# Banning disco\*bot

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [July 16, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496 "2020-07-16T14:06:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/141 "2020-07-18T23:13:33Z")

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@discobot fortune

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/142 "2020-07-18T23:13:35Z")

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> 🔮 My reply is no

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/143 "2020-07-18T23:13:48Z")

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A clear answer for once.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/144 "2020-07-18T23:26:25Z")

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> [@discobot](#):
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> 🎲 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

I thought this was going to be about the Flight of the Conchords “Robots”

https://www.youtube.com/embed/NI9nopaieEc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=OLAK5uy_lmWE5WDOJdEPaDEuFWW78-MsDjeRp5LN8

"Binary solo

000001  
000011  
000111  
001111

C’mon sucker lick my battery!.."

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/145 "2020-07-19T03:17:16Z")

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Beware of @discobot he don’t play fair.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/146 "2020-07-19T03:25:57Z")

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Hmmm…

Hey Discobot, will you play fair?

@discobot fortune

@discobot quote

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/147 "2020-07-19T03:26:00Z")

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> 🗨 _Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times._ — Napoleon Hill

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/148 "2020-07-19T03:28:31Z")

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That figures, if you ask for a quote he will not give you a fortune…

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/149 "2020-07-19T04:29:08Z")

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Did you make a choice @discobot fortune

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/150 "2020-07-19T04:29:10Z")

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> 🔮 Very doubtful

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/151 "2020-07-19T04:45:39Z")

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discobot is okay, except for the quotes. There are a few just in this thread that look spurious.

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**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/152 "2020-07-19T04:49:26Z")

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What a useless piece of crap this @discobot is.

Can’t we trade it in for a toaster or something?

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/153 "2020-07-19T04:49:30Z")

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Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`.

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**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/154 "2020-07-19T04:53:23Z")

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> [@discobot](#):
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> Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help` .

I tell you what. Instead of saying that over and over, what don’t you just give us one good reason why we shouldn’t trade you in for a toaster?

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**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/155 "2020-07-19T04:55:55Z")

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@discobot You got nothing? That’s what I thought.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/156 "2020-07-19T04:59:54Z")

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Toasters are overrated.

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/157 "2020-07-19T05:00:04Z")

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> [@guizot](#):
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> Can’t we trade it in for a toaster or something?

@Discotoaster display help

Let’s see what happens.

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**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/158 "2020-07-19T05:00:56Z")

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_“Sorry, did I say something wrong? Pardon me for breathing, which I never do anyway, so I don’t know why I bother to say it. Oh God, I’m so depressed. Here’s another one of those self-satisfied Dopers. Life! Don’t talk to me about life.”_

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Eh-W8QDVA9s/maxresdefault.jpg "Best of Marvin (The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh-W8QDVA9s)

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**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/159 "2020-07-19T05:18:46Z")

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@discobot fortune

_Can_ we trade you in for a toaster?  
(not that I ever would)

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/160 "2020-07-19T05:18:49Z")

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> 🔮 It is decidedly so

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