# The word is "Fable" you stupid fuck! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 4, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989 "2000-09-04T19:11:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stofsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/1 "2000-09-04T19:11:22Z")
There’s a Dish Network commercial running on the radio around here (I don’t know if it’s national or not) in which the announcer says something to the effect of the following (another parenthetical remark: I didn’t transcribe the ad so the following may not be word for word), “The following is a parable; you know, a story with made up characters that has a point.” He then goes on to tell of the jungle animals who are fed up with cable and buy a mini-dish. Hey, fuck-up-idiot-moron-illiterate-stupid-ignorant-dumb-ass-dictionaryless ad person: if it’s not an allegory and it does star animals, it’s a fucking fable. Aesop. Remember? He was on “Bullwinkle.” A parable is something Jesus told about promiscuous sons and sand castles and all that stuff. And we wonder why these ignorant little fucks are such ignorant little fucks. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/2 "2000-09-04T19:15:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by stofsky \* > fuck-up-idiot-moron-illiterate-stupid-ignorant-dumb-ass-dictionaryless ad person Yeah, but you _paid attention_ well enough to remember the ad, right? I’d say “ad person” did his job. Remember, the opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s apathy. ---
**Author:** ![stofsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2000, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/3 "2000-09-04T19:20:36Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* \*\* > [@](#): > > Yeah, but you _paid attention_ well enough to remember the ad, right? I’d say “ad person” did his job. > > Remember, the opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s apathy. \*\* You’re assuming that the ad was aimed at those who knew the difference. I think your assessment of American education is _way_ too high. As I keep telling my wife: if you think the best of people, you’re often disappointed. I think the worst and am, now and then, pleasantly surprised. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Pit\_and\_The\_Pendulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@The\_Pit\_and\_The\_Pendulum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Pit_and_The_Pendulum)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/4 "2000-09-04T19:23:52Z")
I never could keep all those straight. I’m so ashamed. ---
**Author:** ![knappy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@knappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knappy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/5 "2000-09-05T12:21:10Z")
parable (Webster’s): A short, simple story from which a moral lesson may be drawn. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/6 "2000-09-05T13:02:27Z")
par·a·ble (pr-bl) n. A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson. parable n 1: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: fable, allegory, apologue] 2: (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; “the parable of the prodigal son” You’re right- they screwed up. I suggest you drop 'em an e-mail. Ask them what religous lesson you were supposed to learn from the woodsy animals getting the Dish Network 🙂 Zette ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/7 "2000-09-05T13:04:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Main Entry: 1or > Pronunciation: &r, 'or, Southern also 'är > Function: conjunction > Etymology: Middle English, alter. of other, alteration of Old English oththe; akin to Old High German eddo or > Date: 13th century > 1 – used as a function word to indicate an alternative \ \, the equivalent or substitutive character of two words or phrases \, or approximation or uncertainty \ > 2 archaic : EITHER > 3 archaic : WHETHER > 4 – used in logic as a sentential connective that forms a complex sentence which is true when at least one of its constituent sentences is true; compare DISJUNCTION Merriam-Webster ---
**Author:** ![stofsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/8 "2000-09-05T13:05:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by knappy \* > \*\*parable (Webster’s): A short, simple story from which a moral lesson may be drawn. \*\* The entire definition from Webster’s 2nd, Unabridged: parable: 1. A short, simple story from which a moral lesson may be drawn: _it is usually an allegory_. (Usage example from Matthew deleted) 2. An obscure or enigmatic saying. [Archaic]. fable: 1. A fictitious narrative intended to teach some moral truth or precept, in which animals and sometimes inanimate objects are represented as speakers and actors. Now, reread the OP and tell me which word is more suitable. Jesus didn’t tell the story of the Prodigal Fox and the Sour Grapes that I remember. And go buy a real dictionary rather than a student version. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-fable-you-stupid-fuck/31989/9 "2000-09-05T17:26:27Z")
Got to [http://www.planetfeedback.com](http://www.planetfeedback.com) and drop them an e-mail. At least you’ll feel better! Zette