# Will we ever run out of busybodies who wish to take offense at the slightest thing?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 3, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-run-out-of-busybodies-who-wish-to-take-offense-at-the-slightest-thing/297459 "2005-04-03T00:26:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-run-out-of-busybodies-who-wish-to-take-offense-at-the-slightest-thing/297459/41 "2005-04-05T20:57:15Z")

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> [@cricetus](#):
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> Follow up question: will we ever run out of knee-jerks who wish to take outrage at the slightest thing said by a busybodies who want to take offense at the slightest thing?

Not as long as I live.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Izzybella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Izzybella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Izzybella)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-run-out-of-busybodies-who-wish-to-take-offense-at-the-slightest-thing/297459/42 "2005-04-06T01:56:06Z")

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I find this thread offensive.

I’m so totally kidding.

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