# A Doper thing that PISSES ME OFF **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679 "2002-08-26T20:43:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/1 "2002-08-26T20:43:34Z")
All right, say you’re in a thread in Cafe Society or IMHO, and somebody starts a thread along the lines of “List your favorite Thingamabob,” said thingamabob being movie/TV plot device, literary style, eccentric person, whatevah. About 10 or so posters list their favorite thingamabob. Then some _ **JERKOFF** _ says **I can’t believe nobody mentioned XXX!"** OK, aside from the FACT that the planet didn’t stop revolving because said _ **JERKOFF** _’s favorite thingamabob didn’t get mentioned yet, it could for these reasons… ONE! It SUCKS. TWO! It’s FORGETTABLE. THREE! it’s STUPID. FOUR! It SWALLOWS 10-YEAR-OLD GOAT SEMEN. FIVE! NOBODY CARES. So my advice to said B]_JERKOFF_\*\*s…GET OVER IT, POST YOUR FAVORITE THINGAMABOB, AND QUIT USING THAT TOTALLY UNNEEDED COMMENT!!! huff huff pant pant huff huff pant pant huh huh huhhhhhhh…ok I’m better. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/2 "2002-08-26T20:48:37Z")
I can’t believe you didn’t mention people pulling up lawnchairs in pit threads pisses you off. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/3 "2002-08-26T20:49:53Z")
you forgot one reason: SIX! Someone did mention it, but jerkoff didn’t really read all the posts before his/hers. ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/4 "2002-08-26T20:49:53Z")
Ehhh…okay. But, some people there just felt the need to express some shock is all. It doesn’t bother me. Example, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT MY PRECIOUS CLAUDE FROLLO DID NOT MAKE MY LIST!!! (CRY) _pfffft_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/5 "2002-08-26T22:02:50Z")
I can’t believe you didn’t mention how those people act as if they’re the center of the universe and they decide what is cool!!! ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/6 "2002-08-26T22:29:57Z")
EIGHT…eight…I forget what eight was for! Sorry. Moving on… I agree with clayton\_e on this. I don’t share the OP’s cosmic hatred of these posts, but the “My favorites are the coolest things ever!” attitude is a little grating. I’ve been doing my damndest to grow out of this attitude, and it’s frustrating to see it in many Dopers that I consider otherwise mature and cool. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/7 "2002-08-26T22:46:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Knowed Out \* > \*\*All right, say you’re in a thread in Cafe Society or IMHO, and somebody starts a thread along the lines of “List your favorite Thingamabob,” said thingamabob being movie/TV plot device, literary style, eccentric person, whatevah. > > About 10 or so posters list their favorite thingamabob. Then some _ **JERKOFF** _ says **I can’t believe nobody mentioned XXX!"** > > OK, aside from the FACT that the planet didn’t stop revolving because said _ **JERKOFF** _’s favorite thingamabob didn’t get mentioned yet, it could for these reasons… > > ONE! It SUCKS. > TWO! It’s FORGETTABLE. > THREE! it’s STUPID. > FOUR! It SWALLOWS 10-YEAR-OLD GOAT SEMEN. > FIVE! NOBODY CARES. > > So my advice to said B]_JERKOFF_\*\*s…GET OVER IT, POST YOUR FAVORITE THINGAMABOB, AND QUIT USING THAT TOTALLY UNNEEDED COMMENT!!! > > huff huff pant pant huff huff pant pant huh huh huhhhhhhh…ok I’m better. \*\* I can’t nobody mentioned people who guote the entire OP, then post something completely irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/8 "2002-08-26T23:46:51Z")
I can’t believe nobody mentioned people who can’t get through a single sentence without two glaring typos. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2002, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/9 "2002-08-26T23:49:52Z")
Sometimes, just sometimes, it is incredulous that a thingamabob is not mentioned. Frinstnce, someone starts a thread about Isaac Asimov and three pages go by with discussions on I, Robot and Caves of Steel. There is a 5 post deconstruction of The Naked Sun plus a heated argument over the real meaning of The Gods Themselves. Dontcha think an “I can’t believe no one’s mentioned Foundation!” is called for? Even if it isn’t jerkoff’s favorite Asimov it would still be quite incredible that 5 pages have gone by and no one mentioned it. And, to continue playing devil’s advocate, why _can’t_ jerkoff find it amazing that no one liked the thingamabob he liked? You can be incredulous without being a jerkoff. Saying that you find it amazing that no one like this song does not make you a jerkoff. Calling someone a jerkoff for saying “I can’t believe no one’s mentioned this” is sorta jerkoffish if you ask me. And you didn’t, but I told you anyway. I can’t believe you didn’t ask me personally. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/10 "2002-08-27T00:09:53Z")
