# Pitting Untoward Parable and Condesending Robot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 2, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793 "2011-12-02T03:46:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/1 "2011-12-02T03:46:34Z")
In the tradition of **Der Trihs** and **Naxos** , the Leftist Helen Lovejoy-esque Hall of Shame is proud to present Untoward Parable: > [@](#): > > I wouldn’t be that surprised if it were true, people that study economics and business tend to be selfish pricks obviously. > [@](#): > > Humanity is an amoeba. No part of the goo is more important or relevant than another. We are all equally meaningless. Some get to hang out in the soft squishy center and others are grated against the rocks, but none of us have any say in where the blob goes. Life is a stage. > [@](#): > > Then again, maybe people are mad enough to elect someone like Gingrich, I won’t say he’s Hitler, Hitler had charisma, but he may reflect enough of the angst of people to get there. Still I doubt the heck out of it, guy is a bridge troll and hey how good is this ad during christmas?, “Don’t be a Gingrich. Keep taxes low for hard working Americans.” and Condescending Robot: > [@](#): > > Because, in the face of the biggest world economic disaster in the last seventy years, the Republican Party not only has no serious answer to the meltdown, they also don’t even seem to care about it. More often than not, it seems like this is a party for which THE ONLY issue is the subjugation of homosexuals. A single-issue party devoted to oppressing a minority group is an evil thing, without meaningful precedent in the post-Civil War American political mainstream. Even in the worst days of George Wallace, the national Democratic Party was not single-mindedly devoted to the notion that the subjugation of blacks could and should continue forever. The Nazi comparison is more than apt–the range of problems which Republicans blame on this minority group, the obvious view of them as subhuman, and the fact that Republican debate audiences literally cheer the concept of death, brings to mind nothing more than Nazi attitudes towards Jews and accompanying nihilistic death-worship. If this is not evil, what is? > [@](#): > > The state-sponsored execution of black people for the amusement of white Christians. > Quote: > what, specifically do you think was being booed when the gay marine asked his question > The existence of homosexuals. > Quote: > ; why, specifically do you think some “had a fit” when Perry talked about illegals > Because Republicans hate Mexicans. > Quote: > ; and who exactly is fine with people dying on the streets? > Republicans want people to die on the streets, in prisons, on battlefields in foreign countries, pretty much everywhere. For a party that claims to be “pro-life” they sure do resemble, to all external appearances, a death cult. > [@](#): > > Look man, it’s NOT acceptable to be against abortion or gay rights. Those are inhuman, anti-life positions. That there is actually a “debate” in our country about whether or not women should be punished for having sex or certain people should get the same rights as other people is a sign of our own moral sickness, not that people who hold the evil positions on these matters are somehow worthy of consideration as ethical people. Has the Kool-Aid drinking alcoholic bums at OWS been joining Straight Dope MEssage Board lately? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/2 "2011-12-02T03:52:29Z")
Okay first of all, it’s really better if you actually link to where the quotes came from. Second, my first impression of **Untoward Parable** was that he’s the _Mirror, Mirror_ version of _you._ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![emcee2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emcee2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emcee2k)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/3 "2011-12-02T03:54:17Z")
I clicked on this thread because it sounded awesome. Then I realized those were names of posters. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/4 "2011-12-02T03:55:01Z")
I can see, politically, why you object to differing points of view, particularly ones that present a stereotype. But I cannot for the life of me work out why you’re upset about this quote: > [@](#): > > Humanity is an amoeba. No part of the goo is more important or relevant than another. We are all equally meaningless. Some get to hang out in the soft squishy center and others are grated against the rocks, but none of us have any say in where the blob goes. Life is a stage. That’s a pretty accurate summation of our species. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/5 "2011-12-02T03:55:28Z")
> [@emcee2k](#): > > I clicked on this thread because it sounded awesome. Then I realized those were names of posters. You thought anything **Qin** had to say would be awesome? Are you drunk? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/6 "2011-12-02T03:59:08Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > You thought anything **Qin** had to say would be awesome? Are you drunk? Probably a Kool-Aid drinking alcoholic bum. Though if you were an alcoholic bum, why would you be drinking Kool-Aid? ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/7 "2011-12-02T04:04:10Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > But I cannot for the life of me work out why you’re upset about this quote: > > > [@](#): > > > > Humanity is an amoeba. No part of the goo is more important or relevant than another. We are all equally meaningless. Some get to hang out in the soft squishy center and others are grated against the rocks, but none of us have any say in where the blob goes. Life is a stage. > > That’s a pretty accurate summation of our species. Ditto. A novel could be written around that. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/8 "2011-12-02T04:07:07Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Has the Kool-Aid drinking alcoholic bums at OWS been joining Straight Dope MEssage Board lately? :dubious: From the looks of that sentence, it seems like you’re the one who’s been drinking. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/9 "2011-12-02T04:14:23Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > From the looks of that sentence, it seems like you’re the one who’s been drinking. Go easy on him. His left testicle just descended. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/10 "2011-12-02T04:23:50Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Has the Kool-Aid drinking alcoholic bums at OWS been joining Straight Dope MEssage Board lately? You’re being lied to. Ask yourself: Who benefits from this inaccurate characterization of OWS? And why would they want to convince you to believe such a thing? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/11 "2011-12-02T04:28:07Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > Go easy on him. His left testicle just descended. Caoch Jerry?! ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/12 "2011-12-02T04:50:33Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > Has the Kool-Aid drinking alcoholic bums at OWS been joining Straight Dope MEssage Board lately? :dubious: Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/13 "2011-12-02T05:01:29Z")
Condesending Robot I don’t know. But you’re claiming Untoward Parable is a Leftist? Say what you will about Der Trihs, nobody has ever accused him of political apathy. Untoward Parable is claiming that all politics is meaningless, left and right, up and down. Untoward Parable is mocking the protesters at Occupy Wall Street for thinking they can change anything (and he’s mocking Tea Party protestors for the same reason). Qin, you need to develop some depth to your politics. You shouldn’t pretend that there are only two sides - yours and everyone else’s - and that everyone who doesn’t agree with you must all be on the same side. It’s the same mistake I’ve seen you make in your religious posts. ---
**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 2, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/14 "2011-12-02T05:04:03Z")
I didn’t understand the amoeba analogy. Surely the nucleus is more important that the rest of the “goo”. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/15 "2011-12-02T05:37:45Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > You’re being lied to. Ask yourself: Who benefits from this inaccurate characterization of OWS? And why would they want to convince you to believe such a thing? I was being hyperbolic there, :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/16 "2011-12-02T06:49:49Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > I was being hyperbolic there, :dubious: Shouldn’t you be in bed – it’s a school night, and all. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/17 "2011-12-02T06:53:31Z")
> [@emcee2k](#): > > I clicked on this thread because it sounded awesome. Then I realized those were names of posters. “The Untoward Parable of the Condescending Robot” sounds like it would be fairly interesting. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/18 "2011-12-02T08:37:42Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > “The Untoward Parable of the Condescending Robot” sounds like it would be fairly interesting. I thought it was a tale already made by Douglas Adams. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/19 "2011-12-02T08:53:46Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > “The Untoward Parable of the Condescending Robot” sounds like it would be fairly interesting. Yeah, Robot Jesus can spin a good yarn. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793/20 "2011-12-02T10:17:33Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > I was being hyperbolic there, :dubious: Hyperbole doesn’t work if it’s indistinguishable from your normal rhetoric. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-untoward-parable-and-condesending-robot/604793.md?page=2)