re: #498 Spare O’Lake

pa⋅thet⋅ic  /pə ˈθɛtɪk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [puh-thet-ik] Show IPA
–adjective 1. causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
2. affecting or moving the feelings.
3. pertaining to or caused by the feelings.
4. miserably or contemptibly inadequate: In return for our investment we get a pathetic three percent interest.

When applied to people….def. 4 is usually assumed….to call someone pathetic is not nice