# Demeaning post by IvoryTowerDenizen **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 8, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113 "2017-08-08T18:01:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/81 "2017-08-24T17:34:25Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > And what’s their motivation, anyhow, for handing it to me? Are they gloating? Trying to help? They are trying to forestall the “It’s just a flesh wound” inevitable on the Dope. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/82 "2017-08-24T18:09:51Z")
It’s a common tactic in battle. When you look over your shoulder to see if your ass is really missing, they swing a halberd into your chest. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/83 "2017-08-24T19:02:33Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I’d never really thought that metaphor through. If someone is trying to hand me my ass, I’m probably bleeding out and am in no shape to reach out to accept it. And what’s their motivation, anyhow, for handing it to me? Are they gloating? Trying to help? > > It’s pretty horrifying all around. My guess is that they “owned” you and your ass, and you can have your ass back only because they felt like letting you have it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/84 "2017-08-24T19:06:53Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > It’s a common tactic in battle. When you look over your shoulder to see if your ass is really missing, they swing a **halberd** into your chest. Actually, it’s a glaive-guisarme. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/85 "2017-08-24T21:49:57Z")
I’ve never handed anyone their ass before. I have sewn bits of ass back together on a surprisingly wide variety of different people, however. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/86 "2017-08-24T22:07:18Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I’ve never handed anyone their ass before. > > I have sewn bits of ass back together on a surprisingly wide variety of different people, however. Ever make a human centipede? I understand that you probably shouldn’t acknowledge it, so if the answer is “yes”, say that it isn’t, or don’t reply at all. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/87 "2017-08-24T22:41:19Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Good God, what part of this is a complicated calculation??? > > It’s THREADSHITTING. He’s not warned for insulting posters. If he had been warned for insulting posters, your question would have relevance. > > I sometimes think that there are posters on this Board who simply cannot stand to see authority used in any way, and MUST try and question it. :smack: Jeez, cut him a break…he’s drunk! ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/88 "2017-08-25T05:21:24Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > My guess is that they “owned” you and your ass, and you can have your ass back only because they felt like letting you have it. Did they buy it on eBay? Was it sold on the black market? Did I put it up as collateral on a debt? I’m not sure which is more fascinating: the job of ass-handing or the ability to own someone else’s ass… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/89 "2017-08-25T05:24:56Z")
Some of us can only dream of being the object of demeaning posts by **IvoryTowerDenizen**. Mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/90 "2017-08-25T12:17:14Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Actually, it’s a glaive-guisarme. 😛 Why did I read that in [Professor Frink](https://www.google.com/search?q=frink&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS749US749&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2rP3HrvLVAhUHxoMKHaEICSQQ_AUICigB&biw=1600&bih=770)’s voice? ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/91 "2017-08-25T12:38:22Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Did they buy it on eBay? Was it sold on the black market? Did I put it up as collateral on a debt? > > I’m not sure which is more fascinating: the job of ass-handing or the ability to own someone else’s ass… :dubious: Emoji notwithstanding, people commonly use “own your/his/her/my ass” as an expression of dominance. Try google. But it’s just a guess. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/92 "2017-08-25T15:09:32Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Emoji notwithstanding, people commonly use “own your/his/her/my ass” as an expression of dominance. I have never heard of such a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/93 "2017-08-25T15:16:24Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Ever make a human centipede? > > I understand that you probably shouldn’t acknowledge it, so if the answer is “yes”, say that it isn’t, or don’t reply at all. It’s attaching ass back to ass, with donor and recipient being the same. What’s difficult about that concept? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/94 "2017-08-25T15:40:24Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > Emoji notwithstanding, people commonly use “own your/his/her/my ass” as an expression of dominance. Try google. > > But it’s just a guess. Wow. Do you really think I was criticizing your comment? :smack: The “dubious” emoji was to show that I was dubious about which facetious concept I considered more fascinating. In case you didn’t notice, the thread has gone to a silly phase. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113/95 "2017-08-25T16:06:55Z")
**Moderator Action** Since the original question has been addressed and the thread has gone into a “silly phase” (as was mentioned), it’s probably best to close this before some misunderstandings get out of hand and I’ll have to get medieval on someone’s ass. Thread closed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demeaning-post-by-ivorytowerdenizen/793113.md?page=4)