# Yeah, I guess it's been a while since we've done this... (Tuba being an ass) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 30, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242 "2008-03-30T02:21:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/1 "2008-03-30T02:21:05Z")
Again. By [insulting the customers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9630456&postcount=55) unnecessarily. Again. At least they’re eliminating pay to post so we don’t have to contribute to her paycheck any longer. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/2 "2008-03-30T02:28:24Z")
She broke a link that was apparently irritating, and hard to close. And pointed out that putting up such links is obnoxious. That’s hardly “being an ass.” ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/3 "2008-03-30T02:29:26Z")
That was pretty tame, come on. I didn’t see the link **Ponder Stibbons** posted, but I’ll assume it was some kind of Rickroll and Tuba’s response doesn’t seem too out of line. Since when does everyone have such thin skins on the internet? Jeez. ---
**Author:** ![Hellestal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ab097/32.png) [@Hellestal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hellestal)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/4 "2008-03-30T02:31:45Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > It’s exactly the kind of link we don’t want at the Straight Dope and **you are an absolute ass** to put it on this board and to do so as something innocent when all it does is mess with people. C’mon, it’s pretty hilarious that she violates the rules of the board in the process of formally warning someone not to violate the rules of the board. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/5 "2008-03-30T02:33:33Z")
For those of us who are clueless, what’s a rickroll? (A description will suffice; I assume I don’t want a demonstration.) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/6 "2008-03-30T02:35:34Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] For those of us who are clueless, what’s a rickroll? (A description will suffice; I assume I don’t want a demonstration.) [/QUOTE] > **[Never Gonna Give You Up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up#.22Rickroll.22_Internet_meme)** > > "Never Gonna Give You Up" is a pop song by English singer Rick Astley, released on 27 July 1987. The song is widely regarded as Astley's most popular, as well as his signature song, and it is often played at the end of his live concerts. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, it was released by RCA Records as the first single from Astley's debut studio album, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987), with a music video directed by Simon West. > The song became a worldwide hit, initially in t... ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/7 "2008-03-30T02:35:43Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] For those of us who are clueless, what’s a rickroll? (A description will suffice; I assume I don’t want a demonstration.) [/QUOTE] Posting a link to the Rick Astley song “Never Gonna Give You Up” but changing the link text to something misleading. I still laugh at it every time. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/8 "2008-03-30T02:36:03Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] For those of us who are clueless, what’s a rickroll? (A description will suffice; I assume I don’t want a demonstration.) [/QUOTE] You post a link supposedly to one thing, and it leads to a Rick Astley video. This is supposed to be funny, somehow. ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/9 "2008-03-30T02:38:38Z")
[QUOTE=Der Trihs] This is supposed to be funny, somehow. [/QUOTE] It’s the absurdity of it. And the fact that it’s a running joke that occurs on forums across the entire internet. It’s like when the Spanish Inquisition busts in–come on, you’re telling me that’s not funny when it happens for the 3rd time? Okay, so the Rickroll has probably occurred several million times by now, but still. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/10 "2008-03-30T02:43:27Z")
Now a Rickroll that turns into the Spanish Inquisition, that would be unexpected. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/11 "2008-03-30T02:43:43Z")
[QUOTE=nameless] It’s the absurdity of it. And the fact that it’s a running joke that occurs on forums across the entire internet. It’s like when the Spanish Inquisition busts in–come on, you’re telling me that’s not funny when it happens for the 3rd time? [/QUOTE] Yes, because it was funny the first time too. Rickrolling was never funny. It’s obnoxious, and dishonest. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/12 "2008-03-30T02:43:46Z")
[QUOTE=Der Trihs] She broke a link that was apparently irritating, and hard to close. And pointed out that putting up such links is obnoxious. That’s hardly “being an ass.” [/QUOTE] If that was all she’d done, you’d be right and this thread wouldn’t be here. You’re avoiding the part where she insults another user outside the pit, which, IIRC, is against the rules. And FWIW, I think Rickrolling is dumb as well, and the link probably should have been broken and if it was egregious enough, the user warned (I didn’t see the link). I just don’t see a need for an admin to violate board rules while doing that. ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/13 "2008-03-30T02:48:56Z")
[QUOTE=Der Trihs] Yes, because it was funny the first time too. Rickrolling was never funny. It’s obnoxious, and dishonest. [/QUOTE] We’ll have to agree to disagree on this point. Did **Tuba** ninja-edit her post? I don’t see the quote **Kendall Jackson** posted in that thread. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/14 "2008-03-30T02:50:46Z")
[QUOTE=Garfield226] If that was all she’d done, you’d be right and this thread wouldn’t be here. You’re avoiding the part where she insults another user outside the pit, which, IIRC, is against the rules. And FWIW, I think Rickrolling is dumb as well, and the link probably should have been broken and if it was egregious enough, the user warned (I didn’t see the link). I just don’t see a need for an admin to violate board rules while doing that. [/QUOTE] And, considering [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9627599&postcount=36) earlier in the thread, yeah, I think she was a mite bit hypocritical. (Note - that’s a real link!) ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/15 "2008-03-30T02:53:40Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] And, considering [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9627599&postcount=36) earlier in the thread, yeah, I think she was a mite bit hypocritical. (Note - that’s a real link!) [/QUOTE] And for the same word, too (and **Hostile Dialect** wasn’t even CALLING someone an ass). I’d missed that. That’s…um…really, really dumb. It’s apparently ok to CALL someone an ass in ATMB, you just can’t mention their actual ass? Interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/16 "2008-03-30T02:54:35Z")
It was a link to [internetisseriousbuisness.com](http://internetisseriousbuisness.com) - rickrolling with a vengeance. Resizes your window and gives you a brazillion popups with the lyrics. And yes - **tuba** was being an idiot. ---
**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 30, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/17 "2008-03-30T02:55:12Z")
[QUOTE=nameless] Did **Tuba** ninja-edit her post? I don’t see the quote **Kendall Jackson** posted in that thread. [/QUOTE] No, it’s still there as posted originally: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9630456&postcount=55](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9630456&postcount=55) ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/18 "2008-03-30T02:57:53Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] No, it’s still there as posted originally: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9630456&postcount=55](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9630456&postcount=55) [/QUOTE] I’m an idiot, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/19 "2008-03-30T03:00:00Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] It was a link to [internetisseriousbuisness.com](http://internetisseriousbuisness.com) - rickrolling with a vengeance. Resizes your window and gives you a brazillion popups with the lyrics. [/QUOTE] [Kung Pow]That’s a lot of popups! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242/20 "2008-03-30T03:04:32Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] It was a link to [internetisseriousbuisness.com](http://internetisseriousbuisness.com) - rickrolling with a vengeance. Resizes your window and gives you a brazillion popups with the lyrics. And yes - **tuba** was being an idiot. [/QUOTE] If that’s what the link was, I’m all for calling down hellfire on the link poster. It’s an asinine thing to post. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242.md?page=2)