# Could this be made a sticky? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 7, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371 "2005-06-07T23:18:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/1 "2005-06-07T23:18:47Z")
Inspired by [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320206), where the question about the origin of “1920’s Style Death Rays” was brought up (again). We had a thread here in ATMB called [A Glossary of SDMB Terms](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=301499), which has long since dropped off the radar. Couldn’t/shouldn’t this thread become a sticky on this forum so that it could be referenced by guests and other new posters who don’t know where to look for it? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/2 "2005-06-08T13:03:48Z")
Your wish is my command. Well, no, actually not, but I thought this was a good idea. Only I done it a li’l different than what you suggested: [Beginner’s Guide to Glossary of Terms](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/3 "2005-06-08T13:51:43Z")
C K, you have a hiccup on the terms page: > [@](#): > > Overlords, as in “I, for one, welcome our new \ overlords” – makes reference to the Simpson’s episode Deep Space Homer, in which news anchor Kent Brockman mistakenly believes that giant ants will take over the Earth after Homer accidentally breaks an ant farm aboard the Space Shuttle. Episode details are **here** , and examples of SDMB usage are **here** and **here**. I’m assuming the bolded HEREs are supposed to be links; they aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/4 "2005-06-08T13:56:08Z")
You also misspelled boards in Winter of our missed content. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/5 "2005-06-08T15:04:47Z")
Nice job, **Dex**. But whaddya mean, goats refer to unwholesome sexual practices? They are an important part of our initiation rituals! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/6 "2005-06-08T15:33:58Z")
No mention of “I burning your dog”? Or “I’m masturbating like a mother fuck”? And, although I don’t see it too much anymore, how about “The Invisible Pink Unicorn”? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/7 "2005-06-08T15:40:00Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > And, although I don’t see it too much anymore, how about “The Invisible Pink Unicorn”? Of course you don’t see it – it’s invisible. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/8 "2005-06-08T15:48:14Z")
Perhaps the explanation of the 1920’s Style Death Rays might link to the original thread, and this could similarly be done for other examples, like perhaps the Marianas Trench reference. ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/9 "2005-06-08T16:06:26Z")
The sticky list is great, and I like how it stays focused. Nonetheless, I would propose adding one more item. Although it falls under common net terminology, it comes up with enough frequency that it would be handy to have a link to the definitive definition. **Troll** – Somebody who is posting just to be confrontational or to raise hackles. The internet usage of the term and how to deal with them are discussed in this [Staff Report](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mtroll.html). It is against SDMB rules to accuse another poster of being a troll; please report suspected trolls to a moderator or administrator instead. Also, it’s nitpicky, but there should be a blank line before “To Pit”. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/10 "2005-06-08T16:13:58Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > And, although I don’t see it too much anymore, how about “The Invisible Pink Unicorn”? The notion of the IPU predates the SDMB. It would be nice to have a reference to a more generic internet glossary. I’ll see if I can find something. ---
**Author:** ![Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58956e/32.png) [@Hoodoo\_Ulove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoodoo_Ulove)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/11 "2005-06-08T16:38:40Z")
Bad move, **Dex**. There can be no in jokes without outs. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/12 "2005-06-08T22:09:44Z")
Thanks for all the suggestions, which I’ve incorporated. ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/13 "2005-06-09T00:38:46Z")
Using OP to refer to the author of the OP is _incorrect_? I see that as a lexicographer, you are a prescriptivist rather than descriptivist. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/14 "2005-06-09T02:25:45Z")
I see by your outfit that you are a lexicographer. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/15 "2005-06-09T02:28:41Z")
You mis-spelled ARCHIVES. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/16 "2005-06-09T02:50:04Z")
No fucko off? No penis ensuing? No when coming back, bring pie? No all your \ are belong to us? Especially no 18 inch ice-blue double-headed jelly dildo? I’m marginally disappointed. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/17 "2005-06-09T03:06:41Z")
Good call. You must add the **18"DHIBJD** :eek: :eek: !! ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/18 "2005-06-09T11:27:59Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > No fucko off? No penis ensuing? No when coming back, bring pie? No all your \ are belong to us? Especially no 18 inch ice-blue double-headed jelly dildo? I’m marginally disappointed. Um, how much work do you think I’m going to do on this? Give me the links to the place where someone has defined these things (as did **Fat Bald Guy** in the OP) and I’ll be glad to incorporate. I went to that thread, I picked up everything that was defined or well described there and added the SDSAB, and that’s what I did. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/19 "2005-06-09T16:04:43Z")
I especially like how you say you’re excluding common abbreviations, while including a few without us even noticing. Smooth! > [@](#): > > I have excluded common abbreviations on the net, such as: > **WAG** (“wild assed guess”) > **YMMV** (“your mileage may vary”) > **IANA lawyer** (“I am not a lawyer;” also used as in IANA doctor, plumber, pharmacist, etc.) If only you could have slipped in **IMHO** without it being too obvious. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371/20 "2005-06-09T16:41:23Z")
The original “1920’s style death ray” thread is [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=202225) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-be-made-a-sticky/307371.md?page=2)