13T15:54:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/1 "2003-03-13T15:54:05Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=4245](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=4245)

Just wondering, because that’s what it says under his member status.

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**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/2 "2003-03-13T16:06:43Z")

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It’s a joke, and a damn funny one at that, that **Lynn Bodoni** played on him in response to a post he made in [this Pit thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=169246)

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/3 "2003-03-13T16:20:22Z")

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Colour me very amused! 😃

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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/4 "2003-03-13T16:30:00Z")

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Unfortunately he’s back to normal again - I for one would have voted to keep him that way…

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/5 "2003-03-13T16:45:16Z")

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Me! Me! I want to be an ASSHAT too! Oh pleeeeeeeeeeeazze.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/6 "2003-03-14T02:59:37Z")

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Some are born asshats, others have asshatdom thrust upon them.

It’s not a compliment, believe me.

You look fine as you are from here.

your humble TubaDiva  
Adminstrator  
Now see Lynn, you’ve started a trend.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/7 "2003-03-14T03:37:30Z")

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I’m an asshat,  
You’re an asshat,  
He’s an asshat,  
She’s an asshat,  
Wouldn’t you like to be an asshat too?

(Where a butt smiley when you need one?)

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/8 "2003-03-14T05:06:05Z")

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I’ve been an [asshat.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=161962&highlight=villa)

Wait, that’s a bad example. Damn, I want that “ASSHAT” descriptor. ☹

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-otto-an-asshat/161117/9 "2003-03-14T10:21:37Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \*  
> \*\*Some are born asshats, others have asshatdom thrust upon them.
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> It’s not a compliment, believe me.
> 
> You look fine as you are from here.\*\*

You’re calling me a “member” are you? Thanks. :mad:

😉