# Could we please have MORE threads bitching people out for not wanting to subscribe? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 24, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196 "2004-03-24T21:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/1 "2004-03-24T21:46:06Z")
-because we really can’t have too many of them. It’s such a vital issue - one that needs to be discussed over and over. Frankly, I’m losing a lot of sleep at night just pondering the myriad facets of this complex issue. And please, if you feel like whining at people for not subscribing, I encourage you to start a NEW thread. Why post in an already-existing thread, when you can start a new one? We all care so very, very much. We really, really want to hear from each and every person who has a bug up his ass about non-subcribers. :rolleyes: There will now be refreshments in the lobby. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/2 "2004-03-24T21:56:46Z")
I’m sure you realize the irony of starting a new thread to complain about people starting new threads. Poor hamsters. ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/3 "2004-03-24T22:01:46Z")
:sigh: STFU. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/4 "2004-03-24T22:09:40Z")
You know, **blowero** , you’re absolutely right. We DO need more threads bitching about people who don’t want to subscribe. And clearly, you know we need more threads bitching about people bitching about people who don’t want to subscribe. And we could also use a few more threads bitching about people who bitch about people bitching about people who don’t want to subscribe. I’d also like to see some more threads bitching about people who want to subscribe, but don’t want to use their credit cards on the internet. That would also lead to a wonderful subset of threads bitching about people bitching about people who want to subscribe, but don’t want to use their credit cards over the internet, and threads bitching about people who bitch about people bitching about people who want to subscribe, but don’t want to use their credit cards over the internet. Then we could have more threads about who’s definitely staying, who’s definitely leaving, who’s not sure about staying, who’s not sure about leaving, who thinks they maybe might want to stay but aren’t sure, who definitely thinks they might leave but are having second thoughts, and then that would open up the door for threads bitching about people who are waffling on the decision to stay or leave, and threads bitching about people who bitch about people who are waffling on the decision to stay or leave… I figure when all is said and done and all the bases are covered, every forum will be completely filled with nothing but threads discussing the SDMB subscriptions, and everyone will get sick of it and end up leaving and the board will die and everyone will be happy. I know I will. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/5 "2004-03-24T22:22:37Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > I’m sure you realize the irony of starting a new thread to complain about people starting new threads. Oh, gosh no. That never occured to me. Thanks for pointing that out; you’re a goddam genius. I mean that sincerely. ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/6 "2004-03-24T22:25:18Z")
First they came for the “Hi Opal’s”, and I didn’t speak up because I rarely use lists. Then they came to stop the proliferation of retro Death Rays, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t carrying. Then they came to keep us from burning they dogs, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a suspect. Now they come to prosecute subscription related musings and all I can do is laugh, because I know what will happen. I think Donald Rumsfield said it best: > [@](#): > > I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/7 "2004-03-24T22:37:54Z")
> [@dalovindj](#): > > I think Donald Rumsfield said it best: > > > [@](#): > > > > I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started. Seriously? Did he really say that? That may be the best ever thing to come out of his mouth. That’s great! I love it. Off to start a thread bitching about the people the people who don’t even care enough about subscriptions one way or the other to start threads bitching about one thing or the other. I pit the subscriptionally apathetic! ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/8 "2004-03-24T22:48:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Seriously? Did he really say that? That may be the best ever thing to come out of his mouth. That’s great! I love it. [Cite](http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2003/t04032003_t0403sd.html). Do a search for the word future. [Here](http://politicalhumor.about.com/cs/quotethis/a/rumsfeldquotes.htm) is a page with some more of his quotes. My personal favorite is: > [@](#): > > Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know. Daddy likes . . . ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/9 "2004-03-24T22:58:22Z")
“How do you know there’ll be a tomorrow? There wasn’t one today.” — Phil (Bill Murray) _Groundhog Day_ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/10 "2004-03-25T01:52:30Z")
Made sense to me. Dedgum, I’m clearly fucked. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/11 "2004-03-25T01:59:51Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > I’m sure you realize the irony of starting a new thread to complain about people starting new threads. > > Poor hamsters. Screw the hamsters. Their little asses are getting paid now. Hell, I heard a rumor they made so much money off of our subscriptions that they’ve outsourced the wheel running offshore! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/12 "2004-03-25T02:09:27Z")
> [@dalovindj](#): > > [Here](http://politicalhumor.about.com/cs/quotethis/a/rumsfeldquotes.htm) is a page with some more of his quotes. OK, now I’m scared. One of those quotes sounds exactly like something _I_ would say. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/13 "2004-03-25T02:23:39Z")
**Blowero** , Is it [OK](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=228254) for me to tell you to kiss my butt _here_ in this thread? I’m pretty sure that, by starting this piss poor redundant thread, you really deserve it. Bubba ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-please-have-more-threads-bitching-people-out-for-not-wanting-to-subscribe/236196/14 "2004-03-25T04:07:54Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > **Blowero** , > > Is it [OK](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=228254) for me to tell you to kiss my butt _here_ in this thread? > > I’m pretty sure that, by starting this piss poor redundant thread, you really deserve it. > > Bubba Not only is it OK, my friend - I have come to _expect_ you to follow me around the MB like a bitch in heat.😃