# Why was SWASHBUCKLER Banned ? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 3, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868 "2006-02-03T18:00:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/21 "2006-02-04T18:37:09Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Yes, but do you pity fools who don’t love it when a plan comes together? I thought he was Murdock. I’m Face. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/22 "2006-02-04T19:24:37Z")
> [@Sgt. Pepper](#): > > I never understood why mods phrase moving threads like that. It’s polite and civil, which is very nice and appreciated, but it’s not as though we can move them for ourselves. > > This isn’t meant as anything negative, just a comment. A response isn’t really needed either. I’m content with this eternal mystery. Oh, and apologies for wandering from the topic at hand. **SWASHBUCKLER** was banned for missing five Board-required assertiveness training sessions in a row. It’s OK, I do it too. How do you feel about your mother? ---
**Author:** ![Sgt.Pepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sgt.Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sgt.Pepper)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/23 "2006-02-04T20:11:07Z")
I’m thoroughly confused now. I’m going to go put my Superman underwear on and jump around on my bed now, if no one objects. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/24 "2006-02-05T00:27:04Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I don’t have a van, though. That’s where the analogy breaks down. Even if you _had_ a van, it wouldn’t be B.A.'s van. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/25 "2006-02-05T14:18:28Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I’ll answer this question in ATMB for you: I don’t know. It might have something to do with the fact I secretly view myself as the online version of the A-Team. I roam the Internet, getting into adventures and helping out the less fortunate with my trademark catchphrases and sheer moxie. > > I don’t have a van, though. That’s where the analogy breaks down. What I want to know is, how the hell can you afford all those gold chains on what the SDMB pays you? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/26 "2006-02-05T16:15:27Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I did you a favor and reported this post for you > [@Otto](#): > > instead of > [@lissener](#): > > junior modding … ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/27 "2006-02-05T16:17:47Z")
He can’t, foo. I hooked him up. Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/28 "2006-02-05T16:19:36Z")
Grrr. I pity the foo who slides in selective quotes between me and a direct reply, which was meant for **EddyTeddyFreddy!** ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/29 "2006-02-05T22:16:36Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Why are the ads for birdwatching in Florida? Swoop in and resolve that problem, if you’d be so kind, Mr. **Giraffe**! And, why do they now advertise Humor Writing Workshops?? Do the gerbils feel we’re not being witty enough all on our **own** here at the Straight Dope? Harrrumph !! ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868/30 "2006-02-05T22:18:39Z")
Now the ads are all about LED name belt buckles and dog tags. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-swashbuckler-banned/342868.md?page=1)