# Coldfire... You crazy punk... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 18, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377 "2003-07-18T13:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/61 "2003-07-18T15:51:31Z")
“spastic” refers to disabilities over here, Munch. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/62 "2003-07-18T15:54:26Z")
Jeez, now EVERYBODY is going spacko. And **Tarantula** , another way I’ve heard it is if one person tells you you’re a horse’s ass, feel free to ignore them. But if a whole bunch of people tell you you’re a horse’s ass, it’s time to buy a saddle. One saddle winging its way to you. Now, don’t let **Coldfire** ride you TOO hard, even though you deserve it. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/63 "2003-07-18T15:54:40Z")
Gotcha. There’s the rub. Spastic refers to temper tantrum over here. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/64 "2003-07-18T15:56:51Z")
**utkik** , **ruadh** : You guys are fucking crazy. ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/65 "2003-07-18T16:31:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*That would be Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain. **Tarantula** is definitely removing doubt here. \*\* Not necessarily. There appears to be some [question](http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20010115.html) as to the exact origin of the famous phrase. > [@](#): > > All the confusion and disagreement surrounding both the author and the wording of this saying led us to suspect that it may be a simple maxim, not attributable to any single person – which is not to question its wisdom. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/66 "2003-07-18T17:26:15Z")
Am I too late for the drunken paddies? Ah toss! Whatever, I’ll have half a pint of whatever **Tarantula** was drinking, fuck it, give me a full one. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/67 "2003-07-18T18:10:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fin\_man \* > \*\*Somebody once said (and forgive if the quote isn’t exact) “It’s better to keep quiet and let them think you are a fool then open your mouth and remove all doubt.” \*\* Homer’s Brain: What does that mean? You better say something before they think you’re stupid. Homer: Takes one to know one! Homer’s Brain: SWISH! ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/68 "2003-07-18T23:52:07Z")
I am seeing **yojimbo** ’s posts like those cheap martial arts film special effects where they film one technique, but show it repeated three times at high speed to give the impression of super-awsome power[sup]TM[/sup]. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/69 "2003-07-19T07:25:43Z")
\*\*Bippy/b], then what would the technique of Bullet Time translate to? Posters very slowly kicking other poster’s ass? Hey, I think you may be onto something there, mate. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/70 "2003-07-19T10:12:36Z")
I remember, when I was a wee child, I would talk big about all the things I’d do to the guys that were bigger and stronger than me. I’d say, “I’d take my laser and ZAP 'em!” 'Course, I wouldn’t say this to THEM, or in any venue that would result in real consequences. It was really easy to talk about all these wonderful, amazing things I could do when I was fantasizing. The moral of the story: Taranty, you ain’t no ninja, child. I’ve shat things with more ninja prowess than you. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/71 "2003-07-19T19:07:49Z")
Why hasn’t someone stepped on this sad arachnid? ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/72 "2003-07-21T06:09:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > \*\ ***utkik** , **ruadh** : You guys are fucking crazy. \*\* :rolleyes: Do you actually believe that the slang terms in your country are used everywhere else in the English speaking world, or have you only just discovered you can curse in the Pit? ---
**Author:** ![Tarantula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@Tarantula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarantula)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/73 "2003-07-21T08:10:31Z")
Well, this morning I’m hungover. That Friday craziness led to an entire weekend of drinking… Anyhoo, just stopped in to say “You’re all on the list…” Except my ninja allies - and fellow countrymen. “Now, at last, we may get some respite from the madness” ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377/74 "2003-07-21T19:54:20Z")
Reading **Tarantula’s** posts in this thread, I’m reminded of _Raiders of the Lost Ark_. **Tarantula** is the sword wielding guy, and **Coldfire** is Indy when he just pulls out his gun and shoots him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-you-crazy-punk/189377.md?page=3)