# Banned from the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 17, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332 "2004-11-17T20:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/41 "2004-11-18T06:52:44Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > The rolleyes smiley. I fucking HATE that thing and it makes me see red any time I run across it. And if it’s used in reply to one of my posts, I’m ready to kill. I can handle condescension… hell, I’m as bad as anyone about it, but there is just something about that emoticon that induces blind rage. Maybe the extra smarminess? :rolleyes: Dude, you had to know somebody was going to do that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/42 "2004-11-18T06:57:26Z")
Lessee… “1920’s Style Death Ray” “if he’s prepared” “Hi, Opal!” “Cite?” …y’know, those kinda things. It’s a testament to how great these boards are that I really don’t have much. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/43 "2004-11-18T07:09:33Z")
I like most of the things mentioned, I think they’re part of the SDMB vocabulary. Except for cow-orker, which was stupid and overused from the moment it was spawned, I think the in-jokes are good. “Meme” definitely has to go, though. I think it’s usually used incorrectly, and the idea itself (as far as I can understand it) seems dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/44 "2004-11-18T07:42:02Z")
“Cow-orker” is the reason I came to this thread. Not clever, not funny, not actually even a pun, incredibly overused, and irritating as hell. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/45 "2004-11-18T07:45:33Z")
The phrase “to be honest”. Usually used preceeding a statement of personal conviction. Was the poster _not_ being honest until that point? ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/46 "2004-11-18T08:19:44Z")
Some of these are thankfully dead and gone, but over the years: M’kay Snookums Pulling up lawn chair All your base In Which (re thread titles) Political jabs in GQ Goat felching Post count parties Aster\*\*\*\* for cussing Foreskin (Ahh, the gloroius JDT days…) Tug-Ahoy (See above) too tired to think of more. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/47 "2004-11-18T09:14:45Z")
> [@Elenia28](#): > > Strawman, yes. I’ve seen conversations go like this: > > **Poster1** : Makes a slightly inflammatory point. > **Poster 2** : Makes refutations, 1,2,3 > **Poster1** : Strawman. Strawman. Strawman. > > I mean, how the hell can you have a debate with somebody like that? You can’t - I’ve seen this a fair bit on a couple of other boards I frequent; what typically happens is: [ul][li]A borderline crackpot makes a first post that consists of meaningless and incoherent drivel punctuated by logical fallacy[/li][li]A few people respond, identifying the logical fallacies (and pointing out why they are weak in this particular context) and patiently explaining that the drivel isn’t really meaningful or coherent.[/li][li]A period of rest[/li]Crackpot then shows up in numerous other threads, randomly and inappropriately shouting ‘Strawman’, ‘slippery slope’, ‘Post hoc’ in response to any and everything he sees.[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/48 "2004-11-18T09:17:11Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] [li]Crackpot then shows up in numerous other threads, randomly and inappropriately shouting ‘Strawman’, ‘slippery slope’, ‘Post hoc’ in response to any and everything he sees.[/list][/li][/QUOTE] Well, at least s/he learned something. ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/49 "2004-11-18T09:57:07Z")
Runs naked through thread. I hate that. A complete waste of bandwidth. Theres no real need for smileys. Like someone else said, quoting the entire post above or OP to make a single point about one sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/50 "2004-11-18T11:14:00Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > What words or phrases would you like to see banned from the SDMB? I’m drunk. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/51 "2004-11-18T11:41:37Z")
> [@cheddarsnax](#): > > **PunditLisa** : [Google is your friend](http://www.google.com/search?q=meme). [Here](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3Ameme) I proove Google a bigger friend. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/52 "2004-11-18T11:43:24Z")
But not in English. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/53 "2004-11-18T11:44:49Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > What words or phrases would you like to see banned from the SDMB? Hmm… How about “freedom of speech”? Geeze, haven’t we used that one enough? 😉 - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/54 "2004-11-18T11:52:19Z")
i **could care less** , but please remove words like \*\*fuck \*\* from thread titles. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/55 "2004-11-18T12:46:52Z")
I say we get rid of punctuation Its too much trouble to remember to use all those little punctuation marks anyway Know what I mean I always gotta look down to see if I hit the correct one then I lose my train of thought Death to all punctuation marks I say ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/56 "2004-11-18T12:50:05Z")
.’.?,… ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/57 "2004-11-18T13:19:58Z")
definately ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/58 "2004-11-18T14:07:41Z")
I used to write “alot” a lot but because of the Boards, I now have my shit together. Put me down as one who would also like to see “Og” smashed. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/59 "2004-11-18T14:24:34Z")
“ **D\_Odds** , you are a complete and utter moron” Or anything resembling that remark. There should be an automatic find & replace: “ **D\_Odds** , your insight is witty, intelligent, and unerringly accurate.” Female posters will also have theirs appended with, “May I have your children.” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332/60 "2004-11-18T14:58:34Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Well, at least s/he learned something. Yes. I doubt it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-from-the-sdmb/275332.md?page=4)