# Skald the Rhymer is annoying **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 8, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631 "2012-07-08T21:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [July 9, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/101 "2012-07-09T19:20:23Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Possibly, but that wasn’t specifically what I meant. I was using the bidet as an analogy. So that makes **Skald** an anal-abolution? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/102 "2012-07-09T19:29:56Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Well that’s the thing, isn’t it? The Etruscans were not exterminated, they were just conquered by the Romans. Their culture vanished, which means that they were only too happy to stop being Etruscans. > > Either that or we could go the Kosmik route and assume they’re just hiding amongst us, ready to come out and be all Etruscany someday. Well, here’s the thing: the area north of Rome where the Etruscans “used to” live is called Tuscany. ETruscan. They thinkl they’re clever, you see. And the thing about “Tuscan” or Florentine cuisine? It’s focused on the use of _ **spinach** _ and olive oil. That’s right. Popeye’s a stealth Etruscan. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/103 "2012-07-09T19:30:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > So that makes **Skald** an anal-abolution? Well…er, yes. Yes, one might say that. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/104 "2012-07-09T19:34:30Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Well that’s the thing, isn’t it? The Etruscans were not exterminated, they were just conquered by the Romans. Well, that’s sort of true. The Etruscans were definitely not exterminated…by the Romans. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/105 "2012-07-09T19:48:33Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > That’s right. Popeye’s a stealth Etruscan. Wow, I never saw that before. Into both Spinach and Olive Oyl… Damn. Popeye IS an Etruscan. ---
**Author:** ![happycamper\_5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cab0a1/32.png) [@happycamper\_5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happycamper_5)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/106 "2012-07-09T20:44:29Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > That said, there’s something weird about being on this message board and finding hypotheticals that make you think to be annoying. Maybe that’s because not everyone finds them so enlightening, especially if you’ve had teachers who loved to toss out similar scenarios to the class for extra points. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/107 "2012-07-09T21:02:12Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Wow, I never saw that before. Into both Spinach and Olive Oyl… > > Damn. Popeye IS an Etruscan. Not necessarily. He could be an escapee from the Secret Etruscans Secret Weapons Program, where they take orphans with obvious mutations and do bizarre things to them, resulting in situational superpowers and weird mental issues. _Olive Oyl_ is an Etruscan agent charged with recovering Weapon P, using the implanted programming that makes him find “her” attractive. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/108 "2012-07-09T21:41:07Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > That said, there’s something weird about being on this message board and finding hypotheticals that make you think to be annoying. They typically make me think “goddammit, I should’ve looked at who posted this before I clicked the link.” ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/109 "2012-07-09T22:29:41Z")
A trolley is rolling down a track. If it continues, it will hit and kill an ethicist. You could throw a switch and move the trolley to another track where it would kill 5 ethicists. Do you throw the switch knowing that by doing so you’re saving the life of an ethicist? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/110 "2012-07-09T22:34:11Z")
What if you’re looking for work as an ethicist? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/111 "2012-07-10T03:09:23Z")
Skald _is_ annoying sometimes. But he’s also our resident eccentric genius. More eccentric than genius most of the time, sure. But the entertainment value can be quite high at times. Overall, I like having him around. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/112 "2012-07-10T04:35:29Z")
> [@An\_Arky](#): > > What if you’re looking for work as an ethicist? Is that ethical? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/113 "2012-07-10T04:46:26Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > A trolley is rolling down a track. If it continues, it will hit and kill an ethicist. You could throw a switch and move the trolley to another track where it would kill 5 ethicists. Do you throw the switch knowing that by doing so you’re saving the life of an ethicist? Depends on the situation. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/114 "2012-07-10T05:38:21Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > So that makes **Skald** an anal-abolution? After a pun like that, I need an analgesic. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/115 "2012-07-10T10:01:58Z")
I pit Skald for tempting innocent new posters into starting pit threads for no apparent reason. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/116 "2012-07-10T13:09:47Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > I pit Skald for tempting innocent new posters into starting pit threads for no apparent reason. (cast of Clue) _“Too Late!!”_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Dord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@The\_Dord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dord)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/117 "2012-07-10T16:37:42Z")
OP’s name is ScarletNumber… Sounds like a persecuted person’s screen name. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/118 "2012-07-10T16:48:31Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > After a pun like that, I need an analgesic. You could always bring home [thebacon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thebacon). ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/119 "2012-07-10T20:53:50Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > After a pun like that, I need an analgesic. Why? Butthurt? ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631/120 "2012-07-11T03:44:44Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > :mad: Snob! What’ve you got against illiteracy, anyway? It’s too hard to read. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-is-annoying/627631.md?page=7)