# Anyone else rolling their eyes at the recent topics in IMHO? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 9, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358 "2012-05-09T03:36:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/41 "2012-05-09T15:47:42Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Seriously. I’m 35 and I think of Porky’s as something that old people used to watch when they were younger than me. I’m… somewhat older than that, and had to sneak into the theater to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/42 "2012-05-09T15:54:30Z")
> [@living\_in\_hell](#): > > How about this for a thread topic : who here wants to hear about the discharge from my vaginal warts? I’ll spread it on crackers for my whine and cheese party and you’re all invited. Now does this thread go in cafe, iMhO, or MPSIMS? > > I kid I kid I kid 😃 I know you kid, but there _really is_ a subset of posters here that would probably love to see such a thread. I mean, really, search on “pimple” but go back about 10 years. “Motherload pore” is another searchable phrase for that sort of thing. **l\_i\_h** , I think you just need to accept that there’s a certain subset of folks out here who don’t view oogy body things, with or without fluids, as inappropriate or immature. They’re not going to change their minds about it, any more than you are likely to change yours. There are tons of threads on these sorts of things going back over a decade. Clearly, some people wish to discuss this. As far as the tampon string and pee question: just the sort of thing many folks wonder about but are uncomfortable asking in person, so a text-based message board provides sufficient anonymity to allow them to ask. Powermuff vs. bald? Look, dude, people generally _need_ to discuss/negotiate relationship things much more than they do. I suspect the OP of that thread, due to circumstances beyond his control, is more socially isolated than most (and will continue to be - damn those wheelchairs!) and asked that out of genuine interest in the question itself as much as out of any skanky impulse. Not to mention it went of its own accord from “asking about women’s crotches” to contributions on the crotch grooming of _both_ genders. You know, some of us don’t find sex to be dirty or inherently naughty. It’s not like anyone is being forced to post in that thread. Maybe I’d be more sympathetic to your position if you’d asked “hey, women, do you find this guy’s question offensive?” (Answer in my case: no, not in the manner in which it was asked). Instead, you come across as a sanctimonious tool that wants to protect women whether or not we feel a need to be protected in that thread. I’m pretty sure that’s not the impression you intended, just how you came across to this poster. TL:DNR - if you think the thread might offend you, don’t open it. If you find it offensive after you open it don’t feel compelled to stay. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/43 "2012-05-09T15:57:46Z")
> [@living\_in\_hell](#): > > Sooooo if I post too much in my own thread I annoy people and if I post in another’s thread I am hijacking it and if I mention it here I am hijacking it because it’s off topic? Wah wah wah. Oh noo we’re giving you mixed messages, you’re such a martyr and everyone’s against you. How about paying attention to WHAT you post and not trying to paint people’s dislike of you as a function of WHERE you post? > [@](#): > > How about this for a thread topic : who here wants to hear about the discharge from my vaginal warts? I’ll spread it on crackers for my whine and cheese party and you’re all invited. Now does this thread go in cafe, iMhO, or MPSIMS? Dude. [Enjoy this thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=198659) **Hajario** wasn’t kidding when he said you have NO idea what’s typical around here. On another note, I have no doubt any party you throw would turn into a whine and cheese party. ---
**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/44 "2012-05-09T16:01:37Z")
_“Maybe there’s hope yet for **living\_in\_hell** to develop into an actual Doper, instead of a future name on a plaque dedicated to the gone-but-not-particularly-missed posters of the past year.”_ Wait… wait. There is a -plaque-!? Gosh darn it. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/45 "2012-05-09T16:02:52Z")
I think what was interesting about that thread was how much more conversational it sounded when he posted later on–talking about female body hair within the context of a generational zeitgeist is much different. He says that’s why he started that thread (then why not say that up front?) It’s like it went from study hall to contemporary history in one post. Despite the accusations of hijacking, I was genuinely curious about whether my response which warranted the “lighten up” comment was correlated with my gender/relational status. I thought about opening a thread there about it, but then assumed I’d get hammered for something that sounded too passive aggressive, so I posted here. No this is not a pity party but the unwritten rules here are hard to follow! I need a sponsor. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/46 "2012-05-09T16:10:52Z")
