# Code Of Doc Savage. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346 "2013-02-05T00:42:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/1 "2013-02-05T00:42:11Z")
“Let me strive, every moment of my life, to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right, and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do. Let me do right to all, and wrong no man.” Funny, even though he was a fictional charator in the 1930’s-40’s, it’s still a darn fine code. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/2 "2013-02-05T00:49:01Z")
THE TOP TEN REASONS YOU MIGHT BE A DOC SAVAGE FAN by Nick Pollotta (with apologies to Lester Dent) 10. You only ride in cars on the running boards. 9. Whenever you’re happy, there’s a weird trilling noise. 8. You keep the car keys at the bottom of a piranha tank. 7. You’re disappointed when elevators don’t start suddenly traveling sideways at 90 miles per hour. 6. You’ve nicknamed your VW Bug, “Helldiver”. 5. Listening to a bull fiddle play in a philharmonic orchestra makes you want to duck for cover. 4. You refer to the toolshed in the backyard as your Fortress of Solitude. 3. You flatly refuse to have more than five friends. 2. You consider Buckaroo Banzai your illegitimate son. And the top reason you might be a Doc Savage fan is… 1. You spend every waking moment fixing those damn ripped shirts! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/3 "2013-02-05T00:51:15Z")
I’m not sure where it fits into the code, but Doc had some pretty skeevy ideas about free will. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/4 "2013-02-05T02:02:32Z")
I prefer the code of Wyld Stallyns. 1 Party on, dudes! 2 Be excellent to each other! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/5 "2013-02-05T02:04:50Z")
I’ll be superalgamated! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/6 "2013-02-05T02:55:24Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > I’ll be superalgamated! \ I’ll just bet you will be!\ I once saw a wooden packing crate, with the words “Hidalgo Trading Company” stenciled onto it. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/7 "2013-02-05T03:25:53Z")
Pipe down shyster! ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/8 "2013-02-05T11:22:10Z")
“Mona, you’re a brick.” (Can’t believe that quote from the movie is still stored in memory somewhere) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/9 "2013-02-05T12:42:49Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > THE TOP TEN REASONS YOU MIGHT BE A DOC SAVAGE FAN > by Nick Pollotta > (with apologies to Lester Dent) > 10. You only ride in cars on the running boards. > 9. Whenever you’re happy, there’s a weird trilling noise. > 8. You keep the car keys at the bottom of a piranha tank. > 7. You’re disappointed when elevators don’t start suddenly traveling sideways at 90 miles per hour. > 6. You’ve nicknamed your VW Bug, “Helldiver”. > 5. Listening to a bull fiddle play in a philharmonic orchestra makes you want to duck for cover. > 4. You refer to the toolshed in the backyard as your Fortress of Solitude. > 3. You flatly refuse to have more than five friends. > 2. You consider Buckaroo Banzai your illegitimate son. > And the top reason you might be a Doc Savage fan is… > > 1. You spend every waking moment fixing those damn ripped shirts! #1 can’t be right – it doesn’t leave any timre for mentally extracting square and cube roots. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/10 "2013-02-05T15:46:23Z")
\ Am I the only one who misread this as the Code of Dan Savage? I was expecting a _slightly_ different discussion. \ Should I be worried that I already abide by one of the top ten and didn’t even know who Doc Savage was before this thread? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/11 "2013-02-05T17:18:47Z")
Were you raised by scientists? ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/12 "2013-02-05T18:55:57Z")
> [@Iggy](#): > > \ > Am I the only one who misread this as the Code of Dan Savage? I was expecting a _slightly_ different discussion. > \ > > Should I be worried that I already abide by one of the top ten and didn’t even know who Doc Savage was before this thread? So how do you make YOUR trilling noise? 😃 ETA: they’re not piranhas, they’re sharks with friggin’ lasers on their heads. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/13 "2013-02-06T00:28:30Z")
i never wanted any tats, i am now reconsidering. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/14 "2013-02-06T01:29:56Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > "Let me strive, every moment of my life, to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right, and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do. Let me do right to all, and wrong no man. . . . . Respectfully [submitted for your approval.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VSg07gQRqY#t=22s) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/15 "2013-02-06T04:16:46Z")
Also, there’s no mental or character fault that can’t be solved by science. …and by “science,” of course, I mean “a Leucotome and a steady hand.” ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/16 "2013-02-06T15:09:56Z")
Let’s review what the author, Lester Dent thought up: Radio garage door-opener Telephone answering machine Machine pistols Force-fields Teleportation (?) What else? ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/17 "2013-02-06T18:43:35Z")
I remember reading DocNovels back when I was in high school. I remember his high speed car chases where the speedometer was pushing - and sometime exceeded - a blazing fast 70 mph. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/18 "2013-02-06T18:45:39Z")
And don’t forget his trimotor airplane, which could go over 200 mph! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/19 "2013-02-06T19:16:35Z")
And his amazing dirigable! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346/20 "2013-02-06T20:17:55Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I remember reading DocNovels back when I was in high school. I remember his high speed car chases where the speedometer was pushing - and sometime exceeded - a blazing fast 70 mph. Try standing on the running board at 70, Mister Smart Guy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-of-doc-savage/649346.md?page=2)