# Copy and share this on your wall or you don't support my cause du jour! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858 "2016-05-27T22:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/41 "2016-07-07T00:10:09Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I’ll admit it - [I asked the Doper collective about house colors](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=655713&highlight=paint). It worked out very well for me. > > StG I liked your thread, but I certainly won’t tell anyone else that I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/42 "2016-07-07T00:23:52Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I’ll admit it - [I asked the Doper collective about house colors](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=655713&highlight=paint). It worked out very well for me. > > StG Thank you for posting this as it keeps me from doing it and making a bigger ass out of my self then I already have. :eek: I am succeeding beyond my wildest expectations!!! :rolleyes: Now I must go post on FB about this mile stone in my life. So many wait with baited, bated, held, breadth, no they are not. :smack: ( cite ) And me being a born & bred Roman Catholic doing that too a Saint… The horror I avoided thanks to your actions… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/43 "2016-07-07T02:03:14Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > On a semi-related note, why do some of these posts specify copy/paste and NOT share? I posted in a recent thread that I have a theory. There is a limit to how many times your post will be shared on Facebook. People talk of it. And I’m pretty sure this even applies to posts like this–perhaps because people were getting tired of seeing so many. So maybe the copy and paste is meant to get around that. It might also have certain words that are designed to get other stuff to be more likely to appear on your wall–kinda like search engine spam. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/44 "2016-09-16T01:18:10Z")
The latest: “We’re flying one person off to the Bora Bora along with 3 friends staying in one of our 5 star villas + $3,000 spending cash. Want to win? Just share this post, one share will be chosen at complete random. Like our page for updates! Click the “Sign Up” button on our page to claim! The winner will be announced on 20th Sep!” Does anyone believe this shit? Does anyone ever win this shit? Obviously it’s being used to glean information from those who do share it. It’s obviously just a bunch of bullshit used to lure in prospective time-share buyers or something. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/45 "2016-09-16T06:12:25Z")
I don’t know what you guys are even talking about. Do I need to open a Facebook account in order to experience these scintillating moments?? ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/46 "2016-09-16T09:57:35Z")
Thankfully, we weren’t like this in my youth. We actually did something instead of typing into that face-computer book thing. We [held hands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_Across_America) and sang songs to end world hunger and homelessness. That’s why you never hear of those things today, we solved them by _taking action!_ :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/47 "2016-09-16T10:32:31Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > I don’t know what you guys are even talking about. Do I need to open a Facebook account in order to experience these scintillating moments?? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/48 "2016-09-16T10:36:39Z")
> [@Me\_Billy](#): > > And I consider the followers as being weak minded - can’t do anything on their own. > > (Shortened) > > Seems they can’t do any thinking/decision making on their own? You’re right and I agree completely. What should be done about it? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/49 "2016-09-16T11:36:22Z")
> [@pullin](#): > > Thankfully, we weren’t like this in my youth. We actually did something instead of typing into that face-computer book thing. We [held hands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_Across_America) and sang songs to end world hunger and homelessness. That’s why you never hear of those things today, we solved them by _taking action!_ :rolleyes: I rate this snark high. Approved. ---
**Author:** ![jacobsta811](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jacobsta811/32/2893_2.png) [@jacobsta811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacobsta811)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/50 "2016-09-16T13:51:42Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > … > > Does anyone believe this shit? Does anyone ever win this shit? > … I have a brand new sofa from a local furniture store sitting in my living room from one of those promotions like that. A local furniture and appliance store is really big into internet and radio marketing and does a $100 gift card or very occassionally a free piece of furniture for liking, sharing, or commenting on the contest facebook post each week. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/51 "2016-09-16T14:51:26Z")
The only thing more annoying than the share-it pleas to ‘save the cross-eyed iguanas’ are the reactionary ‘don’t you dare desecrate/profane Old Glory and/or Baby Jesus or you’ll have ME and all the other confederate flag wavin’ rednecks to answer to’ share-if-you-agree pleas. Guess I need to either get new FB friends or spend more time on the filter options ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/52 "2016-09-16T17:59:07Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > The only thing more annoying than the share-it pleas to ‘save the cross-eyed iguanas’ are the reactionary ‘don’t you dare desecrate/profane Old Glory and/or Baby Jesus or you’ll have ME and all the other confederate flag wavin’ rednecks to answer to’ share-if-you-agree pleas. > > Guess I need to either get new FB friends or spend more time on the filter options heh I cant get new family … ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858/53 "2016-09-16T19:10:51Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I rate this snark high. Approved. Thanky neighbor. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copy-and-share-this-on-your-wall-or-you-dont-support-my-cause-du-jour/755858.md?page=2)