# why are religious people such spackers? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 13, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814 "2002-07-13T19:39:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/1 "2002-07-13T19:39:27Z")
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! ---
**Author:** ![Regina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@Regina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regina)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/2 "2002-07-13T19:43:48Z")
Oh boy I get to say it: Cite? Link? What the heck are you talking about? And what’s a spacker? ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/3 "2002-07-13T19:46:09Z")
Boy, this\* is\* a productive way to combat **Apache** ’s prejudices. :rolleyes: Fenris ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/4 "2002-07-13T20:13:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AlaItalia \* > \*\*Oh boy I get to say it: > > Cite? Link? What the heck are you talking about? And what’s a spacker? \*\* what do you mean what am i talking about??? You never heard the term spacker b4? Shallow person. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/5 "2002-07-13T20:21:34Z")
I’ve never heard the term spacker **before** either. Guess I’m just as shallow as AlaItalia. And why does not knowing what I can only assume is a slang term make us “shallow”? Wouldn’t it make us ignorant? And yeah, what are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/6 "2002-07-13T20:24:45Z")
I’m talking about religious people being spackers. And I dont need to cite in BBQ pit, it’s not Great Debates you know. Yeah, ignorant is a better word. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/7 "2002-07-13T20:32:38Z")
Maybe you should try to set a better example, instead of lowering yourself down to **Apache** ’s ignorant ass level and giving his prejudices support. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/8 "2002-07-13T20:37:06Z")
Well, a cite for what “spacker” means might be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/9 "2002-07-13T20:37:18Z")
I havent read Apache’s thread. Just the title. I have no time for threads like his, but obviously many of you do, so I made one of my own. ---
**Author:** ![jacksen9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jacksen9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksen9)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/10 "2002-07-13T20:39:55Z")
Perhaps religious people are closest to ignorance when they entertain questions such as the one in this thread. Ya think? ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/11 "2002-07-13T20:40:34Z")
[Comic Book Guy] Worst spoof thread EVER! [/Comic Book Guy] ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/12 "2002-07-13T20:56:07Z")
Well, spacker isn’t even listed in Merriam-Webster online, so I have no idea what the fuck this is all about. However, even though I’m not religious, I’ll disagree with the OP, on the grounds that generalizations are wrong in the vast majority of cases. Also, because the OP seems like an idiot, although it may just be very subtle satire. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/13 "2002-07-13T20:56:54Z")
In the interest of fighting ignorance: > [@](#): > > **spacka/spacker** _n._ [1990s] a general term of abuse. [abbr. SPASTIC] Green, Jonathon. _Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang_. 1998: Cassell & Co., London. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/14 "2002-07-13T21:00:03Z")
This “spacker” word has intrigued me. I heard it once before, there was a character named “Spacker Dave” in the Punisher graphic novel by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. Web searches haven’t come up with much, but I did find here: [http://www.verbalvoodoo.org/creat/s.html](http://www.verbalvoodoo.org/creat/s.html) In the definition for the word “spanner”, it is written: > [@](#): > > Back then, in the days when no one knew that the harmless-sounding ‘c’ word was more offensive than the ‘f’ word, there were two popular insults: “spastic” (the talk given by the Spastics Society had quite the wrong effect) and “spacker” (which I’ve only heard once since leaving primary school: in 4th year, while waiting for Mrs Harrison to open the music block, by Paul, with reference to the upcoming elections for the student council - “I’ve nominated Spacker Ben.”) I see on preview **KneadToKnow** also has a reference. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/15 "2002-07-13T21:00:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\*In the interest of fighting ignorance: > > Green, Jonathon. _Cassell’s Dictionary of Slang_. 1998: Cassell & Co., London. \*\* Well done mate. British people should know what it means. My old physics teacher was known as Spacker. That was back in 1988/89. ---
**Author:** ![Regina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@Regina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regina)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/16 "2002-07-13T21:02:52Z")
Subtle satire from a person who doesn’t capitalize “I” and uses “b4” for before? A spoof thread from someone who only read the thread title and couldn’t be bothered (“doesn’t have the time,” yeah, right) to read the thread (s)he is attempting to spoof? Who is the ignorant and shallow one around here? Moron. I assume you won’t have to look up that word. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/17 "2002-07-13T21:04:51Z")
Well, that would explain it, then. You see my parents left England in the late 1960’s and didn’t have the decency to stay current with the slang, thus leaving their daughter linguistically impaired. Now that the term’s been defined in general, I’d still like to hear your specific reasons for use of that term, as well as which religion or religions it applies to. Christians? Muslims? Wiccans? Please provide more information, wuzzack (sp?). CJ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/18 "2002-07-13T21:06:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AlaItalia \* > \*\*Subtle satire from a person who doesn’t capitalize “I” and uses “b4” for before? A spoof thread from someone who only read the thread title and couldn’t be bothered (“doesn’t have the time,” yeah, right) to read the thread (s)he is attempting to spoof? > > Who is the ignorant and shallow one around here? > > Moron. I assume you won’t have to look up that word. \*\* I never said it was satire, other people did. The use of a small i is a fault of mine I have picked up on the internet and I try not to do it. b4 is shorthand. I dont often you that either, must have been in a shorthand mood. Of coarse, the funniest thing about this thread is the over-analysis made by several of the posters. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/19 "2002-07-13T21:08:24Z")
Still, at least we all know what a spacker is now… ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814/20 "2002-07-13T21:24:04Z")
Spaker=“The Griffin”, right? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-religious-people-such-spackers/118814.md?page=2)