> [@living\_in\_hell](#): > > No this is not a pity party but the unwritten rules here are hard to follow! I need a sponsor. Won’t be your sponsor, but I’ll write down at least _some_ of the unwritten rules (again) > [@Me](#): > > Just adopt the habit of self-control. If a thread title seems dodgy or uninteresting to you, restrain yourself from opening it. If you do open a thread, and find that it’s not something you can see yourself contributing to\*, restrain yourself from posting in it. If you see a substantial number of these two types of threads sprouting up, and people contributing to them, don’t take it personally, and restrain yourself from opening a Pit rant about them > \*The desire to save Dopers from degrading themselves by posting to threads you disapprove of does not actually count as a contribution. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/47 "2012-05-09T17:05:56Z")
Here, I’ll throw the OP a bone - here’s an example of similar thread that attracted more opprobrium from the Doper population at large: [Ladies: Show Us Your Nipples](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=632937). And here is the subsequent Pit thread started to bitch about the prudes who refused to acknowledge the glory of the properly measured and categorized nipple: Oh good lord!!! Not Nipples!!! After perusing those you can see what caused the more or less negative reaction was mostly the over-the-top and ( IMHO ) vaguely creepy level of detail requested. Even then some folks defended that thread as nothing to get in a tizzy about. But in general you’re going to have to have that level of obsessive detail before it starts causing some serious backlash in this particular board culture. By contrast simple TMI threads like peeing on tampon strings have a long history around here and don’t typically raise any eyebrows - people that don’t like them just have learned to avoid them. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/48 "2012-05-09T17:07:15Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > To be honest? I find myself rolling my eyes at a ton of your posts. You have a whiny/complainy/self-righteous/butthurt style, and then to top it off, you post entirely too much in your own threads. Agreed. Who the fuck cares what other people are posting? Don’t like the thread topic, don’t read it. You know, we’re not all here to confrom to YOUR expectations. Get over yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/49 "2012-05-09T17:09:39Z")
[QUOTE=living\_in\_hell] I consider myself quite liberal and open minded. I also have had my moments of crude truck driving mouth. But honestly, I find this post offensive and immature, and in my opinion, it also teeters on the edge of fetish-y and creepy----like, you are looking for some masturbation material. I find your subject matter and communication style in general to be consistent with a teenaged boy. At the risk of stooping to this level and replying in a manner that may get me banned, this will be my last post to you. I wish you luck and hope you learn how to communicate in a more adult way, as I am sure you are a kind person underneath this facade. [/QUOTE] I jacked off to this. By the way **living\_in\_hell** , you got something on your chin. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/50 "2012-05-09T17:09:50Z")
> [@living\_in\_hell](#): > > …but the unwritten rules here are hard to follow! You’ve ignored our efforts to help you. Remember way back when you first joined and just had to post everywhere incessantly? A number of people suggested you listen for a while, then post. You did not take their advice. Others encouraged you to learn what the board is like, what would offend people, what would be annoying, before you started discussions. You didn’t listen. And then, when you said you needed “more focus, less forum”, I gave you free advice that worked for me: > [@](#): > > Try my trick: Log out. > > It works! If I can’t keep myself from “just checking the Dope quick, even though I should be doing something else”, just peeking can be quick. > > If I can’t respond (even though someone reeeeally needs to hear my life-changing advice), it can be a fast ‘dip in the pool’\*. What takes serious time is formulating a post, proofing it (okay, punching up the snark), and then the real time-waster… > Checking back to see if The Poster I Either Really Helped Or Inadvertently Insulted replied. > > \*(Or, if it’s the Pit, “cesspool”) So, once again we plead with you. Take some time off from posting. Listen to people, don’t just blather at them. Like I told you before: > [@](#): > > I read this board for _years_ before I responded to a post, then years more before I started a thread. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/51 "2012-05-09T17:34:57Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Here, I’ll throw the OP a bone - here’s an example of similar thread that attracted more opprobrium from the Doper population at large: [Ladies: Show Us Your Nipples](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=632937). > > And here is the subsequent Pit thread started to bitch about the prudes who refused to acknowledge the glory of the properly measured and categorized nipple: Oh good lord!!! Not Nipples!!! > > After perusing those you can see what caused the more or less negative reaction was mostly the over-the-top and ( IMHO ) vaguely creepy level of detail requested. Even then some folks defended that thread as nothing to get in a tizzy about. But in general you’re going to have to have that level of obsessive detail before it starts causing some serious backlash in this particular board culture. By contrast simple TMI threads like peeing on tampon strings have a long history around here and don’t typically raise any eyebrows - people that don’t like them just have learned to avoid them. Thank you. Quite helpful. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/52 "2012-05-09T17:36:31Z")
