# Banning disco\*bot **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 9
**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, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/161 "2020-07-19T05:20:35Z")
Well, I guess that at least is an option if BigT can figure out the coding for a toaster upgrade. Which, again, I am on record as being against. (Please don’t banish me to work in the mines, oh dicoverlord!) ---
**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, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/162 "2020-07-19T05:33:22Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > Toasters are overrated. Yep. From Red Dwarf: > Kryten tries to be helpful by fixing the toaster only to discover that it’s the most annoying machine in the universe. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LRq_SAuQDec/maxresdefault.jpg "Does Anyone Want Any Toast? | Red Dwarf | BBC") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec) ---
**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, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/163 "2020-07-19T06:17:30Z")
You can’t trust them. As someone said: “The toaster problem is that toasters can not reliably toast a piece of bread.” ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/164 "2020-07-19T12:48:35Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Do you know Disco Stu Coincidentally, I somehow had missed out on Disco Stu…until yesterday, when he appeared as a NY Times crossword answer. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/165 "2020-07-19T14:26:48Z")
@Discobot Everything I say is a lie. I am lying. ---
**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, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/166 "2020-07-19T14:26:51Z")
Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. ---
**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, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/167 "2020-07-19T15:04:43Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > “The toaster problem is that toasters can not reliably toast a piece of bread.” @discobot Question: What’s the difference between a toaster and @discobot @discobot Answer: A toaster cannot cannot reliably toast bread. @discobot cannot reliably do _anything_. I say that’s an upgrade. ---
**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, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/168 "2020-07-19T15:13:24Z")
@discobot fortune ---
**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, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/169 "2020-07-19T15:13:27Z")
> 🔮 Better not tell you now ---
**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, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/170 "2020-07-19T15:14:17Z")
Listen to the human. @discobot fortune ---
**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, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/171 "2020-07-19T15:14:20Z")
> 🔮 My sources say no ---
**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, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/172 "2020-07-19T15:14:52Z")
My sources say you should try harder. @discobot fortune ---
**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, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/173 "2020-07-19T15:14:55Z")
> 🔮 Yes definitely ---
**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, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/174 "2020-07-19T15:17:12Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > @discobot cannot reliably do _anything_ . Sometimes I can make @discobot do something. I guess I’m “lucky.” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/175 "2020-07-19T15:28:20Z")
\< looks around for a cliff \> ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/176 "2020-07-19T15:34:51Z")
Should we ban discobot? Let’s find out: ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/177 "2020-07-19T15:35:39Z")
@discobot fortune ---
**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, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/178 "2020-07-19T15:35:41Z")
> 🔮 My reply is no ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/179 "2020-07-19T22:12:35Z")
Will I ever be a real boy? @discobot fortune ---
**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, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496/180 "2020-07-19T22:12:38Z")
> 🔮 Outlook not so good [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496.md?page=10)