Traditio's SPOTD 11-02-11.

[Traditio]

In the "My Neighbor" thread, Nick_M was insisting that Christ somehow disagreed with St. Paul. I indicated that this is impossible, since both spoke truly, and truth doesn't contradict itself.

He left me this neg. rep. message:

"oh shut up, comicus"

Touche, Nick M., touche.

Bonus points if anyone can tell me where the name "comicus" is from and why this neg. rep comment is funny.

 

[bybee]

In the "My Neighbor" thread, Nick_M was insisting that Christ somehow disagreed with St. Paul. I indicated that this is impossible, since both spoke truly, and truth doesn't contradict itself.

He left me this neg. rep. message:

"oh shut up, comicus"

Touche, Nick M., touche.

Bonus points if anyone can tell me where the name "comicus" is from and why this neg. rep comment is funny.

It would appear that Nick is familiar with "stand-up philosophers"?

 

[Traditio]

It would appear that Nick is familiar with "stand-up philosophers"?

Indeed. But I wonder where he possibly could have seen one. Why would he need to stop by the unemployment office?

 

[Sherman]

The name Comicus come from Marcus Aurelius Comicus, a fictional Roman stand up comic, a baloney artist. It where we get the words comic and comical. It is a play on your love of Greek and Roman philosophers.

 

[Nick M]