# Hypocrites!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 11, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698 "2006-12-11T16:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/1 "2006-12-11T16:19:03Z")
No, I don’t have a particular set of hypocrites in mind – read the news, read a random selection of GD and Pit threads, you’ll find plenty. What this is, is a **spelling rant**. You obviously have picked up the vocabulary, people; take the time to learn how to _spel tha wurds u wanna yuze_. Because “hippocrassy” looks just as retarded as that italicized clause. The people who say one thing while secretly doing something contrary to it are _hypocrites_. What they’re engaged in is _hypocrisy_. And their behavior is _hypocritical_ in nature. It derives from a Greek verb that meant “to play a role on stage” and hence has picked up the meaning of appearing in public to be someone other than who you are in private. Armed with that info, it’s not hard to see the prefix _hypo-_ (under) and various words based on _crisis, critic, critical_ going together to make up the word and its various forms. **Hippocracy** means _rule by horses_ – which I grant is a shade better than “rule by horse’s asses,” but has nothing to do with a dissembling public facade hiding a sleazy private life. And the other misspellings have no meaning whatsoever except that you meant “hypocrite” or a related word and can’t be bothered to look up the spelling. Thank you. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Roonwit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@Roonwit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roonwit)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/2 "2006-12-11T16:24:08Z")
I’m all for Hippocracy. It’s the first step to minotaurs ruling the world. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/3 "2006-12-11T16:50:55Z")
You’re talking to [me](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8042344&postcount=2), aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/4 "2006-12-11T17:14:04Z")
Not to be confused with HIPOcracy, of course, which is government by procedural (not event driven) programming. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/5 "2006-12-11T17:18:38Z")
So then what will we call it when hippos rule the world? ---
**Author:** ![aclubs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@aclubs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aclubs)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/6 "2006-12-11T17:23:34Z")
What about rule by hippies? ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/7 "2006-12-11T17:24:07Z")
[QUOTE=Terrifel] So then what will we call it when hippos rule the world? [/QUOTE] Fantasia ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/8 "2006-12-11T17:27:06Z")
I’m in favor of hipaacracy, rule by those who do not disclose confidential medical information. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/9 "2006-12-11T17:29:29Z")
Hippocracy is actually when you mean one thing and spell another. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/10 "2006-12-11T17:38:38Z")
[QUOTE=Terrifel] So then what will we call it when hippos rule the world? [/QUOTE] [Berserk.](http://www.amazon.com/Hippos-Go-Berserk-Sandra-Boynton/dp/0689834349) ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/11 "2006-12-11T17:57:09Z")
Well, I, for one, welcome our new horse overlords. ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/12 "2006-12-11T20:33:44Z")
[QUOTE=Polycarp] No, I don’t have a particular set of hypocrites in mind – read the news, read a random selection of GD and Pit threads, you’ll find plenty. What this is, is a **spelling rant**. You obviously have picked up the vocabulary, people; take the time to learn how to _spel tha wurds u wanna yuze_. Because “hippocrassy” looks just as retarded as that italicized clause. The people who say one thing while secretly doing something contrary to it are _hypocrites_. What they’re engaged in is _hypocrisy_. And their behavior is _hypocritical_ in nature. It derives from a Greek verb that meant “to play a role on stage” and hence has picked up the meaning of appearing in public to be someone other than who you are in private. Armed with that info, it’s not hard to see the prefix _hypo-_ (under) and various words based on _crisis, critic, critical_ going together to make up the word and its various forms. **Hippocracy** means _rule by horses_ – which I grant is a shade better than “rule by horse’s asses,” but has nothing to do with a dissembling public facade hiding a sleazy private life. And the other misspellings have no meaning whatsoever except that you meant “hypocrite” or a related word and can’t be bothered to look up the spelling. Thank you. That is all. [/QUOTE] Underlining added by me. I believe you meant “horses’ asses.” It’s a plural noun. Learn the language, hyppakritte! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/13 "2006-12-11T20:51:50Z")
[QUOTE=Mayo Speaks!] Underlining added by me. I believe you meant “horses’ asses.” It’s a plural noun. Learn the language, hyppakritte! [/QUOTE] Why would you make such an assumption? I would think that a horse who was powerful enough to rule might indeed own more than one ass. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/14 "2006-12-11T20:58:05Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Why would you make such an assumption? I would think that a horse who was powerful enough to rule might indeed own more than one ass. [/QUOTE] If Bush was riding the horse… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/15 "2006-12-11T21:08:28Z")
I, for one, welcome our new Hippo Overlords. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/16 "2006-12-11T21:25:04Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] I would think that a horse who was powerful enough to rule might indeed own more than one ass. [/QUOTE] Ownership of two asses didn’t do [this chicken](http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Malformed_chicken_dies_in_New_Zealand) any favours. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/17 "2006-12-11T21:38:34Z")
[QUOTE=Polycarp] **Hippocracy** means _rule by horses_ [/QUOTE] This sounds apocalyptic. Pestilence, War, Famine and Death. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/18 "2006-12-11T21:49:25Z")
[QUOTE=aclubs] What about rule by hippies? [/QUOTE] “Groovy” ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/19 "2006-12-11T21:53:20Z")
[QUOTE=Mayo Speaks!] I believe you meant “horses’ asses.” It’s a plural noun. Learn the language, hyppakritte! [/QUOTE] I believe you meant “hippocrat”. … assuming that Polycarp is a horse. or a hippo. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698/20 "2006-12-11T22:03:12Z")
[QUOTE=Mayo Speaks!] Underlining added by me. I believe you meant “horses’ asses.” It’s a plural noun. Learn the language, hyppakritte! [/QUOTE] Gaudere’s Law applies once again. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypocrites/383698.md?page=2)