The Walking Dead : Is Bentley really a professor?

Is Bentley really a professor?

It's a pity this question has to be raised every once in a while. Message boards are infamous for the paranoia and scepticism they encourage.

My own take is that he is undoubtedly a professor, but not perhaps one of the highest quality. His linguistic and logical skills are formidable, and are always on display, but he is definitely lacking in compassion and empathy. One shudders to think of the effects his abrasive style and ruthless mockery have on his hapless students.

One definite point in his favour is that the smart posters here (Corwin, Penny, Crystal, Klam, Jacky, Bee, Sophie, Erica, Patrick; even Morris Dancer, despite initial scepticism) have always accepted his professorial status. The rather dim and uneducated ones (hungry, Orson) have clearly had to swallow their rage at his condescension and have strenuously, but unsuccessfully, resisted the idea that Bentley is a professor.

To believers, I say: "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

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Rocket must admit that Rocket isn’t entirely sure if Bentley is a professor since there hasn’t been any evidence presented to prove Bentley’s status as a professor. But since Rocket has no reason to doubt Bentley, Rocket must say that he believes Bentley could very well be a professor.

But then again, Rocket has no reason to not doubt him either…




Rocket says he’s on the fence.

Mephistopheles is just beneath and he's reaching up to grab me.

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Rocket's scepticism is properly seasoned with the tacit faith that makes all social interactions possible. Our relationships with each other are a blend of scepticism and trust, with each component being subtly and dialectically altered in the dynamic progression of events. Bentley's claims to be a professor do not seem to affect his everyday conduct (on the board). He seems primarily to use his professorial status to irritate those who are predisposed to see educational status as either illegitimately acquired or unfairly deployed. Thus Rocket's urbane semi-acceptance of Bentley's professorial status is civilized as well as reasonable.

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The same goes for Morris Dancer. "Because he has been accepted, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen intelligence from him (many) and yet have believed."

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Speaking for myself, I appreciated his intelligence from the start, but believed it to be vitiated by certain extraneous factors. I mean, like, the guy has a, shall we say, you know, a type of intelligence, but, like, it wasn't always at the same level, if you know what I'm getting at…

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You didn’t seem to enjoy it when he labelled you as an irrelevant person who basks in the glory of greater men, like Richard Harris’ son.



Greetings. I arrived on Planet Earth from Planet Zambodia 333 years ago to rule Bongoland, as Prince of the Mongos

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He made a lot of mistakes, of course, but by the end he was quite satisfyingly humble.

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Beep bopety boop beep

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I believe that he is.

However, whether he is or isn't really makes no difference to me. He is (and will remain) one of my favourite posters. I would be quite the sad pumpkin if he left the board for good.

Hark! Harold the angel sings.

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Thank you, Jacky. The feeling, as you know, is mutual.

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There is a greater chance that Steve Lake is a comedian than there is Bentley being a professor.

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Greetings. I arrived on Planet Earth from Planet Zambodia 333 years ago to rule Bongoland, as Prince of the Mongos

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Steve Lake is undoubtedly a comedian. The controversy only arises when the question of whether he is paid for his comedy is raised.

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FU for not mentioning me as one of the smart posters who accepts that you are a professor. I was one of the first to say I believed it and explained why. You fucking bastard.

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Forgive me! I am everlastingly contrite and remorseful, and I hang my head in shame!

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Yes, shame on him.

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Absolutely spot on! It shouldn't matter at all, and it doesn't to normal people.

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If it doesn't matter, why would it ever have been of concern to anybody? Clearly "the professor" thinks it gives him some sort of kudos, which is really quite sad.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
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Actually, I don't. It's the various uneducated types who keep returning obsessively to the issue.

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How does anybody know what you do for a living?

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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Exactly. They cannot.

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Except they apparently do, because you deemed it worth sharing.

Genuine achievers don't come to the internet seeking validation.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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A complete non sequitur.

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Bentley is in his 50’s and vicariously lives his life through Filmboards and some sad idea that he’s a high level troll.

He clearly has absolutely nothing going on in his life and it’s sad to witness.

Hep: "I'll post a topless picture if you do the same ;)"

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Anybody who trolls on Filmboards doesn't know what trolling is.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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Tell that to Orson and hungry.

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I'm telling everyone. Hopefully they're in that demographic.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
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They're the only ones who call themselves trolls. I'm just a splendid poster with incredible charisma.

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If that's true, I'm sure I'll notice without you telling me.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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You strike me as being a dull conformist. You have to be told what to think.

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Is this lame, ill-conceived comment an example of your charisma?

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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Nothing gets past you!

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In certain circles I'm known as Sherlock. Or perhaps it's small cock. I'll have to ask the group to write it down because my hearing isn't what it used to be.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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Do you lend money? It might be Shylock.

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Could be. I also look a little "subterranean", so it could also be morlock.

I'm an interesting guy.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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Wells, wells, a literate person! Or Pollock (the Porroh! the Porroh!)…

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dbentley666 said... Wells, wells, a literate person! Or Pollock (the Porroh! the Porroh!)…
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Pollock is the name given to Steve Lake by his big nosed neighbor.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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Salient post. I have never trolled as such, but I do enjoy indulging in boisterous conversation as it were.

I post on Reddit quite a lot, but they’re not quite ready for my methods and so I quickly get down voted/banned.

Hep: "I'll post a topless picture if you do the same ;)"

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A cute little dude in college gave me a Target gift card for doing a survey for school in music and I went back and said hi and he self-deleted.

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So cute and hilarious

Hep: "I'll post a topless picture if you do the same ;)"

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Reddit sucks. It's everything that's wrong with the internet. The most interesting ideas are the ones that others don't necessarily share. No wonder young minds of today are so closed. On Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit, all original and challenging thought is lost beneath an avalanche of conformist nonsense.

R. I. P. FFS (1975-2021)
Murdered by a Teutonic catfish

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^ This.

Reddit is just beyond depressing. I was randomly posting on the Chelsea football subreddit and some guy started mouthing off that nobody is a real supporter unless they also follow the women’s club.

Getting lectured by some American wanker online about following Chelsea when I literally go to all the games and lived a 10 min walk from Stamford bridge until recently.

Hep: "I'll post a topless picture if you do the same ;)"

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I have to disagree. Bentley is a high level troll.

Cheerio.

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Nah, not even close.

He’s only ever had one account and it’s a pretty shit one now. I have literally had 200 different personas across IMDb and Filmboards, and they were all superior to Bentley

Hep: "I'll post a topless picture if you do the same ;)"

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Hahahaha! What a loser!

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When does he learn?

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A colossal loser! 200 accounts, and all boring and worthless. I had one account for about five years, and I was the most talked-about poster on the board for all five.

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Let it forever remain a mystery for the skeptics on the matter. Their paranoia provides the board with some quality entertainment. It shall remain a debate!

“There are no atheists in foxholes, eh?”-Keith Jennings from the Omen.
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