# A villain's lament **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 22, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143 "2003-01-22T03:33:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/21 "2003-01-22T16:10:18Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by december_ > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by Jackmannii_ > > “Flense”? > > A method of cleansing while flossing. While the response was moderately amusing, it should be noted (in the spirit of the Straight Dope®) that actual flensing is the process of removing the skin and blubber from a freshly slaughtered whale. The process involves using long-handles knives (actually vaguely resembling halberds) to strip the skin from the creature in very long strips (either from head to tail or in a spiral mode around the body) that can then be lowered into the try kettle for boiling and rendering into oil. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/22 "2003-01-22T16:21:14Z")
I bet you talk on your cell phone whilst driving, too. You, sir, are indeed the Antichrist. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/23 "2003-01-22T16:40:06Z")
If it makes you feel any better, I can be specific. I still have lingering animosity towards you from [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2619770#post2619770). ---
**Author:** ![Humble\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/24 "2003-01-22T17:01:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by december \* > \*\*A villain most evil named Scylla > As depraved and as cruel as Attila. > …Treats his friends like a weasel, > …Drives an SUV diesel, > He’s the world’s biggest threat since Godzilla. \*\* Variation on a Theme A villain turned blase was Scylla He yearned for the rep of Attila. –But his foes were just weasly, –He crushed them too easly. Alas, that his life was vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/25 "2003-01-22T17:07:53Z")
Scylla’s not so much of a villain, really. Just an icon of Corrupt American Values. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/26 "2003-01-22T18:48:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scylla \* > \*\*He said “Hello, Mr. Scylla. Remember me, Flynn, your former business party? If you’r going to try to shoot an irishman in the stomach, you better make sure you finish the job.” > \*\* Don’t see many Far Side references anymore. Don’t worry, **Scylla** , you’ll always be evil in my book. Well, maybe semi-evil. Or at least just mildly annoying, like, y’know, when you get a stone stuck in your shoe and spend the next half mile scraping it against the pavement in a vain attempt to dislodge it because it’s not bothersome enough to actually stop and dig it out? Kind of like that. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/27 "2003-01-22T19:57:11Z")
“You said that about _all_ the presents!” ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/28 "2003-01-23T00:21:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tomndebb \* > \*\*A method of cleansing while flossing. While the response was moderately amusing, it should be noted (in the spirit of the Straight Dope®) that actual flensing is the process of removing the skin and blubber from a freshly slaughtered whale. The process involves using long-handles knives (actually vaguely resembling halberds) to strip the skin from the creature in very long strips (either from head to tail or in a spiral mode around the body) that can then be lowered into the try kettle for boiling and rendering into oil. \*\* [/QUOTE] Thank you Tom. Cleaning by flossing :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143/29 "2003-01-23T00:25:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Ace of Swords \* > \*\*The best part? “Fresh Made Daily” \*\* Speaking of crusading inept idiots… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-villains-lament/150143.md?page=1)