# Boy. I'm getting. Tired. Of. These. Periods. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 4, 2005, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433 "2005-11-04T05:52:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/1 "2005-11-04T05:52:58Z")
The “Worst. Show. Ever.” cliché. It was cute maybe the first couple of times. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/2 "2005-11-04T06:00:19Z")
I hope you understand what you are opening yourself up for. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/3 "2005-11-04T06:09:20Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > The “Worst. Show. Ever.” cliché. I’ve never really understood this cliché. What is its source? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/4 "2005-11-04T06:20:05Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I hope you understand what you are opening yourself up for. Dangit, **DiosaBellissima** , spoiling all our fun… Ah well, we’ll just hope somebody comes along and _conveniently_ forgets to read your post. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/5 "2005-11-04T06:21:10Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > I’ve never really understood this cliché. What is its source? It’s from The Simpsons - the Comic Book Guy character frequently comments on things as “Worst. \_\_\_\_\_\_. Ever.” ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/6 "2005-11-04T06:21:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Boy. I’m getting. Tired. Of. These. Periods. They have a pill for that now. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/7 "2005-11-04T06:23:01Z")
> [@PeterWiggen](#): > > It’s from The Simpsons - the Comic Book Guy character frequently comments on things as “Worst. \_\_\_\_\_\_. Ever.” Heck, it even says so in his [wiki entry.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy) ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/8 "2005-11-04T06:24:43Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > The “Worst. Show. Ever.” cliché. It was cute maybe the first couple of times. Worst. Doper. Ever. \> insert appropiate smiley to lessen the pain of my snark \< ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/9 "2005-11-04T06:30:07Z")
> [@PeterWiggen](#): > > It’s from The Simpsons - the Comic Book Guy character frequently comments on things as “Worst. \_\_\_\_\_\_. Ever.” Ah, I see now. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/10 "2005-11-04T06:57:42Z")
I don’t know why the periods are necessary. “Worst Punctuation Ever!” is recognizable and speaks for itself. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/11 "2005-11-04T07:17:37Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I don’t know why the periods are necessary. “Worst Punctuation Ever!” is recognizable and speaks for itself. Well but if you’re speaking it out loud, you say “Worst Punctuation Ever!” differently than you say “Worst. Punctuation. Ever!” At least I do. Try it in the comfort of your own home. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/12 "2005-11-04T07:56:38Z")
> [@PeterWiggen](#): > > Well but if you’re speaking it out loud, you say “Worst Punctuation Ever!” differently than you say “Worst. Punctuation. Ever!” At least I do. Try it in the comfort of your own home. I would- except that I’m familiar enough with The Simpsons that I understand you’re supposed to say “Worst [Anything] Ever!” in that Comic Book Guy way. I think Simpsons fans would all recognize that, and it doesn’t make it any clearer for people who don’t watch the show. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/13 "2005-11-04T13:45:14Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I would- except that I’m familiar enough with The Simpsons that I understand you’re supposed to say “Worst [Anything] Ever!” in that Comic Book Guy way. I think Simpsons fans would all recognize that, and it doesn’t make it any clearer for people who don’t watch the show. It shouldn’t need to. It’s the periods that the OP is complaining about, and that writing style _long_ predates CBG. Heck, I can remember my 5th grade English teacher showing us how this was an legitimate writing tool, and how “I don’t care” was nowhere near as effective as “I. Don’t. Care.” ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/14 "2005-11-04T15:36:35Z")
I thought it went back further than Comic Book Guy, to Valley-Girlspeak: “Oh. My. God.” to convey in print the deliberatly drawn-out emphasis on each word as spoken. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/15 "2005-11-04T15:42:53Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I hope you understand what you are opening yourself up for. Well, it looks like she has opened herself up to a total history and critique of a catchphrase. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/16 "2005-11-04T16:24:09Z")
> [@PeterWiggen](#): > > It’s from The Simpsons - the Comic Book Guy character frequently comments on things as “Worst. \_\_\_\_\_\_. Ever.” BTW, I seem to remember hearing that the Comic Book Guy only started doing this after subject lines like ‘Two Bad Neighbors: WORST EPISODE EVER’ had become a running joke on the alt.tv.simpsons newsgroup. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/17 "2005-11-04T17:16:16Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Well, it looks like she has opened herself up to a total history and critique of a catchphrase. 😃 Who is “she”? ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/18 "2005-11-04T17:22:28Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > Who is “she”? Well, you are having period problems… wouldn’t it be a natural mistake? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/19 "2005-11-04T21:22:14Z")
Tiredest. Catchphrase. EVAR. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-im-getting-tired-of-these-periods/329433/20 "2005-11-04T22:22:41Z")
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