> [@digs](#): > > You’ve ignored our efforts to help you. > > Remember way back when you first joined and just had to post everywhere incessantly? > > A number of people suggested you listen for a while, then post. You did not take their advice. Others encouraged you to learn what the board is like, what would offend people, what would be annoying, before you started discussions. You didn’t listen. > > And then, when you said you needed “more focus, less forum”, I gave you free advice that worked for me: > > So, once again we plead with you. Take some time off from posting. Listen to people, don’t just blather at them. Like I told you before: I’ve noticed that too and for these reasons I’m calling troll. He’s doing a pretty good job of annoying people and he’s following the rules so he has staying power. I’m going to give him a solid B+. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/53 "2012-05-09T17:39:42Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I’ve noticed that too and for these reasons I’m calling troll. He’s doing a pretty good job of annoying people and he’s following the rules so he has staying power. I’m going to give him a solid B+. Just Tasmanian Devil entrance, slow on the uptake, and then approach from multiple angles until something works. Not a troll, not a he. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/54 "2012-05-09T17:44:31Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I’ve noticed that too and for these reasons I’m calling troll. He’s doing a pretty good job of annoying people and he’s following the rules so he has staying power. I’m going to give him a solid B+. Yeah, I’m pretty sure **living\_in\_hell** is a banned poster, back for a little trolling. I hope so, anyway. I’d hate to think someone would just naturally be that stupid and annoying. That’s fine, though. Every board needs a few trolls to liven things up. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/55 "2012-05-09T17:46:15Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Yeah, I’m pretty sure **living\_in\_hell** is a banned poster, back for a little trolling. I hope so, anyway. I’d hate to think someone would just naturally be that stupid and annoying. > > That’s fine, though. Every board needs a few trolls to liven things up. Not a troll. Never been here before March. Some people find me stupid and annoying; some do not. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/56 "2012-05-09T17:52:13Z")
> [@living\_in\_hell](#): > > Some people find me stupid and annoying; some do not. If images were enabled, here’s where I’d post a pie chart: 50%: find living\_in\_hell both stupid and annoying 25%: find living\_in\_hell stupid 24%: find living\_in\_hell annoying \<1%: other ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/57 "2012-05-09T17:55:33Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > If images were enabled, here’s where I’d post a pie chart: > > 50%: find living\_in\_hell both stupid and annoying > 25%: find living\_in\_hell stupid > 24%: find living\_in\_hell annoying > \<1%: other Gotcha. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/58 "2012-05-09T17:57:21Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > The board seems to go through phases. At times the general tone seems to be almost sex obsessed while other times not so much. The best thing is that it’s usually really well labeled in the title so you can pass those posts on by. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. I did a Fourier analysis of posts on the dope and found two distinct frequencies. 28 days and 14 days. ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/59 "2012-05-09T18:48:08Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > I did a Fourier analysis of posts on the dope and found two distinct frequencies. 28 days and 14 days. How would that be plotted? Histogram? ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358/60 "2012-05-09T19:06:02Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > If images were enabled, here’s where I’d post a pie chart: > > 50%: find living\_in\_hell both stupid and annoying > 25%: find living\_in\_hell stupid > 24%: find living\_in\_hell annoying > \<1%: other Ooooh, can you do a Venn Diagram instead? I love me some Venn. Everyone else seems to be enjoying some giggety-giggety somewhere on this board, and I want some action too! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-rolling-their-eyes-at-the-recent-topics-in-imho/621358.md?page=4)