# Don't call me bud, bud **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792 "2025-02-25T20:49:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/41 "2025-02-26T02:21:15Z")
Can I call you Al? How about comrade? ---
**Author:** ![DooProcess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DooProcess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooProcess)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/42 "2025-02-26T02:23:10Z")
I can’t tell the differences between upper case i and lower case L . Are you talking about AI or Al? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/43 "2025-02-26T02:26:45Z")
Why would I call anyone ‘Artificial Intelligence’? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/44 "2025-02-26T02:36:38Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Why would I call anyone ‘Artificial Intelligence’?‎ Calling someone “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) would generally be a way to refer to a machine or system that has been designed to simulate aspects of human intelligence, like problem-solving, learning, or decision-making. In this context, “Artificial” refers to the fact that the intelligence is not biological but is created by humans, typically using computer algorithms and models. In a conversation, though, calling someone “Artificial Intelligence” might be a playful or sarcastic way of pointing out that they’re acting in a very logical, calculated, or “robotic” way, like they’re relying on data or strict reasoning rather than emotions or human intuition. It could also be a term used more generally to describe a person who is extremely rational, precise, or unemotional in their approach, which could either be a compliment or a critique depending on the tone. But it’s definitely more commonly used to refer to non-human systems that mimic human thought processes. Would you be using it in this context, or are you referring to something else? ---
**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 26, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/45 "2025-02-26T02:38:30Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Why would I call anyone ‘Artificial Intelligence’? Haley Joel Osment told me to stop calling him “Sixth Sense”. That’s why. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/46 "2025-02-26T03:23:06Z")
Did you use AI to create this post? A > [@DocCathode](#): > > Haley Joel Osment told me to stop calling him “Sixth Sense”. That’s why. Yeah, he doesn’t like me calling him Gump Jr., either. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/47 "2025-02-26T03:52:38Z")
You wanna take it outside, Bucko? (Why yes, I grew up watching “Happy Days.” How did you know?) ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/48 "2025-02-26T05:03:48Z")
This reminds me of the best “fightin’ words” I have heard uttered IRL… On a bus in San Francisco there were two guys about get into a full on physical altercation. The last thing I heard as I got off the bus was one guy say to the other “Don’t call me bro! My daddy’s shoes were never under your Mama’s bed” ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/49 "2025-02-26T09:48:59Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Can I call you Ray, or can I [Or you can call me Jay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCqh5ROtQRg) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/50 "2025-02-26T10:02:56Z")
Jeez, whatever happened to the friendly appelation of, “pal”? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/51 "2025-02-26T10:26:53Z")
I like turtles. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/52 "2025-02-26T13:20:06Z")
OK boomer. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/53 "2025-02-26T13:37:32Z")
> [@DooProcess](#): > > On another forum i noted how attractive a lady in a sfw gif was and asked her name thusly; “whom is this minx?” > > The fellow who originally posted it replies with “who knows, its a GIF, bud” > > The lass was immediately identified by the next poster. … this is about Mary Kate Cornett, right? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/54 "2025-02-26T13:39:56Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Can I call you Al? Gawddammit, you gave me an earworm. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/55 "2025-02-26T13:54:57Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Sweet summer child? Petite country mouse ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/56 "2025-02-27T04:28:39Z")
Are you feeling better today, Boss? ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/57 "2025-02-27T05:49:53Z")
Once you call someone a “minx” you are fair game, kid. ---
**Author:** ![DooProcess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DooProcess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooProcess)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/58 "2025-02-27T13:30:57Z")
I will note that I have recovered from my experience with the aid of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![DooProcess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DooProcess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooProcess)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/59 "2025-02-27T13:32:24Z")
What if I had said coquette? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792/60 "2025-02-27T15:22:48Z")
> [@Palooka](#): > > Since we’re here anyway, who was the minx? And why is it OK to call her a minx, but not OK to call him bud? > [@Princhester](#): > > Once you call someone a “minx” you are fair game, kid This. > [@DooProcess](#): > > What if I had said coquette? Doesn’t help. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-me-bud-bud/1014792.md?page=4)