"Sir, you call yourself a physicist? You don't know the difference between a boson and Bozo! [Slap! marked-for- duel] I challenge you to meet me on the field of honor!"
A separate section where two dueling smarty pants can get their war on without hurting the innocent bystanders.
Pedants at dawn.-- doctorremulac3, Oct 02 2010 This is what Overbaked was to be...and could yet be. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/overbaked/ [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Oct 02 2010] [MikeD] needs food, badly! http://www.youtube....n6Bb9z_6NNM#t=2m22s<Gauntlet> [Jinbish, Oct 04 2010] Guzzis and oil leaks Mechanic_27s_20Swea...0Samurai_20Headband [normzone, Mar 11 2014] //hurting the innocent bystanders// How are innocent bystanders injured in a duel of pedants? Speaking as an occasional bystander, I find the spectacle entertaining. Of course, I may be biased, as I'm frequently a participant as well.-- mouseposture, Oct 02 2010 [Ian Tindale] The same could be said of surrealist wit, by those (not me) who don't enjoy it. It's only an injury if the thread was otherwise worth reading. So I suppose both are a form of implied criticism. Hmmm, not sure I agree with myself, there.-- mouseposture, Oct 02 2010 [marked-for-duel]-- Voice, Oct 02 2010 Nah. Come on, a quarter of the fun in this place is watching people slog it out right here in the middle of the restaurant. This would be a bit like putting up a screen around a bad accident. [-]-- MaxwellBuchanan, Oct 02 2010 Slap! [marked-for-duel]
(just kidding)-- doctorremulac3, Oct 03 2010 <Throws down gauntlet and waits on field for [21Quest].>-- MikeD, Oct 04 2010 <marked-for-tagline> The difference between a boson and a Bozo. Although bison would also be good.-- theircompetitor, Oct 04 2010 Named are [not_morrison_rm] and [Alterother] - Teaming is allowed, alternately one may claim peripheral engagement and honorably retreat, but at least one must remain (or turns taken) else all honor is forfeit.
I call choice of arena and method of evidence - pursuit mode rampant. Appear in the idea of my choice if you can keep up...-- normzone, Mar 11 2014 I am shipping my finest glove via Overnight Mail; please slap yourself with it upon receipt.-- Alterother, Mar 11 2014 //[not_morrison_rm] and [Alterother]
What? I've just discovered a professional engagement in Katmandu...-- not_morrison_rm, Mar 11 2014 Anyway, I have a great get-out clause....if you were on here 4 months ago or so....-- not_morrison_rm, Mar 11 2014 [Alterother], do you have a tracking number for that glove?
I guess I could use one of mine to speed the process - I wonder what the etiquette is on that. I probably have to loan it to you spiritually first or something.-- normzone, Mar 11 2014 I'm up for getting my honor field! Just give me a second to take it outside.-- bungston, Mar 12 2014 There is definitely a market for an internet- controllable gauntlet for remote slapping.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Mar 12 2014 A gauntlet is surely a small gaunt?-- MaxwellBuchanan, Mar 12 2014 One runs a gantlet and throws down a gauntlet. English shanghais words from many lands with nothing in common but a similar sound, then forces them to shack up and share a toothbrush.-- bungston, Mar 12 2014 //a small gaunt//
No, it's actually a small "gant" (French for "glove", but then think about how it sounds when you say it in French). That's medieval spelling for you.-- pertinax, Jan 13 2022 A gaunt is actually a person who is so thin that they are like a page from a book when viewed along its edge. An entire army of these 2 dimensional gaunts can advance unseen by radar if they walk sideways.-- xenzag, Jan 13 2022 random, halfbakery