“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!..” “…Spray.” Sorry, I just can’t believe no one had done that yet. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/11 "2002-08-27T01:09:19Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by 5-HT_ > you forgot one reason: > > SIX! Someone did mention it, but jerkoff didn’t really read all the posts before his/hers. Man, I just had to tell you that this made me laugh like a fool. I HATE when people do that! [sub]although I think I did it myself…maybe…just once[/sub] Even worse though is when they _admit_ that they haven’t read the entire thread and then go on to completely repeat something that’s already been said. Or to drag up an old argument that was resolved two pages ago. This is especially vexing in GD and here in the Pit. A pox on premature posters! Grrrrrr… ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/12 "2002-08-27T01:16:21Z")
This frequently annoys me too. Not always–sometimes it is actually relevant–but often. Especially like “I can’t believe no one has mentioned [insert song title that I’ve never heard of by band I’ve never heard of]” which to me indicates that it might not be the screamingly obvious inclusion that they think it is. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/13 "2002-08-27T01:20:33Z")
Or it could be: SEVEN! jerkoff didn’t bother to read the thread, and the thingamabob he is so incredulously suprised wasn’t mentioned had already been mentioned. And we mustn’t forget: EIGHT! jerkoff comes by and intentionally commits an infraction that others previously mention just to be annoying and snarky. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/14 "2002-08-27T01:24:53Z")
Also, if the thread says list **your** favorite movies, books, sex position etc… and I post my favorites, what gives anyone the right to dispute what are **my** favorites? My personal favorites are a matter of personal opinion and should be treated as such. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/15 "2002-08-27T01:25:13Z")
Man, what’s wrong with **XXX**? I mean, the actors were good (But I have a weakness for both Samuel L and Vin Diesel), the plot was decent, etc. I mean, I was entertained! It was a complete reworking of the spy thriller genre! Do you dislike the movie so much that you had to make a whole topic about it? I can’t believe no one said something like that yet. ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/16 "2002-08-27T01:26:13Z")
I’m going to agree with **Biggirl**. I posted a comment along the lines of the OP in the [thread we’re all talking about](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=131709) referring to an interesting and complex character in one of the most famous and well-regarded science fiction novels in the history of the genre, in a forum reknowned for its high number of SF geeks, and not one of those bastards saw fit to agree with me. I was literally unable to comprehend how this had happened, so I said so. I apologise for offending your delicate sensibilities, and will continue to do so for the forseeable future. ---
**Author:** ![Linear\_Crack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Linear\_Crack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linear_Crack)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/17 "2002-08-27T02:00:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Knowed Out \* > \*\* > FOUR! It SWALLOWS 10-YEAR-OLD GOAT SEMEN. > \*\* Do goats really live that long? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/18 "2002-08-27T02:00:42Z")
Is this OP serious…? I feel like there’s something I’m missing, but I don’t get it. 😕 Ah. On preview, **Genseric** seems to have solved the mystery for me. Thank you, **Genseric**. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/19 "2002-08-27T02:07:29Z")
> [@](#): > > Do goats really live that long? > > 😃 Who said its source was still living? Fermented ten-year-old goad semen. Ewwwwww. ---
**Author:** ![sundog66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@sundog66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sundog66)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679/20 "2002-08-27T02:12:47Z")
I can’t believe that nobody said that they can’t believe that most people on this thread have the indecency to say, “I can’t believe that nobody said…” in direct torment to the OPer. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-doper-thing-that-pisses-me-off/125679.md?page=2)