# Askance, what the holy fuck is wrong with you? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151 "2011-03-10T08:18:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/21 "2011-03-11T04:24:35Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Wouldn’t the astronauts stay with a caveman family until they were able to fix their space capsule and return to their own time? Ah, but what if they weren’t cavemen but instead were damn dirty apes? ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/22 "2011-03-11T04:26:13Z")
Oooh, my very firstest pitting! How eggciting! > [@Contrapuntal](#): > > He seems to be arguing both sides of the aisle, judging by the last quote. But I could be confused. Isn’t he saying that Deckard was a human identical replicant, but not a blade runner? No, he’s just a human. My argument is that if the authorities went to the trouble of organising a squad to destroy replicants that somehow made it to earth, they’d hardly staff that squad with replicants - that would exactly contradict the purpose of setting up the unit. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/23 "2011-03-11T04:55:17Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Wouldn’t the astronauts stay with a caveman family until they were able to fix their space capsule and return to their own time? > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Ah, but what if they weren’t cavemen but instead were damn dirty apes? Who-o-o-le 'nuther discussion, my brother… And we really shouldn’t hijack this one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/24 "2011-03-11T04:57:14Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Oooh, my very firstest pitting! How eggciting! > > No, he’s just a human. My argument is that if the authorities went to the trouble of organising a squad to destroy replicants that somehow made it to earth, they’d hardly staff that squad with replicants - that would exactly contradict the purpose of setting up the unit. And the OP’s argument (in this thread) is that you were being inappropriately aggressive in that other thread. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/25 "2011-03-11T05:29:50Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > And the OP’s argument (in this thread) is that you were being inappropriately aggressive in that other thread. Yep! Guess that makes two arguments **Askance** couldn’t be bothered to comprehend. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/26 "2011-03-11T06:15:38Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > No, he’s just a human. My argument is that if the authorities went to the trouble of organising a squad to destroy replicants that somehow made it to earth, they’d hardly staff that squad with replicants - that would exactly contradict the purpose of setting up the unit. …aaaand the [Deckardisation](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13548932&postcount=109) begins… ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/27 "2011-03-11T06:20:14Z")
Is **Askance** related to **Superslug**? They seem to be using the same tactic. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/28 "2011-03-11T21:15:10Z")
So, you’re saying Deckard was a caveman to the replicants’ astronauts? ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/29 "2011-03-12T00:42:57Z")
Even I know Deckard was a replicant. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/30 "2011-03-12T13:24:51Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Oooh, my very firstest pitting! How eggciting! > > No, he’s just a human. My argument is that if the authorities went to the trouble of organising a squad to destroy replicants that somehow made it to earth, they’d hardly staff that squad with replicants - that would exactly contradict the purpose of setting up the unit. Who does this sentence refer to? Who is the human identical replicant who was sent out to identify replicants? > [@](#): > > The unbelievably wealthy and powerful Tyrell (did you see the size of his building?) coerced the cops into using Deckard instead of a real blade runner to hunt down the Nexus 6s because the best real blade runner had already been shot and Tyrell wanted to see what one of his new human-identical replicants would do if it was sent out into the world with programmed memories and instructed to locate and identify replicants. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/31 "2011-03-12T13:34:44Z")
Surely to qualify for pitting an argument should be about reality not opinions or interpretations. Or will we soon resort to pitting people because of their choice of favorite color? “Everyone knows yellow is lamer than blue.” ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/32 "2011-03-12T19:17:03Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Surely to qualify for pitting an argument should be about reality not opinions or interpretations. > > Or will we soon resort to pitting people because of their choice of favorite color? > > “Everyone knows yellow is lamer than blue.” That’s strange - I never pegged you as a filthy blue-lover. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/33 "2011-03-12T19:29:05Z")
Yellowist! ---
**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 12, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/34 "2011-03-12T20:48:50Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > We should make a list of Cafe Society topics that, while relatively minor, are guaranteed to drive certain types of people into crazed fits of anger and snark that you usually see reserved for arguments about religion and politics. > > Of the top of my head: > -Deckerd, replicant? > -Starship Troopers a good movie? > -PC’s rule, consoles drool Ninjas vs Pirates ---
**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:** [March 12, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/35 "2011-03-12T21:01:27Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Yellowist! Relax, he’s just looking into yellow out of curiosity. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/36 "2011-03-12T23:21:50Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Relax, he’s just looking into yellow out of curiosity. Hanging may be too good for you, Mr. **Ekers**. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151/37 "2011-03-14T00:07:25Z")
Pirates beat ninjas any day of the week. The average ninja was just a farmer! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/askance-what-the-holy-fuck-is-wrong-with-you/574151.md?page=1)