# I'm sorry.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry/218079>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 10, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry/218079 "2003-12-10T03:22:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![\_possum\_stalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b77776/32.png) [@\_possum\_stalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_possum_stalker)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry/218079/61 "2003-12-10T23:59:56Z")

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**Ilsa** , I think your problem could be categorized under “kicking against the pricks.” _(crosses that one off “obnoxious phrases to use at least once in my lifetime” list)_

Seriously, when someone annoys you, just walk away. Or if you must say something, keep it free of profanity, if possible.

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**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry/218079/62 "2003-12-11T11:17:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by 'possum stalker \*  
> \*\ ***Ilsa** , I think your problem could be categorized under “kicking against the pricks.” _(crosses that one off “obnoxious phrases to use at least once in my lifetime” list)_  
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I doubt that our resident lizard-fucker would understand the reference. (I’m not quite sure why you labelled it as an “obnoxious phrase”, **'possum stalker** ).

It comes from Acts 9 in the KJV:

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> 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
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> 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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> 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
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> 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
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> 7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
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> 8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

The “pricks” being referred to are cattle prods. Saul is metaphorically a cow. If he resists the prod, it’s only going to get driven in harder. Saul understands this, and stops fighting.

I don’t see any conversion on the road to Damascus happening for lizard boy, the fountain of putz.

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**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry/218079/63 "2003-12-11T13:26:13Z")

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So **Ilsa** starts one thread in MPSIMS “[Ask The Guy Who Was Banned For An Hour!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=228504)”

… followed less than three hours later by this one.

Nothing like a bit of good ol’ attention whoring to pass the time.

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry/218079/64 "2003-12-11T13:30:05Z")

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No, this one was begun on Dec. 9 at 10 pm my time, and the Ask the Guy one was begun on Dec. 10 at 7:30 am my time. This one was first by roughly 9.5 hours, if my math is right.

I don’t see anything wrong with playing it for laughs, as long as it’s in the right forum.

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