# Bigger asshole: Shawn Spencer from PSYCH, or Batman? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 4, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475 "2010-11-04T16:34:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/1 "2010-11-04T16:34:32Z")
Poll in a moment. Just make sure your answer is silly, or I will threaten to feed you to the hyenas and then not follow through. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/2 "2010-11-04T16:44:45Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Poll in a moment. Just make sure your answer is silly, or I will threaten to feed you to the hyenas and then not follow through. If my dad was Arnie Becker I would get no end of tail. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/3 "2010-11-04T17:19:40Z")
Maggie Lawson. Naked… Wait, what’s this thread about, again? ---
**Author:** ![Caiata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Caiata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caiata)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/4 "2010-11-04T17:59:43Z")
I turn to my boyfriend and say, “How does he NOT get punched in the face?” just about every 5 minutes while watching Psych. I’ve never noticed asshole tendencies in Batman, perhaps because I haven’t watched a lot of it; although I do find Christian Bale’s ultragravelly voice supremely annoying, I don’t think it counts as assholish behaviour. So, yeah, Shawn (ugh, it hurts my fingers to type that abomination of a name). I like hyenas, so please follow through 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/5 "2010-11-04T18:22:48Z")
> [@Caiata](#): > > I turn to my boyfriend and say, “How does he NOT get punched in the face?” just about every 5 minutes while watching Psych. I’ve never noticed asshole tendencies in Batman, perhaps because I haven’t watched a lot of it; although I do find Christian Bale’s ultragravelly voice supremely annoying, I don’t think it counts as assholish behaviour. To be fair, it’s comics-Batman who’s the asshole, not movie-Batman. I only referred to Bale for the sex joke. > [@](#): > > So, yeah, Shawn (ugh, it hurts my fingers to type that abomination of a name). > > I like hyenas, so please follow through 🙂 Wait – you WANT to be eaten by hyenas? That seems… odd. ETA: Also, it’s the _c_ in _Spencer_ that vexes me. If Thor had meant us to spell the name that way he would not have given us the Faerie Queene. ---
**Author:** ![Caiata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Caiata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caiata)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/6 "2010-11-04T18:24:23Z")
My theory is they won’t eat me if they can tell that I think they’re cute and want to cuddle. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/7 "2010-11-04T18:44:19Z")
Shawn rocks and would be a great friend. Batman would suck as a friend since he’d be plotting to take you out and use any weakness you ever reveled against you. That being said Maggie Lawson naked is by far the best answer . . . to everything. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/8 "2010-11-04T18:51:51Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Shawn rocks and would be a great friend. Batman would suck as a friend since he’d be plotting to take you out and use any weakness you ever reveled against you. Batman’s plot to take me out would be to walk over and punch me. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/9 "2010-11-04T18:55:15Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Shawn rocks and would be a great friend. Batman would suck as a friend since he’d be plotting to take you out and use any weakness you ever reveled against you. Shawn will crack jokes at your mother’s funeral. Batman will kick Shawn’s ass for doing so. Admittedly kicking his ass isn’t all that hard; my niece could do it and she weighs less than a hundred pounds. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/10 "2010-11-04T18:56:22Z")
I voted that I can only judge them on their sexual prowess, HOWEVER, It actually gets really old dating someone who is all broody and deep. Fuck that. At least Shawn and I could trade Rainbow Brite references till the breakabreaka dawn. Also its his parents’ fault he spells his name that stupid way, so I can’t hold it against him. Bearing in mind I have entire friendships lasting decades that consist of nothing but an exchange of witticisms mixed with 80s references. If I could make a living at that somehow, I probably would. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/11 "2010-11-04T18:58:07Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > Also its his parents’ fault he spells his name that stupid way, so I can’t hold it against him. I refuse to believe that. Shawn’s dad would have insisted on the proper spelling because he is anal; Shawn probably changed it as an adult to be a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/12 "2010-11-04T18:59:55Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Shawn will crack jokes at your mother’s funeral. You say that like it’s a bad thing. All of my best friends hold nothing sacred. But back to Maggie, come on Skald stay on topic. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/13 "2010-11-04T19:22:49Z")
Remove Christian Bale from option 6; replace with Dulé Hill. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/14 "2010-11-04T19:33:10Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Remove Christian Bale from option 6; replace with Dulé Hill. Fool of a oracle! Then you won’t be comparing PSYCH and BATMAN. You’ll just be having a three-way with [del]Shawn[/del] **SEAN, goddamnit!** and Gus. Is that what you want? Also, the chief is better looking that Jules. I would have suggested her but I don’t know either the character or the actress’s name, and I don’t know how to get to use [Google images](http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=25657,26637,27026,27031,27032,27035,27036,27219,27284,27357&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=kirsten+nelson&cp=0&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=Ibl&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=615), [imdb.com](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625529/) or, or [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Vick). ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/15 "2010-11-04T19:33:39Z")
> [@Caiata](#): > > I’ve never noticed asshole tendencies in Batman Haven’t you ever heard “Logically Critical”? Batman has a car that can drive itself, but he refuses to share the technology. How many people are killed each year in traffic accidents that would be totally preventable if Batman weren’t such a bastard? Sure, Shawn [sic] can get on people’s nerves sometimes, but he’s no mass murderer. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/16 "2010-11-04T19:42:03Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > Haven’t you ever heard “Logically Critical”? Batman has a car that can drive itself, but he refuses to share the technology. How many people are killed each year in traffic accidents that would be totally preventable if Batman weren’t such a bastard? > > Sure, Shawn [sic] can get on people’s nerves sometimes, but he’s no mass murderer. How many people have the Joker killed? How many people could have been saved if Batman would have just put a bullet in his head? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/17 "2010-11-04T19:51:44Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > How many people have the Joker killed? How many people could have been saved if Batman would have just put a bullet in his head? Meh. If Batman’s responsible for that, so is Jim Gordon and every cop whose ever driven the Joker to Gotham while the clown was restrained. For true assholery you have to turn things like the Tower of Babel. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/18 "2010-11-04T20:05:12Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > Haven’t you ever heard “Logically Critical”? Batman has a car that can drive itself, but he refuses to share the technology. How many people are killed each year in traffic accidents that would be totally preventable if Batman weren’t such a bastard? > > Sure, Shawn [sic] can get on people’s nerves sometimes, but he’s no mass murderer. I think the general concept behind this post is worthy of further discussion, but I didn’t want to hijack the thread. [Follow me](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13103565#post13103565) to IMHO if you wish. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/19 "2010-11-04T22:43:49Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Fool of a oracle! > > Then you won’t be comparing PSYCH and BATMAN. You’ll just be having a three-way with [del]Shawn[/del] **SEAN, goddamnit!** and Gus. Is that what you want? Well, now that you mention it, yes, that’s exactly what I want. Where do I go to sign up for that? If it must be a goddamn Batman, I’d pick almost any of them over Christian “Throat Cancer” Bale–though Adam West has to be in his 1960s prime, and I’d prefer to think of Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday. Also, I’m an oracle now? Woot! Vegas, baby, here I come! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475/20 "2010-11-05T23:48:26Z")
Batman’s\*[maggie lawson naked]\* only an asshole\*[maggie lawson naked]\* when he’s badly written._[maggie lawson naked]_ Shawn’s not an asshole\*[maggie lawson naked]\*, he just has no \*[maggie lawson naked]\*self control. _[maggie lawson naked]_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475.md?page=2)